I’m not young. But 25 years after the hype, I am finally getting around to playing half life (1)! Stupidly missed the free action, but paid a few eurocents for it. They’re totally worth it! Awesome game, holds up very very well after two and a half decades!

  • @[email protected]English
    9•1 year ago

    Thanks for the reply.

    […Y]ou hear Dr. Breen welcoming you to City 17 over large screens, see everyone wearing plain blue jumpsuit, watch them get their food from a dispensary, see a massive creature accompany troops down the street.

    And I liked that! It looked like a Sci-Fi dystopia and I wanted to learn more about it. But then there was no follow-up. Just fighting endless hordes of enemies. That was very disappointing.

    • @kosherbacon79English
      5•1 year ago

      Maybe it’s not your thing? IDK, I had a blast playing though those games (HalfLife 2 Episodes 1 & 2 as well,) they’re actually still installed on my PC because I revisit them once a year or so. It’s recommend giving it another spin if you can, there’s a decent story in there.

      • @[email protected]
        1•1 year ago

        I also bailed somewhere around halfway through, though Black Mesa had me captivated the whole time (and I’m sure HL1 would’ve as well). I got to the point where you get a new ability (intentionally vague to not spoil anything), and you use that ability to get through enemy turrets.

        I don’t dislike it, but it definitely lost whatever I really liked about the first game, which I think is a sense of urgency or something for me. In the first game, I felt like I was constantly on the run, whereas the second has a lot of breaks in the action without a clear idea of the plan. I’m guessing it’ll pick up soon, I just got a bit bored.

        I’m guessing it has a solid story, but do far it’s not quite as good as the first.

    • @[email protected]English
      2•1 year ago

      Also, if you bailed after driving the hovercraft, maybe you didn’t get to Black Mesa East, or Ravenholm? IMHO that’s where things really ramp up: story-wise (you meet more allies), and you get a better glimpse at the endgame. You get a neat tool to use (which also was mind-blowing in 2004, less so almost twenty years later), too.

      If you don’t dig it though, I wouldn’t force it. I’m a fan of science fiction more than fantasy, so I’ve never finished a Dishonored game, but I love Prey. Just doesn’t hook me the way I know it could…just not my particular vibe I guess, which I think is OK.