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More Desperate HL3 News: Voice Acting Done/In-Progress
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Peterthumpa
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Yes, I'm actually voicing the headcrab. /breaks NDA.
deejay8595
my posts are "MEH"
Episode 3? I want HL3!!
Nora Kisaragi
Banned
Episode 3? As in, not half life 3?
Great news! I was hoping episode 3 wasnt cancelled
Pai Pai Master
Banned
Neuromancer
Member
Who'd they get for Gordon this time?
Foliorum Viridum
Banned
I don't understand why people care if it's called Ep 3 or HL3.
It will be the exact same game.
It will be the exact same game.
Mama Robotnik
Member
What games are Valve confirmed to be working on at the moment? I know one of them is Dota 2, and presumably that new Counter Strike that was mentioned, and the constant never ending updates to TF2, anything else?
Woody Invincible
Banned
Please almighty Gabe. Bestow upon us your glory!
angular graphics
Banned
THANK YOU!!! THANK YOU!!! +1
DOTA 2, Global Offensive, TF2 updates and probably maybe L4D and Portal 2 DLC.
Robot Pants
Member
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Link for buddy cop appearence with Gordon
"He's a strong silent type who doesn't play by the rules. The other an elfish hero who grunts. Now, they'll have to work together to solve the mystery of the space-time continuum, or the world is doomed!"
*Link stands with Sword out to fight zombie, charges*
Link: Hyaah!
*gunshot, zombie falls down dead, Link turns around to see Gordon with smoking pistol*
Gordon: ...
Link: ...
Gordon: ...
Link: ...
COMING TO A N-GAGE NEAR YOU
"He's a strong silent type who doesn't play by the rules. The other an elfish hero who grunts. Now, they'll have to work together to solve the mystery of the space-time continuum, or the world is doomed!"
*Link stands with Sword out to fight zombie, charges*
Link: Hyaah!
*gunshot, zombie falls down dead, Link turns around to see Gordon with smoking pistol*
Gordon: ...
Link: ...
Gordon: ...
Link: ...
COMING TO A N-GAGE NEAR YOU
Pai Pai Master
Banned
All three of their current releases (L4D2, Portal 2 and TF2) have content confirmed to be in development (L4D2 DLC has been in beta for a long time now, Gabe's mentioned more Portal 2 DLC multiple times, and they're always working on TF2), as well as the two you mentioned, Dota2 and Counterstrike: Go. CS:Go is a joint development with another studio, though.
EP3 implies a 4-6 hour episodic game.
HL3 means it will be a sequel and therefore be way longer.
For the time we have been waiting, Valve better be releasing an actual sequel. :-/
Genesis Knight
Member
GAF will break apart from the sheer concussive megatonnage if HL3 or EP3 shows up in any form at the VGAs. Now THAT would be a fucking surprise reveal.
angular graphics
Banned
Confirmed *new* games? Yeah, only Dota 2 and CS:GO.
Foliorum Viridum
Banned
In your head, maybe.
An "episode" can be as long and as much of a proper sequel as Valve want it to be, especially after 4/5 years of dev time.
It's such a silly thing to get hung up on.
What the fuck? I'll only get Episode 3 if it comes out on Wonderswan.
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
As much as I hate saying this, I've lost a lot of "Half-Life-heat" the past year. When Episode 2 ended, I wanted the sequel immediately. Now I don't even give a shit. When it's released, I'll buy and play it - but I won't hype it.
Foliorum Viridum
Banned
You lie. They'll release one image, you'll remember how Ep 2 ended and the wait will kill you on the inside all over again.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Yeah, right
when HL3 trailer comes out and its looks fucking amazing, you'll be right there be excited like everybody else
Wow, the guy from Deus Ex with Zelda's hair looks exactly like Nozdormu in his human form.
Neuromancer
Member
If you're going to blame anyone, blame Valve for the laughable idea of Episodes for this game in the first place.
Also to me it makes a big difference. Not being a fan of HL2, I have zero interest in an episode which will surely be more of the same whereas a proper full blown sequel will hopefully take place in a different time period with different enemies. Hopefully.
AbsoluteZero
Banned
I have an almost OCD-like want for it to be titled Episode 3 just so we can have a nice trilogy.
cooljeanius
Member
Let's say you count the original Half Life's expansions as "episodes." It would already have 3 by this point.It's neither Half Life 2: Episode 3 nor Half Life 3. It's Half Life: Episode 3.
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
Just watched the ending on Youtube...
God, I need this game. Like, right now.
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God, I need this game. Like, right now.
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There we go :/...You lie. They'll release one image, you'll remember how Ep 2 ended and the wait will kill you on the inside all over again.
What?
They can't do that. Eli dead, Alyx and Gordon going after the Borealis. Dude, I want to see that damn ship!
Foliorum Viridum
Banned
Uh... if you think the next Half-Life game, whether it's called Half-Life 3, Half-Life 2: Episode 3 or Half-Life: THE FINAL CHAPTER, isn't going to be about Gordon and continue exactly where Ep 2 left off then you're in for a shock my friend.
Ep 2 was drastically different from HL2, by the way. I see Ep 2 as a "full sequel" as much as I do 2 from the first game. Ep 1 admittedly was not.
Told you!
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Play Portal 2
Foliorum Viridum
Banned
It's been four years and this is a topic about the sequel. If you haven't played it yet, tough luck, I say.
And shame on them to boot.
And shame on them to boot.
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
I just don't understand how Valve can do this to me... they leave me with no Half-Life for years, yet when I just go back and watch a bit of Epi 2, it's as if the game was released just yesterday. Any other developer would be dead by now... but not Valve.
Why, it's not in Portal 2, just an empty dock.
I got it day 1. It's just an empty dock.
Neuromancer
Member
Obviously it would be a continuation of the story, but for HL3 I expect to see something really different like the shift from HL1 to HL2. I haven't played E2 but was it that big a shift? Like radically different time period and setting and characters (other than Gordon)? If so I apologize for my ignorance.
I guess what I'm saying is, I want an HL game that in no way resembles HL2 and I think I have a better chance of getting what I want with a proper sequel rather than an episode.
Mikey Jr.
Member
Because one will be 3 hours long, and one will be 10 hours long.
Neuromancer
Member
Yeah see I don't care about any of that stuff which is why I'm going to wait for HL3, which should be coming out sometime by 2025 hopefully.
Stabby McSter
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BMX Bandit
Member
Morgan Freeman should have a son and name him Gordon. Then by the time he hits adulthood he'll be just in time to voice Hl3.
Foliorum Viridum
Banned
*bangs head on desk*
The name doesn't mean anything when it comes to length. It's some stupid psychological thing people have.
When Valve ditched the episodic model it was clear they were making a big game. In all likelihood it will be called HL3, but if it is called Ep 3 it doesn't matter - the end result will be completely the same.
Ep 2 ended on a point where they're going to a brand new location. Other than that, it shared a lot in common with HL2 in terms of characters, enemies, etc.
I guess this thread just shows why companies put so much in to branding/marketing. People read way too much into things like titles.
angular graphics
Banned
EP2 was already 6-7 hours long, and EP3 was confirmed to be "bigger" in 2008.
There's no reason why it can't be 10 hours long and still be called an episode.
Foliorum Viridum
Banned
Consider that post the footnote to mine. 
ashbash159
Member
I've been waiting for the next Half-Life game for over four years now. FOUR YEARS!
So excited for this game. More excited than I have been for any other game ever.
So excited for this game. More excited than I have been for any other game ever.