Half-lifeMythical shooter from Valve starring Gordon Freeman, completed his twenty-fifth anniversary on the market. The company decided to celebrate this special date by providing a game official compatibility for Steam Deckits portable console that was recently refreshed with an OLED screen, new multiplayer maps, refreshed parts and more.

Half-life It was a game that didn’t generate too much excitement during its development, but everything changed when Sierra Entertainment started bringing it to market in 1998 as a publisher. Something that looked like the umpteenth clone of the formula earthquake and Fate was revealed as a shooter linear with an interesting story, a spectacular setting worthy of a good sci-fi movie, and an exciting development through a wide variety of well-planned situations.

One of the peculiarities Half-life it consists in the fact that the game, including the continuation of the story, is played entirely from the point of view of the protagonist, i.e. with a first-person camera, which the player can always move freely. This clashed with the more cinematic experiences that proliferated mainly on the PlayStation at the time, with titles such as those from the saga. Final Fantasy in to the head.

Second, the player encounters a map where you progress in a completely linear and corridor way, but in exchange you have a route in front of you in which an attempt has been made so that you do not face two identical situations. In addition to the wide variety of situations, almost all of them are well designed Half-life Don’t fall into monotony and get hooked soon after starting the game.

The engine used for its development is GoldSrc, a highly modified version of the engine earthquake original. It allows Half-life can be run with high graphics settings and high fps even on very modest computers, but seeing how much time has passed, Valve could already take note of Id Software and publish it as open source so that the community can continue to improve it, although society pays him some attention from time to time.

Despite the time that has passed Half-life It’s a game that has aged very well and is still very enjoyable today. What’s more, apart from the aesthetic appearance, it is clearly above average shooter current due to the good execution of most of its sections. However, those who prefer something more modern have it Black Mesa remakebased on the Source engine and which re-evaluates some of the less successful parts of the original title.

Another point that cannot be forgotten is that Half-life It was one of many gems that emerged in 1998, which is considered by many to be the best in the history of the industry. The Valve game was accompanied by other masterpieces such as Resident Evil 2first” Metal Gear Solid PlayStation in the United States and Japan, Tekken 3 on PlayStation, Turok 2: Seeds of Evil and mythical The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. It is strange to see that the current year 2023 is possibly the best it has been since that impressive year 1998.

Valve celebrates its twenty-fifth anniversary Half-life stylishly, with Complete package for only 6.31 euros and which contains the original title, Classic team fortressextension Opposing force and BlueShift, Half-Life 1: Source (This is a cutreport which I didn’t like) a Half life 2 along with its two episodes. On the other hand, Half-Life: Alyx It was reduced by 66% to €20.05 until November 21, when all offers related to this anniversary end.