Out of the Blue

Wow, I have to say, I am pretty damn blown away by how incredible Half-Life 2 is.... The only thing more impressive than turning out such an effort is doing so after managing to do so much to raise expectations in advance. Just.... wow.

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Re: Original Half-Life
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Re: Original Half-Life Nov 17, 2004, 12:10
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You kill this big Googam- Son of Goom type thing and G-man gives you a choice of working for him or refusing. If you refuse, he teleports you in front of one of those tough soldier grunts, sans weapons. If you agree, he says something along the lines of "Good to have you aboard" and the credits roll.

Noooooooooooooooooooo!!!!! Damn you Bill for ruining it for me!

Seriously though, you did put in a minor spoiler when you talked about Half Life 2 - some of us may not have gotten as far as you have with the sequel being just released yesterday.

You cannot make anything fool-proof. The fools are too inventive
You cannot make anything fool-proof. The fools are too inventive

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