Greatest Cinematic Moments in Gaming: Half-Life 2

Half-Life is a series that has changed the way shooters and storytelling in games overall were done. One of the first games to create a completely compelling story without a cinema that stops the action, Half-Life truly defined what it meant to do a compelling First-Person game. Then it made a sequel that broke even more ground. Following the same formula, it then re-definied how graphics and animations were handled with its very realistic facial designs and character animations. Plus, it was an inteligent, fun and well made game. These two clips are the first and last minutes of the game, notably the only ones that weren't done in game. This was also the basis for my failed bait Half-Life.

To fill in the story gaps, Half-Life 2 takes place some time after you successfully saved the Black Mesa research center. You were recruited by the mysterious G-Man (the guy in the suit) for a job you don't know. Apparently, your character then vanished off the face of existence for some time. Now he is about to re-enter the world in the first clip.

The second clip is right after you defeat the main villain Dr. Breen before he escapes into an alternate dimension. Before you and your ally Alyx can escape, the portal Breen was using explodes. Then the G-Man interrupts the scene.

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