Half Life 2 Episode 3 (Discussion)

[Lord Sinister]

I expect that one of the reasons Half-Life 3/Half-Life 2: Episode 3 is taking so long may be that they are conducting some major engine upgrades for Source. Possible Direct X 11 support, who knows. That's what I think anyway, there's no evidence that supports this.

[BTGBullseye]

Possible Direct X 11 support, who knows.

PhysX and 3D vision support too probly...

[Eedo Baba]

At the rate they're taking developing the next installment, whatever it be, I'd guess they're replacing the Source engine, or at least most of the code. It is 8 years old.

[DooMas]

At the rate they're taking developing the next installment, whatever it be, I'd guess they're replacing the Source engine, or at least most of the code. It is 8 years old.

 

 

But look at Portal 2, its on source engine and the graphics are amazing. But i read somewhere, that they might change source engine dramatically, but i think that its only rumors.

[Kirkreng]

At the rate they're taking developing the next installment, whatever it be, I'd guess they're replacing the Source engine, or at least most of the code. It is 8 years old.

 

 

But look at Portal 2, its on source engine and the graphics are amazing. But i read somewhere, that they might change source engine dramatically, but i think that its only rumors.

I wouldn't say "amazing". They are good, but i have seen better.

[DooMas]

At the rate they're taking developing the next installment, whatever it be, I'd guess they're replacing the Source engine, or at least most of the code. It is 8 years old.

 

 

But look at Portal 2, its on source engine and the graphics are amazing. But i read somewhere, that they might change source engine dramatically, but i think that its only rumors.

I wouldn't say "amazing". They are good, but i have seen better.

 

I have seen better to. But compared to some games that are released now, 8 years old engine still can conquer most of them, and even if you are using an old pc, it still looks good, and the main thing is that it doesnt lag.

[Kirkreng]

Erm, i had to play it at lowest settings at 800*600 resolution to get it running smooth.

Nonetheless it is indeed impressing for an (apparently) 8year old engine.

[DooMas]

Erm, i had to play it at lowest settings at 800*600 resolution to get it running smooth.

Nonetheless it is indeed impressing for an (apparently) 8year old engine.

 

I dont know what kind of second world war computer you have there, but the one i bought in 2007 still can run it on normal setings.

[Kirkreng]

Erm, i had to play it at lowest settings at 800*600 resolution to get it running smooth.

Nonetheless it is indeed impressing for an (apparently) 8year old engine.

 

I dont know what kind of second world war computer you have there, but the one i bought in 2007 still can run it on normal setings.

I think i got mine in 2009.

[DooMas]

Erm, i had to play it at lowest settings at 800*600 resolution to get it running smooth.

Nonetheless it is indeed impressing for an (apparently) 8year old engine.

 

I dont know what kind of second world war computer you have there, but the one i bought in 2007 still can run it on normal setings.

I think i got mine in 2009.

 

Your drivers might be out of date. Or maybe you are using to many programs at the same time so you get lag.

[Kirkreng]

Your drivers might be out of date. Or maybe you are using to many programs at the same time so you get lag.

I haven't updated my drivers in a while though, maybe i should do that. Anyway back on topic, this is about EP3!

[lemon_powered]

With the amount of time they've been developing, I'd say it's probably Half Life 3, the length and span of Half Life 2.

This thread is about Half life 2: Episode 3. Not Half life 3.

 

Gameinformer revealed Half Life 3 Not Half life 2: Episode 3

 

Smart assery aside, *spoiler alert* Immediatly after Eli informed you that he was GOING to inform you about G-Man (Anyone that payed attention will know that G-man is a community given name, so that whole gman is gordan freeman is bullshit, Just had to get that out of my systen) Dog hears something and runs off, After Eli killed dog jumps in and saves you in the nick of time, time seeming to be something Gman understands a great deal about. Personally I think gman wanted Eli killed specifically because he was going to inform you about him.

 

So, in Half life 3 you will most likely uncover a great deal more about Gman and his employers I sincerly doubt that the gman is evil, in any way, I don't think it gets that black and white, (the same way gordan isn't really a hero, To him he really is the right man in the wrong place) But he definitly has an agenda, But his and his employers are almost certainly not the same.

 

Further thoughts: Apart from gman, I'm guessing we'll figure out what happened to Barney in episode 2, Maybe even Corporal Shepherd, I hear rumors about him, but I don't think so because hes a gear box character I believe.

[ProHypster]

With the amount of time they've been developing, I'd say it's probably Half Life 3, the length and span of Half Life 2.

This thread is about Half life 2: Episode 3. Not Half life 3.

 

Gameinformer revealed Half Life 3 Not Half life 2: Episode 3

 

Smart assery aside, *spoiler alert* Immediatly after Eli informed you that he was GOING to inform you about G-Man (Anyone that payed attention will know that G-man is a community given name, so that whole gman is gordan freeman is bullshit, Just had to get that out of my systen) Dog hears something and runs off, After Eli killed dog jumps in and saves you in the nick of time, time seeming to be something Gman understands a great deal about. Personally I think gman wanted Eli killed specifically because he was going to inform you about him.

 

So, in Half life 3 you will most likely uncover a great deal more about Gman and his employers I sincerly doubt that the gman is evil, in any way, I don't think it gets that black and white, (the same way gordan isn't really a hero, To him he really is the right man in the wrong place) But he definitly has an agenda, But his and his employers are almost certainly not the same.

 

Further thoughts: Apart from gman, I'm guessing we'll figure out what happened to Barney in episode 2, Maybe even Corporal Shepherd, I hear rumors about him, but I don't think so because hes a gear box character I believe.

 

I liked Corporal Shephard's story. That guy is actually my favourite Half-life series character.

 

I hope we get to see him soon... And maybe even Half-life-Opposing Force 2

[Darkorth]

Wouldn't be great if valve (keeping with their tradition) hired the BM:S team to help make EP3/HL3 and in exchange they let them use the new engine to finish BM:S (something like that happened with Portal and DOTA) so i've only seen few screenshots and vids from BM:S but it looks so cool I just can't wait for it

 

And, as the Gman itself said we will know a lot more about him in the next episodes (At the beginning of hl2 we understood that we were working for him and not against him, in the ep2 we have seen that he is not completely free to decide everything he does but he has the power to choose who works for him and what have to do (having seen alyx i don't think that gordon has any choice to leave the fight, probably in the end he fights because gman wants him to, just as the player pushes him into some situations that any sane person would avoid)

 

Probably this leads me to think that the gman represents the capricious player pushing freeman like a toy into an inter-dimensional war

[ProHypster]

Wouldn't be great if valve (keeping with their tradition) hired the BM:S team to help make EP3/HL3 and in exchange they let them use the new engine to finish BM:S (something like that happened with Portal and DOTA) so i've only seen few screenshots and vids from BM:S but it looks so cool I just can't wait for it

 

And, as the Gman itself said we will know a lot more about him in the next episodes (At the beginning of hl2 we understood that we were working for him and not against him, in the ep2 we have seen that he is not completely free to decide everything he does but he has the power to choose who works for him and what have to do (having seen alyx i don't think that gordon has any choice to leave the fight, probably in the end he fights because gman wants him to, just as the player pushes him into some situations that any sane person would avoid)

 

Probably this leads me to think that the gman represents the capricious player pushing freeman like a toy into an inter-dimensional war

 

It will feel very weird if G-man will die therefore I bet that he's going to be alive even when the Half-life story ends.

 

I mean he's certainly not going to die in a boss fight.. (very awkward boss fight that would be)

And he can't die simple either as he is one of the main characters and it will also feel awkward.

 

The only possible script I can imagine being realized is if Gordon sees some scene with him dying on camera.

[Bjossi]

An episode taking four years and counting to develop is a sign of incompetence. Since Valve don't have a history of that, especially looking at the time line of Half-Life 2 - Episode 2, I strongly suspect we will get a Half-Life 3. It is alarming how silent they have been about the Half-Life series during these years, either they are preparing something really big or they are acting incredibly dumb by putting stuff like DotA or L4D at the top of the priority list.

[ProHypster]

An episode taking four years and counting to develop is a sign of incompetence. Since Valve don't have a history of that, especially looking at the time line of Half-Life 2 - Episode 2, I strongly suspect we will get a Half-Life 3. It is alarming how silent they have been about the Half-Life series during these years, either they are preparing something really big or they are acting incredibly dumb by putting stuff like DotA or L4D at the top of the priority list.

 

Or they are being under tremendous pressure form Hl1 and Hl2 and simply aren't able to make a Hl episode 3 with the same quality within time.

[imperial1scout]

An episode taking four years and counting to develop is a sign of incompetence. Since Valve don't have a history of that, especially looking at the time line of Half-Life 2 - Episode 2, I strongly suspect we will get a Half-Life 3. It is alarming how silent they have been about the Half-Life series during these years, either they are preparing something really big or they are acting incredibly dumb by putting stuff like DotA or L4D at the top of the priority list.

 

I don't think it's a sign of incompetence. Look how long it took them to make TF2, was that incompetence? Maybe, but sure was a damn good game in the end.

 

On another note, maybe they are having trouble with some new feature(s) not working the way they want. A Half-Life 3 would surprise me, honestly.

[Bjossi]

I don't think it's a sign of incompetence.

 

It most definitely is. But Valve are not incompetent developers, so either they're doing something huge in secret or they got the priorities handled by a monkey.

[Alyxx Thorne]

Considering the development time of Half-Life 2, does it really come as a surprise to people? Stop expecting another episode already. With this kind of development time it's obviously going to be a whole new game.

 

I find it likely Half-Life 3 will be using a brand new iteration of the engine, one that surpasses Portal 2 and L4D2 by lightyears.