Reviews - Silent Escape Mod for Half-Life 2: Episode Two

Dec 19th, 2012 0 people agree 0 people don't

Steamcommunity.com enjoy!

Dec 3rd, 2012 0 people agree 0 people don't

Cant wait for the second one =D

Dec 1st, 2012 0 people agree 0 people don't

Game was greta many sad parts that were done well with great music loved all of it felt like a real game that would be sold

Dec 1st, 2012 0 people agree 0 people don't

A great story. The scenery is beautiful, the music haunting, the puzzles don't need a walkthrough, and I truly enjoyed this. One of the best.

Nov 10th, 2012 0 people agree 1 person doesn't

There are some bugs, except of that the overall is quiet good.
But some places are confusing...
1. At the dark forest(fighting zombies, before entering the rebel base),
it is too dark to find a path, add some small guiding light would be much better, you can use Alan wake as your reference.

2. Some button hides, for example, at the mine where you enter a lift, the button is behind a pillar, which is not normal

3. When the player dies and load a save, some event are not triggered.
for example, the combine apc would not break the gate if you are recently died and quick-load a quick save.

I still give it a 8/10 because it give an alternate feeling of hl2 universe. Being betrayed and watching those npc scene is quiet unique. And the slow motion time is also great. But level design would be improved.

Nov 3rd, 2012 0 people agree 0 people don't

незнаю как вам но мне мод не понравился ваобще =(

Oct 25th, 2012 0 people agree 1 person doesn't

"Silent escape" caught my eye because of its nice-looking screenshots and my hunger for some simplistic action. Although it does deliver on the action, the rest is just...average. Some maps look fantastic and have some very good design behind it, but there's little originality to be found. This is not a huge issue, I had more problems with the use of invisible walls and the extremely linear maps which offer no strategy throughout the game. For your next game, please avoid using invisible walls because they kinda break the 4th wall and put you straight out of the action. Another the plus is the great sound design. The new sound effects (like the "penetrating bullet sound") are great and the music is very good as well.

As I said, "silent escape" does deliver in the action department. The maps are neatly designed and are mostly fun to play. There's however little to no variety in gameplay styles (except for the very end, which is also the coolest part of the game) and the action tends to get repetitive, but since the shooting feels good and the maps keep you entertained I'm willing to let that one slide. However, the game is very short (like 1-2 hours). But it's free so this is not really a big deal.

Also, I was really disappointed in the story and characters. I know that "silent escape" was not meant to have a great story but a little more effort in creating believable and likeable characters would be nice. The "twist" near the end is very bad since the characters were forgettable and had no personality whatsoever. At the end, I couldn't remember the names of the main-characters and the "emotional scenes" were just confusing because of this. This is personal though, others might not mind the non-existing writing.

Overall "Silent escape" is a fun little game I did enjoy till the end. However it isn't anything special and I probably won't play it again since there's no replayability so I'll rate this a 5/10 meaning it's an Average game.

Oct 24th, 2012 0 people agree 0 people don't

I enjoyed blasting through this little map pack, though I wouldn't say there was anything particularly groundbreaking about it. The story was fairly minimal and pretty predictable, but there was some good voice acting present.

Overall, it seems to mimic the events of HL2's story, only severely watered down with less memorable characters.

The mapping is also something of a let down. While the external sections are pretty nice and the dark forest in particular was very nicely done, the interior sections throughout lacked any real flare with regards to architecture and lighting. The section on the moving train comes to mind. The interior of the tunnel was pretty flat and lifeless but was still brightly lit. It seems to me the the train cars would have had their own lighting, rather than have something powering the lighting for an indefinitely long tunnel.

Oct 18th, 2012 0 people agree 0 people don't

F*cking excellent game man. Great job to the team!!

Oct 8th, 2012 0 people agree 0 people don't

One of the better mods I've played.