I dropped it 2 hours in, very boring compared to the first game imo

>>715977680 (OP)
your mom dropped you at birth
/thread

I'm the total opposite I loved HL2, but when I finally played HL1 it was a struggle, sure it was dated and I can appreciate at the time it might have been groundbreaking but if I ever do play it, it will be the Black Mesa version. HL2 is great though, INFRA and HL2 are some of my favorite games that give me a feeling of going on a real adventure.

>>715977680 (OP)
I really liked it, but yes, the first game was stronger
>HL1
You're just a guy trying to escape the world's worst workplace disaster and was lucky enough to be wearing the super power armour that day.
>HL2
You're treated like Jesus Christ from the start, despite not understanding why. You just happen to fuck up the new alien overlords on your journey and overthrow a corrupt dictator who was supposedly your old boss.

>>715977680 (OP)
HL2 is a BAD sequel.
https://youtu.be/mpCv12q6fFI?si=EtRKUArZks3Hrjof

Bro the first 2 hours of HL1 are boring as fuck. You barely do anything.

>>715977817
>INFRA
Not OP, but fuck yes you are my nigga.
I recently finished it and it was a fantastic journey, and proof games don't need to be action packed to be amazing.
Shame you don't like HL1, but maybe Black Mesa will change your opinion. Just keep in mind that the final section of the game is vastly different to the original.

>>715977762
FPBP
Fuck off alf.

>>715977680 (OP)
Cool that you never left the trainstation.

>>715977817
Same but I tried to play them in order when Alyx was announced. It started bugging out quite late in to the game and it wasn't really introducing anything fun after maybe the midway point so I ended up dropping it. HL2 was just amazing.

>>715978064
>edgy teen voice
>10 years ago
lol this guy was still shitting diapers when it released
people who were not around will never understand why it was revolutionary

it's not nostalgia goggles its know why other games were around at that time and how HL2 positively stood out.
of course of that profound insight the "i picked the game up late" type of gamer is eternally deprived.

I mean, he probably said it's shit because he needed clicks for clout

>>715977981
>You're treated like Jesus Christ from the start
Literally the first guy you meet on the train tells you he didn't see you come on and makes nothing of you. Guy you meet in the canals doesn't even recall Gordan Freeman's name and just assumes you're some guy. The only people who know who you are from the start are people who worked at Black Mesa and that makes perfect sense. Is HL2 criticism just bot farms? It's same repeated copy paste unintelligent shit.

>>715978285
I got to the the bit with the boat thing, it was boring I didn't like the silly physics puzzles

>>715977981
HL2 sounds fucking awesome.

alf thread

Is Black Mesa worth playing?

shut up alf

>>715978645
shut up alf

>>715978645
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55CyNweAIlg&list=LL&index=2

>>715977680 (OP)
Oh look its another "zoomer claims a critically acclaimed game is le bad" thread.

>>715978521
Oh it is, but I preferred the first game. note I still think both games are fucking amazing, but the first game's desperate attempt to escape your former workplace resonates with me harder than the second games big journey to flip off an alien invasion.

>>715978646
play the original Half-Life first

>>715977981
That's the point. Gordon is G-Man's pawn and has no agency.

>>715978737
What do you want from me? I played the game and didn't like it. Am I supposed to pretend it's great just to please your fragile ego? Eat my ass.

>>715978646
Yeah.
>New player
Maybe you'll appreciate HL1 more with the modern additions
>Old player
It's cool as shit seeing the facility in a more realistic depiction.
The original game is still worth trying though. In some places the narrative is actually better, like the Marines sounding creepy and the system AI retaining its normal voice when the military take it over.

>>715978646
It's okay, but I generally prefer the goldsrc engine. It's snappier and the gunplay feels better, although black mesa went to lengths to try to fix it. That said it has a lot of problems like low ammo counts and general slipperiness.

>>715978875
Yeah man I went and looked at the Mona Lisa in person and honestly its a very mid painting fr. Like so boring to look at I don't get the hype no cap.

>>715979115
in all honesty Mona Lisa is not a very good looking woman, I probably wouldn't fuck her

>>715977680 (OP)
is extremely mid, the vehicle sections are retarded af

>>715979335
Fr fr I don't get why all paintings aren't just big ass/tit versions of Asuka wtf?

>>715979449
oh fuck that would have been great

I don't agree with HL2 fundamentally, in my headcanon Gordon chooses to die at the end of HL1, I would have been perfectly fine with a sequel to HL1 just not with Gordon around because Gordon is dead! HL1 was a tragedy, Gordon inadvertently worked for the bad guys all along and it led to his ruin. He was given the choice to either work for the (obviously evil) G-Man, or die, and in my headcanon he clearly chose the latter option. As for the actual game itself, I'm sure it's a great shooter, but I just can't agree with the story. It's pants-on-head stupid.

>>715979115
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dh2Lky730q0

>>715979115
As to be expected, the remake was better.

>>715977817
I couldnt stand infra but I love all of half life including blueshift and greenshift.