Disappointingly short

[zigs]

So I played this game immediately after I went through Opposing Force again, and I was actually disappointed by how short Blue Shift was compared to Opposing Force. I seem to remember it being longer but it took me about half the time of Opposing Force or 1/4th of the time of Half-Life itself. Weapon variety was lacking as well. The only positive thing about the game is that there was actually a happy ending, yay! Outside of that, it doesn't live up to OF at all :(

Blue Shift took me 3 hours, you can do the math for how long the others took. (Opposing Force might've been a bit shorter than six hours, I had some elevator glitch problems.)

[₠мємєтє¢ዙ]

Blue Shift i believe was cut short due to funding.

[zigs]

That would actually explain quite a bit, if true. That puts things in perspective a bit better.

[UndeadScottsman]

Actually, Blue Shift was originally just a bonus campaign for the Dreamcast version of Half-Life; they eventually decided to bring it out on PC (likely due to the Dreamcast's stumbling sales) and included Op4 on the disc along with the HD pack (which was just the Dreamcast models ported to the PC) to try and justify charging $30 for it.

[zigs]

That... seems plausible as well. I really wouldn't know anything about that because back when Half-Life, Opposing Force and Blue Shift came out, I was maybe 7 or 8? I remember seeing the whole package on store shelves and stuff, but at that time, I was saving my allowance for a PlayStation 2. XD Besides, one of my brothers had the whole pack... and Diablo 2... and Age of Empires II... and Deus Ex... and Heroes of Might and Magic III... and Rainbow Six as well.. ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ those were good years... and that's in addition to the PlayStation 1 and SNES titles we had as well... sorry, I'm oozing nostalgia here. XD

Thanks for the replies guys, it makes more sense to me now that Opposing Force added so much to the Half-Life brand and Blue Shift was simply... lackluster. And shorter than what I would've liked.

Edit: I repeated myself.

[thinkbule]

It's an expansion pack, what do you expect? 10 hour gameplay?

[zigs]

Originally posted by Beniσ:

It's an expansion pack, what do you expect? 10 hour gameplay?

Nah, I'm just trying to say that it's extremely lackluster compared to Opposing Force which is also an expansion pack. That's all. (edit) Notice that in my original post, I'm continuously comparing it to OF as opposed to the actual game Half-Life. I liked it, sure, but it didn't add much.

[Amaroq Leareth]

I'm fine with the current weapon selection, but I do agree that it needs to be longer.

[lebdrift]

hm, yes.

[secretDivinity]

Just to let every one know... This was meant to be and a sequal and as HoovyBurd said it was cut down into a dlc which then got listed as an actaul game, as it is not listed as a game many people would call it a "spin-of" aka and game that they made to get some funding for another project.

Originally posted by ACG|HOOVYBURD:

Blue Shift i believe was cut short due to funding.

[Sentient Tent]

We'll I personally liked it, It was annoyingly short. But I bought it as part of a package, So i think that I just considered it something of a bonus mission.

[Nacho]

I recently played both games on hard and finished Blue Shift in 2 hours (without dying once) and Opposing Force in 5 hours (dying a lot!)

[Hydra]

I had the same feeling though it was compensated by the fact that overall it was a fun experience with a fulfilling ending. But it indeed did not bring too much variety into the Half-Life universe, especially compared to Opposing Force.

[Freeman]

Originally posted by Hydra:

I had the same feeling though it was compensated by the fact that overall it was a fun experience with a fulfilling ending. But it indeed did not bring too much variety into the Half-Life universe, especially compared to Opposing Force.

Why did you resurrect a thread that's been dead for 9 years?

[DayDay]

I personally enjoyed Blue-Shift's length of the game. The chapter shows its purpose on what it is and what Barney has to do to survive. The main thing I love about its length is that it wasn't 'too short' or 'too long'. It was right in-between to make it good as it stands.

Plus, Barney leaves Black Mesa 1st so lucky day for him with Rosenberg, Walter, and Simmons.

[Ikagura]

Opposing Forces had some filler-ish parts.

FPS are made to be short and speed-run worthy.