Darkness... My body hurts! Or is it my brain? The explosion! I remember it now. Maybe I'm in a coma? Or even worst, I may be already dead... Everything is so confusing... Zombies, monsters and ghosts from the past are filling my mind... Oh God, so many memories mixed with my dreams! I can't even distinguish them anymore. What if my entire life was just a nightmare? But it felt so real... Wait, what's that sweet voice? Sounds like a nurse! THAT is part of reality, I am sure. Now if I could just concentrate on this voice and try to wake up...
God, where do I begin? Well, first off, I'll just say that my review for this game was long in coming - nearly 15 years to be exact...
Long ago, in the days of dial-up, before "Let's Play" videos were invented and walkthroughs were written in notepad, I had my dad download this trilogy at work and put it on a disc for me, along with "Wanted!" and the pre-retail version of "Day of Defeat". All three episodes, mind you, and wow...I was blown away. Shared it with my friends. One of the very first mods I played - even knew the ending credits song by heart. Atmosphere is what made the game, above all else, as well as the creative re-skinning and fun story. Mind you, this was long, long before the zombie craze of the late "Oughts", so something like this was fresh, especially in the context it was presented...I had remember reading of it in PCGamer when it was included with an issue and the whole thing really intrigued my 10-year-old mind, but it wasn't until much later that I got my hands on it. God, the memories - a turning point in life, surely. Looking back, I'd say it was even one of the catalyzing elements which put me on the path I'm on now.