Half Life 1 Xen
Can't decide. Both games are AMAZING and enjoyed them a lot.Played HL2 at the release time and it was so good, from gameplay and physics to atmosphere and graphics.Played HL1 a little when I was younger, but didn't like it and it was difficult for me. Then played it 3,4 years ago.
Can't believe they made this masterpiece in 1998.I don't know, maybe HL1 was a better game in it's time and was more 'ahead of it's time', but I have more nostalgia about HL2 and it makes the decision hard for me. Its impact is unquantifiable.
Simple Xen Map for Half-Life Multiplayer Xen style map made by me, where you have to jump other islands to get better weapons.32 players -All weapons except egon and handgreande -Healing pools restores 5 health per seconds -Spawn points are mostly on main island -Any suggestions welcome -You can stay on Space Ship, it cruise around map. Half-Life, stylized as HλLF-LIFE, is a science fiction first-person shooter developed and published by Valve. The player takes the perspective of scientist Gordon Freeman. Designed for Microsoft Windows.
It shifted the entire industry in how they make games. Its design elements are in everything, in RE4, in Uncharted. Half Life ended the classic fps era. It blocked games from being made, it allowed others to exist. It pushed developers to make games that they didnt try before.
You have games compared to it for years after it came out. When your fps game would release for years after HL, the stamp of its quality was how well did it stack against HL. Guys like Neil Druckman said HL was the game that made him want to make games.Its a collosus like no other in gaming.
Its above most games from that ridiculous thread with the most influential games that have no bussiness being there. 2 wasn't perfect, several parts of the game are a slog and/or have poor replay value.I think 2 also suffers from repetitive gameplay.Gordon feels clumsy and floaty too.You had the excellent duck-jump mechanic in 1 that they basically pissed away/streamlined.Low ammo caps in 2 that made ammo management sloppy as hell.Most weapons feel pretty weak/useless. Combine this with the awful ammo caps and either too slow or too fast movement of Gordon and the gunplay as a whole just takes a massive hit. 2 wasn't perfect, several parts of the game are a slog and/or have poor replay value.I think 2 also suffers from repetitive gameplay.Gordon feels clumsy and floaty too.You had the excellent duck-jump mechanic in 1 that they basically pissed away/streamlined.Low ammo caps in 2 that made ammo management sloppy as hell.Most weapons feel pretty weak/useless. Combine this with the awful ammo caps and either too slow or too fast movement of Gordon and the gunplay as a whole just takes a massive hit. I agree with the shooting not being so hot. Gordon jogs at a snail's pace, or you have to press a whole other button to sprint and then Gordon suddenly moves faster than Sonic.
Half Life 2 Xen
His jump is so limp and unsatisfying too.Doom 3 had similar movement mechanics but it worked so much better in that game. And speaking of Doom 3 I could make the argument it's better than HL2. Doom 3 was also seriously inspired by HL1. And Doom 3 went on to create a subgenres of action horror in the dark with flashlights. Dead Space basically exists thanks to Doom 3.Again, the ripple effect Half-Life created is ridiculous. Half life 1: Better weapon and enemy variety/design, better pacing on replays (outside the intro and ending, story sequences are very short vs Half-Life 2's multi-minute locked in a room not-cutscenes that are frankly HL2's most overrated aspect), more challenging (occasionally to bullshit levels, but HL2 is kind of a cakewalk even on Hard). The things I prefer in HL2 (even if HL2 is still better than most FPS gameplay-wise) mostly involve 'softer' things like the worldbuilding and character interactions, which it's still great at but makes it less fun to replay for me.On the other hand I think the HL2 episodes are the best part of the series and close to a perfect hybrid of HL1 and 2's best parts.
When you land on this island, a Vortigaunt and a Houndeye will teleport in.Your first task will be to get from the floating rock island you are on to the mainland below. You'll have to do this by jumping to lower platforms until you are low enough to make the jump. It may seem like there's nowhere to jump, but you have the long-jump module and the gravity here is diminished.From where you are, crouch jump to the nearest floating rock. There's a guy here with a canister of supplies, but since he doesn't really need it anymore, go ahead and take it. There's a vortigaunt waiting for you on the next rock, so take out the crossbow and fire a bolt at him.
A Houndeye and a Vortigaunt will teleport in when you land on the next rock, so be ready for it.From here, it's just a matter of jumping from platform to platform until you're close enough to the surface to jump to it. Remember, don't think that just because you're floating around in space that gravity doesn't apply. Get as close to the ground as you can before dropping down.
If there's another platform circling lower, make sure to jump to it first. With the long-jump module, you can jump extreme distances. Also remember that if it looks like you're going to overshoot your target, you can simply press ↓ (or whatever your move-backward key is) to stop mid-jump. Try to land on this floating platform so you can take out the Houndeyes from afar.When you get down to the ground, it looks pretty barren. There's not much to do here but wander around, so go to the edge of the giant floating space rock and look down.
Half Life Interloper
You'll see one of two giant extending spikes and, eventually, a platform that is hovering around below your level. Jump to this platform when you see it go by.This platform gives you a view of the underside of the rock, where all the action is. As you hover around the giant rock, fire hivehand hornets at Houndeyes you see so they won't be a threat later. As you pass the violet lanterns, duck down and back as far away from them as you can or they will shoot violet rays at you. When the houndeyes are gone, jump from the platform to one of the giant spikes and walk onto the main rock. Go through this little cave to reach the center of the floating rock.There are several new things here to take note of. The first is the violet lanterns hanging from the ceiling.
If you approach them, they will shoot electricity at you unless you destroy them. The next is the small bioluminescent organisms. They will retract if you approach them, but they won't hurt you.
The last thing that you may find here is a small light blue glowing pool of water. This pool will heal you if you stand in the center. When you've found the healing pool, look around and you will find a hole in the wall that leads to the center of the giant rock.Crawl through this opening to find yourself in a small chamber.
There are three pedestals in this room with claw-like devices on top. Approach each one and 'use' it to open the claws. When all three are open, look around for some netting covering some yellow butterflies. Hack away the netting with your crowbar and release the butterflies.
They will fly around for a while before settling on the open pedestals. When all three have landed, they will create a teleporter in the center of the room. Jump into the teleporter to enter the next level.