A must have for shooter fans. This game has it all except long load times and average value.
You play as Gordon Freeman, a man that returns to set right the horrible mistakes he made from his last adventure. This game is really fun! Only a few things hinder the gameplay in my opinion pretty bad. There's a good story here and alot of gunplay and fun driving levels...this game never gets boring. The characters are really fleshed out and you feel connected to all of them throughout the game.
GAMEPLAY IS PRETTY GOOD. Everything is awesome. From vehicle control to using every type of gun you start to appreciate how much work the company did on this game. You'll never get bored because there are so many little different things that you do. And shooting the laser guided rocket launcher is pure fun. The only problem that I had (which is a huge problem) is the load times. Every 10 minutes or so of gameplay is followed by an super long load time that you have to sit through. These get VERY tedious and you feel like you have enough time to walk around the house and do a chore. Not only that, after the load time finishes and you resume play there are major hiccups for at least a minute or two after words that ceases all gameplay whatsoever. These load times seem to break up the gameplay greatly for me. Everything else is fine.
THE GRAPHICS ARE PERFECT. The sheer amount of detail is AMAZING in this game. The company really worked hard and long for this game's graphics and it really shows. You'll see every little detail in pretty much everything you see. It's just absolutely jaw-dropping watching the water in the tube affect how you see through it. No flaws here.
THE SOUND IS EQUALLY PERFECT. No flaws whatsoever. All the guns have a huge kick and punch that is perfect and sounds awesome. The chatter from your enemy soldiers and monster screams are just as great. LISTENING TO THE DESPERATE SCREAMS OF ZOMBIES AS YOU CATCH THEM ON FIRE IS THE MOST TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE I HAVE EVER HAD IN GAMING. The voice acting is very well done and you honestly feel like the characters in the story are real people with real emotions because how they deliver their lines and their detailed facial expressions.
THE VALUE IS AVERAGE. Unless you like all the mods which I don't participate in. The game is something you beat once and then hardly ever touch again. I have tried playing through it a few times but I eventually have the ol' "been there done that" feeling as I play through it again. The game is a good 20 hours or so so it takes a while to beat it. And the finger-sweating moments in the game will sometimes have you coming back to relive the great action sequences.
ALL IN ALL, this game is a must have for all PC gamers. It's the best shooter on the PC and it's an extremely fun game while it lasts. You'll play it for hours on end. All the environments are unique and the gameplay is fun except for the load times and hiccups. Buy the game.