| Shadowblind said: Hell yeah they are awesome! But Half-Life and Half-Life 2, even with purposefully created rather average guns, the story, level design, enemies, strategic possibilities in each battle, technology, the execution of the game is all so fantastic. Its reflected, too. The top three highest rated PC games, I believe, go in the order of Half-Life 2, Half-Life, and The Orange Box. F*** YEAH. |
Valve's innovation in their games is always so phenominal. Portal, a first person shooter with no actual guns. Team Fortress 2, a bloody, hilarious cartoony multiplayer game with maps probably half the size of most of Halos maps. Yeah they have been. Actually their weapons have always been satisfying in many ways. I remember in the start of HL 2 having to use just the pistol and the simple joy of that gameplay mechanic. Infact because I just had the pistol the start always seemed that much more epic and awesome, I go back and I replay that section because of the feeling it gives me. Its hard to explain why, but the limitation with the pistol and the way the game was made around that is probably one of the best examples of craft I have ever seen in any game.
Tease.
