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Half-Life

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I first got Half-Life a couple of years ago, while I was still in college. However, I didn’t have much time to play it. I graduated about a year ago, and have given it a couple of tries since then.

I kept getting stuck and not knowing where to go next, which was very frustrating. I also have decided that survival horror games are just not my thing. I really wanted to like it, but I just haven’t been enjoying it at all.

I have been giving Half-Life another try this past week, because I know I have gotten a lot more confident in my playing ability and I don’t scare as easily as I used to. However, it still scares me too much and I just don’t have fun playing it. In addition, the old graphics didn’t used to bother me but I got spoiled by Mass Effect 2 and now I can tell how old it is. Maybe it makes me a wimp but I don’t want to punish myself and play all the way through so I am not going to keep playing it. I do know a lot of people who love the game though, so I’m planning to watch other people play through it on YouTube because I still want to know the story. For some reason, watching someone else play doesn’t scare me at all!

I also have Half-Life 2, but I will give that a try. At least it will have better graphics, and I’ll see if it seems any less frightening for me.

8 thoughts on “Half-Life”

  1. Half Life is one of those great classic games, loved by many, including me. That’s a shame you can’t get into it, but that is apart of gaming. Half Life 2 is a lot better, and is my favorite, so hopefully you can get into that one.

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      1. Yes it has been awhile, and I’m glad to be able to read what I’ve missed. My free time has been taken away big time. I suppose I’ve got to learn to manage my time better lol. 🙂

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  2. It’s too bad you didn’t get to the end of Half-Life. I played it for the first time about four years ago, and I was still very impressed with it and its level design. To me, it’s a game that actually lives up to the hype that surrounds it – the sequel even more so. I hope you do end up giving it another go because it’s a lot of fun. Though if you can’t, I’d say go for Half-Life 2; it still manages to be enjoyable on its own even if you haven’t finished the original.

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