It turns out I can beat portal, I just needed to be sober!

[redrabbit]

Hello everyone.. I have recently dropped drug use and I am turning to half life for ... A lot... of... Time consummation, I guess you could say. I go to a rehabilitation center for a month minimum soon.. They said I could bring my laptop.. I have the Half-Life Platinum Collection for PC, so I am planning on bringing that and basically immersing myself as much as I can in this wonderful series with the possible time I am given.. I really dig the style half life has, everything about it.. I first played The Orange Box for the ps3, as my introduction to the games.. I fell headcrab over heels with Half-life 2.... I just played through portal earlier and beat it, which was nice considering before I always tried to play portal on hallucinogenic drugs and it just.. never really worked out.. I did manage to beat the hell out of Half-Life 2 drugged up though, and I am looking forward to replaying it sober as I am sure there is a terrible amount i've missed.

I basically came to this forum to help me just.. Love the game more. If anyone would like to talk feel free to message me on aim, I don't really know anyone that is that INTO half life.. But I'm sort of planning to get downright dorkish with it.

 

[unozero]

Welcome and good luck on staying sober. The Lounge is where all the fun is on this forum if your wondering.

 

[morgs]

Welcome! you'll find plenty of people to talk about HL2 with here!

 

[BabyHeadCrab]

I actually found it easier to game when I was using. Regardless, your situation is undoubtedly better in that regard! Cheers, enjoy the lovely games.

 

[Solaris]

Good luck on your program, if you relapse you can always make a drunk thread.

 

[redrabbit]

I actually found it easier to game when I was using.

I did for HL 2 on the playstation and through some half life on pc... but Portal, i'd always just start tripping.. realize I am confusing myself for hours on end, and then just quitting.. haha

Thanks everyone for being so kind.

 

[Vegeta897]

A thread in the newbie section that is actually good?

This is the end of worlds.

 

[Krynn72]

I fell headcrab over heels with Half-life 2...

... I like your style. Welcome to the site, and good luck with your rehab.

 

[Wanted Bob]

Welcome to the forums, as people have said this is certainly the right place to talk Half Life, though the off-topic forums is where the majority of the community is now (at least until news of the next Half Life comes out).

 

[Ennui]

Welcome and good luck!

I definitely recommend playing through the original Half-Life games (Half-Life, Opposing Force, and Blue Shift) before going on to replay HL2, Ep1, and Ep2. The original HL is still a great, atmospheric game despite its age.

If you have internet, there are also a wealth of fantastic mods both singleplayer and multiplayer for HL and HL2 that can be explored - http://moddb.com/ or http://planetphillip.com/ are good places to find mods.

 

[Stylo]

I heard that licking chumtoads produces effects similar to hallucinogens.

Seriously though, hi. Original Half-Life and its expansions are all great games.

Also, get Portal 2.

 

[The Monkey]

I would've imagined Portal being amazing on LSD, what do you know...

Anyway, welcome!

 

[redrabbit]

Yes, I'm going to bring my 'platinum Collection' or whatever you want to call it, to rehab.

'Half-Life Platinum includes Half-Life: Game of the Year Edition, Half-Life: Opposing Force, Team Fortress Classic, Half-Life: Blue Shift, and Half-Life: Counter-Strike.'

I LOVE playing the older games on my pc.. I never was much of a PC gamer, other than like.. Diablo 2 and unreal... Half Life definitely makes me want to get a gaming desktop.. Right now I run it on my thinkpad.. I'm a cool mother****er because I play Half Life on a business notebook...

Also, get Portal 2

I just bought portal 2 for playstation 3, very excited for it!

I am also equally excited to simply play through Half life 2 and the episodes .

Thank you all for being so kind, I supposedly leave Wednesday. Let's hope they let me ditch group activities for vid'yagames... If not I'll just have to beat some counselors with a crowbar.

I would've imagined Portal being amazing on LSD, what do you know.

Never tried on LSD... Just shrooms.. and ketamine.. I even went through a deliriant binge when I played Half Life 2... Why? Because a common deliriant hallucination is, well.... Spiders, haha.. I've spent many nights thinking a headcrab made it out of the television... I always called them 'turkeyspiders', however.

No problem with playing HL2 on drugs... just portal