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Half Life 2

Published September 20, 2009
5 out of 5 starsScore: 100/100

Half life 2 offers an experience that most games can't match. 

 

Liked

Story: The story in Half Life 2 is greatly done with heart rushing moments and funny antidotes. The world of Half Life 2 stars the protagonist Gordon Freeman. Gordon Freeman, after awakening from a years of hibernation (really), awakes in a world that is ruled by unknown aliens from another dimension. Gordon Freeman never talks - so the story is told from the cast of characteristic supporting characters. The momentum of the story is amazing, I never felt like I was bored. 

Supporting Characters
: The supporting characters come off with great amounts of emotion and believability. The story really feels like it is alive because of the these characters. 

Graphics
: For the time the graphics were stunning. The graphics showed a dark side of the world with color that gives believability to the Half Life universe. Everything in the game was interactive so you can move around or hit anything.
  
Audio: From the sounds of the combine to the audio of City 17 this game is full of  robust and chilling audio.   
 

Disliked

  Vehicles: The vehicles in this game handle poorly, I often found myself hating it.

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