Half Life 2 Named Game of the Decade

Guardian.co.uk named Half Life 2 Game of the Decade. Personally i thought Grand Theft Auto III has done alot more in terms of Innovation. Half Life 2 was good but i dont think Game of the Decade. Do you Agree or Disagree?

Half-Life 2 was great at the time, but it's aged horribly in my opinion. I would give Game of the Decade to Halo: Combat Evolved, Grand Theft Auto III, or Resident Evil 4.

Half-Life 2 was great at the time, but it's aged horribly in my opinion. I would give Game of the Decade to Halo: Combat Evolved, Grand Theft Auto III, or Resident Evil 4.

Avian005

HL2 definitely deserves the award. It is one of the most finely crafted single player games I've ever played. It is paced so perfectly.rragnaar

Maybe it's because I never played the first Half-Life, but the plot of Half-Life 2 made no sense to me(why are the people in the masks killing everyone?!), and the weapon selection during my 3 or 4 hours playing it was horrible IMO(I get a crowbar and a pistol...k, where's my big guns? D'=), thus rendering the gameplay boring to me. It looked nice, sure, but I couldn't find anything else to like about the game...=/

Maybe it's because I never played the first Half-Life, but the plot of Half-Life 2 made no sense to me(why are the people in the masks killing everyone?!), and the weapon selection during my 3 or 4 hours playing it was horrible IMO(I get a crowbar and a pistol...k, where's my big guns? D'=), thus rendering the gameplay boring to me. It looked nice, sure, but I couldn't find anything else to like about the game...=/

enix165

[QUOTE="Avian005"]

Half-Life 2 was great at the time, but it's aged horribly in my opinion. I would give Game of the Decade to Halo: Combat Evolved, Grand Theft Auto III, or Resident Evil 4.

HoolaHoopMan

Congrats for Half-Life 2.

i completely agree with them, i just remember how amazing the game waswhen i first played it on my fancy new radeon 9800 :D

i completely agree with them, i just remember how amazing the game waswhen i first played it on my fancy new radeon 9800 :D

bluewrxman

i completely agree with them, i just remember how amazing the game waswhen i first played it on my fancy new radeon 9800 :D

bluewrxman

One of the best and most important games of all time.

[QUOTE="enix165"]

Maybe it's because I never played the first Half-Life, but the plot of Half-Life 2 made no sense to me(why are the people in the masks killing everyone?!), and the weapon selection during my 3 or 4 hours playing it was horrible IMO(I get a crowbar and a pistol...k, where's my big guns? D'=), thus rendering the gameplay boring to me. It looked nice, sure, but I couldn't find anything else to like about the game...=/

HoolaHoopMan

I don't know how to answer, but I can understand how HL2 could get the award. The game is the most well-rounded game ever, puzzles, squad control, story, character depth, a scare factor, AI, and modding support. They made one of the most iconic video game characters, and he doesn't even say anything.

Disagree, boring FPS.

Disagree, boring FPS.

GeoffZak

Half-Life 2 deserves the reward. The reason is so simple not many people realise it. Source. HL2 gave us the Source engine and that in turn has given us: CSS, DoD:S,TF2,L4D,Portal,L4D2.

The Guardian has a videogame section?

I didn't fall in love with Half Life 2, but I didn't play it until the Orange Box X360, and its influence on other games is clear (especially the gravity gun) though it didn't change my extremely low opinion of silent heros.

Half-Life 2 deserves the reward. The reason is so simple not many people realise it. Source. HL2 gave us the Source engine and that in turn has given us: CSS, DoD:S,TF2,L4D,Portal,L4D2.

rzepak

Well, that's not a good reason IMO, because the Unreal and technology from Id Tech are also widely used, probably even more so than Source. Only Valve uses Source, but almost every developer uses Unreal or technology from Id nowadays.

And I think I've heard from some people that Source is outdated now when compared to the Unreal Engine or the crazy things Id is doing, like that Rage game.

Would this still have been GOTD if there were no gravity gun?

Good. The game deserves it.

[QUOTE="rzepak"]

Half-Life 2 deserves the reward. The reason is so simple not many people realise it. Source. HL2 gave us the Source engine and that in turn has given us: CSS, DoD:S,TF2,L4D,Portal,L4D2.

ASK_Story

Well, that's not a good reason IMO, because the Unreal and technology from Id Tech are also widely used, probably even more so than Source. Only Valve uses Source, but almost every developer uses Unreal or technology from Id nowadays.

And I think I've heard from some people that Source is outdated now when compared to the Unreal Engine or the crazy things Id is doing, like that Rage game.

Except every game that uses source is actually good.

I never did get what all the fuss was for this game myself. Sure I thought it was a pretty good game when it came out and still think it's a pretty good game now but I just found other games to be more enjoyable. Anyway's I'm of the mindset that games have progressively gotten better so there'd be a bunch of more recent ones I'd pick for my GotD.

To be named in GOTD a game must be enjoyable throughout the whole, while HL2 an amazing game it doesn't deserve it due to the first half of the game being boring and not even as good as the rest of the game. I'd rather be it RE4 IMO.

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[QUOTE="rzepak"]

Half-Life 2 deserves the reward. The reason is so simple not many people realise it. Source. HL2 gave us the Source engine and that in turn has given us: CSS, DoD:S,TF2,L4D,Portal,L4D2.

rzepak

Well, that's not a good reason IMO, because the Unreal and technology from Id Tech are also widely used, probably even more so than Source. Only Valve uses Source, but almost every developer uses Unreal or technology from Id nowadays.

And I think I've heard from some people that Source is outdated now when compared to the Unreal Engine or the crazy things Id is doing, like that Rage game.

Except every game that uses source is actually good.

Not my choice. I preferred ep 1 actually. Still haven't gotten to ep 2. Either way I'd go with something else.

Half Life 2 deserves it.

[QUOTE="ASK_Story"]

Well, that's not a good reason IMO, because the Unreal and technology from Id Tech are also widely used, probably even more so than Source. Only Valve uses Source, but almost every developer uses Unreal or technology from Id nowadays.

And I think I've heard from some people that Source is outdated now when compared to the Unreal Engine or the crazy things Id is doing, like that Rage game.

Except every game that uses source is actually good.

[QUOTE="ASK_Story"][QUOTE="rzepak"]

Except every game that uses source is actually good.

smerlus

LOL! So was Rogue Warrior! :P

Metroid Primeon Gamecube was best game this decade, but Half-Life 2 would have been my runner-up. PC version of course ;)

Ocarina of Time, so what if it was 11 years ago. I know its all opinions here but I wouldn't consider it above & beyond every other shooter ever made. I preferred Halo but that's my opinion, I don't think its an opinion to say Half Life 2 was leaps & bounds ahead of other shooters (Halo was made 3 years earlier, & included solid local multiplayer). I have yet to play an action adventure game as good as Ocarina of Time, graphics aside.

Metroid Primeon Gamecube was best game this decade, but Half-Life 2 would have been my runner-up. PC version of course ;)

AFBrat77

[QUOTE="AFBrat77"]

Metroid Primeon Gamecube was best game this decade, but Half-Life 2 would have been my runner-up. PC version of course ;)

walkingdream

No chance, Halo really was overrated, Microsoft needed that positive press to sell their X-Box

[QUOTE="walkingdream"][QUOTE="AFBrat77"]

Metroid Primeon Gamecube was best game this decade, but Half-Life 2 would have been my runner-up. PC version of course ;)

AFBrat77

No chance, Halo really was overrated, Microsoft needed that positive press to sell their X-Box

[QUOTE="walkingdream"][QUOTE="AFBrat77"]

Metroid Primeon Gamecube was best game this decade, but Half-Life 2 would have been my runner-up. PC version of course ;)

AFBrat77

No chance, Halo really was overrated, Microsoft needed that positive press to sell their X-Box

HL2 definitely deserves the award. It is one of the most finely crafted single player games I've ever played. It is paced so perfectly.rragnaar

I agree, Valve and Half Life definately deserve this award, I mean who wouldn't love throwing a explosive barrel to a combine using the Gravity Gun.

[QUOTE="rragnaar"]HL2 definitely deserves the award. It is one of the most finely crafted single player games I've ever played. It is paced so perfectly.Dark5tar1

I agree, Valve and Half Life definately deserve this award, I mean who wouldn't love throwing a explosive barrel to a combine using the Gravity Gun.

Deus Ex makes HL2 look like simple generic coridor shooter, while COD 1 + UO and Crysis make it look like an obsolete 90s shooter.

Gravity gun, nice, but it's Force Push/Push + Force Pull/Pull that's been around since Jedi Knights (1997) and the System Shock games.

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[QUOTE="rzepak"]

Half-Life 2 deserves the reward. The reason is so simple not many people realise it. Source. HL2 gave us the Source engine and that in turn has given us: CSS, DoD:S,TF2,L4D,Portal,L4D2.

rzepak

Well, that's not a good reason IMO, because the Unreal and technology from Id Tech are also widely used, probably even more so than Source. Only Valve uses Source, but almost every developer uses Unreal or technology from Id nowadays.

And I think I've heard from some people that Source is outdated now when compared to the Unreal Engine or the crazy things Id is doing, like that Rage game.

Except every game that uses source is actually good.

Yes I agree Totally!!!