Re:Hype for Half-Life 1? (Score 0)

well the reason that its been hyped up this much is exactly that ... because it has been dubbed the sequal 'greatest game of all time' which I'd say is a pretty fair statement myself, there have been very good games since which I'd say come close (GTA3, Max Payne to name a couple) but nothing (in my opinion) that beats the original HL, the fact that I can go back now and play it right through and still really enjoy and also the fact that the engine is still VERY popular (counterstrike etc.) just proves its worthy for its status