Half Life 2 (OG XBOX) FULL GAME Walkthrough - No Commentary

Full No Commentary Gameplay Walkthrough of Half-Life 2 for the Original Xbox.

► GAME DESCRIPTION
The Seven Hour War is lost. Earth has surrendered. The Black Mesa incident is a distant memory. The player again picks up the crowbar of research scientist Gordon Freeman, who finds himself on an alien-infested Earth being picked to the bone, its resources depleted, its populace dwindling. Freeman is thrust into the unenviable role of rescuing the world from the wrong he unleashed back at Black Mesa. And a lot of people he cares about are counting on him.

Half Life 2 for the original Xbox, is considered by many people “impossible port” due to the games original PC requirements. The game was built for much stronger PCs, but Valve reworked a lot of systems under the hood so the Xbox could stream data on the fly and still deliver the full story, physics puzzles (Havok Physics), and big set-pieces on much weaker hardware. Visuals are scaled back with very low textures while also using clever techniques to improve performance. This version has more loading screens, and struggles to hold its target framerate of 30fps.

The Xbox version is considered to have the best audio out of all versions. This version takes full advantage of the console’s built-in hardware audio and Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound, using strong reverb so gunfire, voices, and footsteps realistically echo around the environment and making the experience more immersive. This particular reverb-heavy mix is unique to the original Xbox release.

Publisher: Valve
Developer: Valve Software
Release Date: November 15, 2005