HALF-LIFE 2's Worst (and best) Level

[@HunterInvocation]

Why is the yellow border so massive

[@UrVirtualSister]

the original intention was for what i was saying to be the main focus of the series, with any visual components just to add further context or to make it more interesting than watching a yellow screen for 10 minutes, but a few people have complained now so i’ll make the video parts larger in future

[@TheSektor13]

First part when you fight those flying cutters with crowbar and pistol is absolutely the worst part then followed by watercraft section. Everything else is top notch.

[@UrVirtualSister]

Yeah even though i like Water Hazard I know of a lot of people that don’t like it, and I can absolutely see why! You’re right about the manhacks too, I find them quite annoying to fight

[@SimonG258]

i hear the "half life with less weapons" stuff a lot of the time, and i think it's a pretty valid point. the tau cannon was deleted very far into development, there even being unused voice lines for it. the S.L.A.M. is a cool weapon, but it wouldn't really work in single player, there would also probably be a limited number of places where you could use it as a most of the time you are in open areas (i also don't know how you would acquire it, maybe from a rebel??) also, alternative name for sandtraps: highway 17 but we can no longer call it highway 17 beacuse you are no longer driving a car (surface tension/forget about freeman moment)

[@valonstriker]

Sand trap was a display of the Havok physics engine which didn't exist

[@andrewlavoie6034]

But you don't have to stay off the sand - I assumed that the lack of antlions was a little bonus thing where it was inevitable to eventually attract them. I assumed that it wasn't a huge deal considering how weak they are against the smg or shotgun

[@UrVirtualSister]

You make a good point, it is definitely possible to cross the beach attacking the antlions head on, but it’s definitely not the way that was intended and when players would rather skip through the area than play through the challenge as intended i think there’s maybe some issues with the design of the level.

[@plastic_helmet]

Sandtraps was necessary to show you the antlions before you gain them as a tool/ally.

[@OmoriOmori1337]

Imo follow freeman is the worst part of half life 2, the striders are extremely frustrating. Especailly since a bug makes it so npcs have alot of trouble firing their rpg, they do it once in a blue moon, meaning that the strider battle is just a camping slog.

[@XSilver_WaterX]

is it the dilapidated building arena where you fight 3 striders or the one that chases you in a tunnel into a half-made ambush building with combine?

[@FranciszekKowalski-gz7tm]

1th and good video i agree about dont step on the sand achivement

[@oshawottspeedruns2124]

why is the hl2 gameplay like 3 inches big??

[@UrVirtualSister]

i’ve addressed that in the pinned comments reply for you!