5 ms·
I replayed Half Life 1 & 2 recently. While Half Life did not age very well, Half Life 2 and its episodes could be slightly refreshed graphically and released
by on_and_off 12y ago
I replayed Half Life 1 & 2 recently.
While Half Life did not age very well, Half Life 2 and its episodes could be slightly refreshed graphically and released as a 2015 game, it would probably be the FPS of the year. I don't know whether it is a compliment for HL2 or a shame for the slow evolution of this genre but it does many things better than most modern FPSes (long and very varied campaign, some very interesting weapons, ...) and has very certainly been an huge influence in the last decade.
It is not perfect of course, for example in a game where you spend all the time shooting at things, the game take away this mechanic at some key points, especially when faced with a traitor that many would be inclined to shoot at. It is hard not to lose your immersion in this situation.
The silent protagonist is also slightly aggravating IMO, sadly Valve seems very committed to it.
- jamesgeck0 12y agoIirc, Half Life 2 has actually recieved a few graphical updates since it's initial release. I'm almost positive it got a Source engine update a couple years back, but I can't find any announcements about it.
- ekianjo 12y agoYeah, that's for sure. I played it again recently and there's no way it looked THAT good 10 years ago. They have clearly refreshed the engine.
- Svenstaro 12y agoWell there's this: http://cinematicmod.com/ http://cinematicmod.com/
- ikurei 12y agoOh... how beautiful... much darker and more interesting look... http://cinematicmod.com/images/cm_11/environments/cm_11_18.jpg http://cinematicmod.com/images/cm_11/environments/cm_11_18.j... Wait, why the hell is Alyx dressed like that? Was there anything wrong with pants? It's so incredibly out of place...
- Svenstaro 12y agoEh don't worry, it's merely a choice. You can choose to use a bunch of different skins for some of the characters and there is also a HD version of regular Alyx.
- on_and_off 12y agoI am probably not the target audience for this mod since I don't really care about graphics from a technical standpoint (ie I prefer great design and coherence even with low tech to random high quality texture/effects) but yeah I don't see the point of this mod. Half Life 2 does not need a graphical revamp.