What's the difference between Half-Life 2 and Half-Life 2: Episode 1?

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Tironei

Mar 17, 2019 @ 10:18am

What's the difference between Half-Life 2 and Half-Life 2: Episode 1?

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Originally posted by Sovereign:

Episode 1 and Episode 2 are expansions for HL2 that continue the story from where the main game leaves off (basically together they form HL2's story's "second half"), they contain several hours worth of new levels each with a few new puzzles and enemies.

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Matt

Mar 17, 2019 @ 10:20am

New shaders and such.

Tironei

Mar 17, 2019 @ 10:21am

Originally posted by M4tt:
New shaders and such.

ahhhhh, but it's basically the same?

Matt

Mar 17, 2019 @ 10:22am

Apart from the story, and a few engine upgrades, yeah.

Tironei

Mar 17, 2019 @ 10:26am

Originally posted by M4tt:
Apart from the story, and a few engine upgrades, yeah.

thx :D

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Sovereign

Mar 17, 2019 @ 10:29am

Last edited by Sovereign; Mar 17, 2019 @ 10:51am

Tironei

Mar 17, 2019 @ 10:30am

Originally posted by Sovereign:
Episode 1 and Episode 2 are expansions for HL2 that continue the story from where the main game leaves off (basically together they form HL2's story's "second half"), they contain several hours worth of new levels with a few new puzzles and enemies.

thank you :D

e1.camino

Mar 17, 2019 @ 5:57pm

Lame excuse to not put Episode 3 in the title.

Saul Goodman has Half-Life 2

Mar 21, 2019 @ 11:39am

continuation of the story :P

PringRings22 has Half-Life 2

Jun 3, 2023 @ 5:55am

This question just popped in my head since I've had these games in my STEAM Library for YEARS without playing them(Yeah I know; shameful) but I will pick the series up one day.😤

Tironei

Jun 22, 2023 @ 12:32pm

Originally posted by PringRings22:
This question just popped in my head since I've had these games in my STEAM Library for YEARS without playing them(Yeah I know; shameful) but I will pick the series up one day.😤

Trust me it‘s worth it :)
(You should try Half-Life: Alyx too)

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