Re: The Half-Life and Counterstrike Thread
^^ If you are really serious about gaming, then join Skoar's forum. This place is not that good, if you want answers for all the games. Here is the link for Skoar's discussion of Half Life 2: Episode One.
Frankly speaking, many gamers have complained that Episode 1 is short. But I feel it is a perfect game, as you have another 5-6 hours of gameplay right after Half Life 2's ending; well it tooked me 6 hours to finish cause I am one of those people who stops and looks around the ambience to experience the game, rather than rushing, killing and thus, finishing the game quickly. It's episodic so naturally it has to be short and leave us with questions instead of answers. You have all the same weapons, but this time, you have to face a new monster called a "Zombine", which is a mix of combine zombies. They throw grenades at you and are powerful if they attack in groups. Puzzles are somewhat different as you are in the Citadel this time, so you can imagine what you have to do in the Citadel if you have played Half Life 2, but they are not that hard though. The overall gameplay is the same, which is superb. I strongly recommend this game to play, if you have enjoyed Half Life 2. By the way, you DO NOT need Half Life 2 installed in your PC to play this beauty.
My score: Gameplay 9, Mojo 10, Music and sound effects 9.5, Graphics 10. OVERALL: 9.6/10 for me, not caring what the rest of the earth thinks.
Oh yeah, and I cannot wait for release of Episode 2 in December.