ɪt wʌz plˈænd æz ðə lˈæst ɪn ɐ tɹˈɪlədʒi ʌv ˌɛpɪsˈɑːdɪk ɡˈeɪmz kəntˈɪnjuːɪŋ ðə stˈoːɹi ʌv hˈæflˈaɪf tˈuː tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ.
It was planned as the last in a trilogy of episodic games continuing the story of Half-Life 2 (2004).