Half-Life's strong point wasn't it's story, it was the immersion factor, which is what games are all about. If you want a story, play some adventure game or RPG... FPS's are about action, immersion, and just plain fun. Half-Life set the bar when it came out, and it's still considered one of the best FPS's of all time by the majority of gamers. If you don't think so, well, you're the minority, too bad you couldn't see what made the game so great...
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