I'm about to play through the Half-Life universe for the first time since 2008. Half-Life, Half-Life 2, Episode 1, Portal, Episode 2 and finish off reading the Episode 3 text file.
Here's the question,though. Since I'm mainly doing it for story purposes, should I play Opposing Force, Blue Shift and Portal 2?
Skip blue shit but play opposing force
I'd play through them anyways but the expansions are non-canon.
>portal 2
what
Opposing Force is alright and probably worth a play if you still like HL1. Blue Shift is dire and like 90 minutes long.
Portal 1 is apart of the HL universe
play Opposing Force and Blue Shift
Portal 2 has a reference to the Borealis but its kinda of a drag when you descend into the foundation and working your way up is sometimes not that enjoyable, the Cave Johnson story elements are scattered.
sure but who gives a shit if its for story intentions.
>but its kinda of a drag when you descend into the foundation and working your way up is sometimes not that enjoyable
i do not agree with your opinion
Play them. They're not that long
Blue Shift isn't canon & was a joke expansion for Dreamcast which got canned, but brought to PC later for some reason
Valve was heavily involved in Opposing Force & it shows because it's quite good & could become canon if they ever introduce Sheppard again
Skip Portal, it's irrelevant, Episode 2 explains what happens more or less
Anyone else can't remember a single thing from episode 1? What the fuck even happened in it? Then again I only played it once back then
They escape the city. That's basically it.
You can skip to Episode 2 and miss nothing from a story perspective.
Episode 1 was pretty weak
Would have been better if the Vorts just teleport Freeman & Alyx to Whiteforest off the bat
I actualy liked going back into the Citadel again.
Episode 1 was a pretty decent expansion pack.
>and finish off reading the Episode 3 text file.
It still fucking hurts.
but, that's the most intriguing part of the game.
that part was my favourite...
>Half-Life, Half-Life 2, Episode 1, Portal, Episode 2 and finish off reading the Episode 3 text file.
where is Blue Shift?
where is Opposing Force?
>playing FPS series for story purposes
???
Also play Lost Coast, it's secretly good.
are you retarded?
are you?
Portal 2 is only tenuously connected to Half-Life both tonally and storywise, it's pretty clear that they wanted to distance them from each other
You should probably read the OP again.