Half-Life 25 Anniversary Update
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There is a nice easter egg on the page, it has to do with the crowbar at the bottom!
Nice, I just ::: spoiler spoiler got the achievement. :::
Hah fun
How to tell someone they're old in as painful and indirect manner as possible.
Relaunched it to replay the demo : "uplink", it really lived up to my memory. A self contained half hour of half life fun, with an original map that show off diverse game mechanics. This was really a great demo back in the day.
25 years, still getting updates!
Anything to avoid making Half Life 3, I guess.
And it's free!
Or play both and pick your favourite.
Black Mesa is a good game with nice graphics, but it does not scratch that nostalgia itch the same way.
My phone really struggled to render the web page. Looks great though
So is Half-life: source now the old one or is Half-life the old version? Or did they revamp both? It is a bit unclear in my library.
The one just named "Half Life" is the definitive version now, the one that got the big update yesterday.
Source is the same messy version as it was before and they haven't touched it. Though it will still be in our libraries for legacy reasons.
Valve themselves recommend you ignore Source exists.
What is their reason for abandoning the source version? I would assume it looks better, and it would be easier to fit for today’s gaming needs
If you ask me, the Source version didn't include any QoL improvements or anything that might make the game more modern feeling.
The "upgrades" are mostly new textures and effects that bugged out half the time. Plus all the gameplay bugs that it introduced.
Even before the update most people were recommending the OG above the Source version, so it makes sense that they would update that one.
Oof