Half-Life 2: Episode One Screenshots

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  It would be cool to go back to Black Mesa or some other lab or something on a mission. Somewhere that's ... : Halen
  • I kinda liked City 17 and going back, because you did something different each time. I loved the art styl... : Sturm08
  • Maybe you have been in Black Mesa all along ! : Spoetzl
  • There's always this: http://www.blackmesasource.com/ : TK-421
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    Too bad Black Mesa blew up : Anti_dentite
    • That's true, but I was thinking ruins/remnants of the structure. : Halen
• Oh, and I hope there isn't any "squad combat." That was the worst part of HL2. : PenicillinX57
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  This is especially true because HL2's combat is so weak compared to that of the original. The game needs ... : rudds
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    I'm glad I'm not the only one who rates HL1 better than HL2 Those soldiers, scripted or whatever seeme... : abrasion
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      I definitely rate HL1 higher than HL2. HL2 was hugely impressive in many ways, but I feel it bit off mor... : Chris Remo
      • i thought hl1 was better than hl2, relatively it was certainly superior (as in compared to the competitio... : spdon
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        HL2 had boring ass guns! Most guns in HL1 were unique. The gauss rifle - first weapon in any FPS that... : lord cecil
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          Physics gun? : Ratsofatsorat
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            Yah I was about reply with "wtf?". The physics gun is probably the most creative gun to come out of any g... : brome
            • Doom ripped it off too. : NastyJack
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              Trespasser had a physics gun first. So what if it was actually your super hand that could grab giant logs... : bigimp
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                I still install tresspasser every once and a while. The game used an LOD system so it looks holy shit inc... : cdbeckman
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                  So it would be worth trying to track a copy down somehow, after the patches and everything? I always won... : Acid Gumball
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                    why not look for a demo? i remember that there was one : Hoax
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                      also lol http://www.oldmanmurray.com/longreviews/726.html that dehyped me quite a bit : Hoax
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                        Sorry I never replied, no, it's not really worth it, the game barely worked. It just has quality memories... : cdbeckman
                        • Lol! The occasionally succeeded made me laugh. : Acid Gumball
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            ok, the guns still suck. a lot. My favorite sequence in the game was the second level. Or the first 'r... : lord cecil
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              Ok that's just bullshit on the guns - you can dislike the high/low powered assault rifle combo, and not e... : SpaecKow
              • And the crossbow OWNED. : Priest77
              • I guess your right, I didn't enjoy the guns afterall. Thanks for clearing that up! : lord cecil
          • It would have been cool if they left the welding gun in, that was some crazy shit... the physics gun by i... : thebigbeefsandwich
  • Felt like too much travel and not enough combat in HL2 to me. Like an actionmovie, but a very, very good ... : MrLonghair
• Yeah, I didnt dig City 17 either. : johnny skidmarks
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  Man when I wrote my HL2 shackreview ( http://tinyurl.com/hxxyq ), everyone gave me shit about my opinion.... : bigimp
  • happens with all major releases. Especially Final Fantasy games (#9 I'm looking at you !!) =[ : lord cecil
• Like omigod seriously. City 17 just felt like yet another stupid WW2 game. : GreatGooglyMoogly

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  yea, thats probably what I enjoyed most in HL2. : xsii
  • I love shooters that give me more than the overdone "one man army" scenario. : Sturm08

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  You mean when the story STARTS.. right ? : voodoochildtm
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    The story started when the intro finished loading, take your "HL2 has no story for my cut-scene video req... : MrLonghair
    • \o/ : spdon
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      I guess some are satisfied easily. Good for you. ;) : voodoochildtm
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        God forbid a developer goes against the grain for once instead of spoon-feeding the story. That is what d... : Grimmadog
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          Against the grain ? It's just one level after the other. There's no decision making except shooting and ... : voodoochildtm
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            Creating a history for the world you've created is entirely different from writing a traditional story. ... : Haku-Jin
            • yeah and hl1 was 1998. back then the scriptt sequences alone and story bits were an huge improvement. hl2... : Hoax
    • No. There was a subtle backstory. No actual plot though. : GreatGooglyMoogly

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• Looks like an overgrown zergling to me. : SilverSnake

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• Where are the snarks? : Malum

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  Yes indeed...hmmm..that reminds me of something... http://www.oldmanmurray.com/features/39.html : dirtyrobot
  • hehe yeah i loved that one : Hoax

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  Yeah, one thing FPS games need is more brown. : lont
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    I don't know about you but I can't get enough of brown. : brome
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      What does brown do for you? :( : K1Bond007
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        Makes me giggle like when I sleep with the covers off and get a little bit of draft come up under my coin... : brome
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          hahahahaha omg : Mansmells
          • reply + username = funnay : -efx-
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  I believe the effect you might be describing is called Dusk with HDR and color correction, making certain... : italiano3d
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    If it's HL2 then nothing is real-time when it comes to lighting. Not even the HDR, which is a hack to loo... : brome
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      you know what i mean't by real time =) But since you work with the engine you know that you guys could ta... : italiano3d
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        LOL, no not exactly. : brome
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          what do you mean no? I know of 1 developer that is doing real day/night cycles with source. : italiano3d
          • ^that was basically to mean so I know its possible. : italiano3d
          • What I mean is that it isn't exactly the easiest thing to do. There's a reason why out of all the HL2 lic... : brome
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    It's called a color palette. Games, movies, comic books, etc. have been using them for years... : bigimp
    • Very good. However, I'm not talking about making sure the artists paint their textures with a certain... : brome
• Here's an article from a few months ago with more info on the visual trickery Valve has up their sleeves:... : sgtsanity

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  Windows runs on an iMac? HL2 runs on an iMac? : Wheatloaf
  • Yes, yes. : boarder2
  • http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2006/apr/05bootcamp.html : jugglinmike

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• haha god.. certainly noted : datim
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  she isnt holding a gun either :( : johngloid
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    shes definatly holding somthing. Not sure what it is : italiano3d
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      A banana! : askedrelic
      • Dude don´t be a child...Its a Combine Banana,hehehe. : Lobito
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    it doesn't look like she's holding anything. Maybe they left out the gun model in that screenshot. : the archvile
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      The gun is there, but the model is black and blends in with the background. Looks like a Glock. : Kentor
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        yep, exactly. : PUPSTAHS
        • sorry no :( it looks like a piece of rubble. compare it to the shot of her actually holding a gun... ... : johngloid

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• It wasn't an "episode" per se. : Chris Remo
• it was the release of the main plot and source that allwos you to do things like episodes =) : italiano3d
• Think of HL2 as the movie, and this is the series. : Carnivac

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  more citizens to get in the way! hooray? : eskimo spy
  • I was just thinking the same thing. : zehh

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• HAHAHAHAHA!!!! Or at least a text file saying something positive about it. Other than 'yup its not v... : kagath
• Dont worry we are getting tf2 info after hl2 is released. Oh wait... : deeveee

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• signed >:( : rand04
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  That's like waiting 4 years from the first Lord of the Rings movie to the last to get the collector's edi... : Matt Burris
  • Proud owner of the EE boxset. :) : rand04
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    Yes, patience is my strenght... most of the time. In retrospect I almost wish I would have gone that rout... : Judicator.Khas
    • For me it's both value for money and being able to play the whole "Season" as you put it - I know there's... : rand04
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  You could also buy a used RADEON x800 in 5 years for about $20 probably. Maybe a used Dell for $800 to go... : bigimp
  • Errr, a Dell for $80. : bigimp

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  I thought Episode 1 was going to be a lot from Alyx's perspective? : sharkII
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    No, she's just in this episode more-so than the original game. A game where you play as Barney while u... : brome
    • if quake 4 showed me anything. I think your right. I was really intrigued by the slight portion of quake : italiano3d
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  I want to play as Lamare :/ (or howeveryou spell it) to jump at Gordon's balls face : pillzer
  • Excellent idea! Lamarr, get back here! : aavenr
• I agree completely, I think it's kind of a shame they're not doing it again. : Chris Remo

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• I think it will be a good deal for 6 hours of gameplay. Of course Oblivion has spoiled us all in this gam... : shred.

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  That you obviously sucked at? Probably not. : brome
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    I suck at most things. But still, I don't think all that driving fits the style of the game. : I Will Destroy You
    • I think it fit. I think they just have to keep working on making it fit better. The first go around it wa... : italiano3d

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• If you're one in a million, there are 768 of you on the internet. So no, it's not just you. : tigeN

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• Shit! that's not the spoiler tag! Sorry... : mn3m0n1c

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• You'll definitely find out how you and Alyx survived the 'Big Bang'- 'cause the game picks up immediately : mn3m0n1c

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• I heard those rumors shot down at a very early stage so it's all good. But would have been fun. I hear ya... : italiano3d

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  the alien weapons will be available as a $1.99 purchase per weapon. i'm sorry i had to say it : khroma
  • ...and you have the right not to buy it. : Vic Viper
  • you can get a chrome paint job for dog for only $1.50, now thats a steal! : techx4
• Don't forget the Combine's semi-automatic. They're aliens so that'd make that gun an alienweapon. : brome
• yeah I hope they really have some different elements in this, cause hl2 was great and all but if the maps... : techx4

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• I think that shot was a part of the first batches released.. otherwise its looks a lot like a part in th... : Ratalon