Ships Ahoy - Half-Life 2: Episode One [Jun 01, 2006, 6:42 pm ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
Valve announces that Half-Life 2: Episode One is now available via
Steam:
Valve Launches First of an Episodic Trilogy
Bellevue, WA, June 1, 2006 - Valve®, developer of the blockbuster series Half-Life® and Counter-Strike™, announced Half-Life® 2: Episode One is now available via Steamgames.com for just $19.95 and at retail outlets around the world.
The first in a trilogy of episodic games, Episode One reveals the aftermath of Half-Life 2 and launches a journey beyond City 17. Episode One does not require Half-Life 2 to play and also includes a first look at Episode Two, which will ship by year's end.
In addition to the new single player experience, two multiplayer games are included. And those who purchase Episode One will have free access via Steam (www.steamgames.com) to Half-Life 2: Lost Coast, the interactive technology demo that introduces High Dynamic Range lighting to the SourceTM Engine, Valve's award-winning game technology.
I don't think "more of the same" is entirely fair. Yes, most of the elements are the HL2 ones (a few new enemies and enemy/ally behavior) but that's not the point. The way Valve makes games, every situation is a little new and different from a gameplay perspective. There are fights and situations in Ep1 that were not in HL2, because they thought of new ways to combine different elements into something unique. What's there that's old is perfected and polished. What's new: having an AI character who is a true ally and situational companion, is something pretty neat and worthwhile. And, as always, the teases for what's to come are great (the "pod," the Ep2 mini-.... well you know what I mean.
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