[quote name='Admiral Ackbar']I have no idea why everyone is being nitpicky about load times. Doom 3 has load times between levels. pretty long load times yet you heard nothing about it. Nearly every PC game, shooter or not, has load times between levels.
HL2 makes this as seamless as possible, like the origional HL. I haven't played it yet (got it yesterday) but as long as it's a couple seconds and doesn';t take you out of the action I have no problems with a little lag time.[/quote]
I'm not one to complain about the lag times as I realize it's the constraints of hardware that forces them. However, the load times aren't what I'd call seamless in this game. Quite a few of them occur mid-action.
Now, with the large game world presented, I realize it's near impossible to find a suitable spot to load. If anything, it's a testament to the game's playability that I hate having to wait since I'm anticipating getting right back to it. It's just that, for example, when I'm in the airboat. I'm in the middle of a jump and it freezes to load, it completely takes you out of the game for a moment.
Please read that carefully as it isn't a complaint, but rather a compliment to the game.