What's the best Half-Life monster and why is it the mawman?

>>384508185
it's "best" because of the scary vibes it has, not because of it's mechanics

than again that's all the enemies in the half life series

Is there even an enemy as fucking satisfying to shoot at like HL zombies ?

Loved right-clicking the shotgun up their faces.

>>384508709
Blowing up zombies in Blood with tnt or railing multiple of those TRESPASSAH guys in quake 2

You mean headcrab zombies.

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>>384508185
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jO-P3kXlCI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8_R2OMgNUY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lqxag2TDqtQ

>>384509337
>"Office Complex" occurs fairly early in Half-Life, and therefore gameplay was slanted toward the player who is still mastering basic skills, while preparing him for more dangerous encounters ahead. We force the player to crawl, dodge, and fight in tight quarters against ambushing headcrabs. Slow monsters, such as mawmen, give a steady sense of horror and menace, and allow the player plenty of opportunities to learn to team up with allies. -Marc Laidlaw

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>>384509337

It's a bait thread, don't reply to mawman replies

>>384509725
would have been pretty cool if the game wasnt a fucking corridor shooter.

>>384509821
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/131767/secrets_of_the_sages_level_design.php?print=1
anti mawmen fags blown the FUCK out

>>384509821
I know people shit talk Valve now but god damn did they understand level design

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I really liked the enemies in Half Life.

>>384510519
That's because they didn't rely on play testers back then.

Also that middle wall that blocks allies from following you was bullshit. I'm glad you could push them through. You could have 7 scientists and 3 barnies with you by the end of the level.

>>384510686
Me too. Too bad they didn't bring 90% of them to HL2

>>384508681
Both the venom headcrabs and the fat guys who blow up into more headcrabs are mechanically scary enemies

>>384510509
for >>384510010

>>384510480
thats what sven coop was for
too bad it diverged too much from HL with 4.0

I like fighting all the enemies.

The fights against the HECU marines were really nice too. The setpieces gave the AI some nice opportunities to surprise you.

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>>384510686
SAY HELLO TO YOGSATHOTH AND THE ELDER GODS FOR ME

>>384513521
LOVECRAFT WAS RIGHT ABOUT EVERYTHING! HOW DID HE KNOW?!

Theyre called clawlads you noob, have you even played the game?