Yep, that sure is more Half-Life 2
I'll say, the chapters are better paced than HL2, but it's weird cause narratively it's pretty much just a tacked on epilogue, doing nothing to move the story or setting forward till moments before credits roll; while gameplay/set piece-wise it's such a de-escalation of what's come right before, so it feels more like the start of a new game rather than a continuation of 2, so if Episode 2 continues naturally from here I've got high hopes for that, but that also serves as a reminder we never get the final act of this game.
Had a good time playing, but the novelty of playing this on my new Steam Deck went a long way, I was worried about playing an FPS on it, but gyro-aiming is great!
I'll say, the chapters are better paced than HL2, but it's weird cause narratively it's pretty much just a tacked on epilogue, doing nothing to move the story or setting forward till moments before credits roll; while gameplay/set piece-wise it's such a de-escalation of what's come right before, so it feels more like the start of a new game rather than a continuation of 2, so if Episode 2 continues naturally from here I've got high hopes for that, but that also serves as a reminder we never get the final act of this game.
Had a good time playing, but the novelty of playing this on my new Steam Deck went a long way, I was worried about playing an FPS on it, but gyro-aiming is great!