More Half-Life.
I think this one conceptually is really cool. You take control of Adrian Shephard, a corporal in the marines. You get to see Half-Life from a different perspective which I find very cool. Events in this align with the original game such as the military pulling out or Gordon going to xen.
On top of this there are several new weapons which I think are all hits. I love the displacer canon and sniper rifile.
For the levels themselves, I find them to be more consistent than the original. Theres nothing as bad as interloper or on a rail here but the game does not hit the same highs as the original.
Overall, if you love Half-Life you'll love this game.
I think this one conceptually is really cool. You take control of Adrian Shephard, a corporal in the marines. You get to see Half-Life from a different perspective which I find very cool. Events in this align with the original game such as the military pulling out or Gordon going to xen.
On top of this there are several new weapons which I think are all hits. I love the displacer canon and sniper rifile.
For the levels themselves, I find them to be more consistent than the original. Theres nothing as bad as interloper or on a rail here but the game does not hit the same highs as the original.
Overall, if you love Half-Life you'll love this game.
OP is a very good add-on for original Half-Life, and I like it most because of the level-design and new weapons. When it comes to the monsters, I... hate don't like them. These dudes are very annoying ones.
Also, we have an interesting plot here... Playing as a HECU soldier, fighting with Race X, a brand new one... Too sad we'll probably never see neither Shephard or Race X again.
(And holy moly, Shephard was only 22 during the events of the game...)
Also, we have an interesting plot here... Playing as a HECU soldier, fighting with Race X, a brand new one... Too sad we'll probably never see neither Shephard or Race X again.
(And holy moly, Shephard was only 22 during the events of the game...)
Probably the best Half-Life gunplay that GoldSrc has to offer
Half-Life: Opposing Force is an interesting scenario where you play as... well the opposing force. You play as Adrian Shepard, a US Marine Corporal, who is part of the Black Mesa cleanup project.
It's an interesting game, expanding on the events of Half-Life showing you a different side. There's a time where you get to see Freeman himself! The gameplay is much the same, although you do play around with a bit different set of weapons. It also does feel a bit harder compared to Half-Life, but that might just be on my end.
Overall, a pleasant experience and great addition to the Half-Life series. And remember, Adrian Shepard is still in the floating Osprey in Stasis World
It's an interesting game, expanding on the events of Half-Life showing you a different side. There's a time where you get to see Freeman himself! The gameplay is much the same, although you do play around with a bit different set of weapons. It also does feel a bit harder compared to Half-Life, but that might just be on my end.
Overall, a pleasant experience and great addition to the Half-Life series. And remember, Adrian Shepard is still in the floating Osprey in Stasis World
You can tell that this was made when Gearbox still cared about quality
After beating Half-Life 2, I felt somewhat nostalgic about the first Half-Life, but not enough to replay it, so I decided to finally meet Corporal Shephard, and his infamous standalone DLC, and to my surprise, I actually think this is better than the original game.
Gameplay-wise it is pretty much what I'd expect, but everything now is just so much more creative and intuitive, that I'm led to believe Gearbox actually made a better job than Valve on this one: More weapons, new enemies, better bosses, less Xen, less platforming, and frankly, I'd say the short time it takes to beat it (4.5 hours) made it way more bearable, especially during the final confronts, which are still hard as fuck, but its tolerable now.
Gameplay-wise it is pretty much what I'd expect, but everything now is just so much more creative and intuitive, that I'm led to believe Gearbox actually made a better job than Valve on this one: More weapons, new enemies, better bosses, less Xen, less platforming, and frankly, I'd say the short time it takes to beat it (4.5 hours) made it way more bearable, especially during the final confronts, which are still hard as fuck, but its tolerable now.