Half-Life 2: Episode 2 Review @ BRnR

Regeneration · Posted by Regeneration on November 11th, 2007, 07:19 AM

At the end of Half-Life 2: Episode One, Gordon and Alyx have managed to delay the reactor of the Combine Citadel at the heart of City 17 from going critical long enough to evacuate the last group of civilians and members of the Resistance who survived the uprising in Half-Life 2. Alyx has also obtained data from the Citadel that could prove invaluable in defeating the Combine. Gordon and Alyx barely make it out of the city on the last train, when the Citadel’s reactor melts-down—turning it and City 17 into one huge, smoldering crater. The train carrying Gordon and Alyx is derailed from the shockwave of the explosion.

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**Posted by Regeneration on November 11th, 2007, 07:25 AM**

Well, I think Episode 2 is overrated. Yes, the game is pretty good and fun. However, it lacks some innovation; you are the same Gordon, with the same weapons and almost the same enemies. Oh, and yeah, there is too much talking inside the game. The environment is a bit quiet and boring, and the fighting scenes are getting old. I wish to see some more changes in the next episode.