![]() ![]() I was on a 2001 PC with outdated specs and had dial-up - Steam (which is a major pain and the only downside to this game) takes forever to download mandatory updates and "decryption" files in an effort to cut back on Internet piracy. ![]() When I first got the game I couldn't play it. And with the advancements in technology since the first game, "Half-Life 2" takes advantage of this to its fullest. Valve - as they first did with the original "Half-Life" - provides similar scenes of plotting and character dialogue, but you never leave the POV of Dr. Curiously enough "Doom 3" received more attention for blending cinema with gaming but I think "Half-Life 2" did so much better - there aren't cheesy cut-away scenes such as there are in "Doom 3" (which was still a fine game) and you actually feel like you ARE in an alternate reality. Its plot is better than 90% of action films today and it seamlessly blends realism with science-fiction. This is the game that will blow away those of us who always thought games were simplistic. ![]() There will always be the classic arcade games and the great Mario games for NES - but "Half-Life 2" takes gaming into a new dimension. For someone such as myself, who had taken a long hiatus from gaming, this was a refreshing revolution of the medium. "Half-Life 2" really elevates videogames to a new art form. ![]()
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