hl2 has moments of brilliance like the chase from the combine at the start or the time when u had to setup turrets and defend the combine comin from multiple entrances, but for the most part it was boring and a chore,

the vehicle sections lasted too long the ai seemed retarded after the brilliant grunts in hl1 and the weapons seemed pathetic, takin out all those striders was smt i just cba with there was no fun in it,

altho i did find ravenholm fun with all the traps and stuff, the story is gud but it cant make up for borin gameplay,

i've replayed hl1 loads of times and found it fun each time but i tried replayin hl2 and after lukin around the initial section i just cba the only reason i played it was for the story once i had found that out there seemed to b no replay value in it as there is no challenge, and btw it not bein a straightup shooter and havin varied gameplay elements is not a gud thing if those other elements r borin