The Citizen is set parallel to the events of the original Half-Life 2. The player takes the role of an ordinary man, pushed over the edge by the oppressive regime controlling his life. His home trashed, his family dead, The Citizen leaves his apartment for the last time. He seeks new friends, and a way to help the human resistance to smash the iron grip of the Combine. What follows is a winding tale of betrayal, determination and grief. Many obstacles lie in his path which require a sleek combination of agility, stealth, intelligence, and sheer violence to overcome
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The storyline and setting do match HL2 and City 17. The things that I didn't really like were the voice acting and some of the maps. Sometimes the voice acting was good, and some were mediocre. such as Larry, who I believe didn't show much emotion in his dialogue. The map design sometimes didn't match the City 17 feel, like the library thing, where you had to go undercover in, and I felt that it barely resembled anything in City 17. But overall, I liked the mod, and I recommend getting it.