• @messem10@lemmy.world
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      3•3 years ago

      Its basically the intro to the original Half-Life game. If you haven’t I’d highly suggest playing the original or getting Black Mesa which is a remake of the original by a third-party company but with Valve’s blessing to do so.

      • doglips
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        4•3 years ago

        This is the intro to Half-Life 2, but the original and Black Mesa are great games as well.

      • @CrypticCoffee@lemmy.world
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        0•3 years ago

        Not my cup of tea. Preferred RTS etc. Not really bothered other than GoldenEye, Quake 2 and a little timesplitters with friends. FPS doesn’t interest me.

        • @Octorine@midwest.social
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          2•3 years ago

          I hate FPS games. They’re probably my least favorite genre. I really enjoyed HL2.

          Although, I was playing through the series to get ready for Alyx, so that may have colored my perception.

    • Erikatharsis
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      1•3 years ago

      It’s a parody of Dr. Breen’s “Welcome to City 17” speech from the start of Half-Life 2. If you’ve never played Half-Life 2, then it’s a very, very, very strong recommend from me.

    • Joe
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      0•3 years ago

      If you haven’t played half life 2 you should stop what you’re doing right now and do that.

      • Black AOC
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        0•3 years ago

        Iunno, man. I am an old-school FPS head; but I’d never recommend a playthrough of HL2 to anyone who hadn’t before because it really just feels like a tech demo with bare connective tissue for story. HL1? Black Mesa? Yeah, sure; but not 2.

        • Joe
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          2•3 years ago

          Agree to disagree on HL2.

          HL1/Black Mesa also excellent though.

      • @CrypticCoffee@lemmy.world
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        Not a fan of AAA and don’t like FPS. Played 20 mins of Halo and it wasn’t for me.

        Edit: wrong game, still point stands.

        • @676@lemmy.ca
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          1•3 years ago

          My brother. They are no where near the same game. I understand not liking first person but halo and half life are not comparable past first person.

          There’s a reason Valve can’t make a third and it’s because 2 can’t be topped.

            • @HerzogVonWiesel@sh.itjust.works
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              1•3 years ago

              I mean if you want to simplify those two, lets go a step further: Its no different from the games you actually like to play: click, see flashy lights!

              • @CrypticCoffee@lemmy.world
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                -1•3 years ago

                No. You do realise there is lots of gaming genres? I understand it isn’t obvious if you have been gaming 10 years and only play AAA.

                  • @CrypticCoffee@lemmy.world
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                    -1•3 years ago

                    Absolutely not. You call me a troll and then call me rude? Getting bashed for not knowing a FPS game then getting bashed for it is really something. Check my first post, it was positive despite not knowing the reference.

                    If you don’t expect there to be frustration when franchises like Bullfrog got swallowed and killed and folk don’t want to play the only types of genres being pushed?

                    Are we not free to like what we like?

                    Can we not have a different opinion…

                    Oh gosh, is this reddit again?

        • poVoq
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          0•3 years ago

          Halo is a totally different game though…

            • poVoq
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              3 years ago

              Mostly no. And anyways that’s the same as saying that all sports that include a roughly sphere shaped prop are the same.