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Half-Life 2: Opposing Force 2 - Demo out now!

The Team behind the source engine project Half-Life 2: Opposing Force 2 released a playable demo version of the mod. More details,screenshots, a video and the download are inside the article.

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StoneyYoshi4829d ago

gosh they need to just come out with a new source engine already! if they can get this engine to keep up with most games graphics these days from a engine they were developing back in early 2000's, imagine what they could come up with in a completely new engine! :)

toaster4829d ago (Edited 4829d ago )

Still puts 90% of console games to shame ;)

I think the next big engine revolution will be iD Tech 5 and then UE4. After that, Source 2.0 or whatever they call it will have the spotlight but for now seeing as how Valve time goes next Source engine is still quite a way down the road.

@ dontbhatin

Forgot to put the spaces in there. It's iD's next engine. You know.. one of the major pioneers of graphics since the beginning of FPS and gaming.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

For reference, CoD:BO and MW2 still use iD Tech 3.

@ Birdy

Pretty sure you don't as it's a mod for Half Life2, not Opposing Forces which was a mod for HL1. You need HL2 for sure as it uses the Source engine files. Normally mods will have an autorun.exe to install the mod, but if there isn't then here is a tutorial. It's quite simple actually.

http://www.moddb.com/games/...

birdy9664829d ago

do you need opposing force 1 for this?? i downloaded and it was just files

StoneyYoshi4829d ago

iDtech5? i have never heard of that. is there anywhere where i can check it out?

birdy9664829d ago

oh thanks i hought it was a half life 1 mod, dont have 2 just one that i havent finished.

StoneyYoshi4829d ago

damn well thanks for the quick reply, but i had no clue cod used their engines. i thought IW came up with their own engine for cod. gosh i gotta get with the times. lol

DeadlyFire4828d ago

Source is coming along nicely. Portal 2 will feature some type of Source Engine update or new engine. Undoubtedly to support DirectX 11 and other things. Portal 2 tops many new game's graphics. Clearly something about it is different.

id Tech 5 will be a nice engine, but I don't think MW2 or Black Ops use Tech 3. They use IW or Infinity Ward Engine 4.0. Lots of licensing potential in id Tech 5 though. As well as UE 4, CryEngine 4 all coming in the next 3 years or rumored anyway. Either way I am betting the reveal of UE4 and or CryEngine 4 will be around the launch of next generation consoles. Technically CryEngine 3.0 can still be powerhouse engine for consoles in a new generation.

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electricshadow4828d ago

See, this is why I LOVE PC Gaming. Mod support. Makes me wish I had a Windows computer.

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Chard2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

I never got around to mass effect - I’m skeptical that it would hold up if I were to try it now

Furesis2d ago

I would say it does. The combat is a bit shit for todays standards but everything else is great.

anast2d ago

It's worth a play through today.

gold_drake2d ago

the first one is abit the odd one out but after u finished it, believe it it gets tremendously better and better

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thorstein45d ago

.... from the 2000s (mostly).

shinoff218345d ago

I can't fk with this list. They missed on alot of games probably before the writers times. Also I know people loved some portal but I was never a fan.

Cacabunga45d ago

Tomb Raider 1
Driver 1
Abe’s Odyssey
FF6
King of Fighters 94
Mortal Kombat OG
LINK 2 the past
Street Fighter 2
Resident Evil 1

Inverno45d ago

Infinite but not the first two games? Witcher 3 but not the first two games?? GTA V but not literally any of the games before it??? Portal 2 but not the first? Also if you're going to play Shadow of The Colossus play the remaster and not the remake. Can't say I disagree with the list but my man it's all over the place.

Name Last Name45d ago

I mean some sequels are objectively better and you don’t need to play the whole series.

Inverno45d ago

But most of these games have a story to follow, sure you can catch up with a YouTube vid but where's the fun in that?

LucasRuinedChildhood45d ago (Edited 45d ago )

A list like this isn't telling you not to play the previous games if you want to. It's just giving you legendary games to play.

But tbh, you don't always have to force yourself to play every entry in a franchise to get to the better ones.

- The vast majority of Witcher 3 players never played the first 2 and had a great time. The first 2 games aren't in the same league.
- The GTA games are self-contained with the odd fun reference. You can easily jump into any of them.
- The Shadow Of The Colossus remake looks and controls better than the original (plus it has a 60fps option while the remaster is just 30fps). New players will enjoy it more.
- Portal 2 is a lot better than Portal 1 and takes the concept much further gameplay-wise. Storywise, Portal 1 is fairly light too. Not that you shouldn't play it but realistically ... you'd love Portal 2 whether you play it or not (at lot of Portal 2 players have never played 1).

Bioshock 1 is the only one I agree with you on simply because it's one the best games of all time and arguably better than Infinite. No other setting like Rapture.

Looking at the list, I'd recommend playing Uncharted 1 before 2 but no doubt, 2 is the legendary one you have to play.

Inverno45d ago

I get it, but that's just my opinion on his opinion. I just think that before you play a sequel you should still play what came before it. Maybe it's just me but i find it fascinating playing through the first game in a series and seeing how it has evolved through its sequels. Like I said I don't disagree with the list, other than SoTC which I strongly believe the remaster of the original should be played above the remake.

AuraAbjure44d ago

Awesome list! Hot take on Fear (and it's hard af expansion Persaus Mandate!) Bioshock Infinite is stellar, so is the Witcher 3 and you nailed it by having Ocarina of Time. So many fantastic games! Gotta play 'em all! Next one on my list is Prey after I beat Dead Space 2 and Splinter Cell Conviction.

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