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Half-Life 2 Hints
Why is it so important to save the game here?
1 of 4: Because you could have taken all the time you liked doing things up to this point, but that's about to change.
2 of 4: Soon after you ride the big up-and-down gadget to the next floor, a time-critical sequence will begin.
3 of 4: You'll have about four minutes after Breen starts his ascent to get to the reactor's top and stop him from getting away.
4 of 4: However, that's more than enough time if you don't purposely delay a lot. And with this save to fall back on, it's okay if you mess up the first time -- just restore this save and try again.
