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.
But even if there are big plot twists to come if we have to suffer through dreadfully dull games with no plot to get to it then it's not really worth it. The problem I have is that there is no evidence to suggest a much deeper plot... I mean HL2 was plenty deep enough, in a very amigious way, but for that to work it really needed to propel it forward with this episode. Nothing more is known about Gordon. Nothing more is known about the Gman. Nothing more is known about Kleiner. Nothing more is known about Mossman, Breen, the Combine, the Citadels, etc. We know precious little more about Alyx (despite spending the entire time with her), City 17 or the resistance. We have no explanation for the conclusion at the beginning (we have to wait for more episodes to even get a hint at what's going on). I dunno... I just prefer games to be very plot driven. If it had have had a much better storyline I wouldn't have minded that it was so short.
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