How many CDs are in the box?
Five.
FWIW, the install went smoothly for me, but it took a few (about 5 or so) tries to connect to Steam. Unlocking took 5-10 minutes I guess (I went and did one or two things around the house while it was doing that.)
Started HL2, got a blue error screen and my computer rebooted. Restarted HL2, it took a minute or two to load the menu (looking at a blurry wallpaper), and I was playing. Only played a few minutes, but liked what I saw.
So, not a flawless install process by any means, but not the big hassle others have encountered.
Why does my CD need to be in the drive? That's just dumb.
Installing 5 CDs, to me, was no big deal. Probably takes an additional 30 seconds over the DVD (which I wanted but wasn't about to pay extra for). CD 2 wasn't in there long. Possibly because I had already installed Steam?
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Igor, would you give me a hand with the bags?
Certainly, you take the blonde and I'll take the one in the turban.
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