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K
2nd June 2006, 00:29
Ok stated playing ~7pm finished ~12pm I feal a little cheated that its under 5hours of game play :(
GreyDeath
2nd June 2006, 00:34
half the price, half the fun. Gotta love those values :S
kr-dm1
2nd June 2006, 00:37
It's always been said to be 4-5hours long, can't say you hadn't been warned :) Twas a good evening game for me, 4hours 30mins to complete, and left you waiting for episode2 :p:
K
2nd June 2006, 00:47
I had a good week of play time out of HL2, one evening just doesnt seem enough.
rick_2k
2nd June 2006, 01:14
Does anyone agree with me that HDR was implemented much better in EP1 than lost coast and definatly CS:S

The HDR effect in de_dust is revolting.

Enjoying EP1 so far!
kr-dm1
2nd June 2006, 02:24
Yeah, HDR worked very well there. Seemed to kill my FPS in places though which it didn't in Lost Coast. Guess it was being used more or something :)
Cypher
2nd June 2006, 04:12
Like I said in a previous topic about Episode1, the cost and play-time is compareable to a film. Games are generally a little more involving and entertaining than a film too. I'm not in a rush to buy it, but seems not bad value imo.

But still the ever-rising price of games is getting to be an annoyance. I remember the time when new (full length) games came out at £20 :\

(Time was based on the Valve-Playtester time vs actual play time of HL2. the 40hours of HL2 worked out to about 20-25 hours when you werent being paid to play)
andyf
2nd June 2006, 06:31
Ok stated playing ~7pm finished ~12pm I feal a little cheated that its under 5hours of game play :(

Don't worry Killing, you can download the Episode 2 (http://www.fileshack.com/file.x?fid=8902) trailer now and start waiting for that ... :spinface:
Boffykins
2nd June 2006, 06:39
I was expecting it to be unlocked last night, but I got home, checked steam and it still said "Pre-loaded; un-released" How did you guys manage to play it?
andyf
2nd June 2006, 06:41
That's odd. I fired steam up yesterday about 5-6pm, and it started to decrypt the files. It's not something really random like your PC's clock being set wrong .. ?
Boffykins
2nd June 2006, 06:45
Ahh, my Steam was still running. I wonder if you need to close and restart it. How silly do I feel now? :\
Neon
2nd June 2006, 07:58
But still the ever-rising price of games is getting to be an annoyance. I remember the time when new (full length) games came out at £20 :\Bargin Bucket! :D
Lucifa
2nd June 2006, 09:24
:( I just had the ending of EP1 spoiled for me by going to the somethingawful forums, they've renamed the FYAD forum :(
gabes
2nd June 2006, 09:37
What does FYAD mean? I've been a lurker for months on the SA forums and I'm sure I knew it but now I don't lol.
andyf
2nd June 2006, 10:03
What does FYAD mean? I've been a lurker for months on the SA forums and I'm sure I knew it but now I don't lol.

**** you and die.
Lucifa
2nd June 2006, 11:10
http://forums.somethingawful.com/dictionary.php?act=3&topicid=24

FYAD is an odd forum, you either get it or you don't
Elbonio
2nd June 2006, 11:29
It's an episodic format


ie lots of small episodes



Same with SiN: Episodes and Sam and Max later this year


It's the new thing - make games into TV shows that you play.
Freelance
2nd June 2006, 11:36
i'm liking what i've played so far. i think i've paid more for less in the past. i think of it as an expansion pack, similar to Op4 or blueshift, and IMO it's better than both
RTO
2nd June 2006, 11:39
It's the new thing - make games into TV shows that you play.

As opposed to TV shows turning into games that you play ;)
Bootz
2nd June 2006, 14:26
how do you get past the antlion bit, where you need to turn the wheel to open the door, but the antlions keep spawning and twatting you?
kr-dm1
2nd June 2006, 14:32
Use the gravity gun to punt cars onto their holes, can't push them out the way it seems :)
K
2nd June 2006, 14:41
Did any one else get stuck right at the beginning with the van and dog?

Seems I managed to get a bugged up script where dog just disappeared :( Had to start again good job it was so close the the beginning.
Bootz
2nd June 2006, 14:54
mine was okay, but I found those bit dragged a bit, and alyx wouldn't stop mentioned dog and having to wait for the scripted bits to finish.
Neon
2nd June 2006, 15:30
WHERE IS IT?! I preordered from play.com and it shipped the same time as Chicane's and he has it already! Curse you Royal Mail. Curse you!
Swyft
3rd June 2006, 00:28
lucifa, when was the last time you could trust the title of FYAD?
seriously now.
When HL2 came out it was called "Alyx dies" ;)

But yea, I enjoyed it, was very polished, and some of the lines were fantastic. "Back so soon?" hehe

worth the £11 :p
Freelance
3rd June 2006, 00:31
just finished it, and i would say i felt entertained.