There is also an alien controllerin the room that ccrashes.

I have trouble pointing to specific good things about the mod, because I liked it so much as a whole. Aside from the aforementioned things, almost nothing seemed out-of-place, the story was interesting and purposeful and I’m guessing the people who programmed it did a great job, since everything ran smoothly (I know nothing of making computer games). I think the smooth flow of moment-to-moment situations is the most important part. The last thing I want to think about when I’m playing a game is: “Hey! I’m playing a computer game here!” Just like one wouldn’t want to think about watching a play whilst watching a play. I felt immersed in the story and felt ABLE to immerse myself, without having to disregard a bunch things, sticking out from my great experience like sore thumbs.

All in all, an awesome mod, which I will probably play again.

The two words in question, intricacy and promiscuity, have related meanings which not everyone may know. The first means the mod has many complex elements, and/or is difficult to understand. The second word has several shades of meaning, including indiscrimination in one’s choice of relationship(s). Here, though, Tox is probably saying that he feels the mod’s authors were not careful in choosing its content, with the result that it has many kinds of things confusingly mixed together. Perhaps his uncommon exactness is due to an electronic translator.

As Mark Twain said, “The rule is perfect: in all matters of opinion our adversaries are insane.”

Bad : Intricate, Promiscuous level design

Welcome to the hell.

HL Masta Said:

great mod, played Poke646 Vendetta, awaiting Poke646 2

HL Masta Said:

Worst mod ever (its sequel too) in my opinion.

Does that make any sense to anybody?

I meant it was good at first but then it became boring

Does that make any sense to anybody?

Very little he says makes any sense to me.

great mod, played Poke646 Vendetta, awaiting Poke646 2

Worst mod ever (its sequel too) in my opinion.

Does that make any sense to anybody?

[quote post="414"]Worst mod ever (its sequel too) in my opinion.

This is a perfect example of an almost useless comment. Everybody is entitled to thier opinion but you should at least explain why you think so. There are hundreds of websites with these types of comments and they don’t help anybody.Please give some examples of what you didn’t like and maybe other readers can discuss it with you.If you are not interested in discussing it then you shouldn’t be posting.[/quote]
Reasons: Lame story, less weapons that are cool, no armor, only few weapons, hate the new skins, and, of course, What would be an awesome mod without HL weapons with additional new weapons and maps ?!

I still say:

Worst mod ever (its sequel too) in my opinion.

This is a perfect example of an almost useless comment. Everybody is entitled to thier opinion but you should at least explain why you think so. There are hundreds of websites with these types of comments and they don’t help anybody.

Please give some examples of what you didn’t like and maybe other readers can discuss it with you.

If you are not interested in discussing it then you shouldn’t be posting.

PS the ending was sad. The train part is a pain.

Poke646 is a revolutionary mod… it completely revamps the GoldSource engine, pusing it above and beyond its previous limits, and introduces a whole new storyline, character, and setting. It features an arsenal of completely unique weapons. There’s even a runaway train scene that feels like something out of a blockbuster action movie. But for all of that, I didn’t enjoy this mod all that much… at least not in subsequent playthroughs.

After a long bit of thinking, I’ve come to the conclusion that the game is just too perfect in some respects… and not realistic enough in others. The level design, for example, is unrivaled in the Half-Life modding community. The levels and textures are intricately detailed, to the point where they could get an HL-Source style direct engine port and not look out of place on the Source engine. But combine this with the fact that you navigate a number of these levels by creeping along impossibly narrow ledges or other intricate paths, and they no longer seem to sit right… they feel almost arcade-ish. The same goes for some of the weapons. A nailgun, sure, that’s interesting, but a rapid-firing nailgun? Not very realistic… And a pipe bomb with an LCD display? Aren’t pipe bombs usually hastily-made, impromptu weapons? An alien weapon, the Xen Squasher, whose ammo you replenish by feeding “Yum Yum Brand Candy?” Maybe some of these were stabs at tongue-in-cheek humor, but they just feel so out of place in a mod this great.

I enthusiastically followed the entire mod the first time I played through it. The storyline and level design truly are incredible… and the twist at the end will take you completely by surprise. But then I tried to replay it, and I noticed some of the comic book- or steampunk-ish elements, and my opinion of it soured somewhat. It really is a great mod, and I encourage all to play it, but at times it just seems… “fake.” Or “manicured.” Kind of like the University of Southern California. Verdict: I had great fun with it, but I doubt I’ll be playing it again any time soon.