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Half-Life 2

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Gordon Freeman became the most popular nameless and voiceless protagonist in gaming history. He is painted as the most famous scientist and a hero within the world of Half-Life, and for a good reason. In the first game he saved the planet from alien invasion, this time, when the invasion is already begun, the world needs his help one more time. And you, as a player, will help this world to survive. This time Gordon arrives in City 17, ravaged and occupied by Combines, where he meets his old Black Mesa friends.
What is different, aside from the overall design quality, is the use of Valve’s Source engine that not only expands on the fluidity of character model animations and movement but allows players to interact with a myriad of objects with the advanced and realistic (to an extent) physics. Classic Headcrab Zombies are revamped and have new variants that provide players with different threats. For a story-driven FPS, Half-Life 2 is unique in its plot delivery, and making in-game mechanics feel natural, be it platforming or driving.

System requirements for PC

Minimum: OS: Windows 7, Vista, XP Processor: 1.7 Ghz Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: DirectX 8.1 level Graphics Card (requires support for SSE) Storage: 6500 MB available space

System requirements for macOS

Minimum: OS: Leopard 10.5.8, Snow Leopard 10.6.3, or higher Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce8 or higher, ATI X1600 or higher, Intel HD 3000 or higher

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      Half-Life 2 reviews and comments

      based
      «Blew my mind»
      «Can’t stop playing»
      Masterpiece 
      «Blew my mind»
      «Can’t stop playing»
      Completed as of writing this review: Base Game.

      Man, that is one heck of a revolution for the first-person shooter genre. Half-Life 2 is one of those legendary games that were technically impressive for their time. The gameplay was also fun and even addictive. However, there are some parts that were a little too complicated to figure out. Not a big problem though. I also would like to mention how good of a job Valve has done to make this game as immersive as possible. There were a lot of times when the scenery felt too real, and for 2004 that blows my mind to imagine what kind of a game that was. I'd suggest this game to everybody who is a fan of the genre, it is really a heck of a ride.
      «Blew my mind»
      «Sit back and relax»
      Played it for the first time in 2021. Can't believe a 15 year old 1st person shooter still holds up. You can expect old strategy based games or arcade games being addictive in today's times. But a first person shooter to do that is unreal. My favorite part about the game is how satisfying using the weapons feel like. Gravity Gun Ultra Pro Max!!!!
      The last generation of mankind is given a choice. To live in slavery or to fight and die free. A post-soviet atmosphere so familiar to Eastern Europeans. A reference to the USSR and the totalitarian society inspired by the novel «1984».
      «Time-tested»
      «Beaten more than once»
      I have clear memories of watching the E3 tech demos of this game over and over before it was released. Finally playing this game a few months later was heaven at the time. In retrospect, the game was revolutionary, but is held back by many of the same problems present in Half Life 1.
      «Blew my mind»
      Got me into the FPS Genre and there is no other game I'd rather go back to.
      «Blew my mind»
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