HL2 review

Tue Oct 19, 2004 1:19 pm

Tue Oct 19, 2004 2:09 pm

Originally posted by JimmyTango
Scanned pages from PC Gamer, 8 pages total.

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HL2 has been confirmed Gold. Release date is November 16th.

Tue Oct 19, 2004 2:32 pm

Originally posted by JimmyTango
Scanned pages from PC Gamer, 8 pages total.

http://img8.exs.cx.nyud.net:8090/img8/9278/Page1HL2Review1.jpg
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I get pc gamer, but the review looks totally different in mine. It says "exclusive first review" and is mostly black. Which issue is your's from, Tango?

Tue Oct 19, 2004 2:51 pm

Originally posted by Jeffro
I get pc gamer, but the review looks totally different in mine. It says "exclusive first review" and is mostly black. Which issue is your's from, Tango?

Same here.

Tue Oct 19, 2004 3:23 pm

I subscribe to PC Gamer. They gave HL2 a 98%!!!!! They had only positive things to say about it. They usually don't rate games above 94. This game is definitely on my list. Although with Rome: Total War taking lots of my time I am not in a hurry to rush out and get it. Pirates! is coming out soon too as well as Battle for Middle Earth RTS. This has been a good few months for PC gaming.

Jim

Tue Oct 19, 2004 3:36 pm

I'm pretty sure that is PCGamer UK

Tue Oct 19, 2004 3:37 pm

hell yeah, nov. 16th i had it preordered for lasted december.....it came with my video card

Tue Oct 19, 2004 4:22 pm

we'll see how good it is.

doom3 had outrageous ratings in tons of reviews, but in the end it wasn't anything spectacular.

Tue Oct 19, 2004 5:16 pm

Originally posted by Jeffro
I get pc gamer, but the review looks totally different in mine. It says "exclusive first review" and is mostly black. Which issue is your's from, Tango?

Not my mag. i found the review online. There are a couple more out there, also.

I personally find it dumb that you can not DL and play this right now via steam. If it is done, it's done, no need to wait until CD's are pressed, boxed and sent out.

I would get it from steam except for the fact I can have a hard copy on CD for the same price on the same day the pre-loads are activated.

Tue Oct 19, 2004 5:20 pm

Originally posted by shockwave203
we'll see how good it is.

doom3 had outrageous ratings in tons of reviews, but in the end it wasn't anything spectacular.

I agree, except those reviews also noted a lack of replayability and the lack of a good MP. Let's face it, with their support of modders there will be tons of MP options.

From what I can tell Day of Defeat: Source is DoD just ported to the source engine. If so, then I can not wait for Day of Defeat 2!!! If Day of Defeat had the scope of BF/Forgotten Hope I would still be playing it. Sadly the game is hindered by the limits of the HL 1 engine.

Tue Oct 19, 2004 5:56 pm

i played doom 3, beat it, haven't played it since.
hl-2 rox0r your b0x0r

Tue Oct 19, 2004 9:36 pm

Originally posted by shockwave203
we'll see how good it is.

doom3 had outrageous ratings in tons of reviews, but in the end it wasn't anything spectacular.

I thought the Doom3 demo rocked! Although I didn't buy the game because of supposedly crap multiplayer and I already know what happens in doom1, so why bother playing through the remake?!

Tue Oct 19, 2004 9:56 pm

Originally posted by JimmyTango
I personally find it dumb that you can not DL and play this right now via steam. If it is done, it's done, no need to wait until CD's are pressed, boxed and sent out.

Valve has a contract with VU. The game has to be release in the stores first. That is what their huge lawsuit is about.

Slim

Wed Oct 20, 2004 7:30 am

I am really glad that they have decided to release the game worldwide at the same time, so I dont have to wait 15 days to play the game and see how the rest of the world enjoy it...

Wed Oct 20, 2004 7:51 am

Originally posted by Wally[EGG]
i played doom 3, beat it, haven't played it since.
hl-2 rox0r your b0x0r

EB Games takes used PC games. Doom 3 helped to get Rome: Total War.

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