question about freeform gameplay

john121

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I was wondering, if you started playing the game and got your trusty crowbar, then beat the heck out of a combine, got a gun and started shooting civilians AND combine, what might happen. Would civs start running from you, or shooting back? Suppose you entered a "give all weapons" code and started shooting everything in site? hmmm.. VERY interesting gameplay if everyone WAS against you.. *evil laugh*

note: what if the g-man started saying, "the people behind all this.. they.. they have a beast.. with huge, knashing teeth... it's NOT just a harmless little bunny.. "
 
It hasn't been confirmed whether or not you can shoot allies off-combat, but I'm sure that if it is possible, the game will deny you to continue after killing anyone important.

HL2 is designed as a linear game, accept it. You can't just do everything you want, like buying a car, getting a job, having kids and THEN fight off some combine when it suits you.
 
sweet ... OF COURSE THATS GONNA HAPPEN ... half life 2 is the bibl3 ... duhz !! LOLZZZZ!!!! ...

just kidding ... i have never really seen a game where EVERYONE turns against you haha ... but i hope to see one soon ... like in half life 2
 
In a gamespot preview they played the first level and they tried throwing cans at the combine soldiers (when you get out of the train). What happened was that they came running at you and started pushing you forward (ie: they did not just stand by). Plus those flying cameras are everywhere so expect every action that you do to have some consequence if those camera dudes catch you.
 
Platinum said:
i have never really seen a game where EVERYONE turns against you haha ... but i hope to see one soon ... like in half life 2

What about Postal 2 on any of the harder difficulties? Screw up, and everyone is on your ass.
 
in that e304 video it shows that your weapon is lowered when looking at an ally like in doom 3.

I think its only for main characters who are important to the plot though. In HL1 the security gaurds would turn on you so i guess they will in this one if you start killing people. Civillians who are unarmed will just run away like the scientists in HL1 most likely
 
just a note, i didn't expect in any way for HL2 to be like GTA3. Although, HL2's AI would be killer in GTA4, I hated the AI in all the GTA games. (plz do not post any more on GTA3 or 4, i don't want this to turn into a GTA info forum)
 
I still think it would be fun to go on a rampage through the streets of City 17.
 
In HL1 if a player shot at the G-Man, he would not be injured, in effect being invincible from player inflicted harm. How are such "player attacks" going to be handled in HL2? If I was to take a shot at Alyx how would the game react to this?

Gabe Newell: She'd shoot you back. It would annoy her. Dog would kick your ass.

I'm guess the resistance fighters would do pretty much the same thing, although this is just pure speculation. We wont know until we get the game.
 
Mr-Fusion said:
Rape The Men And Kill The Women!!!

Whats you damage little boy? You got some sick, twisted, 3rd world perspective?
 
i hope its like in d3 that if you back up enough it lets you kill them.
 
Would be interesting to shoot at Alyx while she is talking to me, or maybe shoot Eli while he puts his arm around Alyx, lol, the possibilities...
 
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