11 year-old me thought it was the greatest video game in the world and parts of it are forever embedded in my subconscious.
The Dam level. The music. The watch pause screen. Facility multiplayer map. Guns going 'off screen' when you reloaded which at the time was the most realistic thing I'd ever seen. Spamming proximity mines when I played my dad in multiplayer. The weird big head enemies you could find on the snow level. The sound of the silenced pistol. Throwing knives.
I haven't played it since I was at least 14 and I'm not sure I'd want to as I can't imagine time has been kind to a lot of it (things like 'Hold R to stand still and aim' must feel archaic).
But for a brief unrepeatable moment, in time 11 year-old me got to play the greatest video game ever.
The Dam level. The music. The watch pause screen. Facility multiplayer map. Guns going 'off screen' when you reloaded which at the time was the most realistic thing I'd ever seen. Spamming proximity mines when I played my dad in multiplayer. The weird big head enemies you could find on the snow level. The sound of the silenced pistol. Throwing knives.
I haven't played it since I was at least 14 and I'm not sure I'd want to as I can't imagine time has been kind to a lot of it (things like 'Hold R to stand still and aim' must feel archaic).
But for a brief unrepeatable moment, in time 11 year-old me got to play the greatest video game ever.