No joke, as much as I like HL2, I just think didn't hold up as good as the first game.

I know Half-Life 2 was groundbraking on many levels, but there are just so many episodes where Valve introduced new mechanics and forced player to use them. I mean, look at how many people hate boat and car segments. I kind of hate those little physics puzzles, because there's a lot of them and they're not that clever. They were just astounding at the time.

Overall, the game still is great to play today and it only proves how massive of a success it was for the industry. I had lots of fun playing it.

No joke, as much as I like HL2, I just think didn't hold up as good as the first game. I know Half-Life 2 was groundbraking on many levels, but there are just so many episodes where Valve introduced new mechanics and forced player to use them. I mean, look at how many people hate boat and car segments. I kind of hate those little physics puzzles, because there's a lot of them and they're not that clever. They were just astounding at the time. Overall, the game still is great to play today and it only proves how massive of a success it was for the industry. I had lots of fun playing it.