Half-life as a series had the advantage of being an early adopter to a lot of stuff that is now dated. At the time of release it was revolutionary, but by comparison now it probably feels a little mediocre.
Plus it was one of the few games of the time that really understood how to use a good soundtrack to improve the vibe of the game and I still go back and listen to the OST sometimes.
I think it's one of those "you had to be there" things. I was old enough for both and never got into it at the time so now it's like watching Seinfeld for the first time in 2023, you think this is formulaic, boring trite because it invented the formula
You dislike Half-Life 2 because it doesn't have regenerating health and superfluous crafting.
I dislike Half-Life 2 because you can't get lost in some giant labyrinth of a level in search for colored keycards.
We are not the same.
I don't like Half-Life in general, because I think the gamefeel is floaty & wrong.
Half-life as a series had the advantage of being an early adopter to a lot of stuff that is now dated. At the time of release it was revolutionary, but by comparison now it probably feels a little mediocre.
Plus it was one of the few games of the time that really understood how to use a good soundtrack to improve the vibe of the game and I still go back and listen to the OST sometimes.
I think it's one of those "you had to be there" things. I was old enough for both and never got into it at the time so now it's like watching Seinfeld for the first time in 2023, you think this is formulaic, boring trite because it invented the formula
The first time I played a half-life game was back when The Orange Box came out & I had the same opinion back then as I do now.