As a PC gamer, I'm ashamed to admit it...but I have never finished the Half Life series.  I recently purchased the Orange Box on Steam (during the thanksgiving special for like $7.50) and I've committed myself to finish the entire series.  I intend to mine the game for info not currently included in the respective wiki pages and update them accordingly.  I'm planning for an awesome experience.  I'll periodically update this space with impressions.

As a PC gamer, I'm ashamed to admit it...but I have never finished the Half Life series.  I recently purchased the Orange Box on Steam (during the thanksgiving special for like $7.50) and I've committed myself to finish the entire series.  I intend to mine the game for info not currently included in the respective wiki pages and update them accordingly.  I'm planning for an awesome experience.  I'll periodically update this space with impressions.

Same here. I couldn't get past some underground tunnel, I didn't know where to go and the walkthroughs were no help. Also the gameplay is so archaic compared to half life 2, can't wait for the remake.

Neither have I.

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Same here. I couldn't get past some underground tunnel, I didn't know where to go and the walkthroughs were no help. Also the gameplay is so archaic compared to half life 2, can't wait for the remake.

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I gave up half way through Xen. Probably should have just completed it.

I haven't gotten around to playing through Blue Shift (which I hear is quite short); this bothers me in a OCD sort of way.

I got to the end of the original Half Life and got very confused and quit and quit and quit yet again. Now, Half Life 2 is a different story. I completed it a least 3 times.

Never finished Hl1, dabbled in Blue shift and Opposing Force, but that was about it, HL2 and the episodes are great though. You should get to it.

This thread makes me sad. I, for one, think the original Half-life actually holds up really well.
 
For reference, I first played Half-life 1 in 2006 AFTER I had played and completed Half-life 2.   To me the pacing seems way better in the first game, which is why I've completed it about 5 times and why I find it very hard to replay Half-life 2 past the damned Highway 17 section.

 I've never played a half-life game. I honestly don't know anything about the plot or characters, aside from that it has a silent protagonist named Jeff Gordon.

Fucking hated the original Half-Life. Basically for the reasons why everyone hates Half-Life 2.  
 
But I love Half-Life 2.  
 
@TooWalrus: lol

Yeah, I couldn't get through the first Half-Life either.  I've played Half-Life 2 and it's expansions multiple times though.

"  I've never played a half-life game. I honestly don't know anything about the plot or characters, aside from that it has a silent protagonist named Jeff Gordon. "

I have literally started about 10 times, and never get more then 7 hours in. The gameplay still holds up, and the graphics aren't horrible, it is just that the difficulty is so spotty. The marines are fucking aimbots, if you make a single noise they just kammakazi you until you are dead. 

The only two I have yet to finish is the original and Episode 2. Ep 2 I'm damn close to the end, and already know the story so I haven't had the drive to quite finish it off, and the original is a funny story... 
I think I've tried to finish it about 10 times, usually I loose my save changing computers or whatnot. Anyway, the last two times I played I got incredibly far, lost my save, then tried to warp to that level and give myself the HEV suit so I could keep going and, well, the game wouldn't have any of that. And as such I wouldn't have any of it.

I gave up with HL1 when I had reached the surface and marines were owning me.
 
I have finished HL2 and the episodes released thus far.

It took me like 2 trys but once you finish its totally worth it.

Half Life was a DAMN HARD DAMN LONG game

PC gamers who didn't complete Half Life should hand in their PCs and walk away in shame.
 
Seriously.

I think if you haven't finished Half-Life 1 yet, then you should probably go ahead and wait for Black Mesa to come out. 

" If Black Mesa is out by then would you finish Black Mesa first or Half Life 3 (rumor has it they'll be coming out together)? "

i beat alof hl 2 and just got the original suring the summer sale still havnt beat it but its quite good it was ahead of its time for sure 

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" If Black Mesa is out by then would you finish Black Mesa first or Half Life 3 (rumor has it they'll be coming out together)? "

Where did you hear that rumor? "

Same.  Been waiting for Black Mesa to come out, but that dream is slowly fading.

"  I've never played a half-life game. I honestly don't know anything about the plot or characters, aside from that it has a silent protagonist named Jeff Gordon. "

I've managed to beat Half-Life 1, but haven't finished HL2. Nor have I played any of the episodes that are after it.

" As a PC gamer, I'm ashamed to admit it...but I have never finished the Half Life series.  I recently purchased the Orange Box on Steam (during the thanksgiving special for like $7.50) and I've committed myself to finish the entire series.  I intend to mine the game for info not currently included in the respective wiki pages and update them accordingly.  I'm planning for an awesome experience.  I'll periodically update this space with impressions. "

I'm proud to say that the only Valve game I've ever finished was Portal... and that took me 3 separate tries on 2 consoles and 2 years. 

Impulse 101 baby. That's all I'm gonna say.

I've finished it. How could you not want/need to finish it? Crazy.