11. Purple10tacle. • 11 yr. ago. HL:Source has pretty much been abandoned by Valve shortly after release while Half Life GoldSrc (the original) kept receiving upgrades. HL:Source has a lot of minor glitches an issues and I'm not even sure if it ever received the official "HD" texture upgrade. Best part is, if you dont like it you can disable it thru the options. Very flexible mod. Half-Life 2: MMod. This mod is one of best HL2 mods ever. Best played with HL2: Update (YES, YOU CAN EVEN COMBINE THEM), you will get: • Remastered models of weapons, with new animations and sounds. However, one of the more remarkable things about Half-Life 2 is that even after all these years when the genre's effectively been 'done to death' (or so it seemed), Valve has still managed to The ending to Half-Life 2 baffled many, and gamers were left with one of the biggest cliff-hangers in recent history. Is the Ti Worth It? AMD B650 Motherboard Roundup; Nvidia RTX 4060 Ti vs Half-Life remains one of the great FPS game stories. From the dank, claustrophobic mystique of Black Mesa, to the expansive, sci-fi road trip of City 17 and Half-Life 2, Valve’s shooter is a Half-Life 2 RTX, which improves the visionary, 2004 sequel with ray tracing and other visual overhauls, is currently in development. Potentially, the original game could be getting similar treatment. (Image credit: Valve) Free reign. Half-Life 2 is a game that plays to the strengths of the medium, using player agency as a way to tell a story in a more interesting, intimate way. EQNY.