should i play half life?

[ElFenix]

i never bothered to play the original (good old TFC and CS were my thing). my roommate at the time raved about it, and i saw a lot of him playing it. so, should i take a spin in the old girl or what?

 

[habib89]

no.. well yes, but no

 

[robothouse77]

of course you should!

 

[nakedfrog]

Get the Source version.

 

[So]

Yes, it's a classic and a really fun game, even today. I bet it'd rock if you could get the high res blue shift models to work with HL:Source.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Get the Source version.

steam won't let me. 'only one HL2 offer can be purchased on steam.' hello, i bought it retail. what a load of crap.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

If you can get it cheap, sure. Otherwise no, as the game itself isn't even all that great.

 

[DannyLove]

Just play Team Fortress, those were the days!

danny~!

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: DannyLove
Just play Team Fortress, those were the days!

danny~!

if i still had quake i would.

maybe i should just fire up q2 ctf

 

[imported_Phil]

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Get the Source version.

steam won't let me. 'only one HL2 offer can be purchased on steam.' hello, i bought it retail. what a load of crap.

Yeah, it sucks :|
I really want to try HL:S, but can't

 

[Jassi]

I have the Source version of HL (HL2 Collectors edition). You can find some crazy deals on Ebay for the CE if you can take a chance with the cd key.

 

[Maximus96]

i bought HL2 thru steam and steam lets me download HL:S for free

 

[frankgomez75]

I played it on my 50" DLP the other day. Great game, beat the game in a few hours. I played it before starting HL2 to get a better feel and understanding of the game.

 

[SVT Cobra]

gte source

 

[Mrvile]

I've never played HL!!!

I own HL2, but I don't even think I've seen it played either.

 

[ruffilb]

YES, Play HL1 original. The old-school graphics make the game well... old school!

 

[yourdeardaniel]

never beat HL, it put me to sleep so boring
i bought it only to play CS

 

[hdeck]

yes it's an awesome game.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

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[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: yourdeardaniel
never beat HL, it put me to sleep so boring
i bought it only to play CS

yeah me too. i wish i still knew where my cd and key are.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

I gave my HL cd and key away to my gf's younger brother.

Back when the game was fairly new I ended up getting to the second to last level and then my computer kind of died

I didn't end up starting over, and I guess I never will.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: yourdeardaniel
never beat HL, it put me to sleep so boring
i bought it only to play CS

yeah...if you play for only 15minutes it is incredibly boring. If you play for 30minutes to an hour it doesn't get much better...but after that get ready..

It gets REALLY good.

 

[mwmorph]

it is awesome but you need some patience. get hl and high res pack.

 

[yourdeardaniel]

is CS 1.6 part of half life 1? or half life 2?
and is CS: Source for half life 2?

 

[Valkerie]

the game for me was boring. I'd say if you want the better half of half life get half life 2.