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1998. HALF-LIFE sends a shock through the game industry with its combination of pounding action and continuous, immersive storytelling. Valve's debut title wins more than 50 game-of-the-year awards on its way to being named "Best PC Game Ever" by PC Gamer, and launches a franchise with more than eight million retail units sold...
  • Romkslrqusz@lemm.eeEnglish
    25·
    5 hours ago

    In terms of storyline, it doesn’t really matter too much.

    I still think you should play through the first one. If you need something that feels less 1998, Black Mesa is a remake of the original Half Life and it is very fun.

    • brsrklf@jlai.luEnglish
      2·
      44 minutes ago

      Maybe it’s because I played them too late, but while I mostly had a blast playing HL2, the first one never clicked for me.

      I know, it’s been very influential and new when it released, but it was still quite straight a FPS game. Whereas HL2 is like a crazy theme park of different ambiences and mechanics.