Half-Life 2: Episode One - the next part of the popular series Half-Life, released in 2006. The developers at Valve decided that creating a full extension would take too much time, suggest us to eat the game pieces, making the system episodes, allowing you to produce more games. It's hard to tell if it was the right decision.
The game continues exactly in the place where we stopped in the finals of the second part. The reactor of the Citadel blown up, but its core is still not stable and eventually detonate undermining the entire city. Gordon and Alyx have to slow down the response of the kernel and try save the residents of the city. And to save ourselves...
The game comes out two years later, offering us plunge once more into the history of the universe Half-Life. However immersed we are literally down to his knees, after which the game ends quickly, showing us the gripping trailer for the second episode. This part of the series has become more dynamic than its predecessor, but ends so quickly, do not have time to fully enjoy the game. After two years of waiting, we get a little more than a three-hour campaign. Why it seems that we are playing in a full game, but rather a small addition.
The gameplay has remained virtually the same. Like a dashing start, where we are using the gravity gun throwing soldiers of the Alliance in different directions. In this part fights with zombies and mutants became more. So it was somewhat unusual to play with Alix, which accompanied us almost the entire game. While AI has been improved even more. Our partner shoots, climbing over walls, when the enemies approach too close, you might even strike with his legs or butt. Often comments on different situations and makes the tips in some places.
There are a couple new enemies. Added HDR, which was later moved to the second part. Plus was improving the artificial intelligence and character animation.
This episode is like its dynamism, however small the duration of the game and lack of any features, don't allow to put the game a higher score.
Rating: 8/10
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Half-Life 2: Episode One - ñëåäóþùàÿ ÷àñòü ïîïóëÿðíîé ñåðèè Half-Life, âûøåäøàÿ â 2006 ãîäó. Ðàçðàáîò÷èêè èç Valve, ðåøèâ, ÷òî ñîçäàíèå ïîëíîöåííîãî ïðîäîëæåíèÿ çàéì¸ò ñëèøêîì ìíîãî âðåìåíè, ïðåäëàãàþò íàì êóøàòü èãðó ïî êóñî÷êàì, ñäåëàâ ñèñòåìó ýïèçîäîâ, ÷òî ïîçâîëÿåò âûïóñêàòü èãðû ÷àùå. Òðóäíî ñêàçàòü, áûëî ëè ýòî ðåøåíèå âåðíûì.
Èãðà ïðîäîëæàåòñÿ ðîâíî â òîì ìåñòå, ãäå ìû è îñòàíîâèëèñü â ôèíàëå âòîðîé ÷àñòè. Ðåàêòîð Öèòàäåëè âçîðâàí, îäíàêî åãî ÿäðî âñ¸ åù¸ íå ñòàáèëüíî è ñî âðåìåíåì ñäåòîíèðóåò ïîäîðâàâ âåñü ãîðîä. Ãîðäîíó è Àëèêñ ïðåäñòîèò çàìåäëèòü ðåêöèþ ÿäðà è ïîñòàðàòñÿ ñïàñèòè æèòåëåé ãîðîäà. À òàê æå ñïàñòèñü ñàìèì...
Èãðà âûõîäèò ñïóñòÿ äâà ãîäà, ïðåäëàãàÿ íàì îêóíóòñÿ åù¸ ðàç â èñòîðèþ âñåëåííîé Half-Life. Îäíàêî îêóíàåìñÿ ìû áóêâàëüíî äî êîëåí, ïîñëå ÷åãî èãðà áûñòðî çàêàí÷èâàåòñÿ, ïîêàçûâàÿ íàì ñìà÷íûé òðåéëåð âòîðîãî ýïèçîäà. Äàííàÿ ÷àñòü ñåðèè ñòàëà áîëåå äèíàìè÷íåé, ïî ñðàâíåíèþ ñ ïðåäøåñòâåííèêîì, îäíàêî çàêàí÷èâàåòñÿ íàñòîëüêî áûñòðî, ÷òî íå óñïåâàåøü ïîëíîñòüþ íàñëàäèòñÿ èãðîé. Ïîñëå äâóõ òî ëåò îæèäàíèé, ïîëó÷àåì ÷óòü áîëåå ÷åì òðåõ÷àñîâóþ êàìïàíèþ. Îò÷åãî ñîçäàåòñÿ âïå÷àòëåíèå, ÷òî ìû èãðàåì íå â ïîëíîöåííóþ èãðó, à ñêîðåå â íåáîëüøîå äîïîëíåíèå.
Ãåéìïëåé îñòàëñÿ ïðàêòè÷åñêè òàêèì æå. Ïîíðàâèëîñü ëèõîå íà÷àëî, ãäå ìû èñïîëüçóÿ ãðàâè-ïóøêó ðàñêèäûâàåì ñîëäàò Àëüÿíñà â ðàçíûå ñòîðîíû.  ýòîé ÷àñòè ñõâàòîê ñ çîìáè è ìóòàíòàìè ñòàëî áîëüøå. Òàê æå áûëî íåñêîëüêî íåîáû÷íî èãðàòü ñ Àëèêñ, êîòîðàÿ ñîïðîâîæäàëà íàñ ïðàêòè÷åñêè âñþ èãðó. Ïðè ýòîì AI áûë óëó÷øåí åù¸ áîëüøå. Íàøà íàïàðíèöà ìåòêî ñòðåëÿåò, ïåðåëàçèò ÷åðåç ñòåíêè, ïðè ïîäõîäå âðàãîâ ñëèøêîì áëèçêî, ìîæåò äàæå óäàðèòü ñ íîãè èëè ïðèêëàäîì. ×àñòî êîììåíòèðóåò ðàçíûå ñèòóàöèè è äåëàåò ïîäñêàçêè â íåêîòîðûõ ìåñòàõ.
Ïîÿâèëèñü ïàðó íîâûõ âðàãîâ. Òàê æå äîáàâèëè òåõíîëîãèþ HDR, êîòîðóþ âïîñëåäñòâèè ïåðåíåñëè è âî âòîðóþ ÷àñòü. Ïëþñ áûëè óëó÷øåíèÿ èñêóñòâåííîãî èíòåëåêòà è àíèìàöèè ïåðñîíàæåé.
Äàííûé ýïèçîä ïîíðàâèëñÿ ñâîåé äèíàìè÷íîñòüþ, îäíàêî ìàëàÿ ïðîäîëæèòåëüíîñòü èãðû è ïðàêòè÷åñêè îòñóòñòâèå êàêèõ-ëèáî íîââîâåäåíèé, íå äàþò ïîñòàâèòü èãðå áîëåå âûñîêóþ îöåíêó.
Îöåíêà: 8/10
