Half-Life 2

[kandrathe]

Angel,Nov 19 2004, 05:46 PM]Having just completed the game, I can happily say that it was well worth the $70 I paid for it. Even though I felt it was a bit shorter than the original, HL2 is a huge leap forward in terms of game mechanics and graphics. Even at a medium-range computer like mine (2ghz, geforce4 ti4600, 512 MB RAM) with many of the bells and whistles turned off, the graphics were still hugely impressive, which is saying something. I can't wait to play the game (as well as Far Cry and Doom III) on an upgraded computer.

I also appreciated what Valve did with the characters in order to add depth in what seemingly strikes me as a relatively shallow game from a character-developmental perspective. Their gestures, looks as well as the voice-overs all contributed to creating *real* life-like characters.

Can't wait for HL3 :)
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I finally bought it Friday, and played a little on a friends machine that evening. The boys are gone for the weekend, so I sat down Saturday after noon, and played off and on yesterday. Only in one spot was I very frustrated for long; by a swarm of guards, while waiting for Alyx in Nova Prospekt, but I finally figured out a way to not be overwhelmed. I was a little confused at the end, but on the fourth attempt I figured it out and finished. I sure do love the improved gravity gun.