What do I need to know about Half Life 1?

I was originally thinking about picking up a PS2 with HL1 to play it, but it was a bit of money for one game, and then today I got a ton of Game Stop credit (enough to pay off Portal 2 and have a bit left over) and saw they had orange box, so I went aghead and picked it up. So, what do I need to know about 1 before I dive into 2?

Just look up a summary of the storyfor HL1 to get up to speed... That's what I did before I played HL2.

as i recall, half life is free on steam. system requirements shouldnt be an issue either.LoG-Sacrament

as i recall, half life is free on steam. system requirements shouldnt be an issue either.LoG-Sacrament

Here's a bullet point breakdown:

• There's aliens.
• You have to shoot them.

Warning: there might be language.

It is a really good game and i suggest you play it, but if you don't want to:

*Spoilers*

Gordon Freeman (the player) does his job at the Black Mesa Research Facility and accidentally opens up a portal to another universe/dimension called Xen. Some humanoid aliens come out of the portal and they are called Vortigaunts. They attack you and any people they encounter. There are also a number of more animal like aliens that attack Gordon. Eventually Gordon goes into Xen and kills the leader of the Vortigaunts. We find out that the leader of the Vortigaunts is actually controlling the Vortigaunts and is using them as slaves (I actually didn't know this until I read it online, the story isn't told very well in the game). By killing their leader Gordon frees the Vorts from their prison (but we never really see this in game, you find out about it in HL2). At the very end you are encountered by the G-Man who gives you a choice: Work for him or die. When you work for him you are put into stasis until the next game.

That is basically it. It gets much more complicated in HL2, but much better.

I was originally thinking about picking up a PS2 with HL1 to play it, but it was a bit of money for one game, and then today I got a ton of Game Stop credit (enough to pay off Portal 2 and have a bit left over) and saw they had orange box, so I went aghead and picked it up. So, what do I need to know about 1 before I dive into 2?

Obiwan456

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I was originally thinking about picking up a PS2 with HL1 to play it, but it was a bit of money for one game, and then today I got a ton of Game Stop credit (enough to pay off Portal 2 and have a bit left over) and saw they had orange box, so I went aghead and picked it up. So, what do I need to know about 1 before I dive into 2?

dkdk999

You do not need to know about Half Life 1 for any game set after.

If you see what looks like a string hanging from the cieling don't run into it :P

It is a really good game and i suggest you play it, but if you don't want to:

*Spoilers*

Gordon Freeman (the player) does his job at the Black Mesa Research Facility and accidentally opens up a portal to another universe/dimension called Xen. Some humanoid aliens come out of the portal and they are called Vortigaunts. They attack you and any people they encounter. There are also a number of more animal like aliens that attack Gordon. Eventually Gordon goes into Xen and kills the leader of the Vortigaunts. We find out that the leader of the Vortigaunts is actually controlling the Vortigaunts and is using them as slaves (I actually didn't know this until I read it online, the story isn't told very well in the game). By killing their leader Gordon frees the Vorts from their prison (but we never really see this in game, you find out about it in HL2). At the very end you are encountered by the G-Man who gives you a choice: Work for him or die. When you work for him you are put into stasis until the next game.

That is basically it. It gets much more complicated in HL2, but much better.

hoola

I actually don't think you were supposed to know that until HL2. Gordon went to Xen for the whole purpose of stopping the invasion, I don't think he was aware he was liberating an enslaved alien race.

Of course its all seen through your eyes and all I know is I wanted those bastards to stop electrocuting me.