a great game that has been meticulously crafted to accommodate for many playstyles. i really like the methodical approach the game enforces, you can run in guns blazing but 9/10 times that won't work, and taking the time to think about how you're gonna approach a situation makes this seemingly basic game have a lot of depth.

that is... up until the last section of the game, which seems very unlike the rest of the game and was most certainly rushed - it lacked just about everything i praised the game for and wasn't fun at all. it almost made me consider giving the game 3.5 stars opposed to 4, but i think the first 90% of the game is genuinely really well put together and makes for a unique experience even if a lot of games tried to emulate what HL is at its core, a FPS game.

i am looking forward to playing HL2 soon as it will be the first time i've played it in about a decade. it is a crime i've owned a PC for all that time and never played this classic - if you own a PC, even if its a potato, play this game.