![]() Emotionally she's helpful, and adds some weight to the otherwise simplistic story (something Half-Life has always had success in), but there are no areas where the gameplay really shines when she's involved. While other shooters, from BioShock Infinite to The Last of Us, have taken advantage of companion characters to enhance the gameplay, Alyx never feels like more than a floating turret that follows you around. Half-Life is at its best when its merging puzzles and FPS gameplay, and the addition of the new weapon enhances that even further, even if it never fully takes advantage of Alyx Vance. You'll put a portal above a shielded enemy, and then launch a kitchen sink through it to take him out-it's crazy, but it works really well. ![]() Gordon flies through the portals while firing machine gun blasts at enemies, and uses the weapon to create blue and orange holes to take advantage of his surroundings to destroy his foes. Mixing together the abilities of the Portal and Gravity guns makes for complex, but incredible gameplay that feels like a true merger of the two franchises. ![]()
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