Half Life 2
Filed under Reviews, Video Games, Xbox 360
I finished Half Life 2 this weekend.
This game is old by video game standards (it came out in Nov 2004).
It is one of 5 games on "The Orange Box."
The first game I played on "The Orange Box" was "Portal," and I loved it. It is one of the best games I've played in the past 5 years.
HL2 is huge. I spent much of my time in awe over the expansive environments and the effort involved creating props that you sometimes just fly by. The attention to detail is amazing.
I certainly enjoyed it...but it may have been too easy. I never felt like any part was really challenging using the default settings. In some ways that is good...because I never got too frustrated...but when I finished the game, I didn't feel any sense of accomplishment that I normally feel when I beat a difficult game.
I'm guessing most people have played this already...but if you haven't, it is worth checking out...it holds up well for an "old" game. This game feels like an interactive movie.
Now I'm on to playing HL2 Episode 1.
The Orange Box is a great value and full of great games...definitely a must have (and I still have 3 more games to try).
Xbox 360
The Orange Box
Half Life 2
Comments (1)
I ran through Halo 3 in about 5 hours. HL2 took me 15. I thought it was a great game and loved the different problems throughout to get through it. I feel that creativity is absent in most other games I play.
Posted by Mike Schriever | April 28, 2008 5:58 PM
Posted on April 28, 2008 17:58