Tips for new fans:

1) Don't forget about the tutorial (Training Room). I managed to miss it my first playthrough and didn't learn about some mechanics until I played Half-Life 2.

2) Take it slow. This game (and all the other Half-Lifes) greatly benefits if you take the time to explore and take in the many details of the environment.

3) You might want to turn the music volume up/SFX volume down? For me the default settings were so quiet I could barely hear the incredibly atmospheric soundtrack this game has.

4) Get ready for some 1998 jank. If you aren't used to games from this time period and/or don't have the patience for some frustrating moments, you might want to try Black Mesa (the fan remake) instead. I highly recommend playing both either way, and believe it or not this jank does give Half-Life a unique charm (although it might be easier to appreciate once you have more experience with the franchise).

5) You can get this and Half-Life 2 for under $5 on sale. I'm not kidding, this deal is so good it will make any other game over $10 seem not worth it.

Enjoy :). This series is hands-down my favorite gaming experience of all time, even one of my favorite stories of all time, and I only first played it barely a year ago - so know that all the praise for this game isn't just nostalgia.

记得第一次玩半条命还刚上初中。当时玩的前一个游戏是COD7，后一个是远哭3。那时候很疑惑，感觉也不怎么好玩啊，为什么有那么多人把它奉为神作www现在想想这又是一个把爸爸和儿子搞反的乌龙www
老游戏当然会有它的问题，有些地方引导有点差，会找不到路，走路溜冰，打猎头蟹之母的时候还会有bug。不过相较于它对于FPS领域的贡献，实在是不值一提。
之前听到过一个很有意思的说法，“玩的FPS游戏越少，半条命越好玩”。不知道当1998年的玩家坐在自己的CRT显示屏前，第一次坐上前往黑山基地的电车，第一次看到串联共振现象，第一次发射火箭、拿起高斯枪的时候，是否也曾幻想过千禧年之后的世界会是什么样子。

游戏越老越有味道