Doom vs Half Life 2
When comparing Doom vs Half Life 2, the Slant community recommends Doom for most people. In the question“What are the best and the most revolutionary games of all time?” Doom is ranked 2nd while Half Life 2 is ranked 40th. The most important reason people chose Doom is:
Doom was the game responsible for the explosion in popularity of the FPS genre. Doom was so revolutionary and influential that, for a generation, games in the First Person Shooter genre were known merely as "Doom clones".
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Pros
Pro Responsible for popularity of the FPS genre
Doom was the game responsible for the explosion in popularity of the FPS genre. Doom was so revolutionary and influential that, for a generation, games in the First Person Shooter genre were known merely as "Doom clones".
Pro Impressive graphics
Doom had impressive graphics at the time.
Pro Fantastic soundtrack
The DOOM soundtrack is classic and it'll have you headbanging through the levels.
Pro Pioneered Networked Multiplayer
Doom was pioneering its immensely popular Networked Multiplayer mode.
Pro Unprecedented support for customizing the game
Pro Many mods will run with just the free Source Engine installed
A total conversion which does not directly use any assets from Half Life 2 can be played without even purchasing the base game.
Pro Supports total conversions
The Source SDK allows mod creators to build new game content from the ground up, leaving no trace of Half Life 2.
Pro Some Half Life 2 mods were later released as stand-alone games
Examples include Garry's Mod, Dear Esther, and The Stanley Parable.
Cons
Con Difficult to play online
While there may be some workarounds, the original release did no support any online multiplayer due to so few having internet back in 1993.