I was clearly feeling a bit cheeky when I wrote that comment.

That wasn’t my point. My point is that people who never even played a single title before now are hyped. Half-Life’s name carries weight too, so when a new games comes out it will be covered in media and gamers will have the impression that it is worth playing because it is new and from a cherished series.

I’m liable to think it is more, but I don’t have a problem playing old games (I’m 19), so there’s some bias. The way I see it, games that are cultural icons in gaming (usually for good reason), gain fans for a considerable time after they are new.

But several people have commented saying they tried half-life 2 and…

For me “/” denotes emphasis, commonly in the form of sarcasm.

Are you aware that the second has two episodes? I really feel like at least episode two isn’t too far gone. But young as I am I have still been playing them awhile, I might have nostalgia goggles.

Do people feel that way? :/ I mean movies aren’t outdated. I think they aren’t giving themselves enough credit for how good they are at storytelling. Everyone else has to make open world etc because they don’t or can’t make the story a compelling enough experience. Which is to say mediocre linear campaign loses to…

I’ve heard people say that they are waiting for market saturation with VR. So basically when having VR is as common as having a gaming PC.

Perhaps, gotta say I have had no problems with steam costumer support. Every refund I’ve asked for I got, and I haven’t had any other issues.

In another comment I admitted that perhaps people would need to play episode one or two to get interested then play half-life 2 (or the original if they are realy devoted.) The games still creates atmosphere well if you play the whole thing, still has some solid voice acting (and to an extent writing), still has some…

Good ol’ kinja

I stand beside you brother.

You are not the only person I’ve heard sporting that theory. I can’t say I’m firmly behind it but it definitely seems viable. I would say they would definitely wait for market saturation before releasing half-life 3 for it.

Well... I haven’t haha and I’m not the only person. I mean this whole rumor thing wouldn’t exist if no one was excited about it anymore.

I also want to throw it out there that by all indications if they make it, it will be a great game. Their track record so far has been perfect. The half-life series through to…

That just isn’t true. I didn’t play half-life until after playing half-life 2: episode one. It was cool to see, but noticeably removed from the others, they went a very different direction/just got better at making games after it. The enemy design is for the most part mediocre, its levels are messy, and the script and…

I think for the past 8 years no one has play half-life fresh unless they played the newer releases and became a devoted fan. Perhaps now the same can be said for half-life 2.

Not really related to what I said before but I have to say. It isn’t just graphics or gameplay with Half-Life games, (frankly starting with 2)…

I might have a weird bias to an extent based on my personal experience. See until a few years ago I /only/ played old games. A mixture of harsh restrictions, needless frugality (our consoles were always a generation behind the current primary gen), and lack of access to a pc meant I was always playing old games. With…

Just felt sassy apparently.

They don’t need to, doesn’t mean they won’t. They also make hardware (steam controller, steam vr, steam link), they are sort of a jack-of-all-trades only they are great at all of them.

I’d wager the series has gained more fans who played post half-life 2 release than the number of first comers.

You also have to consider that the name itself carries weight in gaining new fans. I’m sure there are fiercely loyal fans of halo who never even played the original, maybe not even the second or third.

*Also…

True, I wasn’t looking at it that way. Their use of “we” probably spurred my response more than anything. Some small part of me being petty at being spoken for or else excluded, I’m sure.