I'm not gonna make much of a review, because what I would say about this game has already been said.

Should you buy it? Yes, you should. It is great. Buy Half-Life 2 and the two episodes.

Instead with this review, I'm gonna tell a story. The story of one single combat medic I met along the way. Female_01.

She was busy nursing a guy on the verge of death when me and my group of rebels found her. And although she was a medic with a medkit, his death was guaranteed by a line of code beyond our existence.

As I turned into an alley I heard his death, and then she came running into our group and simply said, "I'll follow you."

We kept pushing through the city, ever closer to the Citadel. For awhile, it was easy-going. No rebels dead. Metropolice, however, took the full force of our resistance.

It was when the soldiers started showing up some of the rebels began to drop.

We were in a tunnel, making a stand while another medic planted some charges to blow open our exit. There were pieces of manhacks all over the floor, and the corpses of Combine were still fresh.

Then, just as I was about to leave, I noticed one of us weren't accounted for.

I ran back through the tunnel, worrying we'd lost a man. I was 100% we had, so I was just confirming that thought.

Then I found his arm poking around a corner, and I brought him back to the squad.

I split up, opened a door, and then got the squad moving again.

Blah blah blah, picture loads of gunfights and action. We lost some men, and at one point I was down to just 3 people. One guy with a pulse rifle, two medics, with one still being Female_01.

Carrying on, we fought through some apartment complexes, regrouping with Alyx. Then we ended up in the courtyard.

I was running around, shotgunning Combine and tossing nades.

Female_01 called out to me: "Take this medkit!" But I was too busy shooting.

While I myself was fighting off the ever-growing Combine assault, I noticed how she was now no longer behind cover like the rest of the 3 rebels, but was now out in the open, shotgunning Combine with no care in the world.

She was just standing there. Menacingly.

Eventually she moved, but I was certain that if we were there any longer, she would've been dead, and the longest running rebel in my squad would've had her run over.

If I'm not mistaken, the squad AI's always been a little finicky in this game. As annoying as the "Sorry, Freeman" and the "Let me get out of your way" moments are, I still appreciate their old school code.

I'm not gonna make much of a review, because what I would say about this game has already been said. Should you buy it? Yes, you should. It is great. Buy Half-Life 2 and the two episodes. Instead with this review, I'm gonna tell a story. The story of one single combat medic I met along the way. Female_01. She was busy nursing a guy on the verge of death when me and my group of rebels found her. And although she was a medic with a medkit, his death was guaranteed by a line of code beyond our existence. As I turned into an alley I heard his death, and then she came running into our group and simply said, "I'll follow you." We kept pushing through the city, ever closer to the Citadel. For awhile, it was easy-going. No rebels dead. Metropolice, however, took the full force of our resistance. It was when the soldiers started showing up some of the rebels began to drop. We were in a tunnel, making a stand while another medic planted some charges to blow open our exit. There were pieces of manhacks all over the floor, and the corpses of Combine were still fresh. Then, just as I was about to leave, I noticed one of us weren't accounted for. I ran back through the tunnel, worrying we'd lost a man. I was 100% we had, so I was just confirming that thought. Then I found his arm poking around a corner, and I brought him back to the squad. I split up, opened a door, and then got the squad moving again. Blah blah blah, picture loads of gunfights and action. We lost some men, and at one point I was down to just 3 people. One guy with a pulse rifle, two medics, with one still being Female_01. Carrying on, we fought through some apartment complexes, regrouping with Alyx. Then we ended up in the courtyard. I was running around, shotgunning Combine and tossing nades. Female_01 called out to me: "Take this medkit!" But I was too busy shooting. While I myself was fighting off the ever-growing Combine assault, I noticed how she was now no longer behind cover like the rest of the 3 rebels, but was now out in the open, shotgunning Combine with no care in the world. She was just standing there. Menacingly. Eventually she moved, but I was certain that if we were there any longer, she would've been dead, and the longest running rebel in my squad would've had her run over. If I'm not mistaken, the squad AI's always been a little finicky in this game. As annoying as the "Sorry, Freeman" and the "Let me get out of your way" moments are, I still appreciate their old school code.