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The TRUE End of Half-Life

Run_The_Shadows · 2000-10-24T07:15:32

No, I really don''t think Half-Life had the *BEST* story ever, i don''t think it qualifies as Runner-Up.*Waits for the Flaming* Yes, I followed through the whole start, though the military involvement,but when you go to another fragging planet? My God, come on now. There were two very wrong things about the end of Half-Life(by ''the end'' i mean the last segment of the game). 1.)There was almost no more plot or driving force, hell, I didn''t exactly understand WHY I was there. 2.)Half-Life was a story, and since I read alot, I expect the end of a good story have that kick at the end. 1984 for example,"He loved Big Brother". After the entire novel, these four words end the story SO COMPLETELY that it just shocks you. Instead of having a great ending like this, HL had you mysteriously transported to an alien planet*cough* for no real reason other than to fight a facecrab-spouting nutsack*cough* and a large space-baby*cough*. WHY!? Yes, I understand that by killing the final boss you end the threat to earth and save the world. But how did you learn this?! Where is the rest of the planet?!*notes the first couple of Xen maps* How can you just go to another planet, and with almost no confrontation, lay the smackdown on their leader?! And the very end....my god, Valve left a gaping hole in the story so you knew that a sequel would be in the works. I just want to hear what all you gamedev peeps out there think of my thoughts on this. Whether flaming me about slandering ''the great game'' or agreeing with me. In the meantime I''ll be putting my copy of HL to use...playing CS or TFC -Run_The_Shadows -Run_The_Shadows@excite.com