Half-Life 2: Episode 1

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Half-Life 2: Episode 1

Postby Mr. SmartyPants » Thu Jun 01, 2006 4:39 am

In just 5 Hours, 20 Minutes, and 15 Seconds, Half-Life 2: Episode 1 will be unlocked

Who's excited? I sure am. I want to know what happens next!
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Postby kryptech » Thu Jun 01, 2006 6:01 am

I'm pretty amped about this! I must say I didn't care for the ending of Half Life 2 overly much so it would be particularily satisfying to play though more of a conclusion to the matter. I looks like we might find out a little more about the crafty G-Man too.

Bummer that I gave my cousin's Half Life 2 game back to him. Maybe I can borrow it again for a bit (say, 4 months)...


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Postby Inferno » Thu Jun 01, 2006 6:08 am

Well I just hope this doesn't disappoint, ive been waiting for so long. I don't have $20 right now so I won't be able to get it right when it comes out. :(
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Postby Yojimbo » Thu Jun 01, 2006 7:54 am

I've been debating for the last day or so about whether I should get it. I'll probably wait a bit but let us know how it turns out.
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Postby Linksquest » Thu Jun 01, 2006 9:40 am

I know my brothers will be probably purchasing this right when it comes out, :lol: I still haven't played half-life at all yet. I really want to, though.
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Postby Tommy » Thu Jun 01, 2006 3:12 pm

Can someone explain this game? Wouldn't this be Episode 2 if Half Life 2 was already released?
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Postby Sephiroth » Thu Jun 01, 2006 3:25 pm

so this is the continuation from the end of Half-Life 2? sweet, oh man i'm gonna have to finish the last chunk to refresh my memory. i sen the ending when a friend was doing it at a lan party, so i know what happens... this news seemed to have snuck up on me.. maybe i should pay more attention to my steam client occasionally.
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Postby Mr. SmartyPants » Thu Jun 01, 2006 6:32 pm

Tom Dincht wrote:Can someone explain this game? Wouldn't this be Episode 2 if Half Life 2 was already released?

Half-Life 1's release date was 1998

Half-Life 2's Release date was November 16, 2004. 3 AM Eastern Time Zone (12 Mountain Time)

Half-Life 2's ending is more or less a cliffhanger. Half-Life 2 Episode 1 picks up from there.

I'll explain the story later Tom, right now I'm playing it XD
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Postby Mr. SmartyPants » Thu Jun 01, 2006 8:16 pm

Hooollyyy crap. I just finished it.

It's quite a cliffhangery ending. I can't WAIT till episode 2 comes out.

Tom, here you got. Read it http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half-Life
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Postby Linksquest » Thu Jun 01, 2006 8:30 pm

Mr. SmartyPants wrote:Hooollyyy crap. I just finished it.

It's quite a cliffhangery ending. I can't WAIT till episode 2 comes out.

Tom, here you got. Read it http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half-Life
I LOVE half-life so much. It has the most intricate plot for a FPS I've ever laid my eyes upon.


:eh: You beat it... THAT fast? Is it really that short of a game?
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Postby Sync » Thu Jun 01, 2006 10:39 pm

"six hours," is what Valve said; the same as the SiN episodes they're releasing. I think that's if you're completely clueless though.
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Postby Mr. SmartyPants » Fri Jun 02, 2006 7:53 am

Linksquest wrote::eh: You beat it... THAT fast? Is it really that short of a game?

They're episodes john. 20 dollars each. And there are three of them. The first one was released on June 1st 1PM Eastern Standard Time. The rest will be released later.
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Postby Inferno » Fri Jun 02, 2006 11:19 am

They said in an interview that instead of doing half-life 3 they were going to do it in an episode thingy. It sounds a little more original than half-life 3 to me.
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Postby Mr. SmartyPants » Fri Jun 02, 2006 11:22 am

Well, Half-Life 3 is a definate. It'll most likely appear in like... a bajillion years later though.
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Postby Inferno » Fri Jun 02, 2006 1:29 pm

Mr. SmartyPants wrote:Well, Half-Life 3 is a definate. It'll most likely appear in like... a bajillion years later though.


Actually they interview with a guy who works at valve studios says that they are doing the episode idea instead of half-life 3. So i'm thinking that after all three episodes the half-life series will be over, much to my shigrin. :sniffle:
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Postby Locke » Fri Jun 02, 2006 1:32 pm

Aw I made a thread about this already Ryan =(

The next one's coming out by the end of this year. I'm picking it up this weekend though, cant wait.
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Postby Mr. SmartyPants » Fri Jun 02, 2006 4:09 pm

Locke wrote:Aw I made a thread about this already Ryan =(

The next one's coming out by the end of this year. I'm picking it up this weekend though, cant wait.

Sorry about that fellow sorta-korean.
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