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Subject: Re: Half-Life 3 Confirmed! For real!
Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2024 19:00:03 -0000 (UTC)
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Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote at 15:48 this Monday (GMT):
> On Mon, 4 Nov 2024 12:30:06 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07
><candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:
>
>>JAB <noway@nochance.com> wrote at 08:54 this Monday (GMT):
>>> On 03/11/2024 16:05, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
>>>> Honestly, despite this post, I can't really say I'm that_excited_
>>>> about this project. I'm done and over with "Half Life"; it just
>>>> doesn't excite me anymore. If it ever does come out 'for real', it
>>>> isn't a must-buy for me; that time has passed. Still, it's expected
>>>> release has been a running joke for so long (it's been 20 years since
>>>> "Half Life 2" came out!) that I can hardly be expected to_not_
>>>> comment on any news about it. ?
>>>
>>> I kinda agree, I love HL:1+2 but times, including my tastes, have moved 
>>> on. I really enjoyed Black Mesa but no where near as much as the original.
>>
>>
>>I've never actually beaten either HL game..
>
> I'd actually recommend the original "Half Life"; I think it still
> holds up pretty well both as a game and as an experience. The visuals
> can be a bit rough (oh god, Barney, what's with your face?!?) so
> you'll need to get past that, but if you can (and you enjoy the style
> of cinematic FPS that "Half Life" helped invent) then I think it
> remains a very playable game.
>
> I'm less enured with "Half Life 2". Visually it was quite a treat back
> in 2004, and it helped to usher in modern physics engines in
> video-games, but the story just wasn't as interesting or relatable,
> and the gameplay was rather humdrum. (It had a number of really boring
> bits, like the boat-ride and the prison). The later episodic DLC
> improved things (Episode 2 added some much needed characterization),
> but it's still the lesser of the two games overall.
>
> I'm of mixed feelings about "Black Mesa", the semi-official "Half Life
> 1" remake. Visually, it's quite good looking, and it mostly recaptures
> the feel of the first game. At least, it does with the portions on
> Earth (the Xen levels, which take place in the second half of the
> game) are very different. But overall, the devs 'amped up' the
> gameplay just a bit too much for my liking; the original "Half Life"
> was a bit slower and had better balance between the quiet moments and
> the action; "Black Mesa" is like playing "Half Life 1" at 1.25 speed. 
>
>    [That said, I played Black Mesa shortly after release, and 
>     it's been under continual development since then so maybe 
>     that's changed]
>
>
> All IMHO and YMMV, obviously. Taste in games is all subjective, after
> all.;-)


I have both on steam, I just haven't beaten them ^^
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