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
In the aftermath of Microsoft’s price adjustments, the top-line Xbox will cost you $729.99 in the United States. That’s $30 more than the PS5 Pro’s $699.99.
Microsoft last raised their prices in 2023. Should we have blamed the serving POTUS back then too, or its just corporate greed this time too?
No these companies are price gouging and if the tariffs never kick in, they’ll still keep them high.
What’s disgusting about MS move is they’re charging more for a five year old console. At least Sony did a mid gen refresh.
The whole video game industry is turning to shit, too much greed and mass layoffs. I don't have much hope for the future of gaming.
They are charging this to spread the impact out. Given that Xboxs main user base is in the US it's not surprising they have had to increase the cost in the US vs Sony who has not had to alter the US price much as only a percentage of their fan base exists in the US as they are the only console in town next to the switch for most of the world
If the US alone absorbed the price would be far higher it's absolutely a knee jerk reaction globally.
Sony doing a mid gen refresh really doesn't matter as they have also increased the cost of the base model at least in my region the cost has risen from $750 at launch to $829
Switch 2 pricing took the cost into consideration I imagine the cost would have been $100 less had the looming threat of tarrifs and the poor Japanese yen been a factor
But at the end of the day it is what it is and we should just be thankful that we already own the systems we want assuming here you do as most hardcore gamers will have a console if they intended on getting one by now.
It's the next gen systems I'm worried about
I remember the alt account trying to make fun of the Pro last week saying it's the most expensive console in history (it wasn't). And now MS decide to actually have the most expensive one in history that's just a base Xbox model 😂
Same deal with the switch 2 it's sad that people get so emotional over priced of plastic and feel these companies owe them
Windows Central: “Embark Studios' ARC Raiders is the extraction shooter I've been waiting for. Here's why it's better than Bungie's upcoming Marathon.”
This is silly. I think both games are amazing. Both games can be very successful at the same time and I hope they are.
I hate articles like this. “My opinion is all that matters. Click my stuff”. Both games will have their audiences. Some ppl like rock. Some ppl like rap. Not everyone is the same.
So we can we can see into the future now? I’m sure ARC is fine, me personally? Far more interested in Marathon. Between known Bungie’s solid gameplay and world building to the aesthetics and concept, I’m all in on Marathon.
I played the Technical Test 2 earlier today and had a blast. I got thrown in an instance, saw a guy walking up some stairs, started shooting at him and watched him run for his life. It was funny until I got killed by some random drones. They're both different games and will have their space. Only the gameplay loop will tell.
Why do gamers/gamejournalist do this? We need to stop with all this doom article game shit.
windowscentral wouldn't have wrote this "piece" if Bungie was still owned by Microsoft.
And yes, I'm implying exactly what anyone reading this comment thinks.
The Illuminate made quite a mess in the previous Major Order and it's up to Helldivers 2 players to clean it and reclaim important sites.
I am a HUUUUGE fan of the original Half Life, with Quake II and RE3 its one of my most played games and when the remake comes out I will play it again :D
I am also a huge fan of Opposing Force, but it wasn't that fond of Blue Shift or Decay
thanks to HL , im playing CS, TF2, ZPS, ZM, and all those wonderful mods.
half life pwnsssssssss