Half-Life 2 really should be better than the original, yet to me at least, it isn’t. Half-Life 2 is clearly trying to do something new and different, but feels like it lost something as a result. As a physics tech demo it is fantastic, no matter how many years go by flinging objects and bolting combine to the walls is still just as fun. However it is let down by a lack of weapon variety, overall weaker presentation on said weapons and a more generic shooter feel in comparison to the 90s sci-fi halls of Black Mesa and the feeling of a grand disaster happening around you.