I can remember the day I installed the demo for this game and then purchased it when it came out.
This business will get out of control. It will get out of control and we'll be lucky to live through it. -Rear Admiral (Lower Half) Joshua Painter Played by Senator Fred Thompson
November 21, 2023, 05:27 AM
Creeping_Death
If that doesn’t make you feel old…first game installed on my first computer build. Love the story, along with the Opposing Forces add-on. Spent waaaaaay too much time playing Counterstrike in college, especially with a server 7 floors beneath you in the dorms!
November 21, 2023, 05:42 AM
redstone
I honestly do not believe any game has ever had such a great opening. The whole ride in on the transport was incredible. I recently purchased the HD rebuild called "Black Mesa" but I have not played it through yet.
This business will get out of control. It will get out of control and we'll be lucky to live through it. -Rear Admiral (Lower Half) Joshua Painter Played by Senator Fred Thompson
November 21, 2023, 05:42 AM
Bassamatic
Yup, that does bring back some memories. Back in those days I was using the Space Orb!!
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November 24, 2023, 11:00 AM
Dzozer
Brings back a lot of memories...
Hey! Did you hear?!? Half Life 3 has a release date!
'veritas non verba magistri'
November 24, 2023, 06:45 PM
Veeper
Is Black Mesa out? Or like a remaster?
“The urge to save humanity is almost always only a false-face for the urge to rule it.”—H.L. Mencken
November 24, 2023, 07:02 PM
mark123
I started with Portal and never got Half Life. Is it worth going back to it? I’m more into puzzle games like Portal and Myst. Not really into FPS although I did enjoy Red Dead Redemption. Skip or hit up Steam?
November 24, 2023, 07:24 PM
asonie
quote:
Originally posted by Creeping_Death: If that doesn’t make you feel old…first game installed on my first computer build. Love the story, along with the Opposing Forces add-on. Spent waaaaaay too much time playing Counterstrike in college, especially with a server 7 floors beneath you in the dorms!
Same here. There were weekends that I’d straight up forget to eat during a marathon Counterstrike session. I LOVED Half Life.
November 29, 2023, 12:08 PM
Voshterkoff
quote:
Originally posted by mark123: I started with Portal and never got Half Life. Is it worth going back to it? I’m more into puzzle games like Portal and Myst. Not really into FPS although I did enjoy Red Dead Redemption. Skip or hit up Steam?
Half Life 2 has more puzzles than the first, but both are FPS first and foremost. I think that both are absolutely worth playing, especially if you can appreciate them as products of their time.
Growing up during the golden era of Half Life modding was great as I couldn’t afford new games very often. Day of Defeat, The Specialists, BrainBread, Firearms, Battle Grounds, Hostile Intent.
November 29, 2023, 01:11 PM
KDR
I worked in computer engineering lab for a brief time in college. We had a ping pong table that we'd use to blow off steam for 10-15 minutes. One day the dean of the college heard the ping pong sounds and he made us get rid of it. Ping pong quickly got replaced with Counter Strike. Now instead of 2 guys taking a few minutes to relax, you had 10 people spending hours running around the building killing each other (one guy built a map that was the building we were in). good times.
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November 29, 2023, 01:45 PM
Dwill104
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Originally posted by Dzozer: Brings back a lot of memories...
Hey! Did you hear?!? Half Life 3 has a release date!
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