Halflife 2 - Best game ever!
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Halflife 2 - Best game ever!
Halflife 2. Best X-Box game ever. Accept this statement or prove me wrong!
(ps What I'm really after is some suggestions as to some other good X-Box (not 360) games as I have played all mine to death! I can pick them up really cheap on e-bay and as this year is proveing expensive to date - new car, tv AND washing machine so far - I need all the help I can get
(ps What I'm really after is some suggestions as to some other good X-Box (not 360) games as I have played all mine to death! I can pick them up really cheap on e-bay and as this year is proveing expensive to date - new car, tv AND washing machine so far - I need all the help I can get
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Re: Halflife 2 - Best game ever!
PC version. Better control, better graphics, Steam, multi-player...peter wrote:Halflife 2. Best X-Box game ever. Accept this statement or prove me wrong!
But yes. Half-Life 2 is probably in my top 5 games. For me it's the Super Mario Bros. 3 of shooters.
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I have it on Xbox as well. Awesome, awesome game. Halo 2 is also close ot my heart.
As for suggestions...what games do you have? Are you an FPS maniac? More info!
I'm going to be figuring out which of my old Xbox games are compatible with my 360 over the next couple of weeks. I could send you those that won't work/I don't want anymore.
As for suggestions...what games do you have? Are you an FPS maniac? More info!
I'm going to be figuring out which of my old Xbox games are compatible with my 360 over the next couple of weeks. I could send you those that won't work/I don't want anymore.
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Oh? Steam's never given me trouble. Though I suppose there have been a few crashes, but one could say that with Windows!Vader wrote:Steam sucks and I hate the whole darn concept.
I also like that my games are all in one place and updated continuously without having to download shite. But most of all--Team Fortress 2. Whatever provides me that I love.
When your internet connection is not up to scratch those updates are the bane of your life.Lord Foul wrote:Oh? Steam's never given me trouble. Though I suppose there have been a few crashes, but one could say that with Windows!Vader wrote:Steam sucks and I hate the whole darn concept.
I also like that my games are all in one place and updated continuously without having to download shite. But most of all--Team Fortress 2. Whatever provides me that I love.
Took me like three days to get FEAR 2 up and running.
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Cambo, thats a really kind offer, but trust me - I can pick up games WAY cheaper than you can send them from NZ. What I need is a few names of stuff that you guy's have found good. I have loved all the tomb raider games, Return to Castle Wolfenstein, Leisure Suit Larry (Hem-Hem). King-kong was fun, as was Fable, Prince of Persia (Warrior Within) and Odd-World. I started to play Man-hunt, but found it a bit too nasty. I have an old game called Project Zero yet to play which I'm told is pretty good and I also have Call of Duty (Big Red One), Playboy Mansion, and GTA San Andreus yet to do. But yes - I think my first choice is First Person Shooter games with a bit of variety thrown in. Iguess what I'm really after is another game as close to HL2 as possible.
ps I've also got Morrowind which I love but the fight's are just too hard for me to win so I can't seem to make any progress with it!
ps I've also got Morrowind which I love but the fight's are just too hard for me to win so I can't seem to make any progress with it!
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That kind of certainty I love .Rigel wrote:Best Game Ever? Deus Ex, hands down.
Hope it's available on the old X-box consul.
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Indeed it is - at least Deus ex - Invisible War which I have just bought for a couple of quid. Thanks Rigelpeter wrote:That kind of certainty I love .Rigel wrote:Best Game Ever? Deus Ex, hands down.
Hope it's available on the old X-box consul.
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'Then let it end.'
We are the Bloodguard
You know, I couldn't ever get into the sequel, despite trying a few times. You'll have to let me know how it is.
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Thread resurrection!
I played Invisible War first, and I loved it. Played it through at least once for each of the four endings.
Then I played the original Deus Ex, and it was even better.
How did the games hunting go, Peter?
I played Invisible War first, and I loved it. Played it through at least once for each of the four endings.
Then I played the original Deus Ex, and it was even better.
How did the games hunting go, Peter?
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HL2 is certainly one of my favorite games of all time and is a contender for best game ever to be sure.
I however have only played it via PC so I don't know the Xbox experience. Most games I've been introduced to on PC seem frustrating on a console because of the lack of precise targeting as opposed to what you get with a keyboard and mouse on the PC. Still I'm sure I would enjoy the game on any console, just not as much.
I however have only played it via PC so I don't know the Xbox experience. Most games I've been introduced to on PC seem frustrating on a console because of the lack of precise targeting as opposed to what you get with a keyboard and mouse on the PC. Still I'm sure I would enjoy the game on any console, just not as much.
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Man, I am pretty sure you have never played Cave Story, or have no love for traditional platformers from the golden age of gaming.
Half Life 2 was enjoyable! I got through part of it OK! But when all was said and done, I didn't even finish it. Isn't that sad?
(I think I got to the part where you're in some sort of river-type area...and the helicopter is chasing you...I shot down the helicopter...can't remember much more than that...)
Half Life 2 was enjoyable! I got through part of it OK! But when all was said and done, I didn't even finish it. Isn't that sad?
(I think I got to the part where you're in some sort of river-type area...and the helicopter is chasing you...I shot down the helicopter...can't remember much more than that...)
Man, that's only three levels in! You didn't even get the gravity gun. One of the best things about the game.
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I think I JUST GOT the gravity gun before I stopped. The nice thing is, somewhere in my stuff I have a memory card with my XBox saves and a copy of "The Orange Box" so I can play it again.Cambo wrote:Man, that's only three levels in! You didn't even get the gravity gun. One of the best things about the game.
Frankly, I had just finished portal, after that half life 2 just wasn't as superincredible.
I'm still trying to get my hands on Portal, it's tough to find as a stand alone.
If you're any kind of FPS fan, though, I'd advise playing HL2 through. The game as a whole is shooter perfection, and parts of it are sublime. Fighting gunships, Striders, commanding armies of semi-intelligent aliens....it's a blast.
If you're any kind of FPS fan, though, I'd advise playing HL2 through. The game as a whole is shooter perfection, and parts of it are sublime. Fighting gunships, Striders, commanding armies of semi-intelligent aliens....it's a blast.
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Pretty sure it would use up my monthly gig allowance and then some. Besides having a crappy provider, I share internet with three other people.
And as a side note, I do have Steam, but I actually got it with FEAR 2. I have HL2 on my Xbox. I'm a rare guy who prefers playing shooters and action games on consoles over PC. I've never found the accuracy issues a problem, like other people say, but that's probably because I'd been playing on consoles for quite a while before getting a decent gaming PC. I do prefer the PC for things like stealth and RPGs. The Hitman series, for example, I've played on both and had much more fun on PC.
And as a side note, I do have Steam, but I actually got it with FEAR 2. I have HL2 on my Xbox. I'm a rare guy who prefers playing shooters and action games on consoles over PC. I've never found the accuracy issues a problem, like other people say, but that's probably because I'd been playing on consoles for quite a while before getting a decent gaming PC. I do prefer the PC for things like stealth and RPGs. The Hitman series, for example, I've played on both and had much more fun on PC.
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