filmismagic
Joined Aug 2007
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OK, if you are incredibly used to gameplay in most games nowadays, you may find it hard to be awed by this game. Same goes for graphics, but there is no way that the opinion of the story or the level design can ever change. That's also to say that for the time the graphics and gameplay truly amazed.
Valve has become one of my favourite developers (if not my favourite) thanks to this game and their more recent ones. Half Life is their first game so it is difficult to imagine such innovation, especially due to the fact that it is also quite old. The game never shifts from your perspective and your character, Gordon Freeman does not talk. There is also never any time skipping (except during one part when you are unconscious) and the game is very long. Single player has never been done better.
But it is perhaps the gameplay that is the most impressive thing. The first level and the second one(anomolous materials) are my favourites because in the first, you feel tension and an amazing feeling from the intro. The second is great because you have a highly interactive environment. Play with the microwave in the eating room and it will make sense what Magnusson says to you in HL2 Episode 2 before you fight the striders. Turn the lights off in a room where scientists are drawing on the board, they will be annoyed. Or play with the security switch beneath Security guard Barney's desk at the beginning of the mission and see what happens. You have an environment in this game that you can easily interact with.
The gunfights are enjoyable too. They are not easy sometimes, but they are plain fun. There is a range of weaponry you get in the game and some like throwing a dangerous but cute insect which inflicts damage on enemies and screams like crazy, are awesome features. The game features well thought-out puzzles which are not always simple, but never overly difficult. This is an old game and is quite often linear, but it is not just the design and non-repetitiveness that is amazing, but also the replay value. You will replay missions not just for sheer fun, but also to find hidden locations and how to treat allies. There is no limits to who you shoot so you could always decide how to treat a security guard or scientist. You could ask them to come along, leave them where they are, or just send them to the light. Also the game features two different endings. The amount of choice for a '98 game here is incredible.
The visuals bring an amazing, sometimes frightening atmosphere. The physics are also totally amazing as half the objects you encounter are destructible. There is no ragdoll (which is to be expected), but you can make a body explode to pieces with the crowbar or grenade if you want. Also, they never disappear so corpses aren't just sleeping ghosts that fade away eventually. The sound is also pretty good. There are some neat sound effects for weapons, explosions (and some of the gore). The music is good too. Some of it is basic in style, but fit their moments really well.
This may not be THE BEST game ever for me, but it sure is one of the best. It is exactly the thing that made modern FPS's what they are today. The AI is decent, the zombies are disturbing. It is difficult to find a flaw in this game. The sequel is also revolutionary, but it is a bit more restricted than this game and a lot different in many parts of design. Regardless, go get both of them now.
Valve has become one of my favourite developers (if not my favourite) thanks to this game and their more recent ones. Half Life is their first game so it is difficult to imagine such innovation, especially due to the fact that it is also quite old. The game never shifts from your perspective and your character, Gordon Freeman does not talk. There is also never any time skipping (except during one part when you are unconscious) and the game is very long. Single player has never been done better.
But it is perhaps the gameplay that is the most impressive thing. The first level and the second one(anomolous materials) are my favourites because in the first, you feel tension and an amazing feeling from the intro. The second is great because you have a highly interactive environment. Play with the microwave in the eating room and it will make sense what Magnusson says to you in HL2 Episode 2 before you fight the striders. Turn the lights off in a room where scientists are drawing on the board, they will be annoyed. Or play with the security switch beneath Security guard Barney's desk at the beginning of the mission and see what happens. You have an environment in this game that you can easily interact with.
The gunfights are enjoyable too. They are not easy sometimes, but they are plain fun. There is a range of weaponry you get in the game and some like throwing a dangerous but cute insect which inflicts damage on enemies and screams like crazy, are awesome features. The game features well thought-out puzzles which are not always simple, but never overly difficult. This is an old game and is quite often linear, but it is not just the design and non-repetitiveness that is amazing, but also the replay value. You will replay missions not just for sheer fun, but also to find hidden locations and how to treat allies. There is no limits to who you shoot so you could always decide how to treat a security guard or scientist. You could ask them to come along, leave them where they are, or just send them to the light. Also the game features two different endings. The amount of choice for a '98 game here is incredible.
The visuals bring an amazing, sometimes frightening atmosphere. The physics are also totally amazing as half the objects you encounter are destructible. There is no ragdoll (which is to be expected), but you can make a body explode to pieces with the crowbar or grenade if you want. Also, they never disappear so corpses aren't just sleeping ghosts that fade away eventually. The sound is also pretty good. There are some neat sound effects for weapons, explosions (and some of the gore). The music is good too. Some of it is basic in style, but fit their moments really well.
This may not be THE BEST game ever for me, but it sure is one of the best. It is exactly the thing that made modern FPS's what they are today. The AI is decent, the zombies are disturbing. It is difficult to find a flaw in this game. The sequel is also revolutionary, but it is a bit more restricted than this game and a lot different in many parts of design. Regardless, go get both of them now.