I’m with you on principle, and the airboat section sucks ass (sorry Valve).
However, the rest of the game is great, and still holds up.
Some of the complaint is “the game spends too much time jerking off its physics engine”. Yes. It does. That’s the core appeal my dude.
The way the physics interact with the level design is great, allow me to jog everyone’s memory.
Ravenholm is amazing, using the gravity gun and sawblades is great, as is the use of environmental traps. The ragdolls are hilarious.
Playing ‘the floor is lava’ with the antlions is great, and the moments where you realise you may need to touch sand for a second too long is thrilling.
Storming the prison with the pheromones is great, and having endless minions to throw at turrets satisfies my latent psychopathy.
Supercharging the gravity gun is great, and pulling those energy orbs out and richochetting them off the walls to disintegrate the combine is unique and fun.
And of course, the crème de la creme, playing basketball with Dog.
I’m with you on principle, and the airboat section sucks ass (sorry Valve).
However, the rest of the game is great, and still holds up.
Some of the complaint is “the game spends too much time jerking off its physics engine”. Yes. It does. That’s the core appeal my dude.
The way the physics interact with the level design is great, allow me to jog everyone’s memory.
Ravenholm is amazing, using the gravity gun and sawblades is great, as is the use of environmental traps. The ragdolls are hilarious.
Playing ‘the floor is lava’ with the antlions is great, and the moments where you realise you may need to touch sand for a second too long is thrilling.
Storming the prison with the pheromones is great, and having endless minions to throw at turrets satisfies my latent psychopathy.
Supercharging the gravity gun is great, and pulling those energy orbs out and richochetting them off the walls to disintegrate the combine is unique and fun.
And of course, the crème de la creme, playing basketball with Dog.