BF2S Forums [Half Life 2] "So wake up, Mr. Freeman. Wake up and smell the ashes."

frankyman_88 wrote:

wow stingray, you got me here . Just a few things I would like to point out before i give up totally admit that FEAR is the best game ever in existence.
I find that in terms of finding your own way to finish an objective half-life and FEAR are both very similar; You have to turn this switch to open this door, eg. This is basically the only way to further any type of storyline in fps games.

Good point, switches and such are the only way to segment the action. 

frankyman_88 wrote:

Well i don't know about you but i have 5.1 surround sound and the combine AR on half-life sounds pretty damn satisfying to me . all the other weapons sound pretty crappy though, oh I almost forgot the magnum! That thing sounds pretty good too

Yep, 5.1 here, too, the magnum did sound good. 

frankyman_88 wrote:

I play FEAR on full graphics on 1280x1024 and full sound until recently when my soundcard chucked a fit, but I'm getting a new one today hopefully w00t. The ability to light up a room in FEAR with weapons fire is impressive indeed, especially if you are wondering if that freaking little girl is sitting there waiting for you . When I play FEAR it feels like all the colors are based from the same pastel; all variants of grey, which makes the game more repetitve. The shadows also look a bit strange in some parts in my opinion.

I’m thinking of getting Extraction Point to see what Alma has up her sleeve next.

frankyman_88 wrote:

Yes ok FEAR is a fairly original game, however the thing that gets me is the level design; its just corridor after corridor(given i havent finished it yet, so correct me if I'm wrong) with no driving at all. And I would say that the firefights in quake 4 are on par with those in FEAR, which i will give you are monstorously good.

You have a point there about level design.  For this chapter in the story we had to explore those facilities.  I’m hoping further expansions or other games based on FEAR will be outdoors and throw in some daytime elements. 

frankyman_88 wrote:

The AI in FEAR is where the game really shines, however if you have ultra fast reflexes i guess you could do the whole thing without slo-mo. I know i couldn't

I’ve tried parts without slo-mo and it’s possible, but at others it’s darned near impossible without it. 

frankyman_88 wrote:

But what about the interactivity of the environment in Half-life 2? you can jump on things, pull things off the wall, use them, block hallways(or unblock them) wheras in FEAR the best you can interact with your environment is blowing out a few windows or putting chips in doors . And I really found the story more immersive in Half-life 2, but i guess everyone is different. Well i guess thats about it, thankyou for this conversation, +1.

The interactivity is a unique aspect of HL2 that is not part of FEAR.  I just like to shoot stuff I guess. +1 to you, also.

FEAR is also a very good game indeed and right up there next to Half Life 2. The only downside is the level designs which indeed are pretty basic. Offices, warehouses and hospitals. The action is still very intense and the story is rather interesting yet quite complicated even after completing Extraction Point (which ends in another damn cliffhanger!). It's also the only game I have come to know that actualy succeeds in messing with your mind  hours after you've stopped playing.
Me and a friend were playing it in the dark in the middle of the night. After we were done with a few levels we played some BF2 and then he decided to go home. That particular night though, all the streetlights in my street were busted for some reason so when we went outside we just stared in this big hole of BLACK. Both having a moment of HELL NO!!! XD

Tiger

You need to play the first one to really know everything.

PS the first one is the best game ever even by today's standards.

Shadow893 wrote:

doctastrangelove1964 wrote:

You need to play the first one to really know everything.

PS the first one is the best game ever even by today's standards.

lol - maybe i should get it lol

Its very cheap now. As I said even by todays standards for AI and level design it holds up great!

dubbs wrote:

Zero!. wrote:

we dont go to ravenholm > all other hl2 levels


that level is the dogs nuts in gold

but ive beat that game like 9  times now and it still ammuses me even now

Try Esp 1.  It is a lot more creepier then We don't go to RavenHolm.  For most of the part that I have played, you are basically in the dark with very little light execpt your flashlight.  (Mine always seems to go out at the wrong time also.) 

http://hl2ep1.nfsvideos.com has a lot of videos for each level and are pretty good.  They are part of a walkthrough if you get stuck.  Check out Chapter Three on the menu.  The elevator battle is really intense also.

the elevator battle was better before they made it as easy as it is now
but i love hl2 and ep1 and can't wait for ep2 and portals