Half-life is a solid FPS. The gameplay progresses at a decent rate, and is fairly well balanced, but that is about all you can say for the game. The cons are that the pacing is erratic, the aesthetics (at least for the first three quarters of the game) are bland and sterile, the story (as praised as it is) is shallow, irrelevant.

But all games have their ups and downs. if you like it non-stop action you might give a chance.