Half-Life 2 to get significant update

[Brian Boru]

Looks like this is expected to launch before the end of the year. Will it make you play it again, or for the first time?

I played the original in the 00s, and it was truly groundbreaking. There were a number of incredible mission locations which were quite varied, some dripping in atmosphere—I can still remember the Ravenholm mission to this day.

Valve quietly updates Half-Life 2 with increased FOV, ultrawide support and ancient bug fixes

Preparing for the Steam Deck, HL2 gets increased FOV, Vulkan support and more changes.

www.pcgamer.com

 

[ZedClampet]

I just played it again not too long ago, so I probably won't be playing it again for awhile. If I were getting the Steam Deck, I might.

 

[mainer]

I love HL2 & the 2 episodes, and I still replay them from time to time; and the pending update by Valve brings to mind that I haven't played HL2 for a long while, so I'll more than likely play it again. I don't play many shooters, but there's just something about the story, the characters, the pacing and the tension that I really love.

I also want to try Black Mesa, preferably before replaying HL2. I've been waiting on that one as Crowbar Collective has a huge patch in the works that will break saves once applied, and they've warned players about it, so I'm holding off until that's complete.

 

[Brian Boru]

there's just something about the story, the characters, the pacing and the tension that I really love

Truly a phenomenal game. I don't play closed world shooters, but HL2 is the one I replayed once, for the reasons you mentioned.

That's about it for me tho. Far Cry released at the same time and grabbed me—must've replayed that 5-6 times.

 

[LurkinGamer81]

Great to know Valve is still working on HL2

 

[Zloth]

I'm still waiting for them to get done with all the episodes before I buy those.