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0.0 hrs last two weeks / 36.7 hrs on record (3.7 hrs at review time)
Posted: Mar 24, 2020 @ 2:21am
Product received for free

I haven't gotten through even half of the game yet, but from what I've seen, it's an easy 9, maybe 10 out of 10. If you are someone who has played boneworks, it'll take some time to get used to, but it is very worth it. After I got acquainted with the controls, the game started to become better than great.

Three major things I'm liking about the game are...
1: The level of detail and immersion. Near the beginning of the game there are some markers on a tray, and writing with them felt 100% real because of how perfect they got the controller vibration, it was kind of scary. Just from a marker.

2: Combat against soldiers feels like combat against soldiers. You are not some armored, fast moving scientist, you're just some girl with a little hacking tool. The combine armor actually feels like armor, you're going to have a tough time killing even the weakest of them if you don't aim for the head. Their battle tactics are far better than the hl2 combine ai, I got brought to near death when one flanked me from a train car.

3: The weapon upgrade system. Years ago, I had predicted that the next half life game would be both a prequel, and would contain some sort of crafting system. Both of my predictions came true, and man do I love crafting systems. You're actually encouraged to explore the environments and notice all the little details in search for "resin" to upgrade you equipment. It's a really well made system and I love it.

Do you like VR? Get this game. Do you like Half-Life? Get this game. Do you like good environmental storytelling? Get this game.

Do you like video games? Get this game.
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