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Half Life 2: Episode 1
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I got it from Newegg yesterday. IMO it's the best installment of the Half Life series yet, but I'm sure Episode 2 will leave it in the dust. Hunters FTW.
Who's played it? What are your thoughts?
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Last edited by Jeff Lebowski; Aug 3, 2006 at 03:57 PM.
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I wish I could. Just finished HL2 on the Xbox and it's an awesome game. I guess I'll just have to keep saving for an Intel iMac...
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Originally Posted by WOPR
I wish I could. Just finished HL2 on the Xbox and it's an awesome game. I guess I'll just have to keep saving for an Intel iMac...
They ported it to xbox? Blasphemy!
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I'm confused...what's this "episode 1" and "episode 2" stuff? What episode was Half Life 2? Zero?
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Originally Posted by Helmling
I'm confused...what's this "episode 1" and "episode 2" stuff? What episode was Half Life 2? Zero?
No, let me explain.
Half Life 1
Present day
At the Black Mesa Research facility
Aliens from Xen go through an open portal and you have to kill them
Half Life 2
Ten years later
Somewhere near Black Mesa
The combine has taken control of earth and you have to battle them
Half Life 2: Episode 1
Starts exactly where Half Life 2 left off
Same location
You've destroyed most of the combine and now you must finish them
Half Life 2: Episode 2 (not out yet)
Starts exactly where Half Life 2: Episode 1 left off
Same location
You've destroyed City 17 and the Citadel, and now you have to travel to somewhere else (unknown)
Half Life 2: Episode 3 (not out yet)
Starts exactly where Half Life 2: Episode 2 left off
Same location
Nobody knows what it's gonna be about
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Yeah, but why's it "episode 1" if it comes AFTER Half-Life 2?
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Originally Posted by Helmling
Yeah, but why's it "episode 1" if it comes AFTER Half-Life 2?
It's the continuation of the Half Life 2 game. I see what you're saying, but you can't change their shoddy logic now.
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I know...I'm just joshing.
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HL2 just doesn't do it for me, sadly not even Episode 1, which I hoped to be an improvement of some sorts.
It's got great atmospherics, but it's a roller coaster ride with no exploration or alternative paths.
More a movie than a game, really.
But I don't regret having wasted time playing it, though, because now I can enjoy Gordon Frohman's adventures instead 
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Originally Posted by Jeff Lebowski
They ported it to xbox? Blasphemy!
Half Life 2 is fantastic on the Xbox! They achieved that solid console "feel." My *only* complaint is that the frame rate drops a little here and there, but it's not very noticeable. It gets a 5 out of 5 from me as one of the best Xbox titles to date. And Episode 1 is what may convince me to buy a 360.
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