description Half-Life Overview
Half-Life is a 1998 first-person shooter developed by Valve Corporation. The game places the player as Gordon Freeman, a physicist attempting to escape the Black Mesa Research Facility after an alien incursion. Gameplay involves combat, exploration, and puzzle solving within the facility’s environment.
info Half-Life Specifications
| Country | United States |
| Year | 1998 |
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What happens at the start of Half-Life?
Gordon Freeman arrives at the Black Mesa Research Facility and participates in an experiment that causes a resonance cascade. That accident opens portals to Xen and brings alien creatures into the facility.
Why was Half-Life important for FPS games in 1998?
Half-Life kept the story inside the player's first-person view instead of relying on separate cutscenes. Valve combined combat, scripted sequences, puzzles, and environmental storytelling in a way that influenced later shooters.
What is the difference between Half-Life and Black Mesa?
Half-Life is Valve's original 1998 game using the GoldSrc engine. Black Mesa is a fan-made remake by Crowbar Collective that reimagines the game in the Source engine and expanded the Xen chapters.
Which platforms can you play the original Half-Life on?
Half-Life launched on Windows in 1998 and later came to PlayStation 2 in 2001. It is also available on Steam, where Valve has maintained the PC version.
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