Honestly, I don't know from where to begin and where to end. There is so much to say. I will start from where I feel I should. As soon as it begins, you know its a masterpiece. You feel you are there and as you progress, you feel what Valve intended to make you feel. You feel like everyone is under control of the combine, the earth is taken over and people are afraid of even just talking!!!! You go near them and press 'E' and some of them will say- 'I don't want them to watch us talking'. Strange, but awesome. You move further and you notice Combine breaking into houses, beating people, striders walking (that was cool) and people afraid that they are next ('This is how it always happens. First the building, then the whole block.') Then the action begins, and it is never so hard in initial levels. It is like they are making you ready for the actual combat. Then you encounter some cool physics puzzles, one or two choppers while sitting on an Air boat. I like the buggy level most. I see the graphics are almost photo-realistic. I will someday, explore the world. I just won't fight. I will leave my buggy, will move towards the shore and will stay there. Just to see birds flying and to hear distant sounds of water and waves. Then I will go to the highest point, to see how it looks from there. In between, you begin to feel that you are indeed the hope. The only free man- Gordon freeman. So well crafted were the maps and the game-play that you not only play, you feel. I can only admire the genius of those guys at Valve studios. As you move towards base areas, the battle begins with fury. Rebel groups join you (or you join them) and striders stands between your way. In the end, City 17 becomes yours, and you know it is only the first big hit on the Combine. If you have ended the game, you can't wait for the next installments, to once again become the only free man and to free the earth.
Review of Half-Life 2
Half-Life 2
(2004 Video Game)
Hands down...the best PC game ever has arrived.
24 December 2006
Warning: Spoilers