It was always the little details that made Half-Life 2 work. Take a second to look around Dr. Kleiner’s impromptu lab in City 17, or the ramshackle Black Mesa East, and you can find dozens of traces of a world beyond what you’re seeing as a player. Valve created some incredible environments, and threaded your journey between them with a smart, understated story, told through a cast of rounded characters. But the developer neglected combat. Although you spend most of your time as Gordon Freeman fighting and shooting, the guns feel a little damp, and there’s no real ‘system’ - you tank damage with the HEV then emotionlessly knock down waves of Combine with the shotgun. The upcoming Half-Life 2 RTX remaster doesn’t change the mechanics, but, based on a big new trailer, it might make the combat better. Again, it’s the little details. Continue reading The Half-Life 2 RTX remaster might just fix one of Valve’s biggest problems MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best old games, Best FPS games, Best VR games