I actually can't believe how good this game is and how much it holds up despite being 20+ years old.
Spoiler alert: This is another case of me liking the first game more than I like the sequels, and that is because this game also serves as kind of like a horror game, where you have to escape a science facility that is trying to kill you every 10 seconds.
I absolutely adore how horribly wrong things go here. From the moment the resonance cascade happens, everything is already destroyed, there are corpses all over the place, and you are just hopelessly running around with nothing but one thought in your head....To get out. This game takes the same idea as Portal but doubles down on it and spins it on it's head.
Not everything is perfect tho, the game is admittedly dated in some areas. I don't like the on rails section of the game too much...And the alien planet just felt pretty rushed, ugly and lackluster.
However, those are miniscule downsides to what is otherwise a timeless game. If you haven't played it yet, give it a shot! I am currently replaying it actually, and I can't wait to play Black Mesa after I am done with this one.
Spoiler alert: This is another case of me liking the first game more than I like the sequels, and that is because this game also serves as kind of like a horror game, where you have to escape a science facility that is trying to kill you every 10 seconds.
I absolutely adore how horribly wrong things go here. From the moment the resonance cascade happens, everything is already destroyed, there are corpses all over the place, and you are just hopelessly running around with nothing but one thought in your head....To get out. This game takes the same idea as Portal but doubles down on it and spins it on it's head.
Not everything is perfect tho, the game is admittedly dated in some areas. I don't like the on rails section of the game too much...And the alien planet just felt pretty rushed, ugly and lackluster.
However, those are miniscule downsides to what is otherwise a timeless game. If you haven't played it yet, give it a shot! I am currently replaying it actually, and I can't wait to play Black Mesa after I am done with this one.