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Author: bluberry
Posted: July 05, 2008 (10:57 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I agree about the first two chapters (the levels are cool, I just wasn't digging having the super grav gun again--maybe it would have been neat if you only had the regular one and it gave you ways to deal with soldier using that) but I thought Lowlife was actually pretty cool. it would have worked better with Episode 2's new flashlight, but I had a great time with it.
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Author: Halon
Posted: July 05, 2008 (11:49 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Yeah I also liked the second half of Lowlife. The car pushing bit was pretty clever and the end where you had to wait for the elevator in the darkness was cool. The worst part about the game is it is pretty unnecessary if you think about it. Valve could've gotten rid of the whole idea and added one more level to Episode 2.
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Author: Suskie
Posted: July 06, 2008 (12:01 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Ha, you're totally right, that line sucked. I wrote the review pretty late at night and never really proofread the thing with a clear mind, so I deleted it for now until I can think of a better way to close the thing.
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Author: Halon
Posted: July 06, 2008 (12:26 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
That brings up another complaint I have with the franchise: you can't hotkey! Luckily I hotkey the gravity gun into my mouse so I can quickly switch to that when I see zombines but it's a pain that you can't hotkey other weapons. Luckily the game is easy enough so fumbling though weapons isn't too big of a problem.
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Author: dagoss
Posted: July 06, 2008 (07:26 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
"... the striders, it seems, have effectively tossed City 17’s salad"
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Author: Halon
Posted: July 06, 2008 (08:31 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Hahaha that's a brilliant line. Can't believe I missed it last night, but I suppose that's what I get for reading it at 3-4 in the morning.
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Author: Suskie
Posted: July 06, 2008 (11:54 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
You know you can just hit the G key for the gravity gun, right? I usually do that, but occasionally I don't reach far enough and turn on the flashlight by mistake.
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Author: Halon
Posted: July 06, 2008 (01:23 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Yeah I know about that but it doesn't help me much. I programmed it into my mouse actually and switching to it was never a problem for me. It's the other weapons that I can't hotkey. After playing HL2 three times and the episodes twice each I'm pretty good at using the mouse wheel but still not perfect.
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Author: Suskie
Posted: July 06, 2008 (02:29 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Yeah, I really wish I could hotkey the grenades, since I never really have enough time to select them individually and only really bother to use them against turrets. I guess having a grenade trigger is one thing Halo has over Half-Life.
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