Orange Box

[pingusten]

Well, the upcoming Orange Box has been high on my pre order list for more than a year. Just 3 days from release, what are peoples views on this "deal of the century"?

The pack includes:

Half Life 2
Half Life 2 Episode 1
Half Life 2 Episode 2
Portal (A new FPS puzzle game)
Team Fortress 2

Now all of this costs just £25, and pre ordering off Amazon.co.uk is just £21.

As the pack includes Half Life 2, and I already own that game with a different key, Steam is giving me the chance to pass the key onto someone else, at no charge. I will still therefore have the game, yet it gives someone else the chance to try the game. Is there anyone interested?

 

[MasterBlaster76]

I'm really looking forwards to this, I've been unable to play HL2 since when it came out I didn't have the net and I couldn't get the method where you activate on another PC and put the required files on a CD to work. I'll definitely be getting this, from Gameplay at ?25.

Once you've activated, you can play off-line, can't you? Because I don't want one game to drain my monthly usage limit.

 

[evertonfan]

Half Life Episode 2 is a game i've been waiting for for a while. Episode 1 ended rather abruptly and I was shocked to find out i'd completed it inside 2 days! I wanna see what happens after I get on that train...

 

[MasterBlaster76]

Hopefully, the main Half Life 2 game was a bit more challenging than that? I'm getting fed up of developers making games that you can blow through in a few days! I mean back in the day, a game would cost you ?3.99 (we're going back into the mists of time here) and would last absolutely ages! Now, devs expect us to stump up ?30+ and they last a few bloody days! I don't care how good a game is, it should last more than a few days!

 

[pingusten]

According to my xfire hours, Half Life 2 took me 18 hours to complete. The endless mods which are associated with it make it worth double the money. My favourite at the moment is Insurgency Modern Infantry Combat, a FPS set in Iraq, which pits Insurgents against Marines.

To browse the full incredible list of mods, visit http://www.hl2mods.co.uk/

Steam now employs an offline mode which allows you to play Half Life 2 without an internet connection.

 

[MasterBlaster76]

Are there any singleplayer mods? I'm looking forwards to the Black Mesa mod.

Edit: Sorry, just clicked on the link and there are loads of singleplayer mods!

 

[Notts til i die]

I'm not gona buy it but my Dad will half life fan he is..

 

[siddharth2002]

I think more than the short Single player missions, the onus is on multiplayer cabability as the experience is different everytime. In fact, I prefer games which have a solid multiplayer feature, don't really mind the short single player story.

 

[omkarjere]

Half Life can be annoying some time

 

[Punk_Sk8r]

Xbox Live > Half Life 2 > nOOb P-Owning!

 

[MasterBlaster76]

Would you say Orange Box will be worth buying purely for the singleplayer?

 

[pingusten]

Well, seen as you get Half Life, Ep 1 and 2 and Portal (which has so many options for modders), I would say yes, the SP are endless. Half Life 2 Ep 2 is much longer than Ep 1 was, and a hell of a lot better.

If you have a decent enough PC, get it on there. The mods for Portal will be free. They will be charged for on the XBOX version.

 

[MasterBlaster76]

My PC should run it without breaking a sweat?

 

[pingusten]

Your PC will run it all on high no problem mate, with full AA and AF.

 

[Notts til i die]

Can i ask 1 question about this. Can you play online PC vs Xbox 360 gamers