HL2 Video Stress Test

eden · Sep 25, 2004

Believe it or not, Signs did it for me.

Something about the scenes showing "news footage" of aliens like the alien ships crowding the Mexico sky or the Mexico street alien appearance. (damn it, now I'm getting chills!)

I just loved that movie despite the slow pace and infrequent amount of actual action/scare.

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priyajeet · Sep 27, 2004

Fallout guys have written this nive long essay on HL evolution.

<A HREF="http://www.hlfallout.net/articles.php/article_16/" target="_new">http://www.hlfallout.net/articles.php/article_16/</A>

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eden · Sep 28, 2004

Pretty nice graphical updates indeed.

The character detail was also what striked me in HL2, now that I think about it. I haven't yet seen a game (maybe DOOM III comes close to it) that has characters who don't feel fake. The way the HL2 characters look at you, feels like a real person. In FPS war games, you look at your guys' faces, but they look like they're staring blankly with their spherical texture eyes. That's one thing I'll give major credit to Valve in their new engine.

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priyajeet · Sep 28, 2004

Half Life reviews coming soon. <A HREF="http://www.halflife2.net/news/1096335632_PCGcoverDec2004.jpg" target="_new">Heres</A> the PC Gamer magazine cover.

"The December 2004 issue of PCGamer(US) (subscribers are getting it this week) will contain the World-Exclusive First Review of Half-Life 2. Subscribers are getting it this week"

At least three magazines so far confirming printed reviews in October, we're finally going to get a verdict on the game we've all been waiting for. Here's the review schedule as it stands so far:

PC Gamer UK: Tuesday 5th October 2004
PC Gameplay NL: Tuesday 5th October 2004
PC Zone UK: Friday 8th October 2004

Also HL2 Pre loading phase 4 is underway.

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He who laughs last thinks slowest!

priyajeet · Sep 29, 2004

Icarus: What was your reaction when you found out you would be the first to review Half-Life 2?
Chuck Osborn: It was a mixture of excitement and trepidation, because of the responsibility of being the first one to review it.

Icarus: Was Half-Life 2 what you expected?
Chuck Osborn: More

Icarus: Was it worth the wait?
Chuck Osborn: Absolutely

Icarus: How long is the review?
Chuck Osborn: Nine pages, plus we have a four page story telling you what you need to know about running Half-Life 2 on your system.

Icarus: Did it seem dated?
Chuck Osborn: Not at all.

Icarus: Are there any spoilers in the review?
Chuck Osborn: There are some mild spoilers, because you can’t review it without giving away something. I say very clearly when to stop reading if you don’t want to know anything. If you read the entire review, there are a lot of surprises I don’t talk about, because I want you to be surprised. This is not a spoiler review.

Icarus: Does it have multiplayer, if so what are they?
Chuck Osborn: Counter-Strike Source is the multiplayer.

Icarus: Only CS:S, no Deathmatch?
Chuck Osborn: Only CS:S

Icarus: Has it (CS:S) changed any from Beta?
Chuck Osborn: It’s what they say it’s going to be, but with a few surprises

Icarus: Who did you get to play it with?
Chuck Osborn: Valve as well as playing in within our own offices

Icarus: Did you get to play HL Source?
Chuck Osborn: Yes.

Icarus: Can you tell me anything about HL:Source?
Chuck Osborn: Nope

Icarus: Is it (HL:S) included in the review?
Chuck Osborn: Yes, it's discussed in a sidebar along with a few screenshots.

Icarus: Anything you want to say the users before I go?
Chuck Osborn: I'm just glad I don't have to keep my playing Half-Life 2 a secret anymore! It was killing me. Trust me...you won't be disappointed.

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He who laughs last thinks slowest!

pauldh · Sep 29, 2004

Bring it on, I'm ready.

ABIT IS7, P4 2.6C, 1GB Corsair XMS 4000 Pro Series, Radeon 9800 Pro, Santa Cruz, TruePower 430watt

pauldh · Sep 29, 2004

<A HREF="http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/half-life_2_cpu_shootout/" target="_new">Here</A> they have a cpu shootout comparing AXP/P4/A64 in VST and CS Source. I like the results.

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eden · Sep 29, 2004

Yes, very interesting. The FX-53 oddly enough does a lot better than the 3800+, which I was NOT expecting, and the 3200+ AXP was doing VERY well against the 3.2GHZ C. In the past, it was trailing behind even the 2.8GHZ C P4. Can anyone tell me if the AXP platform has had some improvements recently or what? It just seems so much better now than ever before.

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priyajeet · Sep 29, 2004

yeah, intel gotto work on their memory stuff, ddr2 is having no performance improvements over ddr. even the thg test of that opteron system, said so.

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He who laughs last thinks slowest!

TheGreatGrapeApe · Sep 29, 2004

FX-53 is the same speed (2.4ghz) but with twice the cache size, so it stands to reason it would be faster. I think I recommended this in a PM to someone as a 939 solution. :lol:

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priyajeet · Sep 29, 2004

Half-Life Fallout reports that they’ve received word from Valve’s Gabe Newell on a final confirmation of Half-Life 2’s steam and retail packages. They have also revealed that the full version of Counter-Strike: Source will be available to Steam purchasers next week.

Retail Boxes

Standard Edition — includes HL2 and CS:Source. Ships on six CDs, in one of three box-art packages (Gordon, Alyx or the G-Man),

Collector's Edition — includes Half-Life 2, Counter-Strike: Source, Half-Life 1: Source, a Half-Life 2 T-shirtand a Prima book sampler. Ships on a single DVD.

Steam Packages

Bronze — HL2* and CS:Source.

Silver — HL2*, Counter-Strike: Source, Half-Life 1: Source*, Day of Defeat: Source*, Valve's back catalog currently available on Steam.

Gold — HL2*, Counter-Strike: Source, Half-Life 1: Source*, Day of Defeat: Source*, Valve's back catalog currently available on Steam, Complete Strategy Guide from Prima Games, 3 different Half-Life 2 posters, Half-Life 2 hat, Half-Life 2 postcard, Half-Life 2 stickers, Half-Life 2 Soundtrack CD, Chance to win a trip to Valve! (1 trip offered for every 5000 Gold packages purchased).

*To be made available upon product's release.

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He who laughs last thinks slowest!

eden · Sep 30, 2004

I thought the A64s over 3500+ were still 1MB L2?

Update: Well I'll be damned, they're not.

Weird though, they carry excellent competitive performance on the FXs.

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