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Title: Half-Life 2: Episode One
Post by: Madrocker on May 07, 2006, 08:20:18 AM
http://storefront.steampowered.com/v2/index.php?area=game&AppId=380
looks Like a good follow up.

Whats your thoughts?
Title: Re:Half-Life 2: Episode One
Post by: Leon on May 07, 2006, 09:15:52 AM
Aftermath was a better name but nevermind. I am looking foward to this, when it was first annoced I was following all the news i could however since its taking much longer than i was expecting to come out Ive sort of fallen behind on things
Title: Half-Life 2: Episode One
Post by: Norphy on May 07, 2006, 14:42:43 PM
Ive got it pre-loaded and pre-ordered. Im looking forward to it :)
Title: Re:Half-Life 2: Episode One
Post by: Cypher on May 07, 2006, 21:17:49 PM
Quote from: DoomsAftermath was a better name but nevermind. I am looking foward to this, when it was first annoced I was following all the news i could however since its taking much longer than i was expecting to come out Ive sort of fallen behind on things

It was a better name at the time but valve are moving towards episodic content for the time being.  Episode 2 is allready well into development.  

They reckon they can do this on a yearly basis, rather than a 6 year wait for a brand new game on a brand new engine.  Though eventually they will probably move onto another engine despite how much life the source engine has in it.

One of the problems they had when creating HL2 was idea generating, this time around they have to long a lost of ideas to deal with.

This episode foccuses on what happened after the explosion, does the citadel and the city survive, we learn more about the G-Man and spend a  lot more time with Alyx.  It should be very good.

The download is about 1GB btw.

http://storefront.steampowered.com/video/HL2-EP1_Trailer01.wmv

EP1 Trailer.
Title: Half-Life 2: Episode One
Post by: redneck on May 07, 2006, 21:29:50 PM
well it is the limitations of sticking to such a well written plot. we know eventually humans will prevail. we are a cunning cockaroach of a species...
Title: Half-Life 2: Episode One
Post by: Poison_UK on May 08, 2006, 02:44:18 AM
Quote from: redwell it is the limitations of sticking to such a well written plot. we know eventually humans will prevail. we are a cunning cockaroach of a species...

And thats just describing the women ;)