Half-Life: Opposing Force

Bad game.
The night vision sucks, a lot of the new enemies are kinda whatever, you got so many guns you'll never use them all, it has parkour with slippery gold source engine movement, a lot of sections in the game are annoying or hard or both, the pit worm is the blind tentacles but worse, and the final boss is trash.
The only reason this has 'Overwhelmingly positive" on Steam is because it's a Half-Life game, otherwise, I promise you, this game would not be nearly as liked.
A 5/10 would be GENEROUS. I do not recommend it, do not play it unless you like Half-Life that much.

nice extend .. I love how the graphics brings back memories ♥

maybe thıs game have some problems lıke bugs but all the same game is on 8. try it and give a chanse

Encountered a game breaking bug in the middle of the playthrough

yea the old half lifes series are soo nostalgic and very much well prepared and good love all the old half life series i dont like the HL2 series thats bad lol

"Half-Life: Opposing Force" offers a fresh perspective on the Black Mesa incident, telling the story from the viewpoint of a HECU marine.

The game features a unique cast of characters and introduces players to new areas of the Black Mesa facility.

Oh yeah, this is great. I'd say it's better than the original game.

This is probably objectively the worst part of the initial Half-Life series. Although, this entry has arguably the most weapon variety, the game really shows its flaws during the entire runtime. Most of the enemies deal damage based on hit-registration as oppose to any dodgable alternative. This leads to the most dull gunfights, hugging covers and quick peaking. Additionally, this game has the strongest auto-aim feature in any game I have played thus far. The only improvement over the other entries is the soundtrack. Which barely increased, compared to the previous entry. The story might also be the weakest of all the entries and you can really feel it drag on, without you having proper motivation to continue. This game feels the longest by far.
I really didn't like this entry and I feel like, you should skip this one. Or go watch a summary on youtube instead.

Solid masterpiece, worthy addition to original game.

Awesome game, I wish there were more squads to command and if the game was longer but overall it's an awesome game and I loved every minute of it

Best Half Life DLC of the many. Extremely good Combat and Problem Solving Mechanics, and pays great respect to the environments of Half Life 1. Thank You Valve for releasing this masterpiece



Adrian Shepard is literally me now.

Whereas Blue Shift just felt like more Half Life 1 levels, Opposing Force adds new enemies, weapons, NPCs that can follow you and game mechanics that make it stand out from the other two games a lot more.

It is also a lot longer than Blue Shift but it is a lot more BUGGY and less polished overall. This game has more bugs and glitches and is a lot HARDER especially towards the end when the levels become less creative and more difficult for no reason.

Despite being of lower quality than blue shift, it is a lot more FUN. Worth the purchase and I do not regret it. The fun outweighs the bugs significantly. I recommend you play all 3 games if you love Half Life.

This game is just as good as Half-Life while still being different. I love how it is still part of the franchise while you are part of the enemy. Overall great game I would recommend.(Play Half-Life first!)

For a game that came out in 1999, it's very good. I certainly enjoyed it but it gets pretty stale towards the end. Still, I do recommend it and think that this is an experience everyone should experience at least once in their lifetime.

Good game beefcake aliens destroyed me 10/11 play now

This official Half-Life mod is even more unique to the original game than the other mod, Blue Shift. Opposing Force was released first, it feels more fleshed out, lasts longer than Blue Shift, has new weapons, new enemies, but it's still shorter than the original Half-Life. All Half-Life fans should take the time to experience this alternative part of the Half-Life story, and allow themselves to see the Black Mesa incident from the eyes of someone in the military, an enemy of Gordon Freeman from the original. Both this and the other mod seem to be only considered semi-canonical by valve, as I've heard that (paraphrasing) "only the parts of these mods that are directly mentioned by later entries is canon." Absolutely worth playing despite not being a mainline game, I would highly recommend this before jumping into Half-Life 2, although playing that game first would be fine as well, I suppose.

Interesting POV for the military side of the story, plays like HL1 but has more alien weapons which are very fun to mess around. Love the fish rocket launcher

i have beaten this game like 3 times i think, its very very fun :03






Adrian Shepard is such a baddie, i bet his ass is very heavy

good gun play but i struggled on some of the puzzles (i can't do puzzles for the life of me)

Very cool addition to the half life series, the variety of new weapons and new enemies really add more flavour.

a little bit buggy sometimes like an elevator crushed me for some reason but its a goated game along with the rest of the half life series

edit most of the elevators crush me or get me stuck but you can easily just jump and it doesnt

good, thats pretty much all, the ending was good aswell

i love reloading all my saves at 4hp just to be obliterated by 5 enemies around the corner, causing the game to fucking crash

Quite buggy and sometimes unreasonably difficult in the not fun way. But still overall a nice experience. I like the new guns, enemies not so much.

GOD DAMMIT I WANT TO FUCK THE BLACK OPS ITS NOT MY FAULT SHE CAME IN DOUBLE CHEEKED UP IN A SKIN TIGHT UNIFORM LEMME HIT PLEASE

Half-Life: Opposing Force Checklist 2024

Gameplay-
☑ Very good
☐ Good
☐ Nothing special
☐ Okay
☐ Bad

Adds new mechanics that weren't in the original Half-Life including ropes, sqauds and best of all, new weapons.

Graphics-
☐ Masterpiece
☐ Beautiful
☑ Good
☐ Will do
☐ Bad
☐ Awful

Basically the same Half-Life graphics.

Audio
☐ Amazing
☑ Very good
☐ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad

Not as many iconic voicelines as there were in Half-Life.

Audience
☐ Kids
☑ Teens
☑ Adults
☐ Everyone

More guns.

Story-
☐ Lovely
☑ Good
☐ Average
☐ Not great
☐ None

More G-Man :)

Difficult-
☐ Just press a bunch of buttons
☐ Easy
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☑ Not so easy
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls

Not as hard as Half-Life, but I hated the electric enemies.

Grind-
☑ Nothing
☐ Only if you care about leaderboards/ranks
☐ Isnt necessary to progress
☐ A bit grindy sometimes
☐ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ Insanity

No achievements, and no real scores in multiplayer.

Game Time-
☐ Short
☐ Average
☐ Long
☑ Depends on you
☐ Endless

It's shorter than Half-Life, but it still has multiplayer, even if no one plays it.

Price
☐ Just buy it
☑ Worth the price
☐ Wait for sale
☐ Maybe if you have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended

Probably get the bundle, that's how I got it.

Anyways, I would give this a 9.8/10, probably better than OG Half-Life, Boot Camp is a better tutorial level IMO and the new weapons, I still hate the electric enemies.

got done with the game i could have done it in 3 hours but i kept going afk lol anyway it's a good game so you should get it

I you like half life then this is for you. It definitely has different pacing but it's still good

The game is good but, if you want to play it get ready to face bugs you have to watch a tutorial on how to fix it.

Alright, Valve. Thanks for waiting for me, I've played all the Half-Life's now. You can go ahead and release 3 now.

Well it was worth a shot. Anyways...

Exceeded my expectations by far. Much longer than Blue Shift. New guns, enemies, and mechanics! A bit buggy but the problem ones are avoidable.

Tips

• Quick save before stepping onto any elevator/elevating platform.
  
• The new pistol aims like crap, but the alt-fire activates a laser sight that makes it actually shoot straight.
  
• The medic squad members can heal you if you interact with them.
  
[*] If you pick-up the displacer cannon, try the alt-fire. :)

This is a great game for if you have beaten half-life but are not ready for the sequel yet or if you did beat the main franchise and want to explore the games spin-offs.

unironically not good, completely antithetical to the point of hl1, also introduces a Whole Load of bullshit like race x. AAAALSO the level design blows balls (especially after the pit worm). blue shift is better

Very good game, too bad we never see Shepherd again after this, y'all should consider making a hl2 sequel featuring him

It was terrific. I can't really add to what the other reviewers have said. I'm a little disappointed at the bugs I encountered. The port is 25 years old and the elevator glitch still hasn't been fixed, c'mon. You have to jump right as an elevator reaches the bottom. I got randomly stuck in other areas too, including the final boss. My encounter with these glitches did hinder the enjoyment when I encountered them and had to Google what was happening. I also encountered several instances of freezing and stuttering. It's a great expansion and really worth playing, but the glitches really let it down.

Es un juego muy entretenido, en el cuál jugamos cómo el cabo Adrian Shepard, en su travesía por sobrevivir a la invasión xeniana y de la raza x. Acción, aventura, aliens, etc. Que más quieres? clásico de clásicos.

Great game, but some of the mechanics were not clear from the get go. I reached a point where I needed to jump up on something and thought I was glitched for a while. Then I found out that you need to jump and crouch at the same time to get up. This jump-crouch is a recurring mechanic you need to utilize in order to beat the game. Once I realized the controls then I didn't have any more trouble after that. It is kind of weird to have to jump and crouch at the same time but once you know what to do it's all good.

Edit: I think training room explains everything and I should have played that lol. Thought it would be like you with a dummy to try out weapons haha.

Amazing 10/10 game absolute masterpiece of the half-life series

so much new stuff!!!! also really preferred the final fight here than the one in hl1. justice for adrian shepard

Best part of the game is when Adrian Shepherd says:
"I am the force that is opposing."
Truly one of the games of all time.

Opposing Force is an excellent expansion to the original Half-Life. Playing as Adrian Shephard, a soldier with a unique perspective on the Black Mesa incident, brings a fresh twist to the story. The new weapons, enemies, and environments keep the gameplay exciting and intense. The level design is brilliant, and the integration of new mechanics adds depth without losing the essence of what made Half-Life great. It's a must-play for any Half-Life fan looking for more action and an alternate view of the iconic events!

The game introduces interesting and innovative weapons, adding a fresh layer of variety to combat. Each weapon feels distinct and impactful, enriching the overall gameplay experience.

The level design is masterful, with stages that not only challenge the player but also feel fluid and immersive. The pacing of the levels is excellent, with a perfect balance between action-packed sequences and quieter, more exploratory moments, keeping the experience dynamic throughout.

The introduction of new enemies adds more excitement and depth to the gameplay. Their unique behaviors and tactics force players to stay on their toes, preventing the action from becoming monotonous.

As for Shepherd, he stands as a character just as iconic as Freeman.

Bem divertido o jogo, seria melhor ainda se fosse um pouco mais longo .

Expansão divertida com historia boa. Do meio pro final fica meio bunda o colocamento dos inimigos.

(Spoilers for the final boss gameplay!!)


The game is good but the final boss was kinda lack luster because you just shoot the eye shoot the hole and it also ended my reaction beating it was huh? As I thought there was still more

Amazing, much more weapon and enemy variety than original half life, more of the mysterious vrill master (Gman) and explosions/ buildings collapsing, ahead of it's time.

Opposing Force is a relatively short experience, showing the events of the original Half-Life from a different perspective, which adds additional context to the story shown in the original game. Game features new protagonist, new guns and new enemies (some of which were annoying to deal with). If you liked the original game, especially its story, there is no reason to skip this title.

Fun expansion. Introduces interesting new weapons, cool new enemies and best of all a grappling hook(?). Definitely worth a play.

Just when I thought it couldn't get any worse. Valve proved they're bad game designers, Gearbox is just as bad, maybe worse. Half-Life Opposing Force shares the same repetitive game play from the first game, now with tacked on new weapons to give the illusion of being a good game. There's no story to be told, go figure, it's Half-Life. This game overall just reeks of AIDS and the Flu combined and I will never understand how people can enjoy such garbage like this. Oh and Race X can easily beat the Combine in a game of Chess.

This was the last part or prospective of Half Life 1. NGL, this was an entirely different journey with the same fun and awesomeness of Half Life.

Despite being a bit shorter than the base game, Half-Life: Opposing Force was a really refreshing bit of variety and I was very happy with everything this addition offered.

Playing the same Black Mesa adventure from a different perspective was very cool to see, and having an entire faction of enemies from Half-Life now on your side brought a lot of fun mechanics that I liked. I enjoyed the squad features and having new factions of characters help you along with certain tasks, I enjoyed fighting new types of enemies with a bunch of new weapons and tools, and I had a great time fighting for new goals in this story.

If you are a fan of the original Half-Life, or want any piece of different content from that franchise that you haven't touched yet, I think Half-Life: Opposing Force brings a lot of new fun to the table, and I regret sleeping on it for so long. It is definitely worth your time despite being very brief.