Comments on: Big Explosion Theory – Half-Life 2

By: eeVee

eeVee — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:20:32 +0000

I hated the beginning, too. After 3 tries I stopped for a couple days, then came back. I got a little farther, so kept going even though it probably took me 10 times to be successful.

Definitely watch where you’re going. I don’t know how many times I died in this map (not sure if I should blame the stupid Vortigaunts or the stupid player).

Very good for being short.

By: Anon-00013

Anon-00013 — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 21:45:09 +0000

Very good map, specially liked for being a combine.

By: some clever person

some clever person — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 03:17:59 +0000

yes, I am very clever

By: C:11728 » Podcast 17

C:11728 » Podcast 17 — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 07:00:58 +0000

[...] Big Explosion Theory [...]

By: mel

mel — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 04:19:36 +0000

OK andyb and thanks. So I am not going mad.

By: andyb

andyb — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 02:53:00 +0000

Where is the edit facility? Did not show with posting last comment.

Sorry mel.The unapproved posts has been catching yours and others at a horrendous rate the last few days.I’ve been checking every hour that I’m near a pc to approve and delete your anonymous posts that are the same.I have no idea what is happening at the moment.

By: mel

mel — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:16:27 +0000

Where is the edit facility? Did not show with posting last comment.

By: mel

mel — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:14:47 +0000

The following my contain possible spoilers.

The beginning is a bit frustrating and I never see the sense in making a mod/map hard to start. Once you get going the encounters are on the tough side, so don’t go rushing-in. There’s not a great degree of detail, with progression very linear and gameplay limited to just Combine and Rebel fire-fights. I am not sure if the finish worked for me, having being asked too hit ‘E’ to explode the door, once inside your where asked to hit ‘E’ once again, this time to destroy the complex. This did not work for me and I needed to noclip the door, so saving the explosive for the final detonation, but maybe I missed or did something wrong.

By: planetphillip

planetphillip — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 19:58:44 +0000

I can’t even get past the first part without getting caught

Took me about 10 tries and I nearly gave up!

By: andyb

andyb — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 19:49:28 +0000

I can’t even get past the first part without getting caught lol.Time to take a break for a bit.

By: planetphillip

planetphillip — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 12:20:34 +0000

Not as good as the author’s most recent release but still quite good. The beginning is very hard, especially if you hate stealth gameplay, like I do. HINT: Crouch as soon as you can once you enter the grate in the roof.

The level joins were a little weird and some rebels seemed to appear from nowhere but that said at least it made you focus on your surroundings.

The use of cutscenes was just about right but the ending could have been a little more dramatic.

Worth playing but don’t rush.