Skip to HL2?

[Adny]

So because I (and the vast majority of the internet) believe that Half Life is one of the best games ever, and you disagree it instantly means I'm a fanboy? Please go and read what fanboy means before using the word again. And no, they'e not overrated, you just are most likely from a different generation, though even the later and earlier generations have seemed to realize this.

Also, please go realize what an opinion is.

Anyone who's played a modern FPS then looked back at HL1 could easily see a drastic difference in quality; regardless of how good it was then, such a gap in quality is definitely grounds to claim that people who still think it's the best are fan boys and that it is overrated (not that I agree with that). Nostalgia is a powerful thing and often clouds our judgement (which is why Earthbound is the best RPG trilogy and fuck anyone who says it isn't )


I've never played HL1 until recently, and I honestly don't see what the hype is all about. All of the attraction seems to be - dare I say - based on nostalgia (there's that pesky word again.). The controls feel floaty and the graphics are on par with the n64. The voice acting was pretty bad too (especially Gordon's). I can appreciate the fact that the game probably revolutionized First Person Shooters or whatever, but since I never even heard of it until a year or so ago, I don't have that same connection as many of its fans.

tl;dr - There's no way of accurately comparing the quality of games from a previous generation to the ones we have now. Trying to convince someone from a later generation is utterly pointless.


Perhaps I should just try HL2...