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Me too, I'm always surprised by the success around Half-Life 2. Let's be honest, it's a very good game. The gameplay is very well thought out, and the finish is
by norswap 14y ago
Me too, I'm always surprised by the success around Half-Life 2. Let's be honest, it's a very good game. The gameplay is very well thought out, and the finish is impeccable. Maybe be a little bit too much so, If you remove the gravity gun, the game ends up as unimaginative as you can get.
And let's not talk about the story, which as you said, is pretty flat and uninteresting.
Recommendation time! If you want to play an underrated game (from circa the same period as Half-Life 2) that will rock your word, I recommend "Dark Messiah of Might and Magic" (by the creators of Dishonored). The melee combat mechanics are so good and intuitive they spoiled the combat parts of Skyrim and Chivalry: Medieval Warfare for me. The story is compelling, but linear except for two or three choice points.
- yareally 14y agoDeus Ex: Human Revolution (prequel to the original Deus Ex) that came out the other year also had a story that sucked you in wanting more and if you like stealth games, it was geared towards that. I somehow missed playing the original Deus Ex, but it's almost better that way, as the story becomes more intriguing as it unfolds without you knowing the Deus Ex Universe ahead of time. I'm currently playing the first Deus Ex now and with some modernization graphic wise[1], it plays pretty well on a present day system. There's also lots of mods out there to extend gameplay. I just like the storyline and cyberpunk universe of Deus Ex so playing just the current game was not enough. Steam usually has all 3 Deus Ex games bundled for around $10 dollars during their seasonal sales. Otherwise, the latest one is around $20 I think. [1]http://kentie.net/article/dxguide/index.htm http://kentie.net/article/dxguide/index.htm