Half-Life and Portal series, general discussion (v6) - Games

[QUOTE=Trixil;48576429]it looks like trash. speaking of cinematic mod... (from 4chan thread) [IMG]http://i.4cdn.org/v/1440866510628.png[/IMG] not only does it look trash, it can completely change the feel and mood of the game. ex: in this picture, this is the gman and he looks like some big corporate boss, which completely changes the enigmatic, mysterious look of the gman the vanilla game did perfectly well. the mod makes alyx look like a hooker nagging gordon because he didn't pay off his debt after she sucked his dick or something [IMG]http://simhq.com/forum/files/usergals/2013/01/full-1194-50476-alex.jpg[/IMG] LOOK AT THIS[/QUOTE] [IMG]http://i2.imageban.ru/out/2012/02/07/959cf5b51e618e339ec0c5886a35067b.jpg[/IMG] At least they made dr.breen super kawaii

[img]http://i.imgur.com/T4n5q.jpg[/img] [img]http://i.imgur.com/liUVj.jpg[/img] [img]http://i.imgur.com/21pqf.jpg[/img] [img]http://i.imgur.com/aELD7.jpg[/img] [img]http://i.imgur.com/fPhMCev.jpg[/img] And of course, bridges. Lots and lots of bridges.

The fuck? [I]The fuck?[/I] [I][B]The fuck?[/B][/I] [B][I][U]THE FUCK IS UP WITH THESE BRIDGES?[/U][/I][/B] How can you put so much shit into this game and legitimately go "Yuh, that's better." [editline]31st August 2015[/editline] I really want to play it now to see the disaster for myself. I mean, it's an adventure like no other. [editline]31st August 2015[/editline] Probably gonna catch some sex disease from Alyx by just looking at her before I even finish the game.

:snip: didn't refresh the page.

[QUOTE=nightlord;48576497]It completely misses the point of the original games look by adding modern/clean looking textures, healthy trees and plants, bridges, perfectly normally looking buildings and roads everywhere.[/QUOTE] Adding on to that the unique Eastern European cityscape that is C17 is turned into nothing more than a generic American metropolis, further failing to understand HL2's atmosphere. Most of the models, sounds and textures added in were stolen and edited. The stuff FakeFactory actually does make still looks like a shit attempt at realism. FakeFactory himself seems to have a rather creepy fetish for Alyx, going so far as to model genitalia on her. As a bonus in one of the previous versions, he accidentally shipped a naked vampire chick for the Fast Zombie. Reminder that the person in question doing this is a man in his early to late forties, not some pervy teenager.

The second to last picture is actually alright, but wtf is with the size of the last one?

[I]Wake up Mr.Freeman, Wake up and smell the bridges.[/I]

[QUOTE=_demolisher_;48577609][I]Wake up Mr.Freeman, Wake up and smell the bridges.[/I][/QUOTE] I think you meant [I]weed[/I] [QUOTE=Trixil;48576429][IMG]http://i.4cdn.org/v/1440866510628.png[/IMG][/QUOTE]

You have to admit, it is impressive that it's only one guy doing it instead of an actual team.

[QUOTE=YourBreakfsat;48577649]You have to admit, it is impressive that it's only one guy doing it instead of an actual team.[/QUOTE] That's implying FF has talent, of which he severely lacks in every area.

[QUOTE=YourBreakfsat;48577649]You have to admit, it is impressive that it's only one guy doing it instead of an actual team.[/QUOTE] Then I see why nobody told him to stop with the bridge fetish

I think the lighting looks ok, but that's about it.

[QUOTE=ZombineTheSplatter;48575665]Holy shit, have you guys seen this? [IMG]http://files.gamebanana.com/img/ss/srends/55df8311416ea.jpg[/IMG] [url]http://hl2.gamebanana.com/skins/141967[/url][/QUOTE] A bit too shiny, no? Reminds me of the decoy balloons from Metal Gear.

Could you possibly make a combine soldier HD reskin? There is a camo pattern in the modelling section that is based on the Combine soldier's pattern.

[QUOTE=MilkBiscuit;48568960]I wanna get hyped so bad but damn I know it can't be real.[/QUOTE] Honestly, I hope HL3 never comes out. Seeing as what Valve focuses on in their games these days. Leave it as a legend and nothing more.

i'm still extremely suspicious of the "sightings" valve told us to look for. it has a lot of potential, if you know what i mean.

[QUOTE=Trixil;48579105]i'm still extremely suspicious of the "sightings" valve told us to look for. it has a lot of potential, if you know what i mean.[/QUOTE] Where did Valve tell us to look for anything? The only thing I've seen is that cosplay twitter post.

[QUOTE=hogofwar;48577284] And of course, bridges. Lots and lots of bridges.[/QUOTE] He actually removed all if not most of those bridges a couple versions ago. He still has a shit ton scaffolding all over the place though.

[QUOTE=revan740;48579120]Where did Valve tell us to look for anything? The only thing I've seen is that cosplay twitter post.[/QUOTE] from here, silly: [url]http://steamcommunity.com/games/250820/announcements/detail/118571886454109960[/url] i'm still hoping it will be a poster of gaben dressed up as the gman that will be put somewhere random some dude over on /r/halflife made up a theory where he thinks that valve will make a countdown to a new game on the last day on pax. i [B]know it will not happen. it will not. i promise you this will not happen. do not get your hopes up, THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN.[/B] if it does happen, (which IT WILL NOT) i want a moderator to ban me for 12 hours on fp. [url]https://www.reddit.com/r/HalfLife/comments/3izsh9/i_have_a_crazy_theory_about_valve_and_pax/[/url]

[QUOTE=Trixil;48579105]i'm still extremely suspicious of the "sightings" valve told us to look for. it has a lot of potential, if you know what i mean.[/QUOTE]It means that other, indie developer booths might also be demonstrating Vive stuff. Holy shit, this is just getting pathetic.

[QUOTE=The Kins;48579416]It means that other, indie developer booths might also be demonstrating Vive stuff. Holy shit, this is just getting pathetic.[/QUOTE] It's been continuously pathetic for a few years now tbh

[QUOTE=ZombineTheSplatter;48575665][t]http://files.gamebanana.com/img/ss/srends/55df8311416ea.jpg[/t] [/QUOTE] Downloaded this to check it out since I just got past the hallway filled with cops in C17 and uh... [t]https://i.imgur.com/1T2KSqK.png[/t]

[QUOTE=Starlight 456;48579501]It's been continuously pathetic for a few years now tbh[/QUOTE]Moreso than usual, then.

[QUOTE=Mech Bgum;48579565]I bet you loaded a save with dead ragdolls around. That's what happens when you swap the model and load that save.[/QUOTE] It could even crash if the skeleton is different.

I just realized, there is a question we haven't asked. What happened to Ep3? They obviously had it in Development during Ep2 and probably 1 as it was slated for a December release in 2007. It can't have been something minor to delay it this long. I know that they were going on fumes with their motivation but knowing that they just gotta delay it for a bit longer shouldn't have put the game to the side. And yes I do know it was delayed twice but I still don't see how those two delays and lose of motivation could stop the game from being made for 8 years. Also remember the fumes they had when HL2 was delayed after the game was leaked? They had to remake the entire game in one year, and the game is longer than EP1 and 2 combined. I'm not saying that there is a conspiracy, what I am saying is, what happened exactly for it to be delayed this long?

Probably what is most believed: They were making it in Source, then, eventually, wanted to do something complex, and decided to wait for Source 2 to do it. Or they lost completely the motivation.

[QUOTE=Xonax;48580295]I just realized, there is a question we haven't asked. What happened to Ep3? They obviously had it in Development during Ep2 and probably 1 as it was slated for a December release in 2007. It can't have been something minor to delay it this long. I know that they were going on fumes with their motivation but knowing that they just gotta delay it for a bit longer shouldn't have put the game to the side. And yes I do know it was delayed twice but I still don't see how those two delays and lose of motivation could stop the game from being made for 8 years. Also remember the fumes they had when HL2 was delayed after the game was leaked? They had to remake the entire game in one year, and the game is longer than EP1 and 2 combined. I'm not saying that there is a conspiracy, what I am saying is, what happened exactly for it to be delayed this long?[/QUOTE] I think it's been brought up before but isn't the case of HL2 being remade in one year after the leak completely false?

[QUOTE=Maestro Fenix;48580410]Probably what is most believed: They were making it in Source, then, eventually, wanted to do something complex, and decided to wait for Source 2 to do it. Or they lost completely the motivation.[/QUOTE] I think Valve wanted to do something big like how James Cameron wanted to do Avatar back in 1999 but the technology needed doesn't exist way until around 2007. It might be possible Valve had big plans but the Source engine isn't powerful enough to do what they wanted to do. Since it took 10 years for Avatar to go from script to movie, I'll say we MIGHT get some sort of HL3 related news in 2017.

[QUOTE=t h e;48580423]I think it's been brought up before but isn't the case of HL2 being remade in one year after the leak completely false?[/QUOTE] I believe so. The 'Leak' story was already in the process of being replaced when the files were unleashed.

[QUOTE=Xonax;48580295]I just realized, there is a question we haven't asked. What happened to Ep3? They obviously had it in Development during Ep2 and probably 1 as it was slated for a December release in 2007. It can't have been something minor to delay it this long. I know that they were going on fumes with their motivation but knowing that they just gotta delay it for a bit longer shouldn't have put the game to the side. And yes I do know it was delayed twice but I still don't see how those two delays and lose of motivation could stop the game from being made for 8 years. Also remember the fumes they had when HL2 was delayed after the game was leaked? They had to remake the entire game in one year, and the game is longer than EP1 and 2 combined. I'm not saying that there is a conspiracy, what I am saying is, what happened exactly for it to be delayed this long?[/QUOTE] Left4Dead2 being made in a year happened. Valve shutting down all other production after L4D2 to work on fresh new ideas happened (this led to Portal 2 being made) Dota 2 happened Vive happened Steam Boxes happened SteamOS happened and now Source 2 has happened Because of how Valve's structure works, people work on what they want to, and this generally leads to people working on things that make shitloads of money easily at a low cost (TF2/CSGO/DOTA2) Essentially it got lost in development over the years and people at Valve moved on. Episode 3/Half Life 3 is most likely a whole bunch of files sat on an intranet server waiting for someone to do something. Though if you go to places like r/HalfLife you'll find a lot of crazy people who still get their hopes up every other week only to have them crushed, and it's also led to a very toxic community over there as a lot of posts end up with 0 and downvotes all around because everyone's a grumpy sod. Essentially: don't get your hopes up; go play other games and try to forget about Half Life 3/Episode 3; then when Episode 3/Half Life 3 does get announced, you can be pleasantly surprised. Don't get too hyped over things until you see an official trailer (and even then control yourself)