Quote: So how do I feel about HL2? I have mixed feelings. On the one hand it was the most profoundly moving experience of my admittedly heretofore brief life, on the other hand it really failed to go in the direction I was hoping. The story was nice, but it didn't follow the ending I longed for. In the original Half-Life, you had two choices on how to finish the game. One choice, the most morally conscious choice, resulted in death. I chose that route and logically assumed the sequel would follow the outcome of the first game. It does not. I suppose that means the first Half-Life isn't considered part of the "HL2 canon," which is stupid given all the references to the events at Black Mesa. A colleague argued with me that the alternate "death" ending was ambiguous, because all we really see is a room full of grunting aliens before the screen fades to black. I think this notion is absurd. Am I to believe that the aliens merely raped Gordon? Their intention was murder, I assure you.
games that take 5 years to make, cost millions of dollars, and that will make billions better be a ****ing good game.
and its better simply for the fact that its name is Half-Life. Its like a car that handles and performs just as good as a porsche..you will still take the porsche and think its better :)
....hmmm. If Half Life 2 were a car, it wouldn't be german (not that I dislike german cars... mmmm M3 *drool). It would be something with a bit of character... like an Aston Martin DB9 or a Lamborghini Murcielago.