In combat, they would swear when injured and make a hasty retreat. They would also talk amongst themselves whenever there wasn’t any action, allowing you to get an idea of their mode of thinking and to pick up any important plot points. No longer would your enemies simply charge headlong into your bullets, as best exemplified by the HECU Marines, they would use suppressing fire, use flanking maneuvers, and throw grenades if you were holed up somewhere to flush you out as well as dodging any grenade or traps you would try to use on them. It also introduced one of the very first instances of a reactive AI. It allowed players to experience the story and its main events as it happened, keeping you wanting to push forward to figure out what was going on and what your next move should be in the infested complex, rather than some simple rote explanation or long cutscenes which ripped the player out of the action. The setting of the landmark 1998 video game, Half-Life, served as proving ground, not only for a new generation of gamers but also for new game design techniques as well. Black Mesa… a name that any gamer of a certain age worth their salt knows.
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