Half Life 2 Review Already? 98%!!!

[Shadow of Chaos]

Found this on a bittorrent link, does not look fake to me.. i find it odd how the front of "PC Gamer" says December 2004 edition though :huh:

if that is not odd to you, i dont know what is..

 

[Octavious]

could be a scan of a prerelease

~Octavious

 

[Protoss]

Yup its real. I think that partly spawned the controversy of whether or not HL2 went gold or not.

 

[Shadow of Chaos]

Well i have to say i hope its real, if they announce it.. anyone have any idea's when it will be out in shops to buy? ill go get this as soon as its out, the 98% rating seems a bit over the top but this is PC gamer and if i remember right they used to rate things slightly higher than other mags.. but still that is one high rating!, i remember Zelda for the 64 got 98% in some mag

 

[bourbon]

It is real i have the issue.

 

[Shadow of Chaos]

what, already? why does it say december on the front then?

 

[thebluenewt]

I know they release magazines insanely early but December!

Hmm, actually the Edge I got a couple of weeks ago is November, bit odd really.

 

[bourbon]

what, already? why does it say december on the front then?

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I dont know why but i get my pcgamer maggs like a month or 2 early but it is real.

bourbon

 

[Shadow of Chaos]

This confirms it then!! Awesome thanks.. i cant wait, i sure hope they announce this baby tomorow..

possibility of it being out this year? 100%!! i hope!

 

[bourbon]

possibility of it being out this year? 100%!! i hope!

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If i rember it correctly it will be.

Bourbon

 

[greenmikey]

Its sopposed to come out november 23rd. But thats just the word.

 

[Shadow of Chaos]

Near the end of november eh?

hmmm... oh well, i guess at least it will come this year. it could be worse.. *cough*

 

[Bingo Jesus]

PC Zone gave it 97%, it's safe to say that t looks just a little good.

 

[Shadow of Chaos]

Game's gonna be awesome then.. no doubt bout it.

 

[Wolfsclaw]

looks like this is gonna be the best ego-shooter ever, surpassing HL easily

 

[Huxley]

Oh boy oh boy oh boy!

I need to buy myself a new computer. Anyone knoe the recommended spec?

 

[Steve-O]

I was told that HL2 will be out Next Week, but I think the guy actually meant to say Released In a Month next week...

 

[Shadow of Chaos]

I believe i heard around different places that the HL-2 engine will suit older computers and shouldnt be as slow as doom 3 for ppl with older video card's etc.. im not really sure, but i'd think you need a pretty good setup to get the best out of it.

for those of you who havent upgraded yet.. i suggest you do

 

[Huxley]

for those of you who havent upgraded yet.. i suggest you do

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What would you recommend? I hate going to computer shops letting them talk me in to buying something I don't need...

Right now I have a 2.4 gig P4, 512Mb RAM, GeForce MX 128Mb.

I'm guessing the graphics card is in urgent need of an update, but I might just keep the core components and get myself a new processor/motherboard and graphics card.

 

[Shadow of Chaos]

That processor looks ok to me, i'd say its mid end right about now, upgrade that graphics card though..

I have a GF6800 ultra that didnt come cheap, people do say that the 6800GT is cheaper and a better performer than ATI's x800 pro (NOT XT!) as the 6800GT has 16 pixel pipelines and the pro only has 12.

Do what you will, but out of all those cards their basically a close call out of all the benchmarks that i've seen.