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Breydel
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I finally finished HL2 today and wonder what parts of the game you guys liked the most. Here are the most memorable moments for me :
1) The part in Black Mesa East where you go outside with Alyx to the scrub yard and get to experience with the gravity gun in a game of catch with Dog. This entire scene was done so well IMO, especially the dialog & actions of Alyx but also the great voice echo & lighting in that yard. It felt so peaceful & relaxing and as if you were really part in an interactive movie of some sort. Couple all that together with what a fun weapon the gravity gun is and that's why this was definately the most fun moment for me.
2) Again Dog. That thing cracked me up when it first threw the van towards those combine, only to go berzerk a little later on that armored vehicle and then does that funny emote bashing his hands on the ground.
Also a couple of maps later when you see a van thrown at some combine again (with Dog appearing seconds later - knowing he is OK after taking off on that dropship earlier) was classic. Those were really the funniest parts of the game, with some credit to Dr. Kleiner and his little headcrab pet (Lamarr) as well.
3) The outdoor attacks with the bugbait, strating on the beach and later going to that base with towers. I totally loved those little buggers.
4) The last maps inside the Combine Nexus (or whatever that building was called). The two rides through the building on that cocoon conveyor were amazing. I think Valve did a terrific job designing that entire building, both inside and outside.
5) The puzzles in the game. HL1 had a little too many jumping puzzles if you ask me. Now with the really sweet physics engine, a lot of the puzzles took advantage of that. Those puzzles were really great.
6) The first fight against the striders outside the Combine Nexus building. This was a real struggle for me since I never found that ammo box with extra rocket supplies. But I still managed to take out both striders, albeit with picking up rocket launchers from slayed resistance fighters.
In the end, it are mostly the non-fighting scenes that I enjoyed the most. I think because those were most special. The fighting after all isn't that much different from other shooter games. But scenes like the scrub yard or characters like Alyx, Dog & Lamarr are what made this game so great for me.
Thumbs up for Valve, I honestly can't wait for an expansion pack.
1) The part in Black Mesa East where you go outside with Alyx to the scrub yard and get to experience with the gravity gun in a game of catch with Dog. This entire scene was done so well IMO, especially the dialog & actions of Alyx but also the great voice echo & lighting in that yard. It felt so peaceful & relaxing and as if you were really part in an interactive movie of some sort. Couple all that together with what a fun weapon the gravity gun is and that's why this was definately the most fun moment for me.
2) Again Dog. That thing cracked me up when it first threw the van towards those combine, only to go berzerk a little later on that armored vehicle and then does that funny emote bashing his hands on the ground.
Also a couple of maps later when you see a van thrown at some combine again (with Dog appearing seconds later - knowing he is OK after taking off on that dropship earlier) was classic. Those were really the funniest parts of the game, with some credit to Dr. Kleiner and his little headcrab pet (Lamarr) as well.3) The outdoor attacks with the bugbait, strating on the beach and later going to that base with towers. I totally loved those little buggers.
4) The last maps inside the Combine Nexus (or whatever that building was called). The two rides through the building on that cocoon conveyor were amazing. I think Valve did a terrific job designing that entire building, both inside and outside.
5) The puzzles in the game. HL1 had a little too many jumping puzzles if you ask me. Now with the really sweet physics engine, a lot of the puzzles took advantage of that. Those puzzles were really great.
6) The first fight against the striders outside the Combine Nexus building. This was a real struggle for me since I never found that ammo box with extra rocket supplies. But I still managed to take out both striders, albeit with picking up rocket launchers from slayed resistance fighters.
In the end, it are mostly the non-fighting scenes that I enjoyed the most. I think because those were most special. The fighting after all isn't that much different from other shooter games. But scenes like the scrub yard or characters like Alyx, Dog & Lamarr are what made this game so great for me.
Thumbs up for Valve, I honestly can't wait for an expansion pack.
