Ranger REG
Explorer
Whichever can play on a PC is the automatic winner.
Halo 2 versus Half Life 2
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Lazybones
Adventurer
I don't have an XBox, so I can only comment on HL2.
Steam went down the first day, so I couldn't play (I did DL the entire game via the service, however). But today it worked fine. The game is very good, but there are lots of load interruptions (in an early swamp buggy racing level, you have to break to load every 5-10 minutes, it seemed). The environments are spectacular and the human faces very realistic. The game itself is on rails, but it gives you an illusion of having choices in a few places. Some of the jumping puzzles are annoying but I haven't hit anything yet where I needed to pause and exit to the Internet to seek help.
So I'd agree, it's not groundshattering, but it's a decent single-player FPS.
Steam went down the first day, so I couldn't play (I did DL the entire game via the service, however). But today it worked fine. The game is very good, but there are lots of load interruptions (in an early swamp buggy racing level, you have to break to load every 5-10 minutes, it seemed). The environments are spectacular and the human faces very realistic. The game itself is on rails, but it gives you an illusion of having choices in a few places. Some of the jumping puzzles are annoying but I haven't hit anything yet where I needed to pause and exit to the Internet to seek help.
So I'd agree, it's not groundshattering, but it's a decent single-player FPS.
Desdichado
Hero
Yeah, well, soon may be stretching it.WizarDru said:
How long did it take between the Xbox and PC releases of original Halo?
Narfellus
First Post
Over i year i think. And although i never played it i heard it wasn't as good as the Xbox version, which i didn't quite understand. Pc has so much more power. Might have been a coding issue, i dunno. But the PC version did add in multiplayer options lacking on the xbox, like flying the banshee.
CarlZog
Explorer
For whatever it's worth, my local retailer claims that Bungie has no plans to do a PC version of Halo 2. Of course, he may have just been telling me that to get me to buy the Xbox version now....WizarDru said:
When I finish the first Halo and a half dozen other Xbox games I don't have enough time to play, I may consider Halo 2. And when I find the time to dig through the backlog of games waiting to be played on my current PC, I may buy a new one good enough to play HL2.
Time. It's all about time. I need to take a year off and just game.
BrooklynKnight
First Post
IMO, the PC version of Halo 1 is dreadfull. The PC version should look better then the console version cause the PC has better hardware capability. But the PC version looks much duller and choppier. And I've seen it on high end machines.
Truth Seeker
Adventurer
BrooklynKnight said:
Whoa there...I beg to differ there. It look good on my machine*wait...it is a gaming machine, yes...it would look good*
WingOver
First Post
I don't have an X-Box, so I can't comment on Halo 2. I played the Halo 1 demo and wasn't impressed, though I admit having a bit of a negative bias because I had to wait over a year for it to be ported to the PC. The graphics weren't that great and nothing seemed to stand out to justify the hype or the wait.
Half-Life 2 is an amazing game. The graphics are crisp and bright and photorealistic is some places. It's a linear game, but maintains the illusion of openness. The physics are outstanding, so good that its almost unremarkable because everything just works right. Various puzzles make good use of the physics so its not just window dressing. The load times are horrible, but I can forgive this because the game is linear (no need to go back) and the textures must be huge. I read horror stories about registering on Steam, but it only took a couple of minutes for me. The actual install took a while (5 CDs). I have a P4 2.6Ghz and Radeon x800 Pro and I can run it in 1600x1200, so its not that much of a hog. I experience occasional stutter which doesn't seem to go away if I turn down the resolution.
Overall I'm extremely happy with it.
Half-Life 2 is an amazing game. The graphics are crisp and bright and photorealistic is some places. It's a linear game, but maintains the illusion of openness. The physics are outstanding, so good that its almost unremarkable because everything just works right. Various puzzles make good use of the physics so its not just window dressing. The load times are horrible, but I can forgive this because the game is linear (no need to go back) and the textures must be huge. I read horror stories about registering on Steam, but it only took a couple of minutes for me. The actual install took a while (5 CDs). I have a P4 2.6Ghz and Radeon x800 Pro and I can run it in 1600x1200, so its not that much of a hog. I experience occasional stutter which doesn't seem to go away if I turn down the resolution.
Overall I'm extremely happy with it.
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