I'm a simple guy, I played the first one, but never finished it until this one came out. After Hunt Down the Freeman came out, I was a little worried on how the characters and storytelling would be handled here, and honestly, they did a brilliant job. You could argue they even better than Valve itself in some cases (Their Gnome equivalent is much easier to deal with, you're signposted when you cant take it with you, or major firefights where it'd be at risk.)

Music and animation are on point too.

In short, if you like anything in the Half-Life universe, you owe it to yourself to play this one.

I'm a simple guy, I played the first one, but never finished it until this one came out. After Hunt Down the Freeman came out, I was a little worried on how the characters and storytelling would be handled here, and honestly, they did a brilliant job. You could argue they even better than Valve itself in some cases (Their Gnome equivalent is much easier to deal with, you're signposted when you cant take it with you, or major firefights where it'd be at risk.) Music and animation are on point too. In short, if you like anything in the Half-Life universe, you owe it to yourself to play this one.