Ending in Half Life 2

kemet64 · Dec 26, 2004, 01:03 AM

Hey, for all of you who have beat the game. You all know about how much the damn ending leaves you hanging (and that whoever made it was on LSD)

Any of you know if they plan an expansion pack to further/complete the story?

YAYitsAndrew · Dec 26, 2004, 01:07 AM

The ending doth suck.

It doth, it doth.

nauticus · Dec 26, 2004, 01:35 AM

How about HL3? Maybe it leaves off for that?

MythicaL · Dec 26, 2004, 02:52 AM

Maybe they'll make an alternate ending where the G-Man gets shot

kemet64 · Dec 26, 2004, 03:17 AM

HAHA.

Hey, for anyone who has seen Equilibrium, the last part of the game reminds me of the ending to that movie...when you take that long elevator thing up.

Drakon · Dec 26, 2004, 03:37 AM

the ending was horrible imo...

MythicaL · Dec 26, 2004, 04:18 AM

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Originally Posted by kemet64

HAHA.

Hey, for anyone who has seen Equilibrium, the last part of the game reminds me of the ending to that movie...when you take that long elevator thing up.

Yeah, it was kinda like that level in Blood 2 also

CDsDontBurn · Dec 26, 2004, 04:26 AM

For a great shooter, they (valve) sure as hell didn't take the time to make a great ending

Soilwork · Dec 26, 2004, 05:30 AM

apparently they want to make games where you play as alyx and barney before doing HL3. would be nice to get the full story of wht they were up to before HL3

No_Style · Dec 26, 2004, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Soilwork

apparently they want to make games where you play as alyx and barney before doing HL3. would be nice to get the full story of wht they were up to before HL3

That would be a logical move. I can see why they want to milk as much as possible from the the current rendition of the Source Engine and then make HL3 with a even better engine.

kemet64 · Dec 26, 2004, 01:12 PM

I hope they finish the story though. Because seriously, when I saw G-MAN I was thinking, cool a change of environment. Then the credits go and think "what the hell".

I mean it seriously is one of those ...to be continued endings. Hate those!

Ev!L-aLphA · Dec 26, 2004, 01:42 PM

its supposed to leave u hanging.... hl3 will fill the holes

YAYitsAndrew · Dec 26, 2004, 03:12 PM

That's what people said about the third matrix movie.

technonerd · Dec 26, 2004, 03:16 PM

What if they want to make HL4

Soilwork · Dec 26, 2004, 03:25 PM

the more the better. as long as they're not pooh of course

free_refil · Dec 26, 2004, 04:31 PM

I just beat the game myself. I can't believe it ended like that! I've been playing this thing for about 30 min to an hr. a day since it came out (I work long shifts). Anywho, time to look for mod's and multiplayer type stuff to keep the feel of HL2 going. I really enjoyed the game though, and it's one that I'll probably waste playing through again on the hardest setting.

kemet64 · Dec 26, 2004, 04:45 PM

Oh yea, Counterstrike source by far makes replayability quite high. I dont know if I am going to play the actual game again though.

PoopyTheJ · Dec 26, 2004, 04:54 PM

Playing it through on Hard now, the ending sucked, but the expansions should answer some questions and we know they are working on HL3 as well so I guess we just have to be patient..... which I suck at....

MSX · Dec 26, 2004, 08:21 PM

I hate that terminology: "Answer the questions"

Part of a writers job is to add intrigue and mystery and not explain it. This causes the player to guess at them him/herself. Which draws the player in. The unknown is generally interesting, and too often used in sci-fi/horror genre.

In reality. The ending was bad because of the episodic style and it was... in general anticlimactic. The good doctor was not a good nemesis. When it was mentioned that he needed a "special host body" or some such I was expecting for another chapter into the xan dimension. As in you failing to take down the generator and being transported there. This, did not happen.

Whereas HL 1 nearing the end had epic battle after epic battle I never knew when it was actually going to end. It was a much better structure to be exciting at the climax of the story.

kemet64 · Dec 26, 2004, 11:54 PM

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Originally Posted by MSX

I hate that terminology: "Answer the questions"

Part of a writers job is to add intrigue and mystery and not explain it. This causes the player to guess at them him/herself. Which draws the player in. The unknown is generally interesting, and too often used in sci-fi/horror genre.

In reality. The ending was bad because of the episodic style and it was... in general anticlimactic. The good doctor was not a good nemesis. When it was mentioned that he needed a "special host body" or some such I was expecting for another chapter into the xan dimension. As in you failing to take down the generator and being transported there. This, did not happen.

Whereas HL 1 nearing the end had epic battle after epic battle I never knew when it was actually going to end. It was a much better structure to be exciting at the climax of the story.

Do I sense an English/Lit Major?

Dyre Straits · Dec 27, 2004, 04:28 AM

I also thought the ending was the pits! I couldn't believe it ended like this.

However, the trip there was excellent. So much so, that I've started it again to see what I may have missed along the way the first time. I've already discovered new areas that I bypassed in my rush through.

And, I hate STEAM even more than the ending of the game!

Louiemaster · Dec 27, 2004, 08:34 AM

That is what Valve wanted to do so everyone could buy the next copy of Half-life and they could make more money.

Dom · Dec 27, 2004, 10:16 AM

The original Half-Life ended the same way. Why is anyone surprise how two ended?

Vikingod · Dec 27, 2004, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Louiemaster

That is what Valve wanted to do so everyone could buy the next copy of Half-life and they could make more money.

sounds kind of like a business strategy. Fuckin Valve and their plan for longevity! lol

I don't know what the big deal is, movies end like that and people praise them for their cliff hanger ending (ie. Lond of the Rings), but a game does it and the ending sucks. Believe me, I would have liked a bit more bang for the ending, but I would not say I was surprised.

CDsDontBurn · Dec 27, 2004, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Dom

The original Half-Life ended the same way. Why is anyone surprise how two ended?

because some of us did not play the first half life

Senor_Mota · Dec 27, 2004, 01:55 PM

Bungie did the same thing with Halo 2. You play through a very short Single-Player Campaign(compared to the first game) to get a goddamn "cliff-hanger" ending!

Halo 2 was supposed to be the "end-all of console FPS" and Half Life 2 is supposedly the "end-all of PC FPS" and yet they both have the misfortune of a "no explaination why we just went through all of that" finale.

Video games are starting to become like Hollywood movies more and more every year...soon we'll have even more generic FPS with sh!tty endings.

CDsDontBurn · Dec 27, 2004, 03:02 PM

i still haven't finished halo 2.....i've had since my b-day back in october

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MSX · Dec 28, 2004, 12:16 AM

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Originally Posted by kemet64

Do I sense an English/Lit Major?

Haha! Hell no. Just a lover of the art.

tEckniks · Dec 29, 2004, 04:04 PM

does anyone know the thread where they explain or try to explain the whole story hl1 beginning then the endin then on to hl2? playin hl2 makes me wanna know more..

CDsDontBurn · Dec 29, 2004, 05:18 PM

i still need to play HL1. The copy i have is really lame. I can't play it cuz of steam (i forgot my old steam account password so i had to make a new one), and i can't use my legit CD key to use on my present account of steam for HL1. Think i might have to buy another copy of HL1 to play it

.

Dec 26, 2004, 01:03 AM	#1
kemet64 DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 457 Rep Power: 0	Ending in Half Life 2 Hey, for all of you who have beat the game. You all know about how much the damn ending leaves you hanging (and that whoever made it was on LSD) Any of you know if they plan an expansion pack to further/complete the story? __________________ Inspiron XPS Intel 3.4 ghz 1gb Corsair XMS DDR PC3200 60gig 7200 HD 128mb Radeon Mobility 9700 Creative Soundblaster Audigy 2 NX Logitech z680 Speakers

Dec 26, 2004, 01:07 AM	#2
YAYitsAndrew Anti-Piracy Poster Boy Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 2,583 Rep Power: 64 System Specs	The ending doth suck. It doth, it doth. __________________ "It is because the resistance to paying for copyrighted material, although often characterized as arising from a supposed technical burden or principled concern for the public interest, arises rather from exactly the same segment of the brain that is dominant in shoplifters." - Mark Helprin, Digital Barbarism So you think piracy isn't hurting anyone? www.yayitsandrew.com

Dec 26, 2004, 02:52 AM	#4
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Dec 26, 2004, 03:17 AM	#5
kemet64 DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 457 Rep Power: 0	HAHA. Hey, for anyone who has seen Equilibrium, the last part of the game reminds me of the ending to that movie...when you take that long elevator thing up. __________________ Inspiron XPS Intel 3.4 ghz 1gb Corsair XMS DDR PC3200 60gig 7200 HD 128mb Radeon Mobility 9700 Creative Soundblaster Audigy 2 NX Logitech z680 Speakers

Dec 26, 2004, 04:26 AM	#8
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Dec 26, 2004, 01:35 AM	#3
nauticus Carpcarpcarpcarpcarp Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: nauticus Posts: 232 Rep Power: 0	How about HL3? Maybe it leaves off for that?

Dec 26, 2004, 03:37 AM	#6
Drakon DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Floatin'... Posts: 4,958 Rep Power: 43	the ending was horrible imo...

Dec 26, 2004, 05:30 AM	#9
Soilwork A virus with shoes Join Date: May 2004 Location: Johannesburg, South Africa Posts: 236 Rep Power: 0	apparently they want to make games where you play as alyx and barney before doing HL3. would be nice to get the full story of wht they were up to before HL3 __________________

Dec 26, 2004, 01:12 PM	#11
kemet64 DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 457 Rep Power: 0	I hope they finish the story though. Because seriously, when I saw G-MAN I was thinking, cool a change of environment. Then the credits go and think "what the hell". I mean it seriously is one of those ...to be continued endings. Hate those! __________________ Inspiron XPS Intel 3.4 ghz 1gb Corsair XMS DDR PC3200 60gig 7200 HD 128mb Radeon Mobility 9700 Creative Soundblaster Audigy 2 NX Logitech z680 Speakers

Dec 26, 2004, 01:42 PM	#12
Ev!L-aLphA \| n f e c t e D Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: California Posts: 4,116 Rep Power: 46	its supposed to leave u hanging.... hl3 will fill the holes __________________ R.I.P 8/8/04 4/21/08

Dec 26, 2004, 03:12 PM	#13
YAYitsAndrew Anti-Piracy Poster Boy Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 2,583 Rep Power: 64 System Specs	That's what people said about the third matrix movie. __________________ "It is because the resistance to paying for copyrighted material, although often characterized as arising from a supposed technical burden or principled concern for the public interest, arises rather from exactly the same segment of the brain that is dominant in shoplifters." - Mark Helprin, Digital Barbarism So you think piracy isn't hurting anyone? www.yayitsandrew.com

Dec 26, 2004, 03:16 PM	#14
technonerd DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 596 Rep Power: 0	What if they want to make HL4

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Soilwork A virus with shoes Join Date: May 2004 Location: Johannesburg, South Africa Posts: 236 Rep Power: 0	the more the better. as long as they're not pooh of course __________________

Dec 26, 2004, 04:31 PM	#16
free_refil DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Stationed in Bahrain (Middle East) Posts: 100 Rep Power: 0	I just beat the game myself. I can't believe it ended like that! I've been playing this thing for about 30 min to an hr. a day since it came out (I work long shifts). Anywho, time to look for mod's and multiplayer type stuff to keep the feel of HL2 going. I really enjoyed the game though, and it's one that I'll probably waste playing through again on the hardest setting. __________________ P4 2.8C 1:1 225MHz FSB Abit IC-7 Max 3 BIOS = F1, Strengthened, Auto x3 Geil GD @ 2/7/4/4 2.7v R9800 Pro 400/375 36.6 Raptors Raid 0 on ICH-5 CPU Cooling: SP-94 80mm Panaflo VGA Cooling: ZM-80C & ZM-OP1 Chipset Cooling: MCX-159

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kemet64 DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 457 Rep Power: 0	Oh yea, Counterstrike source by far makes replayability quite high. I dont know if I am going to play the actual game again though. __________________ Inspiron XPS Intel 3.4 ghz 1gb Corsair XMS DDR PC3200 60gig 7200 HD 128mb Radeon Mobility 9700 Creative Soundblaster Audigy 2 NX Logitech z680 Speakers

Dec 26, 2004, 04:54 PM	#18
PoopyTheJ DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,595 Rep Power: 50	Playing it through on Hard now, the ending sucked, but the expansions should answer some questions and we know they are working on HL3 as well so I guess we just have to be patient..... which I suck at.... __________________ [COLOR=Blue]“Alright boys, let’s start her up and see why she doesn’t work.” - John Fritz "I aim to misbehave" Malcolm Reynolds ATI Catalyst Beta Tester[/COLOR]

Dec 26, 2004, 08:21 PM	#19
MSX Burning the frozen... Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 1,202 Rep Power: 0	I hate that terminology: "Answer the questions" Part of a writers job is to add intrigue and mystery and not explain it. This causes the player to guess at them him/herself. Which draws the player in. The unknown is generally interesting, and too often used in sci-fi/horror genre. In reality. The ending was bad because of the episodic style and it was... in general anticlimactic. The good doctor was not a good nemesis. When it was mentioned that he needed a "special host body" or some such I was expecting for another chapter into the xan dimension. As in you failing to take down the generator and being transported there. This, did not happen. Whereas HL 1 nearing the end had epic battle after epic battle I never knew when it was actually going to end. It was a much better structure to be exciting at the climax of the story.

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Dec 27, 2004, 10:16 AM	#23
Dom DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,942 Rep Power: 0	The original Half-Life ended the same way. Why is anyone surprise how two ended?

Dec 27, 2004, 01:55 PM	#26
Senor_Mota 悪魔の方法 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: The Muck and the Mire, Idaho Posts: 2,042 Rep Power: 44	Bungie did the same thing with Halo 2. You play through a *very short* Single-Player Campaign(compared to the first game) to get a goddamn "cliff-hanger" ending! Halo 2 was supposed to be the "end-all of console FPS" and Half Life 2 is supposedly the "end-all of PC FPS" and yet they both have the misfortune of a "no explaination why we just went through all of that" finale. Video games are starting to become like Hollywood movies more and more every year...soon we'll have even more generic FPS with sh!tty endings.

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Dec 29, 2004, 05:18 PM	#30
CDsDontBurn 127.0.0.1 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 21,849 Rep Power: 133 System Specs	i still need to play HL1. The copy i have is really lame. I can't play it cuz of steam (i forgot my old steam account password so i had to make a new one), and i can't use my legit CD key to use on my present account of steam for HL1. Think i might have to buy another copy of HL1 to play it . __________________ CD's Corner // Her first day // A year later // RX-8 Club 3Dmark06 - 4176 // 3Dmark05 - 7459 // 3Dmark03 - 14289 // PCmark05 - 4453 // PCmark04 - 6297