Mate. i dont know what to say. i never got stuck on any of these games and always found a way forward. maybe its just a skill issue idk.
@RationalRegi
3 ай бұрын
I mean I also found the way forward... eventually. Maybe you're just goated, or more perceptive
@mentosvagabond
3 ай бұрын
@@RationalRegi Nah I pretty sure it was skill issues, most of the run time you complain about how hard to fight, control stuff.
@PatrickStarForPresident
3 ай бұрын
@@RationalRegior maybe You suck
@amogus875
Ай бұрын
@@mentosvagabond cry about it half life fan
@random9487
3 ай бұрын
even though im a massive half life fan its honestly so refreshing to see someone make genuine criticisms against the games and i agree with a lot of the points you bring up in the video, genuine criticism is so important because the only way we'll get better games is if we recognize the faults of older games. in general I think the tendency for fandoms to blindly praise whatever they're focused on and to shun criticism does way more harm than good cause it encourages series to stay stagnant instead of taking risks and making changes that could be for the better, Half life alyx is by far my favorite half life game because it makes a lot of big, potentially risky changes to the half life formula (alongside the obvious difference that its a vr game), its debatable weather they're all good changes but it makes the game stand out from the other games instead of being boring and derivative of the previous games.
@RationalRegi
3 ай бұрын
You summed it up really well, and I'm glad you enjoyed the video!
@DavitTheCore
3 ай бұрын
No, it is not. I have never ever seen such an amazing game since Half Life 2.
@DeepInsideZettaiRyouiki
3 ай бұрын
Funny ...for me, new infamous Prey beats it to death... ...but same as yours, it's just an opinion. Like ass...every one have their own.
@TheHunt890
3 ай бұрын
@@DeepInsideZettaiRyouiki As a Half-Life fan, I found Prey incredibly boring.
@jopansmark
3 ай бұрын
@@DeepInsideZettaiRyouiki prey sucks balls like your mother. Half Life 2, aka the best game ever, doesn't.
@hhnoyeet342
3 ай бұрын
@@DeepInsideZettaiRyouiki......okay.......
@DavitTheCore
2 ай бұрын
@@DeepInsideZettaiRyouiki Yep, we both have opinions and I respect that. What do you think makes prey better than HL2? I might give it a shot!
@Bendebuu16
3 ай бұрын
I do wish to note, the black ops assassins in half life 1 only stealth in hard difficulty
@RationalRegi
3 ай бұрын
Oh wow, I didn't know that.
@3amorogamer246
3 ай бұрын
@@RationalRegi they only go invisible in hard not stealth did this guy play at all?
@connieredacted7557
3 ай бұрын
It's honestly so refreshing to see a half life video that isn't endlessly gushing about how great it is, sure I don't agree with everything but it's so much more interesting to think what the game could've done better.
@RationalRegi
3 ай бұрын
Happy to hear you enjoyed, even if you disagreed with some of the points!
@DragonFlameAU
3 ай бұрын
While I disagree with almost ever negative thing you said I do tend to agree the games are a little clunky by modern standards. Your opinions on Xen and the ending of Half Life 2 are spot on. I have no idea how you got lost in these games considering how linear they are though, I think that's a you problem and not the games. Thanks for sharing your opinions.
@RationalRegi
3 ай бұрын
And thank you for sharing yours, too! As much as the levels are linear, sometimes the pathway isn't always clear. I didn't think I could go under that bridge bit in Half-Life 2 because it was dark, so I didn't think there was a path under there, hence the sped-up box-stacking. I'm glad you found the video engaging, though!
@buttcube6085
25 күн бұрын
He got LOST in half life? And I'm supposed to listen to this guy? Thanks for saving me 40 minutes 🤣
@ansonx10
3 ай бұрын
I personally didn't play any of the Half Life games until 2019. I had seen The Orange Box on store shelves as a kid, and was intrigued by the Portal logo (the stick figure guy, in particular). When I picked up the box, I saw some other weird games I didn't care about. They were clearly not the style of game that interested me. But later I would discover TF2 Gmod videos, which made me want to play the game, so I did as soon as it was released on Mac. I enjoyed it a lot. (Don't worry, I later switched to Windows and then to Linux. Arch btw.) Skipping ahead many years, I eventually played Half Life. It turned out that it was right up my alley. I loved everything about it, even the difficult parts. I tend to make heavy use of quicksave, so a lot so difficult sections were more of puzzle to figure out rather than a slog. I loved exploring the world and the story it told. I played both expansion packs in chronological order as well, and loved them too. (I should re-play them at some point, actually.) Then I played Half Life 2, and absolutely fell in love, more than I had with the first game. The world and story had only gotten cooler. I didn't think anything overstayed its welcome. On subsequent replays (of which I have done many) some sections are less fun than others, but overall I still love it. I didn't have any rose-tinted glasses of nostalgia, or care about how it revolutionized the industry, but I certainly have nostalgia for it now, and it's pretty cool to know that it was responsible for the features we've come to expect of many other games. I wish I could experience it for the first time again.
@__ash_____
3 ай бұрын
Big Half-Life fan myself, but I too find it infuriating how every Half-Life game ends on a cliffhanger, even Half-Life Alyx that only partially resolved Episode 2's ending.
@Vultonized7
3 ай бұрын
It is such a breath of fresh air seeing someone actually being unbiased when making a half life video, not just saying that it is a "underrated masterpiece" and thinks as if it's the second coming of the lord
@lack_o_black
3 ай бұрын
tbh hl 1 is designed in a diffrent way than fps games of both its time and today, you are a theoretical phisicist not a soldier, you cant rely on skill alone, you have to think, because just going in guns blazing will almost always kill you, wich explains why you found it difficult to combat hecu marines, do not confront them in direct combat but when its absolutly neccessairy, snarks and the tau cannon along with plastic explosives are definetly as "think" weapons, and the game's slogan was "run think shoot live" not run fight reload die repeat, you misunderstood the way you should play the game, the smg and shotgun are just an option in your arsenal
@RationalRegi
3 ай бұрын
The hardest difficulty certainly forced me to play in the way you described, but my point is that the hyper-awareness of the soldiers tends to throw any semblence of planning and strategy away, and it just ends up becoming trial and error until you make it past the senario. It doesn't help that the "stealth" system is poorly implemented, so in some sections where careful planning would be a viable option, like that area full of soldiers with the tank, you can't really approach it in a stealthy manner. A single jump or slight uncrouched movement alerts all of them to your exact position, the same as any attack will.
@sneedle2316
3 ай бұрын
Half Life is great but it's hard for me to have overwhelming praise for a series that's not even finished
@RationalRegi
3 ай бұрын
Which is understandable, for sure
@st.paddymad7085
3 ай бұрын
When I was younger, I thought it was, but I was a foolish individual in my youth, so now, as a older lad who has hopefully grown wiser, I think Half-Life is just perfect the way it is.
@theditty.itmasterlhammafia4346
3 ай бұрын
Why didn't you also do opposing Force and blue shift, they belong in this franchise too and they're canon to the entire timeline
@RationalRegi
3 ай бұрын
I was told I could skip out on them and it wouldn't matter too much. I could always go and play them, if they have significance
@jopansmark
3 ай бұрын
@@RationalRegi every half life related game is automatically significant
@kyouko5363
3 ай бұрын
There are some things I agree with, others I disagree with, but I subscribed to your channel after watching this for a different reason: the fact that you made this video to begin with. Exploring questions that others won't ask because the very act of questioning certain things risks character assassination, as though attempting to answer it were blasphemous, including cases where the conclusion aligns with that of the mob, because to them, the question shouldn't have been asked in the first place. It takes courage to even ask those questions in such a public manner, knowing you might face backlash, but sticking true to honest criticism and the pursuit of objectivity; you've earned my respect, regardless of how I personally view Half Life.
@RationalRegi
3 ай бұрын
That is one of the highest compliments I've ever received. Thank you! It took A LOT of effort to make this video, so this really made me happy to hear :D
@3amorogamer246
3 ай бұрын
there's multiple you problems about half life 1 but says that it's bad design
@v-14415
2 ай бұрын
Valve actually planned to make Episodes into one game while in development, but due to deadlines they had to split them
@can9660
3 ай бұрын
Hey! Wonderful video! I thought I was watching someone who had millions of subs (2.5k at the time of writing this), keep up the good work and you'll definitely go big. The video was a joy to watch and it felt very professionally made. While I may not agree with everything, you made good points and I agree with most of what you said. I think it's very respectable that you try and take a very rational and skeptical look at something that's universally agreed to be incredible, especially that some backlash from people is a given (especially because some people will just disregard everything you said and just tell you that you're wrong). It's always a good thing to question well-established things and to spark a discussion. In regards to looking at old games, I think that more often than not, the older games are usually going to be a lot more clunky and less intuitive than modern games, simply due to being old and it may be a good idea to judge them based on when they were made, just to be fair with them. I think that the half life series is very good, but certainly not the best. For its time however, all the games were masterpieces and if you keep in mind how revolutionary it was for the people of that time, you may help you appreciate it more. Every time you throw a physics object you think "Wow, imagine how insane this was for the people at the time". I get that your review was more about whether the game hold up in the present day, but that's where my appreciation of the games comes from. Thank you for questioning the status quo, I think it's very valuable and needed. Keep making high quality content! Subscribed, left a like and waiting for more. :)
@RationalRegi
3 ай бұрын
There will be more coming soon. I said at the end that I do like the games, and I made sure to give the physics system some love. I can imagine at the time it was pretty huge, and even by modern standards, the only other game I've seen thoroughly implement physics like this in a game is Boneworks VR. I am glad you enjoyed the video this much! It took me a lot of effort to make, and I've got plenty more videos ideas to work on!
@goosemann2389
3 ай бұрын
when i clicked this video i thought id'd have like at least 50k views, and i was surprised when i saw how little attention this video's getting despite the great quality.
@RationalRegi
3 ай бұрын
I only just uploaded it yesterday. Thank you though for the compliment :D
@CameronCrossman-y2w
3 ай бұрын
Least insane Manhack enemy enjoyer
@RationalRegi
3 ай бұрын
Hahahaha
@jopansmark
3 ай бұрын
I disagree with everything. All three major Half Life entries were technologically superior to any game released prior and shortly after. Most notably, Half Life 2 engine was so good that it left John Carmack himself and his Doom 3 shamefully swallow dust. And because of its art style its graphics preserved well compared to other games of the time. Half Life 1 was the first game to present seamless level transition making all other 1998 games obsolete before they even hit the store shelves. HLA quadripled Valve Index sales because it was that good and it's rumored that if you die in Half life 3 you die in real life.
@RationalRegi
3 ай бұрын
"Seamless level transitions" even though the game has to stop and load the next area for 2-3 seconds on an SSD, which means it probably took longer on Hard-Drives. I wouldn't call it "seamless", but I'm sure for the time, it was impressive. This technologically superior argument doesn't hold as much water as you'd like it too. Just because Half-Life 2 has a physics system and good graphics, doesn't mean it's a miles better experience than other games without those qualities. I can't comment confidently on Half-Life Alyx's gameplay, however I can comment on the fact that it's influence on selling more Index's doesn't necessarily say anything about how good the game is. It just shows how highly inflated opinion is on Half-Life as a series. Maybe in the future I might say something different when I've played it.
@3amorogamer246
3 ай бұрын
A lot and I mean a LOT of the problems you had with half life 1 were skill issues my first time playing I had a lot less of these problems SERIOUSLY there's a bit of stuff I can agree with but there's too much stuff that really were skill issues even worse you on your FIRST playthrough played on HARD difficulty that is literally so funny what were you expecting. The crap about the grunts being hard is skill issue they literally come around the corner absolutely begging to be alt shot by the shotgun which if you press alt shot it fires 2 shots valve thought the little barrel below the actual gun barrel which this barrel is used to store shells was a second barrel funnily enough anyway the grunts are really the fun of the game it got real boring after it and yes the worst parts are the ON A RAIL chapter and the XEN chapter xen was actually rushed by the developers also can you review black mesa next time? no not black mesa the facility you're inside of in the game but instead a literal FAN REMAKE which is actually harder than the original too it's gorgeous I am going to make another reply cause I want it to be separate and it will address more of the problems in the video
@3amorogamer246
3 ай бұрын
@@RationalRegi I hope you read the other reply which leads to this one so regarding the problems about the game you're Gordon Freeman not the doom guy you're a scientist the only difference between you and the other scientists being slaughtered in the worst way possible is that you have a HEV suit think like one think like a theoretical physicist there's a area I think in the chapter OFFICE COMPLEX there is a broken light and the room is flooded and the water is electric since there's the wire of the broken light going into it the first thing you will think of is to find a light switch to turn off the light and remove the electricity from the water and then you can proceed safely also a lot of stuff really is skill issues like first playthrough and you seriously choose the hard difficulty what were you expecting even worse some of the problems weren't even from the hard difficulty it was also skill issues combined there's a video about all of this stuff here I will link it instead kzitem.info/news/bejne/xZ1rq4WvsJFoe6A
@RationalRegi
3 ай бұрын
I have played Black Mesa all the way through on Medium, and found it a fair bit easier and more enjoyable than the original on both Medium and Hard. I can add it to the list of video ideas to do in the future, for sure. I didn't try to blaze through the game like Doom Guy. I found out I couldn't do that when I got my arse handed to me by the Military guys when I first encountered them. I tend to play every game I come across on the second hardest difficulty to give myself a challenge and really grapple with the mechanics of the game. Half-Life only had 3 options, so I opted for Hard, thinking it would be challenging, but not overbearing. I opted for Medium when I played Half-Life 2, and it was much more pleasant and easy going, but I think that's because they'd made the difficulties easier overall. Half-Life 1's Medium and Half-Life 2's Medium are wildly different, which I chalked up to enemy design, hence the complaints about the soldiers.
@3amorogamer246
3 ай бұрын
@@RationalRegi I am going to be honest here with all honesty a lot of the points feel like bullshit there's another comment by someone who said that everything about HL1 can be boiled down to not understanding and I am going to be honest here. Everyone has their opinions the majority and I mean an insane amount of people think this game is good meanwhile your opinion is that it's not that good and what can I do about it? Ask god to make your opinion like others? everyone has their own opinion so the game is really good and of course there will be a small and i mean very small portion of people who may not like it and it's not like I could change their opinion
@Mokila795
3 ай бұрын
almost every argument in the half-life one section can be boiled down to not understanding the mechanics. one that stuck out like a sore thumb was that there a leaps of faith that have limited air movement. the game by far has THE best air movement in the entire genre. the fact you have played portal, left 4 dead and CS:GO without noticing the easy to pickup air strafe mechanic is kind of a shocker.
@RationalRegi
3 ай бұрын
Even with B-Hop strafing you build speed when you do that, so it's still difficult compared to pressing backward and coming to a dead stop mid air
@jasonrigg-y7w
Ай бұрын
@TheRationalRegiShow you just weren't thinking about it man I completed this game as a child over 20 years ago on ps2 and I struggled the same way you did but I don't blame the game for it I blame myself and I didn't moan about it I just got in with it and enjoyed a truly great game
@viannizvnv7222
2 ай бұрын
the comment to like ratio is crazy
@staple_boi
Ай бұрын
I've just never found the gameplay of half-life 2 entertaining. Walk, shoot, press button. The boring disjointed "dialogue" with Gordon is so annoying. And the character always do it tongue and cheek "hey Gordon remember me…………………a man of few words haha" the entire game. The weapons are boring and generic or redundant like the combine rifle, just another smg. I found myself skipping to the next episode because I was so bored with the gameplay I just wanted to see the next plot point. I remember trying to play the game and it just felt like a boring slog.
@aquelecientista4491
3 ай бұрын
I admire your effort to analyze these games. Although I believe the overwhelming appreciation for Half Life games comes far beyond its limitations and rather from the community around it making theories, modding, from what the players were able to create upon it.
@danielsurvivor1372
2 ай бұрын
I think Black Mesa remake of Half Life 1 is overrated, but HL1 itself is still really good, minus one or two chapters
@-hamis-1341
3 ай бұрын
NO.
@jonessii
3 ай бұрын
nope. didn't watch. have a pity engagement and give thanks to the youtube algo
@overfoxy
3 ай бұрын
Great video! As someone who considered himself "late to the party" when i played through these games in late 2019 i think it's a much different experience playing through them now compared to when they were first released. For me though, i had played very few first person shooters on pc which made the experience much more engaging as i had little to compare the core gameplay loop with. Personally, i find half life 1 alot more janky and dated than the sequel in many ways including difficulty, level design and the story. I like that you criticized the cliffhangers in all the games as someone experiencing the events blind, i had known way too much about the games and lore before i played where these parts didnt bother me as much.
@RationalRegi
3 ай бұрын
I really don't like it when games hide their lore and story outside of the game. Its SUPER annoying to me. Thank you though for the compliment! You should totally experience more First Person Shooters!
@overfoxy
3 ай бұрын
@@RationalRegi really? I've always appreciated when lore like the breen grub is hinted at in game but most of the lore is found from outside sources and fan theories, it's hard to tread that fine line but it makes it really fun for the community to decide. I think half life is a great example of this and also dark souls. But I do agree that something as big as the borealis is never properly explained in game. And I have! Some of my favourites are titanfall 2, insurgency sandstorm and the always addicting counter strike. I meant to say that I hadn't played many before playing half life, not that I wasn't very familiar with the genre now lol
@RationalRegi
3 ай бұрын
@@overfoxy OH! right I got ya. And yeah. I don't really mind TOO much when people theorise about things that ARE in the game that get explained in later entries to the game - like the G-Man's involvement in the first game. But when it's stuff outside of the game, it urks me. It's why I find some people just cannot get into FNAF, and why they watch it rather than play it for themselves. I quite like those games too that you listed.
@thegiantrat8779
3 ай бұрын
@@RationalRegiFun fact Titanfall 1 and 2 runs on a modified version of source so all of these games listed are just biiiig half life 2 mods
@viannizvnv7222
2 ай бұрын
i wonder if anyone here's mentioned Entropy: Zero 1 and 2, one of the best mods ever made imo they may not be canon to hl2 but you should definitely check them out sometime
@GooglieHunter
3 ай бұрын
For those too lazy to watch this video: He's upset HL1 is old and doesn't play like new games, and is upset it's hard. He got upset that he got lost in the most linear levels in existence. He was mad the game was too long for his liking, and also got upset because the maps are decorated. He got mad that exploration is a thing, and was mad that it was left on a cliffhanger for a continuation. He was upset because Half Life's community is more like the Source community and follows more of the Source engine than Half Life itself. He liked sound design, art design, and a few gameplay elements. He enjoyed the fact things were interactive, and thought the NPC AI was cool.
@3amorogamer246
3 ай бұрын
for real I bet this is some bait I genuinely think it is now just some comment bait like just think of it put yourself in his place instead of Gordon Freeman you make a video about a old game that everybody played and loves to get views by complaining about dumb shit which are obvious you problems and he barely complained about half life 2 since he can't say bad stuff about it cause it would be too obvious he's bullshitting and uses half life 1's status as a 90s game to be able to say that stuff without it being obvious
@jopansmark
3 ай бұрын
@@GooglieHunter wow, this man got some serious skill issue and he sucks like his mom
@jasonrigg-y7w
Ай бұрын
@@3amorogamer246 a contrarian reviews half life is the correct title for the video
@3amorogamer246
Ай бұрын
@@jasonrigg-y7w I think the game is just not his taste really he told me he played the game like a scientist but it still sucked it's either that or this is just for views
@jasonrigg-y7w
Ай бұрын
@@3amorogamer246 how does he know how it feels to be a scientist it's the air of someone who believes their own bullshit
@berchead12
3 ай бұрын
Uhh.. i know its rude to say "no" to someones opnion, but having an negative opnion about half life is like having an negative opnion on water. no, its not overrated, it will never be overrated.
@RationalRegi
3 ай бұрын
If you know it's rude, then why did you do it? Why preface what you're gonna say with "Yeah, I know it's bad, but I'ma do it anyway". It just makes it sound worse, LMAO.
@alias7goldenletters
3 ай бұрын
you are very stupid
@Frille512
3 ай бұрын
@@RationalRegi Because whether something is rude or not is not something you should base your decision making on. Sometimes you have to do something rude, such as diciplining a child if they do something bad or slamming your door on a religious sect trying to indoctrinate you.
@Frille512
3 ай бұрын
@@RationalRegi Also white people when there's half life retrospectives and exotic cheeses at the function
@jimneycricket
3 ай бұрын
wether it is overrated is subjective just wanna let you know
@I8PC_or_smth
3 ай бұрын
yes, newer games are less difficult than older games, its just another way games have evolved.
@Hearto6636
3 ай бұрын
No.
@TyrannoWright
3 ай бұрын
If Half-Life is overrated, then Call of Duty is underrated... I say no. It's just a solid game that never copped out like any other nowadays to make a social or political statement with it's dialogue or casting and sticking to the story and world-building. Usually the problem is the game's inclusion in Garry's Mod and SFM videos that either only know Half-Life for cat videos/HLVRAI/Skibidi toilet or never touched the game at all. Hell, even I've had talks at work with people if they've ever heard of Half-Life, but they don't than what's currently popular. True, the game itself has it rough in modern standards. But it feels refreshing to return to when you're just feeling unsatisfied with a "realistic tactical extraction" shooter. The modding scene makes this even better like MMod in the last year.
@SimonG258
3 ай бұрын
not really
@aquelecientista4491
3 ай бұрын
Just finished the video. I disagree with a lot of your criterias for "enjoyable gameplay" and "boring gameplay" . For me, the sessions you spoke as undeniable boring were the ones that I enjoyed the most and vice versa. Be careful when deeming something as bad just because you didn't enjoy it, people have different tastes. That being said I truly enjoyed your analysis and effort in understanding what makes these games so especial for everyone. Instead of going the easy path of negative reviews. Also, you pointed out interesting aspects about episode's 2 cliffhanger and hype for episode 3 that I, honestly, have never thought about. It's a shame most people aren't going to give your video a chance and dislike it or click off of it too early.
@RationalRegi
3 ай бұрын
Sadly, A LOT of people have done precisely that. There's been one too many a comment assuming I don't like the games, and hadn't gotten to the end, where I say despite what I say, I enjoyed the games, haha. That's fine if you disagree with my criteria for enjoyable gameplay. I don't know how you'd enjoy some of the parts I did not, but I can appreciate it. My statements in the video aren't objective statements. If I deem something to be bad, it's not fact. You enjoyed it, and some others likely did, too. It's just a subjective statement based upon my experience. I am glad though that you found my analysis of Episode 2 interesting. This particular exchange is the reason I love doing videos. I'm happy you enjoyed!
@aquelecientista4491
3 ай бұрын
@@RationalRegi I'm glad you answered. I felt the need to share my thoughts (wich I usually don't), since you've clearly put a great effort in to making this video.
@sugarpolecat4781
3 ай бұрын
half life 1 and 2 were amazing. It wasn't just going in guns blazing, it was also having to stop and think about your approach. Xen was terrible, because it was rushed, unfortunately to meet the deadlines, even the devs admit they wish they had more time. This also applies for HL2, you have to stop and think. While there are like 1 or 2 sections in both games where you are a little lost, stopping and thinking a little just helps you out a lot. That's why the tagline of HL1 was, Run, Shoot, THINK. It was revolutionary, because it made you play FPS games in a completely different way and it still holds up today. Whilst there are better games, of course, that game has stood the test of time for many many years, because it is actually well designed, more than could be said about today's games and their even poorer storytelling (in many cases). Half-life 2 continued that trend, you have less weapons, because they realised that gamers used only those weapons in HL1, so streamlining the gun choice is not a BAD thing, it's a good thing. How many times have you played a game that gives you 20 guns and you only use 3? CoD, Halo, GTA, Battlefield, there's a lot, so cutting out junk is not a bad thing at all. In every game, there are less favorable sections and sections where you get lost, this game isn't alone and yet those games are highly praised too and not overrated, so why is this one overrated? Because people say it revolutionised the FPS genre (because they did)? You are entitled to your opinion but, I'm gonna disagree with you.
@RationalRegi
3 ай бұрын
I can think of quite a few games where I used the entire arsenal of weapons. I wouldn't categorise GTA5 as one of them. Even if there's a bunch of weapons in one category, each category's weapon archetype was still useful. DOOM eternal was a game that forced you to utilise all of your arsenal because you didn't have much ammo for each weapon. COD had missions where utilising certain weapons was advantageous, and each weapon in the Multiplayer had it's use (same with Battlefield). I cant speak for HALO yet, sadly. But in those games, there's a lot more incentive to use the wide arsenal available to you. I'm glad you disagree though. It makes for fun conversation.
@013wolfwarrior
3 ай бұрын
Alot of your complaints are valid, but also not ignored by the fans, everyone accepts the xen is...rushed... and that on rail drags on, but the game is still fun. I dont think Half life is overrated, It deserves its status as one of the poineers when they came out, and to be rmembered fondly and loved
@013wolfwarrior
3 ай бұрын
Also, no offense you may not have payed attention, The combine CANT create localized teleportation, if they could, nothing could stop them, the Boat, has that technology on it somewhere, so we cant let them have it
@RationalRegi
3 ай бұрын
That was not really mentioned in the games, and you wouldn't know that until Portal, if it's even set in the Borealis. But that's fair. I do think they should be remembered fondly and loved, just not TOO much
@sanitylost4271
3 ай бұрын
I was completely agree, but everything you've said about Episode Two and after is crazy
@canzed1939
3 ай бұрын
Since when Half life being overrated? I think you should talking about the one of the SFM series that probably (or it may) ruined Half life in general (At least to some people saying something like that). Im not gonna mention its name, but its part of the so called term "Brainrot". That's probably a one of the factors that Half-life being overrated.
@TomatoRadio
3 ай бұрын
Those are gmod animations. Not sfm
@ppp-vz1mi
3 ай бұрын
My brother in Christ... this video game is from 2004. Events taking place 20 years later don't matter when reviewing a game.
@thongquehanoi
3 ай бұрын
Half Life 2 should be considered mid-2007 in terms of graphics
@RationalRegi
3 ай бұрын
True. They're surprisingly good for the time
@TyrannoWright
3 ай бұрын
The 2004 build though was very 2003 visually. Considering that's when the game was suppose to ship. It's the Orange Box/Episode 2 that most would remember it looking like.
@mouse-uldefect2748
3 ай бұрын
Cool video! I have to say still that it would be more appropriate to say that you didnt like the game as much as the others do, instead of saying it to be overrated. I do agree with most of your criticisms and I think they are valid, but simmilar claims can be said about tons of other games and still be considered masterpieces. Dark souls is one such game for me. I find lots of things that I personally do not like about it ande still consider it to be a masterpiece, even if it is not my style and I find its flaws to be a bit too big for me. I personally played the half life games long after their release, close to six or five years ago, and still considered them great, so it is not about nostalgia. Even if some of the flaws you pointed out exist, they seem minuscule to me personally. Also on a second note, Barney isnt the guy who lets you in at the begining. The bit with the beer was mostly a reference. You play as him in the Blue Shift expansion for half life 1. He is actually the random guy banging on the door during the intro ride.
@RationalRegi
3 ай бұрын
The problem is I don't say that I don't like the games. Towards the end I say I had fun playing through them, and would highly recommend them to others. I just think it gets overly exaggerated how good these games are. Yeah I could do the same thing against some other games, but just because I can do that, doesn't mean it's any less valid here. If the points I made seem miniscule to you, that's fine. They don't sway my opinion massively towards the negative side, either, but they're still worth acknowledging. I read on the wiki somewhere that Barney is meant to be an amalgumation of all the security guards from Half-Life 1, which is cool, but it's still a pretty jarring introduction to a more unique character that's meant to be one of the many copy-pasted, expendable security guards from the first game, LOL
@mouse-uldefect2748
3 ай бұрын
@@RationalRegi I do understand what you mean to say, but I still believe the game deserves the rank of masterpiece even with all the flaws. That is all I meant to say.
@RationalRegi
3 ай бұрын
That's understandable. I can see why, I just can't place it that high, personally
@nekrovulpes
3 ай бұрын
This entire argument boils down to trying to look at the game separately from its time period and its legacy, but you can't seperate it from that. It came out 25 years ago, you can't appraise it like it came out yesterday, that's missing crucial context. This is the same as saying The Simpsons is overrate, it's the same as saying The Beatles are overrated. They might not seem like anything special now, but that's because every single other game you have played for that last 25 years has been copying it.
@RationalRegi
3 ай бұрын
The thing is: You can do that. Reviewing the legacy of the game isn't really reviewing the game, is it? That's why in this video, I try to separate that out so I'm just looking at the raw game and my experience with it. I acknowledge all of this stuff anyway, like the physics system being revolutionary, and it's legacy. I just didn't let those things skew my opinion, and only based it on my experience with the game. I'd probably do the same with Half-Life: Alyx, or Boneworks: Two games with WAY ahead of their time technological advancements in the VR Gaming industry, and are beloved by their respective communities.
@nekrovulpes
3 ай бұрын
@@RationalRegi It's interesting you mention Alyx, actually. I have been playing it recently, and that one definitely IS over-rated. It's still hailed as one of the high points of VR gaming, and it's a very polished game, but it is horribly paced. You complained how some parts of HL2 drag on- But Half Life: Alyx feels that way for practically the entire first two thirds. It takes the tedious underground parts of Ep1 and stretches them out for about six hours. I think it's kind of just an okay game that gets a pass because VR doesn't have any other AAA competition. But the REAL interesting thing is to compare it to HL2's VR mod. It's quite shocking how the 20 year old classic almost upstages its descendant even as a VR title. But regarding HL as a whole: You still had to touch on all those things because no matter what you do, you can't separate it, even if you say that's what you are doing. The point is your perspective on the game is skewed by the fact you have experienced it outside of that context. I am not saying you don't have the valid right to like or dislike aspects of the game- My point is that you can't be as unbiased as you claim to be, because in fact you're just viewing it from an angle with a different bias.
@RationalRegi
3 ай бұрын
When I experience Alyx, I'll be sure to add it on to the video ideas list, to address whether I can say it also might be overrated or not. I can formulate my own opinions on the games without factoring in public opinion and the contexts which it was made in. I am going to have my own personal biases which I can't avoid, like preferences of videogames, genre preference, and so on. That doesn't stop me from forming an opinion about the games based on my experience playing it, alone. Even if I were to place my opinion within the contemporary contexts of both games releases, I don't think my opinion would change much. It's not as if other contemporary games weren't doing similar things Half-Life was doing at the time. It's why I say while they are great games, their praise is overblown. They just had better tech.
@nekrovulpes
3 ай бұрын
@@RationalRegi mf needs some Zizek in his life. The more you believe you are free of ideology, the deeper you are within it.
@ppp-vz1mi
3 ай бұрын
I can agree with your opinions. They are well presented and relate to my own frustrations.
@Damian-cilr2
24 күн бұрын
Half life 1 no,half life 2 though,absolutely Look i don't want to make wall of text so here's my issues with 2,the story and graphics are fine,but i don't care,i care about gameplay more which...mmm idk The ai in half life 2 just doesn't work well with the maps,the ai felt smarter in half life 1,the guns just have very weak sounds (the mp7 is fine) but the animations for some of them are kinda...worse than half life 1's (specifically the shotgun) they are less stiff but a lot more simple Simply put,the game isn't for everyone,no game is,there's no such thing as a perfect game,nor the best game ever,thats just an unachievable goal
@noone-ez6on
3 ай бұрын
Ok, i get the criticism of the story. It's basically just bunch of cliffhangers stack on top of eachother (maybe that's part od the reason we're prolly never getting a conclusive ending) But as someone who fell in love with this game as a lil' lad, i think what keeps drawing me in is mostly the Lore and the world. Small things, like listening to the whole Kleiner's dialogue in EP1 after you exit the parking lot. There's quite alot of small details, conversations and even radio chatter that only hints at this large, lovecraftian enitity that is Combine and why it is such a grim threat. Hell, i also like the Aperture Science connection, though it is a bit weird looking back at it (i mean, portal 1 was just released and we had no clue what that company was about) I think Marc Laidlaw struck gold with the ideas for this series, but the execution does leave things to be desired. I think his leaving of Valve is yet another reason, why we're probably never getting an ending. Either way, great recap & review. I'd be interested in your thoughts on HL:Alyx. Though, it's pretty hard getting space and money for VR, and now that i think about it, it's story and ending only muddy the lore and ending of episode 2. (it did fix it a bit tho..)
@RationalRegi
3 ай бұрын
I just need to get a new controller so I can move properly in the game. But yeah I agree with you on most of what you said. I'm glad you enjoyed watching!
@Kai-ut3mk
3 ай бұрын
I always love opinions ABT half-life
@RationalRegi
3 ай бұрын
Same
@valvefan
3 ай бұрын
Skibidi toilet: Origins you meant?
@RationalRegi
3 ай бұрын
Shi, my bad
@batorstudio
3 ай бұрын
First 25 seconds, already a massive false claim Sdk is a thing dawg
@slop_core
Ай бұрын
Unrelated, but will you review dying light 2 again after the reloaded edition release? They brought back some of the stuff from dl1 like roaming nighthunters
@RationalRegi
Ай бұрын
A vid is already in the works
@crustycandy3235
Ай бұрын
in terms of gameplay hl2 isnt very fun imo
@liukang85
2 ай бұрын
The whole G-Man trope also sucks
@GoldSrc_
3 ай бұрын
Half-Life is not a good series because it revolutionize things, Half-Life is a good game on top of revolutionizing things. Your conclusion Is also a flawed conclusion because you are comparing it to modern games, you don't do that, it's a series that's over 20 years old. Take Super Mario Bros or SM64 as an example, they are both great games, but you're not going to compare them to modern games and claim that they're bad or overrated. If you think you can get lost easily in HL, don't try Doom 3 lol. Doom 3 being my favorite Doom game, even though the community hates it. Also, play the HL expansions Blue Shift and Opposing Force, and get a pop filter to improve your audio quality.
@RationalRegi
3 ай бұрын
I have a pop filter, but it might not be a good one. I think it's just me overly emphasising my P's. I don't think I compared the Half-Life Series' gameplay mechanics to modern games besides saying it's physics system has featured in many games since. That would be unfair, I agree, which is why I didn't do it when talking about my experiences with the games. The public image is a different story. I don't compare HellDivers 2's gameplay with Half-Life, because they aren't comparable and it would be unfair due to how modern HellDivers 2 is. I use HellDivers 2 as an example of illustrating what I think a game's public image should be based on. I can admit it is one of my weaker points in the video, but I haven't made the mistake (to my knowledge) of comparing Half-Life to modern games.
@milktruk5975
3 ай бұрын
didn't ask
@mentosvagabond
3 ай бұрын
It's kinda funny how you try out HL1 for the first time with "Hard" mode and get frustrated at it. And was scare of the hard mode at first too but then even after 3-4 year after the first time playing, hard mode is just kinda Normal mode or even easy compare to after I try out Sven Co-op normal mode.
@RationalRegi
3 ай бұрын
I REALLY didn't know what I was throwing myself into, haha
@gvidobarscausks9272
3 ай бұрын
game is hard, all games were tough back then, no hand holding, just go until you figure out a way.
@kosherkingofisrael6381
3 ай бұрын
I like to compare these games to what games would have existed around their time. Half Life was considered groundbreaking due to it's storytelling innovation, which are not as impressive as what the Marathon series was accomplishing at least 4 years earlier. Half life 2 was considered groundbreaking for it's physics system, which would be outclassed by FEAR less than a year later. I used to think the original Half Life was awesome, and I still enjoy my fond memories of the game. But the series is just not impressive when you compare it to it's contemporaries. e
@zanesnep
3 ай бұрын
Spot on! OG Bungie really did pioneer storytelling in games, and you can see that carry into their amazing Halo games. Always found it pretty questionable how I had never heard of Half-Life as a kid, despite playing and knowing about hundreds of other games.
@kosherkingofisrael6381
3 ай бұрын
@@zanesnep I like how Bungie's original story/thought expirement permiates through all their games. Gives me the same vibe as how nintendo does LoZ, but more subtextual. Part of why I don't like Destiny tbh, cause it seems like a disgraceful treatment of the grander story. I'd have to play it again to figure out what is actually happening there, but I find playing the original bungie games more enjoyable.
@maewschannel
3 ай бұрын
I mostly agree on this video, with Half-Life 1 most of it´s flaws such as the "On a rail" and the Xen sections design became popular opinions, I do get that you really didn´t like the difficult since I had the same problem in my first run, the graphics and characters certainly have their own charm, plus the history was something different comparing it to the rest of the games of the FPS genre of that time, which was the main attractive. The other thing I agree with is the Half-Life 2 writing, which (WARNING BIG LORE NERD MOMENT) gives us some answers regarding the events of the first game, but opens a lot of question. Has for the gameplay, I don´t think isn´t mediocre but rather fun (I replayed the game a lot of times, and yes the first time playing it was very hard without guides). I would also say that the community mostly praises the tech because so they don´t shove the newcomers directly to the bunny-hole the lore is (from my experience, my uncle recommended me the game and I gotta say if you investigate the lore elements and theories you will appreciate the games way more). Also if you´re interested, you could play the first game expansions made by Gearbox and also the Fan-Made remake of the first game Black Mesa (I can recommend you to try out some mods of the first game too).
@RationalRegi
3 ай бұрын
I've played Black Mesa, yes
@BlackmesaScientistEmployee
3 ай бұрын
While i disagree with you, you're entitled to your opinion
@RationalRegi
3 ай бұрын
Thanks, as are you
@tetonis2452
3 ай бұрын
@@RationalRegi im not as nice as that guy and i think you are NOT entitled to your opinion and are 100% wrong
@RationalRegi
3 ай бұрын
Ok
@tetonis2452
3 ай бұрын
@@RationalRegi #owned liberal
@zanesnep
3 ай бұрын
Heh, you should play Black Mesa (the HL1 remake, if you haven't heard of it) and see how much better it is than the original, especially Xen! I actually think Black Mesa is an amazing game, much more fun and satisfying than any of Valve's HL games. I don't get it, though. Valve had a really good foundation laid out for all of the games, but they just didn't execute it as good as fans could (and did) many years later? It's also weird how I had never heard of any Half-Life until I moved from Xbox to PC back in 2014. Seems like a sign of something...
@RationalRegi
3 ай бұрын
Little do you know... I have played Black Mesa ;)
@gvidobarscausks9272
3 ай бұрын
Half Life is one of the greatest games, better than some games today
@Dolphin002
3 ай бұрын
Yeah, I've always found hl1 to be overrated. Sure, it revolutionized games, but it hasn't aged very well. There's so many bugs and things that just don't make sense. Also On a Rail. hl2 was a huge improvement over the first game. Is it overrated for me? I'm not sure. I found the vehicle sections to be really enjoyable, and the parts where you have the bugbait were very fun. It's a shame the bugbait didn't return in the episodes. There are some bad parts but the highs far outweigh the lows. The episodes were also good as well. I didn't find your problems with episode 1 to be that bad, except for the antlions overstaying their welcome. A game that's more combat and puzzles and less storytelling wasn't a bad thing for me. Episode 2 then improved the formula even more. I didn't find that any parts went on for too long, but then again I felt the same about Black Mesa's Interloper. The strider bossfight at the end was a pretty significant difficulty spike though. I won't spoil much about Alyx, but I can't think of anything I disliked about it - Except the part that introduced the "lightning dog" enemy. You were supposed to use the item it dropped to power a door, but there was no indication of that, unless there was some dialogue I missed but I'm pretty sure there wasn't. I thought it was some type of grenade.
@3axapTv
3 ай бұрын
Nah, bro, Index is overrated. It have full fingers control, but it impemented only in Half-Life: Alyx and doesn't bring any gameplay benefits. There is a better VR headsets. Or maybe you want to make "Is Index Overrated?" video.
@RationalRegi
3 ай бұрын
I'd have to play Half-Life Alyx to determine that, first.
@TyrannoWright
3 ай бұрын
@@RationalRegi I don't recommend trying to play it without VR even though the mod exists. You only get half the experience that way. You could say... a Half-Game.
@RationalRegi
3 ай бұрын
@@TyrannoWrightHaha. I do have VR, just a Half-Working Controller I need to replace if I want the best experience possible
@SrVerataro
2 ай бұрын
Overrated? Brother, is Citizen Kane overrated?
@RationalRegi
2 ай бұрын
I don't get what that has to do with Half-Life, and I cannot answer that question because I haven't played Citizen Kayne
@SrVerataro
2 ай бұрын
@@RationalRegi i'm sorry, i'm no good at reading social cues, is this like a sarcastic or ironic answer?
@RationalRegi
2 ай бұрын
Neither. It's a serious answer
@SrVerataro
2 ай бұрын
@@RationalRegi Citizen Kane (sorry for the typo before) is a movie from the 40s often cited as "the greatest film ever made" If you ask me, its not the greatest, but it is The single most important movie ever made from a film making standpoint. Citizen Kane is the turning point and stepping stone upon which all movies made after the 40s are built upon. Half-Life is the same as Citizen Kane, but for videogames. Like it or not, if you're making a FPS game with "modern" mechanics you are building on top of the foundation Half-Life built. TLDR: A piece of art simply cannot be overrated if its necessary
@RationalRegi
2 ай бұрын
It can be, because it's based on opinion
@ghibley594
2 ай бұрын
Overwatch revolutionized the hero fps genre? Aren't you Forgetting a certain game before it that may have done that, by the same studio as the game you played in the video, like any at all????
@RationalRegi
2 ай бұрын
Team Fortress 2 is a class based FPS, not a Hero FPS, and even then, you missed the point.
@ghibley594
2 ай бұрын
@@RationalRegi I mean steam and google classify tf2 as a hero shooter but ok ig
@Gubbus.
3 ай бұрын
Nuh uh!
@RationalRegi
3 ай бұрын
Yuh uh!
@alias7goldenletters
3 ай бұрын
thank you. im tired. this game is really pretty badly designed and a chore to get through
@Blue_Lambda
3 ай бұрын
no
@jasonrigg-y7w
Ай бұрын
Soldiers are shooting at you round every corner you see a ladder in front of you, you are on a tram which you control, trams do not climb ladders what do you suppose is going to happen
@RumpIeForeskln
3 ай бұрын
Sounds like you just prefer other games and stories to me.
@RationalRegi
3 ай бұрын
I like the series, I just think the praise it gets is extremely overblown
@Damian-cilr2
24 күн бұрын
@@RationalRegi my point exactly,people just blindly say game is best gaem evr without looking at its flaws,like ever.
@LANLAMPAN
3 ай бұрын
what a clown. Half-life overrated? its the greatest videogame of all time. You can point out as many flaws you want. no one has said the games are perfect. Can you name a game series thats better? I thought not.
@RationalRegi
3 ай бұрын
Metal Gear Solid? Nier? I find those better. Half Life is certainly up there, but it's not my personal best.
@LANLAMPAN
3 ай бұрын
@@RationalRegi with games I mean interactive experiences with a story, both your games does that with prerecorded videos, disqualifying them to even be a game like half-life.
@RationalRegi
3 ай бұрын
@@LANLAMPANMan, then like every game nowadays must not be a game to you.
@LANLAMPAN
3 ай бұрын
@@RationalRegi hence its the greatest of all time, its almost the only one. and saying that is is overrated is retarded as there are literally nothing to rate above or under it.
@amelix3406
3 ай бұрын
The great thing that half-life 1 and 2 and episodes do is that it doesn't take control of the player, across all those games, there is 4-6 cutscenes where control is taken away from the player. You never leave first person, it never breaks immersion. Scenes that can be counted as cutscenes in half-life games usually consist of characters talking and you being able to walk around while listening to them. You can have opinions absolutely! But saying half-life games are overated in anyway is complete madness, especially since the first half-life is the father of all games with cutscenes since half-life was one the first games to add cutscenes and a decent story while half-life 2 was one of the first games with an actual physics system and gameplay that made use of it.
@huntersanimations1533
3 ай бұрын
I think the reason you disliked Half - Life 2 is because its just old.. If you want a good taste like yours then play the last of us part II, not the first one. The first one is 100% not your style..
@RationalRegi
3 ай бұрын
I never said I disliked Half-Life 2. At the end of the video I say the opposite
@huntersanimations1533
3 ай бұрын
@@RationalRegi you make it seem like the case.. you mostly give it negative stuff like cant find your way around, short gun supplies, too large gun supplies, graphics not holding up, etc.
@RationalRegi
3 ай бұрын
There's elements I dislike about it, but overall I enjoyed it
@Damian-cilr2
24 күн бұрын
Well for me,infact i enjoyed games far older,and games that came out around the same time too,medal of honor pacific assault comes to mind,thats when it comes to half life 2 though.
@DeepInsideZettaiRyouiki
3 ай бұрын
Fanboy hornet kick in the nuts... hahaha. Now make a video about Deus Ex not being the best game ever made, and add another chunk of humanity to the list of triggered sentimental's. Or another one about HALO ...hahahahaha. People, did you try "new" Prey?
@jimneycricket
3 ай бұрын
it is overrated
@jasonrigg-y7w
Ай бұрын
The most versatile guns are the ones you use the most what a terrible game😂
@PatrickStarForPresident
3 ай бұрын
No, your channel is tho
@jasonrigg-y7w
Ай бұрын
Putting on a posh voice but not pronouncing your ts correctly is very showing
@ludvikalexander8618
3 ай бұрын
This was so painful to watch. You are clueless.
@RationalRegi
3 ай бұрын
Not really. I played through the games
@ludvikalexander8618
3 ай бұрын
@@RationalRegi Watching you struggle at incredibly simple stages of the game. Various incorrect information about both HL1 and HL2. The list goes on. I mean come on you think Nier Automata is a better game? Seriously....
@jopansmark
3 ай бұрын
@@RationalRegiwell you launched the game and maybe stared at a metrocop for a few seconds but definitely didn't get it. Not enough braincells to comprehend half life.
@RationalRegi
3 ай бұрын
@@ludvikalexander8618 I do yes. It's a very interesting story if you know a lot about philosophy, but even if you don't, the gameplay loop is fun
@RationalRegi
3 ай бұрын
@@jopansmark You say, as I show myself literally completing the games.
@thapthoptheep2076
Ай бұрын
Never got the hype around these games, I found them dull. I played HL2 for about 2 hours then thought...I need a break, I'll come back to this later...and I never went back to it. Truth is I simply wasn't enjoying it, which is odd because I really like FPS but something about these games just bored me to death.
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