I am always happy to see more Half-Life, since it is definitely one of my favorite gaming franchises (if not my most favorite). Half-Life 2: Episode One came out today, and boy is it awesome. Valve promised between four and six hours of gameplay. I clocked in at around four and a half, and I have only one thing to say about it.

It is worth every cent.

One of the great things about Valve is how much effort they put into making their games. This is no exception and literally trumps SiN Episodes: Emergence; no wonder they waited a month to launch. They didn’t want to upstage Ritual again. Everything about the game just screams polish.

I am going to play through it again to listen to the commentary. Talk about a solid, solid title.