Hot take: I wasn’t a huge fan of any of them, especially Opposing Force. The weapon sandbox felt overloaded and gameplay far more frustrating. I have never been able to get anybody into Decay with me, and I don’t really blame them. At least on the original PS2 port, it doesn’t have the polish that the original HL PC version does and its challenges seem to stem more from that than the intended gameplay mechanics. That leaves me with Blue Shift, which I liked the most, but not enough to ever go back and finish in full. Every time I play it, I just go back to the main game.

There are plenty of cheap foods that are easy cook and take minimal time to do so (ex: pasta.) I blame capitalism for making people addicted to food from restaurants.

I would recommend it. I also started with VirtualBox and made my way over to GNOME Boxes. Anything else will have a learning curve, but in the end, I found the alternatives work better once you wrap your head around them and you don’t ever need to worry about Oracle pulling the rug from under you.

Because it’s owned by Oracle and they’re the kings of malicious licensing. Using their software, even as an individual, with no intention of ever using it for work, gives them more power. Of course, if you ever even think about using it for work, then be prepared for the company you work for to be paying a huge bill or be sued.

This is another good reminder to not use VMware nor VirtualBox for any reason.

The Halo series is one I’ll probably never give up, but I suppose I’m currently on a hiatus.

Here’s the /s for those that didn’t click the link.