Half life 2's Graphics.

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IamApple

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Ive heard alot about HL2, And i cant wait, I see all of you have been watching the bink videos and looking at screenshots of HL2, But what i have done, and i think was a very good idea, was Kept myself away from anything HL2 related, i have not seen any videos/binks or any of the sort related to hl2, But occasionally the screenshot just pops out at me here or there, The reason i did this Was to keep HL2's Graphics More STUNNING the first time i play the game, And i think that Hl2 will be alot more thrilling for me than for you, Because you gave into the "Hype" And now its gone, That means when It really comes, you will look at the graphics and go: Cool!!

But for me, well im going to go OMG OMG OMG OMG COOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And probably faint.

Please discuss about what you think on this topic.
 
I think for your plan to be most effective you shouldn't see any high quality graphics in any games.
The only thing that will be left to be stunning will be the gameplay.
 
Well done if you've managed to keep away from any content. The game will be a lot better for you because of it.

Now get away from these forums! :p
 
RogueShadow said:
I think for your plan to be most effective you shouldn't see any high quality graphics in any games.
The only thing that will be left to be stunning will be the gameplay.
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The only game i play is CounterStrike :O I hope that Answered your question.
 
IamApple said:
The only game i play is CounterStrike :O I hope that Answered your question.
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Then your all set. :)
Perhaps you should play HL straight through again to get yourself in the mood. And to avoid temptations to come back here and accidentally see a screenshot.

Although You'd be better off playing pong.
 
I did that about a month ago... Storyline/gameplay was still amazing, I dont know about the graphics though :p
 
Yes, get the hell out of here before the addictiveness of this place takes a hold of you. Before you start to view every picture, every video, every bink then download the hl2 leak...then the script then everything else you can get your HL2 starved hands on!!!!11111 ARGH!!

Once you start down the forum spamming path, forever will it dominate your destiny. CONSUME YOU IT WILL as it did Mr-Fusion's apprentice...Babyheadcrab.

He's more spammer now than man, twisted and evil.
 
Yeah, I envy you. You're smarter than I am. Although I'd never have the willpower to stay away from anything HL2 related, I feel it's not good to be obsessed about anything, and unfortunately I've been obsessed by HL2 :( I'm worse for it too.
 
Mr-Fusion said:
Yes, get the hell out of here before the addictiveness of this place takes a hold of you. Before you start to view every picture, every video, every bink then download the hl2 leak...then the script then everything else you can get your HL2 starved hands on!!!!11111 ARGH!!

Once you start down the forum spamming path, forever will it dominate your destiny. CONSUME YOU IT WILL as it did Mr-Fusion's apprentice...Babyheadcrab.

He's more spammer now than man, twisted and evil.
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Rofl nice
 
Jeez, how many times do people have to post this stuff.

Seriously, this just shows that you guys want to reassure your own selves that the graphics are good - when you know there is a product like Doom 3 which beats it by far.

HL2 graphics are good and all, and suit the theme. All fancy and dandy. But they aren't in the league of new engines liked D3, so get over that fact!
 
lans said:
Jeez, how many times do people have to post this stuff.

Seriously, this just shows that you guys want to reassure your own selves that the graphics are good - when you know there is a product like Doom 3 which beats it by far.

HL2 graphics are good and all, and suit the theme. All fancy and dandy. But they aren't in the league of new engines liked D3, so get over that fact!
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your jokeing right?
 
yuh, sadly i agree with ians point. Doom 3 looks a lot nicer than the latest binks i just watched, over the last few months HL2 has lost the graphical edge - something i certainly wouldn't have said a year ago. Maybe it's just the ravenholt scene's I saw but the textures and geometry looked kinda, well... dull. For me HL2's saving grace is now all down to it's physics.

Thank jebus I still have a few hours gaming left in D3 to keep me from going Gaming Cold Turkey :)
 
Trinityxero said:
your jokeing right?
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I am not. Doom 3 has a phenomenal engine, source can't even touch that kind of quality. However, HL2 still looks good, some textures and stuff are pretty well done - but overall it's still just a glorified version of graphics produced by current generation engines liked Unreal 2 - while Doom 3 is total evolution in computer graphics.

This has nothing to do with the game though, because gameplay wise, Doom 3 is well - crap.
 
D3 graphics are way much better than Hl2´s ones.

But hey, Hl1 was the game that it was due to i´ts playability, fun and way to narrate and tell us a story or guidline in a FPS.

Not every game is the best for it´s graphics, there are other things...

Look at OFP, it´s just the best military simulation shooter ever, and it´s graphics are plane shit. ( except for mods, of course )

Cheers
 
You say you've completed half-life, have you complete op4 and blueshift? If not do it now! It should keep busy for a day or two although blueshift takes about an hour. (seriously) There storylines might play some sort of role in half-life 2.
 
Mr-Fusion said:
Once you start down the forum spamming path, forever will it dominate your destiny. CONSUME YOU IT WILL as it did Mr-Fusion's apprentice...Babyheadcrab.

He's more spammer now than man, twisted and evil.
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Awesome
/me watches SW trilogy straight through. Hopes for episode 5.5
 
lans said:
I am not. Doom 3 has a phenomenal engine, source can't even touch that kind of quality. However, HL2 still looks good, some textures and stuff are pretty well done - but overall it's still just a glorified version of graphics produced by current generation engines liked Unreal 2 - while Doom 3 is total evolution in computer graphics.

This has nothing to do with the game though, because gameplay wise, Doom 3 is well - crap.
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frankly, half-life 2 looks much better in every respect than doom3... even the lighting looks much more realistic and good, though perhaps glitchy at points, though I haven't seen such. doom3 hasn't wowed me at all, but having seen the stress test demo in action, and the water, I'd say thats much better...
 
LordXizor said:
Awesome
/me watches SW trilogy straight through. Hopes for episode 5.5
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Hahaha, :LOL:

Man these forums are getting funnier. :farmer: :E

And Hell ya, HL2's graphics is SUPER unbelievable. :cheers:
 
lans said:
Jeez, how many times do people have to post this stuff.

Seriously, this just shows that you guys want to reassure your own selves that the graphics are good - when you know there is a product like Doom 3 which beats it by far.

HL2 graphics are good and all, and suit the theme. All fancy and dandy. But they aren't in the league of new engines liked D3, so get over that fact!
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People are allowed there opinions lans, doom3s renderer is more powerfull, but it doesnt mean the image as a whole is better, whether you put that down to ideas, art direction, general theme or style or whatever, my personal opinion is Half-Life 2 just looks better, but then i am a self proclaimed fanboy, and have never really been able to notice things like shaddows, or polycounts, maybe its from playing RTCW with a white texture script for so long, but i just dont judge games on how many light sources make my monitor turn black, sue me.
 
frankly, half-life 2 looks much better in every respect than doom3... even the lighting looks much more realistic and good,
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LOL.. youre joking right... right?
i really hope you are..
 
I think HL2 graphs look better for a real world cenario and D3 looks great for that metal.
Dont forget that both these engines are just starting in 2 oe 3 years we should see amazing games with both.
 
HL2 graphics are more like a photograph, whereas Doom 3 is more like a computer game. Doom 3 looks more beautiful, but would a photograph of City 17 look beautiful? I don't think so...
 
D3 beats half life 2 only and i repeat only in the graphics scenario and that also not by a major margin...

HL2 by far i believe has a much more comprehensive and intresting storyline.. as usual should live up to its gameplay... and dont forget the physics aspect. :)
 
why do these threads always end up in the same old hl2 vs doom3 discussions? use the friggin search button if you want to view persons opinions on that subject.

OT: good for you for staying away from hl2 for this long. It has prevented you from a lot of frustration and possible spoilers. I wish I had done the same, now I'm doomed *cough* to roam these forums until release
 
IamApple, if you don't know anything about the graphics except that we call it amazing, you might get a nicer looking hl2 in your head than hl2 really is. so as we go like "OOHHH!!!!" you might go like "oh..."
 
IamApple said:
Ive heard alot about HL2, And i cant wait, I see all of you have been watching the bink videos and looking at screenshots of HL2, But what i have done, and i think was a very good idea, was Kept myself away from anything HL2 related, i have not seen any videos/binks or any of the sort related to hl2, But occasionally the screenshot just pops out at me here or there, The reason i did this Was to keep HL2's Graphics More STUNNING the first time i play the game, And i think that Hl2 will be alot more thrilling for me than for you, Because you gave into the "Hype" And now its gone, That means when It really comes, you will look at the graphics and go: Cool!!

But for me, well im going to go OMG OMG OMG OMG COOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And probably faint.

Please discuss about what you think on this topic.
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You have a very strong will I think :)

You will have a GREAT hl2 expierence.
 
The Stress Test is perfect, if HL2 looks like that, I will be perfectly happy. :thumbs:

2nd, I wholly agree with that article. Good read.
 
Considering relative capabilities, I'd say Doom 3's engine and Source are about equal.

Source doesn't use full dynamic lighting to the extent of Doom3s

Doom3 doesn't use Shader effects to the extent of Source and so on.
 
brink's said:
I think this article sums up the HL2 vs D3 engine never-ending argument pretty well.IMO

http://www.whutdufuk.com/?post=632287876827187500
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I posted that article here - and purposely got that thread locked.

That article is extremely biased towards source. He has just made assumptions on what the source engine can do, and how exactly does he know that the D3 engine is not capable of better A.I.?

Sure Doom 3 the game used low poly models and low res textures with extensive bump/normal mapping - but that doesn't mean that some developer can later on use the engine with higher poly models and even higher res textures. Id didn't use the D3 engine to it's full potential - because there isn't good enough hardware to handle it - that's why it's an engine for the future.

Unfortunately valve hasn't told us anything about source's potential and limitations - who knows that HL2 is using source's full potential? or not even 1/4 of it.

We don't know anything about source, that guy has just made some wild assumptions about what it's capable of from videos and other media. Carmack has at least told us about the D3 engine's potential and limitations in earlier articles and at Quakecon.
 
I think that UE3 as we saw it at e3 still beats the source engine and d3 engine if they are at full power.
 
so do the graphics in lord of the rings, but games that have those graphics wont be out for years.
 
half alive said:
I think that UE3 as we saw it at e3 still beats the source engine and d3 engine if they are at full power.
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That's much furthur into future - so obviously that engine is much better, than the current next-gen engines.
 
poseyjmac said:
so do the graphics in lord of the rings, but games that have those graphics wont be out for years.
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The first game on ue3 is planned for 2006, i think we won't see any games on "full-source" or "full-what-ever-the-doom-3-engine-is-called" before then.
 
half alive said:
The first game on ue3 is planned for 2006, i think we won't see any games on "full-source" or "full-what-ever-the-doom-3-engine-is-called" before then.
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like i said. years.
 
I thought you meant the time untill games have graphics like lotr. That takes alot more years.
 
*shakes head* the point is, none of these graphics will be in games for a long while so its pointless to compare them to current engines
 
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