Valve's Half-life is one of the best games, and one of the best game series, to grace the Steam library. It was revolutionary, and not only proved that mindless shooters can have a compelling story.
Half-life 2, proved that good physics can be a vital asset to shooters/ With the inclusion of the Gravity gun, one of the series most iconic weapons, the Source physics engine is put to the test, being able to launch entire boxes, and barrels, and throw them an insane distance.
The music is an integral part of the series. It puts some extra flavor on everything. Like when you come upon a very eerie setting like Ravenholm, creepy music begins. Or when you get thrown into a HECU ambush, or a Hunter-Chopper chase, amazing action packed music starts playing.
Something that helped take off the series was the inclusion of a silent protagonist, Gordon Freeman. Giving the player a character that only makes decisions that the player makes, means that you don't get to see a story though the character's eyes, you are the character. This stays pretty much the same through out the entire series. And not to mention that so many things came out of these games. Such as Counter-strike, Team Fortress 2, or even Garry's Mod, even though it's not a Valve game, it was built directly off of Half-Life 2.
And I can go on for hours, but you've probably got better things to be doing, like school work. But I don't blame you. School is terrible.
Long story short: Half-life is fucking amazing.
Half-life 2, proved that good physics can be a vital asset to shooters/ With the inclusion of the Gravity gun, one of the series most iconic weapons, the Source physics engine is put to the test, being able to launch entire boxes, and barrels, and throw them an insane distance.
The music is an integral part of the series. It puts some extra flavor on everything. Like when you come upon a very eerie setting like Ravenholm, creepy music begins. Or when you get thrown into a HECU ambush, or a Hunter-Chopper chase, amazing action packed music starts playing.
Something that helped take off the series was the inclusion of a silent protagonist, Gordon Freeman. Giving the player a character that only makes decisions that the player makes, means that you don't get to see a story though the character's eyes, you are the character. This stays pretty much the same through out the entire series. And not to mention that so many things came out of these games. Such as Counter-strike, Team Fortress 2, or even Garry's Mod, even though it's not a Valve game, it was built directly off of Half-Life 2.
And I can go on for hours, but you've probably got better things to be doing, like school work. But I don't blame you. School is terrible.
Long story short: Half-life is fucking amazing.
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Extreamly popular game, developed by the company VALVe. Yeah, that's how you spell it. With those capitals and that lower-case e.
The game is extreamly popular, boasting an impressive AI and great graphics (for its time). The mod community made that even better, with one of its best mods, Counter-Strike, being able to go commercial and make a profit. This, in turn, started getting people to think of the OTHER great mods in the mod community, namely Sven Coop, Day of Defeat, and The Specialist are all mods that come to mind.
Half the time it takes for a radioactive substance to decay.
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Extreamly popular game, developed by the company VALVe. Yeah, that's how you spell it. With those capitals and that lower-case e.
The game is extreamly popular, boasting an impressive AI and great graphics (for its time). The mod community made that even better, with one of its best mods, Counter-Strike, being able to go commercial and make a profit. This, in turn, started getting people to think of the OTHER great mods in the mod community, namely Sven Coop, Day of Defeat, and The Specialist are all mods that come to mind.
Damn, this game is huge! I've been playing this since 1998, and it's still fun! Thanks mod community, and thanks VALVe!
by Brakman October 7, 2004
Get the Half-Life mug.Half-Life is about a guy, Gordon Freeman. He went to Black Mesa and worked at the test chamber, something went wrong, aliens started comming and trying to destroy Black Mesa. Your job is to go to the surface and meet up with Milatary Forces. But the government ordered the Milatary to kill the aliens, but also the workers of Black Mesa! Your next job is to go to Lamba Complex and telaport to Xen to destroy the big boss!
Fight all the aliens like Headcrabs, Vortigaunts, Zombies, Soldiers, and more enemies you will face, get weapons to defend yourself and save Black Mesa from the Xen Wildlife. This is Half-Life!
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Get the Half-Life mug.Half-Life is about a guy, Gordon Freeman. He went to Black Mesa and worked at the test chamber, something went wrong, aliens started comming and trying to destroy Black Mesa. Your job is to go to the surface and meet up with Milatary Forces. But the government ordered the Milatary to kill the aliens, but also the workers of Black Mesa! Your next job is to go to Lamba Complex and telaport to Xen to destroy the big boss!
Fight all the aliens like Headcrabs, Vortigaunts, Zombies, Soldiers, and more enemies you will face, get weapons to defend yourself and save Black Mesa from the Xen Wildlife. This is Half-Life!
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