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Banderfetch
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First off, let me say that I'm not a hardcore gamer but I've played a whole hell of a lot of games in the last 10 years. There's only a few that I really really like. I've hardly ever posted on forums either. That being said, I am so impressed with this game that I sought out a site where I could tell everyone just how good I felt about it.
Up until now I've never played a FPS that caught my fancy in the least. To me it is ultimately the atmosphere of a game that keeps my attention. Fallout 1 and 2 and Thief 1 and 2 are probably the most memorable games I have played up until now, and they are so memorable largely because I could immerse myself in their worlds completely. These games are all very different of course, but all of them have a solidly immersive atmosphere that takes hold and keeps me riveted.
Like I said, I've played a lot of games, but these few will forever stick out in my mind. I think of them the way I think of the very best novels I've read, the best movies I've seen. It is not the graphics and technicalities of a game that make it or break it for folks like myself (though these things are still very important.) It is instead the experience of the game itself.
Anyway, I had a great deal of fun playing Half Life 2 and rank it amongst the best games ever made. I now have my top 3 most beloved game series of all time instead of just 2. Now I need to go see how Episode 1 pans out.
~ bander
Up until now I've never played a FPS that caught my fancy in the least. To me it is ultimately the atmosphere of a game that keeps my attention. Fallout 1 and 2 and Thief 1 and 2 are probably the most memorable games I have played up until now, and they are so memorable largely because I could immerse myself in their worlds completely. These games are all very different of course, but all of them have a solidly immersive atmosphere that takes hold and keeps me riveted.
Like I said, I've played a lot of games, but these few will forever stick out in my mind. I think of them the way I think of the very best novels I've read, the best movies I've seen. It is not the graphics and technicalities of a game that make it or break it for folks like myself (though these things are still very important.) It is instead the experience of the game itself.
Anyway, I had a great deal of fun playing Half Life 2 and rank it amongst the best games ever made. I now have my top 3 most beloved game series of all time instead of just 2. Now I need to go see how Episode 1 pans out.
~ bander
