Half-Life 2: Graphics tribute
Created on: June 16th, 2006
Half-Life 2: Graphics tribute
I love HDR. These are the same models and almost same textures as HL2, and it makes so much of a difference...and I just love this shot so much. (Taken on a 7800 GT, not mine though) Just like to clear up some misbeliefs. I hate ALL consoles. I like PCs,

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June 16th, 2006
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Five for Sony slam. >=3
June 16th, 2006
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I Love Dog.
June 16th, 2006
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I see much beauty
June 16th, 2006
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never played HL2, but its apparently pimp
June 16th, 2006
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June 16th, 2006
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Awesome, I love the music, the screenshot is awesome, and I hate sony so good job! BTW can you tell me where to get the music. Thx :D
June 16th, 2006
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This ytmnd wins. Why? Because it's image and sound, and it's image and sound which has an impact on you. Ytmnd is getting closer and closer to simply being micromedia flash with the new sync in and crap which basically just makes it like a flash movie, so ytmnd has no originality. But this is good. This is great.
June 16th, 2006
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Wow, bloom. Who cares?
June 16th, 2006
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^ stfu.
June 16th, 2006
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HDR is going to push it to the limit. (I wish your text weren't obscuring your nice picture. Maybe you could just overlay some text on the image in a less conspicuous spot instead. Oh, and center it, don't tile.)
June 16th, 2006
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-4 for hud
June 16th, 2006
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SnoopJeDi the whole point of this ytmnd is not the HDR...
June 16th, 2006
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"Rendered today, Sony." I don't get it, what's the slam about? (yes I hate Sony, but must have missed something =P) 5'd for awesome anyway.
June 16th, 2006
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This deserves ten for the line "Rendered today, Sony"
June 16th, 2006
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muv the teckst lol its in the way
June 16th, 2006
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whats the mech
June 16th, 2006
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Beautiful.
June 16th, 2006
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big deal
June 16th, 2006
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Deseved a high rank for the photo and the music.
June 16th, 2006
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because the ps3 is $600 and its a piece of sh*t
June 16th, 2006
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It says rendered today (rendered on a PC). Sony can't do that today.
June 16th, 2006
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because the ps3 is $600 and its a piece of sh*t
June 16th, 2006
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You need a ripper called GCFScape to get the music from steam games.
June 16th, 2006
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lol fanboys -10
June 16th, 2006
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1 Because everyone bashes a video game system that's not even out, idiots. OMGz0r 600$$$ how about the people that want it will buy it. Just because the XBOX and Wii are cheaper doesn't make them a most buy. God damn fanboys. Nice graphics by the way.
June 16th, 2006
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Thank you SO MUCH for putting this song on here...I uninstalled HL2 and I realized a good use for this.
June 16th, 2006
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i'm pro ps3, and i think the graphics will be even better than this, but i can't argue with half life 2. those graphics are out of this world
June 16th, 2006
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5 cause it's HL2 -1 cause you are a loser for bashing sony, but 1 one for trying
June 16th, 2006
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looks real good
June 16th, 2006
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0.0
June 16th, 2006
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5 for bashing sony.
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Half-Life 2 wins, and so do you, good sir.
June 16th, 2006
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Wow, awesome.
June 16th, 2006
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title made me LMAO because it was so lame and nerdy.
June 16th, 2006
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I only hope Elder Scrolls 5 has lighting like that.
June 16th, 2006
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I get the same f*ckin picture on my 6800GS, same shader model, some pixel shader. I will NEVER buy a console beyond my POS xbox
June 16th, 2006
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The source engine is absolute sh*t. HDR usually makes levels light up brighter than the sun. I love how you are easily wowed by a lighting trick.
June 16th, 2006
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I love how you downvote the ytmnd based on fact and not how good it actually is.
June 16th, 2006
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Half-Life 2's graphics are not impressive from a technical aspect...
June 16th, 2006
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Print screen = mega greatness
June 16th, 2006
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"Screenshot of HL2 + Bashing something you can't afford = 5?" - To get a computer to render that quality at a consistant framerate costs come big bucks. easily 3-4x the ammount of a PS3.
June 16th, 2006
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I don't really get the slam, but it's pissing off fanboys like Tac0-Suprem3, so I give it a 5. Wii will rock you.
June 16th, 2006
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UNIVERSE TIER
June 16th, 2006
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wow ppl who r downvoting this with comments have the stupidist excuses ive ever seen... "-4 for hud"....... "whats the mech"............................ wow...
June 16th, 2006
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ez 5. hl2 dm = best game evar btw
June 16th, 2006
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MorphingJar, you can build a PC to render a mere HL2 game smoothly for about $400. So more expensive than a PS3? No. The game still doesn't look as good regardless, but PC is the powerhouse either way.
June 16th, 2006
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sex
June 16th, 2006
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Just hearing that music gives me a hard-on. I love HL2.
June 16th, 2006
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"The source engine is absolute sh*t. HDR usually makes levels light up brighter than the sun. I love how you are easily wowed by a lighting trick." -- Alright, you can diss Source when you write one that's better. Let's see it? That's what I thought. Great Site. Scoring: 3 - Huge HL2 fan. 1 - Sony bash, instant win. 1 - Great screenshot. Good timing. Woulda been better with the hud off, but nonetheless awesome.
June 16th, 2006
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That's awesome. Screw the downvoters, they have no idea how complicated and advanced HDR is.
June 16th, 2006
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i always turn off HDR. it looks cool but its like staring into the sun, insta-pain. anyhow just a rendering trick nothin' special to it. I'd take dynamic shadows any day.
June 16th, 2006
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Good music, good pic, win for HL2, win for slamming Sony, big 5.
June 16th, 2006
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Very True
June 16th, 2006
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Sony is WAY behind the curve, 5'd for truth.
June 16th, 2006
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Wow.....
June 16th, 2006
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not a GTX?
June 16th, 2006
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lol fanboys
June 16th, 2006
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mgs4 f*ck you
June 16th, 2006
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as much as i love good graphics this is pretty corny. I get the joke and everything but its the description that makes me go wtf. And the music...
June 16th, 2006
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For those of you who don't know that music is from HL2 vanilla.
June 16th, 2006
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Sony just got teh ownzorz.
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Gyro567- Even if the engine is 2 years old, HL2's graphics are the most impressive from an artistic standpoint. I still don't see a game that actually looks more realistic.
June 16th, 2006
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what?...wait, what?
June 16th, 2006
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"1 Because everyone bashes a video game system that's not even out, idiots. OMGz0r 600$$$ how about the people that want it will buy it. Just because the XBOX and Wii are cheaper doesn't make them a most buy. God damn fanboys. Nice graphics by the way." ps3 sucks anyway so stfu
June 16th, 2006
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5 for Sony bash and image.
June 16th, 2006
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SUPER SLAM
June 17th, 2006
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PHI - Wow the PS3 sucks and it's yet to be released to the public. You're obviously a XBOX 360 FANBOY so you stfu and die, sir.
June 17th, 2006
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I may be defending the PS3 but I'm sure as hell not siding with them. How about we wait till all three are out?
June 17th, 2006
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Maybe if you went outside once in a while to watch a sunset you'd see how realistic this is. Also, HL2 is impressive because these graphics are superior to Oblivion, and yet it runs at a MUCH, MUCH better framerate than Oblivion. Valve made the most efficient engine EVAR. I'm not a console fan at all, I love PCs. I bought my $800 pc because it can browse the web, let me chat with friends, edit together videos, PLAY AWESOME GAMES ON A SIDENOTE, and can be upgraded for the future.
June 18th, 2006
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The reason why the 'Rendered today, Sony' is funny is not because of the price. No. It's because during the Technical Demonstration at E3, they diddn't have it live, they had a pre-rendered demo of it. A movie if you will.
June 23rd, 2006
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Sony should have seen Crysis at E3. That's why PCs are superior.
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Pissing off fanboys like Tac-0-Priceless. I have nothing against the PS3 tho, I just like this because of the music.
July 5th, 2006
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HL2 has the greatest engine that doesn't overkill my comp.
July 6th, 2006
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It's soo beutiful!! *eyes melt*
July 6th, 2006
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Amazing graphics, amazing music.
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man source engien f*ckin pwns you really do love hl2 as mcuh as I do lol.
July 12th, 2006
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HTTP 404: FUNNI NOT FOUND.
September 8th, 2006
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Its true...
November 25th, 2006
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-1 for "what the hell does sony have to do with it"
July 30th, 2007
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Boom! Graphicshot!
January 3rd, 2008
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I'd have bought the PC version but I'm too poor to get a gaming PC. *sniff*
May 6th, 2009
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You're argument is emotionally engaging.
April 16th, 2013
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5 for awesome graphics. -4 for being an immature platform fanboy.