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https://half-life.com/en/halflife25/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbZ3HzvFEto

:O

In alt.games.half-life Ant <ant@zimage.comant> wrote:
> https://store.steampowered.com/app/70/HalfLife/ until the 20th. Who here still hasn't played it? Not me. I played it back then and Black Mesa! ;)
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On 11/17/2023 11:37 AM, Ant wrote:
> https://store.steampowered.com/app/70/HalfLife/ until the 20th. Who here still hasn't played it? Not me. I played it back then and Black Mesa! ;)

Never played it.

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In alt.games.half-life Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
> On 11/17/2023 11:37 AM, Ant wrote:
> > https://store.steampowered.com/app/70/HalfLife/ until the 20th. Who here still hasn't played it? Not me. I played it back then and Black Mesa! ;)

> Never played it.

Now, it's your chance for free. ;)
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On Fri, 17 Nov 2023 21:28:44 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:

>https://half-life.com/en/halflife25/
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbZ3HzvFEto
>
>:O
>
>
>In alt.games.half-life Ant <ant@zimage.comant> wrote:
>> https://store.steampowered.com/app/70/HalfLife/ until the 20th. Who here still hasn't played it? Not me. I played it back then and Black Mesa! ;)

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I have it installed. What is supposed to happen on the 20th?

-pw

On Fri, 17 Nov 2023 19:37:31 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:

>https://store.steampowered.com/app/70/HalfLife/ until the 20th. Who here still hasn't played it? Not me. I played it back then and Black Mesa! ;)

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Oh - I see, I think. It is already installed.

On Fri, 17 Nov 2023 21:28:44 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:

>https://half-life.com/en/halflife25/
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbZ3HzvFEto
>
>:O
>
>
>In alt.games.half-life Ant <ant@zimage.comant> wrote:
>> https://store.steampowered.com/app/70/HalfLife/ until the 20th. Who here still hasn't played it?
>>Not me. I played it back then and Black Mesa! ;)

Honestly, I can't say I'm impressed. Oh sure, technically the lighting
effects are better and the textures are a bit sharper... but the
additions don't really make the game look BETTER. They just make the
stuff that wasn't updated - the low-poly models, the static lighting
effects, the blocky level design - stand out more.

Personally, I think the original version of "Half Life" looks better
than this update.

And why they'd even bother after "Black Mesa" was released, I can't
even imagine.

On Fri, 17 Nov 2023 19:37:31 +0000, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, Ant
wrote:

>https://store.steampowered.com/app/70/HalfLife/ until the 20th. Who here still hasn't played it? Not me. I played it back then and Black Mesa! ;)

I assume you're joking here? Valve is certainly taking the piss.

I have both Valve's lame "Source" edition and Black Mesa, which is a
proper Source edition.

Even with Black Mesa, it feels really dated. Never got to Xen in that one
though.

Pay for Black Mesa folks. It's $20.

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On 11/17/23 13:37, Ant wrote:
> https://store.steampowered.com/app/70/HalfLife/ until the 20th. Who here still hasn't played it? Not me. I played it back then and Black Mesa! ;)

I bought it in a Steam Summer Sale, never beat it tho.
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In comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action candycanearter07 <no@thanks.net> wrote:
> On 11/17/23 13:37, Ant wrote:
> > https://store.steampowered.com/app/70/HalfLife/ until the 20th. Who here still hasn't played it? Not me. I played it back then and Black Mesa! ;)

> I bought it in a Steam Summer Sale, never beat it tho.

You have up on its Xen levels? ;)
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On 11/19/23 18:17, Ant wrote:
> In comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action candycanearter07 <no@thanks.net> wrote:
>> On 11/17/23 13:37, Ant wrote:
>>> https://store.steampowered.com/app/70/HalfLife/ until the 20th. Who here still hasn't played it? Not me. I played it back then and Black Mesa! ;)
>
>> I bought it in a Steam Summer Sale, never beat it tho.
>
> You have up on its Xen levels? ;)

I think I got to On a Rail?
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On 18/11/2023 15:50, Zaghadka wrote:
> On Fri, 17 Nov 2023 19:37:31 +0000, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, Ant
> wrote:
>
>> https://store.steampowered.com/app/70/HalfLife/ until the 20th. Who here still hasn't played it? Not me. I played it back then and Black Mesa! ;)
>
> I assume you're joking here? Valve is certainly taking the piss.
>
> I have both Valve's lame "Source" edition and Black Mesa, which is a
> proper Source edition.
>
> Even with Black Mesa, it feels really dated. Never got to Xen in that one
> though.
>
> Pay for Black Mesa folks. It's $20.
>
Half-Life Source was bad. I wasn't expecting a remake. In fact I was
pretty happy with what it was, graphically speaking. But the game logic
was a buggy mess, and they never got around to fixing it.

But then, Black Mesa feels dated? I haven't played many games since it
came out, and it shows. I was surprised to see how much juice they had
managed to squeeze out of the Source engine.

Regarding Source 2, I tried Counter-Strike 2 and I was underwhelmed:
graphically it wasn't that different from its predecessor. (And yes, I
played it at max settings.)