# Hl2 Omg! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 27, 2003, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hl2-omg/177807 "2003-05-27T17:15:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gumbercules](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gumbercules](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gumbercules)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hl2-omg/177807/1 "2003-05-27T17:15:45Z")
I know this has been discussed, but if you care even a little bit about Half\_life 2 and you have broadband I strongly urge you to go to Fileplanet now and get the ~600mb gameplay movie. It is absolutely amazing. I am also looking forward to Doom III and Deus Ex: Invisible Wars, but nothing will compare to Half Life 2. I have never been this excited about an upcoming game. Never. Wow, I am a geek… ---
**Author:** ![cletus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f08c70/32.png) [@cletus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cletus)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hl2-omg/177807/2 "2003-05-27T19:17:51Z")
[Here’s](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=182511) the other thread on Half Life 2 I couldn’t get it off the net so I had to use Kazaa. It was definitely worth the time. There was this one part where he was chased by a soldier into a building and he PUSHES A TABLE TO BLOCK THE DOOR. You could see the bottles falling over and rolling off. The soldier tries to open it a few times but it doesn’t budge. All of a sudden, he kicks it in and the table comes flying toward you followed by a wall of lead. And this is only the first cool thing that comes to mind. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Gumbercules](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gumbercules](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gumbercules)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hl2-omg/177807/3 "2003-05-27T22:17:26Z")
How about when he uses the magnetic gun to pick up a radiator and throws it up the stairs. It kills an enemy, then damages a soda machine and soda cans come cascading down the stairs. And none of this is scripted! ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hl2-omg/177807/4 "2003-05-27T23:12:49Z")
I don’t know why, but the thing that got me most excited was when one of those wierd flying ships with the big fan in the back is hovering over a street, and you can see the powerlines whipping back and forth in the gale. Totally small, insignificant detail that made the hair on the back of my neck stand up. ---
**Author:** ![lilbtagna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4491bb/32.png) [@lilbtagna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lilbtagna)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hl2-omg/177807/5 "2003-05-27T23:33:13Z")
I was already completely impressed by the time they got to the Pachinko machine 😃 I didn’t even play the original Half-life, but I’m sure I’ll be buying this one. I just hope my computer will be able to play it well. Did anyone else notice the gameplay getting a little choppy on that demo? ---
**Author:** ![El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Elvis_Rojo)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2003, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hl2-omg/177807/6 "2003-05-28T12:02:29Z")
Is there another cite you can download the movie from that doesn’t involve signing up? ---
**Author:** ![Gumbercules](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gumbercules](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gumbercules)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2003, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hl2-omg/177807/7 "2003-05-28T13:00:21Z")
Go [here](http://www.fileplanet.com/download.aspx?f=123983) and scroll down to **Free Public Servers**. As of right now, 9:07 EDT, the longest wait is 1 minute on the free servers. The wait time will get longer later in the day. ---
**Author:** ![barking\_frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@barking\_frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/barking_frog)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2003, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hl2-omg/177807/8 "2003-05-28T20:01:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by lilbtagna \* > \*\*I didn’t even play the original Half-life, but I’m sure I’ll be buying this one. I just hope my computer will be able to play it well. Did anyone else notice the gameplay getting a little choppy on that demo? \*\* Keep in mind that the demo was played widescreen and probably at a fairly high resolution with lots of eyecandy on, and the game may not be completely optimized yet.