If this is what I'm thinking of, it looks like they made significant progress in the last six months. CompareST Dragon wrote:Hexen Edge of Chaos
Wow I actually had no idea they were released that close together. Regardless I still associate Unreal with the generation of games typified by Quake 2. You can even throw SIN in there too because while it came out far later than Quake 2, it still had many features that typified that fps generation: paper thin plot, heavy emphasis on key gathering, and forgettable enemies. Unreal might have had better graphics but it still held up all these previously mentioned qualities.ST Dragon wrote:Actually 6 months earlier…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unreal
Unreal
Release date: May 22, 1998
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half-Life_(video_game)
Half Life
Release date: November 19, 1998
What do you mean different generation?
Half Life used a heavily modified version of the Quake 1 Engine but it was still graphically inferior to Unreal’s engine and so was everything else, music, plot/story line, theme, atmosphere.
The plot /story line was not thin in Unreal, especially if you read the logs found scattered around as you progress, they all add up to a an excellent story line & dark/sinister plot.The n00b wrote:ST Dragon wrote:
Wow I actually had no idea they were released that close together. Regardless I still associate Unreal with the generation of games typified by Quake 2. You can even throw SIN in there too because while it came out far later than Quake 2, it still had many features that typified that fps generation: paper thin plot, heavy emphasis on key gathering, and forgettable enemies. Unreal might have had better graphics but it still held up all these previously mentioned qualities.
It just wouldn't be Half Life 2 if it didn't take 5 years.Ed Oscuro wrote:One of these days they might even release the damn thing. Been in production since at least 2007 if not earlier.
RegalSin wrote:New PowerPuff Girls. They all have evil pornstart eyelashes.
What I liked most in Unreal 1 that sadly we don't get in modern FPS, is the large number of levels (38 in total!), the non-linear paths you could choose and the exploration / secrets.Ed Oscuro wrote:Unreal's SciFi Channel plot brings excitement and bright 32-bit color into every room!
It's also better because firing the Magnum ghetto style does more damage!
Both are decent games, but I like Half-Life's maps far better. Unreal has some big ones though (but also lots of big ugly ones, i.e. that retarded fortress, so it comes at a price). Half-Life gets the nod for Barney and actually useful friendlies, one of the best selections of enemies seen in a game, scripted sequences, and a great selection of weapons. The plot was both better and worse than that of the sequels - not so much soap opera but definitely heavy on the 50s scifi cheese.
I've played HL almost consistently since it came out, and didn't play Unreal at all until recently (when the Unreal Collection came out, with U1, UT, U2, and UT2K4, which was every game in the series up to that point except for UT2K3 which I bought when new). It's definitely a decent game, love exiting the prison ship for the first time. But the game seems to me to have a rather poor layout of goodies and the like, and paradoxically the range of environments seems less than HL.
Of course, the real reason HL beats the tar out of Unreal is the mod scene...there's no comparison.
At their site it says it will release in 2009...The n00b wrote:Didn't Unreal come out way before half-life? They are almost entirely different generations of games...
Anyway I don't think this mod will ever see the light of day. There's just been simply no progress on it for a very long time.
That newer video of Hexen looks awesome!Ed Oscuro wrote:If this is what I'm thinking of, it looks like they made significant progress in the last six months. CompareST Dragon wrote:Hexen Edge of Chaos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D44z3BSOF98
Getting there (six months ago)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4fT9gX2eCU
No chance (a year ago)
No kidding. I remember one of the first HL2 mods to get any notice was a sort of Jurassic Park takeoff, I guess called Jurassic Rage. It was going to have the ability to play as dinosaurs (hah!) perhaps, security forces (?), and possibly infiltrators. Some people put out some nice flatshaded models and the thing quietly died.GaijinPunch wrote:It just wouldn't be Half Life 2 if it didn't take 5 years.Ed Oscuro wrote:One of these days they might even release the damn thing. Been in production since at least 2007 if not earlier.
It's a joke, but Half-Life: Source has Source physics *and* HL2-style skyboxes (although rather primitive ones; you can now look down and see a little cheap bridge on the cliff-hugging section, where you first get the rocket launcher). Valve never included Gearbox Software's better models; in fact, owners of Blue Shift don't get the best quality models available when using the high-def pack, just ones that are significantly better than the game originally had (although wtf @ M4 rifle firing pistol bullets).dcharlie wrote:Love the Half Life series, would like to play back through a spruced up version of the original.
I'll put it this way: if you enjoy the thought of being dropped into a map along with any number of vicious raptors or t-rexes (and optionally other regular bots), all of which will immediately try to tear your face off if they catch sight of you, and who also dodge your missiles and attack in packs... you might enjoy it.Ed Oscuro wrote:Is it any good though?kengou wrote:Jurassic Rage actually did come out as a mod for UT3, and it's probably my favorite.
I mean, you're a dinosaur, after all, and probably not to be trusted.
Ha Ha Ha!Ed Oscuro wrote:kengou wrote: Is it any good though?
I mean, you're a dinosaur, after all, and probably not to be trusted.
Sounds like my cup of tea!kengou wrote:I'll put it this way: if you enjoy the thought of being dropped into a map along with any number of vicious raptors or t-rexes (and optionally other regular bots), all of which will immediately try to tear your face off if they catch sight of you, and who also dodge your missiles and attack in packs... you might enjoy it.Ed Oscuro wrote:Is it any good though?kengou wrote:Jurassic Rage actually did come out as a mod for UT3, and it's probably my favorite.
I mean, you're a dinosaur, after all, and probably not to be trusted.
That's me. Waiting never killed anybody - never made anybody look good though, either.ST Dragon wrote:And then there others who have been waiting since 2006!
http://www.hlfallout.net/forums/lofiver ... 49845.html
So, no head-crab bashing for Xmas then!Hello Black Mesa fans!
We come to you once again with an update. It's now the end of 2009, and we know many of you have literally counted the days down until this fateful month. We are floored by the level of support you have given us and are very excited we're so close to reaching our goal.
Unfortunately, to our great disappointment, Black Mesa will not make a 2009 release.
Cynics may now rejoice, bets may be collected, and I think a mod team member has to eat his shoe, but we hope our loyal fans will forgive us and realize that the delay will translate into a better final product that's (hopefully) more easily available to everyone.
Once again we apologize for what has to be very disappointing news. We placed a 2009 deadline on ourselves to motivate us and bring this 6 year project to a close. And while we didn't quite make it, we have come very close, and you can expect a complete, polished game to hit your hard drives in the near future. We'll be sure and update if anything changes. Until then, hang tight, it's coming!
