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PC:Gamer UK gives HL2 96%....Biggles = avoid
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PC:Gamer reviewed HL2....and gave it 96%. For those that don't know, PC:Gamer UK only gave one other game 96%. And that was HL1. :D
Little snippet from the article:
[quote]
"It was all in that moment when I laughed. I couldn’t believe it was quite this good. I chuckled in muddled disbelief. My nervous fingers reloaded the level, knowing that I had to see that breathtaking sequence one more time. It was then I knew for certain: Valve had surpassed not only themselves, but everyone else too. Half-Life 2 is an astounding accomplishment. It is the definitive statement of the last five years of first-person shooters. Everything else was just a stopgap. Half-Life 2 is a near perfect sequel.” [/quote]
and a single pic...
[url]http://www.hl2world.com/bbs/album_pic.php?pic_id=255[/url]
ahh...who am I kidding?
have another!
[url]http://www.hl2world.com/bbs/album_page.php?pic_id=228[/url]
I must say...whatever changes they did to the lighting engine in the past month since the last pics...REALLY HELPED. Looks VERY nice eh?
PC:Gamer reviewed HL2....and gave it 96%. For those that don't know, PC:Gamer UK only gave one other game 96%. And that was HL1. :D
Little snippet from the article:
[quote]
"It was all in that moment when I laughed. I couldn’t believe it was quite this good. I chuckled in muddled disbelief. My nervous fingers reloaded the level, knowing that I had to see that breathtaking sequence one more time. It was then I knew for certain: Valve had surpassed not only themselves, but everyone else too. Half-Life 2 is an astounding accomplishment. It is the definitive statement of the last five years of first-person shooters. Everything else was just a stopgap. Half-Life 2 is a near perfect sequel.” [/quote]
and a single pic...
[url]http://www.hl2world.com/bbs/album_pic.php?pic_id=255[/url]
ahh...who am I kidding?
have another!
[url]http://www.hl2world.com/bbs/album_page.php?pic_id=228[/url]
I must say...whatever changes they did to the lighting engine in the past month since the last pics...REALLY HELPED. Looks VERY nice eh?
Comments
Now, i'm not saying HL2 won't get ratings in the 90% range, just take those first reviews with a grain of salt... But then again, who of us will buy HL2 because of it's ratings? ;)
Oh, by the way: I'm thinking more and more of getting it over steam. how exactly does that work? (I mean with the installation files). If I uninstall the game, and later re-install it, do i have to re-download everything, or can i just burn the installation files to a ... DVD (CD's to small) and later re-install from there?
In particular, I like the packages you can get with Steam more (despite the lack of physical packaging), and I also like the fact that Vivendi doesn't get Steam revenue.
[B]The problem with those advance Reviews is, that they are biased. That in most cases the rating that games get is not like in "real" reviews. Take Driver 3. That got stuff like "superb immersive driving... Truly glorious...." and 9/10 ratings. The reviews that didn't get review versions before the release were much more "down to earth", with the game only scoring 7/10 (and i tend to think that's a bit high)..
Now, i'm not saying HL2 won't get ratings in the 90% range, just take those first reviews with a grain of salt... But then again, who of us will buy HL2 because of it's ratings? ;)
Oh, by the way: I'm thinking more and more of getting it over steam. how exactly does that work? (I mean with the installation files). If I uninstall the game, and later re-install it, do i have to re-download everything, or can i just burn the installation files to a ... DVD (CD's to small) and later re-install from there? [/B][/QUOTE]
This is PC Gamer UK man, they don't do biased from what I've seen. If they did, there would be more 95%+ games....this is the second one to ever get that high...
In comparesen, Doom3 got an 86%
Apparently, they docked ~5% because it didn't come with it's own multiplayer, only CS:Source
There an idea, anyone want to add a caption to the second picture?
[B]I love the second pic, [i]Who ya gonna beat up, me or him?[/i]
There an idea, anyone want to add a caption to the second picture? [/B][/QUOTE]
"Here's your date for the night." :D
Lets just say I'm REALLY wanting this game now...the reviewer was very very impressed...
[B]Just read the PC Gamer UK review...
Lets just say I'm REALLY wanting this game now...the reviewer was very very impressed... [/B][/QUOTE]
You're a HL junkie...just admit it! ;)
[B]You're a HL junkie...just admit it! ;) [/B][/QUOTE]
Admit? I've never denyed it! :)
[B]I love the second pic, [i]Who ya gonna beat up, me or him?[/i]
There an idea, anyone want to add a caption to the second picture? [/B][/QUOTE]
"...and this bugger over here is your bunkmate."
(I don't know...it seems funny to me!)
[url]http://media.pc.gamespy.com/media/492/492830/imgs_1.html?fromint=1[/url]
So yea, banner city. use firefox. and enjoy!