Does Half Life ever stop being scary?
 

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I never really thought that there were any scares in that game. Isn't it just for the most part guys shooting at you, and maybe one or two cheap headcrab attacks?


Also, don't play System Shock 2.

System Shock 2 is probably the scariest, creepiest game i have ever played. :(

But it's damn good.

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Also, don't play Thief. Lotta creepy levels there. And skip Thief 3, too. Shalebridge was downright unnerving.

i've never played half-life so i can't attest to how scary it is but i'm totally in your corner for this one james

i'm such a pansy when there's scary stuff in video games. it's sad

Don't bother playing conker's bad fur day while you're not playing scary games. David could never get past the zombie squirrels 'cause of the freak factor.

the scariness sort of peters out towards the end, if i remember right

sort of the same with ss2, but the overall creepiness level stays pretty consistent up until the endgame in that one

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James, I only bought HL to play CS originally, but I eventually did try the 1 player campaign. First time I played it I couldn't figure out what to do (don't ask)

Second time I played it I figured out what to do, but the fucking aliens made me quit playing! IDK man I never even got out of the base or anything lol I was too frightened to figure out what to do next :/

i haven't played it but according to jerkipedia

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man you're making ME want to play it again, too >:

I hated the original half-life specifically because of the platforming.

I liked Opposing Force, though ;< If only for the monkey wrench.

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I could not wait to get the hell out of there. Crazy ghost shenanigans and the only level where I had problems.

Did you find the room where the asylum traps you?

Half-Life is one of the easiest FPS games ever made. Nut up and finish that game properly, James.

BTW, if you shit your pants over some of the things in HL, don't play HL2.

Playing that stuff on the hardest mode was, uh, hard. I'm pretty sure there's a part in a wide open area where it's impossible to get through without bunnyhopping. Also, the giant tentacle in the chamber scared the shit out of me. CLANG CLANG CLANG.

I still play HL quite a bit, but I have for years, so I know where all the scary shit is scripted to be. After you get about halfway through the game, the scares do pretty much stop and the game becomes more about "OMG how the hell are you gonna get past something THIS damn huge," or "WTF SO MANY ENEMIES!!!111."

I think you'll agree with me that the first half of the game is a bit better crafted than the second after you've played the whole thing. Half-Life to me should be more about that "what's around the next corner" tension (ala old DOOM) rather than simple combat highs.

i loved this game, im sure we all did. but...

ZEN >:

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oh christ, yes

they really, really did a good job of conveying the fact that it only sensed you by sound, too :(

I reccomend that james stay the fuck away from opposing force. There is a monster in there that will actually start eating your corpse after you're dead, which I just found to be completely god damn fucked.

Kind of like you.

Man I jumped from playing Zelda today. I called myself a pussy and cried a little bit. But seriously that boss scared me :( I have no idea how I beat Resident Evil 4 without screaming my ass off.

I used to get scared of Zelda too. When I was five :rolleyes