Why do people often say that Half Life is better than Half Life 2?

[PCgamer81]

Why do people often say that Half Life is better than Half Life 2?

I understand looking at it from the perspective of the era it debuted in; what Half Life brought to the table, the innovation, the entertainment level, etc. Simply put, the original Half Life was/is an amazing game. It no doubt utilized the Quake engine far better than any game before it, arguably even surpassing Id Software's "Quake".

But...

Half Life 2 and the Source engine was revolutionary. From the gravity gun and real time physics calculations, to the Combine, weapons, sound, and AMAZING graphics; every facet of Half Life 2 screamed epic. This was the game that ushered in the current generation of interactive entertainment. This was the game that really opened up PC gaming, blowing everyone away in the process.

For anyone to even remotely insinuate that Half Life is superior to it's sequel is indicative of a severe lack of gamer appreciation.

I am old enough to remember both games well. I have played both games. Half Life, was an absolute blast at the time, but Half Life 2 totally and completely took my world by storm. Half Life 2 is STILL the best first person shooter out there today. Half Life 2 is so good, that it has totally spoiled me from enjoying other shooters. When playing other shooters, I say to myself, "I am playing this (insert shooter), when I could be playing THIS (Half Life 2).

This is not merely a matter of opinion. Anyone with a working pair of eyes can see it.

Half Life 2 far surpasses Half Life.

Thanks.

 

[PCgamer81]

your not wrong. but they are the evolution while HL2 was patient 0

Dude, no offense, but...

Either you are way above my way of thinking, or you are going a little heavy on the LSD 😱

 

[FlintIronStagg]

The ones I have bought through Steam?

38.

A lot of them came in package deals. Like for instance the Orange Box. And some are only expansions, so really less than that.

Bulletstorm
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Crysis
Dirt 3
Metro 2033
Morrowind
Oblivion
Empire: Total War
Far Cry
Far Cry 2
Grand theft Auto
Grand theft Auto 2
Grand theft Auto 3
Grand theft Auto: Vice City
Grand theft Auto: San Andreas
Grand theft Auto 4
Grand theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City
Half Life
Half Life 2
Half Life 2: Lost Coast
Half Life 2: Episode 1
Half Life 2: Episode 2
Portal
Team Fortress
Painkiller: Black edition
Left 4 Dead 2
Red Faction
S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Shadow of Chernobyl
S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Call of Pripyat
Civilization 3
Titan Quest
Titan Quest: Immortal Throne
Tomb Raider: Underworld
Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War 2
Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War 2 Chaos Rising
Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War 2 Retribution
World in Conflict
World in Conflict: Soviet Assualt

you need to add witcher 2 to that list

 

[Croffmen]

PC's are only more expensive when you first build. Considering what it costs to purchase a next-gen console, consistently buying games for 60$ a pop, you actually save money in the long run. Take for example my rig. It probably won't hold a candle to the Xbox 720. But by the time the Xbox 720 debuts for $599.99 (two years from now, most likely), I will be able to pick up a couple more 6970s for probabaly $500.00. Tri-fired 6970s and I am at the same performance level and I already saved a c-note. What will I save in games over the next 5 years to follow? A whole lot, man. I mean...a lot.

With that out of the way...



When developers cross platforms like that, the superior platform (PC) really stands to lose. They have to scale everything back to meet the demands of the inferior hardware.

Crysis 2.

Yeah. I caught that after I had posted it. I remembered when Crysis 2 came out and the 360 had terrible texture loading. But I never really knew about the money aspect of it. My 360 was piece of junk and after sending it in 3 times we just broke it open and fixed it ourselves. I swear it works better than it did originally. Thanks for the info, I appreciate it.

 

[FlintIronStagg]

Yeah. I caught that after I had posted it. I remembered when Crysis 2 came out and the 360 had terrible texture loading. But I never really knew about the money aspect of it. My 360 was piece of junk and after sending it in 3 times we just broke it open and fixed it ourselves. I swear it works better than it did originally. Thanks for the info, I appreciate it.

crysis 2 on the 360 had fps issues as well. the PC version ran way better for me, even with the DX11 mode

 

[PCgamer81]

you need to add witcher 2 to that list

Thanks man. I was thinking about asking what it is I am really lacking the most. I have heard a lot about The Witcher, never got around to trying it.

 

[PCgamer81]

Yeah. I caught that after I had posted it. I remembered when Crysis 2 came out and the 360 had terrible texture loading. But I never really knew about the money aspect of it. My 360 was piece of junk and after sending it in 3 times we just broke it open and fixed it ourselves. I swear it works better than it did originally. Thanks for the info, I appreciate it.

No problem, man.

I spent enough years shoveling money down the toilet, let me tell you. And the best thing about gaming on the PC is not just value for your buck, at least not to me. The best thing is the quality of the gaming experience.

1. Better graphics
2. More mature online community (less racism, trash talk, profanity, etc)
3. Better controls
4. Mods
5. More options (the sky is the limit)

It is for these reasons that I really don't understand why anyone would pick console gaming, but that is just my opinion, I guess.

Peace.

 

[PCgamer81]

crysis 2 on the 360 had fps issues as well. the PC version ran way better for me, even with the DX11 mode

I played the Crysis 2 demo on Origin a while back and maxed it in DX9 with a 5770.

I couldn't max the original Crysis unless I played in 1280x720 with AA off.

 

[FlintIronStagg]

I played the Crysis 2 demo on Origin a while back and maxed it in DX9 with a 5770.

I couldn't max the original Crysis unless I played in 1280x720 with AA off.

the 5770 runs crysis ok for its price and class... it is a great performer. crysis 2 was a pushover before the DX11 patch

 

[PCgamer81]

the 5770 runs crysis ok for its price and class... it is a great performer. crysis 2 was a pushover before the DX11 patch

I never did buy Crysis 2. I was a little ticked about having to go through Origin, and after playing the demo I was a little underwhelmed, to say the least.

 

[FlintIronStagg]

you can still get the retail copy origin free, thats what i did
it is worth a go as long as you can get it for a fair price. I got it on 360 first cause a friend wanted to play with me on it..... i took it back and got the PC retail version.

 

[PCgamer81]

you can still get the retail copy origin free, thats what i did
it is worth a go as long as you can get it for a fair price. I got it on 360 first cause a friend wanted to play with me on it..... i took it back and got the PC retail version.

Cool man. I might look into that. If I can find it for 20 bucks or so. I really did not like it enough to pay more than that. It may be worth a second go, who knows...

 

[Gothams Finest]

Cool man. I might look into that. If I can find it for 20 bucks or so. I really did not like it enough to pay more than that. It may be worth a second go, who knows...

Try it out. It has a really good single player. I've never got round to getting further than hour into Crysis (mainly due to my previous computer not been upto playing it) but Crysis 2 I really enjoyed (I played it on the 360 before I was into pc gaming), it was one of them games for me that once you complete it you sit there taking everything in that happend in the game, and it had that kinda "wow" feeling for me.

 

[Gothams Finest]

you need to add witcher 2 to that list

How well does Witcher 2 play on the 570 Flint?

 

[claydavis]

certainly there are differences which can be viewed in different aspects.

 

[FlintIronStagg]

How well does Witcher 2 play on the 570 Flint?

plays beautifully on the 570. no need to even worry about settings really just crank it on ultra, and turn off uber sampling and run it

 

[HEXiT]

Dude, no offense, but...

Either you are way above my way of thinking, or you are going a little heavy on the LSD 😱

lulz... my steam tags are IIILSDIII... (no *** either ask admin 😉 they banned my avatar then my name after they said it was to psychedelic... )

and yeah im probably a little of both... :lol:

but my replay was for another poster and his reply. read in context my quotes do make some sorta sense... hopefully..

 

[PCgamer81]

lulz... my steam tags are IIILSDIII... (no *** either ask admin 😉 they banned my avatar then my name after they said it was to psychedelic... )

and yeah im probably a little of both... :lol:

but my replay was for another poster and his reply. read in context my quotes do make some sorta sense... hopefully..

That's cool man.

I had an avatar banned once. I had to photoshop and edit out the part deemed offensive (middle finger).

 

[FlintIronStagg]

That's cool man.

I had an avatar banned once. I had to photoshop and edit out the part deemed offensive (middle finger).

was it johnny cash?

 

[PCgamer81]

was it johnny cash?

http://i695.photobucket.com/albums/vv319/tarang94/25r2iis.jpg


That one. I thought it was funny.

 

[PCgamer81]

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