I just finished Half life 2 about an hour ago.
I would give this game an excellent score. If Halo 2 was a 9/10 in my books, HL2 would for sure be a 9.9. Basically, HL2 raised the bar in every possible respect regarding first person shooters in particular, and games in general.
Overall, a ver good game. There were a lot of parts that I thought "oh, how cliche", then the game totally surprised me (for example when you get stripped of all your weapons, only to be given the awesomely powerul modified gravity gun in their place).
The cliffhanger ending wasn't as bad as Halo 2, but it still left a lot to be desired. Unless the expansion packs pick up where the story lets off, there can't even be any speculation about who you are working for, since the game doesn't even drop clues.
My number one question about the ending was if the G man is so powerful he can not only stop time, but whisk you away at any moment as well, why in the heck does he need Gordon? He could pull a superman and save the day all by himself .
Oh well, I'm sure when the whole G man plot is finally revealed, it will be a bit of a let down at best. He spent the whole first game wandering through Black Mesa for god know's what reason, and he makes 2 appearances in the second game. Not too helpful on the plot front, and I'd like to see a non cheesy way to explain his existence.
A minor disappointment was not seeing zen or any other alien landscape. Expansion fodder, I guess?
Oh well, anybody else finish this masterpiece yet?
I would give this game an excellent score. If Halo 2 was a 9/10 in my books, HL2 would for sure be a 9.9. Basically, HL2 raised the bar in every possible respect regarding first person shooters in particular, and games in general.
Overall, a ver good game. There were a lot of parts that I thought "oh, how cliche", then the game totally surprised me (for example when you get stripped of all your weapons, only to be given the awesomely powerul modified gravity gun in their place).
The cliffhanger ending wasn't as bad as Halo 2, but it still left a lot to be desired. Unless the expansion packs pick up where the story lets off, there can't even be any speculation about who you are working for, since the game doesn't even drop clues.
My number one question about the ending was if the G man is so powerful he can not only stop time, but whisk you away at any moment as well, why in the heck does he need Gordon? He could pull a superman and save the day all by himself .
Oh well, I'm sure when the whole G man plot is finally revealed, it will be a bit of a let down at best. He spent the whole first game wandering through Black Mesa for god know's what reason, and he makes 2 appearances in the second game. Not too helpful on the plot front, and I'd like to see a non cheesy way to explain his existence.
A minor disappointment was not seeing zen or any other alien landscape. Expansion fodder, I guess?
Oh well, anybody else finish this masterpiece yet?