Episode 1 was incredibly underwhelming, and while it wasn't bad, this game definitely makes it look bad. Huge step up from Episode 1 in almost everyway. I feel like I could revisit almost every chapter of this game and not get bored. The only chapter I kinda didn't like was Chapter 2 but it wasn't even that bad. I'm glad the game gave more challenges like near the final stretch of the game where you had to fight off all of the striders and hunters from getting to the base. Half-Life 2 will always be my favorite, but this is definitely an extremely close second.