Some questions about Orange Box

Hey guys, I'm thinking about getting either the Orange Box for the PC or InFamous ( for PS3 of course :P).

I played InFamous and loved it, but I'm interstred in Half Life 2 and Portal, so I just have some basic questions, how long will it last? Are there any mods I should look out for? How would you rate the Orange Box from 1 to 10?

Never played Infamous, but I can be certain that any PC gamer should have the OB. With HL2 and expansions it will take about 20+hours I think? Portal is another 2 and TF2 is one of the most popular online games out there. I would put the OB at 10/10. The whole HL2 series and some extras for the price of one game is extraordinary Iantheone

The general rule is, if you're contemplating getting The Orange Box, just get it. Everyone should own it, every game is jaw-dropppingly amazing.

Team Fortress 2 is just outstanding. So much content, and it gets updated with more free stuff every few months. You can easily clock up about 40+ hours in this one alone. Never had so much fun with an online game before.

If you get the orange box, using mods aswell it will minimum last for a year, if you get into TF2 it'll last for ages

Get da Box, dude. It damn good fun and at least you get 5 good games.

I thought infamous was ok. I completed it pretty quick. I'm going to have to say go with the Orange Box. It will last you longer, has more games, and just so much you can do with it really.

Well I have just 2 more questions, is Portal set in the Half Life universe and will I be confused in HL2 if I didn't play the first one.

Well I have just 2 more questions, is Portal set in the Half Life universe and will I be confused in HL2 if I didn't play the first one.

svenus97

Hey guys, I'm thinking about getting either the Orange Box for the PC or InFamous ( for PS3 of course :P).

I played InFamous and loved it, but I'm interstred in Half Life 2 and Portal, so I just have some basic questions, how long will it last? Are there any mods I should look out for? How would you rate the Orange Box from 1 to 10?

svenus97

Get the orange box. I give it a 10/10. As iantheone said "HL2 and expansions it will take about 20+hours I think? Portal is another 2". Team Fortress 2 is good forever.

[QUOTE="Iantheone"]Never played Infamous, but I can be certain that any PC gamer should have the OB. With HL2 and expansions it will take about 20+hours I think? Portal is another 2 and TF2 is one of the most popular online games out there. I would put the OB at 10/10. The whole HL2 series and some extras for the price of one game is extraordinary svenus97

[QUOTE="svenus97"][QUOTE="Iantheone"]Never played Infamous, but I can be certain that any PC gamer should have the OB. With HL2 and expansions it will take about 20+hours I think? Portal is another 2 and TF2 is one of the most popular online games out there. I would put the OB at 10/10. The whole HL2 series and some extras for the price of one game is extraordinary kodyoo

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Well I have just 2 more questions, is Portal set in the Half Life universe and will I be confused in HL2 if I didn't play the first one.

CrazyKilljoy117

[QUOTE="svenus97"]

Well I have just 2 more questions, is Portal set in the Half Life universe and will I be confused in HL2 if I didn't play the first one.

CrazyKilljoy117

Well no, it's not really part of the story is it? Portal mentions Black Mesa, and Episode Two mentions Aperture Science... that's about it. The actual stories have nothing to do with each other. Same universe, not the same story.

[QUOTE="CrazyKilljoy117"][QUOTE="svenus97"]

Well I have just 2 more questions, is Portal set in the Half Life universe and will I be confused in HL2 if I didn't play the first one.

broken_bass_bin

Well no, it's not really part of the story is it? Portal mentions Black Mesa, and Episode Two mentions Aperture Science... that's about it. The actual stories have nothing to do with each other. Same universe, not the same story.

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[QUOTE="CrazyKilljoy117"]Portal is indeed set in the HL story, which is most notable in Episode 2, if I recall correctly. General_X

Well no, it's not really part of the story is it? Portal mentions Black Mesa, and Episode Two mentions Aperture Science... that's about it. The actual stories have nothing to do with each other. Same universe, not the same story.

Portal 2 = Half-Life 2: Episode 3? It's a conspiracy!

Trust me, the Orange Box is as good as it gets in terms of bang for your buck. You get a lot of content for a low price whereas with Infamous, yes it's fun but.. once you get bored of it that's it, whereas in the Orange box, if you got bored of Half Life 2, then you could move on to portal or tf2.

The Orange Box. All of the games are amazing and I could probably play TF2 forever.

Get OB, much better games than Ingamous.

And no, that is not a typo.