Shodan's cold contempt, delivered in Max Headroomesque glitches and stutters by a superb voice actor is the best part of an already fantastic game. Shodan, the antagonist AI draws the obvious comparisons to GLaDOS, but apart from being artificial and homicidal, that's where the similarities end. I can see where the subsequent Prey gets a lot of its DNA, but this is an entirely different story with an entirely different vibe.
I *loved* Half-Life - if you actually *enjoy* getting lost and having to learn where you're going and why you're going there - quids in.
The exploration is really old-school, and suited me down to the ground. I didn't play the original release so I don't have a yardstick, but the gunplay is fun. Tension is balanced with dark and occasionally twisted humor. Impeccable world-building pulls the player into it's unique, compelling aesthetic from the start. This has been one of the most thrilling and immersive narrative gameplay experiences I've ever had. I mean, there's a laser rapier for christ's sake. Damn, even if you don't miss the 90s, it's just a good game. Mostly in terms of game mechanics like limited inventory space and better movement system overall. The game does have differences with the original, I've heard, but I can't say exactly since I'm not familiar with the latter. I find the art-style very interesting, with its high saturation and a low res texture effect, plus added lighting, you can even tell the intented mix of time periods in the graphics, which I found great.
So now we are back with the remake and we have the best of the old and the new, some frustrations included! (lol) But I wouldn't want it any other way I feel like I'm playing a brand new game, but I'm back in 1994 at the same time. A lot of people (myself included) might find a bunch of its mechanics quite outdated by now, but at the same time you can't disagree it was innovating in the genre. I never tried the classic title back in the 90s.
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