Difficulty:

Just Right

Time Spent:

100 or More Hours

The Bottom Line:

"Masterpiece"

I remember those days of games like Doom, Quake, and Unreal ruling the planes of the first person shooter.

Suddenly, there was Half -Life. At first, I was a bit reluctant to jump the hype wagon this game created over the media. Until finally, I decided to find out what all the fuss was all about.

I can without a doubt say, that this is a first person shooter along with its sequel I play(ed) the most.

I played this game dozens, dozens of times, along with all the extensions, opposing force, blue shift, even dozens of mods made by fans.

When I get a little nostalgic or I want to remind myself the kind of standard a good decent shooter really is all about, I play this game. Even till this day( granted, the graphics are dated), this game leaves the rest behind in a wake of dust.

I even go as far to say that every other first person shooter I incidentally branch out to, despite all their high defenition graphics, game play improvements, complex intricate story-lines, they simply fall bland on my eyes and ears.

It's just something about this game that keeps calling you back to Black Mesa.

Time and Time again.