More Half-Life 2 info.

[Ninja_of_DooM]

I got this ij a PC Zone newsletter today:

Half-Life 2 is nearly finished and PC Zone is the only UK magazine to have played it to death. Invited into the headquarters of Valve Software, Zone brings you the only preview worth reading, packed with exclusive screenshots and scorching information you won't find anywhere else, all packaged in a collectable "Half-Life Orange" wallet!

You'll be able to get the full scoop from PC Zone's mammoth 12-page preview and in-depth hands-on when the magazine releases on Monday, April 28. And as well as being the only UK mag to have played the most anticipated game in the world, issue 129 of PC Zone is overflowing with other goodies:

A world exclusive review of Rise of Nations: six pages on the best strategy game of the year so far. Exclusive playable demos of Chaser, Devastation (multiplayer), Freelancer and Rainbow Six: Raven Shield, plus much, much more.

The next issue of PC Zone hits store shelves on the new on-sale date of April 28. If you want to know everything there is to know about Half-Life 2, set for release on September 30, get your copy before they all go!



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[HyperFlash]

I might change my mind about Half Life 2. Have you seen that Halo 2 preview in the June issue of OXM yet? That preview fuckin' blew my mind. That's gonna be one hell of a fuckin' game if you ask me. I haven't played Half Life yet so I don't know what to expect. I think I might have to get a PS2 emulator and try it out. I've also seen a little competition between Half Life and Halo and in the end Halo can out victorious. So it's coming down to Doom 3, Half Life 2 and Halo 2. I'm guessing Halo 2 will come in first since there's A LOT of people with Xbox Live and even more people like you computer junkies who don't know what Halo is yet. Doom 3 looks awesome but I've played enough survival horror games to keep me occupied.

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[Ninja_of_DooM]

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[Aliotroph?]

If you want to get Half-Life, get the PC version and don't play it on a PlayStation2 emulator or whatever.

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[Ninja_of_DooM]

They have a PS2 version out. But the PC IS better I reckon though I don't have the PS2 version. http://forums.newdoom.com/UBB/smilies/cwm4.gif

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[HyperFlash]

Have you ever played Halo Ninja? No, I didn't think so. Aliotroph, you gotta remember what I said a long time ago; my computer is a piece of shit and it can't run Resident Evil 3 for crying out loud. So I'd rather spend $60 for a mod chip for the Xbox than spend a shit load of money to be able to play something like Half-Life. Anyways, I got some more Half-Life 2 news. I got the June issue of PC Gamer and it came with a special 16 page article of the making of Half-Life 2 in a little mini-mag. Here's the official stuff:

physics engine: Modified version of Havok
hours of gameplay: 36-48 hours
Hero: Gordon Freeman (duh.)
Setting: City 17
Multiplayer: yes
driveable vehicles: yes
mod-able: yes!
toolkit shipping at launch: yes

weapons: pistols, assault rifles, shotguns, crowbars, plus experimental weapons (possible gravity gun) and alien varieties.

monsters revealed so far: ant lions, striders (those 200 foot behemoths), prowlers, hydras, headcrabs, headcrab-controlled zombies, and barnacles.

allies: Barney, Alyx, Eli, G-Man, Vortigons, and ant lions if you have their scent chemical.

other characters: the black assassin from Half-Life 1, cops, and soldiers.

average polygon count per character model: 5,000

minimum system requirements: mid-range PC with DX6-compatible NVIDIA TNT card

recommended system requirements: top-of-the-line PC with DX9-compatible NVIDIA GeForce FX or Radeon 9800.

I guess I was wrong about Half-Life 2. Since it said that it will be one of the few games to take advantage over the 3Ghz systems and the powerful Nvidia chips. I'd like to take that strider on and blow out it's fuckin' legs! But good thing this game is coming to the Xbox. I am so fuckin' cheap! http://forums.newdoom.com/UBB/smilies/cwm12.gif


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[Aliotroph?]

Half-Life will run fine on a P150 with 32MB and nothing for a 3D card. That said, having a card that at least supports GL will go a long way in that game. It's an old game so it shouldn't hurt most computers these days.

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[Ninja_of_DooM]

If my computer can run Unreal II then it can run HL 2 no bother.

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[Ninja_of_DooM]

Here's stuff from another PC Zone newsletter I got today:

"Bullsquids and Headcrabs (there's a whole family of these) will be showing their ugly mugs again, along with the Zombies, the Headcrab-human symbiotic monsters, and the ceiling-hugging Barnacles - they of the long, sticky tongue and sharp teeth."


"I've never been so nervous, or as excited about playing a game. I looked around [in the game], to find I was standing on a basic but sturdy wooden bridge spanning the gap over a river, whose shimmering water lapped serenely against the wooden beams.

"Suddenly, tranquillity gave way to panic, as two hideous, faceless zombies came shambling towards me. As they approached, one of them picked up a barrel and threw it at me. Instinctively I fired, the power of the shotgun shell sending the barrel back at its attacker and making it reel in pain.

"But the second zombie was still advancing. One well-placed shot to the head sent it flying off the bridge, coming to rest facedown in the water where it bobbed with the tide. But there was no time to celebrate. The other zombie had recovered and was once again advancing, intent on ripping out my lungs and using them as bagpipes.

"And then, an idea. Aiming at the bridge just in front of my assailant, I fired. Shards of wood flew into the air just as the zombie stepped into the now gaping hole, flailing wildly as it sunk into the water, helpless as I finished it off. Even in that one short minute, the combination of many of the elements that Valve has incorporated into its game had come together in one sublime whole".

"Integral to the Half-Life 2 storyline will be the sinister G-Man, engaging in Machiavellian antics once again, Dr. Eli Vance, the African-American scientist from Half-Life who's now been graced with an identity and details the events that have occurred in the transition from the first game to the second, his daughter Alyx who, brought up as an inventor and accompanied by sidekick robot Dog, will play the part of Gordon's main ally, and finally security guard Barney who numbers in the singular for the sequel.

It's likely that other key characters will be introduced as well; and bizarrely, Alien Slaves will number among your allies in Half-Life 2. It hasn't been made clear exactly what's going on there just yet. And anyone else wonder if Dr. Eli Vance will meet a rather sticky end at the beginning of the game, forcing Alyx and Gordon together?"


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[iori]

i gort the new pcgamer today, who was also invited and got like a 20 page booklet as well as an in-mag preveiw.

[HyperFlash]

I've already told the information of that June issue.

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[iori]

i guess it would help if i read the previous post heh heh... http://forums.newdoom.com/UBB/smilies/cwm13.gif

[HyperFlash]

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[Fallen Man]

If any of you haven't seen the really neat HL2 trailers off of ign.com, then you should. They show off the excellent physics and facial animation. You also get to see the aforementioned strider in action, as well as some other things.

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[HyperFlash]

I'd like to see the trailer but I'm an AOL loser. Trying to see the Halo 2 trailer takes about 2 hours to get done and that's enough for me.

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[Ninja_of_DooM]

AOl suck, AOL 8 sucks even worse believe me. http://forums.newdoom.com/UBB/smilies/cwm23.gif

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[Fallen Man]

Stupid AOL. Big bucks for slow service. I have Cox, myself. It's about the same price but faster. Sometimes it goes on the fritz, though.

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