Eschewing cut scenes and FMV for story progression through interacting with the AI, the whole game was a seamlessly smooth ride through an original, engrossing story. The story, scripting, AI, environments… everything was put together to give the player an almost cinematic experience. Each gaming genre has a defining game that encaptures all that is best of the genre, and Half Life was THE defining game for FPS’s. Way back in 1998, Sierra and Valve burst on the scene with what was easily the best FPS of the times.
Alright then, for the sake of you ‘sit on the fence’ types I’ll tap out a few words.
The boss has asked for a review of Half Life 2. Introduction : Half Life 2 Nick Haywood is a half-wit too, so that was the tenuous by-line bit for Half Life 2 sorted then.
