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Originally Posted by ZootedGranny
I bought and played through Episode 1 twice. It's definitely worth the money. Alyx fighting alongside you really adds a lot to not only the story but the gameplay experience and they introduced a couple of new twists on the physics puzzles. It also has a running in-game commentary that you can turn on, which, for me, was incredibly interesting and something I hope becomes a standard feature for all genres of games.
Episode 2 was recently delayed a few months, and I think now it comes out early next year, along with Team Fortress 2 & Portal, which both look AMAZING.
Valve is actually refining the Source engine to include soft shadowing and new lighting. You should be able to see the difference in the trailer.
HL2 Ep 2 trailer: http://www.xboxyde.com/leech_2972_1_en.html
TF2 trailer: http://www.xboxyde.com/leech_2981_1_en.html
Portal: http://www.xboxyde.com/news_3186_en.html
Also, if you have a 360, Valve is putting together a package of HL2, HL2:E1, HL2:E2, Portal & Team Fortress 2 to simultaneously release with HL2:E2. |
Probably my favorite purchase for the 360 thus far. Hell, I might go play through the whole Half Life storyline thing again. (Interestingly, I've never played the first Half Life game. I don't think I've ever even seen it)
Am I wrong in hoping they incorporate the Portal gun into the Episode 3 storyline?