Do you dislike the driving sections?

[SMJSMOK]

I recently watched several videos about HL2 and I was quite surprised that many of the people found the driving sections (airboat and buggy) to be the worst parts of the game. This was surprising to me because I always loved these segments, especially the buggy ride along the coast. But maybe it's just me as I generally like driving vehicles both in games and in real life. What is your opinion?

[Ghidrah1]

Same here playing the PC version, however I originally had the Xbox version and never made it past Route Kanal. I had a hard enough time controlling Gordon, (for me) the air boat was too difficult to control and I gave up playing it till I bought Steam's PC version.

I found a few creative methods with the boat and buggy that made them even more fun

[Renfrew]

Airboat section is too long. Buggy is decent, not the best game design ever, but still enjoyable enough.

[tinflame]

i definitely enjoyed it more than the train parts in HL1

[Ghidrah1]

Ren,
The entire "WH" chapter or just the "in boat" sections?
How long does it take you?
Are you poking into everything and following the default route or just completing objectives?
My last run thru was 15 1/2 mins

[Renfrew]

The developers themselves have acknowledged the airboat section was too long, you aren't going to change my opinion, lol.

Oh and to point out the obvious length is not the same as time taken in this context. It's not about how long it takes to finish, it's about how much of the game itself is taken up by this one niche (e.g.: is it 25% of the game? Is it 30% of the game, etc.)

[UmbralPenumbra]

꧁Renfrew꧂ lähetti viestin:

The developers themselves have acknowledged the airboat section was too long

Yeah and Slipknot don't consider themselves a Nu Metal band, the appeal to authority thing is irrelevant

OP I'm as confused as you. The airboat and buggy sections were probably my favorite parts of the game. It would be nice for people to explain WHY they don't like them, because maybe they're seeing something I'm not and it would be interesting to get a fresh perspective, but this kind of thing just devolves to "my opinion is fact" so it's almost always a waste of time

Ghidrah1 lähetti viestin:

I originally had the Xbox version and never made it past Route Kanal

I'm not surprised. The Xbox version is pretty much unanimously considered the worst version of HL2. Thankfully I was already a full-time PC gamer by the time HL2 came out. Kind of odd considering, at least in my opinion, the PS2 version of HL1 was superior to the PC version. Funny how back in the day before simultaneous development, the console ports in some ways tended to improve the game or at the very least closely match the PC version (Deus Ex was also a good example, and it was first played by me on PS2 as well)

[Renfrew]

Superfluous Man lähetti viestin:

Yeah and Slipknot don't consider themselves a Nu Metal band, the appeal to authority thing is irrelevant

I love how you shortened my quote, to take it out of context. This part: "you aren't going to change my opinion, lol." is very important. The key here is if the developers share my opinion rather than try to convince me against it, then there is no way you or anyone else can convince me otherwise.

This is the internet expect differences in opinion everywhere, there is no right answer here stop trying to project your views on to others.

[Vzzdak]

SMJSMOK lähetti viestin:

I recently watched several videos about HL2 and I was quite surprised that many of the people found the driving sections (airboat and buggy) to be the worst parts of the game. This was surprising to me because I always loved these segments, especially the buggy ride along the coast. But maybe it's just me as I generally like driving vehicles both in games and in real life. What is your opinion?

In order to attract eyeballs, "content creators" will do and say contrary things.

[UmbralPenumbra]

Vzzdak lähetti viestin:

In order to attract eyeballs, "content creators" will do and say contrary things.

I'd hesitate to call it contrary; most people dislike the vehicle sections

[hoaxey]

I love the driving sections.

[Nobody]

Water Hazard is by far my favorite part of any Half-Life game.

[TheDozinOne]

I enjoyed it but the buggy may have gone on too long. Minor complaint in an epic game.

[Agustín Ariel]

ppl just suck, if game designers start hearing what those reviewers on yt say, all upcoming games would look and play the same, right now there is games for everyone, and every part of hl is great on its own

[Ghidrah1]

Ren,
The Water hazard chapter takes just 8% of the total time spent playing the game the way I do.
14 chapters = 200 mins (total time) - 15.5 mins (Water Hazard includes intro and exit) = 184.5 mins.
Very little overall game time spent on the chapter, said chapter total also includes the time spent completing objectives out of the boat, so the actual boat time would be less than 8%.

Maybe you're just not taking full advantage of the opportunities offered in the chapter.

[cambreaKer]

ehh, imo i like both the airboat and buggy sections, i like the buggy sections more because of the openness of the levels.