Half-Life 20 Years Later: An LGR Retrospective
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Published 2018-11-16
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All Comments (21)
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Jesus Christ, 20 years. Half-Life is now as much of a retro game as Space Invaders was at the time of Half-Life's release.
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I remember when this game was released. I played it, and finally got to the surface. I was thinking "yeah, I guess I'm just about finished with the game, it was really good", and then I realized it just kept going, and going, and going... I actually sent an email to Valve, thanking for the excellent game. Someone called Gabe Newell replied and said "I'm glad you like the game, we worked really hard on it".
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I remember watching the whole train ride for the first time, assuming it was a prerendered video, and so I didn't touch my keyboard and mouse. When Barney opened the train door at the end ("looks like you're running late!") I realized it was all realtime. So I restarted the game. :)
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I was 30 when Half life came out. I can't wait to play Half Life 3 when I'm 80.
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6 years back: Wolfstein 3D 6 years forward: Far Cry This was a epic time in gaming history
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"Throwing science at the wall to see what sticks." Top-notch writing, my man.
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its a bummer that half life’s strongest enemy are ladders.
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I remember being scared when the guy with the faucet eye came on the loading screen. In 99 I was 6 years old. This was one of the first PC games I was ever exposed to and I remember it being the most awesome thing I had ever seen. I would think about this game, along with the other half life games, all day during school. It will always be special to me.
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Gordan Freeman is supposed to be 27? Wow. That's weird. I always took him as middle-aged.
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20 years? Thanks for making me feel old.
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(im 18) i played this game during quarantine, and i was surprised on how well a 1998 game can hold up against modern titles, it may not have the best sound or graphics now, but its essence its still as powerfull 20 years later, ive never knew i would have a 1998 game on my top list of all favorites, but its there, and i love it.
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I still remember the first time I played half life at my friends house. I was so blown away since I only had an N64 at the time and didn’t know games like that existed. I begged my mom for a computer and she somehow scrounged enough for one and got me the half life adrenaline pack for Christmas a few months later. There’s never been another game that had such an impact on me.
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Ah yes, the crouch jump. The gaming equivalent of learning to ollie on a skateboard.
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That first scene on the train is unforgettable. It was a different way of telling stories within video games. I was also more of a Unreal Tournament kind of guy, but the legacy that Half-Life left is undeniable.
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Some of the banter of the scientists was hilarious. I also loved how you'd turn a corner and a head crab would jump at you, making your heart race.
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This was the 90s Camry of PC games, built to last forever.
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"One misjudged fart and you're dead" Comment of the year right here.
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"Can't really go off the rails" Shows footage of him playing the "On a rail" chapter
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Had to come back to this after Half-Life on Steam had its 25th anniversary update. The menu from the original '98 release has been restored and several bugs have been fixed, among many other things.
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Interesting that you mentioned the Mist as being an inspiration. The game was actually going to be called “Quiver”, which is a reference to the Mist’s project Arrowhead, which led to the dimensional rift. Half Life was definitely a better title though.
