Reviews - Point of View Mod for Half-Life

Feb 11th, 2011 2 people agree 0 people don't

What a fantastic mod. It is so professionally done, you'd believe Valve themselves made it. Easily one of the best Half-Life mods I have ever played. It has everything necessary to make a good Half-Life mod: A good plot, some excellent new features, new weapons (creatures), plenty of action around each corner and loads of twists and turns in the story.

There is really very little you can fault about this mod as it's near perfection; I also liked the new thought-log feature, I'm surprised it wasn't done in the original Half-Life itself.

The maps were brilliant, even better, unlike this mods brother, Azure Sheep, there are only a few long corridors and hall-ways to run through, but even those had some surprises around the corner which was a relief.

Out of the entire mod, only two things bugged me. The first one is the lack of a crosshair for the standard Vortigaunt weapon, it was extremely difficult to aim and hit targets correctly due-to the lack of one. In some cases, missing your target a few times isn't a bad thing as it adds to the difficulty factor, but trying to take out targets as small as Sentry Guns, Rats, Snarks and Chumtoads was nearly impossible on the first, second or even third try. It would of been nice if there were a few extra creatures in your armory to chose from too, but non-the-less, everything you did get did their job.

Secondly, as already mentioned, there are some parts of the mod where you just find yourself running through long passage-ways with not much happening, however, there are very few places like that unlike in Azure Sheep, so the score isn't hurt too much.

Overall: A brilliant mod, definitely has my recommendation to play, whether you're a Half-Life fan or not. Aiming can be difficult with the weaponry you are given, but the brilliant game-play makes up for that entirely.

Apr 27th, 2011 1 person agrees 0 people don't

another classic half life mod

Feb 25th, 2012 0 people agree 0 people don't

A near perfect mod hindered only by the fact that it ended. Great job :)

Feb 20th, 2012 0 people agree 0 people don't

great just great loved all the way. good work

Nov 6th, 2011 0 people agree 0 people don't

cool

Oct 15th, 2011 0 people agree 0 people don't

I love this mod.good mapping and good story.I don't understand why xen creature become an enemy all sudden.but still....i love this 10/10.P.S it took me long to kill panthereye :P

Sep 15th, 2011 0 people agree 0 people don't

exellent mod, good mapping,entertaining,fun :),not too short and not too dificult...and i love vortigaunts.

presentation 9.3
gameplay 9.0
mapping 9.7
history 8.5

overall 10/10

Jun 11th, 2011 0 people agree 0 people don't

A mod of epic proportions and a sequel that surpases the first by leaps and bounds.

I was a little skepticqal of playing as a Vort until I came to the realization how badass they can be, and the philosophical aspects of the Vortigaunt culture came as a surprise and very pleasent treat through the 40 journals of Xonxt's personal thoughts and beliefs, helping build him as an excellent character, if not the best character in any Half-life mod :)

The attention to detail is exquisite and the linking of both Azure Sheep and POV together was done perfectly. This mod was done with Valve Quality, congrats DAV.

With a great ending that brings the characters of both mods together and plenty of spills and thrills through a lengthy single-player experience, Point of View is something no fan of half-life should miss :)

Apr 29th, 2011 0 people agree 0 people don't

really classic
this is a must-have for every hl modder

Feb 7th, 2011 0 people agree 3 people don't

This mod tends to add in elements that are not cannon too the original half-life story. But it is none the less fun, I'd recommend giving it a try, just don't expect it to be cannon.