Gameplay can't get better: Half-Life 2

I had not played Half-Life 2 when I thought Call of Duty had the best gameplay. Having said that, I am not taking anything away from Call of Duty; not even comparing as both are of different genres. Just that I liked this game almost as much as Call of Duty. Half-life 2 has very well designed graphics and awesome gameplay. I must say that one has to be too intelligent to finish the game without any help.

There were many occasions where I needed help, but somehow got myself out of the conundrum. For instance there is a place where I have to open a big door in the middle of the road so that I can take my bike through. There was a room that had one battery on the table - there were 2 more slots. I confirmed that this was connected to the door and figured out that I must find 2 more batteries and lay it on the empty slots to open the door. One battery was found outside, but nowhere could I find another one. There was a damaged car in a distance and guess what - found the battery inside car engine. This was it. I had a great sense of pride as if I had done something great in real-life; well, it doesn't matter as long as we are happy isn't it.

There was one place I could not find the solution to get through - I figured it out anyway; after all, why do we have internet for. May be if I had tried more, I could have found it by myself. The experience I had in the entire game was good. Being the hero in the game, I had a sophisticated feeling throughout. The rich look of the game environment added more value. There are places where we cannot control what happens in the game - that's the beauty of it. It added more flavour by being more challenging. The end was way over cool. I loved the way they related the end to the beginning. Enjoyed it all the way.

If you love challenges with excellent gameplay, this game is for you.