HL2 Ep2 + TF2 +Portal :S

Post by **ctrlsteef** » 16 Jul 2006, 11:15

You might think, what is that topic subject all about. :lol:
Well it has to do with the following article on Gamespot.

Valve Reveals.... :wink:

Some wicked new games on the program from Valve.

First of all offcourse HalfLife 2 - Episode 2. Next a new game in the HL universe called Portals. Also Team Fortress 2 was announced.

Read the article for more info. :)

Microtia · Post by **Microtia** » 16 Jul 2006, 17:10

You forgot to mention HL2 + Episode 1 were coming to the 360 and PS3 :P.

skeeder · Post by **skeeder** » 16 Jul 2006, 17:12

goddamnit...why do they ruin everything by making it for consoles....

Microtia · Post by **Microtia** » 16 Jul 2006, 17:23

goddamnit...why do they ruin everything by making it for consoles....

Well, they've already made HL2 for Xbox, so what confuses me most is why even bother remaking it for the 360 (Even if it does include Episode 1).

Post by **skipclarke** » 16 Jul 2006, 20:53

Sounds great, ctrlsteef. 8)

I was especially suprised to hear about Team Fortress 2. I never really got into that particular game, but I remember my old colleagues at PC Gamer wining endlessly about how it was never released.

I'm looking forward to see what they do with it this time around!

Panzeroth · Post by **Panzeroth** » 16 Jul 2006, 21:24

goddamnit...why do they ruin everything by making it for consoles....

And this is wrong because?

Gabbo · Post by **Gabbo** » 17 Jul 2006, 01:26

[quote]goddamnit...why do they ruin everything by making it for consoles....

And this is wrong because?

The downside is that the future titles that are launched for both platforms are often dumbed down to the lowest common denominator (consoles) and leave the PC with often clunky interfaces. (eg. Deus Ex: Invisible War)

Consolitis as it is called.

Regardless, I am pretty excited about this. I loved the original Team Fortress for Quake1 and was always anticipating TF2. Once BF1942 came out and stole TF2's thunder, I figured the project was dead. I am glad this is not the case. The new art direction looks really cool as well. It looks like the style of Evil Genius as far as character models go. Campy cartoony characters.

I also finally got Episode 1 and must be pretty damn close to finishing it. So I will be ready for Ep2.

Post by **skipclarke** » 17 Jul 2006, 03:06

Regardless, I am pretty excited about this. I loved the original Team Fortress for Quake1 and was always anticipating TF2. Once BF1942 came out and stole TF2's thunder, I figured the project was dead. I am glad this is not the case. The new art direction looks really cool as well. It looks like the style of Evil Genius as far as character models go. Campy cartoony characters.

My thoughts exactly, Gabbo - in fact I was just going to comment on that promotional screenshot over at Gamespy. If they do decide to take a more cartoonish/campy approach it may help distinguish it in the overcrowded online market.

skeeder · Post by **skeeder** » 17 Jul 2006, 05:08

[quote]goddamnit...why do they ruin everything by making it for consoles....

And this is wrong because?
Someone get shorted, thats just what happens, they cannot write something that will intergrate into EVERY system perfectly. (I know enough programing to know this.) It just seems like they downgrade quality for the consoles (think I'm kidding...look at Doom 3 for Xbox) and because they will write it for consoles, they just patch it over to PC and except us to be happy.

And mostly because I cannot use a console because I grew up playing Quake on a 486.

Post by **ctrlsteef** » 17 Jul 2006, 07:51

I didn't mention it because i was so sad about it that i just couldn't get it out of my fingers. :cry:
Why do they have to port my beloved HL to the console. :cry: :cry:
That will just mean they put less time in the PC version. :cry: :cry: :cry:

Microtia · Post by **Microtia** » 17 Jul 2006, 15:46

Like I said, you must hate it already then because Half-Life 2 is on the Xbox, and Half-Life is on the PS2 and Dreamcast :P.

Panzeroth · Post by **Panzeroth** » 19 Jul 2006, 01:42

[quote][quote]goddamnit...why do they ruin everything by making it for consoles....

And this is wrong because?

The downside is that the future titles that are launched for both platforms are often dumbed down to the lowest common denominator (consoles) and leave the PC with often clunky interfaces. (eg. Deus Ex: Invisible War)

Consolitis as it is called.

Depends. I don't know how the console versions of the already released HL2 and Ep1 will be, but I doubt Valve will dumb the future releases to fit the simplistic console controls and whatnot. It seems they are increasing the complexity of the new episodes (I haven't played Ep1 yet btw) and if they make them obviously simpler I don't think it will sell that good. Reviews have a big impact on sales and it will be noticed.

TF2 looks interesting also, I didn't play the first one much but the new art style looks fun, just hope it won't result i a "flat" look in-game.

Microtia · Post by **Microtia** » 19 Jul 2006, 01:54

I don't get where you got "more complex" from. Episode 1 is just a continuation of the HL2 story. Same graphics (well, mostly), same characters, same controls etc. It's just reaaaaalllly short. And who knows what the console ports will be like. It all depends if Valve takes advantage of Microsofts excellent developer tools/XNA platform to port it. It's anyones guess as to what the PS3 version will end up being like.

Panzeroth · Post by **Panzeroth** » 19 Jul 2006, 02:30

I read about some new semi scripted physics stuff they were making on IGN so it seems they are advancing the engine. And they probably know better than retardizing the PC game to make room in the console business. Maybe the console versions have less features but who cares HL is to be played on the PC anyway :)

Microtia · Post by **Microtia** » 19 Jul 2006, 03:31

Well, the first one included physics based puzzles and what not as well, so it's not anything new :P.

EasytouchBarBie · Post by **EasytouchBarBie** » 19 Jul 2006, 04:25

That portals thing looked awesome! Check out the videos on popular sites. I can't wait for Ep 2!!

Post by **ctrlsteef** » 19 Jul 2006, 15:13

Here is a movie from Portal.

http://www.gametrailers.com/player.php?id=11883&type=wmv

Looks awesome. :)

Post by **BongoTrumman** » 19 Jul 2006, 15:24

Portal looks cool. I'm gonna give that one a try when it comes out.

Post by **BongoTrumman** » 19 Jul 2006, 18:48

TF2 teaser trailer

exus · Post by **exus** » 20 Jul 2006, 12:56

Screw the rest, Portals looks AWESOME

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