Started grinding the half life series starting with half life 2 and I gotta say it's got stellar game design, as in you feel they nudge you ineed the right direction but not overtly or obviously, and there's like a huge range of genres and atmosphere throughout half life 2, and I certainly had a sense of fear and adrenaline. One time I was in raven Holm amd I pressed a button waiting for the elevator to come up while there were like super fast header about skeletons waiting outside, and I was thinking to myself " I don't want to go down". Also I do find half life 2 to be challenging even if you crank it down to easy, since you have to experiment and discover the Buyoncy, and just the general physic engine. One thing that I probably struggled with the most is the heat seeking missiles, since I probably still don't understand inside and out the rocket launcher physics well, so I would just poker face when I shoot a rocket at a plane in a lighthouse and all of a sudden I would die. Idk what to say anymore l, ugh 10/10 would play again and try to speedrun it.
Edit: made this post cause I stayed up all night playing half life 2. I'll share my thoughts later, no one wants to probably hear it and It'll probably end up in the dumpster.