Half Life 2 Rocks

tanks for good games.

Best game I've ever played. I wasted the entire weekend playing, lol.

I still can't believe how real everything looks. I guess the money I spent on the x800 was worth it. :)

This has to be the best game I have ever bought! Graphics are beautiful. Gameplay is excellent...
Worth the money.

New playerer to the game.
Should there be an instruction book included?
As I cannot do anything yet

The lack of a manual is ridiculous. Anyways, go to planethalflife.com for some pointers.

Half-life 2 is undoubtdely the greatest game of all time ,revolutionary, and SUPERB. delectible in every way. Enjoy this game there may never be as good a game as this one for a long time. it makes me want to cry. i love this game. and i normally dont like video games that much but this.......OMG. Clearly here are other good games such as world of warcraft guildwars Doom3 farcry etc, but Half-life 2 TEARS THESE GAMES INTO MILLIONS UPON TRILLIONS UPON QUADRILLIONS of tiny little pieces with utter ease. You are foolish to think otherwise

When I first played the first Half-Life, I was hooked. When I heard about the second, I went nuts. I bought it as soon as I could, with a new G-Force card. When I saw how beautiful the game was, I was speechless.
An awesome story line and amazing scenery, Half-Life 2 is one of the greatest games ever made.

d*mn straight. Half-life 2 displays the essence of a theme that is timeless. As one continues their journey into a pilgrimage, or in other words, a form of self-discovery that helps one encounter things about themselves that they would never think about, or even consider. And these things become very apparent in the person's life, and as one continues to live, continues to grow in these different thoughts. Questions become developed from a clearly intriging set of events that develop what we call a "story" or "story line". It is actually ourselves who makes the set of events become a story. And when one makes a video game that traps the mind in a psychological world. Emotion instead of time, and Beauty instead of worries, we then create a "story", which is actually a state of being, and a theoretical creation from our minds... just buy the d#mn thing.

Joe...you my friend...are truly a knob! Get a girlfriend.

Saw the price tag on this game and went 7 shades o crap. $59 ... but if half of what you guys say is true then it might be worth the price of admission. I'll go get it this weekend

the game is truely a master piece, love it , ran into some problems. IT WONT START, i blame the dial up, not the game. still got to play it before the problem and i loved it, finished the story. best game ever, loved the first. RUN GORDEN RUN. its also quite funny, peace out!

Best game ive ever ever ever played-when i got it i couldnt belive how real everything looks and how valve has managed to get every detail of realism crammed into the game.I cant wait until half life 3 comes out :) !!!

If you are looking at Half Life 2 dont sit there go buy it!If you think any other game i.e. Doom 3 or some Medal of Honor game is better you are surely mistaken-Half life 2 tears them into THOUSANDS OF MILLIONS OF BILLIONS OF TRILLIONS OF QUADRILLIONS OF QUINTILLIONS OF PIECES!You are a total braindead idiot if you think not

and you, snoopy, have no soul, "get a girlfriend", I truly sympathise for your girlfriend if you really have one. and Half Life 2 rocks, best thing since sliced bread (sliced bread is overrated though)

This game come out in Nov 2004 - wrong year - isn't it a 2005 list?

2005 isn't over yet. This is a 2004-2005 list.

Creepy, you do almost look like him.

he looks to similiar. Thats probably why he liked the game. Nevertheless i don't play much games either but i got myself an x800 pro and played this game on max settings and WOW WOW WOW. It makes doom 3 look like crap on stick. if you don't play games then good for you just get this game though cause there is nothing like it

I brought this game back in july this year and it KICKS ASS!!!
The game has a great story line easy enough to follow it has its twists and turns its cool. The sound is GREAT i give that a 10 out of 10 but there needs to be a soundtrack that plays throught the whole game but the music is awsome when it does play in those intence gaming moments. The grapics are so wonderfully done it looks so real the water looks like water thats real imcreadable. I THINK ITS A MUST BUY!!!
It blows farcry out of the water but im a huge world of warcraft fan lol. GO THE ALIANCE

And nobody complains about the stutterin issue that a great many people have had with the game.

The box said I would be able to run the damn thing. And I could.. With pauses every ten seconds.

And support? They siuck. I've reported the issue no less than three times, and got no help whatsoever.

Its probably a great game, but between the draconian registration, steam being a horrible piece of crap, the stuttering issue, and lack of support, I cannot reccomend this.

I HATE U ALL

OMFGWTFBBQ!!!11!!!oneone

This. Is. The. Best. Game. Ever. Created.

I swear I almost had an orgasm when I loaded up the frist level. Its like sex for my eyes. Full settings HL2 ... OMFG.

And that's only the graphics. It's almost like valve knew exactly what setting and story elements I love from every book, movie or game, and stuck them all in. Every one. It's like the Holocaust, Orwell, and War of the Worlds all rolled into one. Alien technologies, evil dictators, police states, this game HAS IT ALL.

There is just so much professionalism, polish, fun, and intrigue in this game, it really blows away anything else. This makes PC games an art form. Right up there with Prose and Film.

Just buy this. If this isn't the best thing you have ever experienced, then you should be shot. Seriously.

half life 2 changed my life

after my initial problems with the game i got it working again, and with my new graphics card, i broke down into an orgasmic fit at the sight of lost cost, all you non belevers should be shot

I enjoyed HL2 just as much as the next guy - tt was fun and took a couple of days to finish. Unfortunately, it's just ProgressQuest with a new face. You go from Point A to Point B, and don't forget the Keycard! It's the same formula as every other FPS in existance, not unlike the original Doom or Ken's Labrynth.

That doesn't keep it from being a great looking and fun game but it's far from revolutionary.

The fact that HL2 comes with Counter Strick: Source is a bonus that shouldn't be underestimated. I played HL2 for about a week, but I still play CSS almost every weekend for at least a couple hours. Huge reply value in multiplayer games; especially onces where the community sets the rules and the players don't have a monthly payment.

As far as the "Lost Coast" freebie level, it's cool. The lighting is nice and the textures are higher resolution. It doesn't actually look all that much better then the rest of the game though as HL2 looks great all around to start with.

I'm not sure what "non believers" Strobeone is referring to, but I don't think anyone should be shot. HL2 is a good game (and it looks great,) albiet with the simple plot and linear progress, and CS:S is a great addition to the package.

I was actualy not expecting Half Life 2 to live up to Half Life, but it actualy surpassed it! Anyone who accuses this game of being "linear" needs to get out and explore a bit, there is just so much to do and it all looks so good.

HL2 was amazing, I only hope HL3 is more so... There's gotta be a follow up...

Zombie Town, play it in the dark... it'll scare the crap out of you.

This game can t stack up to Doom 3, the sound quality is hopeless, so many freezes. anyways it comes with CS:Source it truelly kicks HL2's ass. after about a week of playing i thought y not play more CS. then it said enter validation code yadayadayada then it had no little box to imput it in. so i rang the game shops, no help. emailed hl2 no reply. so i cant play anything can anyone help.

Every time I play this out-of-this-world game I get an orgasm after ogasm. In between plays, I find myself thinking about it all the time. I find myself re-experiencing some of the breathtaking scenes I have gone through in the game in my mind! Yes, at work. I see the open spaces, the quietness amongst nature, the calm and soothing environment with its beauty. The orangy hue of the setting sun and the occasional flapping of some bird's wings flying above. SIMPLY A DREAM!!! EVERYONE MUST EXPERIENCE HL-2! HL started it, (amazing game), BUT HL-2 JUST BLOWS MY BRAINS OUT. And tonight, I shall have a few more orgasms with it. I am only half way through the game, thank God, and I never want it to end, but I know it has to eventually. I will be replaying it though, many many times I am sure. And of course I will be buying every subsequent episode!!! Yummy!

To anyone who has a motherboard with a VIA chipset: BEWARE!!! Since the hl 1.1.0.9 update,
VIA chipsets are now only barely supported. HL1 will run fine, but for some people like me who truely loved HL and HL2, unfortunaltely HL2 no longer works, period. I get it to the "Preparing to launch half-life 2...." screen then it drops back to the desktop without doing anything. Pisses me off. To be honest, I am ready to take HL2 back to wally world for a refund, and I know (thru the net) of at least 25 others who also have (or will) do the same.
VALVe should be bent over and spanked like a b!tch for taking a perfectly working game and RUINING it for at least 1/3 of the people who bought the PC version. Sad that they don't care, and never answer tech support questions about the issue.....I want my damn money back!!! I'll play something else, but I hate having 5 cds of HL2 that are absolutely useless to me now. And HAVING TO LOG IN ONLINE TO PLAY A SINGLE-PLAYER GAME?!?! THAT IS JUST RETARDED!!!!!
VALVe.....Take your game and shove it where the sun don't shine!!!!
That, or FIX IT!!!!!!! AMEN!

Oh yeah, and BTW: I bought a new hard drive and re-installed my OS (WinXPPro), but it didn't
help. It seems the fact that Steam automatically updates the game makes it impossible to fix the problem on the client's end without writing some kinda hack for it....
I guess I need a new motherboard if I'm ever gonna play HL2 again.... ::sigh::
I miss it so.....

Came across this looking for a way to get HL2 to run..It's pure bs that I pay good bucks for a game and it cannot be played in single player mode..If anyone reading this is in a area where broadband is not available DO NOT GET THIS GAME!!!!!
I have been attempting to get it to start for over 4 hrs now..Seems that Valve left out the part on the box that one must be connected to the internet to play single player.They also fail to mention that STEAM either times out or is busy or you must download close to 400mb of updates just to get it to work..So far it still does not work.It keeps wanting to log onto the internet even though I have done the registration,authentication and cd key entries as requested by STEAM....Bottom line IMO,tis Crap!!!!

hl2 rocks, steam sucks, hl1 started it all and is the best game ever made.

Julez, doom3 has the shitest sound i ever heard in my life, the shotgun sounds sooo lame. And cs source is not in the same catagory is hl2, so dont compair them idiot.

Dave B. (2 entries up) It has come to my attantion on the bottom of the box, it clearly states in the minimum system requirements, and I quote, "Internet Connection Required".
Way to check the box over. Anyways, This is the best game I have ever layed my hands on. The Multiplayer aspect has kept me busy for the last year. I reccomend this to anyone who is bored, or just wants a good game.

Very cool, diverse weapon(crossbow), awsome rocket launcher! To bad the rebels can't throw grenades. not hard in "hard" diffinitly worth the money.

there are people like me who just wanna play a good FPS. why the auto hook up to the net?!? i had to bring my comp elsewheres to instal the damn game. Its sweet when it works though

yes. this game is quite the tasty number. very luscious. orgasmic, even!

Some people's devotion to hl2 is almost religi ous.
Im reminded of a movie I saw years ago:
You guys ought to see Revelation The Movie
(see here, "c l o u d t e n p i c t u r e s . c o m / m o v i e s / r e v e l a t i o n / (take away the spaces)
story: world ruler uses virtual reality to gain control over the people at large but there is someone stronger than he.

ive played many computer games in the past...but half life 2 destroys them all
the single player game looks so amazing on my "dell" system that i think im part of the plot!
i have also played hl2dm and im in love with it!
the weapons look and work great. I am looking forward to halflife 3 which im sure will take "stunning" to a new level

This is a coplete sh!t!!!
The process of activation is awful.
I did three attempts and stopped that. Now I have 5 discs I don't need.
F@@king Valve!

That was the last game of Valve I've bought!
They break all the rules!

Can anyone tell me how to get it to launch, it trys to then quits.

OMG IT IS LIEK PWNAGE OLOL

DO I NEED A KEY FOR AT HOME USE OF THE GAME I DONT WANT TO GO ONLINE I JUST WANT TO PLAY. I NEED A KEY CODE TO PLAY HALF LIFE 2 BECAUSE MY ROOMMATES SON STOLE MINE. ITS THE COLLECTORS EDITION SO I DONT KNOW HOW ITS GOOD? loved part 1.