Concept of HL episodic content is dead for me

*zapionics<alt>* · 06-14-2009, 09:07 PM

Portal 2, Left 4 Dead 2, and possibly others all contribute to the delay in delivering HL2:Ep 3... according to Gabe as he discuses over here.

I think the concept of "episodic" content as relatively frequent, modular, chapter by chapter updates of the unfolding HL story is actually dead.

I think the way we should think of Ep3 is simply another regular expansion for HL2. The old dream of a new "episode" every few months was exciting but unfortunately it didnt happen. It was a great idea but they couldnt sustain enthusiasm for it.

I think its better to think of Valve as a shop delivering a variety of interesting and immersive little first person shooter games rather than just being about the HL universe.

The task of delivering a larger gaming experience, of wide immersive scope, with innovative gameplay seems to have fallen onto the shoulders of GSC and possibly Crytek.

polonyc2 · 06-15-2009, 02:49 AM

episodic content did not work from the get-go...all the episodes were supposed to be released 6 months apart...as soon as Episode 2 was delayed I knew this was a failure...and now episode 3 is taking a ridiculously long time...not to mention the gameplay was pretty short...I guess the theory of episodic content is a good one but in practicality it cannot be done without sacrificing quality...and to Valve's credit they are always concerned about quality over anything else...very rarely do Valve games have any major bugs

hopefully Valve will make it up to the fans by announcing not only Episode 3 but a brand new full HL game...Valve's main issue with delivering a game is that they are always looking to push new technology and gameplay features which add to the development cycle (HDR, Source engine, multi-core support etc)

and what kind of answer was that to the last question about whether or not we would be hearing any news about Episode 3 before the end of the year?...he just started babbling on about something totally unrelated to the question

I have confidence that when Episode 3 does finally come out it will be an excellent if not classic game...it's the waiting that sucks

mcmd · 06-15-2009, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by polonyc2

I have confidence that when Episode 3 does finally come out it will be an excellent if not classic game...it's the waiting that sucks

Maybe they're hard at work trying to secure the rights to DNF.

traveler · 10-19-2009, 04:03 PM

October oh nine and still waiting ....

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fvbounty · 10-19-2009, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by traveler

October oh nine and still waiting ....

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Me too, haven't even heard any good rumors either!

mcmd · 10-19-2009, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by fvbounty

Me too, haven't even heard any good rumors either!

I'm thinking mid-2010 at the earliest.

fvbounty · 10-19-2009, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by mcmd

I'm thinking mid-2010 at the earliest.

Do you have any info I could check out?

mcmd · 10-19-2009, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by fvbounty

Do you have any info I could check out?

No FV, just considering that even if they were close to done (which none of us reasonably think is true), there would be at least 90 days to get the marketing "hype machine" going... that means mid-2010 at the earliest.

Wish I had any better info!

fvbounty · 10-19-2009, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by mcmd

No FV, just considering that even if they were close to done (which none of us reasonably think is true), there would be at least 90 days to get the marketing "hype machine" going... that means mid-2010 at the earliest.

Wish I had any better info!

Thanks, I hope its mid 2010, I really like the HL series!

06-14-2009, 09:07 PM	#1
zapionics<alt> <unknown level> Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: AUSTRALIA Posts: 3,647	Concept of HL episodic content is dead for me Portal 2, Left 4 Dead 2, and possibly others all contribute to the delay in delivering HL2:Ep 3... according to Gabe as he discuses over here. I think the concept of "episodic" content as relatively frequent, modular, chapter by chapter updates of the unfolding HL story is actually dead. I think the way we should think of Ep3 is simply another regular expansion for HL2. The old dream of a new "episode" every few months was exciting but unfortunately it didnt happen. It was a great idea but they couldnt sustain enthusiasm for it. I think its better to think of Valve as a shop delivering a variety of interesting and immersive little first person shooter games rather than just being about the HL universe. The task of delivering a larger gaming experience, of wide immersive scope, with innovative gameplay seems to have fallen onto the shoulders of GSC and possibly Crytek. __________________ * Please note: any advertising within this post has been placed there by the site owner and NOT by me! * "To Boldly Go..."
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06-15-2009, 02:49 AM	#2
polonyc2 Banned Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: New York City Posts: 8,200	episodic content did not work from the get-go...all the episodes were supposed to be released 6 months apart...as soon as Episode 2 was delayed I knew this was a failure...and now episode 3 is taking a ridiculously long time...not to mention the gameplay was pretty short...I guess the theory of episodic content is a good one but in practicality it cannot be done without sacrificing quality...and to Valve's credit they are always concerned about quality over anything else...very rarely do Valve games have any major bugs hopefully Valve will make it up to the fans by announcing not only Episode 3 but a brand new full HL game...Valve's main issue with delivering a game is that they are always looking to push new technology and gameplay features which add to the development cycle (HDR, Source engine, multi-core support etc) and what kind of answer was that to the last question about whether or not we would be hearing any news about Episode 3 before the end of the year?...he just started babbling on about something totally unrelated to the question I have confidence that when Episode 3 does finally come out it will be an excellent if not classic game...it's the waiting that sucks __________________ ASUS Maximus Formula (X38) *** XFX GTX 260 Black Edition Core 216 896MB Intel E8400 * Noctua NH-U12P G.Skill 4 GB (2 X 2 GB) DDR2 800 4-4-4-12 * Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB WD6401AALS Lian Li PC-A70B (black) * Corsair HX850W AuzenTech Auzen X-Fi Prelude 7.1 * Creative Inspire P5800 5.1 speakers Sony Optiarc AD-7240S-0B * Sony GDM-F520 21' CRT monitor (19.8' viewable) Vista Business 64-bit w/SP2 * standard 3.5" floppy drive Microsoft Laser Mouse 6000 *** Microsoft Wired Keyboard 500 (Black)
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10-19-2009, 04:03 PM	#4
traveler Where to next? Join Date: May 2001 Location: South Florida Posts: 18,491	October oh nine and still waiting .... __________________ Asus X48 Rampage Formula / Intel Q9450 2.66 @ 3.2 / 2 x 2GB OCZ Reaper HPC PC2 8500 / Asus Radeon HD4870X2 Tri-Fan 2GB graphics card / 24" DeLL Ultrasharp 2408WFP monitor / Western Digital Raptor X Hard Drive / Two Western Digital Caviar RE2 WD5001ABYS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drives / Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Elite Pro 7.1 / Creative Gigaworks S750 7.1 Speaker System / Lian Li 343B cube case / PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Crossfire Edition / IOGEAR GCS1782 GCS1782 Dual-Link DVI KVMP switch with 7.1 audio
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