#Half life blue shift story series

Cue Blackout sequence #45373, yep it’s that old trick again. You do think “why the hell couldn’t the scientist just press the switch instead of standing there like a bunch of llamas…jeez!”Here the game starts in earnest and the lift takes a bit of a plummet after some power failures due to the massive explosion in the lab we saw in the first game with Freeman. Once there the Scientists instruct you to fix the lift which bizarrely enough involves Calhoun activating the control panel. It’s never that easy is it? The tram system is s***ed and it’s up to you to find another way so after much wandering around corridors and darkly lit passages you eventually get there. Because this is probably your third time through after seeing similar sequences from Half Life and Opposing force the ‘wow!’ factor has disappeared completely.As with the previous games the story unfolds by receiving instructions from the NPC characters.Īt the start of the game Calhoun (you) need to get lift fixed in Sector G. That’s not a bad thing right? Well yes and no. It’s at this very point it dawns on you that Blue Shift is going to be more of the same. The trademark intro returns with the tram ride and the voice piping over the inter-com system to help pull you into he world. Enter Blue Shift, a budget priced add-on taking the gamer back in time once again to the Black Mesa complex to take on similar challenges but this time as Barney the security guard.The game kicks off in true Half Life style, Barney is making his way on the tram system to the security complex to start another shift. It’s now 2001, games have moved on but that doesn’t make Half Life any less popular, especially considering the amazing popularity of CounterStrike. Opposing Force was a worthy addition to the Half Life universe, expanding on the story and giving gamers an insight into the rest of the world.

#Half life blue shift story series

After Half Life was released Gear Box unveiled they were working on Opposing Force, another installment in the Half Life series running in a parallel timeline but this time giving you the chance to play the military. Half Life redefined how we viewed the FPS, it had so much more depth than any FPS before it.

Half Life is just such an excellent game, there’s no doubt about that.