When comparing Half-Life 2 (2004) vs Morrowind (2002), the Slant community recommends Morrowind (2002) for most people. In the question“What are the best PC games from 2000-2009?” Morrowind (2002) is ranked 4th while Half-Life 2 (2004) is ranked 9th. The most important reason people chose Morrowind (2002) is:
Characters level as they use their skills.
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Pros
Pro Great Sci-Fi story
Aliens, portals to other dimensions, oppressive regimes, oh my! This game brings a great flavor of dystopian sci-fi as you fight part of the rebel cause to deliver justice with your Gravity Gun to the many species afflicted by the evil Combine. Also Half Life ties in somehow with the Portal series which makes it even more awesome.
Pro Guns are varied and interesting
Almost every gun is fun to shoot and is distinct. The crossbow is super awesome for it’s power and the gravity gun offers variety in puzzles and what you can shoot with. Want to hit someone with an explosive barrel? Pick it up and throw it with the gravity gun!
Pro Amazing character animation
When Half Life 2 came out it set the bar super high for character animation that still rivals some games today.
Pro Very moddable
Entire games have been made from Half Life (such as Counter Strike) and the tradition continues with it’s sequel! In fact there’s a game essentially about making your own things made from a modded Half Life 2 and that game is called Garry’s Mod.
Pro Commentaries
Hear from the creators about the making of Half Life 2 Ep1 and 2. Everything from level design to technical details are discussed. More developers need to use this.
Pro Deep immersive gameplay
Characters level as they use their skills.
Pro Lots of different character classes to play
Over 20 different classes to suit all playstyles.
Pro Lots of guilds to join
Join the Fighters Guild, Thieves Guild, Mages Guild, House Hlaalu, House Redoran, House Telvanni, Blades, Imperial Cult, Imperial Legion, Morag Tong and/or the Tribunal Temple all of which have reactions to the other factions and all of which have their own questlines for the player to follow.
Pro No hand-holding
You are dropped in a harsh, unfamiliar world and you have to figure out what to do.
Pro Over 10 years worth of mods
A great modding community that have made mods for everything.
Cons
Con Clunky combat
Enemies run themselves into walls, NPCs don't care about monsters, enemies have dumb AIs, combat mostly consists of running away and hitting things, etc.