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Valve has got me hooked beyond 15 minutes

Dr. McKay said:
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Something that has been in dev for quite awhile now. I've given up waiting for it. :)

As for Valve's games in general, been a huge fan of them since HL was released in '97. Though I actually don't like TF2 at all. I come from playing the Team Fortress Classic mod from HL (and played in competitive league tournaments). TFC was a hell of a lot funner to play than TF2.
 
Justinf79 said:
Something that has been in dev for quite awhile now. I've given up waiting for it. :)
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Shame to hear that. I suspect it has been cancelled and restarted at least once since it was announced. It may be the first game to use a completely new Source engine for all we know. Whatever the delay, it sets expectations high. Personally I would like to see a significant step up in simulated photorealism and physics that are unimaginable today.

Also a red crowbar controller for the game would be great.

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Dagless said:
The first game is scarier and doesn't have silly over-powered weapons.

One of the best comparisons of the 2 games said "L4D1 is a Hitchcock thriller, L4D2 is a teen slash film". Even though the maps are the same the engine and director is completely different.
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My experience is limited to the second game and it seems to have better characters, or they appeal to me more than the original's. Ellis in particular adds a lot of humour to the game; he reminds me a lot of Bill Paxton as Private Hudson in Aliens so if Valve is looking for ideas for a licensed game, I'm just saying...
 
In any case, when Ep. 3 arrives, the sys reqs will be way to steep for my Mac and I'll have no hope of running it at native resolution with all bells and whistles like I do with Ep. 1 & 2.
 
Of all the games I own, the only game I play when I need to relax is Counter-Strike; it seems that every other game either needs too much work or isn't fun at all.
 
<3 TF2.. but I can't seem to get into left for dead 2..

I think as I get older, learning new game is not fun anymore, lol. TF2 reminds me of RtCW:Enemy Territory which I played a lot, so it's easy to pick up...
 
dzigg said:
<3 TF2.. but I can't seem to get into left for dead 2..

I think as I get older, learning new game is not fun anymore, lol. TF2 reminds me of RtCW:Enemy Territory which I played a lot, so it's easy to pick up...
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L4D is fairly simple. You just go from saferoom to saferoom, no missions or anything beyond "hold off the enemies here for a bit" or "protect someone doing something here for a bit".

The first game is shorter and simpler though. Fewer weapons with more obvious differences, fewer types of zombies. I'd recommend mastering the first before moving onto the 2nd.
 
Justinf79 said:
Something that has been in dev for quite awhile now. I've given up waiting for it. :)
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What the heck is up with Half Life? They seemed to be on a roll and then it stopped...could sales have fallen off with the last episode or are they too wrapped up with other projects? Hmm.
 
Huntn said:
What the heck is up with Half Life? They seemed to be on a roll and then it stopped...could sales have fallen off with the last episode or are they too wrapped up with other projects? Hmm.
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Half Life has always been a very popular franchise. I think they are just wrapped in other projects and see no need to start work on another Half Life game.
 
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