You all cost me $85

[Glaynor]

So, there I was browsing the forums today and I saw the HL2 stuff. Well, the screenshots looked awesome. Guess I'm gonna have to get the game, I thought.

So I go on with my work day, finish, and go to teach my two college classes. Class wasn't going that great (I wasn't in a good rhythm in my lecture and the class was a little wiped from exams) so I stopped the second class after an hour (instead of 3). I figure, oh I'll get the game and play tonight. I then think about it some more and realize, wife will be in bed early cause the baby was up a lot last night; the baby will be asleep by 8 and exhausted from being up all night; I have nothing to do tonight since WOW is ending.

Yeah, I'm gonna get HL2. Now I'm excited. So I go to Best Buy - no go, its out. Circuit City - out, EB - out. Now, I'm pissed - I want this game more than ever now. Just because I want it and can't get it. I go to GameStop. I must now have this game. I'm a man on a mission goddamn it. I keep thinking about the cool screenshots and I wanna blow some stuff up.

I go into Gamestop and they only have collector's edition - $80. I ask what I get and the guy sorta laughs and says, "a t-shirt". He then says you also get HL and CS with it. I never played those games before so I justify spending the money. I am smart enough however to pay cash so wife doesn't see the spending on the AMEX.

So - if it wasn't for you all, lol, I wouldn't have spent the money.

DLing now, better be good !!!

[ChronoSphere]

Muahahahahaha! Our diabolical plans are working perfectly!

[OfaLoaf]

Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated into the collective.

[EineBeBoP]

You can thank us later.

[JetRaiden]

you get more then a T-shirt with the platinum thing...


you also get a hat.



and a city 17 poster.

that makes up for the extra 30 bucks, right?

[Fragmatic]

you get more then a T-shirt with the platinum thing...


you also get a hat.



and a city 17 poster.

that makes up for the extra 30 bucks, right?

Gold package on Steam ! = Collectors edition retail.

[AztecWarrior]

Do you have stairs in your house?

[Sputty]

The Collectors edition was a ripoff
The t-shirt doesn't even fit
I'll give it to a friend, but if it doesn't fit him, then my friend's brother
It doesn't even have the full strategy guide or art book, just excerpts
FUCK FUCKING FUCK

[Fragmatic]

It's XL isn't it?

I'll have it :) That's my usual size, large is too small, but xl is just right (A little baggy)... heck, I'm a fatass :(

[Triggar]

Martyr paid $50 and got CS and HL with his...

Worth it though, in the end - think of it this way, $85 spent today for hours upon hours of orgasmic game-playing.

I start my quest tomorrow!

[ObnoxiousFrog]

Tonight my mom was being sleepy and not even a level 3 asking got her to type in her card number...tomorrow, Freeman, tomorrow.

[Ivan]

Oh noes, your story Glaynor might have pushed me over the edge and now I might get myself a copy of this game. My Problem is I just bought GTA:SA and Halo 2 this month. I'm going broke and I haven't even finished them all yet. :doh:

[NightWalker XI]

You can thank us later.

indeed.

[Glaynor]

I played the game last night. Actually I tried out HL first and then HL2. Half Life was bleh, sorta like Doom in that you just go around killing monsters. Not much plot, at least early on, and I really didn't care for it that much.

HL2 on the other hand, HOLY shit - the graphics were incredibly. Sound was real, real nice too. The only way I would describe this game is immersive. I am only doing the first level so far and I was playing for a while. How long is the actually gameplay? It seems like it will be taking a while to clear.

Anyway, at least I'm getting something out of the $85 beyond a hangover and bad memory :) Good call on "making" me buy the game.

[Triggar]

How long is the actually gameplay?

Martyr played it for about 22 consecutive hours.

Bless his heart.

[Glaynor]

You couldn't entice him away with any schnookie?

[Kikinchikin]

Yet more tests to my willpower. I've told myself I'm waiting till Christmas before I get this game. I refuse to buy another game until then (I got plenty of money just I'm cheap). Besides CoD takes up all my time for games.

[Triggar]

You couldn't entice him away with any schnookie?

Are you kidding me? :)

When I signed on to be the girlfriend of a gamer, there are some laws that come with that territory that I accepted. One of them, the cardinal rule of being the Girlfriend of a Gamer, is to provide the man nourishment and remind him to use the bathroom every few hours, but to relax and let him finish his game in peace.

Just ask Jenny, no intelligent woman would put herself between her man and the long-awaited release of HL2 :)

[MrVicchio]

What glaynor doesn't know, is everyone that pre-ordered the game get sa cut of the sales post release. Thats Glaynor!










:P

[DaShiznit]

/me is STILL waiting for his dilvery from fucking Amazon.com.

[Glaynor]

I'm glad to be supporting my PSU brethern :). Now I can't wait for my WOW residuals, lol.

[Hezzy]

Are you kidding me? :)

When I signed on to be the girlfriend of a gamer, there are some laws that come with that territory that I accepted. One of them, the cardinal rule of being the Girlfriend of a Gamer, is to provide the man nourishment and remind him to use the bathroom every few hours, but to relax and let him finish his game in peace.

Just ask Jenny, no intelligent woman would put herself between her man and the long-awaited release of HL2 :)

Quoted for 100% truth.

[Electrofreak]

So, there I was browsing the forums today and I saw the HL2 stuff. Well, the screenshots looked awesome. Guess I'm gonna have to get the game, I thought.

So I go on with my work day, finish, and go to teach my two college classes. Class wasn't going that great (I wasn't in a good rhythm in my lecture and the class was a little wiped from exams) so I stopped the second class after an hour (instead of 3). I figure, oh I'll get the game and play tonight. I then think about it some more and realize, wife will be in bed early cause the baby was up a lot last night; the baby will be asleep by 8 and exhausted from being up all night; I have nothing to do tonight since WOW is ending.

Yeah, I'm gonna get HL2. Now I'm excited. So I go to Best Buy - no go, its out. Circuit City - out, EB - out. Now, I'm pissed - I want this game more than ever now. Just because I want it and can't get it. I go to GameStop. I must now have this game. I'm a man on a mission goddamn it. I keep thinking about the cool screenshots and I wanna blow some stuff up.

I go into Gamestop and they only have collector's edition - $80. I ask what I get and the guy sorta laughs and says, "a t-shirt". He then says you also get HL and CS with it. I never played those games before so I justify spending the money. I am smart enough however to pay cash so wife doesn't see the spending on the AMEX.

So - if it wasn't for you all, lol, I wouldn't have spent the money.

DLing now, better be good !!!

I got the Collectors Edition too, but by choice. I enjoy wearing my HL2 t-shirt while I play (yeah, lame, I know), the Prima book is interesting (but needs MORE from that "Half Life 2: Raising the Bar" book) and having it come with CS:S and HL:S is kinda cool. I'm not a bit CS fan but my little bro has been whoring it the past few days, and I might give it a shot. Played about 30 mins of HL:S, and I have to say I find it amusing.

After playing HL2 the gfx in HL:S look TERRIBLE, but the fact that it is on the HL2 (Source) engine makes for some... wierd experiences. For example take the sink of water in one of the bathrooms. Definately from HL2, looks beautiful. Meanwhile the sink itself is composed of like... 5 polygons. :lol: Sorta looks out-of-place and strange, but I never played through HL so at least I'll be able to do that some day, only after I've had at least a few days break from HL2 though, so the gfx aren't a COMPLETE turn-off.

Having it all on 1 DVD-ROM is also kinda nice... but since I didn't have a DVD-ROM in my comp when I bought the Collectors Edition (I hear the normal version is on CDs) I suddenly realized I couldn't play. I normally use my PS2 for running DVDs, never really had a need for one in my computer. So, 30 mins after I bought spent $86 on the game, I was spending $52 on a DVD-ROM so I could play it. Yeah, a bit hard on the wallet, but at least I'm able to play it and I guess it was about time I got a DVD-ROM.

All in all though, the game is totally awesome. I could go on a rant about how cool it is but just about everyone already has it and is fully aware of how incredible it is, so I'll just leave it at that. It owns.

Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go iron my HL2 t-shirt ( :p j/k )