#and then i come out in a zoo and the antlions are slow and ambling compared to the erratic movements of the ogs

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okay i should be trying to force my body to sleep rn but i just wanted to say how much of a weak point the zoo and the antlions are in hla are

the zoo is short and uninteresting outside of the admittably unique setting, and the antlion in comlarison to both their predecesors and the rest of the enemies are underwhelming (i dont think ive ever taken a single point of damage from one), even if the way to fight them is unique compared to most enemies and a natural progression of the tactic used to deal with armored headcrabs,

like these parts of the game arent bad thwyre just not nearly as good as the rest of the game and feel like an after thought used to fill an extra space before the end as the zoo is either the shoetest map or close to it (this effect is likely aided by how easy it is to distinguish it is from other parts) and the antlions are the last introduced enemy type and have, if memory serves me correctly, exactly 6 individuals that are its slightly more difficult version of itself and disappear after half a chapter because you, you know, reach the endgame

i dunno i played that part earlier this evening and just had thoughts when thinking about my expectations of them when i first played vs what i got and my feelings now tbat im playing a second time