Half-life 2 Wow. Seriously, just wow.

I got a chance to play it about half way through…. simply amazing. The beginning is especially a treat as they get that distopian feeling just right: the propaganda and omnipresence is just overpowering. And the terror of Ravenholm is just so thick.

But the most amazing part is the interactivity. Everything can be played with. There’s a playground in the city near the beginning, so I got a chance to mess around a bit. The swing swings; the teeter-totter totters; the merry-go-round…. goes ‘round. I gotta tell you though: putting the doll on one end of the seesaw and then tossing a brick on the other end is loads of fun. (Hint: it goes flying! Hehehe.)

While there were a few dragging points, overall the immersive experience kept my interest the whole time. Even when the gameplay was slow, it gave me a chance to take a look at the level of detail present in everything. Amazing.