Half-Life

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9.1

Universal acclaim- based on 5680 Ratings

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  1. AnalythicAld
    Feb 3, 2018
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is the first sequel and breakthrough of Valve, it is a game a bit rusty and old that is still history and famous in the world of videogames, giving way to Counter Strike 1.6, Half life is the root of the counter strike that today in many days and possibly you play, and even though it was difficult at that time to schedule games and it was the only thing that could be done, Goldsrc overcame many barriers that some games at that time did not overcome, of there Valve decided to create Source Engine, the engine that gave birth to more games like Counter Strike Global Offensive, until the engine was updated, giving more progress advancing to the hud and the games that used the engine engine engine, and even now there are better games (among them the one used the engine Source Engine first, and then Source Engine 2 is Half Life 2) that this and others, always Half Life will mark history as the first game and the root where more Valve projects were born, Thanks Gooseman, Thanks Gaben, Thanks Valve, Thanks Steam! And thanks to all the team that worked for years in Team Fortress. Team Fortress 2, Left 4 Dead, Left 4 Dead 2, Counter Strike Global Offensive, Counter Strike Source, Counter Strike 1.6, Half Life 2, Half Life 2 Episode 1, Half Life 2 Episode 2, and ... probably in some year , Half Life 3 ...… Expand
  2. HaRDCoRSHiK31
    Dec 9, 2017
    10
    One of the best games ever made. No cutscenes, so you see everything from the eyes of Gordon Freeman, the protagonist. There are almost no invisible walls, but no open world, although the game doesn't feel like it's leading you somewhere when you play the first time. You always feel like you made the right decision to go here or there. Even with few annoying details, such as marines doingOne of the best games ever made. No cutscenes, so you see everything from the eyes of Gordon Freeman, the protagonist. There are almost no invisible walls, but no open world, although the game doesn't feel like it's leading you somewhere when you play the first time. You always feel like you made the right decision to go here or there. Even with few annoying details, such as marines doing 20 dmg with shotgun sometimes on hard or the 5 minute beginning of the game.… Expand
  3. Deid2
    Dec 26, 2017
    10
    Great game by Valve Software, innovation of 1998 and, this good and now. Story about Gordon Freeman. 20+ years old. New-Mexico. Black Mesa.
  4. Em6r
    Feb 19, 2018
    10
    Best Game On My Life The Game is really GREAT!
    -10! IM GIVING TEN THATS AWESOME GAME EVER MADE!
  5. Felipex5012
    Feb 18, 2018
    10
    Simply the best game I've ever played!
    An engaging plot involving aliens and interdimensional portals with a filthy character who leaves killing all enemies with his crowbar. Excellent graphics for your time using the powerful GoldSource engine and for being a game of Valve already to see that this game was made by a very good group I'm just waiting for Half Life 3.
  6. polyakov23
    Mar 20, 2018
    10
    Love this game.20 year was been,but she was great and first significant First Person Shooter.
  7. KingJailson
    May 30, 2018
    10
    Agradeço meu Deus Gaben por ter criado essa obra de arte da face da terra s2
  8. PalpetineSheev
    Mar 20, 2020
    10
    How can I even talk about this game? The influence that is has had on the videogame industry as a whole is so huge that there is literally nothing I could say anything about this and do it justice.
  9. IceDude01
    Jul 19, 2018
    10
    YOU HAVE to play this sometime. A classic.

    A game that should not be missing in anyone 's collection.
  10. daedalus_
    Aug 7, 2018
    10
    this is the game that was revolutionary, for sure one of the best games of all time, if not the best
  11. hopeless1x
    Aug 24, 2018
    10
    Best game of all time.It still interesting to play it again and again,awesome!
  12. PCMasterraced
    Sep 10, 2018
    10
    Best game of all time :DDD If you don't own this you are a poor PC gamer.. Recommended buy!
  13. enei200
    Dec 13, 2019
    10
    It's the game that defined all the FPS games. A legend, which is still fun to play these days. A Must-Play for sure.
  14. greenbey
    Jul 9, 2020
    10
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    Its a masterpiece for its year.
    A true fps classic.
    Story is really good.
    Level is design is perfect until you go to space.
  15. voditelnlo
    Dec 19, 2018
    10
    A masterpiece of epic proportions, the "Saving Private Ryan" of first-person shooters.
  16. DrDayton
    May 29, 2020
    10
    Half Life is a game you must have experienced at least once in your lifetime. It might be a little old and has not the best graphics (anymore) but it has his own charm, which lasts until this day. Thank you Valve!
  17. Regarnoy
    Sep 5, 2019
    10
    Лучшая игра на кончиках пальцев. Советую всем лучше чем готика 2 !!!!!!!!!!!
  18. RazorSamurai
    Jan 10, 2019
    10
    Стоит ли вообще что-то говорить об игре? Да эта игра блять старше меня нахуй. Если бы я жил в том времени и я бы увидел эту игру своими глазами я бы охуел. Игра, которая создала всю историю видеоигр. И это истина. Если вы увидите человека который говорит что халва говно бейте его по ебалу сука, все будет справедливо. Я его прошел 4-5 месяцев назад, для меня было сложно адаптироваться ведьСтоит ли вообще что-то говорить об игре? Да эта игра блять старше меня нахуй. Если бы я жил в том времени и я бы увидел эту игру своими глазами я бы охуел. Игра, которая создала всю историю видеоигр. И это истина. Если вы увидите человека который говорит что халва говно бейте его по ебалу сука, все будет справедливо. Я его прошел 4-5 месяцев назад, для меня было сложно адаптироваться ведь я продукт нового поколения игр, я еще дурак на самой сложной сложности играл, мучался, сейвился по кд рассчитывал боеприпасы патронов. Тут кстати очень большой арсенал оружия и все они пригодятся да и всеми ими стрелять очень приятно. Вообщем о чем я, игра пиздатая. Каждый уважающий себя GaMeR должен пройти халву.
    Поговорим о длс:
    Адриан - заебись но там какая то хернюшка была которая меня бесила но я уже не помню склероз, спасибо вкусно гирбокс
    Барни - спасибо вкусно но что то с прыжками не то
    Ко-оп - поиграл с медведсом в ко-оп было пиздато но она очень легкая потому что была сделана для консолей, концовка хуета    … Expand
  19. SilverOrlov
    Oct 5, 2019
    10
    Do I really need to write anything here? It seems to me that this name is known to any player in this World who caused the appearance of the game.
  20. ITHIRSIZI
    Jul 6, 2023
    10
    It is a game that is the father of FPS games that revolutionized the year and helped shape the gaming community. It is a game that people who are interested in FPS should definitely play!
  21. Sayanora
    Jan 27, 2019
    10
    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    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
  22. COTOR
    Feb 19, 2019
    10
    Лучше игры человечество по прежнему не придумало.
  23. KrauserFear
    Mar 20, 2020
    10
    Man i played it in 2020 the feel like it was really good on those days even I wasn't there now I can understand why half life greatest of all time
  24. NightElves
    Mar 2, 2019
    10
    Worlds greatest FPS game back then and still is. Best intro ever created it puts you in the right mood and the story...…….THE STORY people. Valve knows how to tell a great story through gaming. No wonder it was Game of the Year 1998
  25. 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
  26. Moonman95
    Jun 12, 2019
    10
    This is the best shooter I have ever played. With menacing enemies, intriguing atmosphere, powerful weapons, and an engaging story and presentation makes for the best FPS of all time.
  27. Johnzin
    Mar 23, 2019
    10
    An unforgettable game, a good story, awesome gameplay. One of the best games ever made.
  28. Babutto
    Feb 9, 2023
    10
    It's just a legendary game. A masterpiece of its time. But I'll compare the one available in STEAM to the original I played decades ago.

    Pros.: - Models and animations. In the original one the guards used the whole fist to push the buttons which looked funny. Also, they look better. - Weapons were changed, sounds, it looks modern, newer. - The game is much faster. Cons.: -    It's just a legendary game. A masterpiece of its time. But I'll compare the one available in STEAM to the original I played decades ago.

    Pros.:
    - Models and animations. In the original one the guards used the whole fist to push the buttons which looked funny. Also, they look better.
    - Weapons were changed, sounds, it looks modern, newer.
    - The game is much faster.

    Cons.:
    - However, some scientists look worse (bushy hairstyle scientists - originals were better).
    - Some bugs are same - weird neurotic movements of the characters.    … Expand
  29. elolugo
    Jan 3, 2020
    10
    Excellent game but outdated graphics by today's standards. Anyway, half-life is a must play for every gamer
  30. MYP
    Jun 18, 2021
    10
    Half-Life is a true artistic first-person shooter that introduced the elemnts that the genre really needed back in the 90's. A vast open world with a lot of character, more realistic gameplay, cutscenes or scripted sequences, modding, a complex story, puzzle-solving moments, combining action, horror, story and a brilliant title. Half-Life is a classic that won't disappoint you, the onlyHalf-Life is a true artistic first-person shooter that introduced the elemnts that the genre really needed back in the 90's. A vast open world with a lot of character, more realistic gameplay, cutscenes or scripted sequences, modding, a complex story, puzzle-solving moments, combining action, horror, story and a brilliant title. Half-Life is a classic that won't disappoint you, the only disappointing aspect of Half-Life is its graphics and tbh in my opinion they look very unique and deep. Half-Life changed video games forever and even amazed me today. Play the game if you're a video game enthusiastic, Half-Life is a true gem from the past that everyone should get their hands on.… Expand
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Awards & Rankings

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#1 Best PC Game of 1998
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#1 Most Discussed PC Game of 1998
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#1 Most Shared PC Game of 1998

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Metascore
96

Universal acclaim - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 24
  3. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. All Game Guide
    100
    It isn't everyday that you come across a game that totally revolutionizes an entire genre, but Half-Life has done just that.
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  2. My Gamer
    94
    The storyline runs in perfect harmony with the action and acts as a conduit not a stopgap, or a padding device. Each gaming element compliments the next and the entire presentation is nothing short of, well…dare we say it…revolutionary.
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  3. PC Gamer
    97
    This is The Big One, and it's even better than we could've hoped. [Jan 1999, p.166]
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