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| Sirrus:
First of all, let me be very clear- I loved HL2 and I think it's a wonderful, outstanding game. That being said, I don't understand the accolades that it has gotten, such as "best game ever". There are a few fields that I think HL2 does beautifully in, and those are the following: * Voice acting, storytelling and character animation. * Graphics for the time. * Technical advancements with Source engine and level optimization. * Character animation. * Great level design and crafting of a specific atmosphere and feel. * Realistic physics engine for 2004. However, I found the gameplay to be incredibly linear, and replay value to be rather low. It also was perhaps a bit on the short side. Deus Ex, even with its stuffty graphics, (at times) laughable voice acting, and a pretty goofy physics engine had phenomenal gameplay where you could play it through eight times and find new things each time. The story was also very well written. Hell, I even liked GTA:SA more than HL2. In short, HL2 was graphically and technologically a great game, but it felt like playing through a book. It was a damn good book, but I never felt attached to the decision making process in the game. It didn't suck me in by allowing me to make decisions (or at least seem like I was making decisions) about how I accomplished an objective. Anybody else get the same feeling? |
| Qwepir:
I agree. It gets way too much praise. |
| Proog:
--- Quote from: Qwepir on June 01, 2010, 06:11:18 PM ---I agree. It gets way too much praise. --- End quote --- |
| tails:
Goofy physics are fun. Plus i've played through it about 40+ times, Most of those times multiplaying with synergy |
| Madmitten:
it has hardly any replay value except for synergy. sandbox games are becoming more and more prevalent in the gaming industry. |
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