![]() ![]() ![]() Just like in the original Half Life, the game takes place entirely in the first person perspective, never cutting to a cinematic or pulling control away from the player. If you'll recall from my old post on the opening of Half Life 2, the game finds you once again in the shoes of MIT physicist Gordon Freeman. This playthrough I was especially impressed with the quality of the voice acting, something even most AAA titles don't get right. The level design and pacing couldn't be much better (though the final quarter drags just ever so slightly), and the character development, in a game in which the main protagonist is completely silent, is extremely well done. The graphics, while far from cutting edge, are more than serviceable and hold up well for a nearly nine year old game. Nearly every single aspect of the game is top notch. ![]() Playing through Half Life 2 again I was reminded of just how much game-makers Valve got things just right. I recently picked it up again after playing through other, lesser shooters ( Bioshock Infinite *cough*) because I was yearning for a well constructed game. The game is not only widely considered one of the greatest games of the past decade, it's absolutely a contender for the best first person shooter of all time. There's very few other games I would want to kick off this new series with other than Half Life 2. ![]()
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