Almost as amazing as the original Half-Life. This is still a greatly paced FPS with incredible use of physics and better platforming than the original. I prefer the first Half-Life simply for being more energetic and having probably the perfect runtime for the game that it is. Half-Life 2's level design and gameplay in the first half of the game is better than the second half. After you use the teleporter with Alyx, the sections can get a bit annoying due to your squad members getting in your way in cramped areas. But its not too much of a drop of quality. The second half of the game still has a lot of intense and fun fights. Like running from one point of a map to the other to replenish your ammunition of rockets to take down one or more Striders. The only weapon i really dont like that much is the MP7, but thats mostly cus the sound it makes sucks ass. All the others are great with the best being the shotgun and gravity gun. Grabbing barrels and then throwing them at the combine just feels so satisfying. There are almost no cutscenes, so the game progresses smoothly, integrating story and gameplay in a way that doesnt kill the pacing, much like the original Half-Life. And the game's ending with the G-Man is one of the best in the FPS genre.