first time playing. what should i play first??

[Anytature]

im playinf hl2 for the first time i don't know which one i should play first. i see new game, episode 1 and 2. which one am i supposed to play first?

[Sammadily]

Half-Life 2 first, Episode 1 and 2 are the episodic sequels.

Half-Life 2 -> Episode 1 -> Episode 2. In that order you should play the games.

[Proton Decay]

Best would be - Black mesa > HL2 > HL:EP1 > HL2:EP2

[Anytature]

ohhh thank u very much for the info

Originally posted by DrinkThatMakesYouForget:

Half-Life 2 first, Episode 1 and 2 are the episodic sequels.

Half-Life 2 -> Episode 1 -> Episode 2. In that order you should play the games.

[anperow]

hl2 > hl2 ep1 > hl2 ep2.

[Cat]

Half-Life > Half-Life 2 > Half-Life 2 EPisode One > Half-Life 2 > Half Life 2 EPisode Two.

You can also play Half Life 2 Lost Coast from the extras, it's basically a 5 minute demo.

[Deus_nsf]

Black Mesa first, not only it is a fantastic game, but it puts many things happening in HL2 and episodes into a more cohesive context.

[Rumi]

black mesa took the worst sections of half life and extended them by 10x. wouldn't recommend

[DevilMcSheep]

This is funny :D
With the games and their release dates being clearly listed on the store, this wasn't a problem, but now this could legit be very confusing :D
Like, if you don't know any better, you could play HL2, and then go straight to Ep2, thinking HL2 is Ep1, with the main menu items serving as switches between Ep1 and 2 :D
I'm sure people mistaking Ep1 for the first of the HL2 games isn't an entirely new problem, but still, they could've made this clearer here :D

[Octosquid]

Half-Life -> Half-Life Opposing Force -> Half-Life Blue Shift -> Half-Life 2 -> Half-Life 2 Episode 1 -> Half-Life 2 Episode 2 -> Half-Life Alyx

Black Mesa is good, but play hl1 first, even the devs recommend doing that.

[KutarFOX]

Originally posted by DevilMcSheep:

This is funny :D
With the games and their release dates being clearly listed on the store, this wasn't a problem, but now this could legit be very confusing :D
Like, if you don't know any better, you could play HL2, and then go straight to Ep2, thinking HL2 is Ep1, with the main menu items serving as switches between Ep1 and 2 :D
I'm sure people mistaking Ep1 for the first of the HL2 games isn't an entirely new problem, but still, they could've made this clearer here :D

Indeed that's possibility for newcomers >_>. Oversight by valve for sure.

[Ed Zalo]

Huh, this is a month old. Anyway here is how I did it, including all Half-Life games except a few (Half-Life > Half-Life: Opposing Force > Half-Life: Blue Shift > Half-Life 2 > Half-Life 2: Episode One > Half-Life 2: Episode Two > Portal > Portal 2 > Half-Life: Alyx) I don’t have Half-Life: Source, I don’t have Half-Life: Alyx either, and then Black Mesa would be a nice way to end off full circle

[[RD]Shadowknight]

I would recommend Half-life 2 then half-life 2 episode 1 then episode 2