Turbulent_Winter549 t1_jefllhd wrote on March 31, 2023 at 5:31 PM

Reply to comment by Sabbathius in Most overrated game franchise? by skinnyfamilyguy

The big thing about HL is that it was the first shooter with an actual story, not just running around shooting waves of enemies. It was revolutionary in that sense

ZylonBane t1_jefpxcz wrote on March 31, 2023 at 5:59 PM

>The big thing about HL is that it was the first shooter with an actual story

System Shock would like a word with you. Then Strife. Then Terminator: Future Shock. Then probably another dozen or so early story-based FPS.

There is little that Half Life was the legitimate "first" to do. It just happened to do a whole bunch of things that had been done before but did them all very well.

sumpfkraut666 t1_jefz95s wrote on March 31, 2023 at 7:00 PM

The argument was terribly explained but it has a point. Half life was revolutionary in that you played the opening cutscene. It wasn't the first shooter with a story that is more complex than "shoot enemy" but it was the first to tell a complex story (mostly) through gameplay. Properly using the medium is part of the art of making video games.

ZylonBane t1_jeg3i3p wrote on March 31, 2023 at 7:29 PM

Half Life's story isn't that complex. It's basically Doom's story. "Oh no we opened a portal and shit went to hell. Also there are some bad humans too."

Turbulent_Winter549 t1_jefyih2 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 6:56 PM

I've been gaming since Atari 2600 and never heard of strife or terminator future shock but thanks for enlightening me.