Re: 1st HL2 game memories from 2004...

candycanearter07 wrote:

Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote at 18:38 this Wednesday (GMT):

On Wed, 20 Nov 2024 17:50:05 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07
<candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:

Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote at 03:31 this Saturday (GMT):

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Since HL2 will be/is 20 yrs. old and we're all getting nostalgia! Let's
talk about those days!

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I got it in the modern day, and I remember enjoying it but not fully
seeing why people adore it so much?

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If the comments here are anything to go on, most people --even the
ones who bought it back in 2004-- feel the same way.
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The original "Half Life" really was revolutionary; its success
transformed the FPS genre. "Half Life 2"? It was an okay game but
hardly a match for its predecessor.

Maybe it's better if HL2 is the beginning of the series for you. Stepping into HL2 with no prior experience it's who am I some kind of celebrity or national hero; everybody knows my name.
It was enough to draw me in.  I played until I was stuck and then went back a few times (got a little further).
obgameExperience: Really like that pipe.  I played Rainbow 6: Raven Shield for 400 hours and never once scored a knife kill.