As a massive Half Life 2 fan I have been tracking the release of Episode One for some time and ordered it as soon as the release date was confirmed, well it arrived on friday and what a disappointment. The game does nothing to advance the story of Half Life 2 but the worst thing is the length of the game (about 4 hours game play). This is a complete rip off, £20 for a four hour game this is not on. However I have an explaination for this, valve have obviously spent the last two years or so writing the expansion for Half Life 2 called "aftermath" which probably had a game length similar to the original Half Life 2. But after realising that that they would have a massive hit on there hands after the success of the original, they split the game into three parts and are charging £20 for each part (total £60) instead of the £30 or less they would have got for a complete game.
The four hours a play are good don't get me wrong, but it's nothing new, no new game play, weapons or characters.
A very poor but profitable effort from Valve. This is one very disappointed gamer.
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