what's inside the Orange Box? - Page 2

DFM · 10-10-2007, 10:44 AM

Downloading Portal now. Thank god you can get everything separately.

roadkill · 10-10-2007, 07:22 PM

I just finished Portal and it was a lot of fun.
The end of the game is pretty funny. I think it's one of the funniest games I've played in a while.
I really liked the ending credits. (spoilers)

bananarama · 10-10-2007, 07:30 PM

I heard that Portal is short, but that's kinda vague... Sooo, how short is Portal?

And how hard is it (in terms of puzzles and all that good stuff)?

roadkill · 10-10-2007, 08:12 PM

According to steam, I beat it in 3.1 hours. The main game isn't that hard, but I haven't played any of the challenges yet.
I'm pretty sure there are going to be plenty of custom maps coming out soon though.

DFM · 10-10-2007, 08:41 PM

I love portal.

The puzzles are loads of fun and the whole game is funny as hell and drenched in atmosphere, mostly thanks to GLaDOS, the facility's artificial intelligence program.

"If you love that box so much why don't you marry it? Well you can't, I won't let you. How does that feel?"

She's like SHODAN's funnier, wittier sister. Even the turrets have great voice clips.

Deathosaurus Wrecks · 10-11-2007, 01:51 AM

looking forward to Team Fortress 2, one i get a machine i can actualy play it on. i checked out the beta at a friends, and its pretty fun. portal looks crazy as bacon on a grilled-cheese sandwich.

actualy not that interested in the Half-Lifes. *shrug*

bananarama · 10-11-2007, 02:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Deathosaurus Wrecks

one i get a machine i can actualy play it on

And that is why the Xbox 360 is and always will be better than some stoopid gaming computer....

Yrcrazypa · 10-11-2007, 05:42 AM

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Originally Posted by bananarama

And that is why the Xbox 360 is and always will be better than some stoopid gaming computer....

Until the 360 is 1 generation out of date, and then it won't run the new games period.

synkr0nized · 10-11-2007, 06:29 AM

lololololololol

A gaming rig can have components updated to extend its years in addition to the length of life it'll have from the day it is built. (for example, some RAM here or a video card there and you can keep churning high-end performance)

Also, since consoles don't get hardware updates (a new console doesn't count as an update), ports of more recent games to a console never look as good as they can on a nice machine.

And what Yrcrazypa posted.

Consoles are great and all, but I found your reasoning silly.

Lord of Joshelplex · 10-11-2007, 06:45 AM

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Originally Posted by synkr0nized

lololololololol

A gaming rig can have components updated to extend its years in addition to the length of life it'll have from the day it is built. (for example, some RAM here or a video card there and you can keep churning high-end performance)

Also, since consoles don't get hardware updates (a new console doesn't count as an update), ports of more recent games to a console never look as good as they can on a nice machine.

And what Yrcrazypa posted.

Consoles are great and all, but I found your reasoning silly.

Plus, Counterstrike on the Xbox was crap, and Half Life on PS2 was also crap, waht are the chances they will be any better now?

10-10-2007, 10:44 AM	#11
DFM Om Nom Nom Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 3,850	Downloading Portal now. Thank god you can get everything separately. __________________ [14:26] ManoftheRus: YOU GODDAMN SNEAKY DEE

10-10-2007, 08:41 PM	#15
DFM Om Nom Nom Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 3,850	I love portal. The puzzles are loads of fun and the whole game is funny as hell and drenched in atmosphere, mostly thanks to GLaDOS, the facility's artificial intelligence program. "If you love that box so much why don't you marry it? Well you can't, I won't let you. How does that feel?" She's like SHODAN's funnier, wittier sister. Even the turrets have great voice clips. __________________ [14:26] ManoftheRus: YOU GODDAMN SNEAKY DEE

10-11-2007, 01:51 AM	#16
Deathosaurus Wrecks Underachiever Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,996	looking forward to Team Fortress 2, one i get a machine i can actualy play it on. i checked out the beta at a friends, and its pretty fun. portal looks crazy as bacon on a grilled-cheese sandwich. actualy not that interested in the Half-Lifes. shrug __________________ "There was another, who came before you he was a hero and your brother and my son he fought the darkenss, the darkness won" -The Protomen "Unrest in the House of Light"

10-11-2007, 06:29 AM	#19
synkr0nized synk-ism Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: throughout the Wired Posts: 6,861	Up up, down down, b a... lololololololol A gaming rig can have components updated to extend its years in addition to the length of life it'll have from the day it is built. (for example, some RAM here or a video card there and you can keep churning high-end performance) Also, since consoles don't get hardware updates (a new console doesn't count as an update), ports of more recent games to a console never look as good as they can on a nice machine. And what Yrcrazypa posted. Consoles are great and all, but I found your reasoning silly. __________________ Find love.

10-10-2007, 07:22 PM	#12
roadkill There's a Red-Crested Garflesnark Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 45	I just finished Portal and it was a lot of fun. The end of the game is pretty funny. I think it's one of the funniest games I've played in a while. I really liked the ending credits. (spoilers)

10-10-2007, 07:30 PM	#13
bananarama Old Gregg Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 2,189	I heard that Portal is short, but that's kinda vague... Sooo, how short is Portal? And how hard is it (in terms of puzzles and all that good stuff)?

10-10-2007, 08:12 PM	#14
roadkill There's a Red-Crested Garflesnark Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 45	According to steam, I beat it in 3.1 hours. The main game isn't that hard, but I haven't played any of the challenges yet. I'm pretty sure there are going to be plenty of custom maps coming out soon though.