Half Life - I beat it at last

The Mad Hatter · Post by **The Mad Hatter** » Sun Dec 19, 2004 9:38 pm

It was pretty fun overall - the Source engine upgrade made it look fairly good and the three way battles were cool. There was way too much jumping around though. I really hope that's been toned down in the sequel, I hated all that bounding about.

rrmorton · Post by **rrmorton** » Sun Dec 19, 2004 10:09 pm

Chesspieceface · Post by **Chesspieceface** » Sun Dec 19, 2004 10:28 pm

I have no idea what that means.

Odin · Post by **Odin** » Sun Dec 19, 2004 10:39 pm

Now you need to get the Blue Shift and Opposing Force expansions and beat those too!

Lots of good fun to be had there - what a classic game!

Sith

Giles Habibula · Post by **Giles Habibula** » Sun Dec 19, 2004 10:58 pm

When I first played the original HL, I was amazed at how long it was. I have no idea how many levels there were (I guess there really weren't 'levels' so to speak), but it seemed like I played it forever.

The original NOLF struck me the same way.

I wish they still made FPSs that long.

Chesspieceface · Post by **Chesspieceface** » Sun Dec 19, 2004 11:03 pm

Unfortunately Blue Shift, is MIA for the moment. Can't be played via Steam at all.

The Mad Hatter · Post by **The Mad Hatter** » Sun Dec 19, 2004 11:06 pm

Demosthenes wrote:Unfortunately Blue Shift, is MIA for the moment. Can't be played via Steam at all.

True, I believe it's being modified for the Source engine. Opposing Force is there and I've loaded it up, but I'm having a tough time dealing with the old graphics. Half-Life in Source was pretty nice; Opposing Force definitely is showing its age.

Suitably Ironic Moniker · Sun Dec 19, 2004 11:14 pm

I have no idea what that means.

The screencap is from the Pixar short shown before The Incredibles that featured a jackalope espousing the joys of bounding. It was a reference TMH's bounding comment.

Post by **ImLawBoy** » Sun Dec 19, 2004 11:19 pm

I thought I remembered something about Blue Shift being done with a different publisher, so they couldn't get the rights to provide it via Source.

CeeKay · Post by **CeeKay** » Sun Dec 19, 2004 11:22 pm

Suitably Ironic Moniker wrote:
I have no idea what that means.
The screencap is from the Pixar short shown before The Incredibles that featuread a jackalope espousing the joys of bounding. It was a reference TMH's bounding comment.

You know, I had successfully forgotten about that short until you brought it up.

Bastard.

Chesspieceface · Post by **Chesspieceface** » Sun Dec 19, 2004 11:27 pm

ImLawBoy wrote:I thought I remembered something about Blue Shift being done with a different publisher, so they couldn't get the rights to provide it via Source.

I just thought it was created on a different version of HL1 than all the others so they had some trouble porting it to steam, along with the AWOL but awesome Hi-Def pack.

Post by **ImLawBoy** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 12:34 am

That could be. I just looked at my copy of Blue Shift, and it is published by Sierra like the original and OpFor.

Odin · Post by **Odin** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 2:23 am

Same publisher, different developer as I recall. The name eludes me, however, and I'm far too lazy to go down to my game archive and look it up. Apparently I'm also too lazy to do a web search for it. Huh.

Sith

Chesspieceface · Post by **Chesspieceface** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 2:25 am

Developed by 'gearbox' same as OpFor. I'm pretty sure its an engine version issue. Valve has commented that they will eventually get around to putting it on Steam.

bluefugue · Post by **bluefugue** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 3:12 am

Giles Habibula wrote:When I first played the original HL, I was amazed at how long it was. I have no idea how many levels there were (I guess there really weren't 'levels' so to speak), but it seemed like I played it forever.

The original NOLF struck me the same way.

I wish they still made FPSs that long.

Talk about long FPS's -- ever play Unreal?

Giles Habibula · Post by **Giles Habibula** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 3:39 pm

bluefugue wrote:
Talk about long FPS's -- ever play Unreal?

Yes, but never finished it. I got stuck on some level where there were all these wooden walkways in this room(or rooms) with water underneath, and got hopelessly lost and confused and frustrated. Saved the game and quit. Then it got deleted a year later. When I finally felt like finishing it one day, I just could not muster up enough determination to play the thing through all over again up to that point.

Jancelot · Post by **Jancelot** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 3:43 pm

The puzzle jumping was definitely, and I think nigh universally agreed to be, the weak link in the original HL. I was very glad to see that they listened to us for the sequel.

rrmorton wrote:

LOL!

I loved that short almost as much as The Incredibles.

Blackhawk · Post by **Blackhawk** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 3:54 pm

Demosthenes wrote:
ImLawBoy wrote:I thought I remembered something about Blue Shift being done with a different publisher, so they couldn't get the rights to provide it via Source.
I just thought it was created on a different version of HL1 than all the others so they had some trouble porting it to steam, along with the AWOL but awesome Hi-Def pack.

In order to do some of the things they did in Blue Shift, they made some heavy modifications of the engine and system itself. That is what has prevented it from being imported - HL/OpFor were just a matter of adding the content to Steam; BS would involve a bunch of reprogramming.

I do believe, however, that there is a way to have a standalone HL installation just for Blue Shift on the same machine as a Steam HL install.

bluefugue · Post by **bluefugue** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 7:17 pm

Giles Habibula wrote:
bluefugue wrote:
Talk about long FPS's -- ever play Unreal?
Yes, but never finished it. I got stuck on some level where there were all these wooden walkways in this room(or rooms) with water underneath, and got hopelessly lost and confused and frustrated. Saved the game and quit. Then it got deleted a year later. When I finally felt like finishing it one day, I just could not muster up enough determination to play the thing through all over again up to that point.

The funny thing is, I'm pretty sure the level you were stuck at was around the Temple of Chizra, which is very early into the game.