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what was the main reason of releasing this? i bought orange box and im working my way through the games but lost coast seems completely pointless? it starts in the middle of HL2?!...


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Old 27th Nov 2007, 15:25
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what was the main reason of releasing this?

i bought orange box and im working my way through the games but lost coast seems completely pointless?

it starts in the middle of HL2?!
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Old 27th Nov 2007, 15:34
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Lost coast was just to show off new graphics with the first introduction of HDR lighting
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Old 27th Nov 2007, 16:18
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aahh that summed up the crap story line, i read that on wiki but i didnt think they'd go through the fuss of releasing a game for it
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Old 29th Nov 2007, 09:59
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Cool,
The orange box,
I didn't bother getting that becuase I already finished Half-life
What part you up to now?
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Old 29th Nov 2007, 13:02
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just finished episode 2, so im up to date now .... totaly had those uumm, cant remember their name, the big long legged thing at the end

yeh i showed them who's boss haha!
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Originally Posted by mrdaveyk View Post
just finished episode 2, so im up to date now .... totaly had those uumm, cant remember their name, the big long legged thing at the end

yeh i showed them who's boss haha!
Should change the heading to "may contain spoilers"
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Old 29th Nov 2007, 14:22
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hah na i aint spoilt it

if you've played hl2 or episode one, they're on there aswell, its nothing new
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kk lol, I am trying to buy it off a friend and you nearly put me off the idea, not now though:)
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Old 29th Nov 2007, 16:11
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hehe na dont be put off, i dont take to many storylines well, im usually just up for running around css etc like a wolly

but yeh gotta give credit where its due the storyline is a gooden! get it now!
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I played all of them except blue shift. ya know whats weird though? in opposing forces Gorgon dies! you see his dead body in front of you! you chase into the portal after him and when you get into the alien world, you see Gordon face on the ground dead! that came as a shock to me!
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