another Epic Valve trailer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnF6Dr8BhKA&feature=player_embedded

lets see how many people are actually smart enough to understand.

[spoiler] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYecfV3ubP8 [/spoiler]

6 Years too late i think.

I'm sure anyone who owned a Mac and wanted to play HL2 either used bootcamp and Windows or played the console version a long time ago.

Whats important now is they make sure their games are released on Mac/PC at the same time.

Most people who haven't played Half Life 2 yet will be pretty disappointed if they play it today. It's too old, and Valve need to stop trying to get it on every platform in existence and work on episode 3 already. Ninja-Hippo

What a waste of their time. How about they release a Half Life 3 or Episode 3 already ? Anyone who wanted to actually player this game has probably already through either a console or bootcamp. Valve needs to get their priorities in order.

Most people who haven't played Half Life 2 yet will be pretty disappointed if they play it today. It's too old, and Valve need to stop trying to get it on every platform in existence and work on episode 3 already. Ninja-Hippo

While the gameplay is a little on the archaic side (even by 2004 standards), everything else still holds up quite well. Certainly better than 95% of the games coming out nowadays.

[QUOTE="Ninja-Hippo"]Most people who haven't played Half Life 2 yet will be pretty disappointed if they play it today. It's too old, and Valve need to stop trying to get it on every platform in existence and work on episode 3 already. PBSnipes

While the gameplay is a little on the archaic side (even by 2004 standards), everything else still holds up quite well. Certainly better than 95% of the games coming out nowadays.

[QUOTE="Ninja-Hippo"]Most people who haven't played Half Life 2 yet will be pretty disappointed if they play it today. It's too old, and Valve need to stop trying to get it on every platform in existence and work on episode 3 already. Guppy507

hahahahahahaaaaa

that was awsome

epic vid indeed:lol:

Archaic because it doesn't have recharging health or aiming down iron sights?Guppy507

To a degree (back-tracking for health-packs has always sucked, as has keeping multiple saves because you weren't sure whether X% health would be enough to get to the next health-pack; and iron-sights is more immersive than the old "zoom the screen in on your reticule), but more so because it by-and-large feels like a 90's-era corridor crawler.

Most people who haven't played Half Life 2 yet will be pretty disappointed if they play it today. It's too old, and Valve need to stop trying to get it on every platform in existence and work on episode 3 already. Ninja-Hippo

[QUOTE="Guppy507"][QUOTE="Ninja-Hippo"]Most people who haven't played Half Life 2 yet will be pretty disappointed if they play it today. It's too old, and Valve need to stop trying to get it on every platform in existence and work on episode 3 already. Ninja-Hippo

I think the graphics hold up surprisingly well by today's standards, especially when you go back and play other games from the same year, but I can see where you're coming from.

As for the controls, that may because you were playing a console port of a PC game.

I agree, the shooting is pretty robotic, and the A.I. isn't great. Every firefight plays out the exact same way every time you play it.

They seriously need to work on Ep 3... Valve, do it, right now :evil:

It is just a copy off of a Pepsi ad but still looks cool.SilentlyMad

/fail

They seriously need to work on Ep 3... Valve, do it, right now :evil:

lundy86_4

It is just a copy off of a Pepsi ad but still looks cool.SilentlyMad

It is just a copy off of a Pepsi ad but still looks cool.SilentlyMad

Anyway you don't get to call it epic when it's a trailer for a 6 year old game that just copies an old MAC ad.

a 6 year old game that wasn't anything special?RichardStallman

meh commercialremaking an oldmeh commercial copying of of a not so meh book.

I thoguht it was portal 2 :?

[QUOTE="SilentlyMad"]It is just a copy off of a Pepsi ad but still looks cool.cobrax25

/fail

[QUOTE="cobrax25"]

[QUOTE="SilentlyMad"]It is just a copy off of a Pepsi ad but still looks cool.SilentlyMad

/fail

I'm quite sure this and the pepsi commercial you're talking about both got their ideas from 1984.

I think by the time they get to Episode 3 they'll have so many people waiting for it that the whole PC side of the internet will explode upon announcement/trailer. I'm curious if they are working on a new engine to release with it.

[QUOTE="Guppy507"]Archaic because it doesn't have recharging health or aiming down iron sights?PBSnipes

To a degree (back-tracking for health-packs has always sucked, as has keeping multiple saves because you weren't sure whether X% health would be enough to get to the next health-pack; and iron-sights is more immersive than the old "zoom the screen in on your reticule), but more so because it by-and-large feels like a 90's-era corridor crawler.

[QUOTE="SilentlyMad"][QUOTE="cobrax25"]

/fail

PSdual_wielder

I'm quite sure this and the pepsi commercial you're talking about both got their ideas from 1984.

A trailer for a 6 year old game that wasn't anything special? lol valveRichardStallman

A 6 year old game that has recently been awarded things like Game of the Decade by IGN (among other places), and PC Gamer's Reader's Choice Best PC Game of All Time

6 years after it releases, and it's still getting critical acclaim.

It's the highest rated PC exclusive, won numerous GOTY awards, and awards for best physics, animations, AI, etc.

Valve is smart to advertise it so long after it was released. I mean I can only really think of Nintendo as another dev that advertises their games years after they came out because they realize those games are still worth something, and are still good. Must be why Nintendo is the industry leader in software sales 25+ years running.

Valve using the same technique is genius.

A trailer for a 6 year old game that wasn't anything special? lol valveRichardStallman

Half Life 2 holds a 96 on Metacritic, which leaves it as the highest rated PC game of all time.

i REALLY!!!!!!!! do not like apple. Like.....i mean....REALLLY!!!!!!! DO NOT LIKE. if this was a facebook post i would like it so i can unlike it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnF6Dr8BhKA&feature=player_embedded

lets see how many people are actually smart enough to understand.

cobrax25

You say smart enough to understand, but knowing about an old commercial they released isn't smart... It's called pop culture.

Just because someone knows all these old commercials/music/movies from the 80's doesn't make them smart. :P

Most people who haven't played Half Life 2 yet will be pretty disappointed if they play it today. It's too old, and Valve need to stop trying to get it on every platform in existence and work on episode 3 already. Ninja-Hippo

[QUOTE="cobrax25"]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnF6Dr8BhKA&feature=player_embedded

lets see how many people are actually smart enough to understand.

DragonfireXZ95

You say smart enough to understand, but knowing about an old commercial they released isn't smart... It's called pop culture.

Just because someone knows all these old commercials/music/movies from the 80's doesn't make them smart. :P

Its a very well known commercial...

Episode 3 for Mac confirmed!

[QUOTE="PBSnipes"]

[QUOTE="Ninja-Hippo"]Most people who haven't played Half Life 2 yet will be pretty disappointed if they play it today. It's too old, and Valve need to stop trying to get it on every platform in existence and work on episode 3 already. Guppy507

While the gameplay is a little on the archaic side (even by 2004 standards), everything else still holds up quite well. Certainly better than 95% of the games coming out nowadays.

[QUOTE="Ninja-Hippo"]Most people who haven't played Half Life 2 yet will be pretty disappointed if they play it today. It's too old, and Valve need to stop trying to get it on every platform in existence and work on episode 3 already. PBSnipes

While the gameplay is a little on the archaic side (even by 2004 standards), everything else still holds up quite well. Certainly better than 95% of the games coming out nowadays.

[QUOTE="PBSnipes"]

[QUOTE="Guppy507"]Archaic because it doesn't have recharging health or aiming down iron sights?skrat_01

To a degree (back-tracking for health-packs has always sucked, as has keeping multiple saves because you weren't sure whether X% health would be enough to get to the next health-pack; and iron-sights is more immersive than the old "zoom the screen in on your reticule), but more so because it by-and-large feels like a 90's-era corridor crawler.

Clever valve, clever. :P

[QUOTE="skrat_01"][QUOTE="PBSnipes"]

To a degree (back-tracking for health-packs has always sucked, as has keeping multiple saves because you weren't sure whether X% health would be enough to get to the next health-pack; and iron-sights is more immersive than the old "zoom the screen in on your reticule), but more so because it by-and-large feels like a 90's-era corridor crawler.

jg4xchamp

To be honestly health packs as far as testing a level designers prowess goes is interesting, as honestly I think recharging health has given enough slack for very sloppy work. Yeah I am looking at you Infinity Ward people.