[PC] The Orange Box

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04-10-07
Halomaniak

[PC] The Orange Box

Im surprsied no one has posted this yet but the orange box which is a pack from steam (steampowered.com) is the big thing in that community now. They have the entire half life series in it including Half life 2 episode 2 and a new game portal. The long awaited Team fortress 2 beta has been out for a few weeks very fun game it has been waited for almost a decade. All I have to say great buy for this 5 games 45 usd it comes out in the US officaly the 10th and all I have to say I have pre ordered and have not been disapponted by the games but i have to wait for portal and Half Life 2 episode 2 but over all I think its a great buy you can pre order now from steam and play the Team fortress 2 beta and save 5 usd.
04-10-07
Hublos

Re: [PC] The Orange Box

Hmm donno why no1 posted about that but meh seems pretty cool
04-10-07
Noob4Ever

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They have the entire half life series in it

not true they only got hl2, hl2 ep1 and hl2 ep2
04-10-07
☠RockAngeL☠

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not true they only got hl2, hl2 ep1 and hl2 ep2

right.....
04-10-07
NoPeace

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Originally Posted by Noob4Ever

not true they only got hl2, hl2 ep1 and hl2 ep2

We'll have to wait and see to be honest. Half-Life 2 does come with CSS and HL:S. So they might come with it anyways.

From what I've read you get 3 things in the Orange box.

Black Box (HL2 EP2, TF2, Portal)
HL2 EP1
HL2

When you look at it. Every HL2 key gives you access to HL:S and CSS.

So with that in mind. You do get the entire Half-Life series. 1, 2, 2 ep 1, 2 ep 2. :1:

Anyways I'm annoyed with Valve. I wanted just the Black Box but thats for the owners of the new Radeon cards. -.-

Now I have to pay extra for games that I already own.

NoPeace - out
04-10-07
Halomaniak

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Actually Nopeace if you fell and are very nice you can give hl2 to a friend they made that a option or just buy the games you want out of it separately but oh well than that is annoying. But on the bright side how often will you ever see a game for 45 usd? Also I forgot to mention this package is coming to the xbox 360 and ps3 and then after the pc and xbox release a week later the ps3 one comes out.
05-10-07
NoPeace

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Originally Posted by Halomaniak

Actually Nopeace if you fell and are very nice you can give hl2 to a friend they made that a option or just buy the games you want out of it separately but oh well than that is annoying. But on the bright side how often will you ever see a game for 45 usd? Also I forgot to mention this package is coming to the xbox 360 and ps3 and then after the pc and xbox release a week later the ps3 one comes out.

You can't just buy the one you want out of it. That's the thing. I just wanted the Black Box but it's removed. So now you have to get the stupid Orange Box that has keys for the 3 games.

And yeah. I'll probably just add the HL2 and HL2EP1 keys to my wifes steam account. Since well I don't need them. O.O

You see tons of great games for under $45usd. Star Wars Empire At War box set is $30. The WC3 Battle Chest is $30 also. I got Rise of Legends for just $5. Company of Heroes and it's expansion pack are both $40 each. Oblivion is just $30. Now that's just a small number of computer games. =P

X360 and PS2 has tons of high quality games for less then $40. ;)

NoPeace - out
05-10-07
Solares

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Yeah the black box would have rocked.... but thankfully i havent got ep1 yet for halflife2. Decided to wait till ep2 came out so i could play them both in a row and get almost a full games worth of gameplay out of it!

portal and TF2 make it a confirmed buy tho!
05-10-07
The_Gatekeeper_

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Originally Posted by Solares

Yeah the black box would have rocked.... but thankfully i havent got ep1 yet for halflife2. Decided to wait till ep2 came out so i could play them both in a row and get almost a full games worth of gameplay out of it!

portal and TF2 make it a confirmed buy tho!

boy did it suck when ep1 ended and I was left high 'n dry :\
I'm happily awaiting for portal to come out (as well as fortress 2). Valve has never disappointed me with games.
11-10-07
NoPeace

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Got the Orange Box yesterday and I am impressed. At the box that is. It's so freaking bright. Who on Earth came up with the idea to use neon orange? It freaking glows in the dark from how bright it is. XD

Anways... TF2 just kicks ass. I haven't played such a great multiplayer game since well... The original game. The game play just feels perfect. The only flaw in the game is the lack of maps. Only 5 of them and that's a shame. Hopefully more are to come.

As for Portal. It was simply amazing. The first dozen levels are piss ass easy and takes no brain cells to complete. Then the next 7 are everything you want it to be. Actually put a challenge to it at times and requires some skills. Then after you do the last level you get a great surprise and it isn't the cake that you was promised. Then once you beat the game you get to do the last 6 levels again in a much harder way. Now they are a good challenge.

As for EP2 I have yet to touch it. Still need to finish EP1 which wont run on this stupid computer at the moment. -.-

Anyways for $50 it is a damn great buy. 5 great games at $10 a piece. Makes me a little annoyed at the fact I spent $60 on the HL2 collectors edition way back when and now have a spare copy to give away. :icon6:

NoPeace - out
11-10-07
GohanSSJ

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Originally Posted by NoPeace

When you look at it. Every HL2 key gives you access to HL:S and CSS.

It hasn't for a long time, before Half Life 2 Deathmatch was released, HL2 was packed with CS:S, these days if you want HL2 and CS:S then you need to buy a more expensive package. I speak from expierence as i i bought CS:S for myself and my brother (birthday), and searched around a lot to see what gave what, because HL2 used to include CS:S, so a lot of people told me that it was included, even though it wasn't, but they didn't know it changed yet.
11-10-07
NoPeace

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Originally Posted by GohanSSJ

It hasn't for a long time, before Half Life 2 Deathmatch was released, HL2 was packed with CS:S, these days if you want HL2 and CS:S then you need to buy a more expensive package. I speak from expierence as i i bought CS:S for myself and my brother (birthday), and searched around a lot to see what gave what, because HL2 used to include CS:S, so a lot of people told me that it was included, even though it wasn't, but they didn't know it changed yet.

Damn that sucked. Then again that's why it costs lot less now. So instead of paying $50 for 3 games you have to pay $20 for each. XD

NoPeace - out
11-10-07
Suicide

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I payed
12-10-07
Konrow

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I'm probably getting the 360 version as my PC sucks. Can't wait to get it, but unfortunately i'm gonna have to wait a while.
12-10-07
HyDroKD

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I am on the last level of Portal sweetest game ever !
12-10-07
Spiffa

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Im most defently picking this up for the 360 (i do believe it come out for that >_>)
12-10-07
NoPeace

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Originally Posted by Spiffa

Im most defently picking this up for the 360 (i do believe it come out for that >_>)

It will be out in December for both the PS3 and x360.

NoPeace - out
12-10-07
Solares

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Pffft.... I've gotta wait till the 19th for it to be released in the UK.

And yes i know that i could download it all from steam right now, but i love owning games! I must have a physical copy of all the games i buy otherwise it doesn't feel right! Just feels like another torrent!
12-10-07
GohanSSJ

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Originally Posted by NoPeace

It will be out in December for both the PS3 and x360.

NoPeace - out

The 360 version is already out, the PS3 will come out later due to coding problems. MGC has over 10.000 users listed.
12-10-07
NoPeace

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Originally Posted by Solares

Pffft.... I've gotta wait till the 19th for it to be released in the UK.

And yes i know that i could download it all from steam right now, but i love owning games! I must have a physical copy of all the games i buy otherwise it doesn't feel right! Just feels like another torrent!

Yeah I know what you mean. I just like to have the physical copy of it. Not to mention it's hell of a lot faster to install. :icon6:

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Originally Posted by GohanSSJ

The 360 version is already out, the PS3 will come out later due to coding problems. MGC has over 10.000 users listed.

I thought the x360 version was out but over at the game store someone asked for it and they said it got pushed back to the first week of December. O.O

NoPeace - out
12-10-07
GohanSSJ

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Well it's probably true for the PS3, so the guy just saw the PS3 delayed and figured it was for the 360 aswell.
13-10-07
exclamatio

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i was 100% let down by TF2, pre ordered orange box just so i could play the beta and man i was fucking pissed off with it

they removed everything i liked about tfc and added shit i dont like

however that said ive got over that and im treating it as a completely different game, to me it is "team fortress lite"
13-10-07
NoPeace

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Originally Posted by Exclamatio

i was 100% let down by TF2, pre ordered orange box just so i could play the beta and man i was fucking pissed off with it

they removed everything i liked about tfc and added shit i dont like

however that said ive got over that and im treating it as a completely different game, to me it is "team fortress lite"

Yeah it's not TFC but TF2. Still a great balanced game no matter how you look at it.

NoPeace - out
13-10-07
Konrow

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About the delays. I'm pretty sure thats false. The 360 site says its already released and people are already on the forums discussing it. Oh and i'm pretty sure i was looking at someone who had some of the achieves. So yea its out for the 360. Can't wait to get my hand on it.
13-10-07
Solares

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Originally Posted by Exclamatio

i was 100% let down by TF2, pre ordered orange box just so i could play the beta and man i was fucking pissed off with it

they removed everything i liked about tfc and added shit i dont like

however that said ive got over that and im treating it as a completely different game, to me it is "team fortress lite"

you sound like what im thinking of TF2!!! What i loved about the original was being able to run around and seeing hundreds of sniper dots all over the place and being able to dodge them! The original TF was so much of a stalemate that it was hard to get anywhere unless you were very good! I know that some people were pissed off with that but for me its what made it so good! Being able to come up behind snipers and stab them in the back was what made it worth it!

drunk... kill me!

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Halomaniak.... your sig reminds me of crysis coz of the shapes in the background.... (would say the name of them but im so drunk that i forgot what the word is :( )
13-10-07
NoPeace

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Originally Posted by Konrow

About the delays. I'm pretty sure thats false. The 360 site says its already released and people are already on the forums discussing it. Oh and i'm pretty sure i was looking at someone who had some of the achieves. So yea its out for the 360. Can't wait to get my hand on it.

It might be out on the x360 but I have yet to see it on it to be honest. O.O

Went to Target, Wal-Mart and GameStop and none of them has it on the x360 but they all have it for the PC.

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Originally Posted by Solares

you sound like what im thinking of TF2!!! What i loved about the original was being able to run around and seeing hundreds of sniper dots all over the place and being able to dodge them! The original TF was so much of a stalemate that it was hard to get anywhere unless you were very good! I know that some people were pissed off with that but for me its what made it so good! Being able to come up behind snipers and stab them in the back was what made it worth it!

drunk... kill me!

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Halomaniak.... your sig reminds me of crysis coz of the shapes in the background.... (would say the name of them but im so drunk that i forgot what the word is :( )

Lol those were the good ole days. Being able to dodge bullets in real time. :icon6:

There was just so much fun in that.

Now it's like CS with how bad you get sniped. But a spy always sorts that out. =P

Bah I hate stupid pyros. Always flaming everything in their own base to find spies.

NoPeace - out
13-10-07
GohanSSJ

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Here is a link to a random topic on the Xbox forums.
19-10-07
Solares

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got my offical physical copy of the game today (love a box thats bright orange).... just finished portal, loved it! I WANT CAKE!
24-10-07
Bakuretsu

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I'm just gonna wait till it comes out on the PS3 in November or December :)

My comp froze every 15min when I was playing HL1 :/
24-10-07
HyDroKD

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Can people on there xbox360 play the people on there Pc's like with TF2
24-10-07
Alfons

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Portal is awesome!
Some random dudes even made a flash fangame about it xD
24-10-07
NoPeace

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Originally Posted by Solares

got my offical physical copy of the game today (love a box thats bright orange).... just finished portal, loved it! I WANT CAKE!

The cakes a lie! It's all a lie! :eek:

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Originally Posted by HyDroKD

Can people on there xbox360 play the people on there Pc's like with TF2

As far as I know it's separate.

NoPeace - out
24-10-07
KyleEnos

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Originally Posted by HyDroKD

Can people on there xbox360 play the people on there Pc's like with TF2

No, don't think it's cross-platform =/
25-10-07
GohanSSJ

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Definetly can't, and i doubt it ever will, i mean they got their own service Steam, and if they were to support Live, then they might aswell pack up.

TF2 is definetly looking great, Ex has been playing it a lot and it's really well made.
25-10-07
Dandune

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It's worth it just for http://medialib.computerandvideogame...hot_186697.jpg

TF2 doesn't deserve the hype it's getting though.
25-10-07
GohanSSJ

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It's not a hype really, but it is a good game.