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[DJMONDY]

I found some new pics of half-life 2 and personally i think far cry looks better.

Have a look and tell me what you think.

here: http://www.half-life2.de/index.php?news=305

or here: www.shacknews.com

[DJMONDY]

I found some new pics of half-life 2 and personally i think far cry looks better.

Have a look and tell me what you think.

here: http://www.half-life2.de/index.php?news=305

or here: www.shacknews.com

[Meusali]

I think those screenshots look pretty impressive, and with AA/AF enabled would look even better.

As for comparing to Far Cry, we havent seen any truly urban areas so comparison is not that simple, I personnaly think both engines look great and both have their own advantages. I have got a feeling that Half-Life 2 will be one of those games that runs really smooth out of the box on current hardware, similar to max payne 2 when that was first released.

[JohnMacSAS]

I've been waiting for HL2 for such a long time it's untrue but looking at those pics I could take it or leave it.

Farcry is absolutly stunning, the character models, the sky, the terrain and that oh so wonderful water.

Am I booing over not having HL2, not at all cos I have FC
The SP missions are great, I havn't been playing it in a while cos I have been doing a lot of MP but late last night I did a few levels and was still being stunning by the game.
The AI was fantaatic, I was on the last section of the level "steam" it was in the dark and there was a camp of mercs.
After getting them nice and angry by lobbin in a nade from a clifftop it was so cool to see them strafe for cover, some fall back, some advance forward.

Then there is the MP. I was on for 4 hours solid last night with my clan. We had some great TDM and FFA games and a few assult games.
4 of us loaded up in 2 jeeps rolling along towards the flag, pulled up and captured it.
Great fun.

Who dares wins.
Who camps loses.

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[ISWAT_Ulukai]

hahaahahaha lol.

Those are new but not official and not sent by Valve because those are from the stolen beta !!!

A friend has that version and the maps are from the beta.

[Warbie]

Who cares which game will have better gfx? both will look good enough. It's all about gameplay (something that FC is lacking in single player).

Far Cry is a cool game, a gfx *****s wet dream

Unfortunately the net code is **** - so it won't take off online, and neither will it's mods (would be great if this could be fixed)

)C.Warbie
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[SaWGodFather]

Those Pics are to Vague and Low-Res to even be worth Talking about.
For all we know they probably came from the packaged version made from the leak thats been floating around in Russia. Or from the leaked version itself. Not to mention the recompiled versions that have been floating around....

Does anybody know if those screens came from anybody "official" because i expect there to be alot of changes in the Released version from the one that was leaked.

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So I installed Linux.***

[monkeymonster]

Just got this monthe PC Zone..uk mag..with new screens and they really don't look that impressive and IMO not as good as FC.

Havn't read the artical yet but I did spot they MAY up the min req to 1ghz, but they say once you get over 1.2ghz the differace will be negligable when coupled with 256mb ram and a 9600 or above. Which to me backs up the fact that the visuals are not as cutting edge as were expecting.

[Warbie]

That's a good thing imo - more ppl will be able to play the game.

After playing Far Cry for a few hours I messed about at CS and ET with my clan mates. Immediately it was obvious the gfx looked rubbish in comparison.

However, within 10 seconds of the games starting this didn't matter at all. The resulting matches were far more intense, fun and immersive than anything Far Cry's single, or multiplayer, game can offer. Gaemplay is FAR more important (you only notice the visuals if the experience isn't good enough to keep you enthralled)

//edit - of course decent visuals can help the immersion, but only when coupled with a decent game (which I vet my hat HL2 will be ).

)C.Warbie
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[This message was edited by Warbie on Thu April 29 2004 at 05:06 AM.]