Tomorrow I'm going to go out and get Crysis and Call of Duty 4 and I thought I might as well get a few more shooters too. Someone recommended Orange Box, but I've never played the first Half Life and I was wondering if I would be completely lost when playing HL2. Does the game offer at least a brief overview of what happened in the first game so I kinda know whats going on? ("Previously on Half Life..."). Or should I play the original first?
I don't think you would be lost but the first game is still a lot of fun. Personally I think the second game could stand by itself alright though.adrake4183
Man, I have always wanted to play Half Life 1 and 2, but every time I try Steam always screws it up for me one way or another. I REALLY hate steam.
Well I highly recommend that you play the original Half-Life, but there's no problem with playing Half-Life 2 without having played Half-Life before it.
The original is one of the greatest games of all time, but I'm not sure it has aged all that well, and you would probably just find it incredibly dated if you were playing it now for the first time.
The plot is pretty simplistic really, and you can read up on it on wikipedia if you find yourself lost playing HL2. If you do decide to go back and play it, I would also highly recommend playing the Opposing Force expansion, as it is just as good as the original HL, and fills in some of the details of the plot a bit more and lets you see things from a soldier's perspective. Don't bother with the Blue Shift expansion though. It pretty much sucked.
[QUOTE="adrake4183"]I don't think you would be lost but the first game is still a lot of fun. Personally I think the second game could stand by itself alright though.36O
Man, I have always wanted to play Half Life 1 and 2, but every time I try Steam always screws it up for me one way or another. I REALLY hate steam.
What are some of the problems you have had with Steam ?
Quite simply, play them all, Half Life, Opposing Force and Blue Shift. They all really get you into the story and they are fantastic! Sure, they graphics may be dated, but it's the gameplay that's most important IMO.
The original is one of the greatest games of all time, but I'm not sure it has aged all that well, and you would probably just find it incredibly dated if you were playing it now for the first time.
The plot is pretty simplistic really, and you can read up on it on wikipedia if you find yourself lost playing HL2. If you do decide to go back and play it, I would also highly recommend playing the Opposing Force expansion, as it is just as good as the original HL, and fills in some of the details of the plot a bit more and lets you see things from a soldier's perspective. Don't bother with the Blue Shift expansion though. It pretty much sucked.
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