Mogget

A decent version of Trespasser. You know, one with a single, huge island to explore (no impenetrable fences/walls/plasma shields etc), realistic AI dinosaurs that are always active across the entire island, detailed 3D graphics, an atmospheric day/night system (something like Far Cry 2 would be fine), and lots of exploration and discovery. I don't mind having specific missions to complete, but I would like to be able to choose which route I take to get to my next destination, what time of day I set off, and my mode of transport (on foot/jeep/advanced monorail system etc). Oh, and it positively must have an advanced physics engine that enables me to solve puzzles using real world thinking.

The tunnel parts in Episode 2 were a bit crap. I didn't like the part where I had to use those turrets for protection, and I absolutely hated the bits with the "icky" stuff in the Antlion nest. Defending your position from waves of brain dead enemies, and having to wade through horrible nests of grubs and insects isn't my idea of what makes the Half Life series great. Oh, and I didn't think much of the final battle against the Striders and Hunters either. Seriously, Valve can do (and have done) a lot better than that. They just need to concentrate a bit more on physics puzzles and exploration/discovery, and a bit less on arcade gun battles.

I was under the impression that this would be a standalone game using the Freespace 2 engine?

Dated, my ass.

You can't be serious? If those are in game graphics, then I am seriously impressed.

One or two of the fastest drivers that I know in GT Legends use a keyboard!

I vote for this as "best humour ever seen on an internet forum".

Can someone answer me the following question.... Will I be able to crouch behind objects without the game switching automatically to third person viewpoint? In other words, is there a separate "cover" command that switches to third person view? Despite not being able to see what's going on when hiding behind boxes/tables/cabinets etc. in first person mode, I would prefer this to a forced third person view.

So, Half Life 2 : Episode 3, or Half Life 3?

I regularly race the old classic cars of the 60s and 70s online in GT Legends and Power & Glory 2.1 (GTR2 mod), and I am waiting (im)patiently for Power & Glory 3!

Yes, I have to admit that I often tend to focus on the bad bits about games, but that little video link that Morrius provided has reminded me why the Half Life series is so brilliant. In fact, I am very tempted to reinstall The Orange Box, and play through the entire game again.

Yeah, I agree with that. I want to use stealth as much as possible in this game, not just the first minute of each level. I get far more pleasure from sneaking around than I do from constant gun battles.

After watching the E3 trailer, you could be forgiven for thinking that this was a movie. Hardly a great advert for stealth gameplay...

Links LS2000 on PC was the best golf game of all time. None of the Tiger Woods games come close.

So, those fourteen years were well spent then?