[QUOTE="JN_Fenrir"][QUOTE="Skullheart"][QUOTE="JN_Fenrir"][QUOTE="Skullheart"][QUOTE="JN_Fenrir"][QUOTE="Skullheart"]Well, what about Half Life 1's multiplayer? I was seeing some of that "Natural Selection" on youtube, looked fun.Skullheart
With Half-Life 1, you get all of the following excellent multiplayer games for free: - Half-Life Deathmatch - Team Fortress Classic - Day of Defeat (free download) - Counter-Strike (free download) - Natural Selection (free download) And that's just the tip of the iceberg. Dude, you can get Half-Life with both its expansions for a measly $15, and it's pretty much the best FPS ever made. Why would you even question it? ;)I question it because I wasn't there when it came out. I didn't play it when it came out. I was playing Halo, Call of Duty, and other more ... recent, FPS titles.
I can only really afford to get one of them. Either the Half Life 2 pack for 25 bucks, or Half Life 1's pack (which I don't see, I only see one of them for 9.99, and that's only Half Life 1). You see, when it came out, it was revolutionary. To gamers like me who weren't there to fully appreciate the game when it came out, it's not the greatest game ever to us.
Well that's because you haven't played it yet. Once you play it, it will be the greatest game ever to you. :lol: Seriously though, it's still an amazing game, even compared to more recent titles. I've seen plenty of games that time just hasn't been kind to, and I honestly don't think it fits that category. I don't think I could ever actually tell anyone not to play Half-Life. Besides, if you played through Half-Life 1 and didn't like it, I wouldn't recommend Half-Life 2 to you anyway. And that page I linked you to is the details page for the Half-Life 1 Anthology. You get all 4 of those games for $15 (it's at the bottom, kinda easy to miss at first glance).I used to think Halo was the greatest game ever until my Xbox killed itself and Microsoft decided not to put it's sequel on Windows XP. Why? Because I was there when it came out, and I was there for the experience.
I've played and beaten Half Life's demo three times. It was made in 1998 and I respect that, but the graphics and voice overs are a bit dated for what I'm looking for. Story-wise I could understand why I should play it, but I don't think it would be absolutely necessary to buy it.
Now, a related topic...Final Fantasy 7. I was around for that, and absolutely loved it when I played through it. However, now, it means a lot less to me because of all the games out right now. The graphics, the technology, the sheer gameplay changes we've had since 1998. Half Life 1 obviously meant much more to those who owned and played it when it was out.
I'm not ruling it out, I'm just saying. The most I could probably do with the game is play through it once or a few times, then never touch it again (like FEAR).
Sounds like you've made up your mind then. What does your budget look like? Because for $50, you can get the Half-Life Holiday 2006 Collection which includes Half-Life: Source (a remake of the original with marginally better graphics), Half-Life 2: Episode One and Counter-Strike: Source. That would pretty much put you up to date on the series.Ah well, I've talked to my friend and he's agreed to let me borrow his copy of Half Life, which has everything on it (all the expansions n' whatnot).
To answer your question, I have about 25 bucks. :P
Yeah, all you really need to know about the plot is that after surviving the whole ordeal at Black Mesa, the Gman gives you a choice to, basically, "join us or die". In Half-Life 2, it is assumed that you took the Gman's offer and are now working for him in some capacity, although it isn't yet clear what your overall objective is, nor is it clear exactly who he really is. The word is they're finally unveiling some info about him in Episode Two. Ten bucks says he's your father. "Gordon... *gulp* I... a-a-a-m... your ffff-*gulp* father..." :P 
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