It took me about 5 hours or so to complete HL2 Episode One. It carries on where HL2 left off and has the same great gameplay as before, well sort of. I enjoyed the game but its just so short. You get HL2 Deathmatch and HL1 Deathmatch Source with it but if it's just Episode One you want its a waste of money if the game is at £20 or more. Its enjoyable but theres not much variety. You are with Alyx through the whole game and you are in City 17 for the whole game too. I was a little annoyed at the fact you never go solo except for a few puzzles etc because I prefered it when you were on your own in HL2 (which was most of the game). But still, it doesnt make much difference as the game is quite hard anyway. Its starts off really well. The graphics and sound are just the same as HL2 was, maybe a little better graphics because the lighting effects look better. The voice acting is great as always. If you own Half-Life 2 you really need to play this and complete it. Overall it was good fun just way too short. The ending was better than HL2 though. Episode Two looks like it'll be much better.
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