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>the only thing that Half-life in any way shares with Nihei is the fact that there are very big buildings
Yeah, that's why I mentioned specifically the Citadel reminded me of BLAME!, and not necessarily any other part of HL2.
>Same goes for Portals
Aperture Science is a fully automated megastructure that stretches kilometres underground. It's not quite on the same scale as BLAME!'s city, but it absolutely conveys the same sense of scale in-game.