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Subject: Re: 1st HL2 game memories from 2004...
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On 25/11/2024 19:56, Zaghadka wrote:
> Last try: If a pepper steak is "the best I ever had," the chef did
> something innovative. Spicing. Cooking method. Something. Besides, your
> analogy is significantly out of scope. The analogy to Dan Adams'
> statement would be that it was "the best steak ever." If it isn't
> something novel, that probably isn't true, right? Well trodden paths at
> that general a statement level don't make the "cut," imo.

There's obviously semantics in play but I tend to agree that the best 
ever means something more than what you can technically take out of a 
term. So I'm happy to describe HL:2 as one of the best FPSes I've played 
(I still enjoy it to this date) but it doesn't make it onto my list of 
best ever PC games whereas HL:1 does. That not only redefined what I 
thought of as an FPS but also had a lasting impact on games that followed.