Half-Life is a seminal first person shooter, and a game that everybody should play, if by some miracle they haven't already done so. The various PC versions can be had for peanuts and run on Ab0ut47Pandas. • 2 yr. ago. I thought it was great. Played them on release. They are old games now, so quality of life might not be there for some people. Or dated gameplay mechanics. But def worth a play. I'd play them like this. Half-life. As of Half life 2, I don't think the game looks that bad at all. Don't expect Cod MW or some other new game levels of visual fidelity, but it's more than fine. And is 100% worth it. Not to say, after playing Alyx, no game in existance is worth 70€. As the title states. I have money to afford both, but I’m trying to figure out if they’re worth playing or not. I don’t care about graphics, or how… For half life 1 it was the AI that was jaw dropping at the time so yeah its the fighting mechanics. Half life 2 onwards one thing that improved greatly was visual story telling scenes like where u find zombies outside a door and u go into the room via the vents and find a corpse with a gun in its hand. 4. alexanderpete. BS is shorter 2-4 hours maybe. Both stories taking place in the same time as HL1 and u can sometimes see Gordon Freeman character that u play in HL1) Half-Life 2 Half-Life 2: Lost Coast (it's just a short demo showing the newly added High Definition rendering. Few minutes of gameplay) Half-Life 2: Episode One Half-Life 3: Episode Two Dealer's Life 2 is unrated and contains the following: ☑ Bad Language; Final Verdict. Dealer’s Life 2 is a decent casual game, and there are some good things about it; however, I cannot recommend it due to its lack of content, no sense of progression, and repetitive gameplay cycle. Is Dealer's Life 2 Worth Playing In 2024? Yes. Still fantastic games. Half Life holds up more than system shock 1 but you might as well just play the Black Mesa remake. For the most part is remains faithful to the original while also looking and sounding great. I played through the other day and it was a blast. Only really worth a play if you are itching for some more Half Life action. It is a cut segment from the full game Half Life 2 which was just used for a showcase of HDR being implemented onto the Source engine. You can happily skip playing this if you so desire but it is a fun, little 'walk in the park' mission. As long as you play the other games whenever you can you’ll be fine. Since Alyx takes place after 1 but before 2, think of Alyx as the premier movie. Half life 1 will be the prequel - Half life 2 will be the sequel. Thus the story will make sense and be a pretty unique experience if you decide to play this way. 1. cNEn.