Yosharian said:
Fidelias said:
And Half Life 3 is going to suck. Think about it, when was the last time a sequel to a game came out with THAT MANY YEARS between the two, and the sequel actually turned out good. I can't think of a single game. And Valve's recent titles have been either crap or meh, in my opinion.
So your logic for HL3 sucking is that there has been quite a bit of time between the games. Right. Stupendous.
Yup, Duke Nukem Forever, Golden Sun Dark Dawn, The Old Republic and probably plenty other games are examples of this.
The thing is, not only does Valve have to write a story on par with Half-Life Episodes 1 and 2, but they also have to upgrade the physics and graphics while keeping the the feel of the Half Life world.
Valve did a decent job with Portal 2, but really, it's not like it required much effort. Throw in some Portal puzzles, throw in a few good jokes, and keep Glados sadistically hilarious, and you're done.
The story is where Half Life 3 is going to have the most trouble, and none of Valve's recent games have had ANY kind of emphasis on that.