jmke

In a nutshell, Episode One is Half-Life 2 all over again. Perhaps because of its short duration (only about five hours or so), it actually manages to be even better than the original title in almost every way. The puzzles are inventive, the combat is more intense, and the story grabs you within minutes of game start; the moment, early on, where Dog and Alyx have a great moment of simple character interaction made the price of entry well worth it (for me). I've played a lot of games since Half-Life 2 came out, but this is still a franchise that impresses; Valve delivers on everything it promises. If you like story with your shooter, play this game.

http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl.../06/05/1335206

__________________

The Senile Doctor

I liked the interaction with ALYX very much( pretending she was a zombie in the darkness, and scaring the **** out of me behind my back, and then getting scared when I ran away in utter darkness with my flashlight off. calling very softly : 'GORDON??' , the zombine thingy and the facial expression at that moment, the wave when I flashlight in her face.
lovely.

__________________
OC-2-the-death
Where the Reverend is doing his Magick, all mortals be silent
Doom over the world