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Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 6 Nov 2024 10:18:17 +0000, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, JAB
> wrote: 

> >On 05/11/2024 16:00, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
> >> Oh, don't mistake me. I generally enjoyed the games overall. But some
> >> are definitely better than others. The original "Half Life" stands
> >> tall amongst its peers; "Half Life 2", not so much. "Black Mesa" and
> >> the various expansions are somewhere in between.
> >> 
> >> But if you're new to the franchise and therefore have no nostalgia or
> >> connection to the series? It'd be hard for me to recommend HL2, for
> >> instance. Compared to modern titles (and even some of its
> >> contemporaries) it doesn't really stand out. The original "Half Life"
> >> was revolutionary and deserves a play-through. The latter games rely
> >> heavily on that influence to make them worth playing.
> >> 
> >> TL;DR: we all should go replay the original "Half Life" now. ?
> >
> >I think they did a good job with Black Mesa as instead of trying to just 
> >replicate HL:1 in the source engine they instead went for keep the 
> >essence of it but tighten up some of the levels and also remove some of 
> >the more frustrating aspects (jumping anyone?). On a Rail no longer 
> >drags and the finale of Blast Pit isn't an exercise in quick save/reload 
> >until you finish it.
> >
> >HL:2 obviously didn't standout as much as HL:1 but I still think it's a 
> >good example of how giving levels a different feel keeps the interest 
> >going. Another more minor aspect I like about it is how it's a tutorial 
> >through play instead of press this key messages. Who didn't like getting 
> >used to the gravity gun by playing fetch with dog?

> IMO, HL2 put its graphics so far ahead of level design that levels were
> extremely limited and it became essentially a corridor shooter, with a
> few open levels that didn't go anywhere except to another corridor.

> It was very impressive to look at, at the time, but the gameplay was wash
> rinse repeat. So it aged very poorly.

I enjoyed HL2 and its episodes. I remember buying The Orange Box from my 
local Best Buy during Thanksgiving week. I wasn't planning to play TF2 
and Portal 1. Oops, those games were good too! Great package.

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