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Half-Life 2 NDA Lifted - Online Previews Available
captainstupid writes "The first Half-Life 2 previews are hitting the Web, and Shacknews seems to have the first post-NDA preview." There's also a preview at IGN.com, and another at Gamespy, plus yet another at Gamespot, giving us a whole cornucopia of different looks at what may be the most keenly awaited PC game of the year.
The screenshots for HL2 look impressive, but the real question is what becomes of of the retail products that started as mods? Is Valve, knowing they have a rater large cash cow on thier hands, going to charge for Counterstrike 2 and Day of Defeat 2? Seriously, the appeal of Half Life ran out along time ago. The mod scene is what kept it going for as long as it has.
If you are a true gamer, forget pcs for anything original.
/., and that's saying a lot.
Ummmm, wow. That might possibly be the most blinkered statement I've ever read on
What you're trying to tell us is that The Sims, Black and White, Grim Fandango, Syndicate/Syndicate Plus, Masters of Orion, System Shock 2 and a whole host of other games that I can't even begin to list are "unoriginal"?
You, sir, should check with your doctor and make sure your dosages are correct, 'cause you've obviously got some misfiring synapses in that little head of yours.
I wish I had a kryptonite cross, because then you could keep Dracula and Superman away.
What, precisely, makes Metroid Prime innovative, apart from the control scheme?
Don't take this as a critique of MP, as it's one of the most enjoyable games I've played in a long time (excepting Wind Waker, which currently has a stranglehold on my precious gaming hours), but I'd say MP is hardly the first adventure/expoloration game born out in full 3D (Thief and Deus Ex come to mind as prior art). I'll grant you that the platforming/morph ball elements are unique, but I don't think they qualify as innovative.
As for FPS innovation: Planetside. Want arcade-y action mixed with your FPS? The upcoming Tron 2.0 looks very interesting. Battlefield 1942 is a recent example of getting a team-based FPS truly, terribly almost right.
A Tale In the Desert is a current example of a game that defies current MMO conventions and instead prides itself on being a virtual community simulation.
Enigma: Rising Tide is wicked fun, as is Moonbase Commander.
How about Mafia? Sure, it's seen ports to the consoles too, but it started on the PC. Or Freelancer?
So speak not to me of "innovation". It abounds on the PC platform.
I wish I had a kryptonite cross, because then you could keep Dracula and Superman away.