Half Life, through the ages

The Half Life series would have to be one of the most renowned gaming series of all time. Half Life, was the best when it was released, due to its incredible single player campaign, the decent multiplayer then most importantly its modability.

Just think where professional gaming would be with out Counter Strike, which was a mod of Half Life, the same goes for Team Fortress another adaption of the Half Life engine.

But it wasn't just the original Half Life that made it, there was also Opposing Force, where you played as a first response marine, I personally have to say that Opposing Force made more sense as to why your character was so proficient with his firearms, what with him being a soldier and all, but hey in Half Life you are Gordon Freeman, no more needs to be said.

The plot certainly helped make the franchise into what it is today, you had an awesome setting, a secret government facility in which an experiment goes horribly wrong, then when it does another level of the government comes in and tries to cover it all up.

Meanwhile the G-Man is lurking in the backgrounds, helping you through an obstacle then disappearing when you thought you have finally cornered him, some of this suspense is released at the end of Half Life, only for it to come back in force in Half Life 2.

Half Life 2 is set 10 years after the events at Black Mesa, and you are awoken by the G-Man, as once again your services are required.

I suppose this is what makes the series what it is, you get drawn into it regardless of whether or not you want to be. You can't help it, the characters help greatly as they are all well done and the juxtaposes Gordon, who you never see ingame, who never talks and the only part of him that you do see is his gloved hands.

Why is Half Life such an awesome series?

Because it is.

This was taken from my blog at Gaming Front