Half-Life 2: Episode Two: This Vortal Coil

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Gordon arrives at a small Resistance outpost within the mines manned by Griggs and Sheckley.

The Vortigaunt has brought Alyx to the outpost and is awaiting the arrival of his kin in order to heal her wounds. Griggs and Sheckley introduce Gordon to the Antlion Detector, and, with the aid of reprogrammed Hoppers and Sentry Guns, are barely able to hold off several Antlion attacks until the Vortigaunts arrive.


28th July 2013 10 Comments

Half-Life 2: Episode Two: To the White Forest

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The opening chapter picks up where Episode One left off. The Citadel Core gave out as Alyx and Gordon were leaving City 17, and the resulting shock wave has derailed the train in which they were traveling.

Gordon and Alyx survive the crash, and Alyx retrieves the Gravity Gun in order to free Gordon from the wreck.


23rd July 2013 6 Comments

Fake Half-Life 3 Websites – BEWARE!

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I’m sure we all agree that regular PP readers are smarter than most Half-Life players 😉 but I wanted to warn everybody about a slightly disturbing piece of news I read on the Half-Life subReddit, which linked to a Softpedia article.

Put simply; scammers are creating websites purporting to give users early access to alphas and betas of the game.

The actual URLs are listed in the Softpedia article and I won’t repeat them here, visit them at your own risk.


16th July 2013 8 Comments

Half-Life 2: Episode One: Exit 17

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In this final chapter, Gordon helps evacuate citizens and rebels and fights a strider blocking the train tracks. The Citadel blows at the end of the chapter, and its shockwave overtakes Alyx and Gordon’s train.

Upon reuniting with Barney at the train station, Alyx and Gordon work to move the citizens to the trains while facing increasing Combine opposition. They then decide to stay behind to lure the Combine away from Barney and the citizens as they board the train and make their escape.


15th July 2013 7 Comments

Complete half-Life 2 Walkthrough

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Here is a very comprehensive walkthrough of Half-Life 2, written especially for Planetphillip.Com.

It was made possible by the writing and research of Stanley E. Dunigan and the formatting skills of William Barnard.

Together, we have created a PDF version that can be viewed both online and printed.


14th July 2013 3 Comments

Half-Life 2: Episode One: Urban Flight

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In this lengthy chapter, Gordon and Alyx work their way through the city streets and a dangerous hospital before meeting up with Barney to make their way to another train station so they may finally escape.

Eventually, the duo manages to find the exit of an underground train station and Gordon and Alyx come up to the surface, observing the citadel from afar, and the destruction already visited on City 17.


11th July 2013 7 Comments

Half-Life 2: Episode One: Lowlife

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This chapter sees Gordon and Alyx fleeing through the city’s ruined, dark, and zombie-infested City 17 Underground as they continue to flee the city.

Alyx is trapped under a Combine Prisoner Pod with a restrained Stalker viciously attempting to break loose, relying on Gordon to set her free.


10th July 2013 6 Comments

Half-Life 2: Episode One: Direct Intervention

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This chapter consists of Gordon Freeman entering the core to help slow down the meltdown.

Afterwards, they make their way to one of the still running Razor Trains and begin their journey to escape the city.

Later on, Gordon and Alyx are successful in re-engaging the reactor’s containment system, delaying the explosion.


9th July 2013 6 Comments

Half-Life 2: Episode One: Undue Alarm

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Following the events of Half-Life 2, Episode One starts out with Gordon experiencing some kind of vision or flashback that shows the explosion of the Citadel’s Dark Fusion Reactor. As time stops, several purple glowing Vortigaunts appear and rescue Alyx Vance. The G-Man is then seen walking through the door made of light toward Gordon Freeman.


8th July 2013 16 Comments