HL story was and IS still awesome
A scientific experiment opens up a portal to another dimension. Hostile Aliens pore through and all hell breaks loose. Wasn't this the story to Doom?
Half-Life's story was boring and unimaginative. What saved it, was the method in which the story was told and the level of immersion that resulted. Had Valve chosen to pull the player out of the game and tell the story through cutscenes, Half-Life would have just been another shooter albeit one with exceptional level design.
This comment was edited on Jan 1, 21:14.