OMG

Oh My God.

Half Life 2 just reafirmed the value of a PC. The graphics are absolutely amazing. Game play is great. Physics engine is fabulous. Story is pretty interesting so far. The Steam distribution is very cool. I'm so happy to finally have a game I don't have to stick a freaking CD in the drive.

Word to PC game manufactures: If you want to compete with console gaming systems learn something here. Requiring people to put a CD into the drive (just like a console) makes people compare you to a console. Why not leverage that $80 250GB hard drive to store the game on and just make it work. Of course, on the down side i'm still having a few whacky audio driver isses :)