Half Life 2

audiobliss
audiobliss Posts: 12,518
edited November 2007 in Video Games
Since I got my new PC up and running, I've started playing a few games. A buddy set me up with Battlefield 2, Half Life 2, and Half Life 2 Episode 1. So right now I'm playing the first two, saving EP1 for later.

This is pretty fun! It sure is nice to finally have a PC that will run games with no problems! :D:D
George Grand wrote: »
Jstas wrote: »
Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
In Use
PS3, Yamaha CDR-HD1300, Plex, Amazon Fire TV Gen 2
Pioneer Elite VSX-52, Parasound HCA-1000A
Klipsch RF-82ii, RC-62ii, RS-42ii, RW-10d
Epson 8700UB
In Storage
[Home Audio]
Rotel RCD-02, Yamaha KX-W900U, Sony ST-S500ES, Denon DP-7F
Pro-Ject Phono Box MKII, Parasound P/HP-850, ASL Wave 20 monoblocks
Klipsch RF-35, RB-51ii
[Car Audio]
Pioneer Premier DEH-P860MP, Memphis 16-MCA3004, Boston Acoustic RC520
Post edited by audiobliss on
· Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Comments

  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited October 2007
    Better late than never. Pretty impressive graphics for being 3 years old, no?
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • mutelight
    mutelight Posts: 1,054
    edited October 2007
    Fakefactory makes some great mods for the Half-life games.

    http://halflife2.filefront.com/file/HalfLife_2_FakeFactorys_Cinematic_Mod_V30;69829

    Adds much higher resolutions textures all over the place. :cool:
    // Panasonic AE8000 // Pioneer SC-57 // Polk Audio RTi A9 // Polk Audio CSiA6 //
    // Polk Audio FXi A6 // SVS PB12-NSD Subwoofer // Logitech Harmony Ultimate // Pro-Ject Debut III //
    // Oppo BDP-103 // Microsoft Xbox One Day One Edition // Sony Playstation 4 1TB SSHD // Nintendo Wii U //
    Photo Gallery
    Movie and Game Collection
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited October 2007
    Episodes 1 and 2 were way too quick IMO. I guess I'm going to have to wait another year for episode 3 now. :rolleyes:
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited October 2007
    Hahahaha, wow, is it really THAT old?! Man, I didn't know I was THAT out of touch with reality. However, since I have been out of touch with the gaming world, yeah, the graphics really do look awesome.

    America's Army is the ONLY game I had played on my old computer (and with all the graphics turned all the way down, at that), so all this stuff looks really awesome.

    Especially at 1680x1050!
    George Grand wrote: »
    Jstas wrote: »
    Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
    In Use
    PS3, Yamaha CDR-HD1300, Plex, Amazon Fire TV Gen 2
    Pioneer Elite VSX-52, Parasound HCA-1000A
    Klipsch RF-82ii, RC-62ii, RS-42ii, RW-10d
    Epson 8700UB
    In Storage
    [Home Audio]
    Rotel RCD-02, Yamaha KX-W900U, Sony ST-S500ES, Denon DP-7F
    Pro-Ject Phono Box MKII, Parasound P/HP-850, ASL Wave 20 monoblocks
    Klipsch RF-35, RB-51ii
    [Car Audio]
    Pioneer Premier DEH-P860MP, Memphis 16-MCA3004, Boston Acoustic RC520
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • mutelight
    mutelight Posts: 1,054
    edited October 2007
    I used to play HL2 at 1280x1024 then when I purchased my new computer I played through the whole game at 2560x1600 resolution, it was a whole new experience.
    // Panasonic AE8000 // Pioneer SC-57 // Polk Audio RTi A9 // Polk Audio CSiA6 //
    // Polk Audio FXi A6 // SVS PB12-NSD Subwoofer // Logitech Harmony Ultimate // Pro-Ject Debut III //
    // Oppo BDP-103 // Microsoft Xbox One Day One Edition // Sony Playstation 4 1TB SSHD // Nintendo Wii U //
    Photo Gallery
    Movie and Game Collection
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • stea1thv
    stea1thv Posts: 11
    edited October 2007
    Orange Box FTW
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • stea1thv
    stea1thv Posts: 11
    edited October 2007
    Ya i have a 8600 GT 512 mb DDR3 it eats Half life 2 the series to peices. CAll of Duty 4? different story lol
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited October 2007
    Episode 2 is amazing. IMO Episode 1 was just a a continuation, but not an improvement. As great as HL2 was, Episode 2 is even better. Nice job Valve.
    Jake
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited October 2007
    Too bad I beat it in 2 days.
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Refefer
    Refefer Posts: 1,280
    edited October 2007
    Do you have HDR enabled? So gorgeous.
    Lovin that music year after year.

    Main 2 Channel System

    Polk SDA-1B,
    Promitheus Audio TVC SE,
    Rotel RB-980BX,
    OPPO DV-970HD,
    Lite Audio DAC AH,
    IXOS XHA305 Interconnects

    Computer Rig

    Polk SDA CRS+,
    Creek Audio 5350 SE,
    Morrow Audio MA1 Interconnect,
    HRT Music Streamer II
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited November 2007
    What's HDR? :confused:
    George Grand wrote: »
    Jstas wrote: »
    Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
    In Use
    PS3, Yamaha CDR-HD1300, Plex, Amazon Fire TV Gen 2
    Pioneer Elite VSX-52, Parasound HCA-1000A
    Klipsch RF-82ii, RC-62ii, RS-42ii, RW-10d
    Epson 8700UB
    In Storage
    [Home Audio]
    Rotel RCD-02, Yamaha KX-W900U, Sony ST-S500ES, Denon DP-7F
    Pro-Ject Phono Box MKII, Parasound P/HP-850, ASL Wave 20 monoblocks
    Klipsch RF-35, RB-51ii
    [Car Audio]
    Pioneer Premier DEH-P860MP, Memphis 16-MCA3004, Boston Acoustic RC520
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited November 2007
    High Dynamic Range or super graphics. With the graphics cranked all the way up on Episode 2, it is amazing as you say referfer. However, the lenght of it was a little disappointing, but expected.
    Jake
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter