TomRiddle98
Campaign is fairly good for what it is in the first half, second half is kind of mid with too much levels being repeated but its fine.
The Library is probably the only shit level in this game, and that's because it encapsulates everything wrong with CE which is rehashed level design that goes on for way too long.
As always the weapons aside from the plasma gun are good, the sandbox elements to fuck around in are there, the music goes hard and the vehicles are especially great.
Personally I always thought that the HL2 Buggy was good for its time but honestly after revisiting CE like this I'm really starting to doubt that, the vehicles have aged incredibly well.
All & All I can see why so many people hold this up for be a masterpiece, even if it has some glaring issues.
Funny thing is how I'd always think about using the new graphics with a better PC but once I got that I still stick to the old graphics haha!
The Library is probably the only shit level in this game, and that's because it encapsulates everything wrong with CE which is rehashed level design that goes on for way too long.
As always the weapons aside from the plasma gun are good, the sandbox elements to fuck around in are there, the music goes hard and the vehicles are especially great.
Personally I always thought that the HL2 Buggy was good for its time but honestly after revisiting CE like this I'm really starting to doubt that, the vehicles have aged incredibly well.
All & All I can see why so many people hold this up for be a masterpiece, even if it has some glaring issues.
Funny thing is how I'd always think about using the new graphics with a better PC but once I got that I still stick to the old graphics haha!
2023
Not a hardcore fan like the other CS players so I suppose that I found less problems in this than other people.
Feels like the original CS:GO in competitive dust II and I'm fine with that.
Not invalidating the lack of missing content or the fact that they shut down the CS:GO servers.
Even before my time you could at the very least self host CS 1.6 and CS: Source servers on your own but Valve gets a pass for some reason ¯\(ツ)/¯
Feels like the original CS:GO in competitive dust II and I'm fine with that.
Not invalidating the lack of missing content or the fact that they shut down the CS:GO servers.
Even before my time you could at the very least self host CS 1.6 and CS: Source servers on your own but Valve gets a pass for some reason ¯\(ツ)/¯
2022
Good visuals but that's about the only thing that this supposed "remaster" has going for it.
I have a 3080 and performance is just abysmal, can't get to 120 FPS on a 15 year old remaster. Clearly just a BS excuse for Nvidia to market their 40 Series Cards. To any newcomers, just play the original version of this game and not this soulless commercial for Nvidia
I have a 3080 and performance is just abysmal, can't get to 120 FPS on a 15 year old remaster. Clearly just a BS excuse for Nvidia to market their 40 Series Cards. To any newcomers, just play the original version of this game and not this soulless commercial for Nvidia
2017
Some good things here and there. Way too lackluster but decent. Its worth playing once for context towards EZ:2 which is practically a superior sequel
2022
This is the HL2 equivalent of opposing force, keeping what stays good with some new stuff added in as well. Took everything good from EZ:1 and improved on it tenfold.
2018
Its good, will get to chapters 8 and 9 eventually
I would rate this 4.5/5 but the game has the Parker baby face by default :(
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Words cannot put my feeling on the game....
just, how the literal fuck did it end up that way?
just, how the literal fuck did it end up that way?
2020
Maybe I'll revisit it in the future but it never clicked with me like Counter-Strike, why? Idk. I want to enjoy this game but can't for some reason.
I wasted 200 hours on my life in csgo and I'm still ass in cs2
11/10 great game
11/10 great game
1998
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Atmosphere, Cutscenes, Radio Conversations are top tier stuff for PS1 standards.
I also like the message that genes don't you back as a person and as someone who feels like this sometimes, that hits hard for me. Sometimes the only way to move on in your life is to deify your genes, whether they're good or bad.
That being said the gameplay feels mediocre, not terrible and probably good for PS1 standards but certainly hasn't aged well comparatively.
If this game had better gameplay it would be a 5/5 masterpiece.
I also like the message that genes don't you back as a person and as someone who feels like this sometimes, that hits hard for me. Sometimes the only way to move on in your life is to deify your genes, whether they're good or bad.
That being said the gameplay feels mediocre, not terrible and probably good for PS1 standards but certainly hasn't aged well comparatively.
If this game had better gameplay it would be a 5/5 masterpiece.