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I've played pretty much every shooter that has ever come out on any platform, and HL2 truly is the greatest. I still have a favorite RPG, RTS, and other games in other categories, but as far as shooters, HL2 goes above and beyond what it promised. I had really high expectations (and have been...

HL:S is a blast to play. I may post some shots tomorrow. One thing I was really excited to find out was that all the characters (and aliens) now ragdoll (shoot a grunt and he'll fall down the stairs or off a ledge, just like in HL2). And of course it's really satisfying to launch a grenade right...

Haha yeah, that's the first thing I tried. Got my SMG out and fired all three 'nades right at him. Those things are awesome but just too hard to fight on Hard. I avoided them and their headcrabs altogether. Normal 'crabs only take three shots, but 10-12 for the black ones? You'd think there...

Yeah haha, that's about right. If the intro sequence of HL2 were made into a movie, the way I played it would be about as far from it as possible.

My rig meets and well-exceeds all the requirements but I get the same thing. It's very distinct. You can clearly hear the spent clip being removed from the gun, but when he jams the new one in, it's completely silent. I don't know a whole lot about that specific pistol, but I really think the...

I loved NOLF. The writing was hilarious and it had some really inventive and fun levels. However, I've also played a number of other shooters that kick the crap out of it. The first Deus Ex comes to mind. Thief is another. I guess it depends what you're after. NOLF was good the first time, but...

It's a cool solution to the 'swimming out into the ocean' problem, but it would be nice if you could go a bit further out, or if you didn't die so quickly. Either way, it's well-done and works fine.

Ravenholm is genius. From manipulator madness to headcrab infestations and everything in between. Not that you can only find paintcans in Ravenholm, but it was there I first realized you could fling a bucket at an enemy and they'd get covered in paint, a sweet, sweet effect. The blades, the...

Same here. I'm playing on Hard and taking it a few chapters at a time. I've replayed the beginning once, and played a little HL:S in between chapters. I've spent over 12 hours in-game and I'm just now getting through Highway 17. Everytime I play, I'm stunned by how cool it really is. My...

Amazingly, last night (this morning, technically) at about 12:05am, I was able to log into Steam and play HL2 without even a bit of lag. I was shocked, comparing this experience to that of downloading CS:S. This morning when I went to play HL2 it took Steam a good minute to start up, but I...

My jaw literally dropped at the beginning of the game, and you should have seen the smile on my face. Never, not once, have I smiled all the way through the first HOUR of a game. It hurt. There are a lot of great games out there, but this is seriously the greatest FPS I've played yet. Everything...

lans, ya made my day, thanks man. I forgot all about the fps commands. In the midst of my excitement, I didn't even stop to think the framerate might be capped. It ran sort of jerky but was definitely playable, so I plowed right on through for hours. After getting some sleep and reading your...

What can I say? HL2 is truly amazing, even with the incredibly high expectations I had before playing. I played for hours and didn't notice the time fly. Every character and scene fits together so well, you're immersed from the minute you begin.

Upgraded my vid card and proc for HL2. Old: 1.7ghz P4 GeForce4 ti4600 New: Athlon64 3200+ Radeon 9800 pro -UnmarkedOne

That's absolutely right. When it comes right down to it, you have to remember that they probably dinged the game a bit because Valve didn't release a HL2-themed MP mode at launch. They essentially draw their scores from five categories, and although they gave the graphics a ten, which surprised...

Not exactly. See, 100% doesn't mean perfect in the sense that it's the end-all be-all game, and once you play it there's no need to buy anything else (or that that one game will never grow tiring). Gamespot, for example, rates games on several factors. If the graphics in the game being reviewed...

Exactly. You wait this long for a game, and it's just not cool to blast your way through it in one sitting. How long you spend trying to make it through is another matter, however. I, personally, will play on Hard mode and drag it out as long as possible. If I come to a particularly interesting...

I've got an almost top-of-the-line rig, but I still prefer my shooters at 1024x768. Not because of how it looks, really, but because I like the highest possible framerate (while still at the highest graphical settings). I never notice antialiasing or AA when I'm playing, anyway, so I'd much...

Friendly guy, that paper clip. He's ever-willing to help me in times of need. -UnmarkedOne

Nah man, read the auction again. The guy doesn't KNOW what the ending is. He's not trying to spoil it for anyone, or threatening to. The auction is for a screenshot of him beating the game on his new computer, after he buys it and plays through the game (which he suspects will happen in 2005)...