Half-Life VS Half-Life 2

Half life 1 is classic game with this very special "atmosphere" that you can't find in newer titles (didn't play black mesa yet though), while Half-Life 2 is more like typical fps, which is special mainly because of awesome plot and mechanics :)

I enjoyed both, but liked the first part more as it was rare gem in my childhood games :)

Looking back at Half-Life 2, it does feel like a bit of a tech demo. HL 2 had, for its time, a very advanced physics engine, something that the game just love to showcase (plenty of physics-based puzzles). It's also one of the earlier FPSs that really tried to go the story route (it's not THE first, mind you), and I personally think the game suffers for it. Later (good) shooters are a lot better at masking just how linear they are (there is a difference between a game being linear and a game feeling linear).

Wait until you get to Ravenholm mate! Or is the water passage after that level?
Anyways best part of the game in my opinion.

I only finally beaten all the Half Lifes (Lives? :-p) in the past year, previously I only played a couple levels from both HL1 and HL2. I think I prefer HL2, because I liked its setting more than the Black Mesa, and especially Xen :-P

I prefer Half-Life 2, all episodes. It has Alyx ;)
I played HL1 when it came out and it was awesome. Until you get to Xen which just sucked.

Yeah, I prefer the original Half-life as well and played them in succession. The atmosphere, level design, variety of enemies, cool scripted events and boss fights were very nice.
HL2 is good, but it has less variety and is more filled with gadgets (which is fun, but the atmosphere is quite upbeat and I don't feel the same oppression and darkness as the first). Haven't finished episode 2 yet, stopped at some point and played other stuff.
And really loved Portal games, they are more my kind of games.

I haven't beat HL1 yet, but from what I have played, HL1 is better.

I had this same feeling 12 years ago (the fuck...)

I really didn't mind the game as is, but it didn't feel much of a Half-Life sequel at all. Maybe as a standalone it would have been better for me. I was really missing the drastic change in environments such as with the Xen levels. I knew some friends who just flatout stopped playing the game at that point, but I always replayed them for those bits for the most part. Nothing like that in HL2, though the Citadel was pretty cool at the end.

I was more amazed of HL1 when I first played it, than I was by HL2.

Most people will probably vote for the successor, because they've played it first. Most people nowadays are all like "lol shit graphics" when they look back at old games, but I know what a huge expansion it was for the gaming industry and 3D gaming in general. It has literally shaped today's FPS. HL2 was "just" another good FPS, nothing revolutionary.

I enjoyed both games, but the first part is surely the "better game for its time".

Innovative puzzle-oriented FPS with great map design and enemy AI way ahead of its time and a story mode that was mysterious and interesting, although pretty barebones.
Spawned several official and unofficial sequels and mods that later became the foundation of a successful company.
vs
Generic pretty FPS with needlessly X-File-ified story of pretentious mysteriousness, level design and puzzles thrown out and sacrificed for one single game mechanic: a broken physics engine; enemies dumber than a bag of bricks, and vehicle levels nobody ever liked even the least bit.
But it has a great female side character.
Spawned two sequels that tried to salvage the story but even the devs realised it is a dead effort so the game is used as a joke of demonstrating that the developers cannot make a third instalment in any of their series.
Oh, and used the worst DRM in known human history that locked out a great number of buyers from being able to start the game.

If you've enjoyed HL more than HL2 you should play Deus Ex. I highly recommend it.

Meow.

I think Half Life. HL is videogame story. HL2 has lots of nice and good things bug... Its not HL

Played HL2 for the second time not to long ago
Classic HL is an amazing game, HL2 lacks room to explore, its the perfect game for speed runs with very linear levels, run, shoot, solve physics puzzles, rinse and repeat.
Now that i think about it, one of the biggest downsides is that it knows too well its a game, stops you every to do specific things, with the intention of showing the physics and it was a big selling point back in the day, but now only shows how it can ruin immersion in a game heavy on story
HL2 might the better game, but the classic is the better experience, even though it had some issues

I have always prefered HL2 for the simple reason it has more variety of enviroments, the first one was always (almost) inside the laboratories.

Half-Life 2 is very good, but I prefer Half-Life 1. At the time is was released, it was simply amazing game. I felt in love with it. And I love it so much till today.

I really like half life 1 movement , its feels so.... FREE . its not like you weight 120 kg . I`m the only one who thinks like this ?
BTW , Click here to see half life 1 world record speed run

The HL atmosphere and enviroment was great, but sometimes people just like shooting stuff as in HL2
I like shooting stuff, but still ended up spending more time with HL2 and the mods(most time on mods)

Both had good mods, HL generally had better mods in my option, but HL2 had more

I'd compare HL to a good meal, and HL2 to a decent buffet so it depends on my hunger

My favorite was Half-Life 3.

You really can't do any better than ̫͙̫̞̥ͤ̽̀͐ͤ͗ͦ͞ ͓͓̖̲̔ͯͭͬͯͣ̋ ̡̯̱̂ͨ́͋̉͂ ̢ͣ̎̐ͥ̉ͫ̆ ̗̟̟͎̤͋͗ͤ͒̉͋͡ͅ ̗̀ͮ̋ͩ͆ͥ̽͝ ̴̟̪̻̤̤ͨ̓ ̸͉̞̋̽ͣ͗̔ ͤ̓̉̉ͭ̕ ͔̼ͬ̎̿̑ͬ̎ ̱̼̝ͧ ̮͔ ͙̏͊ ̬̗̗͗̍̄͗̃ͧ ͎̪͉̘̻͌̑̉͛͒̕ ̩ ̛̠̘͙͚͇͖̠̂̏ ̷̞͈̺͖̖͎̦̄ͮͩ̀͐̉ͦ ̢͇̤͚̓ ̗̩ͨ̆͢ and the ̱̮͔̼͕́̑͆̂͛ ̛̘͙̯̝͛ͩ̃͑̕ ̵̧͕͓̟͎̪̼̆ ͔͖̜ͣ̃͆͆̀ͧ͑ͥ̚ ̸͓̗̔ͩ̂ͮ̔ͥͥ͘ ͭ̐ͬͨ͊̉҉̭̬̙͚̙ ͉̥̹̜̗̾̏̊ͮ̕ ̥̭͔͆ͭ̀͌̀̉ ͍͍̳͉̮͎̤ͤ̋͋ͤͫ̅̓̍͢ ͎̪ͯ̑͛̃ͭ͑͋͘ ̵̙͎͕̼ͨͩ̓̿͟ ̶̲̹͎̠̥̘̂̓ͬ ̴̖̘̥̱̗̲ͫ̈͌̇͐ͧ̕ was unbelievable. My favorite part, of course was when ͐̃̈́̿͟҉̲ ̸̧͓̺̤̞̣̝̞͙̀̀̀͗̊̇ͪ͌ ̬̫̻̤̱̯ͣͫ͐͘ ̸̖̫̳̳̳̞̗̍͋̽̌͘ ̺̞͓̰̥̫̤̞ͣ̔̉͆͊̚͝ ̮͌͋͆ͪ̇̏ͩ͌̀ ̵̶̇̔ͥ̀̔ͮ̀̓҉̥̬ ̛̼̰̝͕̖̘̲͙̉ͩ̔̌̎̑͘͞ ̗̘̱̑̽̽͛̅ ̧̰͍̊̊̃̿̐̅̔̈̀̚͞ ̡̟̻͇̺͕̗̈͑ͦ̂͗͛ ̴̫̯̲̿ͨ̒̆ͯ̒ͮ̚ ̧̱̓ͣ̇͟ ̻̱̞͙̼͎̙̒̎͒̈̾ͯ ̷̭̣̹̯ͭͫ̅̚͝ ̛͍̬̟̪̘̼ͨ̐̕ ̨̟̳̠̜͓͂͋̂̑ just after ̤̬͈̋̒́̃̽͜ ̵̝̤̣ ̰̈͑ͭ̄͘ ͙͈͍̝͈̝ͮ͋ͪ̑͆ͅ ͖̫̪͉̆ ̻̞̮̺͈͙͛̃̌̽ ͇͉ͮ͌̌ ̜̭̤̾̄ ͩ̈́ͮ̂͟ ̠̌͟ ̷͔ ̤ͬͦ̏ͭ͋ ̮̬͙̯͓̿̉͑̿ͩ̄ ̬́̆ ͉͚͍̪̻͙̈́̇͒ͥ͂ͥ̃ͅ ̣̤̟̭̑͌ͯ͘ ̹͇͈̠͚̣̾ͫ͊̂̃̓ ̹͎̲̦̜̈ ̳̹ͥ ̐̽̀̚ ͕̥̮̦̊ͤ͑̿̒͑̊ ̭͚ͬ̌̽͆ͦ̚ ͉̹̩͉̭͕̔̅͋̐̇̇̈͝.

Half-Life rises more nostalgic warm feelings, it was a fantastic journey when I first played it. The mood, the atmosphere is something special. Today, I would rather play Half-Life 2 though. The actual gameplay is more fun today, I think.

I really can't choose one. For me Half-Life 1 was the excellent classic with Half-Life 2 (and it's episodes) being its excellent sort of sequel (pretty sure it holds a "classic" status too nowadays). I guess Half-Life 3 will have to be the one to blow my mind and make me choose it as the best, but unfortunately I still haven't created the machine necessary to travel to the mirror universe where Half-Life 3 actually exists. So for now let's say I like them equally. :D

At first I thought it said "which one is holier?" And I thought BLASHPEMY THEY ARE BOTH HOLY.

Both are great, but HL2 def still hods up today, most of the game mechanics and designs that applied are still beeing used today, its just a masterpiece.

HL1 is great but since HL2 build upon them it only makes sense that now feels more "outdated"

in the end if you want to play them:

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