shapermc ([info]shapermc) wrote,
@ 2007-10-11 18:15:00
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Now You're Playing with Portal
So, of course, I got the Orange Box last night. Well, yesterday afternoon really, but I was doing some work and didn’t get a chance to play until the evening. The box isn’t just a standard orange either, it’s a bright safety orange. After spending over 10 hours with the game last night I’m sure of one thing: were this just HL2, HL2 Episode 1 and HL2 Episode 2 this would be an amazing deal. But no, absolutely not, they couldn’t leave well-enough alone. Valve decided to make the best game package and deal _ever_, with some of the best representation from three distinct genres: Action (HL2), Puzzle (Portal), and Team Tactical (Team Fortress 2). Sure they all use the first person perspective, but Valve really is the state of the medium when it comes to presentation, narrative and execution.....

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[info]roushimsx
2007-10-11 11:51 pm UTC (link)
Episode 1 is snazzy and all, but Episode 2 is the motherfucking bee's knees. It's sad seeing people rail on Episode 2's length (it's only 6 hours! OH NO) and Portal's length (only 3 hours! OH NO!), but they completely disregard the length of Half Life 2 and Episode 1 (9-12 hours and 3-4 hours, respectively) in addition to the massive amount of time you can sink into Team Fortress 2 without realizing it (only 6 maps! OH NO!).

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[info]akkanvader
2007-10-12 12:14 pm UTC (link)
it's sad when people think that a short game is a problem.

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[info]badmspaint
2007-10-12 01:56 am UTC (link)
As I am Orange Box-less I'm just going to have to make do with Portal: The Flash Version until I am able to rectify my situation.

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[info]shapermc
2007-10-12 05:14 pm UTC (link)
Nifty! Not quite the same though. They guessed wrong on a few things.

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[info]sheep_herder
2007-10-12 01:52 pm UTC (link)
I'm getting the Orange Box next week with the TRU deal. Never played Eps. 1 and 2, and am very intrigued with Portal.

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