Unreal also came out before HL in 1998. And I think it looks, plays, and sounds better. The only things HL does better is scripted storytelling and realism.

Unreal also came out before HL in 1998. And I think it looks, plays, and sounds better. The only things HL does better is scripted storytelling and realism. Unreal is a game I enjoy today and will probably play again sometime this year; HL's linear scripting is something I only need to see once, and its realism hasn't aged so well.