Half-life 2: Episode 1 is the first in a scheduled trilogy of Half-life episodes and again places the player in the shoes of Gordon Freeman as he deals with the repercussions of his actions at the top of the Citadel. The state of the world has changed following the detonation of the teleport reactor, and much of Episode 1 is something of an introduction into the events that are soon to follow in subsequent episodes. As such we return to the Combine riddled, alien infested warzone of City-17, that has clearly seen better days, and the bowels of the now crumbling Citadel, for a 4-5 hour, densely packed and altogether tighter experience. [Read More...]