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    Half Life 2 Episode 1 and 2 worth 20 bucks?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Satyrion, Jul 19, 2008.

  1. Satyrion

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    I see ep 1 and 2 of HL2 can be bough on steam for 20 bucks? How long playtime do they have? i went though HL2 in around 15 hours.

    I am thnking of buying this pack for 20 bucks or Dawn of War for the same price.

    Ohh and i will make a new Steam acc cuz am selling the old 1. Can i play Ep1 and 2 without the original HL2 installed?
     
    Satyrion, Jul 19, 2008
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  2. walidism

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    i think its worth it, i bought it when it first came out and i loved both games. i have played dawn of war as well but im more of an fps nut.
     
    walidism, Jul 19, 2008
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    Yup,totally worth it if you enjoyed HL 2.
     
    eleron911, Jul 19, 2008
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  4. Deodot

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    Buy buy! They're really good :D

    (Don't expect that many playing hours though.)
     
    Deodot, Jul 19, 2008
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  5. ViciousXUSMC

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    Both were great games, but yes not very long. Why pay $20

    I thought i have seen the orange box for 20-25 and it has ALL of the games + Portal + TF2
     
    ViciousXUSMC, Jul 19, 2008
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  6. Satyrion

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    no on steam the ornage box costs like 39$ and i dont think it has ep 1
     
    Satyrion, Jul 19, 2008
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  7. -Amadeus Excello-

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    Eps 1 and 2 should provide an above-average gamer with a combined 6-8-hours of game play. By comparison, RE4, which cost $20, will provide an above-average game with 12-16-hours of game play.

    You'd be better off visiting Wal-Mart (or similar retail outlet) and picking up the Orange Box.

    *Edit

    Amazon.com is selling the Box for $29.99 (plus S&H).
     
    -Amadeus Excello-, Jul 19, 2008
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  8. ViciousXUSMC

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    I have seen it on sale for as low as $20 for some online deals I know for sure. It was like $25 with $5 off via google check out.
     
    ViciousXUSMC, Jul 19, 2008
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    You can buy the orange box on Amazon for $30, and all orders over $25 have free shipping, as long as you order from Amazon directly.
     
    PocketAces21, Jul 19, 2008
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  10. Vash the Stampede

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    i bought it... and still haven't played any of them yet. i only play CS: source and DOD: source

    sorta a waste of my money. maybe i should finaly start playing them, but iam not to big ont he HL story line. its so confusing to me.
     
    Vash the Stampede, Jul 19, 2008
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  11. Satyrion

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    The story is great especially after ur done with HL2. The ending is very nice. I wanna know more about G-man .
     
    Satyrion, Jul 19, 2008
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  12. maditude

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    They were both pretty good. If you're counting on learning anything about Gman, he remains as mysterious as ever, maybe more so. I'd echo the sentiment about just buying Orange Box, cuz Portal was a blast, and TF2 is awesome (but I don't think you'll be happy playing TF2 with the celeron/integrated gpu in your sig)
     
    maditude, Jul 19, 2008
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  13. -Amadeus Excello-

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    The episodic content provides sadly no new information on the G-man.

    Valve really missed the mark with the previous two episodes.

    I found the episodic content, on a whole, a bland, meandering mess of a story that more often aggravates than it invigorates.
     
    -Amadeus Excello-, Jul 19, 2008
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    there aren't enough good games out there for it to be not worth it.
     
    BHD, Jul 19, 2008
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    Orange box.

    Episode 1 and 2 made hl2 epic for me.

    I adored the episodes.
     
    Mippoose, Jul 19, 2008
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  16. Satyrion

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    well i decided to get Dawn of War gold edtion for 20 bucks. Than i also get winter assault with it.

    Gonna go online today, hope i can find some players that still plays :D

    Edit: i will however get the HL2 eps next :)
     
    Satyrion, Jul 20, 2008
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