Half Life and Half Life 2ġ998’s Half Life was a revelation upon its release, eschewing traditional cut-scenes in favour of having the story told entirely through protagonist Gordon Freeman’s perspective.
Hell, the minimum requirements call for a 233Mhz processor, 64MB of RAM and a graphics card that supports 800×600. Throw in random level generation and loot and you’ve got a low-end title that’ll keep you occupied for a while. Simple to understand at first glance, but oh so fun and tough later on. It’s mostly a matter of rapidly clicking to attack foes, while consuming potions and the like to keep your health/mana in check. The game sees you (and your buddies if you’re playing via a LAN) tackling various quests as you progress through the story. Diablo 2ĭiablo 3 might be the latest game in the franchise, but the second game was an incredibly well received title in its own right back in 2000. The game runs great on decade-old machines featuring integrated graphics, so if all you have is a single-core Celeron processor and 2GB of RAM, you shouldn’t have to worry at all. Throw in the cyberpunk 2052 setting, laden with conspiracy theories come to life, and you’ve got a classic. Easily one of my favourite games of all time, 2000’s Deus Ex managed to combine first-person stealth/action with RPG mechanics to great effect.
