For those of you that have never had the pleasure of seeing the ending, I’ve summarized it for you in the following screenshot.

The Fabulous Half-Life Ending

No, really, that’s pretty much it. Well, you’d have to see it for yourself to understand.

Off to play the expansion packs I go!

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!