Alright, today I will be reviewing half-life for the pc. Half-life is a very sophisticated game, and one of my favorites. Will it fare well under the reviewing knife? Read and see!
Graphics: 6/10 the graphics are not one of the best parts of this game, sadly. The textures are very rough, and the models are kinda dark and saggy? If that works lol. But it just does not look good, but graphics do not completely make the game, so that is not so bad.
Sound: 9/10 the sound in this game is great. The music that plays and gets you pumped during a fast paced part is very fitting! And all the gunshot noises and footsteps are pretty good for the 90's! And don't think I am sweetening the rating cause I love this game, as that 's not the case. And I like the army voice clips when you fight an hecu soldier. Those are cool. I bet if you slowed it down you could understand it better. But yeah, sound is pretty great on this game.
Addictiveness: 6/10 this game is not very addictive. You play it. Once, and that is that. It does not make it a boring game, just not very addictive after first go of the game, you know? Because all the twists and excitement is gone, because you played the game once already. But do not let that dissuade you from purchasing this game. Because again, vindictiveness is not everything as long as the game stands up to one play through.
Story: 10/10 The story for this game rocks. Basically, you are Gordon Freeman, theoretical physicist, first day of work at black mesa, and you arrived late. (What a screw up lol!) So you ride the tram to your lab, and you hop in to your hev suit. (Hazardous environment something.) And you do an experiment, where you are going to try to open a portal to this other dimension, Xen, and get some samples or something. And there is the slightest possibility of a "resonance cascade" happening, which if this happens, all hell breaks loose. And you perform the experiment, and surprise, surprise, a resonance cascade happens! You black out, and when you come to, you see the lab being torn apart. And then you must battle your way through black mesa, because I am not going to spoil the ending, because you really need to play it for yourself.
Depth: 8/10 this game will certainly take a while to complete. You have a hella lotta stages, which you must battle through and find weapons and ammo, and the lot. There is a nice variety in the monsters you face and the weapons you find. Hell, you find a crowbar and beat people to death with that! You can get a pistol, a shotgun, a lot of stuff like that. And there is a few different difficulty modes, so this game has SOME repeatability. And there is a hazard course tutorial level, and you can play online, also. But the servers are dead, for the most part, and anyone who plays on them are normally hackers, seriously. But this game will take you like a week to beat.
Difficulty: 5/10 this game CAN be hard, but not usually. Unless you feel suicidal and set up the difficulty very high. But the a.i. it is not very good, adding to the non-difficulty of the game. But I like my games kind of easy, to be truthful. But anyway, the game can be pretty hard.
Overall: 8.8/10 this game is a must have for any person who has a steam, at only ten dollars. I highly recommend you purchase this game, a very wonderful and great addition to any game library. I hope you enjoyed my game review and I convinced you to purchase this wonderful gem. Goodbye for now.