it lives up to the hype, as far as any hype i was really exposed to. though if you're talking Hype, like of the legendary quality that Romero was spewing during the development of Quake, no game can ever live up to that. sure there were some parts i didn't like so much, but HL2 had me at such a complete enthrallment that i…
I don't know if any game can live up to that hype and 5 years of development. But, theres not doubt to me that its an awesome game. The physics based gameplay sequences were awesome, the story and gameplay reminded me of some great old fps's like duke nukem3d, and of course the first HL. It kicked Doom 3 as far as 'living…
I say it lived up to its hype. Its a great game that was very engrossing. The ending dissapointed me though. It was somewhat anticlimatic. If nothing else it has set a new benchmark for environmental interactivity in a fps, and raised the bar on realism (textures and lighting) in gameing. It will also provide a great…
no, but when it's touted as being worked on for 5 years and is hyped to hell and back i tend to think of it highly. im sure it's a good game, but i completely am opposed to theirmethods of copy-protection, thats my main issue. the multiplayer being released now i'm fine with, but it's just one more thing to download when i…
I was blown away and immersed by this game. Doom II was a disappointment, whereas HL2 lived up to the limted hype I had of it. Installation was painful,m but only had to endure it once. Otherwise, other than a sound issue after aload, for a second or two, it ran flawlessly, which is m0ore than I can say of a lot of…
Where's the "average game, as expected" option? I didn't expect it to live up to the hype, I didn't even expect it to be an above average game and both seem to be true. It's the same tired old get-from-point-A-to-point-B gameplay that so many FPSes use. The genre needs a serious overhaul to get out of "meh land" and IMO no…
It disapointed me a lot... Maybe we all got used with great graphics after beeing flooded with screenshots of HL2 and Unreal3 before the release of HL2.. But I wasn't impressed of the graphics of halflife2. The story was very weak in my opinion and I'm not a big fan of the suited guy who appeared at the weirdest places.…