HL2 Ending (no spoiler)

michaelkahl · 11-22-04, 01:09 AM

I just finished playing through HL2 and must say that I love this game. It was an awesome game and kept me wanting more till the end. Even then I wanted more and didn't want to see it end. In fact I felt the ending was a bit dissapointing for all that I went through. I guess it just leaves me wanting till HL3 comes out in 5 years.
What did you guys think of the ending (for those who've made it)? Was it what you expected? Was it not enough? Let's hear what you have to say.

Phoenix87 · 11-22-04, 01:11 AM

The ending simply sucked. The worse thing about the game IMO. Nothing is explained at all. Playing threw the game gave your backstory and what not, but the ending just, ended without telling you anything.

You can basically quit HL2 at any part of the game and it wont change the story because of the ending.

DuckDodgers · 11-22-04, 01:13 AM

Looked at HL yesterday.... I play Halo all the time mostly multiplayer. How is HL compared to Halo. Does it have multiplayer also?

michaelkahl · 11-22-04, 01:15 AM

HL2 doesn't have multiplayer, but it does come with Counter Strike which is it's multiplayer game. Half Life (the original) has multiplayer and is fun, but the graphics aren't near as good as they are on HL2. O well. How is Halo 2? Halo was good but I don't have an XBox anymore and haven't even seen it.

Metallica God · 11-22-04, 01:55 AM

how did you find the game, long or short, compared to other shooters perhaps

Lazlo Panaflex · 11-22-04, 02:00 AM

I felt it was fairly long, or long enough. The ending was a little short, but after finishing the game i just can't complain. It was too good.

DuckDodgers · 11-22-04, 03:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by michaelkahl

HL2 doesn't have multiplayer, but it does come with Counter Strike which is it's multiplayer game. Half Life (the original) has multiplayer and is fun, but the graphics aren't near as good as they are on HL2. O well. How is Halo 2? Halo was good but I don't have an XBox anymore and haven't even seen it.

I have not played Halo2 yet... have a friend who was a Beta tester for it and said he loved it. I 2 have no XBox... yet

Grov · 11-22-04, 06:01 AM

The ending was pretty dam easy and far to short, infact i was disapointed by the whole games length. Remember valve saying it would be as long as Half Life, if not longer? What complete bull crap that was.

Also through the whole game not a lot is explained, like where Gordan has been since Black Mesa, how the combine got there, some bits of the game were disapointing.

After how well polished Half Life was in terms of storytelling, setting the scene, HL2 sucked in that respect.

David · 11-22-04, 06:15 AM

If you had read Onis Halflife 2 sticky you would have seen that to prevent Halflife 2 threads taking over the entire forum, discussion was to be confined to certain established threads.

This is where this would have been more appropriate:
http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=341455

11-22-04, 01:09 AM	Thread Starter #1
michaelkahl Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Indiana/North Dakota	HL2 Ending (no spoiler) I just finished playing through HL2 and must say that I love this game. It was an awesome game and kept me wanting more till the end. Even then I wanted more and didn't want to see it end. In fact I felt the ending was a bit dissapointing for all that I went through. I guess it just leaves me wanting till HL3 comes out in 5 years. What did you guys think of the ending (for those who've made it)? Was it what you expected? Was it not enough? Let's hear what you have to say.

11-22-04, 01:11 AM	#2
Phoenix87 Member Join Date: Jul 2003	The ending simply sucked. The worse thing about the game IMO. Nothing is explained at all. Playing threw the game gave your backstory and what not, but the ending just, ended without telling you anything. You can basically quit HL2 at any part of the game and it wont change the story because of the ending. __________________ Intel Core I7 920 DFI LP UT X58-T3eH8 OCZ FLEX DDR3 1600MHZ 7-7-7-20 6GB eVGA 295GTX

11-22-04, 01:13 AM	#3
DuckDodgers Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Margaritaville	Looked at HL yesterday.... I play Halo all the time mostly multiplayer. How is HL compared to Halo. Does it have multiplayer also? __________________ Indecision may or may not be my problem.. :cool: Abit NF7-S v2+Athlon XP 2600 200 @ x11 2194.3 1.65 vcore 2x1G Corsair PC3200 DDR400 MSI Nvidia 5700 LE WD 80GB 7200 WD 40GB 7200 Plextor 712a DVD+R/RW CD-R/RW Folding for Team32

11-22-04, 01:55 AM	#5
Metallica God Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Whitby, Ontario	how did you find the game, long or short, compared to other shooters perhaps __________________ P5Q mb, E8500, Powercolor 6950 2gb, 2x2gb ocz pc6400, 250 gb hd, antec 900, Asus 24", etc. ____________________________ "Don't ask what you can do for your country, ask what your country can do for you" - Megadeth

11-22-04, 06:15 AM	#9
David Forums Super Moderator Overclockers.com Lead Editor Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Hiding from Americans and making pretty colours in a drybox in St Andrews	If you had read Onis Halflife 2 sticky you would have seen that to prevent Halflife 2 threads taking over the entire forum, discussion was to be confined to certain established threads. This is where this would have been more appropriate: http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=341455 __________________ David J. Nelson MChem(Edin) PhD(Strath) AMRSC [Academia Profile] OC Forums Super Moderator // Overclockers.com Editor The Workhorse: [Lenovo W510] Intel Core i7-720QM / 8 GB DDR3 / nVidia Quadro FX880M / Crucial M4 256 GB SSD / Windows 7 The HTPC/Server: AMD Phenom X4 9650 / 6 GB DDR2 / nVidia 8300 / 5 TB of HDDs / Antec Solo II Case / Windows 7 The Gaming Rig: AMD Llano A6-3650 / 4 GB DDR3 / nVidia GTX260 / 2x 500 GB HDD in RAID0 / Antec Dark Fleet DF-85 Case / Windows 7 The Benchmarking Setup: Various LGA775 chips / Asus Rampage Formula / 2 GB OCZ 1066 MHz DDR2 / nVidia Quadro NVS 285 / 320 GB HDD / Windows 7 My research fellowship is eating all my time, so I may be slow to reply to emails and private messages.

HL2 Ending (no spoiler)

Internet Services

Website Development

Tech Hardware

11-22-04, 01:15 AM	Thread Starter #4
michaelkahl Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Indiana/North Dakota	HL2 doesn't have multiplayer, but it does come with Counter Strike which is it's multiplayer game. Half Life (the original) has multiplayer and is fun, but the graphics aren't near as good as they are on HL2. O well. How is Halo 2? Halo was good but I don't have an XBox anymore and haven't even seen it.

11-22-04, 02:00 AM	#6
Lazlo Panaflex Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Mean Streets Of Orange County CA	I felt it was fairly long, or long enough. The ending was a little short, but after finishing the game i just can't complain. It was too good.

11-22-04, 06:01 AM	#8
Grov Disabled Join Date: May 2004 Location: Uk	The ending was pretty dam easy and far to short, infact i was disapointed by the whole games length. Remember valve saying it would be as long as Half Life, if not longer? What complete bull crap that was. Also through the whole game not a lot is explained, like where Gordan has been since Black Mesa, how the combine got there, some bits of the game were disapointing. After how well polished Half Life was in terms of storytelling, setting the scene, HL2 sucked in that respect.

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
Show Printable Version Email this Page	Search this Thread: Advanced Search