How Half Life 2 Set The Bar for All Video Games | Retro Perspective Review

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Half-Life 2
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Half-Life 2 (2004)
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Review
Duration: 47:04
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The original Half Life & its sequel Half Life 2 set the bar in many ways. In this review & analysis, we discuss how Valve's FPS series has never really been topped by modern games & many video games still struggle to design fun gameplay scenarios as well as Half Life did years ago with its ingenious game design. #halflife #halflife2 #gamedesign

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00:00 Bringing Black Mesa To Life
05:30 Action Setpieces Done Right
09:25 An Experience Worth Revisiting
12:24 Half Life 2: The Next Level
18:43 Enemy & Gameplay Variety
23:20 Story & Characters
28:05 Revolutionary Graphics & Physics
32:59 Why Weapon Loadouts Don't Matter
35:00 Intelligent Vehicle Sections
39:03 Music & Sound Design
42:19 Comparing To Modern Video Games



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