Half Life 2 and it's episodes are THE best games in existence.

s6thgaming · 2015-02-20 09:36:32

As /r/halflife's official HL2 Fanboy over on reddit, allow me to sum it up in two sections. This isn't mentioning the incredible and nigh flawless storytelling that Valve uses in HL2.

The weapon arsenal:

The weapon arsenal is huge. Sure, it may seem like only 11 weapons, but you can use them in conjunction with each other to make it more.

The pistol falls out of favor as an assault weapon the instant you pick up the SMG. However, it is used as a combo weapon later on. You can activate barrels from a further distance than the SMG without using valuable crossbow or revolver ammunition. You can one-hit antlions if you knock 'em over with the gravity gun first. In Ep2, it's the best weapon for detonating the strider busters.
The bugbait may seem only useful temporarily. You can't summon the allies it gives you after a certain time. Dead weight, right? Wrong. Throwing it (which would normally tell the allies (naming no names so to not spoil it for you all) to attack that location) can stun combine soldiers long enough to switch to something lethal.

]The game design:

Half life Two puts you into such an entirely immerse experience you can hardly call it such a simple word as a "game". The intense detail that Valve has put into the textures, modeling, and game design is incredible. I'd highly suggest you take a look at some of the developer commentaries that can be accessed from the main menu where they discuss immersion in detail.

The gameplay is incredible too. As stated before, the weapon arsenal can be used in conjunction with itself to be bigger than it seems. This makes you feel like you're not just using quick timing or skill, but your mind too as well. The gameplay is surprisingly open. Very few enemies have resistances or weaknesses. You feel like you're outsmarting an enemy, not exploiting him. The unique feel of the weapons and the satisfying sounds that they make is incredible too.
Perfect pauses in between the action make us feel perfectly in balance. You see it most often in the airboat chapter. You'd get the hunter chopper droppin' mines on ya, and then you get a little section of solitude and peace to restore your health and your racing heartbeat. Again, check out the dev commentary for more on that, and you'll hear about the plights of the playtesters when the game was rickety and before perfection was handed to us.

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Pingohits · 2015-02-20 10:50:35

what is half life

is it anime

IM KIDDING OK

Different55 · 2015-02-20 11:09:35

What I want to do is get an Oculus rift and one of those razer hydra things and play Half Life 2. Too bad I am broke.

But soon.

Soon I will have job.

Soon I will have SLURP.

Soon I will have no life and live in parent's basement. ;_;

Fdoou · 2015-02-24 21:18:20

hahaha lol this thread is stupid its just a game man get over it

Onjit · 2015-02-24 23:54:11

3rd one is better tho

Pingohits · 2015-02-25 11:36:35

Fdoou wrote:

hahaha lol this thread is stupid its just a game man get over it

says the pleb who has 250 folders to put pictures in

pleb

*puts on scarf and rants on tumblr*

Different55 · 2015-02-25 14:10:05

Pingohits wrote:

Fdoou wrote:
hahaha lol this thread is stupid its just a game man get over it
says the pleb who has 250 folders to put pictures in
pleb
*puts on scarf and rants on tumblr*

*puts on hipster glasses and sits in Starbucks ranting on tumblr*

Pingohits · 2015-02-25 16:17:18

Different55 wrote:

Pingohits wrote:
Fdoou wrote:
hahaha lol this thread is stupid its just a game man get over it
says the pleb who has 250 folders to put pictures in
pleb
*puts on scarf and rants on tumblr*
*puts on hipster glasses and sits in Starbucks ranting on tumblr*

*with scarf and typewriter and guitar whilst listening to 80s rock because modern rock is too mainstream*

skullz17 · 2015-03-06 16:53:15

Yeah, they are great games. I'm planning on replaying them soon. I played them before I played half life 1, which I've recently finished a second playthrough of, which is also a really good game. They both have totally different atmospheres imo, so I find it hard to choose between them.

They were both very unique for their time (and still are now). Half life 1 was one of the few FPS's at the time with a deep and interesting storyline matching the gameplay, involving things like scripted sequences, rather than just running through a maze with enemies here and there.

Half life 2's physics engine and graphics were just frickin amazing, and again, the storytelling is great. They both have pretty nice level design. I thought HL2 was a bit more immersive than HL1. They both have great soundtracks, though I prefer HL2's soundtrack. Kelly Bailey is a great composer.

And I didn't know about that bugbait thing before. That will be useful when I replay the game.

@diff about the oculus rift, Valve partnered with HTC to make a VR headset which I think is called HTC Vive or HTC RE Vive, so maybe they will make HL2 compatible with that.

Ratburntro44 · 2015-03-06 19:54:37

s6thgaming wrote:

As /r/halflife's official HL2 Fanboy over on reddit,

gonna need some proof for this

colon · 2015-03-06 21:44:53

Ratburntro44 wrote:

s6thgaming wrote:
As /r/halflife's official HL2 Fanboy over on reddit,
gonna need some proof for this

/r/fuckyou

s6thgaming · 2015-03-06 21:52:08

Ratburntro44 wrote:

s6thgaming wrote:
As /r/halflife's official HL2 Fanboy over on reddit,
gonna need some proof for this

It's my flair. "Official HL2 Fanboy."

Fdoou · 2015-03-08 16:55:45

please leave

s6thgaming · 2015-03-08 19:44:00

Fdoou wrote:

please leave

who and why

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