Game Recommendation #2: Half-Life

As a veteran gamer, I have played many games in my gaming life. Most of which I liked, but some I just hated with a passion. One of the games I just adored was Half-Life. The game was one of the first to use scripted scenes, making it evolutionary for gaming. The game continues to be a favorite classic of many, and has several expansions and sequels. The game has a large plot around it's setting, especially the second game. But this is Half-Life, the first ever.

Half-Life was released in 1998 by Valve Corporation. Half-Life was Valve's first game to be devoloped, and was the start of a largely popular franchise and fan community. However, Valve first had trouble finding a publisher for the game, but Sierra On-line took interest when they were seeking a 3D game. On the day of it's release, critics praised the flowing narrative. The game soon recieved over 50 Game of the Year awards, is considered one of the greatest computer games of all time. The game itself influenced many first-person shooters for years after it's release. By July of 2007, the game has sold over 20 million units.

Half-Life cover art, which has the title, and the Lambda symbol, which is also used in the scientific half life, hence the name of the game.

The main character, or the player, is Gordon Freeman, who is Theoretical Scientist. He takes part in accidentally opening a portal to an alien world, Xen. You must fight through the science facility Black Mesa to survive.

Overall, since I don't want to go to in-depth, the game itself is amazing. The graphics, however, are outdated, so I recommend downloading Black Mesa, a community re-make that makes the game look even more awesome. The original could be bought on Steam. I totally recommend this game, and it's franchise.

First Game Recommendation

As an honest gamer, I like to share my games to other mainstream gamers. I also share indie games to get them attention. However, some games are too just plain awesome to ignore.

First game recommendation, and I will recommend games every week, is World of Tanks. Now, this game is one of those MMO games that is popular world wide, mostly in Europe and Russia. Me being a North American server player, I can tell there is already a lot of players on that server... and North America is divided into 2 servers.

Let's go back a step real quick. World of Tanks is an arcade style tank game, where you manage and command a Tank, Tank Destroyer (referred to as a TD in-game), or Self-Propelled Gun (SPG in-game). The Tanks are upgradable to your liking. Most of the time, however, the Gun and Turret are your main concerns. Suspension, Engine, and Radio do affect your performance, but should usually be researched after the gun and turret, unless it is needed right away.

World of Tanks login screen (May vary due to alternating images)

World of Tanks, at the time of writing this, has 6 nations: United States, United Kingdom, Nazi Germany, France, Soviet Union, and China. Each nation has their own characteristics that are shown in most of their tanks. For example, the United States has great gun depression (gun depression is how far you can lower your gun. This is important for firing over a hill or ledge without risking getting shot.)

Within each nations is a number of tank lines and tiers. The tiers are ranged form 1 to 10. Tank lines are usually classified by the type of tanks. Light Tanks, Medium Tanks, Heavy Tanks, Tank Destroyers, and Self-Propelled Guns (also known as Artillery). There is also premium tanks, but those are, of course, premium, and require actual currency to purchase.

Since I don't want this to turn into a full guide, I'll instead refer to the WoT wiki, where you can learn about each nation, tank, or type of tank, how to play, good ways to upgrade certain tanks, and much more.
You can find the wiki here: http://wiki.worldoftanks.com

Anyways, the gameplay is amazing in my opinion. It all depends on you. You can be fast, and strike hard, or stay behind and support your team from afar. Either way is fun.

There is essentially too much to explain here, so I recommend checking out the site, and wiki, and play it yourself. It is completely Free-To-Play. You can download the game client at the main site, here: http://worldoftanks.com/

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