/v/ - Why is it so tonally different from the 1st game? - Video Games

Anonymous

01/12/26(Mon)20:36:04 No.730696316

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Anonymous 01/12/26(Mon)20:36:04 No.730696316 Archived

Why is it so tonally different from the 1st game? It barely even feels like it’s the same series at times

Anonymous
01/12/26(Mon)20:38:51 No.730696447

Anonymous 01/12/26(Mon)20:38:51 No.730696447

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>>730696316
That's not necessarily a bad thing

Anonymous
01/12/26(Mon)20:39:42 No.730696492

Anonymous 01/12/26(Mon)20:39:42 No.730696492

pre alien enslavement vs post alien enslavement?

Anonymous
01/12/26(Mon)20:39:45 No.730696495

Anonymous 01/12/26(Mon)20:39:45 No.730696495

series was going to be more of an anthology at first

Anonymous
01/12/26(Mon)21:01:24 No.730697604

Anonymous 01/12/26(Mon)21:01:24 No.730697604

>>730696492
Is it hinted anywhere in 1 that any of this was coming? And that the aliens who came set up a dictatorship

Anonymous
01/12/26(Mon)21:03:15 No.730697724

Anonymous 01/12/26(Mon)21:03:15 No.730697724

>>730697604
some early promo material and a cut nihilanth line mentions slavery

Anonymous
01/12/26(Mon)21:09:08 No.730698038

Anonymous 01/12/26(Mon)21:09:08 No.730698038

>>730696316
>HL1 is a campy action flick
>HL2 is a serious game with minor horror elements

>Portal 1 is a serious game with minor horror elements
>Portal 2 is a campy comedy/ adventure flick

Anonymous
01/12/26(Mon)21:11:39 No.730698193

Anonymous 01/12/26(Mon)21:11:39 No.730698193

>>730698038
I never realized until recently how much Diabolical Adrenaline Guitar sounded like Spybreak and the game predates The Matrix.