Yes, episodes are worth it... but that's just my opinion, you could just buy HL2 and then get EP1 and 2 later if you like HL2... however, EP2 in my opinion is the best one, has better graphics and just nicer feeling.
The HL1 mods like Blue Shift and Oppossing Force are also nice, but HL2 and episodes are nicer :}
Oh and about better graphics, I strongly suggest you finish the game as-is first, but if you get HL2 and EP1&2 you can re-play them with better graphics using the cinematic mod.
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The story itself is totaly worth it, plus, there are tons of mods for hl2, hl
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With HL complete you gonna get more play-time and difficulty. HL2 is just (in my opinion) an easy game, HL Complete are like 3 or 4, (in my opinion) more harder, and it's the base of the saga. I personaly think HL1 and his mods are better that HL2, i think they ruined the saga with the 2 and the others but that's another thing.
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No, play Black Mesa instead.
http://www.blackmesasource.com/
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=94128543
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Along with Black Mesa (free) which I mentioned previously, you can also get the updated Half-Life: Source
In this case, if I hadn't already played HL1. I would start with Black Mesa, which is only like the first half of the game, and free with modern gfx. Then finish HL1 with the source remake and use console command to level skip to where you left off from in Black Mesa version.
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Or should I just buy Half-Life 2?
I've never played any of these series, just a little bit of Half-Life years ago.
Are all the other episodes worth getting too?
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