Hell, Resistance 3 is a Jive Bunny Megamix of Valves masterpiece. And additionally, almost all of Half-Life 2s locations and set-pieces have since been riffed on by other developers. Look for that technique in almost any FPS since, and youll find it. You probably didnt notice this when you were playing, but your brain did. They draw your eye to certain details, which takes you to the next area. Buy portal, drag all maps from half life 2's map folder ( under common/half life 2/hl2/maps ) into portal's custom folder folder ( Portal/portal/custom create folder named 'hl2maps in that folder create another folder called maps and drag the filed into that. You rarely get lost in Half-Life 2, because the artists use things like lighting and colour to guide you. One of Valves neatest tricks is using the environment to lead the player. Mixing physics puzzles, combat, vehicle sections, survival horror, and even some platforming (which, to be fair, we could do without), theres an enormous amount of variety in the game. There are a few missteps - Ive always felt like Route Kanal goes on slightly too long - but otherwise, the pacing and range of set-pieces is masterful. Everything else aside, Half-Life 2 is just a brilliantly designed game.

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