OK Honest Question folks

Well?

  • Yes

    Votes: 28 47.5%

  • No

    Votes: 31 52.5%
  • Total voters
    59
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Because of the realisim HL2 depicts and its said characters, do you feel any type of physical or emotional connection to them based on the E3 video and the Bink Movies?

Be honest.
 
I don't think we can really answer this question till the game comes out....Although I expect this will be true, since this is what creates a truly emersive game.
 
I feel "emotionally" connected to Alyx already. :)

Oh and Gordon too.
 
I am emotionally connected with the story more than anything.
 
iono.... people got pretty depressed when that one girl from that one final fantasy game died
 
Originally posted by XtAkm4p
iono.... people got pretty depressed when that one girl from that one final fantasy game died
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I was pretty sad when Tommy from Mafia died. :(

Oh, and the old guy in Undying, but once I realised he was bad later I was pissed lmao.
 
you mean you worked in a research facility that was overrun with aliens Bloody?
 
Yeah, I got pissed off in FFVII when she died. I don't even remember her name.
 
Like they said... I don't think you can answer this until the game comes out. But, just after watching the videos, I've found myself smile or react inwardly to the animation on the faces of the characters... which I haven't really done since Curse of Monkey Island. So if any game has a chance of doing it, I'd say it's this one.

As long as they fix some of the annoyances... like how Alyx does her exagerrated swivel of the head to look behind her in the lab video.
 
thought it was ff8? lol shows how much i know. have i missed anything by never playing any ff ever?
 
Originally posted by Tek
you mean you worked in a research facility that was overrun with aliens Bloody?
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Kind of, I've done my time working for the british government (Civvie project though)
 
Gah, you edited your post Ghost Freeman, now everyone elses post is out of context.

The original post didn't mention the E3 and BINK videos.
 
**Unreal 2 Spoiler**

I didn't play HL1, so I don't "know" these people yet. At the end of Unreal 2: The Awakening I took the deaths of my crew members pretty hard, even though the game overall sucked (IMO). With characters this realistic and hopefully very good character development, I will become very attached to these guys, but as it is (having only seen a few vids) I feel no connection at all. Few... that was long.
 
Originally posted by [[LuCkY]]
I was pretty sad when Tommy from Mafia died. :(

Oh, and the old guy in Undying, but once I realised he was bad later I was pissed lmao.
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DAMN YOU DUDE I HADN'T GOT THE GAME YET!!!!
 
Originally posted by SixxHole
DAMN YOU DUDE I HADN'T GOT THE GAME YET!!!!
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How to prevent yourself from knowing what happens in a game (aka spoilers)

#1. Cut your internet cable (weather it be a phone cable, or CAT5)
#2. Have no contact with anyone that is a gamer, and for that matter do not go to any gaming stores where people may perhaps be talking about 'said' game.
#3. Buy it sometime recently. And do not get angry when you hear the 'spoiler' MONTHS later.
 
Originally posted by omlette
MARK
YOUR
GODDAMN
SPOILERS
PLEASE
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lol if u are a big enuff fan of the ff series u woulda known this a long time ago... what are they at now, like ff10?

heh, but technically ur right, im sorry
 
Yeah, after games have been out for about six months... I'd say you cannot really complain about spoilers...

(heck, maybe even earlier than that)
 
Originally posted by Letters
Yeah, after games have been out for about six months... I'd say you cannot really complain about spoilers...

(heck, maybe even earlier than that)
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Yea I mean, look at HL1. I have seen people get mad because someone told them the ending to a 5 YEAR OLD game.

This is why you MUST take my steps to ensure you do not fall victom to 'spoilers'.
 
I get depressed in movies when I get attached to characters that got fully developed. It makes me sad when they die and such because I feel like I actually knew them.
 
Anyone who didnt know Aeris died in FFVII deserves to get it spoiled for them. Anyone who plays console RPGs knows what happens, especially since it happens relatively early in the game. I was in denial when that happened... I was convinced she was gonna come back or wasnt really dead....

Anyways, to me I feel a connection to characters moreso because of the job their VA does, and not how they look. And so far, the VAs are doing a great job.
 
Heck, in HL1 I reloaded my quicksave any time a scientist or Barney got killed. I would spend hours trying to save them because I couldn't stand having them die. Sometimes it was impossible though. But since HL2 has less scripted events, I think we'll have a little more control over our friends' fate. Maybe not the main ones like Barney or Alyx though, because I'm assuming they're integral to the storyline.
 
I dont think I will be emotionally attached to any of the characters. Not to try to be macho or anything, but its just the way I am.
 
Polls work better when the options are labeled with more description than just "yes" or "no" Yes or no what? The explanation shouldn't be in the OP, it should be in the title of the thread. Uninformative titles for unlabeled polls are not great ways to attract useful responses.
 
Originally posted by Apos
Polls work better when the options are labeled with more description than just "yes" or "no" Yes or no what? The explanation shouldn't be in the OP, it should be in the title of the thread. Uninformative titles for unlabeled polls are not great ways to attract useful responses.
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Not to mention the fact that the poll is now null and void because half of the people that voted did so on the basis of his first unedited text which did not mention the Videos.

I voted yes thinking that the poll was referring to the series of games that is already available.
 
spoilers: Unreal2

yea, I was upset when the crew died. Not Aida, hated her. Isiak, mainly the Alien dood, and the Seagoat...
 
Originally posted by ElFuhrer
Heck, in HL1 I reloaded my quicksave any time a scientist or Barney got killed. I would spend hours trying to save them because I couldn't stand having them die. Sometimes it was impossible though. But since HL2 has less scripted events, I think we'll have a little more control over our friends' fate. Maybe not the main ones like Barney or Alyx though, because I'm assuming they're integral to the storyline.
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lol ive tried so many times to save that scientist that hangs onto that ladder in the elevator shaft after the elevator explodes......
 
oh, and to answer the thread, no.

there is no real char dev using only the videos as basis
 
Originally posted by A2597
spoilers: Unreal2

yea, I was upset when the crew died. Not Aida, hated her. Isiak, mainly the Alien dood, and the Seagoat...
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Oh yea, forgot about that...

;(
 
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