The Replay Experience Experiment
An event to re-experience all the Half-Life games
About
All about the event
I have started replaying Half-Life and Half-Life 2 a couple of times since I first completed them. I got a few chapters in and suddenly something shiny would come along and the next thing I knew it was a few weeks since I last played and then I just couldn't be bothered to continue from where I finished.
After the relative success of 100 Days of Summer Nostalgia last year, I decided that I wanted to run some sort of event this year.
I didn't want the commitment of having to post something every day all through the summer and this seemed like the perfect time to replay the games at my own speed, but with the added motivation of being part of an event.
Starting 1st June, I will post details of each distinct chapter of the games in order. Each post will be similar to a map or mod post: a thumbnail, a factual description and some screenshots. In addition, I may include some trivia and other interesting information.
Then I will post my thoughts and feelings as a comment. There is no posting schedule but I estimate I will add a new post every 3 or 4 days.
I am hoping that the event will generate some serious and interesting discussion about how games have changed, how well the games stand up to our memories and how our experiences since finishing those games affect our replay impressions.
Once I have made the post and added my comment, all readers will be able to do the same.
To include screenshots to illustrate your points, please use a hosting service like imgur.com and link to the image in your comment.
I will then download the image, create a thumbnail and approve your comment.
Total Accumulated Play Time
In hours (h) and minutes (m)
Phillip |
William |
Unq |
Emo Level Designer |
Technic |
Vic |
Kaito Kid |
Ade |
Twin Suns |
Dr. Amazing |
Olrick |
MisterAddy |
36h 30m |
9h 12m |
26h 23m |
13h 15m |
6h 25m |
7h 22mm |
6h 17m |
28h 44m |
13h 23m |
6h 14m |
14h 55m |
3h 19m |
Half-Life
Date | Chapter | Phillip | William | Unq | Emo Level Designer |
Technic | Vic | Kaito Kid | Ade | Twin Suns | Dr. Amazing | Olrick | MisterAddy |
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Accumulated Play Time in hours (h) and minutes (m) for Half-Life | 11h 14m | 8h 47m | 5h 57m | 7h 19m | 6h 6m | 7h 5m | 1h 14m 48s | 9h 19m | 8h 51m | 2h 18m | 22m | ||
1 June 2012 | Hazard Course | View 16m | 30m | View 7m | View 10m | View 10m | View 11m | 3m47s | View 10m | View 12m | View | ||
3 June 2012 | Black Mesa Inbound Saves: Easy | Medium | Hard | View 7m | 12m | View 7m | View 7m | View 7m | View 7m | 7m | View 9m | View 7m | View 8m | ||
8 June 2012 | Anomalous Materials Saves: Easy | Medium | Hard | View 17m | 22m | View 11m | View 19m | View 9m | View 17m | 5m30s | View 7m | View 11m | |||
11 June 2012 | Unforeseen Consequences Saves: Easy | Medium | Hard | View 26m | 41m | View 13m | View 23m | View 9m | View 34m | 2m50s | View 19m | View 20m | |||
17 June 2012 | Office Complex Saves: Easy | Medium | Hard | View 52m | 35m | View 21m | View 18m | View 14m | View 30m | 1m58s | View 11m | View 22m | View 11m | ||
20 June 2012 | We've Got Hostiles Saves: Easy | Medium | Hard | View 35m | 33m | View 15m | View 16m | View 15m | View 40m | 2m25s | View 24m | View 30m | View 8m | ||
23 June 2012 | Blast Pit Saves: Easy | Medium | Hard | View 59m | 33m | View 24m | View 25m | View 20m | View 39m | 6m50s | View 38m | View 35m | View 15m | ||
25 June 2012 | Power Up Saves: Easy | Medium | Hard | View 21m | 22m | View 15m | View 16m | View 10m | View 19m | 3m1s | View 25m | View 35m | View 10m | ||
26 June 2012 | On a Rail Saves: Easy | Medium | Hard | View 1h2m | 49m | View 45m | View 56m | View 38m | View 51m | 5m55s | View 1h9m | View 1h10m | |||
27 June 2012 | Apprehension Saves: Easy | Medium | Hard | View 43m | 15m | View 16m | View 24m | View 12m | View 22m | 2m23s | View 22m | View 28m | View 15m | ||
2 July 2012 | Residue Processing Saves: Easy | Medium | Hard | View 25m | 18m | View 12m | View 11m | View 13m | View 12m | 3m30s | View 22m | View 17m | |||
4 July 2012 | Questionable Ethics Saves: Easy | Medium | Hard | View 24m | 25m | View 14m | View 22m | View 20m | View 19m | 3m15s | View 27m | View 19m | View 12m | ||
6 July 2012 | Surface Tension Saves: Easy | Medium | Hard | View 1h24m | 1h4m | View 46m | View 54m | View 51m | View 48m | 7m21s | View 1h28m | View 1h23m | View 36m | ||
15 July 2012 | Forget about Freeman! Saves: Easy | Medium | Hard | View 28m | 15m | View 13m | View 26m | View 15m | View 17m | 2m20s | View 29m | View 25m | |||
19 July 2012 | Lambda Core Saves: Easy | Medium | Hard | View 51m | 41m | View 34m | View 51m | View 33m | View 40m | 6m49s | View 54m | View 46m | |||
21 July 2012 | Xen Saves: Easy | Medium | Hard | View 10m | 12m | View 4m | View 4m | View 5m | View 7m | 46s | View 6m | View 9m | View 3m | ||
23 July 2012 | Gonarch's Lair Saves: Easy | Medium | Hard | View 13m | 9m | View 9m | View 7m | View 7m | View 12m | 2m32s | View 15m | View 10m | View 4m | ||
31 July 2012 | Interloper Saves: Easy | Medium | Hard | View 53m | 32m | View 38m | View 32m | View 37m | 5m22s | View 52m | View 32m | View 7m | |||
5 August 2012 | Nihilanth Saves: Easy | Medium | Hard | View 48m | 24m | View 14m | View 18m | View 41m | 1m14s | View 32m | View 20m | View 10m | |||
Uplink |
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7 August 2012 | Lambda Complex | View 30m | 25m | View 20m | View 19m | View 19m | 6m20s | View 28m | View 19m | View 22m |
Opposing Force
Date | Chapter | Phillip | William | Unq | Emo Level Designer |
Technic | Vic | Kaito Kid | Ade | Twin Suns | Dr. Amazing | Olrick | MisterAddy |
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Accumulated Play Time in hours (h) and minutes (m) for Opposing Force | 5h 45m | 4h 9m | 4h 18m | 44m 8s | 6h 9m | 3h 51m | 1h 7m | 3h 2m | |||||
16 August 2012 | Boot Camp | View 27m | View 16m | View 20m | 10m49s | View 20m | View 20m | View 16m | View |
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18 August 2012 | Incoming | View 4m | View 3m | View 2m | 2m36s | View 3m | View 3m | View 3m | View 3m | View |
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6 October 2012 | Welcome to Black Mesa | View 38m | View 21m | View 31m | 6m26s | View 21m | View 21m | View 16m | View 19m | View |
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7 October 2012 | We Are Pulling Out | View 17m | View 8m | View 12m | 3m50s | View 12m | View 12m | View 9m | View |
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9 October 2012 | Missing in Action | View 28m | View 21m | View 26m | 4m49s | View 38m | View 16m | View 13m | View 22m | View |
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13 October 2012 | Friendly Fire | View 21m | View 26m | View 31m | 6m7s | View 36m | View 27m | View 18m | View 26m | View |
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14 October 2012 | We Are Not Alone | View 8m | View 4m | View 9m | 39s | View 7m | View 4m | View 1m | View 4m | View |
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14 October 2012 | Crush Depth | View 20m | View 13m | View 17m | 3m53s | View 13m | View 12m | View 13m | View |
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16 October 2012 | Vicarious Reality | View 34m | View 31m | View 25m | 4m24s | View 44m | View 21m | View 23m | View |
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21 October 2012 | Pit Worm's Nest | View 20m | View 13m | View 12m | 35s | View 19m | View 16m | View 10m | View |
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22 October 2012 | Foxtrot Uniform | View 1h2m | View 30m | View 30m | View 43m | View 32m | View 31m | View |
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23 October 2012 | The Package | View 22m | View 26m | View 24m | View 33m | View 25m | View 11m | View |
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24 October 2012 | Worlds Collide | View 44m | View 37m | View 19m | View 1h20m | View 22m | View 11m | View |
Blue Shift
Date | Chapter | Phillip | William | Unq | Emo Level Designer |
Technic | Vic | Kaito Kid | Ade | Twin Suns | Dr. Amazing | Olrick | MisterAddy |
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Accumulated Play Time in hours (h) and minutes (m) for Blue Shift | 2h 56m | 2h 21m | 1h 19m | 45m 50s | 2h 52m | 2h 26m | 1h 51m | 54m | |||||
21 August 2012 | Hazard Course | View 10m | View 10m | View 14m | 3m 50s | View 7m | View 12m | View 8m | |||||
22 January 2013 | Living Quarters Outbound | View 7m | View 4m | View 4m | 3m 37s | View 4m | View 4m | View 4m | View |
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24 January 2013 | Insecurity | View 16m | View 13m | View 24m | 5m 1s | View 14m | View 14m | View 12m | View |
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27 January 2013 | Duty Calls | View 22m | View 23m | View 37m | 2m 51s | View 32m | View 15m | View 16m | View |
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28 January 2013 | Captive Freight | View 1h 11m | View 41m | 15m 7s | View 50m | View 31m | View 36m | View |
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11 Feb 2013 | Focal Point | View 28m | View 27m | 6m 38s | View 26m | View 34m | View 16m | View 30m |
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3 March 2013 | Power Struggle | View 18m | View 15m | 3m 15s | View 30m | View 21m | View 14m | View 20m |
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5 March 2013 | A Leap of Faith | View 3m | View 7m | 4m 31s | View 8m | View 14m | View 5m | View 4m |
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5 March 2013 | Deliverance | View 1m | View 1m | 1m | View 1m | View 1m | View | View |
Half-Life 2
Date | Chapter | Phillip | William | Unq | Emo Level Designer |
Technic | Vic | Kaito Kid | Ade | Twin Suns | Dr. Amazing | Olrick | MisterAddy |
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Accumulated Play Time in hours (h) and minutes (m) for Half-Life 2 | 12h 51m | 11h 42m | 17m | 3h 6m 54s | 4h 20m | 22m | 23m | 7h 24m | 2h 25m | ||||
18 March 2013 | Point Insertion | View 18m | View 17m | 7m 14s | View 20m | View 12m | View 23m | View 15m | View |
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21 March 2013 | A Red Letter Day | View 14m | View 12m | 9m 25s | View 12m | View 10m | View 11m | View 10m |
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24 March 2013 | Route Kanal | View 1h 16m | View 46m | 13m 20s | View 40m | View 38m | View |
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25 March 2013 | Water Hazard | View 2h 1m | View 1h 23m | 17m 21s | View 1h | View 46m | View 2h |
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27 March 2013 | Black Mesa East | View 24m | View 19m | 14m 40s | View 22m | View 16m | View 15m |
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29 March 2013 | We don't go to Ravenholm | View 1h 21m | View 1h 10m | 13m 21s | View 55m | View 44m | View |
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31 March 2013 | Highway 17 | View 1h 29m | View 1h 13m | 7m 59s | View 51m | View 42m | |||||||
3 April 2013 | Sandtraps | View 1h 10m | View 1h 22m | 18m 30s | View 50m | View 37m | |||||||
15 April 2013 | Nova Prospekt | View 35m | View 40m | 7m 28s | View 32m | View 21m | |||||||
20 April 2013 | Entanglement | View 53m | View 1h 1m | 28m 35s | View 41m | View 35m | |||||||
21 April 2013 | Anticitizen One | View 1h 7m | View 1h 13m | 14m 8s | View 55m | View 56m | |||||||
28 April 2013 | Follow Freeman! | View 1h 14m | View 1h 23m | 14m 49s | View 58m | View 49m | |||||||
5 May 2013 | Our Benefactors | View 29m | View 25m | View 17m | 11m 21s | View 17m | View 18m | ||||||
8 May 2013 | Dark Energy | View 20m | View 18m | 8m 43s | View 16m | View 16m |
Lost Coast
Date | Chapter | Phillip | William | Unq | Emo Level Designer |
Technic | Vic | Kaito Kid | Ade | Twin Suns | Dr. Amazing | Olrick | MisterAddy |
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Play Time in hours (h) and minutes (m) for Lost Coast | 31m | 26m | 3m 59s | 11m | 12m | ||||||||
26 May 2013 | Saint Olga | View 31m | View 26m | 3m 59s | View 11m | View 12m |
Half-Life 2: Episode One
Date | Chapter | Phillip | William | Unq | Emo Level Designer |
Technic | Vic | Kaito Kid | Ade | Twin Suns | Dr. Amazing | Olrick | MisterAddy |
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Accumulated Play Time in hours (h) and minutes (m) for Episode One | 2h 43m | 1h 28m | 14m 47s | 56m | 2h 4m | ||||||||
Prologue | |||||||||||||
8 July 2013 | Undue Alarm | View 32m | View 30m | 14m 47s | View 28m | View 31m | |||||||
9 July 2013 | Direct Intervention | View 25m | View 25m | 11m 10s | View 6m | View 18m | |||||||
10 July 2013 | Lowlife | View 19m | View 33m | 10m 58s | View 22m | View 23m | |||||||
11 July 2013 | Urban Flight | View 1h 46m | View 1h 14m | 17m 34s | View 49m | View 52m | |||||||
15 July 2013 | Exit 17 | View 29m | View 40m | 10m 10s | View 20m | View 22m |
Half-Life 2: Episode Two
Date | Chapter | Phillip | William | Unq | Emo Level Designer |
Technic | Vic | Kaito Kid | Ade | Twin Suns | Dr. Amazing | Olrick | MisterAddy |
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Accumulated Play Time in hours (h) and minutes (m) for Episode Two | 4h 23m | 2h 55m | 8m 35s | 1h 54m | 2h 44m | ||||||||
23 July 2013 | To The White Forest | View 34m | View 32m | 6m 51s | View 30m | View 27m | |||||||
28 July 2013 | This Vortal Coil | View 58m | View 1h | 1m 44s | View 1h | View 54m | |||||||
30 July 2013 | Freeman Pontifex | View 39m | View 41m | View 24m | View 32m | ||||||||
31 July 2013 | Riding Shotgun | View 29m | View 42m | View 21m | |||||||||
4 August 2013 | Under The Radar | View 1h 1m | View 30m | ||||||||||
5 August 2013 | Our Mutual Fiend | View 33m | |||||||||||
6 August 2013 | T-Minus One | View 9m |
Podcasts and Articles
Podcasts and articles generated by the event
Gordon's Goatee
Images of submitted goatees, grown specifically for the event!
Phillip's Goatee |
William's Goatee |