The Orange Box, is it really the best deal ever?

[Memorix]

I recently bought the orange box and i have to say it is pretty fun. But i can't help but wonder if i might have been ripped off. I know the games are fun and all but the only that reallly stood out for me was Portal because it was unusual and you had to strategic when you did things. Besides that, all the half-life games are kinda like any futuristic shoot-em up ( minus the grav gun ). Plus, the graphics, to me, seem a lil more around the xbox timeline. And lastly, Team Fortress2. I can never seem to find enough people to join on local or xbox live for this game. And it seems a lil cartoonish for its style.

What do u think though? leave me a comment say why or why u don't agree with me about the oragne box.

[Alrenta]

never got the orange box and i dont play any other games on portal, i only got half life 2, come to think of it i've never finished half life 2 lol
all the same when i did play half life 2 i really enjoyed it
in terms of fps none have really lived up to doom 3 the only game to have such an intense atmosphere only game to make me jump so much, the online mutiplayer was kinda lame but the single player storyline was awesome :)

[Dolly]

Originally Posted by Memorix

I recently bought the orange box and i have to say it is pretty fun. But i can't help but wonder if i might have been ripped off. I know the games are fun and all but the only that reallly stood out for me was Portal because it was unusual and you had to strategic when you did things. Besides that, all the half-life games are kinda like any futuristic shoot-em up ( minus the grav gun ). Plus, the graphics, to me, seem a lil more around the xbox timeline. And lastly, Team Fortress2. I can never seem to find enough people to join on local or xbox live for this game. And it seems a lil cartoonish for its style.

What do u think though? leave me a comment say why or why u don't agree with me about the oragne box.

Well, obviously the problem is your malcontent with Half Life. The first one and its followers were trendsetters in gaming. The only things I can really agree with you on are TF and the graphics. Personally, I avoid TF entirely--it just isn't my cup. The graphics, while a bit lackluster now, were pretty sharp when HL2 first came out, if you recall. (Though Episode 2 looks particularly nice, if you ask me).

All in all, HL in general has a terrific storyline with very real characters having their own share of exceptional voice talent. While I'm not trying to limit your opinion on the game, dismissing it as any futuristic shooter is undeserving of the series.

I previously had all of this on the PC and bought the Orange Box on my 360 just for the hell of playing it on a console for a change. Definitely work the buck, and definitely something to remember.

[quietchat]

Let's consider the Orange Box as the games as if you were getting them solo as they were released:

Half Life 2: 50$
Episode 1: 20$
Episode 2: 20$
Portal: 35$ (??)

Team Fortress: (Came with Half Life 2?? Not sure)

But anyway, that's at least 125$ worth of game compaired to however much you paid for the orange box package. If you like Half Life and Portal, it's worth it.

[Viduus]

Originally Posted by Memorix

Besides that, all the half-life games are kinda like any futuristic shoot-em up ( minus the grav gun ).

I don't think you understand, Half-life was and is THE futuristic shoot-em-up, except for the fact that is not a shoot-em-up. Half-life and half-life 2 is perhaps the greatest games ever made in video gaming history, as evident by nearly perfect marks from anyone who has ever reviewed it.