Half-Life 2

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  1. UnfixingMite500
    Apr 23, 2020
    10
    Сюжет просто божественный как и gameplay игра для своего времени это лучшее что может быть
  2. Kusbegi
    Apr 22, 2020
    10
    I just finished the game. I haven't played such a good game for a long time. Amazing story, horrible aliens and excited minutes. I loved it!
  3. Henker
    Apr 20, 2020
    9
    Half-Life 2 is undoubtedly a great game, well ahead of its time, a solid story that continues the events of the 1st game, excellent and fun gameplay, a wide variety of scenarios, weapons and possible interactions.
  4. bpjker
    Apr 13, 2020
    10
    Hasn't aged all that well but in it's time, easily the best game. The story, the interactions, the puzzles, everything was way ahead it's time. Contender for the goat game.
  5. emami
    Apr 11, 2020
    10
    After 15 years, i played this game again and finally understood the overall screen play, game play and history of Half-Life. It is hard to believe that Valve has had its foot in every major technology verge of gaming industry but it is true and the case for Half-Life 2 was Physics engine in Source.
  6. SgAkErRu
    Apr 11, 2020
    10
    Легендарная игра. Лучшая игра 2004 года и лучшая игра десятилетия по мнению многих издательств. Лучшая игра за всю историю игроиндустрии по моему мнению. Виктор Антонов (главный геймдизайнер игры) - гений, он постарался на славу. Бессмысленно перечислять достоинства этой игры, все это уже назвали 100 миллионов раз.Легендарная игра. Лучшая игра 2004 года и лучшая игра десятилетия по мнению многих издательств. Лучшая игра за всю историю игроиндустрии по моему мнению. Виктор Антонов (главный геймдизайнер игры) - гений, он постарался на славу. Бессмысленно перечислять достоинства этой игры, все это уже назвали 100 миллионов раз.
  7. DreamEaglr
    Apr 8, 2020
    8
    Отличный движок, неплохой геймплей и классная музыка, но сюжет и вторая половина игры это тихий ужас.
  8. AN0RAK_
    Apr 6, 2020
    10
    one of the kind, the best saga i ever played this game is so fantastic and ahead of his time.
  9. Michael_Freeman
    Apr 3, 2020
    10
    Ещё один шедевр от компании Valve, за что им огромное спасибо. Это не игра, это нечто ! Вселенная Half-Life по истине ВЕЛИКАЯ. Такие игры заседают в душах и сердцах людей на вечно.
  10. C4mb0t
    Apr 3, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Love the part where you stop Dr. Breen. the controls are tight and responsive… Expand
  11. Im_just_playing
    Apr 3, 2020
    10
    A game is worthy of its predecessor. Valve had done a great job on their project.
  12. lorem
    Mar 31, 2020
    10
    A perfect sequel where everything is exactly how it should be and where it should be. A game with an extraordinary story, which presents a dystopian world like George Orwell's "1984", managing, in my opinion, to rise to the level of the previous game, even surpassing it.
  13. daedricheart666
    Mar 29, 2020
    10
    Greatest pc game of all time hands down . Played after 5 years still the graphics looks presentable and physics wayy better than those rpgs
  14. elolugo
    Mar 29, 2020
    10
    Every so called "gamer" should play this gem. Truly a game out of its era...
  15. sheppardbo
    Mar 29, 2020
    10
    The greatest video game of all time, an absolute masterpiece. Thank you GabeN
  16. incrementy
    Mar 28, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Best game of my child timeshnwgnwgbqtjwtnagjwykwgbwbwbwfqfnqtbfvqfbqthqSyka… Expand
  17. PalpetineSheev
    Mar 20, 2020
    10
    Probably the best game I've ever played. That's it. I can't say any more than that.
  18. 420guy69
    Mar 12, 2020
    10
    A game that was ahead of it's time and is still being talked to this day.
    This is a game where you would see Source's great engine during 2004, with realistic physics mechanics, best graphics during 2004, outstanding level designs, and realistic facial muscles which makes the G-Man like a real person.
    Half-Life 2's level design is amazing. Of-course, the part where you experiment with    A game that was ahead of it's time and is still being talked to this day.
    This is a game where you would see Source's great engine during 2004, with realistic physics mechanics, best graphics during 2004, outstanding level designs, and realistic facial muscles which makes the G-Man like a real person.

    Half-Life 2's level design is amazing.
    Of-course, the part where you experiment with the engine's physics and use them to get to your objective, Use those rolling blades to kill those zombies at Ravenholm; It makes you feel like your smarter than you actually are. That's what makes the game so great.

    Half-Life 2's dialogue is top-notch.
    Half-Life 2's dialogue actually makes sense to the story, important characters tell you what's going on, and references to Half-Life 1, to make it even more sense. Not like something that sounds cool but doesn't make sense to the story you are currently playing, and Not something that sounds boring.

    Half-Life 2's modding support.
    Ah yes, the modding support, which brings me to Steam. Well Steam made Half-Life 2 modding support now possible, you can now create source mods for the game, or seperate mods that you could just download for free on the Steam Store, well if you have the game of course.
    If you have are a necrophiliac and enjoy this game aswell, you can download mods to fit your fetishes.
    There are legendary mods like: MMod which makes Half-Life 2's gameplay even more modern, and graphical improvements. (highly suggest trying MMod.)

    The story is even great.
    Half-Life 2's story gives a great example of what more FPS games should create, not something that sounds too boring, or something that doesn't even make sense. Alyx, Kleiner, Barney, Eli, Mossman, and other characters in the game does an amazing job in each character's personality.

    Conclusion.
    The game is outstanding, it was way ahead of it's time, with very cool graphics, realistic physics and facial animations, and great dialogue into the game. The story is interesting and fun to see and learn, with endless characters making a icon into the game and definitely deserved a perfect cliffhanger for the Half-Life series. I wish I could rate this 11/10, it's just too perfect in my eyes.    … Expand
  19. iwant2believe3
    Mar 5, 2020
    10
    Best game ever !!! We need more old but still good Good game
    Good character / level design!!
  20. Jerrystash
    Feb 27, 2020
    9
    Loved the game from start to finish. I highly recommend this game, the graphics might be dated but i think it still holds up and has aged well
  21. banzar
    Feb 24, 2020
    10
    Half-Life 2 ist ein First-Person-Shooter, der klassisches Shooter-Gameplay mit einer wegweisenden Physik-Engine und einer spannenden Geschichte im Setting einer futuristischen Dystopie verbindet.
  22. Apill
    Feb 22, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I beleive that valve has made something really special, though it does have some problems in my opinion water hazard is annoying some things do become pretty tedious and finally the most agrivating thing is how long things will go on such as in ravenholm the whole zombie thing is cool but when the normal ones go away and the fast ones show up its really frustratin. Though i would still give it a ten since those are just nitpicks… Expand
  23. 2H2G
    Feb 19, 2020
    9
    Из года в год идет к нам в руки третий ход, скажите Алекс ведь в натуре в шлему еще уж та чикса.
  24. DuckTearPopper
    Feb 15, 2020
    0
    Very boring game. Too much exposition and sitting around waiting for scripts to trigger. Also, no friendly fire like in the first game.
  25. Metoc
    Feb 13, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. this is the best game. its plot, musical accompaniment, atmosphere. let's start in order the plot, although rustic but interesting. music adds a sense of hopelessness, the atmosphere of devastation. graphics is a separate issue even to this day it is relevant this is 2004 Carl 2004 game 2004 this year GTA San Andreas came out and compare. the game is just a bomb… Expand
  26. JoshRD
    Feb 5, 2020
    10
    Uno de los títulos más grandes jamás creados, excelente optimización y rendimiento incluso en pc's de gama baja.
  27. mr-NachoMen
    Feb 4, 2020
    9
    Half-Life 2 turned out to be way better than i though, it is a huge improvement over the first game by a lot features like, better lighting, better level design, better art direction, huge combat improvement, physics and difficulty balancing.
    The original Half-Life was a disappointing for me, it was frustrating on it's difficulty balance, combat and annoying platforming sections, those    Half-Life 2 turned out to be way better than i though, it is a huge improvement over the first game by a lot features like, better lighting, better level design, better art direction, huge combat improvement, physics and difficulty balancing.
    The original Half-Life was a disappointing for me, it was frustrating on it's difficulty balance, combat and annoying platforming sections, those are almost non existent here and thankfully Valve solve all those issues and make a way better Half-Life experience.
    Although i cannot say that Half-Life 2 is the perfect game or the best game ever made, it has its flaws, like any other game, the game includes a new mechanic that involves driving mechanics to travel long distances... the driving is pretty terrible (sorry). The voice acting is average, not bad but not great either, there are some character with a pretty calm voices over the situations occurring in the campaign, friendly squad AI is not that great, enemies like the zombies, head crabs or whatever they are called, and some little robots that fly with blades are pretty annoying and those enemies are way to often to encounter.
    One of the biggest improvements was the physics, that are useful to move over other section and they respond fluently, over the failed attempt from the first game. Facial animation is really impressive for a game released back in 2004, character felt... real!!! and not like lifeless mannequins.
    Still... i cannot deny the Half -Life 2 is a great and impressive game, that everyone should play, specially now that they are for free on STEAM (well... free to play for a limited time). But again, everyone should play it.    … Expand
  28. ElCucuy
    Feb 3, 2020
    10
    Скажу сразу: в этой игре - лучший геймплей в истории шутеров от первого лица, могу воспеть оду любви этому шедевру на 10 000 символов, но для объективности, решил перепройти в текущий момент, чтобы с высоты лет взглянуть на это произведение более объективно.

    Что ж, игра пройдена в 15 раз, и вот что я скажу. В моём понимании, таким и должен быть идеальный шутер. Это чистый    Скажу сразу: в этой игре - лучший геймплей в истории шутеров от первого лица, могу воспеть оду любви этому шедевру на 10 000 символов, но для объективности, решил перепройти в текущий момент, чтобы с высоты лет взглянуть на это произведение более объективно.

    Что ж, игра пройдена в 15 раз, и вот что я скажу. В моём понимании, таким и должен быть идеальный шутер. Это чистый концентрированный динамичный геймплей, без каких-либо лишних примесей, таких как прокачка, крафт или исследование большого пустого мира (бич почти всех сегодняшних игр), но и не страдающий болячками шутеров начала и середины нулевых - монотонным коридорным шутингом и растягиванием геймплея засчёт поиска карточек к дверям, нет, халва уникальна в своём роде, я бы даже не сказал, что она опередила своё время (хотя и это само собой верно), она просто стоит особняком от всех остальных шутеров, так продолжается и по сей день.

    Какой ещё шутер, даже сейчас, на момент 2020 года, позволяет себе подкидывать новые механики игроку каждый час?
    Какой ещё шутер позволяет себе такое разнообразие в геймплее? Игрок исследует город без оружия, затем участвует в побеге на водном катере, проходит через survival-horror в ревенхолме, передвигается в полуоткрытом мире, открытом для опционального исследования, на транспорте (привет Uncharted 4), получает в своё коммандование стаю муравьиных львов, а позднее ботов-людей, для участия в кровопролитных и масштабных уличных боях на манер лучших частей Call of duty, и в финале получает совершенно уникальный опыт, когда у него забирают всё оружие, оставляя только с улучшенной гравипушкой.
    Какой ещё шутер содержит в себе такую физику и интерактивность с окружением? Во второй халве закончившиеся патроны никогда не являются проблемой, ведь в вашем арсенале гравипушка, поволяющая швырять любые окружающие вас предметы, мелких врагов, отбрасывать гранаты, устраивать ловушки и многое другое, на что только хватит вашей фантазии.

    Эта игры - пик развития сюжетных шутеров, да и наверное всей индустрии в целом. Очень жаль, что в какой-то момент геймдев свернул не туда, разработчики заболели агрессивной монетизацией, играми-сервисами, гигантоманией, и теперь в угоду более открытых пустых пространств с вышками, урезаются многие геймплейные элементы, в том числе физика, которая даже если и есть, никакого практического значения для геймплея не имеет. Но так как реализовывать наполненные и действительно интересные открытые миры умеют единицы, как, например, рокстар, мы и имеем ситуацию, при которой единственные шутеры для одиночной игры сегодня - это отвратительные фар край: нью даун, вольфенштейн: янгблад и рейдж 2. Мда уж, печально и грустно это всё. Ставлю второй халве максимальную оценку, в память о славных временах: 10 из 10.    … Expand
  29. TommyLee
    Feb 1, 2020
    10
    A masterpiece in game design, storytelling, and graphics. A must-own for anyone interested in PC gaming.
  30. EliteOli
    Jan 28, 2020
    10
    Half-Life 2 is one of the greatest games of all time. This game has cemented its legacy as one of the best FPS games ever made, not only in terms of gameplay but of how it's all laid out altogether. Everything that Half-Life 2 brought out was revolutionary that made gamers feel as if they were experiencing something as mind-blowing since its 1998 original release. Even today, no modern FPSHalf-Life 2 is one of the greatest games of all time. This game has cemented its legacy as one of the best FPS games ever made, not only in terms of gameplay but of how it's all laid out altogether. Everything that Half-Life 2 brought out was revolutionary that made gamers feel as if they were experiencing something as mind-blowing since its 1998 original release. Even today, no modern FPS game has matched the performance Half-Life 2 has put out and is easily considered by many to still be as amazing as it was when it was released back in 2004. There is no doubt that Half-Life 2, still beats all the competition.… Expand
  31. RaydanWIF
    Jan 23, 2020
    10
    Pls valve make half life 3 and finish the history.

    This game is masterpiece
  32. Zuber00
    Jan 8, 2020
    10
    This is one of my favourites and I have replayed it for nearly a dozen times. Every level feels unique and you can make use of both the environment and various weapons to dispose of enemies. The negatives are that the AI is horrible by today's standards and enemies don't feel human or alive, but rather like moving dummies that deal damage, but neither are that big of a deal. The funThis is one of my favourites and I have replayed it for nearly a dozen times. Every level feels unique and you can make use of both the environment and various weapons to dispose of enemies. The negatives are that the AI is horrible by today's standards and enemies don't feel human or alive, but rather like moving dummies that deal damage, but neither are that big of a deal. The fun chapters, weapon variety and immersive setting really pull you in despite the games' age.
    I must however admit that it falls behind modern games in many aspects, but I would still recommend anyone curious enough to check this classic out.    … Expand
  33. Vuk01
    Jan 6, 2020
    10
    A simple masterpiece. The entire game is amazing. I have honestly never seen another game that is this complete. Everything, from gameplay, to puzzles, to storytelling, to pacing, to gunplay and physics, everything in this game is done well. Truly my favorite game of all time and truly Valve's magnum opus. The Half-Life franchise is amazing, and I cannot wait for Half-Life Alyx.
  34. Monort
    Dec 31, 2019
    8
    The best fps game. Gorgeous Graphics, awesome atmosphere, awesome episode designs, outstanding physics, awesome story and more. Get And Play.
  35. Midyusoff_Play
    Dec 25, 2019
    10
    Oh hell, this is an immortal classic!
    Half - Life 2 still amazes with its physics, graphics, plot, atmosphere, etc. Valve tried their best! My rating is 10!
  36. EduardoHC
    Dec 10, 2019
    10
    El mejor juego del mundo... juegaso antes, juegaso ahora viva por siempre half life. Este es un juego que le puede gusta a cualquiera sin importar los gustos
  37. Hiboy-Luky
    Dec 10, 2019
    10
    I have so many memories with this game. Its world is so distinct and immersive, and it really feels like something else.
  38. Vleidar
    Dec 9, 2019
    10
    Я перепроходил игру три раза. Я играл больше 10-ти модов. Я изучал игру до последней детали механики. Здесь самый лучший сюжет. Здесь потрясающая графика. Здесь отличная физика благодаря движку Source. Здесь динамичный экшн. Здесь самые запоминающие персонажи. Здесь самые лучшие локации. Здесь много деталей. ЭТА САМАЯ ЛУЧШАЯ ИГРА!!!!Я перепроходил игру три раза. Я играл больше 10-ти модов. Я изучал игру до последней детали механики. Здесь самый лучший сюжет. Здесь потрясающая графика. Здесь отличная физика благодаря движку Source. Здесь динамичный экшн. Здесь самые запоминающие персонажи. Здесь самые лучшие локации. Здесь много деталей. ЭТА САМАЯ ЛУЧШАЯ ИГРА!!!!
  39. Siralfon
    Dec 7, 2019
    10
    Un juego magnífico en todos los sentido por varios hechos . Una continuación magnífica con misterio con el g-man. Terror en Ravenholm y acción en el resto de niveles. El juego premia la exploración . Y la AUSENCIA TOTAL DE CINEMATICAS hace que el juego este mucho más avanzado que muchos juegos de ahora
  40. janmdu
    Dec 3, 2019
    10
    It simply revolutionized the graphics industry along with a great sequel story.
  41. h854138796
    Nov 30, 2019
    10
    gg，good game！gg，good game！gg，good game！
    gg，good game！gg，good game！gg，good game！
    gg，good game！gg，good game！gg，good game！
  42. Jerekren
    Nov 25, 2019
    10
    El Padre, Rey y Señor de los FPS con una fantástica historia, gráficos, que te mantendrán expectante hasta el final del juego, cadena perpetua al que no lo haya jugado aún
  43. Genek13
    Nov 20, 2019
    10
    One word - MASTERPIECE :)
    In every aspect this game defines every FPS game that came later.
    To this date single-player story is enjoyable as hell :)
  44. QuarterLife
    Nov 15, 2019
    10
    Still the best shooter series to date, but it's a damn shame that Valve has forgotten this series even exists. Maybe one day we'll get to finish the story.
  45. lambdacortex
    Nov 10, 2019
    10
    This game is a revolution, an old souvenir. This quality game like this has never been done. Wake up Mr. Freeman. :)
  46. Hayter
    Nov 10, 2019
    10
    Есть ли смысл писать, насколько это великая игра?
    Я просто поставлю 10/10, хотя она заслуживает все 12.
  47. ChilliFire92
    Nov 8, 2019
    10
    Absolutely amazing masterpiece and a best game ever made. I will play this forever.
  48. RomanGor
    Nov 7, 2019
    10
    Одна из величайших игр в истории. Жаль, что нет законченного продолжения, но что поделать...
  49. Michael333
    Oct 30, 2019
    10
    Half-life 2 одна из лучших игр в которые я грал.
  50. Lamur
    Oct 30, 2019
    10
    Игра невероятна!Чего только стоит сюжет
    который заставляет тебя быть в игре!

    Геймплей игры доводит до идеала гравитационная пушка нулевого уровня

    Всё потрясающе, скачивайте, всем рекомендую.
    Пойду поем пельмешек:)
  51. Pyro552
    Oct 24, 2019
    8
    While the game is amazing the first 3 or so times, it gets a bit boring to sit through conversations between characters so i normally just find myself messing around while the cutscene plays out. Physics are pretty fun to mess with and looks more like a 2012 game than 2004. Holds up great though, unlike Half-Life 1. Seriously, tell me one person who dosen't just dick around on a 2ndWhile the game is amazing the first 3 or so times, it gets a bit boring to sit through conversations between characters so i normally just find myself messing around while the cutscene plays out. Physics are pretty fun to mess with and looks more like a 2012 game than 2004. Holds up great though, unlike Half-Life 1. Seriously, tell me one person who dosen't just dick around on a 2nd playthrough of Half-Life… Expand
  52. SilverOrlov
    Oct 5, 2019
    10
    A great continuation of the legendary game. As written on the badge to this game, this is a must-have.
  53. gold
    Oct 5, 2019
    9
    Наконец-то, спустя 1 часть с её дополнениями, дизайн уровней стал в разы понятнее. А всё остальное на уровне - что ещё говорить.
    Итог: 9.468/10
  54. daedricritual
    Oct 1, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It speaks for itself the physics, the gameplay the amazing story guys just look at the chapter sandtraps the level design is at phenomenal level the ravenholm is pretty scary too the game is also so fluid and a must play really looking forward towards hl3… Expand
  55. MatthewDavisMed
    Sep 8, 2019
    10
    2004's Half-Life 2 is easily the best game I've ever played. It has everything I want in a First-Person Shooter. It has smart puzzles, fun weapons to use, great characters. Even after 15 years, it still hasn't gotten better than this for me!
  56. Kreyt
    Aug 28, 2019
    10
    If you did not play this, shame on you. Go make yourself a favor and play the entire Half-Life series.
  57. StalkerSchaff
    Aug 4, 2019
    10
    Sem palavras! Fácil jogabilidade, bons efeitos especiais.
    Half-Life 2: Um dos melhores jogos de todos os tempos!
    Realmente um jogo incrível!! Tanto como a história do game, quanto os gráficos. O jogo é muito realista, até mesmo os efeitos da gravidade e da física!! Vários inimigos e monstros bizarros pelo caminho com alguns 'quebra-cabeças' e muito tiroteio. Excelente!! Memorável! Nota    Sem palavras! Fácil jogabilidade, bons efeitos especiais.
    Half-Life 2: Um dos melhores jogos de todos os tempos!
    Realmente um jogo incrível!! Tanto como a história do game, quanto os gráficos.
    O jogo é muito realista, até mesmo os efeitos da gravidade e da física!! Vários inimigos e monstros bizarros pelo caminho com alguns 'quebra-cabeças' e muito tiroteio. Excelente!! Memorável! Nota 10!!
    Joguei todos da série Half-Life...é imperdível! Memorável! Nota 10!!    … Expand
  58. McP1xel
    Jul 30, 2019
    10
    It's amazing how this game is great. The graphics are top of the line (for the time) and the sound is very good too. Sometimes a great battle is starting and some techno tunes start to play helping you to get in the mood.
    The characters are appealing. You really start caring about Alyx, the crazy doc, Barney and your war mates. There are no actual bosses, but the challenges keep    It's amazing how this game is great. The graphics are top of the line (for the time) and the sound is very good too. Sometimes a great battle is starting and some techno tunes start to play helping you to get in the mood.
    The characters are appealing. You really start caring about Alyx, the crazy doc, Barney and your war mates. There are no actual bosses, but the challenges keep increasing and the monsters keep coming as good surprises, like the building-tall monsters or even the "crazy blades of doom" that the Combine release. When you think you'll get tired of something, the game changes and adds some cool new aspect, scenario or gun. 10/10!    … Expand
  59. REEDDLES
    Jul 19, 2019
    7
    Main evaluation criteria:
    -Story: 8
    -Atmosphere: 7 -Characters: 8 -Graphics and design: 8 -Gameplay: 7 -Sound and Music: 7 -Bugs: 9 -Interface: 9 -Completeness of the world: 7 -Balance (Multiplayer): 9 - Donates influence on the game (Pay to win): 10 Аdditional evaluation criteria (Do not really affect the assessment): -Freedom of choice: 0 -Coop in Story mode: 0 (only with    Main evaluation criteria:
    -Story: 8
    -Atmosphere: 7
    -Characters: 8
    -Graphics and design: 8
    -Gameplay: 7
    -Sound and Music: 7
    -Bugs: 9
    -Interface: 9
    -Completeness of the world: 7
    -Balance (Multiplayer): 9
    - Donates influence on the game (Pay to win): 10

    Аdditional evaluation criteria (Do not really affect the assessment):
    -Freedom of choice: 0
    -Coop in Story mode: 0 (only with mod)
    -Multiplayer: 8
    -Mods and the ability to change the game: 9

    Scores from 1 to 10, the higher the better    … Expand
  60. Zackery99
    Jul 15, 2019
    10
    Whenever I run out of games to play (which happens more often these days) I find myself looking for "best games" on google. I will almost always see HL2 on that list. Today again it made me realise games like this truly had a soul. Made by people for people with no other purpose than to enjoy. No DLC, no expansion packs, no upgrades. Just a story with a history and more questions thanWhenever I run out of games to play (which happens more often these days) I find myself looking for "best games" on google. I will almost always see HL2 on that list. Today again it made me realise games like this truly had a soul. Made by people for people with no other purpose than to enjoy. No DLC, no expansion packs, no upgrades. Just a story with a history and more questions than answers. Sadly, this legacy died in pursuit of corporate greed...… Expand
  61. SolidSovereign
    Jul 5, 2019
    8
    Unpopular opinion: I liked Half Life 1 better. The level design to Half life 2 is much better but nothing can capture the feeling that I felt when I first played HL 1
  62. RendRoy
    Jul 5, 2019
    9
    Gerçekten harika bir doğa manzarası seyretmek kadar güzel, lütfen oynayın lütfen.
  63. ElleryHQ
    Jun 21, 2019
    10
    Считаю, что эта игра - идеал жанра FPS. Переигрывал её и через 5, и через 10, и через 15 лет после релиза, получал все то же удовольствие, что и в первое прохождение. Надеюсь, что у меня хватит здоровья, чтобы дожить и узнать, чем закончится история Гордона Фримена.Считаю, что эта игра - идеал жанра FPS. Переигрывал её и через 5, и через 10, и через 15 лет после релиза, получал все то же удовольствие, что и в первое прохождение. Надеюсь, что у меня хватит здоровья, чтобы дожить и узнать, чем закончится история Гордона Фримена.
  64. Metalpizza123
    Jun 14, 2019
    8
    Playing it again in 2018, I don't know how i found this so fun when I was younger. The mission structure is boring, with repetitive combat with uninteresting enemies that lack variety. Certain sections seem thrown in just to show off the engine, without considering why it's even necessary. Physics puzzles may have been interesting back when it launched but even then I found it boring andPlaying it again in 2018, I don't know how i found this so fun when I was younger. The mission structure is boring, with repetitive combat with uninteresting enemies that lack variety. Certain sections seem thrown in just to show off the engine, without considering why it's even necessary. Physics puzzles may have been interesting back when it launched but even then I found it boring and insulting to the player. More often than not they're incredibly simple and is just busywork/filler to pad out the levels. However, it is still fun to run through its expansions, which refined a lot of the game's mechanics and feel more polished as a result. The story itself is honestly pretty bland, and never reaches the highs of the original. The characters occasionally feel flat and as a result feel more like necessities to drive the game, but overall the writing is pretty good. It Still lacks a compelling reason to keep invested. It's linear structure is not helped by otherwise boring level design, perhaps due to the limits of the combat system. A pity then, as some of the weapons and tools are legitimately quite fun and unique, and provide interesting ways to interact with the environment and enemies. Ravenholm is still a highlight where the tools and level design feel consistently fun. Play it in short bursts and the combat is pretty fun. However, after certain events in the game, you're forced to face gauntlet after gauntlet of combine enemies. This is easily the most unrewarding part of the game, forcing you to battle wave after wave of enemies that rarely change their tactics and with the level design failing to bring any interesting twists to the combat.

    Thankfully it's usually on sale pretty cheap on steam, and fairly regularly (with its expansions). It's still wonderful to watch people speedrun it and it's worth playing through, at least once. i would advise any modern gamer to play it more as a way to see how gaming evolved, rather than using it as a standard for games to compare to. Many games have learnt and built upon the changes made in this game. I do give it points for running wonderfully on many modern systems. I have now played it across 4 operating systems and it has run well across multiple brands of graphics cards. Graphics mean little to me in terms of gameplay but from an objective standpoint it has aged well, unlike many 3D games from the early 2000s. It won't blow anything away now, but it does look serviceable and much better than many games from its era. Sound design is good, but not memorable. Serviceable perhaps.

    It does have a wealth of fan made mods but that does not affect my score, as Valve did not create them.

    I guess Valve made a great game for its time, but for its time only. While other games have gone on to play well long after they have been released, Half Life 2 stands as a dated classic. If you want to play a game from this era that plays just as well as the first time it was released, I would recommend FEAR. It's almost the complete opposite. Storytelling is far better, with immersion done far better. It has aged worse, has numerous compatibility issues, and requires extensive tweaking to get working on modern operating systems. but it's fun to play, even today. Another example would be Max Payne 2. It has aged awfully, but remains fun to this day. But play half life 2. At least once. You'd be missing out otherwise.    … Expand
  65. Moonman95
    Jun 12, 2019
    6
    What should have been an amazing sequel to a perfect game turns out to be a lackluster shell of it's former self. The biggest thing they neutered was the story and gameplay, let's go over the story first. HL2 and HL1 cannot and I repeat, cannot exist in the same universe, there is a very major plothole that makes for these 2 games to be impossible to exist in the same universe. In a scriptWhat should have been an amazing sequel to a perfect game turns out to be a lackluster shell of it's former self. The biggest thing they neutered was the story and gameplay, let's go over the story first. HL2 and HL1 cannot and I repeat, cannot exist in the same universe, there is a very major plothole that makes for these 2 games to be impossible to exist in the same universe. In a script for HL1, the G-man was referred to as "The Administrator" and was very heavily implied to be running Black Mesa throughout your encounters with him. But in HL2, Dr. Breen is actually the administrator of Black Mesa. Another thing is that none of the characters in HL2 have been in Black Mesa, as the NPCs in HL1 are completely nameless, and judging off skin color alone to think "Oh this guy's Kleiner" or "This guy's Eli" isn't a very good argument. it is also never explained how the Combine invaded the earth, and what happened during that time. This is never explained in game. But what if I told you it would have been explained completely in detail, and it would have made sense within the HL canon? The HL2 cut beta featured a completely different storyline, with no Dr Breen, and no retcons of any kind, it is unknown as to why Valve scrapped the entire thing, considering they were really late into development with it, the actual retail HL2 took 6-8 months to make max. The gameplay has been reduced to a hallway simulator, with wimpy weapons and brain dead enemies. Another thing they added which nobody asked for is physics based combat, it really does not play to the game's advantage, as it doesn't have the raw strength and sound to give off the feel that you're all powerful, a small wooden door and a big ass metal crate make the exact same sound, and all weigh the same, it doesn't even matter, they all deal the same damage. The gravity gun is fun for the first time until you realize it instakills nearly all enemies with a single throw and it completely negates all difficulty you could have. Now onto an even bigger fault with the story, Alyx Vance is the most overpowered Mary Sue character in video game history, she always gets out unscathed, always overcomes anything in her path with no struggle, and she can never die. Even Kleiner was supposed to die in the original plot, but I guess you can't have death in a Half-Life game, oh wait. Overall, what this all boils down to is a lackluster attempt at milking more money from a franchise with a promising start.… Expand
  66. rayspooN
    May 5, 2019
    10
    [English] This game can be the best game of all time, a good history, a good playability, a good system, the best graphics, ALL IS VERY INCREDIBLE IN THIS GAME, for that is in my list of games who leave me whit nostaligia, totally recommended.

    [Español] Este puede ser el mejor juego de toda la histora, una gran historia, una gran jugabilidad, un gran sistema, los mejores gráficos, TODO    [English] This game can be the best game of all time, a good history, a good playability, a good system, the best graphics, ALL IS VERY INCREDIBLE IN THIS GAME, for that is in my list of games who leave me whit nostaligia, totally recommended.

    [Español] Este puede ser el mejor juego de toda la histora, una gran historia, una gran jugabilidad, un gran sistema, los mejores gráficos, TODO ES INCREÍBLE EN ESTE JUEGO, por eso es uno de esos pocos juegos que me dejaron una gran nostalgia, totalmente recomendado.    … Expand
  67. Estudiante
    May 4, 2019
    10
    There is NO game like Half-Life 2. I can say: it is the greatest game of all time. Gameplay, story, graphics, level design, sound design, advanced physics, human-like characters etc. all of them are amazing.
  68. Padre-Sirius
    Apr 10, 2019
    3
    Advantages:
    1) Pretty nice graphics. Unfortunately, from 2019 it is difficult to evaluate the 2004 schedule, but it seemed decent to me and without soap.
    2) Simple control. No need to think for hours on what button to put this or that action. 3) If that the author and managed to convey, so is the atmosphere of the game. The gray world in which pressure is literally felt. Although I    Advantages:
    1) Pretty nice graphics. Unfortunately, from 2019 it is difficult to evaluate the 2004 schedule, but it seemed decent to me and without soap.
    2) Simple control. No need to think for hours on what button to put this or that action.
    3) If that the author and managed to convey, so is the atmosphere of the game. The gray world in which pressure is literally felt. Although I personally did not have enough contrast. Any scene where all the protagonist and his friends get together and just chat or something.
    4) Good Russian localization. Professional voice without stupid mistakes.
    Disadvantages:
    1) Unfortunately, I did not play the first Half-Life and therefore I cannot soberly and correctly evaluate the plot of this game. I didn’t play because I didn’t want it, but because of the devilish attitude of Valve to my fan base. Nevertheless, he seemed to me very bland and boring. A bad uncle installs totalitarianism in the city and another good uncle decided to stop him. Straight plot for the new film "The Expendables."
    2) Characters. They are all very cliché. Faddish professor, brave, fighting girlfriend, cowardly traitor and faithful, but an old "soldier." Where is originality, where are great ideas?
    3) The physics of shooting seemed to me unconvincing. I understand that the authors wanted to depict the future and the corresponding weapons, but the practice of shooting from the “stick” I went through in Call of Duty.
    4) AI, in my opinion, is also a sore subject for this game. They do not try to bypass you, but simply go right through, taking quantity, not quality.
    5) The gameplay is monotonous and boring. The authors tried to diversify it with various puzzles, but I think it did not help.
    6) For me personally, the variety of weapons seemed very small. I understand that this is not Battlefield, but nevertheless, this is a shooter, whose main goal is shooting. Therefore, I would like the assortment of tools for this purpose to be larger.
    7) It is a pity that the game is completely absent variability passing. Perhaps this is a niggle, since the game is quite old, but I would like to be able to go through missions in different ways, and not just running and going through.    … Expand
  69. WindowStationXp
    Apr 9, 2019
    10
    History: 10
    Graphics: 10
    Gameplay: 9 Duration: around 31 hours if you play for first time. This game is very beautiful all gamers of this world must play this, Half life 2 continue the history from the first game after the problem in black mesa G man send you to new mission to save humanity from Combine a group of Aliens with advanced weapons and tecnhology. you are the new savior    History: 10
    Graphics: 10
    Gameplay: 9
    Duration: around 31 hours if you play for first time.

    This game is very beautiful all gamers of this world must play this, Half life 2 continue the history from the first game after the problem in black mesa G man send you to new mission to save humanity from Combine a group of Aliens with advanced weapons and tecnhology. you are the new savior from the planet and all people from the World want you help you will fight hard.    … Expand
  70. ethanspeed
    Mar 27, 2019
    8
    Ok, I finished Half-Life 2 for the first time recently. I never really got into the game because of the mountains of other games that I needed to play, but I finished it recently and...It's really good. Best game of all time though? Not quite. The game isn't perfect, with the story and the gameplay having a lot of faults, but I'm very glad that it exists. If this game was not created, mostOk, I finished Half-Life 2 for the first time recently. I never really got into the game because of the mountains of other games that I needed to play, but I finished it recently and...It's really good. Best game of all time though? Not quite. The game isn't perfect, with the story and the gameplay having a lot of faults, but I'm very glad that it exists. If this game was not created, most of the shooters we see nowadays would not exist (for better or for worse) and I don't know what the gaming industry would be nowadays without this game. Half-Life 2 isn't perfect, but all in all, it's a revolutionary title that still stands up today as a great game.… Expand
  71. Johnzin
    Mar 25, 2019
    10
    In this sequence the game has improved in everything, an exceptional game. Must play!
  72. NightElves
    Mar 5, 2019
    10
    The worlds greatest FPS continues and now with way better graphic than 6 years earlier, that's quite amazing. Awesome characters with great dialog. Amazing music, sometimes a bit scary….oh Ravenholm. And the storytelling continue to amaze me. Just another masterpiece by Valve. Of course it was awarded Game of the Year 2004
  73. fscrazymouse
    Mar 4, 2019
    10
    best game in that time. I think it's good enough when I played in the year after it released
  74. SrPepe
    Feb 23, 2019
    9
    Half Life 2 es de los mejores juegos que ha existido y existirá en el futuro, no le doy un 10 porque lo que lo hace perfecto viene con expansiones.
  75. DaniilProkhorov
    Feb 18, 2019
    10
    This is great! This is my favorite childhood game that continues the story of Gordon Freeman. Now such times will not return. There were times...
  76. infin1ty92
    Feb 15, 2019
    10
    Amazing game in all ways. The history mindblowing, graphics still good 15 (!!) years after release. Imagine how it looked on release day in 2004. One of the best games in the history of gaming.
  77. Zeratex
    Feb 11, 2019
    10
    One of the best games of all time.

    Innovative, atmospheric and full with amazing physics this game is a must play for any gamer.

    10/10
  78. Sayanora
    Jan 27, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. OYUN DÜNYASININ EN ÖNDE YÜRÜYEN BAYRAKTARIDIR "HALF LİFE"...
    Half life gibi çoğu filmden daha güzel bir senaryosu olan, ama özellikle de bunu mükemmel bir şekilde, Gordon Freemanın yerinde sen varmışsın gibi oynatması, hatta sırf bu nedenle Freemanın hiç konuşmaması,araya cutscene vermemesi, her an seni yalnız, tek başına ıssız yerlerde çaresiz dolaşıyormuş hissiyatı vermesi, Freemanın bitmek tükenmek bilmeyen azmini, pes etmemesini an ve an yaşatması, atmosferi, müzikleriyle, çıkan her oyunuyla kendinden önceki fps oyun kültürünü yerden yere vuran, fps oyunlarını şaha kaldıran, kendinden önceki doom gibi serilere karşı çıkıp bir fpsnin hikaye de anlatabileceğini gösteren, kendinden sonra gelecek mw gibi serilere yol gösteren bir BAŞYAPIT!.    … Expand
  79. RazorSamurai
    Jan 17, 2019
    7
    Хехе, как я и говорил, обещал что пройду всю серию и я это сделал. Знаете когда я играл в гмоде во всякие хлрп сервера и прошел первую халву я думал что первая часть будет что-то с чем то. Ну я и прошел, ожидания конечно были велики но в принципе игра неплохая, она не идеальна но хороша. Для 2004 ого года наверное графика халвы была революционной и сам движок с физикой. НО проблема в томХехе, как я и говорил, обещал что пройду всю серию и я это сделал. Знаете когда я играл в гмоде во всякие хлрп сервера и прошел первую халву я думал что первая часть будет что-то с чем то. Ну я и прошел, ожидания конечно были велики но в принципе игра неплохая, она не идеальна но хороша. Для 2004 ого года наверное графика халвы была революционной и сам движок с физикой. НО проблема в том что это история о палке с двумя концами. Типа физика дает возможность по сэндбоксить с предметами но иногда она так дико багуется или нефизично себя ведет что хочется блевать. Стрельба в этой игре приятна, когда хуячишь гоошников с дробовика, когда с расстояния стреляешь с магнума, это доставляет дикое удовольствие. Мне во второй халве больше нравится сеттинг, порабощенная инопланетными существами земля, тоталитарный режим, что может быть лучше? Дизайн гоошников просто замечательный, идеальный сеттинг. Но проблема в том что лор уебищный, джимен рандомный чел, концовку в эпизодах слили, полная дичь. Геймплей заебывающий, идешь и идешь идешь и идешь, спасибо хоть то что иногда есть разнообразие в плане всяких "сложных" головоломок и покатушек.
    Первая часть намного лучше. Теперь речь пойдет о эпизодах. Не знаю почему но эпизоды ощущаются пободрее, скорее всего из-за того что там чуток поменяли движок и она ощущается по другому, графика кстати тоже поменялась. Но там больше разнообразия в плане геймплея. Поэтому эпизоды намного лучше оригинала. Но концовку реально слили, взяли рандомных личинок наспавнили и низахуя убили дедушку, идите нахуй.    … Expand
  80. Arcypresher
    Jan 13, 2019
    9
    I really like old-school games like that where i don't have everything listed on tray. That makes it a bit hard but still you can have very much fun
    For me Half-Life 2 is 9,5/10 game
  81. ToadieTo
    Dec 30, 2018
    10
    An overall perfect experience. This game is a perfect mix between excellent gameplay and a good story.
  82. trarantino
    Dec 29, 2018
    9
    Игра шидевр! Просто лучшая игра всех времён и народов. Какая графика, какой графон!
  83. Milch409
    Dec 20, 2018
    10
    I was thinking for hours about what is wrong with this game,but I couldnt find a problem.There hasnt been a game that I have played that hasnt got a slight problem at least,but it seems Ive found one.This is the only game!!The story,gameplay,its the simplisity that keeps this game alive,and the graphics,for that year,it was amazing.
  84. Domino---
    Dec 13, 2018
    8
    This game was a revolution, and a big one. No Clip actually just published a documentary about it to explain how it influenced the entire industry. Sadly it's not aging well and I just finished it for the first time.
  85. Danil_Shtangeev
    Dec 9, 2018
    10
    One of the best FPS. I've played this game many years ago. But it's still looking interesting for me.
  86. R1seAndShine
    Nov 29, 2018
    10
    Best game ever. I needn't write review before my words just wrote here.

    This game create Resistance among us.
    Join the Resistance!
    Follow Freeman!
    We Want To Believe!
  87. POstAL_QueeN
    Nov 23, 2018
    10
    Не любить данную франшизу невозможно. Она привнесла большой вклад в игровую индустрию с разных сторон, в особенности со стороны инноваций. Я всегда считал Half-Life 2 (да и Half-Life) полноценной научной фантастикой. Такого рода игры мне по нраву и можно сказать то, что серия игр Half-Life продлила мне этот путь любви к научной фантастике.

    Говоря про инновации, то да, для своего времени    Не любить данную франшизу невозможно. Она привнесла большой вклад в игровую индустрию с разных сторон, в особенности со стороны инноваций. Я всегда считал Half-Life 2 (да и Half-Life) полноценной научной фантастикой. Такого рода игры мне по нраву и можно сказать то, что серия игр Half-Life продлила мне этот путь любви к научной фантастике.

    Говоря про инновации, то да, для своего времени это было нечто. Движок, на который кстати потом перенесли оригинальный Half-Life впечатлял бесконечно. Вся эта плавность при игре была на столько заметна, что хотелось играть и играть (думаю олдфаги спокойно проходят игру за одну сессию). Сюжет держал в напряжении на протяжении всего прохождения, лично мне нравилось это чувство, оно у меня осталось ещё с Half-Life. Если говорить про геймлей, то тут ляжет в основу движок, ибо "плавность" (кто играл тот знает о чем я, а кто нет - то обязательно сыграйте и тоже все поймете). Я всегда считал серию игр Half-Life за полноценный одиночный сеттинг (бродить одному), но даже в таких играх персонажи впечатляют своей харизмой и как они поданы, чего только стоит Аликс Вэнс.

    Хотелось бы этим отзывом сделать вклад и для последующих после Half-Life 2 двух эпизодов. Эпизод один и эпизод два - это достойное продолжение и как полноценные две игры. Можно даже сказать одна полноценная игра из трех частей (эпизод три приди, эпизод три приди, эпизод три приди).

    На все времена, к прохождению обязательно и абсолютно не важно олдфаг ты или нет (хотя все олдфаги давно ее прошли).    … Expand
  88. OOa007
    Nov 22, 2018
    9
    All the half life games were amazing, they lead the way for decades to come. im so sad they never finished
  89. Impela
    Nov 19, 2018
    10
    Best game ever!!!!!!!

    Half-Life 2!!!!!!!

    Thx Valve for creating this!!!!!!
  90. MillersWeeb
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    Zero. This game is too overrated, stubpid 1984 parody with blend characters and retarded gameplay.
  91. MathiasVoorhees
    Nov 1, 2018
    10
    I will publish a full review tomorrow but for now I can say it's the best game I ever played.
  92. Teorell
    Oct 26, 2018
    10
    I just wanted to score that great game 10/10. Every one knows, it is perfect.
  93. killer1237
    Oct 24, 2018
    10
    Play it right now. If you have been a gamer for a long time and still haven't touched this, you are not a real gamer.
  94. Rapida716
    Oct 4, 2018
    10
    This is one of the best games in the history of mankind, a pity the sequel did not come out, but we are all looking forward to it. Prohrodil in length and across times 10. Cool game, 10/10.
  95. gameboy92
    Sep 29, 2018
    7
    For a game that came out at 2004 it have good graphics however the game play is not the best. you know what I mean the game control is not as good as you think it is lol however the story is interesting

    Story 9/10 Realistic 6/10 Graphic 7/10 Game play 6/10 Sound 8/10 --------------------- Total 7.2 Single player time max 12 houes Worth to buy this game with $ 9.99 ? yes but    For a game that came out at 2004 it have good graphics however the game play is not the best. you know what I mean the game control is not as good as you think it is lol however the story is interesting

    Story 9/10
    Realistic 6/10
    Graphic 7/10
    Game play 6/10
    Sound 8/10
    ---------------------
    Total 7.2

    Single player time max 12 houes
    Worth to buy this game with $ 9.99 ? yes but you can wait for bundles    … Expand
  96. Dagfinn
    Sep 22, 2018
    8
    A deserved classic. Great story and shooting and a bit of puzzling. Loses some points because the story will never be finished though.
  97. balding
    Sep 9, 2018
    10
    Un clásico con un brillante diseño de niveles y mecánicas muy sólidas a la par que satisfacyorias. O obstante, tiene unos problemas de ritmo en su narración bastante grandes. La acción se prolonga demasiado y da la sensación de que sucede mucho más de lo que realmente ves. Tampoco los personajes son interesantes. Se puede rescatar quizás a Alyx Vance. Aún así un juego brillante eUn clásico con un brillante diseño de niveles y mecánicas muy sólidas a la par que satisfacyorias. O obstante, tiene unos problemas de ritmo en su narración bastante grandes. La acción se prolonga demasiado y da la sensación de que sucede mucho más de lo que realmente ves. Tampoco los personajes son interesantes. Se puede rescatar quizás a Alyx Vance. Aún así un juego brillante e imprescindible… Expand
  98. Sterplay2010
    Jul 30, 2018
    10
    Un juego magnifico en todos lo sentidos, el motor gráfico Source le da ese toque de realismo que hoy en día carecen algunos juegos triple A. Una historia increíble, cada personaje tiene una historia que contar y por eso hace a Half life 2 una experiencia única.
  99. marklapour
    Jul 30, 2018
    10
    a masterpiece go get it now if you haven't the game still looks amazing the level design is genius the chase sections are intense and you're always immersed that's nuts for a 2004 pc game the only negative is that we don't have half life 3
  100. AmericansArePop
    Jul 22, 2018
    10
    This is the best game i ever played. A true masterpiece. I`ve never saw and i will never see a better game. Only if hl3 comes out. 12/10
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Awards & Rankings

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#1 Best PC Game of 2004
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#1 Most Discussed PC Game of 2004
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#1 Most Shared PC Game of 2004

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
96

Universal acclaim - based on 81 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 81 out of 81
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 81
  3. Negative: 0 out of 81
  1. CPUGamer
    100
    Nothing less than a revolution in the gaming industry that will keep gamers busy for years to come, just as the original did.
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  2. Play.tm
    95
    An ephemeral and controversial ending, along with the few issues described above, means that for me, Half-Life 2, while a compelling and highly enjoyable game, falls short of the size of impact that the first title had on the gaming world.
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  3. Playboy
    100
    A graphics overhaul delivers detailed facial animations and sophisticated physics that leave battle zones strewn with debris after intense shootouts with shuffling corpses, overfed curstaceans and other assorted foes. [October, p.37]
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