Reviews for White Forest
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RainingMetalPosted this review
White Forest, with a lot of zombies
Pros: * The first few chapters of Half-Life: Episode 2 converted into a Left 4 Dead 2 campaign. * Supply placement adequate, although it gets a bit scarce in the thirdd map. * Scripted survivor dialogue. * Custom tank models. Cons: * Crude poster, names are out of order. * Not enough 9mm pistol spawns at the start of the campaign, given the extra distance you need to travel to get the primary weapons. * Ammo provisions scarce in Map 3. * Event at the start of Map 3 made too difficult with the twin tanks, which should be reserved for finales only. I know this is to emulate the dueling Antlion Guard fight in HL2: EP2, but this would be better executed if they spawned in separately. * Special Infected spawn rate needlessly increased at the end of Map 2, and possibly at the finale. * Needlessly difficult finale; generators take a long time to activate given that there are many of them. Finale sequence should start upon hitting the switch, not after the generators are activated. There should only be one tank attack given the difficulty of activating the generators, never mind that the second wave has two tanks again. The abundance of explosive ammo does little to offset this. It's a competent conversion of HL2: EP2's first few chapters, though difficult. I'd say City 17 does its job better.
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serene0509
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Good map
PROS: * Very nice scene and texture. I took a lot of screenshots in this campaign. CONS: * Hardcore. Especially map 2 & finale, where I died a lot (on expert). * No rescue closets. Even normal expert difficulty poses a great challenge to experienced players, not to mention the Realism Mode... * Very few supplies. You need to finish the entire level with everything you've got before. Overall it's a very good map, as hard as it can be, I still like it and use it to sharpen my skills. Rate 10 out of 10.
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HoLeung161118Posted this review
Nice half life map
nice half life map. The textures are very exquisite. good map
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LilGPosted this review
Very challenging
Good The environment & the locations from HL. Various events. No errors/glitches There wasn't any purple/black textures. Wasn't too short or too long. Bad The spawn for hordes & specials are unbalanced,especially in the finale. I saw triple spitters,chargers etc. It makes starting the generators really difficult. Lack of supplies & rescue closets. There were only a few ammo piles,weapons,pills & throwables on each map. Bots tend to die a lot & there was no way of rescuing them. The finale seemed a mess,with starting generators,then taking down 4 Tanks while waiting for the helicopter to arrive,with multiple specials attacking. Could you tone down the spawns even on normal it's barely doable. Apart from that I had fun & will keep this map in my folder.
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The_black_wolfPosted this review
Simply great
Great map
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hedleyLamar
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stunning and very different from everything else
Very unique look and feel to this campaign - gorgeous outdoor and underground locations, and with the exception for a few moments where it is linear or maze like, this is a campaign for the ages, and should hold ranks with the stock campaigns.
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ak47tohPosted this review
3rd chapter should be split into half
Being a long time Half-Life gamer, I have always appreciate modders who tries to bring them into the L4D2 universe. This is why alongside with several Ravenholm campaigns I played, this White Forest campaign is another ones I loved it and I'm now repeatedly playing it, therefore I must admit this is quite good! But then again, while there are good side of this campaign, there are also downsides as well. First, let me just say that I like how the crowbar was offered in the beginning. Now THAT is something since we know it represents the Half-Life symbolic weapon. I also like how the cinematic camera points to the City 17 being destroyed at the background first, though it somewhat lacks the Superportal effect but that's another story to comment and I won't get too far fetched about it. Then here comes the Gnome hiding at the comms room. While I love to carry that cute little toy, the problem is whenever I drop (intentionally or accidentally) at certain places like inside the antlion cave, it will fall through the floor. This is quite frustrating. It seems that the developer forgot to add the collision at the cave. I also like how the particular Tank at the cave was modded with different texture. Is that a mini-Hulk I saw? Another thing I love it is when the elevator was being called, it immediately plays the Vortal Combat music. This boosts up my mode to fight zombies when playing with my eight custom Half-Life characters! Now moving on to third chapter. I loved most of the parts such as two antlion guards replaced with tanks smashing out from the mines, the environment, the nostalgia on HL2 EP2 journey etc. However, the third part is too long. Lack of first aids and pills. Too many Special Infected & hordes. Not enough ammo replenishment. This part is so unbalanced. Honestly if it's me, I would rather split the third chapter into half. The first part should have ended up at Freeman Pontifex room where you have to jump through the shelves. Then second part should begin from this same place. That way, this would give a more balance chapter. Finally, I love the finale chapter where you have to restart the 4 engines and wait for the helicopter ride. Every guns and upgrades are introduced at the final part. In conclusion, while there are certain flaws in this campaign, White Forest is still one of the best HL2-ported campaign I would highly recommend. I do wish someone could continue make a White Forest 2.0 where it continues up from the Survivors would explore chapters from EP2's Riding Shotgun onwards. The finale chapter makes me feel like the journey is hardly over for survivors who wish to follow Freeman's footsteps.
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Short? XD did you play it on Easy or Normal? XD
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Mr_l3lackPosted this review
Solid Port, Loads of Fun. What are you reading this for? Download it!
Most the time, when a campaign is ported from another Source Engine game, or is just a recreation of a specific level in one, they always turn out crappy on the other end... Not with this campaign. A classic Half-Life atmosphere, balanced items and weapons placement, custom content (wink-wink), and a entertaining as all hell finale. Definitely adding this one to my mapcycle, as I highly recommend it. Cheers.
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KilianFire
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Beautiful landscapes and really good map
If you're looking for a campaign with good design and good levels, don't hesitate and download this one. I fell in love instanly with it and i don't regret. Play it now, you'll like it \m/
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TruntenPosted this review
we need more Half Life ports
I've always enjoyed Half Life themed campaigns, whether it's the first Half Life or the second Half Life. This one is very well done, appears to be a straight up direct port which is how I feel they should be. Job well done, keep up the good work! Also, custom tank skin (or model?) was clever!
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iliveinashackPosted this review
Its worth it
I really enjoyed this one. Certainly has some replayability.
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Mz CookiesPosted this review
DECENT BUT LONG MAPS MAKE EXPERT GRUELING TO PLAY
PROS: - The map detail, including the wide open grassy places and the underground area is great - Custom tank skins - 2 tanks at once but in a large area was fun - CONS: - EXTREMELY LONG and frustrating to play - NO closets at all - Combine the above 2 points with witches, multiple tanks in the same map and very little health supplies = rage quit worthy - Map 1 is VERY short and easy compared to the others - A long walk to the finale area, annoying if you have to restart it - Rescue helicopter in the finale is placed in a very awkward area which is hard to navigate to. OVERALL: I'd love to give this a better rating and I'm all for challenging campaigns and understand not everyone plays on expert difficulty but please consider those that do and add at least one respawn closet per map or something else equivalent.
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I totally agree with you on closet point as i am SP mode player who really suffered to get my bots to finale area and even to 2nd hordes wave before 2 tanks spawning, but couldn't finish it on Expert... So long way to Radio station and the ******* Special infected spawn in 3 at once not 2 specials but 3 ... This is hell
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