Was HL2 supposed to be scary?

I really must play this HalfLife 2 game.PonchoTaco

[QUOTE="LordOfPoms"]No, but the PS3 port was.faizan_faizan

[QUOTE="call_of_duty_10"][QUOTE="faizan_faizan"] lolHalfLifeonconsoles.faizan_faizan

NO MODS, NO HAMMER EDITOR, NO HL2 DEATHMATCH

Seriously, how can someone live without Hammer Editor? It's so much fun making custom levels.

No, not really.

I thought ravenholm was quite scary, but i was a lot younger when i first played it.

I actually started playing through HL2 again the other day in co-op (synergy mod - check it out on steam)

No not scary at all.

Ravenholm yes, rest no!

It was supposed to give the 1984 feeling, which it definitely does. 

No, it was suppose to be EPIC!!!! (which it was), and we don't go to Ravenholm. >_>

It's not really meant to be scary.

Trying to get the achievement for making it through Ravenholm only using the Gravity Gun can be quite nerve racking. Especially once the zombies start attacking.

It's not really meant to be scary.

Trying to get the achievement for making it through Ravenholm only using the Gravity Gun can be quite nerve racking. Especially once the zombies start attacking.

coasterguy65

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It's not really meant to be scary.

Trying to get the achievement for making it through Ravenholm only using the Gravity Gun can be quite nerve racking. Especially once the zombies start attacking.

Jandurin

What part(s) did you stop at?

What part(s) did you stop at?

coasterguy65

[QUOTE="coasterguy65"]

What part(s) did you stop at?

Jandurin

Yeah the beach part with the antlions can drag out. You were so close to Nova Prospekt though, and that area has some really good battles in it. Especially the last stand type battles. Where you have to defend your position. If you can still do it, you should check out the prison.

If each chapter lasted 5-10 minutes less then Half Life 2 would be near perfect.

Half Life 1, however, is perfect 

Jandurin, it's Half Life 2 Nothing of value is gained from playing that game to the finish. jg4xchamp

You what?, HL2 is like one of the best games ever made.

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What part(s) did you stop at?

Jandurin

"giant bad guy facility" Uhh, you mean Nova Prospekt? Yeah, you won't enjoy the game unless you actually pay attention.

[QUOTE="Jandurin"][QUOTE="coasterguy65"]

What part(s) did you stop at?

Peredith

"giant bad guy facility" Uhh, you mean Nova Prospekt? Yeah, you won't enjoy the game unless you actually pay attention.

No, not even Ravenholm. That just had some great atmosphere. Half-Life 1 was intended to be creepy though. Whether it was successful at it or not is down to the player.AcidSoldner

I think Half Life 1&2 has great atmosphere throughout the entire game.

Don't know what parts of Half Life you are referring to that are supposed to be creepy. But whoever planted all those lasermines in that facility must have been a ghost :P

[QUOTE="AcidSoldner"]No, not even Ravenholm. That just had some great atmosphere. Half-Life 1 was intended to be creepy though. Whether it was successful at it or not is down to the player.R4gn4r0k

I think Half Life 1&2 has great atmosphere throughout the entire game.

Don't know what parts of Half Life you are referring to that are supposed to be creepy. But whoever planted all those lasermines in that facility must have been a ghost :P

In which part of the game?faizan_faizan

The part where you entered this facility with a million laser trip mines in it. No human could have place that and not be blown up.

[QUOTE="faizan_faizan"]In which part of the game?R4gn4r0k

The part where you entered this facility with a million laser trip mines in it. No human could have place that and not be blown up.

Jandurin

Sounds plausible. The game already has aliens, but they are too clumsy to have placed them. Must've been alien ninjas

[QUOTE="faizan_faizan"]In which part of the game?R4gn4r0k

The part where you entered this facility with a million laser trip mines in it. No human could have place that and not be blown up.

Don't know what parts of Half Life you are referring to that are supposed to be creepy. But whoever planted all those lasermines in that facility must have been a ghost :PR4gn4r0k

I can't remember.faizan_faizan

It's on the surface tension part

does this ring a bell ?

All I'm saying is that it was Valve's intention for Half-Life 1 to be creepy.AcidSoldner

What parts stood out to you as creepy ?

Now that I think about it, those headcrabs that started falling out of the ceiling creeped me out as a kid. 

Also this part in Black Mesa was creepy:

[QUOTE="faizan_faizan"]I can't remember.R4gn4r0k

It's on the surface tension part

does this ring a bell ?

All I'm saying is that it was Valve's intention for Half-Life 1 to be creepy.AcidSoldner

What parts stood out to you as creepy ?

Now that I think about it, those headcrabs that started falling out of the ceiling creeped me out as a kid. 

Also this part in Black Mesa was creepy: 

My bad.

Wait, you were talking about Half Life 1? I thought you meant Half Life 2.

My bad.

faizan_faizan

Yeah it was in response to acidsoldier. No laser trip mines or snarks in HL 2 :(

Though they replaced them with another cool throwable: the bug bait.

The only fear I experienced was picking up the game months after I had played it last and I couldn't remember which direction to go in one of those long ass driving bits. FastEddie2121

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Wait, you were talking about Half Life 1? I thought you meant Half Life 2.

My bad.

R4gn4r0k

Yeah it was in response to acidsoldier. No laser trip mines or snarks in HL 2 :(

Though they replaced them with another cool throwable: the bug bait.

Its terrible AI and shooting mechanics sure were scary. ShoulderOfOrion

Hmm.. some parts. Ravenholm scares me.freedomfreak

I remember playing the demo like a thousand times, and I could 'snipe' those runners with the magnum from anywhere 

Gordon Lyman's the name :cool:

[QUOTE="freedomfreak"]Hmm.. some parts. Ravenholm scares me.Ly_the_Fairy

I remember playing the demo like a thousand times, and I could 'snipe' those runners with the magnum from anywhere 

Gordon Lyman's the name :cool:

Gordon Lyman's the name :cool:

Ly_the_Fairy

Gordon Freedom freedomfreak

[QUOTE="Ly_the_Fairy"]

[QUOTE="freedomfreak"]Hmm.. some parts. Ravenholm scares me.freedomfreak

I remember playing the demo like a thousand times, and I could 'snipe' those runners with the magnum from anywhere 

Gordon Lyman's the name :cool:

Gordon Freedom 

The first time I played it, which was in middle school, I was scared sh!tless when I first encountered my first headcrab. The game's depressing atmosphere was kind of overwhelming, and don't let me get started on Ravenholm. 

cuteJandurin

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[QUOTE="faizan_faizan"]

Wait, you were talking about Half Life 1? I thought you meant Half Life 2.

My bad.

PannicAtack

Yeah it was in response to acidsoldier. No laser trip mines or snarks in HL 2 :(

Though they replaced them with another cool throwable: the bug bait.

Was never intended as a horror title...so, No.

[QUOTE="PannicAtack"]

Bug bait was awesome and I was sad to see it gone after Nova Prospekt.

faizan_faizan

And you got the supercharged gravity gun at the end which kinda makes up for the lack of bugbait. Half life games always had great and inventive weapons. I wonder what they will come up with next. That is a reason why I love shooters set in a fantasy universe more than modern day shooters.

Modern day shooters always have the same boring arsenal of weapons. Nothing creative, nothing that stands out.

[QUOTE="faizan_faizan"][QUOTE="PannicAtack"]

Bug bait was awesome and I was sad to see it gone after Nova Prospekt.

R4gn4r0k

And you got the supercharged gravity gun at the end which kinda makes up for the lack of bugbait. Half life games always had great and inventive weapons. I wonder what they will come up with next. That is a reason why I love shooters set in a fantasy universe more than modern day shooters.

Modern day shooters always have the same boring arsenal of weapons. Nothing creative, nothing that stands out.

Well, in Ep. 2

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They locate the Borealis, which is research vessel that was 'lost', but that ship is from rival research facility 'Aperture' (of Portal fame)

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I'd love to see some cross-over with that