Comments on: HL2’s Ravenholm: Yours, For Free

By: mike

mike — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:15:19 +0000

ravenholm was crap bang zombie dead bang another zombie dead ZZZZZZZZZZzzzzz

By: pikov

pikov — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 13:05:45 +0000

A Weighted Companion Blade is quite nice, but I enjoyed Ravenholm much more when I replayed it with my Weighted Companion Ball (stolen from Dog).

By: FaceOmeter

FaceOmeter — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 23:11:45 +0000

I’d like to join the Ravenholm apologists (and by the way, awesome props, minneapolis people!). I *hate* Ravenholm, but I think it’s designed to be hated, and it works brilliantly. Think of how delicately valve manage your ammo conservation. They put enough ammo in the level that you can get through, but not so much that you aren’t CONSTANTLY wetting yourself. Genius.

And that’s before you factor in my pathological, irration, crazy fear of headcrabs. I’ve been known to jump backwards from my computer desk. I mean, seriously, I have a problem. And don’t even TALK about the sodding fast ones… uhuhuhuh

Overall then on Ravenholm-
Design: 10/10
Enjoyment: -10^10/10

By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:25:24 +0000

Awesome, I love the crates. Ahhh…memories.

If anyone could get some better pictures or info on how they were made then non-Minneapolis people can make their own! That’d be cool.

Great idea too, I’d go as a rebel since it’s a lot more personal then one of the main characters, and you can utter nonsensical things all the time!

By: derFeef

derFeef — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:22:55 +0000

I want to have on of these crates. Having it in my room makes me feel safe. “Im sure there is something useful in there, regardless of the situation I am facing” Thirsty? break it and there is a bottle of water inside. Cut your finger? break it and there is a plaster inside. Your girlfriend is getting romantic? You know what do to…

By: JVGP100 (Katsumoto)

JVGP100 (Katsumoto) — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 09:01:59 +0000

I’m afraid the second level of Episode 2 takes my award for shittest moment of HL2+Episodes. I thought it was by far the weakest moment in the entire series, including Half Life 1. You know the bit I mean. Antlions. That spit. God.

Incidentally, awesome costumes! A step up from the normal “i’m a pirate” routine that gets rolled out.

By: chesh

chesh — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 02:35:17 +0000

And for the record, I loved Ravenholm. I kept a single Weighted Companion Blade through the whole level, but it was tragically lost somewhere in the mines :(

By: chesh

chesh — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 02:32:52 +0000

Oh, man, I totally grew up right by there (50th and Vincent). If my dad hadn’t just moved out of state, I’d have him get it all and somehow ship it to me in Utah.

By: Chis

Chis — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 23:17:24 +0000

This is how successful those crates are: I desperately want to smash them with a crowbar. :P

By: Nick

Nick — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 22:07:10 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AB_TmIJ12Wo
Headcrab rocket mobile phone video, crappy quality

By: Will Tomas

Will Tomas — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 22:04:47 +0000

I dunno, I quite liked Ravenholm. I came to it on the back of just having played Doom 3, and kept thinking all the way through, “this is so much better than Doom 3.” So that rather brightened my view of it. Also those black headcrabs managed to be fairly freaky. And realising you could sythe down zombies made me grin like a maniac.

But different strokes for different folks. Personally I found much of Episode 1 to be the most boring (read: routine) part of the HL2 series, but thankfully Ep2 made up for it.

Anyway, back on topic, those props are nicely done. Although mocking up a Gravity gun (with blu-tack on the end? Double-sided sellotape?) would have been brilliant.

By: Alec Meer

Alec Meer — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 22:04:28 +0000

I thought Ravenholm was the worst part of HL2 too, as it happens. In terms of level design/structure, anyway – the atmosphere certainly worked for me.