A good video, but I do think he's ignoring some of the scummy stuff that's happened in the past when he says it used to be about making a good game. There were plenty of cash grabs before all of the monetization stuff was added to video games.
Are you playing the original version, or one of the remakes?I'm halfway through Half-Life which I hadn't played since basically it came out. With difficulty cranked one notch it is no joke when the cloaked ninjas start showing up...
The 1998 version? I assume it plays well on Win10/11?Half-Life
Grr, Kojima again. I hated the intro to MGS5, to the extent I quit before it finished. I got DS free too, so maybe some time I need punishment…Death Stranding … Cutscenes are LONG
I've been tempted to replay both the Half-Life games, as the gameplay and pacing of those games is still hard to beat. But if I do, I'll probably try the Black Mesa version of HL1 as so much work went into making it, and the Zen levels seem to be much improved.I'm halfway through Half-Life which I hadn't played since basically it came out. With difficulty cranked one notch it is no joke when the cloaked ninjas start showing up...
Oh, dude. If you've never played the Portal games, you're in for a treat. They're really good!and I never played Portal games.
I want to try the Black Mesa version. I've had it for awhile.The 1998 version? I assume it plays well on Win10/11?
I have it but never played it—loved HL2, a true classic.
Grr, Kojima again. I hated the intro to MGS5, to the extent I quit before it finished. I got DS free too, so maybe some time I need punishment…
If I do, I will scour for mods which alleviate that BS.Nevertheless, I may just brace myself
Oh I forgot about that! The Crowbar Collective—what a great nameBlack Mesa version
@Brian Boru is just old fashioned. He'll watch your movie. And he'll play your game. But if you try to put them together, he's out. I feel the same way about cookies and raisins.HA! "Big" cutscenes, are they? HA HAAA!! They don't even have intermissions! There are some JRPGs that do - and need them! Plus, these were pretty good ones. Big HUGE beach thing, sister on the beach... oh, I'm sorry, but they never do explain how the Hades your sister can walk on the beach so well despite wearing heels. Maybe DS2 will touch on that.
The cutscenes calm down after you do your mother's delivery and deal with those consequences.
There's a beginner's guide here. (Plug plug )
I thoroughly enjoyed Quantum Break. There was no mini game during the show, but you did stop and watch TV every now and then.OK, what if we do something special. We set it up so that, when a cutscene plays, the game switches to some mini-game and the player's TV switches on to show the cutscene? The game doesn't stop, it just gets to a kinda slow part, so they'll want to watch a little TV at the same time. TV that's surprisingly relevant to the game they are playing.
That's the only game that I've had a hard time with the "cut scenes." The gameplay was pretty cool, but then when it throws you into a 25 minute episode, most of the time, I just didn't have time for it. Sometimes I have a lot of time to play games, but more often than not, I need to just get like a half hour of gaming in at a time, and it's tough when most of that ends up being an episode video. The game was a cool concept, though.I thoroughly enjoyed Quantum Break. There was no mini game during the show, but you did stop and watch TV every now and then.
I want to try the Black Mesa version. I've had it for awhile.
Oh I forgot about that! The Crowbar Collective—what a great name
Yep, that would be the one to play rather than the original, I hear Black Mesa's ending is far superior.
OK, what if we do something special. We set it up so that, when a cutscene plays, the game switches to some mini-game and the player's TV switches on to show the cutscene? The game doesn't stop, it just gets to a kinda slow part, so they'll want to watch a little TV at the same time. TV that's surprisingly relevant to the game they are playing.
My only problem with Black Mesa is that I'm a controller gamer, and it doesn't work well with a controller. It's understandable, because Half-Life was made back when PC gamers just didn't use controllers. I wouldn't normally have a problem with playing with a keyboard and mouse, except I do all my gaming on my TV from my recliner, and it just doesn't work out too well. So I've gravitated to controllers over the years, and now prefer them. If they could have worked in good controller support, I'd probably eat that game up.Didn't even cross my mind and now that I've watched about 30 mins of a Black Mesa playthrough I must say it is legit mind blowing what they've done.