I adored Half-Life 2 as well, but I still don't think the vehicular sections are one of its strong suits - I didn't mind the others as much but I hated the airboat. That whole level was pure tedium.
I fully agree with your second paragraph though. So many shooters are just firefight after firefight followed by a cutscene. HL2 had plenty of firefights to be sure, but it was what was in-between them that really made the game special. The sense of scale and pacing was ne...
I adored Half-Life 2 as well, but I still don't think the vehicular sections are one of its strong suits - I didn't mind the others as much but I hated the airboat. That whole level was pure tedium.
I fully agree with your second paragraph though. So many shooters are just firefight after firefight followed by a cutscene. HL2 had plenty of firefights to be sure, but it was what was in-between them that really made the game special. The sense of scale and pacing was ne...