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I get it now. I understand why you want Half-Life 3
- Thread starter Mexen
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wants to fuck an Asian grill.
Time for some mods and expansions, OP.
Half-Life
Opposing Force
Afraid of Monsters (Director's Cut)
Paranoia
Half-Life 2
Research and Development
Mission Improbable
MINERVA: Metastasis
Wait play those first. wtf lol
Half-Life
Opposing Force
Afraid of Monsters (Director's Cut)
Paranoia
Half-Life 2
Research and Development
Mission Improbable
MINERVA: Metastasis
Wait play those first. wtf lol
The Hermit
Member
You haven't seen true suffering yet
It's insane to me that random people on the internet know Valve's intentions or plans.
You know nothing.
Disagree. I've never been able to force myself through Halo 2's campaign, even at the time. Halo 2's multiplayer was revolutionary for consoles though.
Half-Life 2 has long vehicle sections, that some believes adds to a feeling of "meandering pacing," but that's about the only flaw. Gunplay was insanely good and the level design was very thoughtful.
Peter Ian Staker
Member
Congratulations you joined us Half-Life fans in waiting for an unlikely sequel.
Pray to god the wait has a happy ending.
I want say the odds are bad but then I remember my experience I had as a Shenmue fan.
Pray to god the wait has a happy ending.
I want say the odds are bad but then I remember my experience I had as a Shenmue fan.
It's 10 years and counting with little or no indication that they are even working on a follow up to Episode 2. I don't think it's insane that people have given up on a sequel.
sleazefrenzy
Member
Why ask this question when you have the two remaining episodes on Steam? Of course there's more somewhere, it's the other half of the game you own.
Tacklemacain
Member
I played Half-life 1&2 for the first time 2 years ago and still think they are the best shooters i ever played. More compelling story and world then cod and crysis and better gameplay then bioshock.
timmyp53
Member
Revisionist history. Or the history of those born in mid 90s.
jacob armitage
Banned
You need to play them to truly understand. Episode One does start off a little weak but its solid overall, Episode Two is a big improvement in my opinion.
Maybe take a small break between playing 2 and heading into Episode One however.
Mexen
Member
Will do
Cut me some slack, I thought they were mods. Until this thread, I didn't know they continued where 2 left off.
I doubt Valve would care provided the project is named something other than Episode Three/Half-Life 3. The only issue Valve took with Black Mesa was the original name Black Mesa: Source as it didn't want people mistaking the mod as an official product that sits alongside Counter-Strike: Source, Day of Defeat: Source and Half-Life: Source, plus more recently a fan released a pay-to-play sequel to Opposing Force on Steam with the name Prospekt. I'd say the roadblock is the matter of quality: crafting even just a ~six-hour SP campaign is no small task and you simply couldn't continue the story without certain characters returning, who would need to be either recast or mute puppets that spew out text.
It is for his reason I will never finish Half Life 2.
Also, the game straight up aged terribly- I feel like I played it too late too appreciate the physics/graphics/production quality as all of Half Life 2's novelties have become ordinary. I'm surprised that you OP managed to finish it.
Also, the game straight up aged terribly- I feel like I played it too late too appreciate the physics/graphics/production quality as all of Half Life 2's novelties have become ordinary. I'm surprised that you OP managed to finish it.
Imp the Dimp
Member
I think the driving missions are the best part of the game come at me nerds
EVA UNIT 01
Member
Op go play both episodes then i demand an update.
Labombadog
Member
Now join our suffering, brethren.
Kai Dracon
Writing a dinosaur space opera symphony
I always felt Portal 2 should have been a lead-in to a new game set after a long time-jump in the Half-Life universe, with a fresh theme and set of ideas. Tie in disparate threads like whatever happened to Freeman, Aperture Science's role in things, etc.
ethomaz
Banned
So you didn't reach the ending... you are not on the HL2 Eps. 3 train.
Eolz
Member
You're not part of the club waiting for HL3 yet then, hand back your membership card!
eso76
Member
Eolz
Member
It keeps getting worse!
More seriously, there's some really good mods for HL2, definitely worth playing after you've played the episodes.
I didn't want to go too far but I've seen that others dared to say that
edit:
Don't do that to yourself and play those fantastic games.
Every game basically ends on a cliffhanger. That's part of the charm.
Real_Madrid
Member
Was going to post the same thing. Such a well known and loved franchise back in the day, especially on PC.
Still my favourite games ever. They were so revolutionary with the storytelling and overall gameplay.
The games still standalone fine. Half-Life was a classic before there was even going to be a Half-Life 2, and Half-Life 2 was a classic before there were even going to be Episodes. It's not like the entire quality of the series hinges on its story and characters...
n0razi
Member
Anything is better than the headcrab levels
| Praxis |
Banned
Drugs are bad for you.
sunshine and gasoline
Banned
The ending of Episode 2 is indeed the main reason why I want a sequel to to come out sooner or later. Cliffhangers are pure evil. That said, given that it has been years since I last played the games I'm losing much of the passion I had for the games which is a good thing in my book since Valve will probably not release a sequel anytime soon if ever.
The pain hasn't even begun yet.
sineclamor
Member
It'll never stop hurting.
Well, someday it might.
Which makes it hurt worse.
Well, someday it might.
Which makes it hurt worse.
Eolz
Member
I know some people will laugh at this, but it's one of the rare video game moments that made me cry a bit.
Whompa02
Member
Oh dear. You don't truly understand until you experience unforeseen consequences.
They are worth playing especially Episode 2
Dude.
funkystudent
Member
Then you DONT UNDERSTAND
No, that achievement goes to Kojima's landmark bait-and-switch in MGS 2 when you realize you will actually be spending 90% of the game as Raiden. It still hurts...
Baron von Loathsome
Member
It's better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all.
You might have a point with Halo 3 but 2?
Nah. Halo 2 had by far the worst campaign in the series until 5 came along.
What a fail of a thread.
Yeah, HL2 and the rest of the source stuff has aged really well. I loved Halo 2 and that love is solely for its MP, the campaign sucks.
Yeah, HL2 and the rest of the source stuff has aged really well. I loved Halo 2 and that love is solely for its MP, the campaign sucks.
Soodanim
Member
The truth.
I thought OP just finished Episode 2 and came to post, but he's still way back at HL2. Get back to us when you're done, OP.
I like to downscale from 4k and play at a locked 120fps with ULMB turned on. It's fantastic. Near-perfect IQ and motion clarity is a beautiful thing.
Valkyri von Thanatos
Member
True despair is waiting..
Yeah, it's insane that back when Portal 2 was announced I remember being mad that we were still waiting for HL3/Ep3, but that was in 2011! I feel like i figured they'd get around to it in the same timeframe that it took for Portal 2 to come after Ep2/Portal 1 but no, it's been much worse.
I'm still sure that eventually the culture within Valve will change enough that young blood will lead a new effort to bring HL back, but I'm also guessing it will be a reboot or something. I now there's the weird open world zip-line nonsense mentioned in some Source 2 files or something, but I think they haven't started on the version that will actually get released, and it'll be something like DOOM 2016, semi-acknowledging previous games but mostly standalone, with a few twists on the classic gameplay style but nothing that's a huge departure. They'll also probably play a bit more with the absurdity of Gordon being mute like DOOM did with Doom Guy.
In the mean time, we've got Black Mesa Xen to look forward to someone this year so that's great! Even though they've said they're planning for Summer I'm expecting delays, but I'm excited to see what they pull off. Even though Black Mesa is lacking in some ways compared to the original or 2, if anyone besides Valve is fit to do Half Life 3, it's the Crowbar Collective.
Upupupu... (Danganronpa reference, sorry 
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.)Yeah, it's insane that back when Portal 2 was announced I remember being mad that we were still waiting for HL3/Ep3, but that was in 2011! I feel like i figured they'd get around to it in the same timeframe that it took for Portal 2 to come after Ep2/Portal 1 but no, it's been much worse.
I'm still sure that eventually the culture within Valve will change enough that young blood will lead a new effort to bring HL back, but I'm also guessing it will be a reboot or something. I now there's the weird open world zip-line nonsense mentioned in some Source 2 files or something, but I think they haven't started on the version that will actually get released, and it'll be something like DOOM 2016, semi-acknowledging previous games but mostly standalone, with a few twists on the classic gameplay style but nothing that's a huge departure. They'll also probably play a bit more with the absurdity of Gordon being mute like DOOM did with Doom Guy.
In the mean time, we've got Black Mesa Xen to look forward to someone this year so that's great! Even though they've said they're planning for Summer I'm expecting delays, but I'm excited to see what they pull off. Even though Black Mesa is lacking in some ways compared to the original or 2, if anyone besides Valve is fit to do Half Life 3, it's the Crowbar Collective.
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