Half-Life: Opposing Force

Really fun to play as the ironically "opposing force" of half life. The ending boss fight was decent for the most part, but the combat in the other chapters were fantastic. The vortigoures (idk how you spell that) are a great mini boss fight when you encounter them. Overall, this is a great game, I highly suggest you play it.

It's a bit more forgiving than base Half-Life, and personally well-rounded for the most part. The larger and slightly different arsenal, definitely set the tone.

I do have some issues. For instance, Black-Ops felt more abused than they were in the original, (probably because they couldn't just use HECUs, rotfl!!!) The boss is underwhelming to say the least. It didn't feel like a challenge at all, plus the enemy spawning after each hit the poss takes, felt like an excuse for a distraction, rather than something being integrated with the boss fight. (From what I've read online, Pichford can't make an interesting boss, so take that as you will, lol!) And although they weren't any issue for me, ropes were made sloppily, and definitely could've been more refined, or entirely replaced considering this was made in GoldSrc. I can't really complain about them much, as they do add in to the US Marine aspect.

If you want more GoldSrc Half-Life, it's worth your time.



Unrelated to gameplay, (slight spoilers): Honestly, the canonicity of this expansion being up in the air somewhat bothers me. The dialogue from the NPCs, reinforced the feeling of the Black Mesa Incident. And the idea of Shephard himself: Being a lost HECU Solider, still being able to overcome all odds, and practically being a more brute Gordon Freeman, is just interesting to me.

Hopefully the G-Man employs him one day. :P

Has a lot of bugs, Adrian always gets stuck to the floor after travelling on an elevator, after which you have no other choice but to load a previous save. But all in all, it's a good game.

Opposing Force is undoubtedly an underrated gem , The way that Gearbox expanded the plot and offered players a new perspective on the Black Mesa incident was excellent , not only that but they also introduced new weapons and enemies which added a lot to the gameplay.

This is the best Half-Life expansion, with a variety of new weapons and enemies, it stands out better then Half-Life Blue Shift which had bad level design and now new content. But Opposing Force is freaking good. I recommend this before Blue Shift, but play Half-Life 1 first.

It good found it more enjoyable than half life 1 probably beacuse i was playing on easy mode

The gameplay is similar to Half-Life, with a few extra gameplay mechanics. If you like Half-Life, you will most likely appreciate this as well.

got a fatal error after i beat the final boss, so i couldnt see the end screen

> be me
> grunt in HECU, get deployed to Black Mesa
> told it's cleanup duty, ez clap
> aliens start phasing in from freaky hell dimension
> scientists throwing wrenches at me
> get eaten by sentient barnacle on the ceiling
> somehow still alive
> find a wrench, become the janitor of fate
> see things no paycheck can justify
> no one gets paid, no one gets out
> 10/10 would get PTSD again
> play Opposing Force
> it's like Half-Life, but with more *oof* and less Freeman
> recommend it, poor soldiers didn’t get paid enough for this
> classic expansion, aged like irradiated wine

🦀 Shephard still MIA 🦀

Played this back in 1999 and it was awesome. I enjoyed this expansion more than the original game. Just wish it was a little longer.

Несправедливо сложно. Да, я понимаю что играл на сложной, и игра старая, а раньше игры были хардкорными, но, когда тебя с 5 хп, без патрон, выставляют против пятерых огромных чертил которые требуют 4 магазина из пулемёта что-бы убить их - это дичь сраная. Серьезно. Я за главу насчитываю по 2-3 станции зарядки здоровья. Это неадекватно

For sure one of my most fav dlcs, absolute gold of old video game media and for its time period out sanding, creative fps, the arsenal was soo good they replaced some useless and not that good weapons from first one and even brought new ones amazing will replay it many times till waiting for remake lol.
Adrian Shephard the doom guy in making. "I was told this is gona be a baby sitting job."

Great "dlc"
A lot of new weapons and enemies, another "different perspective" but where there's actually a lot of new cool things

An enjoyable standalone expansion of Half-Life where you play as one of the soldiers storming the Black Mesa complex to suppress the alien breakout.

While gameplay length may be on the shorter side of things in comparison to the main game (took me about 4 hours to beat), the content here is still interesting.

We get new aliens to fight against, which are colloquially referred to as "Race X". Plus a few new weapons to expand our arsenal sandbox. The Wrench and Shock Roach being two standout weapons to me personally (its fun gibbing bodies with the wrench).

Although there are some gripes I have with the game. The new mechanics implemented and showcased during the training course feels underutilized. Commanding other soldiers during important parts of the story happens about twice in the game, with their duration being quite short. The solution to beat the final boss was a bit obtuse too. I had to look up walkthrough to make sure if I was actually damaging it or not.

Still a fun action-packed romp through the Black Mesa Incident as one of the US Marine antagonists (Though the character we play as doesn't actually do anything bad as our fellow soldiers). Half-Life modders even got some extra content to work with too!

It's alright, not my thing. I'll still play it because I haven't finished it yet, but it's pretty similar to the original game. I get some people like it more than the original game, but not me. I prefer the original only slightly, but the training level/tutorial is better, I'll give it that.

Absolute thing of beauty.

6.2 hrs - I think I might be nearing the end but it has been such a blast and unique experience. It is just as good as Half-Life. Super interesting as well/

7.3 hrs - finished. It's been great. From the very training to the final boss. Super worth playing/

Once again, I totally recommend playing on max. difficulty which is HARD. Only then you will take advantage of every weapon and appreciate swift gameplay. It is not too hard, really fair and a little bit challenging but it makes you think and use all of your assets/ Loved it/

This game is really incredible 10/10 story, 10/10 multiplayer when it was active, fun custom maps tons of secrets, best half life imo

Takes a bit of time to cook, but amazing game in the end.

If you played and enjoyed the original Half Life - and you should on both counts - then set aside 4 or 5 hours for this fun expansion. You get some great new weapons, critters, and a tight story from a different perspective. Far superior to Blue Shift, but play 'em all and enjoy a groundbreaking, top-tier classic action shooter from 20+ years ago.

Dá para zerar em uma tarde. Há detalhes interessantes para quem é fã da saga Half-Life.

Very good DLC where you play as the military and your main objective is to kill the main character Gordon Freeman from Half Life 1

The Weaker of the Two Half Life Expansions

While I thoroughly enjoyed Half-Life 1 (or rather, Black Mesa) and Blue Shift, Opposing Force wasn't really up to snuff, in my opinion. The gameplay was the same as in HL1 and HL:BS, though it felt significantly more difficult. There weren't as many puzzles, and the ones that were present were often frustratingly unintuitive. The level design was also confusing at times, forcing you to backtrack randomly or leading you in one direction only to bring you to a dead end. The story lacks any meaningful narrative and only really gets interesting at the very end, leaving you with a well-written ending that feels almost a little too similar to that of the main game. The game also features one of the most annoying bosses I have fought in a while and a not-insignificant number of bugs. I got stuck in elevators or on ropes frequently and had to noclip out to continue.

The AI companions, which are one of the most interesting parts of this game, tend to either refuse to follow you and just stand around or die within the first five seconds of any firefight. I assume this is intended by the developers, and it makes sense in theory, but it gets stale after you meet the sixth group of soldiers who keel over at the first sign of enemy contact.

Overall, I still recommend playing it at least once while going through the Half Life series, but I would probably skip this game on future replays.

Я даже не помню чтобы играл хотя-бы 2 часа и наверное даже игру не начал проходить но рекомендую🤪

Adds new enemies, weapons and mechanics. essential for any half life fan.
such a good DLC that it might as well be a standalone half-life game

Played this game on hard mode and it starts out just fine. but the later chapters in the game just start to feel unfair. To the point i'd have to savescum certain areas just to save some health. I get it I'm on hard mode and it shouldn't make me feel like an unstoppable force but I'm a damn Military Corporal. why am i constantly barely scraping by with about 6 bullets to my name in every gun. Not to mention they constantly spam the most tanky enemies in the most annoying spots. Half life 1 is a boring and ugly mess that people need to stop putting on this high pedestal.

So your telling me the military's idea of "containing" the situation is to gun me and my fellow scientists down like madmen?
Why can't we approach this in a more civilised way while chatting over some coffee and doughnuts?

Opposing Force is a top tier expansion pack. The gameplay, story, worldbuilding, atmosphere ect. are just as good as the base game, which is saying a lot. Playing the game as a different person with a very different perspective during the same time frame and general location of the base game is a great idea for an expansion pack and is all around a fun well executed experience. The length of it is appropriate for an expansion, i don't remember exactly how long it took me the 2 or 3 times I've played it through, maybe 40% the length of the base game. It's currently 5 USD on the steam store (not a sale) so its certainly long enough to justify that.

If you enjoyed Half-Life you're missing out not playing this.

And if you didn't enjoy Half-Life you probably aren't reading this.

Half-Life: Opposing Force is probably the most fun Half-Life game I have ever played. The new mechanics, the soldiers as allies, it's all just amazing, the levels are super hard at times, but very enjoyable. And don't even get me started on the boot camp level! It's probably the best tutorial in a video game at the time. Maybe even now!

A classic first-person shooter developed by Gearbox Software (who would later be best known for their Borderlands franchise) in 1999, this is a spin-off to one of the most iconic FPS games of all time,, Half-Life.

Opposing Force provides an alternative account of the incident at Black Mesa and includes a variety of weapons both familiar and new, and is a companion to the Half-Life franchise that is often overlooked, but provides a well-rounded experience that adds to the narrative started in the original Half-Life.

The game is also simple to run on most 2000's, 2010's and 2020's computers and will not be an issue for older or more mobile-focused hardware (such as laptops) whilst still maintaining a steady gaming experience that rarely suffers from graphical bugs (at least in my experience, that is.) Opposing Force has a modern control scheme that will be easily accessible and understandable to both new and veteran gamers alike.

Is a really good extension for the original half life game, it feels like its own game and has unique weapons, recommended!

A side story which takes place at the same time as Half Life, but from a different perspective.
Same style of gameplay as Half Life but with new kinds of weapons and enemy types.

Besides the OG Half life, this might be one of the best expansions for the for the goldsrc Half life games, the new weapon's are fun to use, The new alien faction are, i'll be honest kinda annoying, but can be fun to play, the new parts of Black Mesa we get to see are also a nice add-on and add more to the world, and yea, its a good game, what more can i say?

Awesome game! A look at the same story from the eyes of a different character. It has a some new weapons and game mechanics that weren't present in original Half-Life. A mustplay, if you love Half-Life!

I'll try to spare what is already said about this. but Opposing Force shows more of Black Mesa (👍), shows more of the HECU (👍), gives you more weapons (👍), introduces more soldier variants (👍), however despite these good parts there is bad,
difficult enemy spam (👎), deafening portions (👎), TOO SHORT (👎), pushing and pulling items glitch not fixed (not game breaking but mildly annoying 👎)


overall, 5/10 for just the things i mentioned but when you figure in the good stuff i didnt mention and the bad stuff i didnt mention it becomes a 9.5/10

You are playing as Adrian Shephard, a US marine deployed to Black Mesa during the incindent. A really neat campaign. Also I really like the military inspired music.

I like this game! It's pretty short, but compared to Half-Life 1, it's miles better, mostly because the puzzles are more understandable. The game itself isn't hard, but if you choose the hard difficulty, you'll always have a finger on the quicksave button. The enemies aren’t very forgiving, so to speak...

Pretty good game, adds new guns, enemies and some new mechanics on top of the original. Follows a different character during the events of half-life and gives a different perspective on the story. Overall decent length and a good expansion to play after completing the main game.

Half-Life: Opposing Force. I played this expansion about 3 years ago as a wee little 13 year old. Playing it shortly after I beat Half-Life 1, i checked out what it was all about and at the end I thought: Yeah, it alright.

Now, replaying it after all these years, I come to appreciate a lot that Opposing Force was able to achieve as a campaign expansion pack. Opposing Force is a great balance of being brand new content for a game that stands on it's own, while at the same time not being too much different for it to be a whole new game. We pretty much have the same story, although through a new point of view through the character of Adrian Shepherd. Despite us having the same plot, seeing pretty much the same characters, and going through familiar enviroments, Opposing Force gives us a large batch of unique enemies and weapons we can choose from. The Wrench, The Desert Eagle, The Spore Launcher, The Barnacle Grapple Hook, etc. All of these weapons are very fun to use on their own and give a new way of playing the game and giving out more possibilites for combat. As for the new enemies from The Black Ops to a new alien race, Race X, they're also really cool with the way their designs both artistically and gameplay-wise fit into the world of Half-Life. If you're looking for a more combat focused Half-Life experience, or just want a new set of levels to play with on the GoldSRC engine, Opposing Force is for you. 9/10.

Game of my childhood, so much nostalgy.
Soldiers run fast, they move like the wind!
Helicopters chase with a deafening spin.
Boots hit the ground, dust kicks high
In the chaos echoes the battle cry!!!

Great game. I've enjoyed all the classic half-life games and this one is by far my favorite. There is an updated weapons list and the story line much like the other three games are intertwined with each other with good call outs to the events that would be running along this games story.

Well then, Ossing Force has its plot interesting, Vision, Motivation of Adrian is great and well elaborated!
What has a significant novelty is only "weapons"
The gameplay itself is the same, graphically speaking is the same ...
is like an expansion DLC
But it's fun and it's great DLC of Half-Life 1
Not to mention online that is fun when there is someone online to play
I recommend the Opposition Force

Half-Life is a great game. Opposing Force, COULD be a great game. Aside from the new weapons and the overall idea, this expansion does nothing but severely anger me. Opposing Force shows you all the ways in which Half-Life has aged poorly. The AI path-finding is absolute garbage, so any sequence where this game REQUIRES you to take allied 'marines' is pain. There is literally a sequence in which you have to remind a medic to follow you 3 times, because each time he goes somewhere new, he stops. The devs knew how bad the navigation was, because each section where you collect 1 or 2 buddies, the next room has a trip-mine or automated turret that kills both the guys the next second. I played through about 3 or 4 times now, and each time; I have to reload segments 7 times because I either have less than 20 HP or the stupid engineer / medic gets stuck on a door. A door. Again, I love Half-Life 1, but it has not aged quite as bad... somehow.
(also, don't get me started on the Marines calling themselves soldiers and using equipment / vehicles that the USMC doesn't use. But I blame Valve for that, not Gearbox.)
" THIS WHOLE OPERATION IS BEYOND FUBAR! "

Its a very good sequel to the half life 1 game. Graphics same as the first game but a different story.

Not nearly as good as Half-Life. The level design is poor, the flow-y movement of the auto run is awkward, and there's so much trial and error due to poor level design that it just gets old quick.

Half-Life and Half-Life 2 are some of my favorite games of all time. This one does a disservice to the name.

Half life opposing force is just as good if not better than the original half life although the repeated voice lines of the from my first playthrough opinion underutilized marines did get annoying I enjoyed myself nonetheless if you are looking for a game filled with action interactivity but not as long as the original half life put this game in your cart and I'm glad to have ended the original half life trilogy with this masterpiece of a game

So far my favorite half life game aside from Episode 2, There's more interactions with NPC's, new weapons, new aliens, a new security guard (Otis), and a pretty cool ending.

I think everyone should play this, its a dang good expansion to a revolutionary game.

Halved lives are now a soldiers lifes. Play as new series new protaganost Alien Shetland, gas mask of great justice. Join him on his epic quest to hunt down goron Fretmen. FIght new amazing alien legeds of Race ??? big bug men of another world. Join him as soldiers fight soldier on this epic jpurney of survival and fighting. Use new exiting armaments such as the big pistol, big machine gun, the loooong gun, and some weird aliens. These tools have the power to fight all sorts of amazinf foes. Big bugs, little bugs, ninja soldiers, and everything in between. Taken away by the mysterious man, will we ever see Mr. Sheepdog again? Toon in to find out, sometime.

Very fun ecept the section in the sewers with the vortigors (did I spell that corectly?)

In short, as with Delta Particles, I like the adventure offered by the addon much more than the main game. First of all, due to a much more clear and comprehensive construction of locations, as well as the location of points of interest on them.

Extremely good and challenging if your not good at shooting games like myself but its worth it