this is one of the reasons why I didnt bother downloading it via steam... steam network is utter pap.

I've ordered it on-line and should get the HL2 DVD version nextweek.

Hey, they may even be online by then....

I bet the bean counters are going apeshit over this. "Wow! so many people, we are making a fortune!"

greedy fucks. i hope they choke on their soy lattes and end up gettin gbuttfucked by tastycakes with hammer in hell.

so thats what he's been up to....

http://www.makejoshfamous.com/mchammerlow.jpg

Funny what a difference a simple "a" makes in a sentance :D

Well, as you can tell by my change in mood, STeam came back online, and i am so happy, i am tired. HL2 rules.

There is a part where a combine soldier tells you to throw a can away. Throw it at him. it is funny. Trust me.

Ichi knows what i am talking about.

doom > hl2

I have played both now, and sorry, doom 3 kicks ass but hl2 is the greatest thing since the aqueduct.

Screenshots!
 

Okay, so steam finally sorted their shit out last night, so i managed to squeeze in a few hours of gameplay last night in hl2. here is a gaggle of screenshots i took.

To put it simply, this game is spectaular. if you dont have a computer that can handle it, go out and buy one....


NOW!!!!
anywho, here are the screenies(more available at scaredyet.net forums):
screenshots on SYN
http://scaredyet.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=170
http://scaredyet.net/pics/hl2/d1_tra...ion_010000.jpg
http://scaredyet.net/pics/hl2/d1_tra...ion_010001.jpg
http://scaredyet.net/pics/hl2/d1_tra...ion_010006.jpg
http://scaredyet.net/pics/hl2/d1_tra...ion_020013.jpg
http://scaredyet.net/pics/hl2/d1_tra...ion_020014.jpg

here is a great example of the bump-mapping in the game:
http://scaredyet.net/pics/hl2/d1_tra...ion_030015.jpg

The beloved HEV
http://scaredyet.net/pics/hl2/d1_tra...ion_050025.jpg

http://scaredyet.net/pics/hl2/d1_canals_010034.jpg

Hey kids! look! A charred corpse floating in water! NEat!
http://scaredyet.net/pics/hl2/d1_canals_020041.jpg

remember these guys?
http://scaredyet.net/pics/hl2/d1_canals_010036.jpg

is it gonna come out for the XBOX cause my computer sux

Maybe, or a PS2 version. but with consoles, you will lose all of the cool effects. they may even have to dumb down the physics, but pray that they dont. They are spectacular.