With all the excitement in the gaming world surrounding the news of the upcoming Half-Life 2, I decided to install the first Half-Life and play through it again. Just to refamiliarize myself with the game and story, I guess.
I had forgotten how much I enjoyed this game. You turn off the lights, raise the volume just enough, and soon you’re jumping at the slightest noise. This was the first game in which the enemies really felt intelligent. I love how I still get all nervous when I’m low on energy and running for my life from one of those leather-clad female assassins.
Every time I tell my non-gaming friends about nearly falling off my chair when one of my fellow scientists was shot by a sniper as I talked to him, they look at me as if I were insane.
But other gamers understand. The sound of a headcrab leaping out at you from a dark corner is a sound you remember.
I can’t wait for Half-Life 2!