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Re: Half-Life 3 Confirmed! For real!

From	candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid>
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Subject	Re: Half-Life 3 Confirmed! For real!
Date	2024-11-06 19:00 +0000
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Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote at 15:48 this Monday (GMT):
> On Mon, 4 Nov 2024 12:30:06 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07
><candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:
>
>>JAB <noway@nochance.com> wrote at 08:54 this Monday (GMT):
>>> On 03/11/2024 16:05, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
>>>> Honestly, despite this post, I can't really say I'm that_excited_
>>>> about this project. I'm done and over with "Half Life"; it just
>>>> doesn't excite me anymore. If it ever does come out 'for real', it
>>>> isn't a must-buy for me; that time has passed. Still, it's expected
>>>> release has been a running joke for so long (it's been 20 years since
>>>> "Half Life 2" came out!) that I can hardly be expected to_not_
>>>> comment on any news about it. ?
>>>
>>> I kinda agree, I love HL:1+2 but times, including my tastes, have moved 
>>> on. I really enjoyed Black Mesa but no where near as much as the original.
>>
>>
>>I've never actually beaten either HL game..
>
> I'd actually recommend the original "Half Life"; I think it still
> holds up pretty well both as a game and as an experience. The visuals
> can be a bit rough (oh god, Barney, what's with your face?!?) so
> you'll need to get past that, but if you can (and you enjoy the style
> of cinematic FPS that "Half Life" helped invent) then I think it
> remains a very playable game.
>
> I'm less enured with "Half Life 2". Visually it was quite a treat back
> in 2004, and it helped to usher in modern physics engines in
> video-games, but the story just wasn't as interesting or relatable,
> and the gameplay was rather humdrum. (It had a number of really boring
> bits, like the boat-ride and the prison). The later episodic DLC
> improved things (Episode 2 added some much needed characterization),
> but it's still the lesser of the two games overall.
>
> I'm of mixed feelings about "Black Mesa", the semi-official "Half Life
> 1" remake. Visually, it's quite good looking, and it mostly recaptures
> the feel of the first game. At least, it does with the portions on
> Earth (the Xen levels, which take place in the second half of the
> game) are very different. But overall, the devs 'amped up' the
> gameplay just a bit too much for my liking; the original "Half Life"
> was a bit slower and had better balance between the quiet moments and
> the action; "Black Mesa" is like playing "Half Life 1" at 1.25 speed. 
>
>    [That said, I played Black Mesa shortly after release, and 
>     it's been under continual development since then so maybe 
>     that's changed]
>
>
> All IMHO and YMMV, obviously. Taste in games is all subjective, after
> all.;-)


I have both on steam, I just haven't beaten them ^^
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Half-Life 3 Confirmed! For real! Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2024-11-03 11:05 -0500
  Re: Half-Life 3 Confirmed! For real! JAB <noway@nochance.com> - 2024-11-04 08:54 +0000
    Re: Half-Life 3 Confirmed! For real! candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2024-11-04 12:30 +0000
      Re: Half-Life 3 Confirmed! For real! Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2024-11-04 10:48 -0500
        Re: Half-Life 3 Confirmed! For real! ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2024-11-04 22:49 +0000
          Re: Half-Life 3 Confirmed! For real! Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2024-11-05 11:00 -0500
            Re: Half-Life 3 Confirmed! For real! ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2024-11-06 01:48 +0000
              Re: Half-Life 3 Confirmed! For real! candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2024-11-06 19:00 +0000
                Re: Half-Life 3 Confirmed! For real! ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2024-11-07 02:19 +0000
                Re: Half-Life 3 Confirmed! For real! candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2024-11-07 21:40 +0000
                Re: Half-Life 3 Confirmed! For real! Kyonshi <gmkeros@gmail.com> - 2024-11-08 11:59 +0100
                Re: Half-Life 3 Confirmed! For real! candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2024-11-08 18:10 +0000
                Re: Half-Life 3 Confirmed! For real! Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> - 2024-11-08 17:52 -0800
                Re: Half-Life 3 Confirmed! For real! candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2024-11-09 02:20 +0000
                Re: Half-Life 3 Confirmed! For real! Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> - 2024-11-08 21:34 -0800
                Re: Half-Life 3 Confirmed! For real! rridge@csclub.uwaterloo.ca (Ross Ridge) - 2024-11-10 16:11 +0000
                Re: Half-Life 3 Confirmed! For real! candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2024-11-11 01:40 +0000
            Re: Half-Life 3 Confirmed! For real! JAB <noway@nochance.com> - 2024-11-06 10:18 +0000
              Re: Half-Life 3 Confirmed! For real! Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> - 2024-11-06 18:42 -0600
                Re: Half-Life 3 Confirmed! For real! ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2024-11-07 02:22 +0000
                Re: Half-Life 3 Confirmed! For real! Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2024-11-07 10:22 -0500
                Re: Half-Life 3 Confirmed! For real! JAB <noway@nochance.com> - 2024-11-07 11:07 +0000
                Re: Half-Life 3 Confirmed! For real! Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> - 2024-11-07 10:46 -0600
        Re: Half-Life 3 Confirmed! For real! candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2024-11-06 19:00 +0000
          Re: Half-Life 3 Confirmed! For real! Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2024-11-06 16:39 -0500
            Re: Half-Life 3 Confirmed! For real! candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2024-11-07 20:30 +0000
  Re: Half-Life 3 Confirmed! For real! Kyonshi <gmkeros@gmail.com> - 2024-11-04 12:11 +0100
    Re: Half-Life 3 Confirmed! For real! Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> - 2024-11-04 11:40 -0600
    Re: Half-Life 3 Confirmed! For real! Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2024-11-04 12:53 -0500
      Re: Half-Life 3 Confirmed! For real! Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> - 2024-11-05 07:20 -0800
        Re: Half-Life 3 Confirmed! For real! JAB <noway@nochance.com> - 2024-11-06 11:05 +0000
          Re: Half-Life 3 Confirmed! For real! Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> - 2024-11-06 18:43 -0600
  Re: Half-Life 3 Confirmed! For real! PW <iamnotusingonewithAgent@notinuse.com> - 2024-11-04 18:52 -0700
  Re: Half-Life 3 Confirmed! For real! Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2024-11-12 13:57 -0500
    Re: Half-Life 3 Confirmed! For real! candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2024-11-12 22:20 +0000
      Re: Half-Life 3 Confirmed! For real! Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2024-11-12 18:25 -0500

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