This game is only a few months younger than me, yet impressed me with how modern it felt.
When this game gets criticized, it is usually for how gimmicky and "tech demo-y" it feels, while I can certainly see how this would throw some player off, especially coming from the previous half-life.
I personally found the frequent changes in gimmick to be exactly what I wanted from an FPS game.
The story truly felt immersive and, to me, didn't feel too corny to enjoy, throughout the game I found myself way more invested than I ever thought I would be.
Playing the game, the controls and mechanics were extremely familiar due to my excessive experience with GMod.
Half-Life 2 surprised me by actually being as good as everyone says.
When this game gets criticized, it is usually for how gimmicky and "tech demo-y" it feels, while I can certainly see how this would throw some player off, especially coming from the previous half-life.
I personally found the frequent changes in gimmick to be exactly what I wanted from an FPS game.
The story truly felt immersive and, to me, didn't feel too corny to enjoy, throughout the game I found myself way more invested than I ever thought I would be.
Playing the game, the controls and mechanics were extremely familiar due to my excessive experience with GMod.
Half-Life 2 surprised me by actually being as good as everyone says.