Reaction: Half-Life 2 Episode 2 (spoilers)
Feb. 6th, 2008 12:33 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jeriendhalFinally finished the sucker last week, after I hit the right combinations of cheats for that last Strider battle.
To White Forest: Okay, I know how I survived that train wreck (thank you, Hazard Suit) but how did Alyx? Oh yeah, massive hit point regenera...
Alyx gets stabbed by a Hunter
...never mind.
This Vortal Coil: I hate punny level names. Not to mention those goddamned albino acid spitting ant-lions!
Though the Ant-Lion remix of the Battle of Roark's Drift was nice.
"Hey, G-Man, if you're so fragging all powerful as to pull me into a cut scene, why don't you do these missions yourself?"
Freeman Pontifex: Dark & scary rooms, lotsa zombies. Yawn Well, at least I got Alyx sniping for me.
Ohhhhh... another seesaw puzzle. Like Yahtzee said, are you going to put one of these things in every damn episode?
On the plus, the Charger may have the performance as the dune buggy from HL2, but at least it looks sweet in a Mad Max sorta way.
Riding Shotgun: What the hell is that slug and WHY CAN'T I SHOOT IT?
The Big Ass Battle With All Those Freaking Striders Whose Name I Can't Remember: In the commentary track Valve claims this level was extensively playtested so players of all skill levels could win it without cheating.
Bullshit
Ah, well. At least for once we have a nice, satisfying ending watching the rocket go up and close the Superportal, instead of another deus ex G-Man. Yep, we'll just ho on that helicopter and head for the Boreal...
...did I mention that I'm mildly frustrated that I can't shoot those slugs?
To White Forest: Okay, I know how I survived that train wreck (thank you, Hazard Suit) but how did Alyx? Oh yeah, massive hit point regenera...
Alyx gets stabbed by a Hunter
...never mind.
This Vortal Coil: I hate punny level names. Not to mention those goddamned albino acid spitting ant-lions!
Though the Ant-Lion remix of the Battle of Roark's Drift was nice.
"Hey, G-Man, if you're so fragging all powerful as to pull me into a cut scene, why don't you do these missions yourself?"
Freeman Pontifex: Dark & scary rooms, lotsa zombies. Yawn Well, at least I got Alyx sniping for me.
Ohhhhh... another seesaw puzzle. Like Yahtzee said, are you going to put one of these things in every damn episode?
On the plus, the Charger may have the performance as the dune buggy from HL2, but at least it looks sweet in a Mad Max sorta way.
Riding Shotgun: What the hell is that slug and WHY CAN'T I SHOOT IT?
The Big Ass Battle With All Those Freaking Striders Whose Name I Can't Remember: In the commentary track Valve claims this level was extensively playtested so players of all skill levels could win it without cheating.
Bullshit
Ah, well. At least for once we have a nice, satisfying ending watching the rocket go up and close the Superportal, instead of another deus ex G-Man. Yep, we'll just ho on that helicopter and head for the Boreal...
...did I mention that I'm mildly frustrated that I can't shoot those slugs?
