City Rebellion: Chapter 1 - Half-Life 2

Direclty download it and had a mixed feeling even if everythings start correctly with a background map, well used background music, and on text message, the gameplay is quite limited and all hope of something massive (looking to the size of the map we couldn’t except more),felt down just after the first restricted door combat and didn’t give any enjoyable surprise after…(it will took between 5 to 10 min to play)

looking to this small piece of work the author is defenitly on the good way and should continue mapping (hope he gets feedback since he seems to b looking for work)

Not a lot here, however, if you like a quick Combine shoot-out, then this may keep you on your toes for 5 or 10 minutes.

I should probably say more, but just can’t find any words other than extremely unimaginative.

Thank you for your comment senator33. My intended approach has been to make it difficult, while also it is suppose to be slow, and perhaps even boring at moments, then a few seconds or minutes of intense, hard action, pushing you to the limit. After those moments, it is suppose to return to a duller, exploratory mode. It’s my hypothesis that the emotional roller coaster from a progression that excites people the most.

I know the action scenes can be pretty hard, I usually die once every 5 times through, but it does use ample amounts of auto saves, and I hope people are learning from their mistakes!

Of course, my timing and action “amplitude” might be completely off, so I do very much appreciate the feedback.

oh and i liked the new hands skin.

I am not worried either way about merging episodes, I know it may mean unnecessary large size downloads for some, but on the other hand it’s nice to have all the episodes loaded with the in-game menu. When this is the case I normally play through episode 1 again any way.

Playing through the first part again, reminded me of the lack of gameplay and how this was no more then a quick shot out with the barest of trimmings. Interested in see how the author approached the 2nd episode, I was more then pleased to find a playable mod.

Whilst there is plenty of scope to talk on the negative side, at least the maps have some thoughtful structure showing a good attempt to build story, gameplay and flowing content.

Most of the design is plain with uninspiring textures, furnishing and incidental content is sparse with a vary large amount of newly laid concert. The sequence with the gas bottle and wire-short was ingenious but very pains-taking to complete.

What I like the most about this mod, is the way the author as gone about doing things his way. You get the feeling that these are his ideas, all you see is his work as conserved in the authors own eyes. I think this will make for some future good work building from these early mapping experiences.

Will look forward to the 3rd episode, now you have shown you can produce a playable mod hope you can build on this, to now add some quality. Play it now to give the author feedback.

Minor review from me for now;+ New voice acting. Always a plus to make the release feel more fresh.
+ Replacement hand texture, you feel like a rebel.
+ Interesting puzzle in that small room
+ Rebel canverns/caves - I actually had this idea for my own mod (except different)

- Design is lacking in a majority of areas, especially in the later parts of part two, bare rooms, and simple texturing.
- Lighting could be improved, sometimes too dark and relying on the flashlight is a pain at times.
- Fights were rather dull, especially those in the first part - make them flow more interesting and add some variety. Seeing the same Combine everywhere gets old.

The Game? Artificial Gir- I mean, Half-Life 2
The Mod? City Rebellion: Warehouse
The Author? Eric Flynn (didn’t he die of cancer?)
Is It Good? Uh, maybe
The Score? 2 out of 10

Give Us A Story There, Bub:
Stuff happened. You are a squrriel, and your hatred for coconuts has been evident since the day you were born. You wake up in an empty room with a painful headache. Rising from your slumber, you cast your memory and silently scream in horror as you remember the past. Yes, you forgot to tape The Simpsons. Life is looking rather bleak and that nine millimeter is looking attractive.

Or, you are Anomymous Citizen No. 1138 and a mysterious person named Chandler (He was the one with the third nipple) proceeds to rule your life by mentioning that those incessant Stormtroopers, the Combine, are arriving to your establishment, apparently bored of committing suicide on Gordon “My silence is a defense mechanism, I’m afraid of commitment” Freeman’s ****, yet pasty feet. Despite having a HEV suit, Chandler (he’s the homosexual one) doubts your ability to massacre entire lines of transhumans and sends Anomymous Citizen No. 5582 to save your stupid behind.

The Good:
It’s small, there’s weapons and no kittens were harmed in the making of this modification. The biggest room on the first floor is rather well done.

The Bad:
Object placement is either random or non-existant. Rooms are uninspired or empty. Combine have a tendancy to freeze up outside of their entrance.

The Ugly:
It’s short. How short, you ask? Well, imagine a rabbit chewing through the skull of a small reindeer in the plains of Alaska. By the time you finished reading that sentance, you would have already completed the modification twice. This mod is so short that it actually took more time to load the game then to finish it.

In Other Words…:
This review would be longer and more intense if it was, well, longer. You could review this map in three words: Short, Barren, Messages. I would recommend this mod since it practically takes you ten seconds to beat it, but it takes more time to find the mod, download it and install it then it does to actually beat it.

Copyright:
This review was written by Fluffy the Hamster and first appeared on Combine Destiny’s Forum and is republished by express permission.

Not very inspired combat situations