The latest craze has hit the gaming world, I am of course talking about episodic content. Yes, I know there are about 6,000 other things that can be considered 'latest crazes' in the gaming world but that would take up to much time. Maybe I should release my blogs episodically instead? Anyway, theres been a bit of a mixed reaction towards Half Life 2's expansions. But my main problem hasn't got anything to do with Steam, whether the $19.99 will be worth it, or why they spell Alyx with a 'y'. No, my main criticism is at the name, Half Life 2: Episode One. Opposing Force - made sense. Blue Shift - er... kinda made sense. You were blue. A bit. But Half Life 2: Episode One? Wasn't HL2 Episode One? Isn't this like an epilogue or something? Or even Episode Two Part One? Its like calling The Phantom Menace, Star Wars 4: Episode One: The Phantom Menace. Only without Jar Jar Binks. Though it would be nice to cut through him with a shotgun. Does it make sense to anyone? But what really may push me away from buying the now confirmed trilogy of 'Episode' HL2 games is how long they are. For approximately $60 , gamers will get the entire trilogy. $60 is about the price of an expensive video game (Amazon.com has PC MegaGame The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion for $39.99). This means that the combined (no pun intended) gameplay time of all three titles must equal that of a high-priced stand-alone title, surely? Sigh, anyway, only 4 days to go now. I'll have a review of Half Life 2: Episode One as soon as I've completed it.