So How Much Have You Guys Actually Played So Far?

KungFuSquirrel · November 2004

<div class="IPBDescription">Gotta ask.</div> I went non-stop from 2:15 central once I finally got the game open to 6:15, hammering all the way through the first six chapters and just barely starting the seventh. I saw a post on the Shack of someone else who had played for 4 hours and was about a chapter and a half behind me, so I seem to be doing ok for myself thus far. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' />

I'm just curious how far you got, but <b>please, for the sake of those of us who haven't played yet, keep it to <i>rough number of hours</i> and <i>chapter numbers</i></b>. I'm already bitter enough from one spoiler for another game on this board from overnight <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' />

I'm going to bed. The scary thing is, what if I finish it tomorrow? :o I mean... today. Bah.

Thief · November 2004

im not even opening it until after classes today. I want some straight solid hours of playing time. like no game before it, i will take my sweet **** time goin thru hl2

ANeM · November 2004

4 hours so far.. Not sure the chapter so I'll just do a spoiler box.

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (SPOILER!)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><span style='color:#031D1F'> The part where you meet up with the crazy guy in Ravenholm </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> </span>

KungFuSquirrel · November 2004

If you're curious the number of the chapter, you can click on the "new game" option in the menu to bring up the chapter selection window. It gives a small thumbnail, names, and numbers for all chapters you've reached.

Also of note: the menu background changes with each chapter. I missed out on most of this in my solid play-through, so keep an eye out for it as you go through. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' />

Gwahir · November 2004

1.5 hours
still in the running along the beginning route, left when I got stuck

probably not a bad stuck, but I like to enjoy my gaming so I don't just plow through.

Thansal · November 2004

about and hr and 1/2

probably about 1/2 way through chapter 2.

my favorite moment so far?

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (semi spoiler)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><span style='color:#031D1F'>fighting some combine forces, running up a short set of stairs and thinking I had hit major bug in the game where I just kept on moving up. Then I realized a barnacle was munching on my head</span></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>

UnderDOG · November 2004

2.5 hours. Just begining chapter 4.

Gwahir · November 2004

oh, and one other addition: I went through the hazard course of HL:S

ANeM · November 2004

Chapter 8 now... probably 5 and a half hours in.

Gwahir · November 2004

I still haven't gotten back into it... man do I want to...

but I feel I just want to replay the beginning again, find new ways to do things... the freedom is amazing!

RuBy · November 2004

This is rediculous, I HAD to have an exam the day of the WoW beta launch and now exaclty the same thing for the HL2 launch... I'll probably end up playing it a little though just to see it run <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' />

Leaderz0rz · November 2004

10th chapter, about 7 hours straight. just alt tabbed to take a 10 min break!

Mouse · November 2004

6 hours in at Chapter 7

Supernorn · November 2004

I just flipped over my Dune Buggy, so I decided to take a break. Been playing for about... 7 hours.

Marine0I · November 2004

I'm just in Ravenholm, and I'm liking it so far. Only problem is I'm in 800x600 on the lowest possible settings and I suspect that I'm seriously missing out on something here.... Unfortunately I've only got a gffx5200, 512mb 2.4ghz 800fsb, so I cant run at much higher than that, but even so I'm impressed by the scalibility. At 640X480 in D3 the fps were so shocking it was unplayable.

The graphics are like vamped up HL1, only with a sexy physics engine, but still smooth as ice!

Pulse · November 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (supernorn2000 @ Nov 16 2004, 08:22 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> I just flipped over my Dune Buggy, so I decided to take a break. Been playing for about... 7 hours.  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
Same here. The dune buggy section really sucks. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' />

frostymoose · November 2004

I played enough to know that so many textures are missing that there's just no freaking point in playing it. (I stepped off the train)

Hibame · November 2004

heh I run 1.5ghz with a ti4600 on 1024x768 and I hardly get any fps drop (havent looked at the accutal rate yet) but I also have 1.5 gigs of ram.

Im on the buggy beach, w00t its fun

Hibame · November 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Pulse @ Nov 16 2004, 10:33 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> </div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (supernorn2000 @ Nov 16 2004, 08:22 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> I just flipped over my Dune Buggy, so I decided to take a break. Been playing for about... 7 hours. </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>
Same here. The dune buggy section really sucks. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' />  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
shoot it with your grav gun it will flip it back over

and I seem to keep crashing when I fight the gunship =/

UKchaos · November 2004

I just finished chapter 7 after 8 hours of playtime, phew!

I'm gonna slow down now, dont want my first play through to be over in 2 days <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' />

Talion · November 2004

Same here UKchaos, I'm too tired to move go through chapter 8 at the moment.

Spetsnaz · November 2004

im in Ravenholm, well creepy!

Svenpa · November 2004

It freaking sucks to rush through any game like that. "i gotta be first!" "ow i finished hl2 in x hours really great with shift glued stuck"

You probably miss alot of stuff and replaying aint always that fun. Go try stuff fool around. Save alot, shoot your friends juggel with the manipulator. Not like "i have no idea what u said but it's a closed door here and im sure it will open and get me to the load point"

TommyVercetti · November 2004

I got to the part on the bridge, right after you deactivate the force fields and the gunship comes.

Don't remember the chapter name, think it's still "Highway 17."

Oh yea, and the water effects for the ocean suck compared to those in Far Cry... That's really the only criticism I can come up with.

It runs smooth at 1600x1200, 2xAA/8xAF, everything high, water reflections set to "world."

Snidely · November 2004

I'm working through Highway 17 (Ch. 7).

SilverFang · November 2004

it only came out in uk today and ive played it too much and my head hurts <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink-fix.gif' />

Apos · November 2004

The game doesn't LET you slow down. Very early on, it sets the FEAR in your, makes you feel like you have to keep moving or else you'll die. And later on, there are no truly safe places: the bad guys follow you everywhere, blow up anything you try to take cover behind, etc.

Daxx · November 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Thansal @ Nov 16 2004, 07:53 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> about and hr and 1/2

probably about 1/2 way through chapter 2.

my favorite moment so far?

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (semi spoiler)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><span style='color:#031D1F'>fighting some combine forces, running up a short set of stairs and thinking I had hit major bug in the game where I just kept on moving up. Then I realized a barnacle was munching on my head</span></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
Canals right? When the Combine troops rapel down onto the pipe? I hit the exact same thing! <img src='http://www.natural-selection.org/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /> Damn barnicles.

I've played for about 4 hours, and am still on the section with the crazy water scooter (dunno chapter) Been too busy exploring everything.

Frell, it took me a good hour just to get my first gun, too busy **** off random Combine troops by throwing trash at them <img src='http://www.natural-selection.org/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' />

docchimpy · November 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Marine01 @ Nov 16 2004, 10:32 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> I'm just in Ravenholm, and I'm liking it so far. Only problem is I'm in 800x600 on the lowest possible settings and I suspect that I'm seriously missing out on something here.... Unfortunately I've only got a gffx5200, 512mb 2.4ghz 800fsb, so I cant run at much higher than that, but even so I'm impressed by the scalibility. At 640X480 in D3 the fps were so shocking it was unplayable.

The graphics are like vamped up HL1, only with a sexy physics engine, but still smooth as ice!  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
Yes! I have almost the EXACT same specs- this means I'll be able to play HL2!

TommyVercetti · November 2004

<span style='color:black'>Update: I'm now pretty far into the chapter Nova... Nova whatever it is, I'm having an uninterrupted marathon of Combine killing so I don't remember the chapters. Anyways, it's the chapter in the prison where you're trying to get Eli back.

So far, my favorite part is in "Sandtrap" when you lead some Ant Lions in an attack on some bunkers lining the coast.</span>

Mullet · November 2004

Last night at around 12:30, I was waiting for HL2 to unlock and I fell asleep! AARrrgggg <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' />

So How Much Have You Guys Actually Played So Far?

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