If I liked Mass Effect, would I like Half-Life?
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If I liked Star Wars, would I like Aliens? Maybe. But the point is, don't compare an RPG to an FPS, two things that are completely different.blalien said:
Half-Life has an interesting story but the focus is on the gameplay. So if you generally don't like FPS's, then I can't say whether you'd like HL. But as someone who's a huge fan of both Half-Life and Mass Effect, I'd suggest checking it out.
I, like you, don't like the majority of shooters, but I LOVE the Half-Life series. Half-Life 2 especially is easily one of the ten best games ever made. I would say get it; it appeals even to people who don't like shooters.blalien said:
It was a joke, I did that so people would be skeptical of its validity and think I was an illiterate fan-boy, and then they would read the first two spoilers seething with a growing rage and loathing until the third spoiler took them off guard resulting in many 'lols'. Did it work?Aylaine said:My point is, how can you copy something that doesn't exist yet? HL2 came out before MA did, so I don't see how it copied it. Unless you meant something else by copy.feather240 said:
better question, if you dont like half life, then why do you bother trying to stand out among the slobbering masses of call of duty fanboys
Dr. Magnusson :http://media.giantbomb.com/uploads/0/6222/245417-magnusson_large.jpgAylaine said:Not sure. I've never played Mass Effect. I avoid anything BioWare these days like the plague. So I couldn't really tell you. ;Dfeather240 said:It was a joke, I did that so people would be skeptical of its validity and think I was an illiterate fan-boy, and then they would read the first two spoilers seething with a growing rage and loathing until the third spoiler took them off guard resulting in many 'lols'. Did it work?Aylaine said:My point is, how can you copy something that doesn't exist yet? HL2 came out before MA did, so I don't see how it copied it. Unless you meant something else by copy.feather240 said:
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Edit: BTW, why do you avoid Bioware?
I felt Half Life and Half Life 2 were decent games in that they had characters you cared about, an interesting storyline and the occasional puzzle to test your mind. If you liked Mass Effect I think you'd appreciate Half Life 2 (and ep.1 and ep.2..) at least. They're definately worth your time. See, originally I bought the orange box just to get my mitts on Portal and Team Fortress 2 but one day, a year later I decided to take a crack at Half Life 2 and found it to be a pretty decent game actually. (combat isn't any harder than Mass Effect btw).
Mass Effect is a bad choice for comparison with Half-life, because they're styled completely differently and don't play similar in the slightest. Me, I have a wide range of tastes and interests and can enjoy games of all sorts. I tend not to like FPS games, but I found Half-Life to be a really fun game, so regardless of what your other tastes are, I'd recommend trying it.blalien said:
