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Game Forum / Action Games / Half Life / July 2007I hate...
...Ravenholme. It's scary. I don't like scary. Just replaying HL2 on my new system (and, by the by, my new Dell 2407WFP - which doesn't suck too much!) and it's all got a lot more immersive. So how can I - ahem - bypass Ravenholme please? > ...Ravenholme. It's scary. I don't like scary. > > Just replaying HL2 on my new system (and, by the by, my new Dell 2407WFP - > which doesn't suck too much!) and it's all got a lot more immersive. > > So how can I - ahem - bypass Ravenholme please? Ah, you chicken, you're just going to have to toughen up. I agree it's scary, but didn't you also find it fun? It's chock full of clever traps, brilliant details and just plain exhilarating gameplay moments. It's definitely one of the most memorable game sections I've ever played (on a par with the asylum in Thief 3), and the game would be poorer without it. I understand ymmv, but come on - gravity gun *and* circular saw disks? What's not to like? ___ Neil aka HighVis -- >> ...Ravenholme. It's scary. I don't like scary. >> [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > I understand ymmv, but come on - gravity gun *and* circular saw disks? > What's not to like? Well..... I'll give it another go... > ...Ravenholme. It's scary. I don't like scary. > > Just replaying HL2 on my new system (and, by the by, my new Dell 2407WFP - > which doesn't suck too much!) and it's all got a lot more immersive. > > So how can I - ahem - bypass Ravenholme please? No idea if you can bypass it, but Ravenholm scared me the first time through. Garry's mod is a good antidote: Spawn a few fast zombies and poison zombies, and have a scrap with them on one of the featureless maps. On the most recent playthrough, I turned off the sound just to try and make it a bit harder. Whenever Father Grigori is around, let him do all the fighting. He's much tougher than you, but that's probably because he wears a dark-grey polyester jumper instead of an HEV suit. Fast zombies are more fearsome than they deserve. Once they get to you, their first attack is slow to come, and a bit farty. Let them get close before taking them out with a headshot. Poison zombies are best dealt with using explosive barrels. If one of their headcrabs gets you, just retreat until the poison wears off. >> ...Ravenholme. It's scary. I don't like scary. >> [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > Poison zombies are best dealt with using explosive barrels. If one of > their headcrabs gets you, just retreat until the poison wears off. Thanks! Good tips... It is creepy. I suggest setting to easy, turn down the sound and blasting through it. > ...Ravenholme. It's scary. I don't like scary. > > Just replaying HL2 on my new system (and, by the by, my new Dell 2407WFP - > which doesn't suck too much!) and it's all got a lot more immersive. > > So how can I - ahem - bypass Ravenholme please? > It is creepy. I suggest setting to easy, turn down the sound and > blasting through it. Nahh should by played after midnight with headphones on and no lights in the house at all I remember first time I played They Hunger like this I jumped off the chair a couple of times and I couldn't fell to sleep until sunrise next morning Cool! - Peter  SignatureHi! I'm a .signature *virus*! Copy me into your ~/.signature to help me spread! > ....Ravenholme. It's scary. I don't like scary. > > Just replaying HL2 on my new system (and, by the by, my new Dell 2407WFP - > which doesn't suck too much!) and it's all got a lot more immersive. > > So how can I - ahem - bypass Ravenholme please? You've got to roll in the scaryness until you become one with it. I didn't like it first time through either, and it took ages for me to get the want-to to do it again, but the second and third and fourth and fifth and so on times were really fun. Now that I knew what was around that corner, it was a fun challenge to see how much ammo/health I could ferry through. Not to mention see how many multi-kills I could get with a sawblade (I think my record is 6 or 7). :-D Acercanto >> ....Ravenholme. It's scary. I don't like scary. >> [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > ferry through. Not to mention see how many multi-kills I could get with > a sawblade (I think my record is 6 or 7). :-D ...and don't forget dogs ball. Erm... you do still have dogs ball right Marcus? >>> ....Ravenholme. It's scary. I don't like scary. >>> [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > ....and don't forget dogs ball. Erm... you do still have dogs ball > right Marcus? Oh! That's right, that makes it oh-so-much more fun when you have one of Dog's balls to play with. *snicker* >>>> ....Ravenholme. It's scary. I don't like scary. >>>> [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > Oh! That's right, that makes it oh-so-much more fun when you have one of > Dog's balls to play with. *snicker* Bah... left it back there in all the excitement. How long can you take that with you? > "Acercanto" <send.spam@microsoft.com> wrote in message >> [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Bah... left it back there in all the excitement. How long can you take that > with you? I've managed to get it as far as the flaming zombie trap that Grigori sets up. >> "Acercanto" <send.spam@microsoft.com> wrote in message > >> [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >> Bah... left it back there in all the excitement. How long can you take >> that with you? > I've managed to get it as far as the flaming zombie trap that Grigori sets > up. I never even managed to keep it longer than the game of catch. He'd always lose it and go pick something else up to throw. Is it worth keeping? >>> "Acercanto" <send.spam@microsoft.com> wrote in message >> >> [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Is it worth keeping? I've never managed to get Ball past Ravenholm. It won't go across to Grigoris area at endlevel. But it is fun to watch the zombies gang up on it. McG. >>>> "Acercanto" <send.spam@microsoft.com> wrote in message >>>>> Oh! That's right, that makes it oh-so-much more fun when you have one [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >> >> Is it worth keeping? Not first time through Ravenholme but definitely on the second. It's almost mandatory to try it at least once ;-) > I've never managed to get Ball past Ravenholm. It won't go across to > Grigoris area at endlevel. But it is fun to watch the zombies gang up on > it. Yeah, never got it further than the basket to Grigori's church. Really does make the level a lot of fun in a new way though - scary heart pounding fun without it and then magic laugh out loud fun with it. You *really* have to play that level both ways... >>>>> "Acercanto" <send.spam@microsoft.com> wrote in message >>>>>> Oh! That's right, that makes it oh-so-much more fun when you have one [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > pounding fun without it and then magic laugh out loud fun with it. You > *really* have to play that level both ways... Ok, I played through Rave with the ball and it rules! You can even pound poison zombies with it. >>>>>> "Acercanto" <send.spam@microsoft.com> wrote in message >>>>>>> Oh! That's right, that makes it oh-so-much more fun when you have one [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > Ok, I played through Rave with the ball and it rules! You can even pound > poison zombies with it. Nice One!! After talking about it here I also had to go back and try it again. Still enjoy it though I'd forgotten how easy it is to blow the ball up if you're not careful ;-) > ...Ravenholme. It's scary. I don't like scary. > > Just replaying HL2 on my new system (and, by the by, my new Dell 2407WFP - > which doesn't suck too much!) and it's all got a lot more immersive. > > So how can I - ahem - bypass Ravenholme please? Only kill things if they are in your way....stuff there respawns...I usually just run through it slaying / burning all in my way, running past the slower zombies...in fact i think that may be how they intended it to be played /shrug Same, played it on hard every time and there's just no way you can possibly stand and fight once it gets going, the only thing to do is run and kill as much as you can on the way! Civilian_Target >> ...Ravenholme. It's scary. I don't like scary. >> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > zombies...in fact i think that may be how they intended it to be played > /shrug |
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