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Nickface · Post by **Nickface** » May 16th, 2005, 14:38

Can someone summarize the whole plot of Halflfe 1 and 2? I played 1 a little bit, but stopped, and I played through 2 all the way, and I have no idea what in the hell it's all about.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » May 16th, 2005, 14:44

hl1: gordon, scientist, accident, shooty, kill, offered job by gman

Woo Elephant Yeah · Post by **Woo Elephant Yeah** » May 16th, 2005, 14:55

Dr. kitteny berk wrote:hl1: gordon, scientist, accident, shooty, kill, offered job by gman

less detail please, he only asked for a summary

Post by **fabyak** » May 16th, 2005, 15:09

Gordon = Scientist
Accident = loss of job
End of HL1 = New job for Gordon

better?

Lateralus · Post by **Lateralus** » May 16th, 2005, 15:18

Shooting Scientist.

AICMFP

Gunslinger42 · Post by **Gunslinger42** » May 16th, 2005, 16:01

Scientist + Crowbar = dead aliens

JamieChalm · Post by **JamieChalm** » May 16th, 2005, 16:26

+ stupid Lambda Core = One angry Jamie

Nickface · Post by **Nickface** » May 16th, 2005, 17:09

Ok, so why the hell is he on a train in HL2?

Lateralus · Post by **Lateralus** » May 16th, 2005, 17:18

Why not?

To be honest, I know very little about the background to either game, especially as I've never actually played the first one yet! Therefore you're likely to only get silly answers from me.

Which brings me very nicely back to:

Why not?

Post by **Grimmie** » May 16th, 2005, 18:03

He's on a train.. Because that's where he regained physical conciousness.
Simply put, Gordon doesnt have a flying fuck of a clue where he is, or what year it is.. As far as he's concerned, the last thing he remembres was talking to the Gman at the end of HL1..

And then..

That.

JamieChalm · Post by **JamieChalm** » May 16th, 2005, 20:11

I know the best site ever, which explains it to you, gimme a minute to find it.

EDIT: Here you are. Oodles!

http://members.shaw.ca/halflifestory/

Post by **Dog Pants** » May 16th, 2005, 20:17

You start on a train (well, monorail) at the beginning of HL, so I suppose it's kind of nostalgic to start on a train in HL2.

Mind you, you do in Blood 2 as well, so I don't know what that proves.

Nickface · Post by **Nickface** » May 16th, 2005, 20:35

JamieChalm wrote:I know the best site ever, which explains it to you, gimme a minute to find it.

EDIT: Here you are. Oodles!

http://members.shaw.ca/halflifestory/

Choice! That helped clear things up! Danke!

Stoat · Post by **Stoat** » May 16th, 2005, 21:47

JamieChalm wrote:http://members.shaw.ca/halflifestory/

Oooh, that's good. I've played through both games, and most of that was new to me.

...and they say gaming isn't passive.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » May 16th, 2005, 21:55

i think the HL series is good, because you get to choose how much interaction you have with the game.

you either ignore the plot and story, or you pay some level of attention to it.

neither really makes any difference

Post by **deject** » May 16th, 2005, 23:32

The Half-Life franchise has the potential to become an all-around sci-fi classic like BG or Star Wars. Marc Laidlaw has done an excellent job creating this universe.

spoodie · Post by **spoodie** » May 17th, 2005, 13:34

JamieChalm wrote:I know the best site ever, which explains it to you, gimme a minute to find it.

EDIT: Here you are. Oodles!

http://members.shaw.ca/halflifestory/

Yay! This is the site I was looking for, I found it after completing HL2 and was in the same boat as NickFace, eg. WTF?

BTW: This book also has a lot of info and many pretty pictures, it covers HL1, HL2, CS and maybe a few other mods.