Reddit reviews Half-Life 2: Raising the Bar
We found 20 Reddit comments about Half-Life 2: Raising the Bar. Here are the top ones, ranked by their Reddit score.
We found 20 Reddit comments about Half-Life 2: Raising the Bar. Here are the top ones, ranked by their Reddit score.
Interesting, well put together!
EDIT: For anyone who wants even more background info Half-life, in particular Half-life 1 and Half-life 2, I recommend the book called Half-life 2: Raising the Bar.
this is all from this book I have sitting next to me. Half Life 2: Raising the Bar. it tells you how they went about making this game and the hard work, earlier drawings ETC...
buy one here for a lot of money
http://www.amazon.com/Half-Life-2-Raising-David-Hodgson/dp/0761543643
25 Used from $80.60
12 New from $85.00
Nice, still have mine they sell for a good price I believe.
edit:
amazon.ca
amazon.com
ebay
great find :D
Raising the bar is a book filled with concept art. Unfortunately, its pretty hard to find a new copy, unless you are willing to spend $100+ dollars. Used ones are still viable at $50+/-.
As far as I know, no books exist based on the game.
Valve released a book about Half-Life 2's development called Half-Life 2: Raising the Bar.
http://www.amazon.com/Half-Life-2-Raising-David-Hodgson/dp/0761543643/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1404234956&sr=1-1&keywords=half-life+2+raising+the+bar
Many of these can be found in this book.
UK prices seem to be around £60 - £150 ($90 - $225), where the highest going price was for a sealed copy.
Might be more results in the US. Hop onto eBay, go to the advanced search, and tick the "completed listings" box as part of your search.
Edit: on Amazon US, the sensible used ones are going for betwen $70 and $190, depending on condition. That doesn't necessarily mean they're actually getting sold at those prices, of course.
> and the bar for what people expect has been raised,
you might say they are... rasing the bar?
Damn this stuff is expensive. :(
If you want a book about the making of Half Life 2 with lots of concept art, there is one already:
https://www.amazon.com/Half-Life-2-Raising-David-Hodgson/dp/0761543643
I couldn't find it either, BUT I discovered that there is a book about the Half Life games!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GET ON THIS EFFIN HYPETRAIN BOYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Raising the Bar is pretty good, if somewhat difficult to find a hardcopy of.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0761543643
Have a look at that.
The books called 'Half-Life 2-Raising the bar'
I effing love that book and I'm glad I got a copy while I still could.
I think this originally appeared in Half-Life 2: Raising the Bar. It only had a short print run, but PDF copies are floating around the web. It's a pretty neat book on the making of HL2.
This is a screenshot of Raising the Bar.
I was going to bitch about people reposting its content and tell people to buy it. But I see the price has gone from around $30 when I bought it to well over $100.
Can't fault anyone for not buying it at that price.
I do believe it was the back up that he broke into. I agree, you'd assume they'd have redundant back ups, but it was compromised in such a way (from the Article I read in 'biography' about Half-Life 2 and it's development, that put it behind schedule.) Also, the code stolen, was then compiled, so there was a pretty decent chunk of it.
EDIT: This is the book Half-Life 2: Raising the Bar
Been there, done that, bought the book.
Ever taken a look at this?