VALVE!!!!!......STOP IT!!!!!
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They didn't develop Blue Shift, or Opposing Forces. Those are the titles that made Gearbox famous. Irrelevant or not >>
Also L4D started off as them screwing around, and they realized friends and family -really- liked it. So they made it a game, and lots of people liked it...so they cashed in..Same with portal.
they get distracted just like anyone else. I think they want to go out with a bang however, and the current engine and such is not to their liking.
Also L4D started off as them screwing around, and they realized friends and family -really- liked it. So they made it a game, and lots of people liked it...so they cashed in..Same with portal.
they get distracted just like anyone else. I think they want to go out with a bang however, and the current engine and such is not to their liking.
Valve did not make Vindictus. The only reason that Valve's name is on it is because Nexon, the people who did make it, used the source engine which was developed by Valve. A quick glance over the Wikipedia page would have told you this and saved you a lot of frustration and embarrassment.Nehari said:
Left 4 Dead did not start off as Valve screwing around. It was started by a company called Turtle Rock Studios which Valve bought while they were in development of Left 4 Dead.oplinger said:They didn't develop Blue Shift, or Opposing Forces. Those are the titles that made Gearbox famous. Irrelevant or not >>
Also L4D started off as them screwing around, and they realized friends and family -really- liked it. So they made it a game, and lots of people liked it...so they cashed in..Same with portal.
Portal was a student project by seniors at Digipen called Narbacular Drop. While one of the higher ups at Valve was visiting the school he was shown the game and basically gave them all jobs on the spot.
Once again, do a quick Wikipedia search before speaking.
It's amazing that they've only released two Half Life games in what, 12 years? Not counting the extras they do.
Valve is more than just a Developer now. With the Steam Store becoming more popular than it was before, they have other things to do.
Yes it sucks it's been three years since Ep2, but really, they are just games. Do something else other than getting mad over a product and enjoy it when it finally arrives.
Valve is more than just a Developer now. With the Steam Store becoming more popular than it was before, they have other things to do.
Yes it sucks it's been three years since Ep2, but really, they are just games. Do something else other than getting mad over a product and enjoy it when it finally arrives.
This. Also, just because you (that is, the OP) don't want anyone to point it out, Opposing Force and Blue Shift were made by Gearbox Software.kebab4you said:
But anyway, enough of this. Yep, it's kind of annoying that there has been no more Half-Life since episode 2, but it's gone on so long now, we're not caring about it as much as we used to.
True, episodic gaming is supposed to work that way, but Valve Time negates that unfortunately. I'd much rather have a heavily playtested, debugged 6 hour Episode 3 that took 3 years to make then a buggy, poorly done Episode 3 that took a year. Plus, I'm assuming that Episode 3 is probably going to go the 'Orange Box' route, with other games and extras included.KSarty said:
Did you stop to think they are expanding on portal to set up for half life 3? I for one want to see HL3 or episode three, but, I'm going to be patient, because, I want to see a game that is true to the series and is fun to play. I may not speak for everyone, but, I'm positive that there are a lot of people here who are just as impatient as you are.Nehari said:
ouch, I'm not saying that I'm personally entitled to them slaving themselves for me I'm just saying that they've been holding onto the Half Life 3/episode 3 idea for sooooo long now that the fact they always seem to be working on something different seems frustrating, I just don't want to see half life get swept under the carpetBlind Sight said:
I agree with every post so far. Yes they don't owe us nothing; they have been making good games for a long time. Even the ones after Episode 2 were pretty decent. My only hope is that Episode 3 finishes the story properly (if it will indeed be the last HL) We'll just have to wait and see
I'm such a TF2 nut I don't really give a damn. The updates keep rolling in.
I'd be lying if I said that picture didn't make me giggle.Ranorak said:I'm just going to leave these Goblin Sappers to blow up this wall'o'text
But even that only goes so far. There are other game companies that successfully make expansions or even sequels in 1-2 years time that are well thought out and well executed. Being quick does not necessarily mean being sloppy. Especially considering that the same engine is used for episodic gaming. There should be a relatively low number of bugs to begin with when you are using your own 6 year old engine.Blind Sight said:
Still, as I said we don't know what they are working on. If they intend to make Episode 3 then there is no justification for the amount of time it has taken them. Because of the time between releases I am led to believe that they are just moving straight on to Half-Life 3, at which point I have no problem with the time involved.
Paragraph breaks - the OP desperately needs them. As it is now there is simply no way I am going to grit my way through that mess of a post.
Wow, how dare valve make a bunch of great games and develop their other franchises. If I had my way, they'd spend all their time and money making one specific game that I want. WahWahWah. /sarcasm.
Exactly this. Are you aware of something called "The Internet"? The place where thousands of people have already whinged about what you're whinging about? Except I think they were a little more coherent about it. If everyone else can wait, you can.Woodsey said:
Anyway. I'm far more excited about Portal 2. Pretty glad they got "distracted" with this, to be honest.
Oh, I disagree haha, me and a couple friends got a lot of people into Half-life by gifting our extra Orange Box copies over Steam, it's almost like some kind of viral marketing.Khushal said:
Well my post was harsh because your OP was harsh haha, I'm just really sick of people whining about Half-life release dates, most people are too young to remember that it took SIX YEARS for Valve to make Half-life 2 after the first one. Working on different projects is probably a good thing, just working on sequels to the same game leads to a stagnation of quality. Valve's had a lot of time to experiment with stuff like A.I. directors, I guarantee you'll see a lot of interesting ideas implimented in Episode 3/Half-life 3 when it's released in 2073.Nehari said:
Half Life 2 was released in 2004, it's 2010 now so they've passed that 6 year point.Blind Sight said:
the gripe that I have is not that they're taking so long, but it just feels like they almost forgot about Half Life. because we just don't see anything about it anymore. hopefully that'll change with portal 2