Another HL2 preview, this time finnish

[Maxi]

Today I got my copy of the finnish gaming mag Pelit, and the first thing that caught my attention was the small picture of Alyx and the orange HL2 logo in the top right hand corner of it. I got really excited, mainly because finnish magazines almost NEVER get any previews to up and coming titles, especially big ones like HL2.

Anyway I opened the mag and as fast as I could I opened up the page where the HL2 preview was. First I noticed on half of the first page what looks to me as a new piece of concept art (atleast I haven't seen it before, alyx behind gordon infront of combine tower with birds in the bakground). Then the second thing I noticed was that of a screenshot, which might or might not be new, since I haven't received the other mags that have had the previews. The pic is of a house in the bakground with one combine crouched behind some oil drums and another running towards the player shooting, with flames coming from the ground in the right of the picture.

Well, thats the "new" images covered, and I started to read it. The text covers the same things as the other mags do, but one thing I found which I thought was cool is this quote found in the text from Gabe Newell:

"I tested a swing, which the map designers put up on the backyard of a house. I decided to play with the manipulator and test, what kinda speed the swing would get with it. At first it just swung back and forth, but soon I got it to swing around itself and it speed just kept increasing. Cool I thought, and then I took a step forwards by mistake and BAM! A swing travelling at 130km/h killed me right there!"

The other thing that I want to mention from the article, which is also going to end this post is Gabes comment about the code leak:

"Gamers will most likely forgive us for releasing the game late, but we wouldn't be forgiven if Half-Life 2 turned out to be just a mediocre game."

 

[CrazyHarij]

AWESOME!

Thanks for posting this info!

 

[Jackal hit]

haha that swing story is great. good jorb posting the info, maxi kana.

 

[Mr-Fusion]

I bet Doom 3 won't have swings in it. Therefore Doom 3 will be totally crap!

 

[RhapSidious]

"I tested a swing, which the map designers put up on the backyard of a house. I decided to play with the manipulator and test, what kinda speed the swing would get with it. At first it just swung back and forth, but soon I got it to swing around itself and it speed just kept increasing. Cool I thought, and then I took a step forwards by mistake and BAM! A swing travelling at 130km/h killed me right there!"

Gabe:
"Gamers will most likely forgive us for releasing the game late, but we wouldn't be forgiven if Half-Life 2 turned out to be just a mediocre game."

Wow, now that sounds like good fun. I hope they put in ALOT of extra physics extras like that in the extra time they've had.

 

[Apos]

Lol, Gabe died playing with a kiddie swingset. Wussy!

 

[RhapSidious]

Wow, now that sounds like good fun. I hope they put in ALOT of extra physics extras like that in the extra time they've had.

Haha. I just noticed how many times I used the word "extra" in one sentence. Too tired... need to go to sleep.

 

[Maxi]

Oh yeah, forgot to mention that in this magazine they also said that HL2 is already in the testing and tuning phase.

 

[Duracell]

Thanks for the bits of info, MaxiKana. Would have been cool to watch that happen . It was always funny falling from massive heights or being hit with something and dying instantly in Half-life

 

[hinson]

I read in the 'Info from valve' thread that HL2 is now in Zulu Delta phase. What does it mean? Does it also mean testing and tuning?

 

[Duracell]

It was a joke

I think someone said it in a email and he said he was going to say that from now on becaused it sounded good, er I think I may be wrong actually. Probably best to read it again

 

[WhiteBoy]

I read in the 'Info from valve' thread that HL2 is now in Zulu Delta phase. What does it mean? Does it also mean testing and tuning?

I think the "Zulu Delta phase" was a joke..

He was implying that it was way past the beta stage

 

[Wsh]

That's cool MaxiKana :] I discontinued my ordering of Pelit because I get all the info on games I want from the Internet, lol ;p

 

[Mountain Man]

I love Gabe's quote.

 

[Striker]

well the game should not be far from being released

 

[KurtCobain]

well the game should not be far from being released

Yes the SDK is being released soon ,(Gabe stated that this wuld b released prior to HL2 being released)

And all this new info were getting is a good sign for a July release me thinks, so good news

 

[Axyon]

I don't think i'm going to get anywhere in the game, I'll just be playing with the physics the whole time :/

 

[KurtCobain]

I don't think i'm going to get anywhere in the game, I'll just be playing with the physics the whole time :/

Hell im gonna delve straight into Singleplayer, learn all about physics and game along the way , makes it much more interesting and challenging IMO that + learning about storyplots while going thru game is wot tru gaming is all about

 

[Murray_H]

I don't think i'm going to get anywhere in the game, I'll just be playing with the physics the whole time :/

lol that'll be my problem too, i just can't wait to mess around!

 

[KurtCobain]

Only time ill mess around with pyshics is in MP or when i need a break from playing SP for first time

 

[Lobster]

lol that was my email, i was taking the piss out of all this alpha beta stuff, u cant take it as a good thing though.

Usually I play a game through to the finish and thing to myself, "Wow that was cool" but then the second time i just get bored and give up, or i get stuck in some Enemy vs Health bottle neck and dont have the insentive of the story to push me through it, so i give up.

But half-life was so well balanced all the way through and i still find myself accidently playing through the game when i test my settings on the first map, rofl, now with all these new features and valves skill at balanced fun SP, i think im gonna loose alot of sleep playing this one :O

 

[vicefredav444]

Usually I play a game through to the finish and thing to myself, "Wow that was cool" but then the second time i just get bored and give up, or i get stuck in some Enemy vs Health bottle neck and dont have the insentive of the story to push me through it, so i give up.

I always make sure to maintain 90-100 health and amour because of enemy vs health situations. That’s how I beat Farcry. The only thing carrying me forward in farcry was trying out tactics I would use in real life. Half-Life 2 is going to be a completely different story. cant wait to quick save/load 100 billion times.

 

[BabyHeadCrab]

thanks maxikana dude thanks some very quality stuff, man this makes me more exited then ever for that damn game

/me waits impatiently for hl2......gRAWRWRWR~!!! ME WATN :bounce: :bounce: :farmer:

 

[deathryuu]

well guys dont get your hopes TOO high now...only 1 week + 1 day until E3...that gives valve exactly 1 week to release the SDK

 

[BabyHeadCrab]

well guys dont get your hopes TOO high now...only 1 week + 1 day until E3...that gives valve exactly 1 week to release the SDK

were the fook is dat thing :| :rolling: :rolling:

 

[Sai]

if anyone's played the second max payne then they know how fun it is the roll trash cans and push boxes and chairs and throw grenades at bodies and piles of chairs just to see the insanely cool way they burst out, yea i'll just be throwing trashcans with my manipulater at pigeons at city 17, and about an hour later i'll decide to try to grab one of the pigeons with my manipulator, and if your wondering yes there are pigeons in half life2 the U.S. pc gamer confirmed it.......