They are not taxing for modern systems and the game can be played with integrated graphics, albeit with low frame rates at times.
The polygon models look a bit dated, but are fine for the rendering of NPCs, enemies, and the game environment. As with many games, you can sprint, use a flashlight, or even breathe underwater, but all these abilities rely on an auxiliary power supply that’s part of the environment suit, described below. The version I own was ported into the first iteration of Valve’s Source engine, and the game has received updates through the years so even now the images are sharp and the controls respond well. Half-Life 2 controls follow (and probably helped define) the standard FPS model. Your job is to throw off the Combine’s yoke of oppression and liberate the people of Earth. He stumbles into a post-apocalyptic nightmare with humanity under the control of the Combine, a race attracted to Earth by the Black Mesa events. Half-Life 2 begins with the protagonist, Gordon Freeman awakening to the G-Man’s voice. Work for the G-Man’s employers, or die… Freeman reluctantly agrees, and is placed in stasis until such time as his new employers require his services. The game ends with Gordon regaining consciousness to be confronted by the G-Man, who makes him an offer he can’t refuse. After battling evil aliens, discovering evidence that the government knew about the Xen, and besting humans bent on preserving the cover-up, Freeman eventually defeats the creature that’s holding the rift open in preparation for an invasion. In addition to the introduction of Vortigaunts, a species of benevolent intentions but bizarre aspect, the game featured an enigmatic character known as the G-Man. After an experiment to create a working teleportation device goes wrong, a tear in the fabric of space/time is opened drawing the attention of extra-dimensional beings called Xen and other creatures. Half-Life (Valve’s very first video game) told the story of Gordon Freeman, a theoretical physicist working at the top-secret Black Mesa research facility in New Mexico. It’s Retroary, and unfortunately I don’t still own any PC games that are old enough to officially qualify, so this absolutely kick-ass game (close to its 10-year anniversary) will have to suffice.
Half-Life 2, the much anticipated sequel to the original, has the enviable honor of being part of a franchise that some have called the best FPS games ever made.
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