Half Life 2

Elimin8or · 11-07-2009, 06:27 PM

K, is this a game worth getting? And whats up with all the different episodes? How do I get all the episodes? argh its driving me nuts!

Thanks

computernoob1 · 11-07-2009, 06:33 PM

I havent played it but lots of people like it
And the episodes are pretty much the third game from what I've read
I think you can get the episodes off steam or through the orange box but im not 100% sure

voyagerfan99 · 11-07-2009, 06:34 PM

HL2 is amazing! Best thing to do is to buy Orange Box. Then you'll have HL2 and all the episodes to date, plus Portal (Amazing game as well) and Team Fortress 2.

As far as the episodes go, they continue the story from HL2. Episode 1 comes first, followed by Episode 2. Episode 3 is not out yet - should be out sometime next year I believe?

Elimin8or · 11-07-2009, 06:39 PM

So...I buy the orange box, get Half Life 2 + all the episodes, TF2, and Portal, right?

voyagerfan99 · 11-07-2009, 07:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elimin8or

So...I buy the orange box, get Half Life 2 + all the episodes, TF2, and Portal, right?

Yup

Elimin8or · 11-07-2009, 07:13 PM

okay shweet I'll probably buy it in a month or two

.

oh, and what about DRM...in all three games?

Aastii · 11-07-2009, 07:19 PM

if you haven't played HL1, HL2 won't make too much sense, it won't be bad, but it will be mostly non-sensicle. HL2 is my personal favourite in the series though.

If you don't want TF2 and Portal though (WHY don't you want portal

) you can always just get the HL2 complete pack, comes with HL2, episode 1, episode 2 and deathmatch (deathmatch is HL2 in multiplayer, very very fun), but I too would recomend getting the orange box just for portal, it is the single finest game I have ever played

Elimin8or · 11-07-2009, 07:28 PM

Sigh...i said I would but the orange box. And I wanted to know about the drm on those games, all three of them. And you think I would need half life 1 as well?

voyagerfan99 · 11-07-2009, 07:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elimin8or

Sigh...i said I would but the orange box. And I wanted to know about the drm on those games, all three of them. And you think I would need half life 1 as well?

Nah. I played HL2 without playing HL1 and I was fine. All the basic ties you need to know are explained.

Enjoi · 11-07-2009, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by voyagerfan99

Nah. I played HL2 without playing HL1 and I was fine. All the basic ties you need to know are explained.

*Sigh*

11-07-2009, 06:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
Elimin8or Diamond Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Don't turn around... Age: 17 Posts: 2,492	Half Life 2 K, is this a game worth getting? And whats up with all the different episodes? How do I get all the episodes? argh its driving me nuts! Thanks __________________ My Rig: Mobo: K9N4 SLi \| CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ @ 2.7GHz \|HS+F: Stock \| GPU: EVGA 8600GTS \| RAM: 4GB DDR2 800MHz \| HDD: 120GB \| PSU: 420W Raidmax \| Case: Raidmax Scorpio \| OS: XP Pro SP3 5 Favorite Games I'm Playing: Assassins Creed \| Mirrors Edge \| Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare \| ArmA2 \| R6: Vegas 2 \|

11-07-2009, 06:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
computernoob1 Gold Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 293	I havent played it but lots of people like it And the episodes are pretty much the third game from what I've read I think you can get the episodes off steam or through the orange box but im not 100% sure __________________ CPU - AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4600+ 2.4 GHz GPU - ATI Radeon HD 3870 512MB PSU - Antec 550 watts Motherboard - ATI Radeon XPRESS 200P RX480-A HDD - 320GB Sata RAM - 1.5GB DDR OS - Windows XP Professional 32-bit SP3 With Harmon Kardon Sound Sticks & a Logitech headset for gaming

11-07-2009, 06:34 PM	#3 (permalink)
voyagerfan99 Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Connecticut/New Jersey, USA Age: 18 Posts: 3,712	HL2 is amazing! Best thing to do is to buy Orange Box. Then you'll have HL2 and all the episodes to date, plus Portal (Amazing game as well) and Team Fortress 2. As far as the episodes go, they continue the story from HL2. Episode 1 comes first, followed by Episode 2. Episode 3 is not out yet - should be out sometime next year I believe? __________________ Mach Speed MSNV-939 nForce Socket 939 AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ (OC'd to 2.20 Ghz) Power Up Black ATX Mid-T Case w/700W & Clear Side 4 GB DDR PC3200 RAM/Logitech MX Revolution Mouse 690 GB Storage (320S-ATA, 120-ATA, 250-SATA) Asus HD4870DK 1GB 22" Viewsonic LCD w/ iPod Dock + 22" ASUS Logitech G15 Keyboard/G51 Seakers Computer Pics

11-07-2009, 06:39 PM	#4 (permalink)
Elimin8or Diamond Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Don't turn around... Age: 17 Posts: 2,492	So...I buy the orange box, get Half Life 2 + all the episodes, TF2, and Portal, right? __________________ My Rig: Mobo: K9N4 SLi \| CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ @ 2.7GHz \|HS+F: Stock \| GPU: EVGA 8600GTS \| RAM: 4GB DDR2 800MHz \| HDD: 120GB \| PSU: 420W Raidmax \| Case: Raidmax Scorpio \| OS: XP Pro SP3 5 Favorite Games I'm Playing: Assassins Creed \| Mirrors Edge \| Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare \| ArmA2 \| R6: Vegas 2 \|

11-07-2009, 07:13 PM	#6 (permalink)
Elimin8or Diamond Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Don't turn around... Age: 17 Posts: 2,492	okay shweet I'll probably buy it in a month or two . oh, and what about DRM...in all three games? __________________ My Rig: Mobo: K9N4 SLi \| CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ @ 2.7GHz \|HS+F: Stock \| GPU: EVGA 8600GTS \| RAM: 4GB DDR2 800MHz \| HDD: 120GB \| PSU: 420W Raidmax \| Case: Raidmax Scorpio \| OS: XP Pro SP3 5 Favorite Games I'm Playing: Assassins Creed \| Mirrors Edge \| Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare \| ArmA2 \| R6: Vegas 2 \| Last edited by Elimin8or; 11-07-2009 at 07:16 PM.

11-07-2009, 07:19 PM	#7 (permalink)
Aastii Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: St Helens, UK Age: 16 Posts: 3,466	if you haven't played HL1, HL2 won't make too much sense, it won't be bad, but it will be mostly non-sensicle. HL2 is my personal favourite in the series though. If you don't want TF2 and Portal though (WHY don't you want portal ) you can always just get the HL2 complete pack, comes with HL2, episode 1, episode 2 and deathmatch (deathmatch is HL2 in multiplayer, very very fun), but I too would recomend getting the orange box just for portal, it is the single finest game I have ever played __________________ Intel E6750 @ 3.2GHz P5N-E SLI 8GB PC6400 OCZ Gold Asus 8600gt silent cooling SLI 180gb Samsung Main drive, 200GB Maxtor Backup Corsair TX850W

11-07-2009, 07:28 PM	#8 (permalink)
Elimin8or Diamond Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Don't turn around... Age: 17 Posts: 2,492	Sigh...i said I would but the orange box. And I wanted to know about the drm on those games, all three of them. And you think I would need half life 1 as well? __________________ My Rig: Mobo: K9N4 SLi \| CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ @ 2.7GHz \|HS+F: Stock \| GPU: EVGA 8600GTS \| RAM: 4GB DDR2 800MHz \| HDD: 120GB \| PSU: 420W Raidmax \| Case: Raidmax Scorpio \| OS: XP Pro SP3 5 Favorite Games I'm Playing: Assassins Creed \| Mirrors Edge \| Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare \| ArmA2 \| R6: Vegas 2 \|

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