Just beat Halo3 Single Player.Will I now be dissapointed in HalfLife 2 Single Player? [Archive]

rappytaffy

10-04-2007, 12:45 AM

In 2004 I had a crap computer(And still do)I really wanted to expierence the half life series that everyone says is so amazing but I never got around to it.Instead of that game I instead focused on the Halo series and I loved everything about it.The music,gameplay,graphics and defiantly the story.Now that I have a 360 I can now play half life for the first time.So after beating the whole Halo series and now starting on the half life series will I get disappointed by the gameplay,graphics and story because Halo outshines it???What makes half life 2 better?I really like creepy atmosphere,does this have lots like I hear???

SatanTheSith

10-04-2007, 12:48 AM

Half life seems better than halo, but I wouldnt know seeing as how I haven't played halo 3 single player yet. HL2 is really long too, so its all up to you.

xXSpawnXx

10-04-2007, 12:53 AM

Half-Life pwns Halo in every aspect.

1)As a FPS

2)Storyline

3)Multiplayer (Counter-Strike)

4)As being more revolutionary

Nuff Said.

wpccrazy

10-04-2007, 01:17 AM

Yea CS was bigger then any of the halo games. Which is an accomplishment since more people are console gamers then pc gamers these days.

skater910

10-04-2007, 02:39 AM

Unless you're a complete, 100% graphics whore, you will enjoy Half-life 2. I can't think of any reason why you wouldn't like it.

sKin

10-04-2007, 02:49 AM

I just could never get into the Half-Life games. The story was never there for me (I felt absolutely NO connection to it), the gameplay was dull, but the graphics were pretty good - i'll admit that. But unfortunately, good graphics don't equate to a good game.

Halo > Half-Life anyday. Just take Spawn's list, flip it around, and you'll get how I feel. Halo is just a better series.

clutch-monkey

10-04-2007, 02:58 AM

i enjoyed both, half life is the better executed series though. you should enjoy it fine. unless you're Well Me

Fungus Amungus

10-04-2007, 03:02 AM

I like both stortlines equally. You can't even really compare the two. Half-life's story is told by your interaction, you are Dr. Freeman. In Halo, you play as Master Chief, but the story plot is told through cutscenes.

RancidMilk

10-04-2007, 03:15 AM

I agree with sKin about Half-Life. Generally it was just really boring for me.

Sepharih

10-04-2007, 03:19 AM

Half-life 2 single player was way too boring for me. Even on hard difficulty the game is a complete snooze fest as compared to Halo on legendary. I was going to try some of the extreme difficulty mods released for it...but the game has vista woes so I can't say anything about that. Once they release a patch I might give it another try.
Story wise I've never gotten very much out of Half-life 2. As I've said before, it sort of reminds me of the matrix sequels in that it seems to have some pretty cool ideas and concepts...but it's way to vague and doesn't really tell its story in an engaging way. Course people say the same thing about Halo...so whatever. Go ahead and pick it up. Enough people have called it the greatest game ever to at least give it a try.

Edit:
On a side note, another good thinking man's shooter with excellent gameplay and an amazing storyline is Deus Ex. I would recommend that one to anybody. Even with the outdated graphics I played through it a month or so ago and enjoyed it just as much as ever.

24Hours

10-04-2007, 03:52 AM

I enjoyed Halo much more. Especially Halo 3's Legendary, it's a blast. Although they're both FPS's, they are actually really different in terms of engine and game universe.

shizzle69

10-04-2007, 04:39 AM

Half life's story is more complicated then the halo story. The single player I enjoyed more then halo 3.

Although you can't count counter- strike, or any of those games as half life 2's multi player. All they have in common is the same engine.:rollseyes

Half life 2's actual multi player is pretty boring, so halo 3 would have to win in the part.

clutch-monkey

10-04-2007, 04:44 AM

i want an opposing force game for half life 2 somehow.

Thomson

10-04-2007, 02:43 PM

Half-Life 2 single player is waaaaaay better than Halo 3's. by a fucking long shot. its about twice as long too.

but halo 3 multi-player is better. that's if you don't count all the mods that you can get for HL2. if you get HL2 you get CS for free. and there are some really good free and purchasable mods that are over all better than Halo

Daucus Karota

10-04-2007, 02:49 PM

Half-life 2 is superior to Halo 3

Nocturnal

10-04-2007, 04:04 PM

I had a turkey sandwich for lunch.

My turkey sandwich > HL2

HL2 is sooo over rated, you are stupid if you think it's better than my turkey sandwich.

xXSpawnXx

10-04-2007, 04:22 PM

SHOOTSDEN

10-04-2007, 04:35 PM

JesusTheJedi

10-04-2007, 05:24 PM

I had a turkey sandwich for lunch.

My turkey sandwich > HL2

HL2 is sooo over rated, you are stupid if you think it's better than my turkey sandwich.

Are you trying to suggest that the two games aren't comparable? Because I think they are... (Story-driven FPS games)

silverspade14

10-04-2007, 05:26 PM

Half Life 2 rapes Halo in every way.

Nocturnal

10-04-2007, 05:31 PM

Are you trying to suggest that the two games aren't comparable? Because I think they are... (Story-driven FPS games)

Nope, only that the enjoyment one 1 item doesn't have much effect on the enjoyment of another.

SwyfT

10-04-2007, 07:23 PM

I remember on G4TV when they had that contest between HL2 and Halo 2. They had people call in and voice their opinions, and whichever game had the most support would win. Even G4 said that they thought HL2 was the obvious better game.

But caller after caller would come in and talk about Halo. Most of them would spout off features of Halo 2. When asked what features they didn't like about HL2 they would just say things like "Uhh, I just didn't like it." Pretty obvious a bunch of drooling fanboys wouldn't dare take heat from another game.

Of the two? I take it you guessed I would side with Half-life. The game was a legend back in the day, and Half-life 2 was a great sequel. Maybe not the behemoth HL1 was, but still superior.

Halo: CE had a chance to be considered great, until H2/H3 came out.

Nickster

10-04-2007, 10:01 PM

Ehh, years ago I would have said Half-Life 2, but now that I've played Half-Life 1... fuck that shit.

Now I havent played HL2 in a while, but Half Life HAS way more pussles that its sequal, like HL2 had close to none. The only one I remeber was the fucking cinderblocks on the wooden plank one. Wow, a puzzle to get up an incline that could be easily climbed over, or spasm-jumped rather. Fuck you.

The combat in HL2 was fun, but it did get boring, HL1's fighting was more intense methinks.

In terms of just blowing up shit, I prefer Halo, but for immersion, story and such I'd go for Half Life.

Half Life is also more unforgiving than 2, the trash compacter part comes to mind. Better get up those fucking crates now... TOO LATE! FUCKING DEAD. I'll just have a nice calm drive on this tram... ZOMG TRACK BROKEN! THROUGH THE WALL! FUCKING DEAD.

JesusTheJedi

10-04-2007, 10:30 PM

^^^ One puzzle? Is that a joke?

Nope, only that the enjoyment one 1 item doesn't have much effect on the enjoyment of another.

Oh, well, fair enough.

Nickster

10-04-2007, 10:57 PM

^^^ One puzzle? Is that a joke?

Only one I could remeber, had'nt played it in awhile. I do remeber that It did'nt really have the same level of immersion as number 1. And was shitloads harder. I'll have to play HL2 again to really compare them.

Half Life 1>>Half Life 2>Halo1=Halo2>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>E1268840 Contract Jack

In my opinion... except for Contract Jack, that sucks in everyones opinion.

Osiris5217

10-04-2007, 11:22 PM

I didn't really enjoy HL as much as Halo, but that's just me, try it for yourself. Most people on this forum are going to have black and white opinions. I.E "Halo sux, hl pwns it any day" or "Halo pwns hl like the red-headed step child it is."

shizzle69

10-05-2007, 12:57 AM

Again also although they are both FPS's, they are hard to compare.

Half life's singleplayer is built more around puzzles, where as halo is more linear and blowing up shit.

Either way they are both fav games of mine, I still play half life 2 alot.

Bioshock

10-05-2007, 04:00 AM

Half Life is way better because the gravity gun and the what the hell The Orange Box and it comes with 5 game in one disk nothing can't beat that halo never had 5 game in one box and portal look amazing and Team Fortress 2 will be sweet there and buy it and you will have fun and you will never play halo 3 anymore

JesusTheJedi

10-05-2007, 04:25 AM

xXSpawnXx

10-05-2007, 04:46 AM

GMOD 10 FTW!

Half Life is way better because the gravity gun and the what the hell The Orange Box and it comes with 5 game in one disk nothing can't beat that halo never had 5 game in one box and portal look amazing and Team Fortress 2 will be sweet there and buy it and you will have fun and you will never play halo 3 anymore

Exactly.

rand0m

10-05-2007, 07:01 AM

Half Life 2 comes with the Source engine ... comes with the mods ... comes with the extra hundreds of games ...

YorkshireMan

10-05-2007, 08:37 AM

lol

HL2 > Halo 3

From what i gather multiplayer is where its at with halo 3, and single player is short and aint that great, whilst HL2 is one of the best single player FPS ever, and probably has better graphics than halo 3 too.

PsiRedEye22

10-05-2007, 09:00 AM

Okay, see, here's where I draw the line. I'm totally willing to admit that I loved Halo 3. But the second you tell me that it has a better single player experience than Half-Life, that's absolutely insane. If you compared them side by side, you'd have to be a nutbag to say that Hale Life wasn't the deeper story. I would be willing to bet that more people would even say Half Life 1's story was deeper than any of the Halo series.

Come on people, leave the fanboy crap at home. I'm starting to realize this, so now you all have to as well. Anyone on the planet can see that Half Life had the better story, and I have played through both Halo and Half Life.

SatanTheSith

10-05-2007, 10:32 AM

GMOD 10 FTW!

Exactly.

Yea dude, gmod 10 wins to the max extreme ultra mega

rand0m

10-05-2007, 10:57 AM

Come on people, leave the fanboy crap at home. I'm starting to realize this, so now you all have to as well. Anyone on the planet can see that Half Life had the better story, and I have played through both Halo and Half Life.

I have no idea what the story in Half life 2 is and I don't care.

PsiRedEye22

10-05-2007, 11:00 AM

Gordon Freeman is a theoretical ass-kicking physicist and is severely cooler than master chief.

Osiris5217

10-05-2007, 12:18 PM

Gordon Freeman is a theoretical ass-kicking physicist and is severely cooler than master chief.

Too bad mc could snap his fucking neck!

JesusTheJedi

10-05-2007, 01:39 PM

The HL story has a lot of mystery to it, and I hear that Episode 2 is going to reveal a lot of stuff, so I look forward to that.

rand0m

10-05-2007, 02:08 PM

Too bad mc could snap his fucking neck!

If he can get near him ... GF would just pick MC up with his Gravity gun, walk him over to a jet engine and fire him through it.

Osiris5217

10-05-2007, 05:07 PM

If he can get near him ... GF would just pick MC up with his Gravity gun, walk him over to a jet engine and fire him through it.

That's 2 tons of high tech lolsupermagic shielded metal into a jet engine. He could still shoot him while he's being lifted though.

SatanTheSith

10-05-2007, 06:38 PM

he could move him around rapidly. Have you ever been playing gmod and someone uses a phys gun on you to bug you, and wildly trashes you around while you try and shoot them? Good luck master faggot.

Osiris5217

10-05-2007, 08:10 PM

he could move him around rapidly. Have you ever been playing gmod and someone uses a phys gun on you to bug you, and wildly trashes you around while you try and shoot them? Good luck master faggot.

Or he could just stay back and shoot his ass in the head. But h2h master chief wins anyday. GG Gordon Gayman cwutididthere? Doesn't that gun have short range anyway?

SatanTheSith

10-05-2007, 09:06 PM

Well lets put it this way. Gordon freeman doesnt need a thousand pounds of armor to protect himself against zombies and combine and shit.

zigamabob

10-05-2007, 09:10 PM

Bioshock

10-05-2007, 09:32 PM

Uhhh...HL2 singleplayer > halo3 singleplayer any day. Halo3 multiplayer is better...and umm sorry but Gordon would get raped my MC. Unless Gordon is smart and crouches so MC can't see him in his radar. Gordon Freeman doesn't have a radar mc radar won't pick up Gordon freeman single Gordon Free has a better chance reminder Gordon has the bad ass Gravity Gun he could pick up anything and throw it at mc so Gordon has a better chance kill MC

SatanTheSith

10-05-2007, 10:28 PM

Mega run on sentence

Osiris5217

10-05-2007, 11:40 PM

Well lets put it this way. Gordon freeman doesnt need a thousand pounds of armor to protect himself against zombies and combine and shit.

Gordan freeman also doesn't fight in deep space. He also doesn't fight agaisnt monsters that put spores in the air and if one gets on you, you die. And don't give me that damned head crab shit.

SatanTheSith

10-05-2007, 11:41 PM

What about head crabs?

Osiris5217

10-05-2007, 11:48 PM

What about head crabs?

They're like pube crabs but worse.

SatanTheSith

10-05-2007, 11:50 PM

Zombie torsos will fuck yo ass up nigga!

puppetmasterjjk

10-05-2007, 11:52 PM

Zombie torsos will fuck yo ass up nigga!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLx_JOcqc0E

JesusTheJedi

10-06-2007, 12:03 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLx_JOcqc0E

Holy rip-off batman

Osiris5217

10-06-2007, 12:08 AM

Holy rip-off batman

Yeah, ripped from every zombie movie ever.

dialamo

10-06-2007, 12:52 AM

Gordan freeman also doesn't fight in deep space.
He did at the end of HL1.

And don't give me that damned head crab shit.
:err:

This picture sums up Gordon Freeman vs. Master Chief.
http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/1115/gordanfreemanvshalo0fgvk3.png

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Osiris5217

10-06-2007, 12:37 PM

He did at the end of HL1.

:err:

This picture sums up Gordon Freeman vs. Master Chief.
http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/1115/gordanfreemanvshalo0fgvk3.png

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Nuh uh, he couldn't wack his way out of a paper-sack with a crowbar.

Sxarcisious

10-06-2007, 03:18 PM

If you are looking for a real fun solo experience( and a hard one too). Get all the skulls on Halo 3, and turn them all on and play on the legendary difficulty, the game becomes almost impossible then. Is a little easier with the blind skull not on. But that is some good fun shit, itll have ya goin for a while

Sepelio

10-06-2007, 05:06 PM

On a side note, another good thinking man's shooter with excellent gameplay and an amazing storyline is Deus Ex. I would recommend that one to anybody. Even with the outdated graphics I played through it a month or so ago and enjoyed it just as much as ever.

Deus Ex may be the greatest game to ever be developed.

BlueQuarter

10-06-2007, 07:30 PM

No way! There will be no disapointment.

HL:2, which I am replaying this week, has such a.. cool, creepy theme to it.
Marshalls law and such..

It's not suppose to be as action intensive as Halo 3. But, don't get me wrong... HL:2 is a fun filled shooter. The ability to pick basically anything up, break it and pick up the peices is amusing.

I just love the 'feel' of HL:2 over Halo3.

A poll in this thread would be a tight race....

*idea*

PsiRedEye22

10-06-2007, 09:04 PM

Deus Ex may be the greatest game to ever be developed.

I agree. I have played through it so much that I can beat the game on Realistic in under 4 hours. :X

clutch-monkey

10-06-2007, 09:08 PM

I agree. I have played through it so much that I can beat the game on Realistic in under 4 hours. :X

:uhoh:
i'm going to replay that game next week, if i can find my CD.
i found bioshock felt rather similar to it as well, which was good.

puppetmasterjjk

10-06-2007, 09:11 PM

PsiRedEye22

10-06-2007, 09:11 PM

:uhoh:
i'm going to replay that game next week, if i can find my CD.
i found bioshock felt rather similar to it as well, which was good.

Only because Deus Ex and System Shock were similar. In fact, System Shock 2 and Deus Ex were not all that different. Certainly the plot was, and the means of upgrading and augmentation, but other than that, it wasnt all that different.

clutch-monkey

10-06-2007, 09:20 PM

Just started hl2 yesterday, I only got to the part where you're teleported outside. I would have continued on but it just froze at the next loading screen.

I'm sure it's a fun game, but the loading screens you get around every corner that last like 20 seconds piss me off.
get a better computer :p or are you using the 360 version?
Only because Deus Ex and System Shock were similar. In fact, System Shock 2 and Deus Ex were not all that different. Certainly the plot was, and the means of upgrading and augmentation, but other than that, it wasnt all that different.
yeah, i'm not sure the replay value is there in bioshock though. but yeah it makes me wonder when people say bioshock isn't GOTY material, when it is similar to deus ex, which was GOTY back in the day...

puppetmasterjjk

10-06-2007, 09:27 PM

get a better computer :p or are you using the 360 version?
http://img65.imageshack.us/img65/7379/scr1d91b2cdy6.jpg

Cju

10-08-2007, 07:08 AM

GMOD 10 FTW!

Well said.

I prefer Half life to the Halo series, but that might be just because Half life got here first. I think it was the first PC game I actually got into properly. Half life 2 (and episodes) are great sequels with an enjoyable singleplayer, but I havent got a chance to play Halo 3 yet, so I can't really compare.
:bigwink: