I believe The Beatles: Rock Band came the closest to being perfect. Eveything about that game was just beautifully done and the only things missing was Pro Drums, an option for Keys, and a few more Beatle songs (Hey Jude, Strawberry Fields Forever, Yesterday etc. etc.)
For me, probably Half-Life 2. Especially at the time? It was such a leap ahead in both technology and overall world immersion. I still revisit it sometimes and get sucked right back in.
I’ll agree with you on Beatles Rock Band too, though. It’s a work of art.
ive never played a half life game before. maybe i should start
The original Half Life is pretty fun, but I’d recommend checking out Black Mesa. It’s a remake of the original game in the same engine that Half-Life 2 uses, and changes some things for the better.
I kind of feel like part of what made Half Life special was the historical context in which it was released, and what they were able to do with the technology of the time. I think you lose a lot of that by just jumping into Black Mesa.
That said the original Half Life hasn’t aged as gracefully as Half Life 2 (which holds up very well in my opinion)… So I can see why people recommend this.
I have tried it, however I feel it’s a bit dated. I wanted to like it, but I didn’t succeed. I can imagine however that back on it’s release date is was pretty groundbreaking.
I’ve really wanted to play HL but I get extremely motion sick. I’ve tried multiple configurations, HL2, Black Mesa, but I feel sick even thinking about them.
Other games that give me bad nausea: Slime Rancher, Stanley’s parable. I’ve forced myself to play them, I never get used to it and the nausea actually gets worse with time.
Games that don’t make me sick at all: portal 1&2, any Witcher, Horizon Zero Dawn, most VR games.
I though it’s the 1st person’s perspective but I can’t explain why portal games are ok and HL aren’t.