Zero Punctuation: The Orange Box
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Seriously I don't ever recall anyone ever saying or claiming that HL2 had fantastically challenging AI at all, you might be getting confused with the original half-life game, which certainly was innovative at the time (prior to then pretty much all AI just rushed at you in a suicidal frenzy Doom style), and made the industry reappraise the idea of AI across the board. What makes HL2 a great game is more to do with it's exceptionally well crafted level design, mix of game play styles and overall storyline. Yes it is an FPS game, but it's distinctly different beast from UT style FPS games. Your desire for FPS challenge is misplaced if you think you'll find it in HL2. However the Air boat section is only about 2 - 3 chapters in so I wouldn't give up quite yet.Merlynn said:
As for changing TF2..there is nothing to change, once you've put enough time into it you'll soon realise it's by far and away the most evenly balanced Team based MP FPS experience you will find currently out there. 10 years of constant iteration and polish, there is literally nothing to match it.
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Marvelous. Keep 'em coming!
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Marvelous. Keep 'em coming!
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HL2:cant help but feel its short and blander than it should be look at the level design for HL1 and tell me HL2 has as well built zones, the gimmick gun is so so they seemed to have masturbated them selfs on it a too much(I can pick up objects yet cant knock gards/zombies back or make them fall or even toss them around for no damage), the weapons felt nerfed and the vechile levels were kinda laughable, kind reminds me of prey in a way altho prey didn't have a god awful ending level, still HL2 has one of the best story's for a FPS and on normal it dosent fell so nerfed, now adays it seems you play a game on hard the weapons become pee shooters and the balances go to pot,you put it on hard it should remain fun, keeping head shots nearly lethal buy adding more def to the body,also all damage to you is up 50ish % you know make the game hard but fun not on a slider that shows the games balance issues more clearly.
HL2 eps:30 bucks for 12-18 hours worth of game, not bad of coarse this is how normal games should be already (think about it 20 hours of SP content on 40-50$ games)....over all it still feels like HL2 no real improvement on much of anything.
TF2:it reminds me of when Doom 3 came out limited MP choices and all, however unlike doom 3 it dose not suck all they have to do now is make a whole game out of it and offer a old TF game type so pleple can kill things out side a group.
Portal:best mini FPS game made yet,even trumps some 50$ monstrosities!
Steam:this is where everythign falls apart for me steam dose not like you selling games, they like to sit beside you and monitor what you are doing in the name of statistical gathering, and some of their retail boxed games can not be played offline because they have not polished steam to be net free, I hate online activation and refuse to spend more than 20$ on something hat has it I broke that rule for bioshock and so far I wish I did not, however unlike the 5 token install Secruom BS Steam will let you install it any time as long as you log in, I had steam on dailup when HL2 was launched I had steam on DSL a couple years ago, when they effect a better offline mode I will buy in until then I do not trust them and I am better off not letting big brother grope me while I play a game.
For me to trust steam I want to be able to install a game logion to it have it verify it then go away, total shut down of teh steam BS,when you run a game maybe a update ticker will alert you of needed updates but nothign more, and yes I know steam has a offline mode however it is still buggy.
BTW the orange box is a must for any FPS, when it gets fully cracked by the community I will pick up a a box, now adays I make sure any game I buy is fully playable without the draconian crap they place on it.
HL2:cant help but feel its short and blander than it should be look at the level design for HL1 and tell me HL2 has as well built zones, the gimmick gun is so so they seemed to have masturbated them selfs on it a too much(I can pick up objects yet cant knock gards/zombies back or make them fall or even toss them around for no damage), the weapons felt nerfed and the vechile levels were kinda laughable, kind reminds me of prey in a way altho prey didn't have a god awful ending level, still HL2 has one of the best story's for a FPS and on normal it dosent fell so nerfed, now adays it seems you play a game on hard the weapons become pee shooters and the balances go to pot,you put it on hard it should remain fun, keeping head shots nearly lethal buy adding more def to the body,also all damage to you is up 50ish % you know make the game hard but fun not on a slider that shows the games balance issues more clearly.
HL2 eps:30 bucks for 12-18 hours worth of game, not bad of coarse this is how normal games should be already (think about it 20 hours of SP content on 40-50$ games)....over all it still feels like HL2 no real improvement on much of anything.
TF2:it reminds me of when Doom 3 came out limited MP choices and all, however unlike doom 3 it dose not suck all they have to do now is make a whole game out of it and offer a old TF game type so pleple can kill things out side a group.
Portal:best mini FPS game made yet,even trumps some 50$ monstrosities!
Steam:this is where everythign falls apart for me steam dose not like you selling games, they like to sit beside you and monitor what you are doing in the name of statistical gathering, and some of their retail boxed games can not be played offline because they have not polished steam to be net free, I hate online activation and refuse to spend more than 20$ on something hat has it I broke that rule for bioshock and so far I wish I did not, however unlike the 5 token install Secruom BS Steam will let you install it any time as long as you log in, I had steam on dailup when HL2 was launched I had steam on DSL a couple years ago, when they effect a better offline mode I will buy in until then I do not trust them and I am better off not letting big brother grope me while I play a game.
For me to trust steam I want to be able to install a game logion to it have it verify it then go away, total shut down of teh steam BS,when you run a game maybe a update ticker will alert you of needed updates but nothign more, and yes I know steam has a offline mode however it is still buggy.
BTW the orange box is a must for any FPS, when it gets fully cracked by the community I will pick up a a box, now adays I make sure any game I buy is fully playable without the draconian crap they place on it.
That's the second time someone said this... In what sad, sad part of the world do you have to wait until WEDNESDAY to see Heroes??Stomp224 said:Between this and Heroes on the Beeb, Wednesdays have become a brighter place!
I wasn't surprised at all that Yahtzee loved the hell out of Portal. I'd basically been thinking about it all the way through playing it, that 1) there's no way Escapist could live down not having a ZP review of Orange Box with a quickness, and 2) there's no way Mr. Limey Old-Schooler Adventure-Loving Pissbag is going to find anything to be pissed off about, at least not with the puzzle game with writing by Erik and Chet from Old Man Murray.
And if that doesn't show how pervasive this series has been to my thinking about games and the consumer culture around them (or lack thereof but for a few dark corners of insight,) I don't know what else I could say.
And if that doesn't show how pervasive this series has been to my thinking about games and the consumer culture around them (or lack thereof but for a few dark corners of insight,) I don't know what else I could say.
I ... i ... . just love you in every way. And here i was thinking that one could do the ZeroPunctiation concept only so long without getting motonous. I cant believe ive ever doubted you. Theres just so much right in this video it shouldnt physically be possible to be just about four and a half minutes. Even the ending theme is a perfect match!
Valve should just put this on the steam frontpage. Im feeling compelled to buy the thing, and i already own it! Its surprising how many games try to tell an epic storyarc spanning endlessly, when short stories like Portal are much more compelling. Its true, Portal really gives you blowjobs and puddi-, eh, cake!
Valve should just put this on the steam frontpage. Im feeling compelled to buy the thing, and i already own it! Its surprising how many games try to tell an epic storyarc spanning endlessly, when short stories like Portal are much more compelling. Its true, Portal really gives you blowjobs and puddi-, eh, cake!
Is there anyway to download these videos and save them on my PC? I'm sure this has been asked a million times before.
I used to download the videos off YouTube, but that has stopped and the last episode I got was Tomb Raider Anniversary Review.
I love watching these videos over and over again, but having to come to the site to watch them is a bit painful.
So anywawy to download the videos for offline viewing? Maybe special download video manager? I know I'll probably be flamed for this.
I used to download the videos off YouTube, but that has stopped and the last episode I got was Tomb Raider Anniversary Review.
I love watching these videos over and over again, but having to come to the site to watch them is a bit painful.
So anywawy to download the videos for offline viewing? Maybe special download video manager? I know I'll probably be flamed for this.
No obvious way. This is why Escapist is using the service it has, to keep you from easily doing so and ripping off content they paid for.nuyork said:
Painful? Let's not be dramatic.nuyork said:
We're glad you like the videos, and are happy to provide them for your enjoyment free of charge. All we ask is that you watch them here so that we can earn some money through ad revenue and continue paying for their production. I don't think we're being unreasonable on that score.
I don't know who keeps telling you that being nice to a game is bad, I was beginning to think you hated your job or something.
also: funny etc
also: funny etc