Bonus: it also seems that the episodes have been rolled into the base game. Full details of the anniversary update.
You're amazing! Thanks for sharing!
I remember playing this on a Radeon 9550 GPU with 128 MB VRAM and being amazed at how well it was running at 1680x1050.
Just started playing it. So far I can't remember it at all. I played HL1 so much and have recently started with Black Mesa. I remember a lot of EP1, also. Managed to clock 3 hrs on HL2 today and there's only one bit I remember, I think. Good fun game. Only annoyance are the ladders and getting on / off them well.
I bought Trepang 2 the other day too and that has a similar era vibe, but with a modern take.
What annoys you about the ladders? To this day, I find them among the easiest video game ladders to use. No stupid button prompts; just hold W. To go down one, just face it backwards and press S. Simple, genius design.
I seem to get stuck on them occasionally. Like I'm at the top or bottom but can't just walk off.
I would always look down and press W to go down and then plummet to my death, didn't know it just worked by walking backwards.
I knew about just pressing S, but I have also done this more than I care to admit.
Played 15 minutes and it was very intriguing but motion sickness got the best of me and I stopped playing after barfing at the toilet
I just finished watching the documentary this afternoon. I already own the game since it released but this is all a great excuse to okay through it again.
I'm so hyped to listen to the new commentary.
Can the game ve played with controller? Don't judge me, I just prefer controller that mouse + keyboard.
Yes, a part of the update is dedicated to improving controller gameplay.
That's great, I'm going to give it a try. Bet I can make it works on Linux.
It's Linux native
Fuck, I lost it :/
Thanks
Thanks, I feel old now...
I can finally play the cool mods without taking it from my friend's library.
Cool, but I already bought it like 20 years ago and still have it on steam
[old woman memories mode]
I remember registering my CD key of HL1 on Steam and was surprised when they gave me the expansions for free. Cool, because I didn't have them.
I remember buying The Orange Box on Steam. I remember it because Steam gave me a warning because I already had Portal - it was free at some point. Was a bit miffed when TF2 went free to play later on.
And I somehow still haven't played HL2 on Steam, I think? I played it about 1/3 way on Xbox 360. Played the shit out of Portal on 360 though.
Ye gods, 18 years, 4 months for mine. You'd hope that they'd just automatically stop asking if I'm old enough to view store pages, right?
My account is so old I have (or had, before they normalized the format) a four digit steam ID. I "owned" Half Life 2 for like four months before it released thanks to getting a code free in the box with my Radeon 9800 Pro back in the day. For a short and glorious flash of time in the summer of 2004, I was guaranteed a copy of the most hotly anticipated game ever, even though nobody could play it yet, and also owned an example of the fastest video card on the planet. Damned if I didn't mow a fuckton of lawns and reinstall Windows and Outlook an a horde of septuagenarians' computers to afford that card.
And no, they do not stop asking about your age.
My steam account just turned 20. Fugggggg
edit: just double checked... 21 years of service.
Neat, but.
Even HL: Alyx left us with just as much of a cliffhanger as the end of HL2 Episode 2...
Tyler McVicker and Gabe Follower are saying that HL3 is in heavy development currently. Apparently they even have hired experienced devs from Rockstar, Id Software, Epic Games, Respawn, Sucker Punch and others to work on the game.
I'm skeptical tbh, I feel like VNN has been saying HL3 is in development for as long as I've been alive
Nah this is pretty concrete. There's a flat screen single player game in active development with features being added like vehicle physics, surface temperatures, NPC AI handling for non standard gravity, etc. And there are half life related strings all through it. HL3? Who knows, but it would explain why they actually acknowledged their two anniversaries...
I swear to God, if you are fucking with me I will find you somehow. I have a very specific set of skills, and they mostly pertaining to cooking, building, and drawing things, but they are skills nonetheless!
Half-Life: Alyx spoilers
It's gonna be wild watching Valve try to explain that Eli was brought back from the dead in a prequel game that took place years before Half-Life 2, that 90% of their fans couldn't play.
Ah, this is why I come to lemmy.
Thank you kind user!
This new edition concludes the Half-Life 2 development story, with never-before-seen concept art from Episode One and Episode Two, along with ideas and experiments for the third episode that never came to be.
Not that it should be a surprise to anyone, but is this the first time Valve has openly admitted that Episode 3 is officially cancelled?
Never played any of these before. Do I start with this one or would I need 1?
In terms of storyline, it doesn’t really matter too much.
I still think you should play through the first one. If you need something that feels less 1998, Black Mesa is a remake of the original Half Life and it is very fun.
Imo the best enjoyment to time ratio is:
Black Mesa (the Xen level at the end was redone and extended compared to in HL1 and it's cool but if it starts to drag just move on)
HL2 (main game)
HL2: EP1 start it but maybe skip and watch a playthrough if you get bored
HL2: EP2
HL Alyx, if you can play it on a decent headset. DO NOT MOD IT TO PLAY IT WITH MOUSE/KB it will be extremely boring since it's designed for VR
Have fun, there's simply nothing else like Half-Life games
Intriguing thumbnail!
Vann here's what it shows on sync for lemmy:
I can only agree.
Finally Alf-Life 2. I was going we’d get a sequel for our cat eating alien roommate.
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