I'm gonna be honest I respect this game more then I like it. This was a frustrating time. I was playing on Easy cause I am a wimp as we call it in the business and the game was kicking my ass over and over again. Platforming in this game is horrendous with precise keyboard clicking that it was causing me more game overs then the battle segments. The final battle was one that was annoying with all the problems I had with the game molded into a boss that tested my Patience. There is a reason that I was playing this game on and off throughout the years I ahd this game. While this game is dated and a product of its time. I still have respect for it and can see how it inspired so many games that came after this. It has a creepy atmosphere when you are going through the sewers or vents filled with alien parasites. Xen is breathtaking, for as frustrated as I was platforming around it, I couldn't get enough of the vibe here. There are cool setpieces like the helicopter chase, with a nice bookend when you take it down with your newly acquired rocket launcher. The assassins genuinely freaked me out, you can only hear the sounds of their footsteps before they blink into view and start ripping into you. It's a good horror game, but one that frustrated me a few too many times. But I mean, come on. It's fucking Half-Life. I may not enjoy the game as other people have, but from what I have been saying of course I came out of it with a lot of respect. Wish me luck when I get to the Expansions.