So I pre-purchased The Orange Box a few weeks ago, and I MUST SAY; Best buy of the year !
In the pack / "Box" you get:

• Half Life 2
• Half Life 2: Episode One
• Half Life 2: Episode Two
• Portal
• Team Fortress 2

If you have HL2 and HL2:EP1 from before, You get these as "gifts" and can GIVE these games to any friend you want (it's one time only though, don't waste it on someone you don't like ;D).


Team Fortress 2
I must say this game is the most valuable one in the pack.
The game itself is so close to perfect it's surprising! The classes are all very well balanced so it never gets boring being the "medic", and never too hyped up being "Heavy", storming the enemies.

10/10 (For being insanely AWESOME!)


Portal
It's quite interesting indeed, an FPSP (First Person Shooter 'Puzzler') as I like to call it.
As TF2, this has been quite updated with the source engine, looks really great and sleek. The Motion-Blur effects (when moving fast etc) are in this game aswell as the other ones - Kickass!

8/10 (For short game-play time)


Half Life 2: Episode Two
Awesome!
The story is catching, as it's always been. This time you got more freedom, and more exterior action than on EP1.
You even get to drive a frickin' sweet car (haha my fav part ) and battle deep inside murky undergrounds.
The graphics are updated and certainly took a lot of my graphics card - HL2: 100FPS avg - HL2EP2: 30-40FPS avg A noticeable fall because of the new graphics.
There's nothing more to say than that it's a 'Must Try!'

9/10 (Great - Just Great! But 10 is for perfect - And so far TF2 is the only perfect one.)

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So overall - BUY IT NOW!
I got NOTHING ELSE TO SAY - GET IT WHILE IT'S HOT!

Please post YOUR comments and reviews about The Orange Box, and preferrably its games.

-Atthack

This post has been edited by Atthack: Oct 21 2007, 12:58 AM

I didn't get the orange box, mainly because my computer isn't good enough to play the games just yet; however, I have seen the trailer for portal after being told about it by 3 different people in one day (kind of figured it was time to check it out). The trailer looks amazing and I can't wait until I can play it. I heard there will be a map editor for portal to prolong gameplay, but i haven't heard too much about it. As for the half-life episode 2, I can only imagine that it will be as good as the rest of the half-life series (insanely awesome), but again, I don't plan on getting that any time soon.

I have the orange box. Team Fortress is an awesome game. Portal is an awesome game but it could have been longer. The puzzle can be very challenging. I havent played Hl2 E2 yet but it looks pretty neat. Sometimes the puzzles in that are ridiculous and that takes away some fo the fun an thats why i have been kind of avoiding it.

Anyways, if you like these types of games, I highly suggest the orange box.

Yet another product by Valve.

Well, i am still keeping my eyes and hands onto online games, not anything from Valve. I prefer some game that's more lively. Seriously..

Yeah, orange box looks good. I might be getting it, alot of my friends have plenty to say about orange box and how much fun they have.

I think your missing a game of it, there is another game. Which isn't a great, or eeven good game. You get the trial or something for it.

Thanks for posting your opinions!
Yeah I agree Portal is really hard sometimes, I still haven't completed it but much of my friends have , and they don't like the short "campaign".
Still - I heard about the map editor - This only expands it!

And even TF2 has a map editor - great - because TF2 is my favourite game ever lol. It just never gets boring! And "team-play" is a big element in it, so bring on the good stuff people! I'm ready to kick your *bottom* ;D

*recommends you to try Halo, Bioshock or Hellgate

Nothing much more to what i wish to say..

I love the games from Valve, i own HalfLife, HalfLife 2, HalfLife 2 : Ep 1 and Halflife 2 : Lost Coast ( Free for HL2 Owners).

I'm currently playing HL2 EP1, I didnt get the Orange box or HL2 : EP2 because my system doesnt have enough power to enjoy its splendour. Once I upgrade my PC, I'll get the Orange Box or but HL2: EP2 and HL2 : EP3 when it is released together.

Yeah if they keep it this way people who didn't play the last episode can get the latest and last to catch up, a good idea.
Still - The problem is Valve doesn't release new "Episodes" OFTEN enough I feel. It's episodic, but they should release episodes a lot more frequent to keep up interest in the episode series.

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