Half Life 1... what is it, and why have i never heard of it?
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Case in point. You are one of the few who've played old school Half-Life. This is a gaming forum so I'm not surprised that the 15 year old's are coming out of the woodwork to call me out on that.dududf said:I'm gonna call Bullshit on that, I'm 15 and I've played all of the classics (Minus HL1:BLUE SHIFT)Mr.Black said:
A true gamer wouldn't be ignorant to the classics dammit!
I work in a gaming store and any kid aged 15 doesn't even go anywhere close to the PC section, let alone Half-Life. It's all about consoles these days, and most kids wouldn't appreciate the original Half-Life because of it's graphics anyways.
If Doom was the Buddy Holly of games Half Life would be The Beatles.
Wow, that's the most pretentious thing I've ever said.
Wow, that's the most pretentious thing I've ever said.
That would probably largely be because this site is full of people who hate Halo, and Half-Life 2 is the first game they recommend Halo fans play instead. Because the protagonist has more personality and talks more, the driving sequences don't suck, and there are no annoying physics puzzles.tthor said:
Wait...
(not bashing HL2, just pointing out a strange phenomenon)
It's a shame the classics are going to be forgotten so fast.
Then again, it's eleven years old now. I guess eleven years from now, today's games aren't going to be talked about much.
Then again, it's eleven years old now. I guess eleven years from now, today's games aren't going to be talked about much.
I get where you're coming from. I'm 16 and until a few months ago hadn't really heard that much about it. I'd heard it mentioned once or twice, but I didn't really know what it was. I figured it was like fallout 1+2 (as in games that had modern sequels and old/obscure prequels). I eventually bought it on steam. Here is my honest impression, being in modern times and having played the sequel: It's fun. Light on story (for these times), but fun. Unlike HL2, you don't have to know anything about what's going on. If you immediately kill any scientist you see(they give you a small amount of exposition), then you will be very confused. This is the really innovative thing about it, I suppose: no cutscenes to take you out of the experience, you know what the character knows, and it's extremely immersive. The graphics are dated, but not bad. Overall, it's a great game. It's different from its sequel in many respects, but definitely worth a look, if only to know the history of gaming.tthor said:
You'll play it, and it will sound like old-school CS.
And you will be mildly frightened sometimes.
And it will have next to nothing to do with HL2, but you'll suddenly realise what some of the HL2 details mean!
And you will be mildly frightened sometimes.
And it will have next to nothing to do with HL2, but you'll suddenly realise what some of the HL2 details mean!
Lamaar's been debeaked, he will hump his head in vain...j0z said:
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Well, I'm almost 16, and my brother's computer got a shot full of orange box, so I've been playing that for the last year, also HL1.HG131 said:Most PC gamers use Steam. You can see my opinion on this here. [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.153005]Mr.Black said:Case in point. You are one of the few who've played old school Half-Life. This is a gaming forum so I'm not surprised that the 15 year old's are coming out of the woodwork to call me out on that.dududf said:I'm gonna call Bullshit on that, I'm 15 and I've played all of the classics (Minus HL1:BLUE SHIFT)Mr.Black said:
A true gamer wouldn't be ignorant to the classics dammit!
I work in a gaming store and any kid aged 15 doesn't even go anywhere close to the PC section, let alone Half-Life. It's all about consoles these days, and most kids wouldn't appreciate the original Half-Life because of it's graphics anyways.
But its not a perfectly valid question is it? 4 pages of posters so far share relatively the same opinion and all agree its such an odd question to ask. Therefore coming onto a gaming community forum and asking such a question when, like I said, he could have googled the answer seems like such a trollish action. Theres been a lot worse posted opinions than mine and I dont see any of them earning your wrath!JimmyBassatti said:
Am I the only one that didn't follow the story in HL1 at all?
When I played it I just kind of shot shit until the game ended.
Then again I'm 21...which means I must have played it a while after it came out. Since I can actually remember playing it.
Much like today's music.
But I digress. I doubt games from the 90's will ever be forgotten. They'll just keep popping back up like herpes for oh so many football players.
When I played it I just kind of shot shit until the game ended.
Then again I'm 21...which means I must have played it a while after it came out. Since I can actually remember playing it
.That's because today's games are largely shit.Hong Meiling said:
Much like today's music.
But I digress. I doubt games from the 90's will ever be forgotten. They'll just keep popping back up like herpes for oh so many football players.