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Arrogant Savant Jul 1, 2013 @ 5:45am

What makes half life so highly rated?

i was wondering what makes the half life franchise so good, i've heard it was the story but i am just not sure.

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the tickle monster has Half-Life 2

Jul 1, 2013 @ 5:48am

A lot of the praise I've heard comes from how there are no cutscenes in the game, and that you experience everything through a first person perspective and scripted sequences. The story is good but I wouldn't call it one of the game's selling points.

the tickle monster has Half-Life 2

Jul 1, 2013 @ 6:35am

Making Gordon some beefy Gears of War type guy would've been too generic.

pronty

Jul 1, 2013 @ 6:58am

The game looks great, there are lots of things you can interact with, different environments and it runs well even on a slower computer.

the tickle monster has Half-Life 2

Jul 1, 2013 @ 7:34am

Originally posted by Mindjacker:
'a real sham' Just saying it would have been more believable if like I don't know Barney would of been the main hero least hes trained to use a gun.

'pronty' Lots of things to interact with, like what I must of missed that, its not like Dues Ex? I though it was flip a few switches here and their? Like even Barney could handle that no need for a major brain like Dr Gordan to even tool up and take off his labcoat...

Gordon had firearms training at Black Mesa. Who knows? Gordon could've had some experience with guns before he went to Black Mesa.

As for the interaction in HL2, you can pick up pretty much every little thing you see on the ground and other things.

Last edited by the tickle monster; Jul 1, 2013 @ 7:36am

Ycon

Jul 1, 2013 @ 10:36am

His history, and this is a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ good game too ;)

Archangel138 has Half-Life 2

Jul 1, 2013 @ 10:59am

It's still a great game, always will be. No constant button prompts or hand holding npc's guiding you through the entire game with constant "follow me!" missions.

The pacing of the entire game is also nearly perfect. When you get new weapons and see new enemies are all right on.

The gravity gun is also one of the coolest weapons in any game...PERIOD and the physics are still top notch. There is also more interactivity in this game than most new ones. I love being able to pick up a pc tower and fling it into a wall if I want to.

The biggest reason I still play this game is that it doesn't treat me like I'm an idiot who can't find my way through basic puzzles and levels.

Most new gamers,console gamers in particular, will ever get why this game is great and a classic mainly because it wasn't dumbed down for consoles. It was pc first as Valve will always do.

Last edited by Archangel138; Jul 1, 2013 @ 11:00am

Supp Pos

Jul 1, 2013 @ 11:20am

Gordan turns into a super soldier is very much facepalm.

Arrogant Savant Jul 1, 2013 @ 11:24am

Originally posted by filmmakerartist1:
It's still a great game, always will be. No constant button prompts or hand holding npc's guiding you through the entire game with constant "follow me!" missions.

The pacing of the entire game is also nearly perfect. When you get new weapons and see new enemies are all right on.

The gravity gun is also one of the coolest weapons in any game...PERIOD and the physics are still top notch. There is also more interactivity in this game than most new ones. I love being able to pick up a pc tower and fling it into a wall if I want to.

The biggest reason I still play this game is that it doesn't treat me like I'm an idiot who can't find my way through basic puzzles and levels.

Most new gamers,console gamers in particular, will ever get why this game is great and a classic mainly because it wasn't dumbed down for consoles. It was pc first as Valve will always do.

i was never saying anything againt it, i was just wondering what in partcular made people have a good experience with it.

the tickle monster has Half-Life 2

Jul 1, 2013 @ 12:03pm

Originally posted by Alba:
Gordan turns into a super soldier is very much facepalm.

Would you like it better if he was a whimpering scientist that could barely hold a gun?

Nats

Jul 1, 2013 @ 12:36pm

Personally I feel it is definitely the story and the creativity of the levels that keeps me playing it. The fact that its claustophobic one minute then out in the open the next, the way you cosntantly feel like you are progressing in the story closer to the tower, the levels are very different as well. It was also the first game of its ilk I would say where driving, sneaking, shooting, running for your life, boats, trains, grenades and exploding barrels, scary monsters, pig soldeirs - everything is in this game!

Last edited by Nats; Jul 1, 2013 @ 12:36pm

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Nokia

Jul 1, 2013 @ 1:15pm

Im preety sure that for when it came out it was the best game of its age

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Arrogant Savant Jul 1, 2013 @ 1:18pm

^ i was thinking that the whole time lol.

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Guilherme_Linuxforlife has Half-Life 2

Jul 1, 2013 @ 2:13pm

the plot, the gaming experience , the immersion the half life provides to us . These things was never explored so deeply in a fps before.

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bluechirri has Half-Life 2

Jul 1, 2013 @ 3:10pm

I really like Half Life not for the story or the gameplay or the graphics, but for the way it combines all of those elements and more into a great game. Valve takes their time and puts a lot of work into playtesting over and over again to hit the perfect setup for most players, and it shows. The story is really good, but it's only one thing the franchise has to offer - what makes Half Life great is exactly that there's no one thing that stands out above the rest of the game. It's all well thought out and planned for the sake of giving the player the best experience possible.

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