Half-Life (1998) was really good already, but the sequel, although it is different from its predecessor, once again proved that Valve can do real wonders. Its graphics are amazing for the time the sequel came out (2004), actually, it really was a great year for videogames, up there with DOOM 3 and some others -- games from back there really did evolve video game technology, cimented their future. And Half-Life 2 one of their responsibles. Might be the foundation, once again, of how FPS would evolve.

GUYS
you're not going to believe this
but HALF-LIFE 2
is a good game
ik ik I'm quirky and unique, I'm not like the other gamers

A really cool and atmospheric game. Some of the puzzles and shooting gameplay felt really fun and unique and the game still looks really good to me atleast. I found however the enviroments in the game to sometimes be really bland and a low enemy variety fails to sometimes change up the gameplay. The episode in ravenholm was my favourite as it felt unique and distinct. The story also lacked really memorable moments. Some of the combat against the flying helicopters and the striders felt really inconsistent and sometimes annoying. The abundance of vehicle sections also made the game feel like a drag at times and i felt done with it at the very end.

realmente, não tem como dar menos de 4 estrelas pra esse jogo, a nítida influência que esse jogo teve não só nos próprios jogos da valve (para além da engine) como também em outros muitos jogos, realmente a grande obra prima da valve, as ideias que esse jogo tem de level design são simplesmente incríveis e MUITO a frente de seu tempo, definição máxima de show, don't tell, a todo momento, toda transição de fase que esse jogo tem eu me perguntava "COMO esse jogo é de 2004, simplesmente como", com destaque para ravenhold, todo o seguimento que você controla as formigas-leão e o próprio cenário apocalíptico do final do jogo, realmente um jogo que todo fã de videogame deveria jogar pelo menos uma vez.

Well, I tried...

I feel like I have to beat it cause everyone praise this game, but it's not fun at all. I get It's revolutionary, the face expressions are way advanced for it's time, the story, etc.

Same enemies, weird rocket launcher handling, I don't know. Didn't click with me and I wanna play other stuff

Maybe I'll beat it later, stopped at highway 17