Half-Life Platinum Collection Second Edition

Half-Life Platinum Collection Second Edition Review

The Half-Life series without a shadow of doubt has a solid reputation of being one of the best FPS titles of all time, if not one of the best games of all time more generally. Valve's FPS classic will not disappoint for any who don't mind the dated graphics, and I highly recommend it. Despite the graphics, however, the game has remarkably good support for a game of its age and classic nature. It remains playable and downloadable once registered on Steam even to this day virtually without issue. Even though the graphics are dated and the game is quite old, the game has quite good support for a wide range of monitor resolutions - arguably better support for many widescreen monitors of today than many titles that have been released even very recently.

But with this set that isn't all you get! You also get the good old classic Counterstrike! Still widely played and enjoyed to this day much like the classic Half-Life, Counterstrike will provide you with hours of competitive online play on a wide variety of maps on the wonderful (and free!) Steam online service provided by Valve. Counterstrike and its sequel Counterstrike: Source are still among the most popular online FPS titles for the PC and have an incredible following of gamers who still regularly play these classic titles on Steam.

When I got my Half-Life Platinum set years ago, I mainly enjoyed Counterstrike, and I unfortunately made the mistake of giving up on Half-Life, only to find years later I was drawn back into the Half-Life series after having my view of the gaming world turned upside down by the FPS classic subsequently released by Valve known as Half-Life 2. Subsequently, realizing I just couldn't get enough Half-Life 2, I decided to go back and revisit the classic Half-Life to see if I had just overlooked its widely acclaimed quality as being one of the best games ever released. Boy am I glad I did! Unable to find my old Half-Life discs, I purchased the Half-Life Anthology set on Steam for the bargain price of around 14$, and realized the wonders of the Half-Life universe.

I would highly recommend all of the original Half-Life games to anyone interested in revisiting (or maybe just visiting for the first time!) one of the FPS genre's most enduring and timeless gaming franchises still enjoyed to this day. The Half-Life story and world is quite simply unrivaled in terms of its intriguing story and timeless gameplay, and is sure to remain an enduring classic for some time. 5/5 stars!

Half-Life Platinum Collection Second Edition Feature

• Comprehensive bundle of the award-winning first-person action-shooter Half-Life games
• Features Half-Life: Game of the Year Edition
• Half-Life: Opposing Force
• Team Fortress Classic and Half-Life: Counter-Strike
• Half-Life: Blue Shift

Half-Life Platinum Collection Second Edition Overview

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