Hi,
let’s settle a debate. Ignoring the Half-Life series itself, which game shares the most DNA with the original?
- Quake 4
- Quake III Arena
- Aliens versus Predator Classic 2000
Cast your vote here: strawpoll.com/61gD9Az59Zw
Tomorrow I’ll run the same three games through my game‑similarity algorithm and share how its results compare to the community’s choice.
Also, drop a suggestion below if you have an idea for the next poll!
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
None of them really compare.
Quake 2 stripped away the charm of Quake; Quake 3 was the harbinger of a new era of arena shooters and Quake 4 dealt the killing blow to the franchise, ending any resemblance whatsoever to the original. Of all of these, Quake 2 resembled Half Life the most, but still lacked the rich narrative.
AVP (2000) was phenomenal, and thus is probably the most appropriate to compare to Half-Life, though still a very different game.
YUART@feddit.org 14 hours ago
Hi, about Quake 2 - do you mean it was the most similar to the original Half-Life because of style? Or rather because of the main “idea”, genre, and plot? Just interested in your opinion
core@leminal.space 9 hours ago
Quake 2 came before HL. HL used the quake engine and was also heavily influenced by the game itself.
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
Style, the increase in puzzle aspects, larger interconnected maps with backtracking. HL still blew them away in every category, though.