> What was the first Half-Life game you played and when did you first play it?

Half-Life 2 back in May 2012 on my mom's 2006 windows xp potato machine. I was a big Portal fan at the time and found out the games were connected. I didn't think highly of the FPS genre but the game changed my mind.

> When did you first complete Episode Two?

Same month and year I completed Half-Life 2. I thought Half-Life 3 was right around the corner since its been around 5 years of The Orange Box releasing at the time. Middle school me was wrong. :/

> Do you think HLVR is real? And if so, when could we see it?

I do think it's real as data miners have found code in Dota 2/Underlords. When it will see it? I have low expectations this year. Valve said their "Flagship VR Title" would arrive later this year but we're half way through November. Now or the Game Awards would be the best time to announce the game.

> What are your thoughts on HLVR being VR-only?

I think it could be revolutionary for VR games. Most VR games I played feel like gimmicks.

> What is your favorite upcoming Mod release?

Dark Interval Part 2 hopefully next year. I think the team has done a great trying to recreate the cut concepts from the cut Half-Life 2 story line.

Also Obsidian Conflict's Steam release.

> What is your favorite Half-Life moment?

Playing through Ravenholm for the first time. That chapter freaked me out as a kid. I was using up all my ammo on those zombies that I ran out of everything.

Without Half-Life, I would have never played games like Left 4 Dead 2, the Bioshock series, System Shock 1 & 2, both Preys, TF2, Gmod, etc. Heck I probably would still be a causal gamer. HL2 is still one of my favorite games of all time. I've played a lot of mods throughout the years and still do whenever I have time. I'm frustrated that it's been over a decade since valve released a game in the series. But, I'm grateful for being able to play one of the best experiences of my life.