Half-Life 2 is WORTHLESS TRASH - Ponstory Games

[L50LasPak]

Nercoing this thread since Civvie 11 took at shot at Half-Life 2 in his most recent review (The game he's reviewing is pretty fucking awesome too by the way, go pick it up):

Spoiler: Video, timestamped

He said specifically that "Half-Life 2's guns suck". Which I'm inclined to agree with. They don't really feel very punchy, with the exception of the SMG which I found more fun to spray from the hip with than the AR.

I'm starting to wonder if the reason asshole game journalists made the video in the OP is just because they somehow figured out the way the wind was blowing on this game. But that would involve assuming they aren't just brainless marketing robots who do nothing but shill for big budget games and that, to be honest, is a bridge too far.

 

[cecograph]

You niggas must be seriously forgetting how awful the Xen levels are to be portraying Half Life 1 as the flawless masterpiece to Half Life 2's flawed masterpiece. Like seriously, the worst parts of 2 can't even compare to Interloper.

The Xen levels were so awful that I used to pretend the game finished at Lambda Core on replays.

He said specifically that "Half-Life 2's guns suck".

The Gluon Gun and that gun that shoots insects in HL1 are pretty damn silly.

I haven't played anything yet that beats the original gun selection in DOOM. And even the 2016 remake can't seem to replicate the awesomeness of the original plasma rifle.

 

[HeyYou]

TIL people have an (unreasonable) dislike for Half Life 2, apparently. Terminator Resistance is fun enough, but to even compare it to Half Life 2 is ridiculous.

 

[darpachief]

Tf HL2 is one of the best games I've ever played (￣o￣) . z Z

 

[Coolio55]

HL2 had the best atmosphere with it's locations

 

[Trans Fat 41g]

Not to mention the sterile, uncanny aspects of the Source Engine produces comical to borderline paranoia-inducing effects.

The engine was good for what it was, but to say it lost that uncanny edge is to kind of give it too much credit.

 

[Quintex96]

Both the Half Life games are very 'of their time'.

HL1 is looked back on more fondly as it was genre changing and inspired a shit ton of imitations and had a fuck ton of popular fan mods

HL2 tries to be more of the same but is more of a failed experiment in terms of trying to predict how the wind as gonna blow.

The games are actually quite similar, both in structre, gameplay and plot but defenders will always play up the parts they enjoyed while omitting the parts they didn't like.

 

[wholetthegodsout]

I remember looking at the art book for half life 2 back in the day. There is a TON of cut content from HL2. Including an icebreaker ship and some sort of combine power plant. Some of the stuff was added to the episodes for HL2 and is also seen in the beta.

I always imagined there could be a “directors cut” of HL2 that would rival the first game.