[QUOTE="Jbul"]I'm a huge fan of shooters. I'd never played Half Life 2 on the PC, and was completely pumped up when I read all these reviews. I have to say, despite how many people this is going to upset, I am extremely disappointed.
The graphics are not CLOSE to being on par with newer-generation shooters. I don't givea damn if they've been 'updated' since the PC version, or the resolution is better. They're still not very good. The enemies look like paper cutouts, and they, in an attempt to be scary, sound laughably corny. The game LOOKS 3 years old.
The gameplay is decent, but the shooting feels clunky to me. Not nearly as smooth as games like Bioshock or Halo 3. I have to give props to Valve for innovations like the Gravity Gun, but it sure does look dorky. Many games have used this idea since (Bioshock being the most recent example), and have done it much, much, much better. The vehicle segments, let's be honest here, are frickin' terrible. I don't want to reposition my hovercraft 15 times in order to jump a ramp "correctly". This is not fun, developers.
The story flow is good, buti t didn't absolutely draw me in like a few games have. All a bit on the nerdy side if you ask me, with too much emphasis on science fiction cliches, such as aliens from another dimension, big hulking robot "buddies" ,heroic chicks in distress. Yawn.
To be fair, I have NOT played Portal or Team Fortress 2 yet. But the Half Life 2 content is boring to me. Let me stress again, I LOVE SHOOTERS. Perhaps it's many fans are fueled by something we call "nostalgia". That game may have been phenomenal 3 years ago, but today, it's a little bit janky. And I don't care if I get 3 iterations of a game I don't like much anyway, so to hell with all this "WHAT A GREAT DEAL!" talk.
This is not an insult to you if you are a fan of these games, just my personal opinion. I welcome, and would like to hear yours as well.
nht12101990
The game "looks three years old" because it's nearly three years old you moron.
well put. I couldn't have said it any better.
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