Windows HL2:Ep2

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  1. Pookeyhead

    Pookeyhead It's big, and it's clever.

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    Half Life2: Episode 2.

    Is it just me, or was this a bit of a stealthy release?

    I only noticed it on Steam by accident yesterday. Cheap as chips! Bought.
     
  2. stonedsurd

    stonedsurd Is a cackling Yuletide Belgian

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    Surely you're kidding.

    It was part of the Orange Box. That was quite possibly the most high-profile release of 2007.
     
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  3. Pookeyhead

    Pookeyhead It's big, and it's clever.

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    I never bought OB. With it saying release date 26th May 2010 I assumed it was new. LOL

    I never finished Ep.1 tbh. I've just started playing HL2 again recently, as I can't remember any of it.
     
  4. Danny

    Danny What's a Dremel?

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    Indeed

    I enjoyed it, felt it really expanded on the initial story line and it was alot more fun than the first episode.

    Awaiting: EP3 :D
     
  5. MrWillyWonka

    MrWillyWonka Chocolate computers galore!

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    And when is that going to happen? It better be released by the time I get back to the UK next May!
     
  6. Danny

    Danny What's a Dremel?

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    No idea, there's no solid info on it yet.

    Just speculations. I don't expect it to be at least mid next year yet tbh.
     
  7. Fod

    Fod what is the cheesecake?

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    wait... pook.... if you never bought the orange box, does that mean... YOU HAVEN'T PLAYED PORTAL!?
     
  8. steveo_mcg

    steveo_mcg What's a Dremel?

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    Or TF2?
     
  9. g3n3tiX

    g3n3tiX Minimodder

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    ...and he missed the free Portal game as well !
     
  10. Pookeyhead

    Pookeyhead It's big, and it's clever.

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    I have played Portal, yes. I grabbed it the other week when it was on offer. Finished it in 3 days :( Fantastic game, but was hoping it would be harder than that. Eagerly awaiting Portal 2 now though :)

    No I didn't :)
     
  11. Aterius Gmork

    Aterius Gmork smell the ashes

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    Try the map created be Bethesda then. They loved the game and created a mod for it, I couldn't beat it though. :(
     
  12. bob

    bob What's a Dremel?

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    Portal prelude. Makes the advanced portal maps look like child's play.
     
  13. lcdguy

    lcdguy Minimodder

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    yup. now you just have to get the gnome achievement (little rocket man) in ep2 :)

    How ever if i remember correctly i think gabe said no EP3 for 2010. :(
     
  14. roblikesbeer

    roblikesbeer Bindi's sex slave.

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    As I didn't want to make a new thread for this I thought I would just drop this here if you don't mind...



    :rock:
     
  15. shadow19935

    shadow19935 Whats overclocking? :D

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  16. Stuey

    Stuey You will be defenestrated!

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    lol, as the others said, EP2 wasn't a stealthy release.

    EP3? Forgot all about that. Eh, lost interest.

    Portal 2?? WHAT??! Now THAT piqued my interest!
     
  17. October

    October Mariachi Style

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    How did you possibly miss that one?

    Clicky

    Most epic announcement build-up ever? Hit the Googlewebs and find out :thumb:
     
  18. johnnyboy700

    johnnyboy700 Minimodder

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    Whoa there big fella, back it up a tad there, no Ep3 in 2010...

    You gotta be feckin shittin' me, I mean I do believe in Valve and I respect the "done when its done" approach but Ep2 came out in late 2007, what the hell is taking so long? By the time Ep3 get released it will be just about the same length of time to release the episodes as it was to release HL2 after the original.
    So much for episodic gaming keeping the gaps between releases short, bloody hell first Black Mesa Source misses its 2009 release by quite a bit (ok, I know its being coded by fans and not an actual game studio) and now this.

    Bah, bad news day.

    Oh and by the way Portal Prelude is rock hard in comparison to Portal, I'm stuck on test 19, I know two ways to do what I need to do to get to the ledge but no matter how often I try it I just keep missing it. I refuse to cheat and one day I will get it, eventually.
     
  19. deadlyavenger

    deadlyavenger What's a Dremel?

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    Yeah - Portal: Prelude is much harder than portal - give it a try if you thought Portal was too easy ;)
     
  20. Hex

    Hex Paul?! Super Moderator

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    Another vote for Portal: Prelude. It's a total bitch and I love it, much as it makes me throw things about :) To be fair it's still quite easy to work out what to do, it's just a complete nightmare trying to make it all go exactly to plan. There is no room for error.

    Also lol at 3 days, it's meant to be like an hour ;D
     

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