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Should i play HL,HL2, Portal, Portal 2?

Aytex
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In my humble opinion, every one of those are excellent games. I remember me and my brother discovering hl2 for the first time and were blown away. Same thing happened with portal. I highly recommend all of those games

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You can skip HL1 and just play HL2, I had never played HL1 and when I tried it like others have said it didn't age well.

 

Play both the portal games but I prefer portal 1.

 

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portal 2 is an amazing game, definitely worth a playthrough. so is portal 1 . 've never played through HL2 but i loved HL1 many years ago. as others have said though, it didn't age all too well...

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12 minutes ago, Aytex said:

Yes, i've never played them, im wondering if their worth even putting game time on.

I could care less about the graphics, I just want a goodstoryline

Yes, although instead of HL1, grab Black Mesa.

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9 minutes ago, Aytex said:

Yes, i've never played them, im wondering if their worth even putting game time on.

I could care less about the graphics, I just want a goodstoryline

Portal and Portal 2 are some of the greatest games ever made IMO. It's amazing how what is on the surface a simple puzzle game can have evolved into such an engaging story with unique environments, deep characters and a great atmosphere.

For me, I can 100% Portal in about an hour and Portal 2 in about three, but that's only because I have the answers to all the puzzles memorised.

 

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3 hours ago, Quibiss said:

HL 1 didn't age well, the gameplay is terrible once you've played anything with crips movement. I play through it once a year because I love the HL universe (ofcourse with nostalgia goggles) but I wouldn't recommend it to anyone who didn't expirience the floaty 1st person platforming before. Gameplaywise it's pretty bad by todays standards, storywise it's still great. HL2 on the other hand aged well in my opinion. Give that definitly a shot. And Portal 2 is nothing but beautiful in every way, it might feel short, but in my opinion it makes all the right decisions and doesn't outstay its welcome.

 

I believe Black Mesa is the exact same game as Half Life but with updated graphics, if anyone was trying to dodge the aged graphics bullet.

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portal 2 is excellent, and you'll probably get portal 1 included in a cheap bundle on steam. portal 1 can be completed in an hour or 2

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19 minutes ago, Aytex said:

Yes, i've never played them, im wondering if their worth even putting game time on.

I could care less about the graphics, I just want a goodstoryline

 

Yes, these games are all amazing.

 

However, it is important keep in mind when these games were released.  These games introduced graphics and gameplay concepts that were revolutionary at the time, but have since been copied and implemented by about every studio/development team.

 

Half Life -November 8, 1998

Half Life 2 - November 16, 2004

Half Life 2: Episode 1 - June 1, 2006

Half Life 2: Episode 2 - October 10, 2007

 

Portal - October 9, 2007(Orange Box)

Portal - April 11, 2011

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4xYes. HL1 as Source Remake and HL2 with Cinematic Mod. I played them first when they were released and it was always a blast.

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theyre all good, but if you wanna play hl1 get blue shift and opposing force of w/e they're nice expansion thingies. Oh and ep1 and ep2 for hl2

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46 minutes ago, Aytex said:

Yes, i've never played them, im wondering if their worth even putting game time on.

I could care less about the graphics, I just want a goodstoryline

I suggest you wait for HL3

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