[aldo_14]

My God, he's right!

[Deepblue]

It's Jack Black fools!

[Roanoke]

I'm still waiting to find out what all the fuss was over the original HL.

Did anyone buy HL2 over the counter BTW ? I'm wondering if I should, given I'm stuck on 56k at the moment.

[Fineus]

I did, and found it much more pleasent to own a "hard" copy.

[Roanoke]

I was more worried about STEAM registration on dial up. 

[Slasher]

Steam registration took a long time for me on my 56k dialup.  It should be noted that I installed two days after HL2 was released so server traffic was probably kinda high, but it took several hours for it to finish unlocking the files for the game.  Fortunately I was lucky enough to get the offline mode to work so it didn't have to log into the Steam servers everytime I wanted to play singleplayer, but Steam itself started up whenever I used HL2, and combined with the loading time for the levels and the main menu, it took a while to get from clicking the executable to actually playing the game.

[aldo_14]

I hate Steam.  Most recent reason is when it tries (tried - removed it now) to update the game, takes an eternity downloading said update, and then crashes midway through the actual patch process, becoming unresponsive and forcing a task-manager shutdown.

[Slasher]

Steam and HL2's not-so-small HDD bootprint prompted me to uninstall the game last summer.  HL1, in comparison, was on every one of my computers' hard drives from 1998 until late last year.  Seven years versus seven months.  I wasn't impressed.

[deftonesmx17]

I'm still waiting to find out what all the fuss was over the original HL.

The mod community was what all the fuss was about.

Or am I just the only person who didnt care for the single player part of both HL1 & HL2?

[aldo_14]

NB: does the original version of Blue-Shift install Steam?  Because there's an errant copy of that lying about my office, and I might nick borrow it before I leave.......

[Slasher]

The original copies of Blue-Shift produced waaay back in 2001 didn't come with Steam. 

[Martinus]

True but Steam will assimilate it and attempt to 'verify' it if you install it.

Gits.

[Turnsky]

steam's a lot like communism, good in concept, bad in practice.

i did find it holding onto my CD keys in my account to be a small blessing, not enough to make steam any good, mind you, it just takes away a minor annoyance.

[Mefustae]

The only reason i'm leaving HL2 installed at the moment is 'Dystopia', definitely one of the cooler mods i've played.

[Unknown Target]

The multiplayer is pretty fun, that's the only reason it's still on my machine.

[Fineus]

Or am I just the only person who didnt care for the single player part of both HL1 & HL2?

While I'd agree with that re: HL2... I really did enjoy HL1s single player game. When you get right down to it, it was still the same old FPS point and shoot - but all the weapons felt right, the AI gave the appearence of working really nicely and there were lots of wonderful immersive moments that pulled you further into the game (scientists being slaughtered by the Xen creatures / troops etc. for example).

[ZmaN]

ok so I will never finish this game, and my parents dont want me playing it.  Can anyone tell me the ending?
Everyone is saying the ending was horrible.
I'm telling you, Far Cry is one of the best shooters made.  I wonder if FEAR is better....

[deftonesmx17]

ok so I will never finish this game, and my parents dont want me playing it.  Can anyone tell me the ending?
Everyone is saying the ending was horrible.
I'm telling you, Far Cry is one of the best shooters made.  I wonder if FEAR is better....

The ending goes like this. The place you are in starts to explode. The frames then slow down and stop before the explosion kills you. Then "G-man" talks about how you wont be needed until your time comes again blah blah blah. END.

BTW, FEAR is much better than Far Cry(still a great game though) IMO. This is due to the AI in FEAR. They bring the gunfights to life with how smart they are. Hands down they are the best AI (according to most people and game experts) ever seen in a FPS.

[ZmaN]

Ill sneak the demo download onto my PC and give it a shot!!

[deftonesmx17]

Good choice