Yeah Adey, I love the game but hate "Steam". I tried to play a few years ago and couldn't log into Steam. They were A-HOLES and made me send them multiple pics of the license tag on the original packaging. They were total pricks and didn't fix the problem. I still might buy a new box set just to pick up where I left off. Did you get a chance to play "Portal"?
Totally agree about Steam, utter pricks. All i want to do is play the game without all the faffing about. I too lost my account details, utter nightmare to get back on to Steam. Tried Portal, not as good. Gotta go, feel like another saw blade slaughter session!