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Game Forum / Action Games / Half Life / November 2007Follow-Up Q: Question from a NewB
[Part Of Original Post]: I am looking to get into Half Life here on my PC. Thing is: there seems to be all sorts of names, versions, add-on type things, & whatnot. Can / could anyone point my in the right direction as to where to start in this new 'venture'? Program-wise ... I see there is Half Life then HL 1; Anthology, HL2, & Ep. 1, 2, & "Orange Box". _________________________________________________________ Just a quick look on Newegg gives me: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832130043 & http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832130200 Would I be all set w/ purchasing these two (?), whether form Newegg or elsewhere? TY, again, Sniper . On 11/16/2007 7:10 PM Sniper brightened our day with: > [Part Of Original Post]: > [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > I bet the original stuff gets unlocked when you buy the orange box. When we purchased HL2 when it first came out we were given access to the older games.  Signature"Out here on the perimeter there are no stars" Steve --Inglo-- > On 11/16/2007 7:10 PM Sniper brightened our day with: >> Just a quick look on Newegg gives me: [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > When we purchased HL2 when it first came out we were given access to the > older games. 'Fraid not, the orange box is just what it says on the tin. When we bought HL2, we all probably bought the Silver Edition (now unavailable), which contained the entire Valve back-catalogue to date. I expect the easiest way to get everything is, as the OP suggested - HL1 Anthology + orange box (although even that combo will exclude the HL2 multiplayer stuff) SignatureBen Cottrell "Speedy thing goes in, speedy thing comes out" > the orange box is just what it says on the tin. Well, perhaps more than just an orange box, but you know what I mean ;) SignatureBen Cottrell "Speedy thing goes in, speedy thing comes out" >> On 11/16/2007 7:10 PM Sniper brightened our day with: >>> Just a quick look on Newegg gives me: [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > orange box > (although even that combo will exclude the HL2 multiplayer stuff) Well there is the complete Valve pack at $99.95 which if you're happy to put up with older graphics (HL1 and it's spin offs) is actually pretty good value for money and looks like being the nearest to HL2 Silver Edition and HL2 Orange Box. >>> On 11/16/2007 7:10 PM Sniper brightened our day with: >>>> Just a quick look on Newegg gives me: [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > good value for money and looks like being the nearest to HL2 Silver > Edition and HL2 Orange Box. That's the one I was about to suggest. It's certainly worth the money if you don't already have half of them I am so, somewhat, confused. I just want, if possible, physical copy(ies) of everything I need for the entire Half-Life experience. Ugh. . >>>> On 11/16/2007 7:10 PM Sniper brightened our day with: >>>>> Just a quick look on Newegg gives me: [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > That's the one I was about to suggest. It's certainly worth the money if > you don't already have half of them On 11/17/2007 2:37 PM Sniper brightened our day with: > I am so, somewhat, confused. I just want, if possible, physical copy(ies) > of everything I need for the entire Half-Life experience. > > Ugh. > > The entire Half-Life experience is best obtained through Steam. No need for physical copies. Go to www.steampowered.com download Steam and get your credit card out; you'll have everything you need in a few hours (depending how good your connection is). Signature"Out here on the perimeter there are no stars" Steve --Inglo-- Get Half-Life 1 and start there. Then download several of the mods that are (in my humble opinion) better than Half-Life (Heart of Evil, They Hunger, Sweet Half-Life.) That ought to take you a year, but it will be great. Then start in on Half-Life 2. Scott Richardson in Austin MN > On 11/17/2007 2:37 PM Sniper brightened our day with: >> I am so, somewhat, confused. I just want, if possible, physical [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > you'll have everything you need in a few hours (depending how good your > connection is). > I am so, somewhat, confused. I just want, if possible, physical copy(ies) > of everything I need for the entire Half-Life experience. You don't need physical copies of everything but you can buy them if you really want to. Irrelevant really because either way you'll still need Steam to play them. If you don't want Steam then you can't play the games. Your choice |
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