Maybe this is no news for you, but Todd Alcott has a refreshing perspective and puts it quite well: “‘Doom’ is a great game, but ‘Half-Life’ is a great narrative.” Even though Half-Life was released ten years ago, the sense that you’re really part of a story (and not just watching a story for a bit, then playing a game, then watching some story again) is still something few games evoke. Most recently, I felt it while playing Half-Life 2.
May 12, 2008