g00fysmiley how are valve anything like blizzard? they are about as anti-blizzard as any AAA gaming company can be.
They waited a stupidly long time before they released half-life 2 and has to be one of the only games to actually be as good as the hype behind it after such a long development.
Half life isnt about the graphics for me at all, it has great story lines and never takes itself too seriously, theres always some good humour in there and just genuinly a pleasure to play.