Koki on 6/7/2012 at 18:48
Quote Posted by Al_B
I can count on the fingers of no hands the number of complaints that were made about your recent absence. Posts like that aren't helping.
Is there a point to your post or do you simply own a private beach?
Yakoob on 6/7/2012 at 19:10
Quote Posted by Shadow
Half-Life 2 was great but it's dated now, thanks to its having been emulated by so many subsequent games. The episodes were basically HL2.1 and 2.2 respectively and, while I enjoyed them, I know that after such a long wait I personally won't be satisfied if Ep. 3 or HL3 or whatever they're making turns out to just be HL2.3.
Honestly though, after the Portal 2 disappointment, L4D2 fiasco, and the reduction of TF2 into hatardery, I can't say my expectations are amazingly high.
Oh what was wrong with Portal 2? I haven't played it yet, but I heard it's a worthy successor to the first, which was quite ingenious in and of itself.
And what is the L4D2 fiasco, do you just mean the nerdrage from them releasing a new game instead of polishing up L4D1 ? Again I didnt get the sequel but from what I've heard it had enough new content to warrant being a sequel in the end.
As for TF2, I agree wholeheartedly and don't really play it anymore, even tho I was big into it back in the vanilla days (and loved TFC way way back too).
june gloom on 6/7/2012 at 19:12
Yeah he's smoking crack, Portal 2 is a massive improvement on Portal 1 in every way. Portal 1 is okay for one playthrough but the puzzles are too easy and the comedy isn't funny. It's also very short and feels like a tech demo, which is kind of is. And that fucking song. Of course every time I say something mean about Portal 1 I get stomped on because HOW DARE U but whatever, geek sacred cows etc.. Portal 2 is fantastic however.
L4D2 is a great game as well and if you liked 1, get 2, especially now that all the L4D1 maps are on 2 now.
SubJeff on 6/7/2012 at 19:18
Quote Posted by Shadow
after the Portal 2 disappointment
Oh get stuffed.
Koki on 6/7/2012 at 20:28
I liked Portal 2 more as a game(since it had actual puzzle variety instead of just portals, portals everywhere) but the first one was more consistent presentation-wise(story, etc.).
As for L4D2 it's very different in tone and less "serious", most of the new infected/weapons/items feel added on because they had to add something in the sequel and not because it was actually needed, the game is also generally much easier.
faetal on 6/7/2012 at 22:29
Quote Posted by Al_B
I can count on the fingers of no hands the number of complaints that were made about your recent absence. Posts like that aren't helping.
Maybe I'm alone, but I actually enjoyed his response.
BrokenArts on 6/7/2012 at 22:30
Quote Posted by Koki
Is there a point to your post or do you simply own a private beach?
How about if I make a point, you are a dumb nut who doesn't give a flying fuck what anyone says. I'm sick of it.
faetal on 6/7/2012 at 22:32
Quote Posted by dethtoll
I'll be satisfied as long as it turns out to be as good as Episode 2. I just want my Half-Life already, jesus
THIS.
I can also agree with what Koki says about Portal 1 & 2 and L4D2. I think the first L4D felt a lot neater. 2 felt less balanced somehow.
Shadow on 7/7/2012 at 03:42
Quote Posted by dethtoll
Yeah he's smoking crack, Portal 2 is a massive improvement on Portal 1 in every way.
Quote Posted by Subjective Effect
Oh get stuffed.
Knowing the quality of both the first game and Valve's previous games, I expected some new and amazing uses of the portal gun, something that would truly
wow me; instead, I got Portal 1 again with more polish. They added a few new bells and whistles, but the core game was essentially unchanged.
Additionally, the game was piss easy, and I know exactly why: a good puzzle game is a challenging one, but the mass market isn't exactly known for their genius. So they compromised: they kept it a puzzle game, but made the puzzles practically solve themselves. Isn't this the kind of thing to be solved through difficulty settings? Portal 1 actually had this already, with Valve including more difficult versions of the last few chambers, they simply decided to not to do it the second time around. Portal 2 actually
lost a really fucking important feature.
Maybe they'd have the time and money to do something like that if they didn't spend half their damn budget on having half-retarded monkeys play-test their shit.
june gloom on 7/7/2012 at 04:02
what problems
