Can someone please explain to me what is so good about Half Life 2's story ??

I keep hearing all this praise for Half Life 2's story and to be quite honest I don't see whats so good about it. Can someone please explain ??

They praise it's storytelling, not story. at least from what I've seen.Badosh

I keep hearing all this praise for Half Life 2's story and to be quite honest I don't see whats so good about it. Can someone please explain ??

Sledgehammer117

It's not the story it's self. It's the story telling (methods) and the characters.

I'm not a big fan of Half Life 2 but the fact it still gets so much attention, even now, well it speaks volumes. Frozzik

It has the vibe of star trek fan fiction.

Some like that.:?

what story? U serious? the guy with the suitcase? i really like the main character development though..... oh wait!

[QUOTE="jasonharris48"]

It's not the story it's self. It's the story telling (methods) and the characters.

AncientDozer

[QUOTE="jasonharris48"]

It's not the story it's self. It's the story telling (methods) and the characters.

AncientDozer

[QUOTE="AncientDozer"][QUOTE="jasonharris48"]

It's not the story it's self. It's the story telling (methods) and the characters.

dkdk999

Characters, execution, the Combines demise, the enigmatic Gman and his motives, the twists, the Vortigaunts hidden agenda, Episode 2s ending and what it means... everything is just epic about it imo. It's a standard alien invasion story, but the way it's executed is near perfection. The epic journey of being hunted across a dystopian city, which slowly unravels it's secrets over time, just amazing.

I´ll let you in on a little secret...

[spoiler] ...G-Man is Gordon Freeman :o [/spoiler]

Now what do you think of that? :P

I don't know either.

I bought the Orange Box, and HL2 was probly the most boring game I've ever played

The story is epic. I don't care how many twists a story has or how overwhelmingly complicated and multi-layered it becomes, Half Life's is epic, mysterious, more than meets the eye if you check wikipedia and feels realistic...as though it could happen, instead of being some regular old blockbuster.

I keep hearing all this praise for Half Life 2's story and to be quite honest I don't see whats so good about it. Can someone please explain ??

Sledgehammer117

no no no no no, hl2 story is CRAP, but what is amazing is THE STORY TELLING, there is not cutscnes you have to explroe the game world and the narrrative and pacing is alwso brilliant, remember, some guy in the bar might have a crappy story, but the way he tells it makes it interesting and not tedious

The story is epic. I don't care how many twists a story has or how overwhelmingly complicated and multi-layered it becomes, Half Life's is epic, mysterious, more than meets the eye if you check wikipedia and feels realistic...as though it could happen, instead of being some regular old blockbuster.

cyborg100000

Yup, the stories suprisingly deep. I'm pretty certain 90% of people who says the story sucks didn't pay attention to it during Half Life 1 or 2. The Combine are awesome too. I love how they take form of the most dominent species on the planet they're invading. Also I like how they tame aliens (Striders being the best example). It's just awesome, It feels realistic, organic, believable. :)

Everything about the game is awesome. Sure the gunplay may not feel all "CoD" or whatever, but it's unique.

The storytelling is awesome and the story is really weird, mysterious, and the games don't really explain much about it, so you want more.

I´ll let you in on a little secret...

spoiler = HTML error

Now what do you think of that? :P

Arach666

Nooooooooooo!!! That bastard!!! I knew he was up to something!! :cry:

Anyway, story itself is crap and this makes me NOT care about the storytelling... in fact it pisses me off how Alyx keeps getting me in trouble and forcing me to do stuff I don't want.

I hate Alyx. I would've loved to see her dead.

why hermits hype this game so much i will never understand .

why hermits hype this game so much i will never understand .

dontshackzmii

[QUOTE="jasonharris48"]

[QUOTE="dkdk999"] he's not really a character imo. He's a projection of yourself if that makes sense. AncientDozer

Well, you know what they say...........If you have to ask, you will never understand ;)navyguy21

Half-Life is a perfect example of a game that get's a free pass on a lot of issues (face it, the game is not as great as people say it is).

However, when these issues are ignored, there is a lot of charm and great art/level design that Valve put into Half-Life 2, that it's hard not like the game.

Half-Life is a perfect example of a game that get's a free pass on a lot of issues (face it, the game is not as great as people say it is).

However, when these issues are ignored, there is a lot of charm and great art/level design that Valve put into Half-Life 2, that it's hard not like the game.

xYamatox

Hope I dont sound like an idiot, but what's the difference between a story and storytelling?

Hope I dont sound like an idiot, but what's the difference between a story and storytelling?

gaming25

Story = story. details about locations, characters, plot, ect.

Storytelling = presentation. How its displayed or relayed to the viewer. HL2 had great presentation, but story was a bit weak and gameplay definitely did not age well

[QUOTE="gaming25"]

Hope I dont sound like an idiot, but what's the difference between a story and storytelling?

Story = story. details about locations, characters, plot, ect.

Storytelling = presentation. How its displayed or relayed to the viewer. HL2 had great presentation, but story was a bit weak and gameplay definitely did not age well

I keep hearing all this praise for Half Life 2's story and to be quite honest I don't see whats so good about it. Can someone please explain ??

Sledgehammer117

Its not the story perse what matters... but the way its told... Valve presented HL2 in a very clever fashion.y

The great thing about the story is the way it's told, ther aren't any cut scenes and a lot of the story is hidden in the actual game and not directly told to you. Levels like the one in Eli's lab are there for you to mess/look around and pic up on clues. Gordan Freeman is essentially an empty character that YOU are supposed to filling. The game is supposed to only be seen from your view, it's why I feel the immersion in the game is astounding.

I didn't realize so many people also thought HL2 was not all that special. The storytelling felt unique, and some of the environments were pretty cool, but the game as a whole didn't stand out.Mr_Cumberdale

The game didn't stand out? Maybe it doesn't now because every shooter since has been heavily influenced by Half-Life 2's narrative and gameplay style, but at the time of its release it was an unprecedented gaming experience.