Ps3 owners, do yourselves a favor...(game advice)

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#1 jaygun007
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I have been reading reviews and things on the Orange Box for the ps3 for a long time now, many say that it is the graphically inferior version of the game, which may be true but I have a crappy pc and can only play the first 5mins of hl2 so the fact that its on the ps3 is awesome. The game is fully playable and has great graphics, I would say EA did a great job on the port, if anyone is having second thoughts about the game please do yourselves a favor, the game is a great one(or 5), and its a gem for 60$
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#2 hip-hop-cola2
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I have been reading reviews and things on the Orange Box for the ps3 for a long time now, many say that it is the graphically inferior version of the game, which may be true but I have a crappy pc and can only play the first 5mins of hl2 so the fact that its on the ps3 is awesome. The game is fully playable and has great graphics, I would say EA did a great job on the port, if anyone is having second thoughts about the game please do yourselves a favor, the game is a great one(or 5), and its a gem for 60$jaygun007

im more worried about TF2 not being as good as i hope it is... im hooked on RB6 right now, and TF2 looks like headset dead land. orange box sales don't look good for how full the game will be either

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#3 ThisCurse
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NO, your $60 is better spent on a 'newer' game. Orange Box is just a handful of old PC games. Do Not recommend!
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#4 Liams
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I bought this game when it came out because I had EUR70 burning a hole in my pocket and it was probaby the best EUR70 I spent all year. TF2 is very simple to connect with (server wise) and the Half life games are superb. BUY IT!!
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#5 McJeph
Member since 2006 • 28 Posts
Despite the fact it's a port, Orange for the PS3 is still a great game.
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#6 Maximum-Torque
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I had the 360 version but since my subscription dies and i refused to pay to play when i can go online for free i bought the ps3 version. i have to say though the load times when you die and try again are a bit longer than the 360 but its nothing to cry over. The only major problem i had is that EA didnt use the hard drive to eliminate the in game loading times those were anoying with the 360 and i wished they werent in the ps3. But the 5 games are each very addicting. Half life has a superb story portal is hilarious and team fortress is the most fun ive had with an MP so far
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#7 Silent-Hal
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NO, your $60 is better spent on a 'newer' game. Orange Box is just a handful of old PC games. Do Not recommend!ThisCurse

Half-Life 2 and Half-Life 2: Episode One are older games yes but Portal, Team Fortress 2 and Half-Life 2: Episode Two were brand new and only featured in The Orange Box. TOB is well worth a buy IMO, five great games for the price of one is well worth the money. And no one should miss out on Portal, that game is amazing.

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#8 zeforgotten
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I like Orange Box, because it has 5 GAMES in it for the price of one..

Also: I like that people actually talk about the Orange Box as if the Orange Box was a game :lol: sounds so funny. "ORANGE BOX IS THE BEST GAME!" .. never heard of that game, but sure :lol:

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#9 Kingaerosol
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keep buying garbage, and they'll keep making it...

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#10 GreenGoblin2099
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I like Orange Box, because it has 5 GAMES in it for the price of one..

Also: I like that people actually talk about the Orange Box as if the Orange Box was a game :lol: sounds so funny. "ORANGE BOX IS THE BEST GAME!" .. never heard of that game, but sure :lol:

zeforgotten

So you mean I've been fooled??? OMG OB is not a game!!!!! :o

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#11 truenextgen
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EA has not been nice enough yet lol. But Burnout was a start.
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#12 thageneral3
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keep buying garbage, and they'll keep making it...

Kingaerosol

They can hook you though (madden)

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#13 Sokol4ever
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Unfortunately the PS3 version of Orange Box is the worst one. I have played through all of it's content and Its very hard to recommend it for PS3.

Portal is phenomenal, Team Fortress 2 is great online and Half - Life 2 (only) is OK.

Episode 1 and especially Episode 2 is terrible in terms of frame rates. Unless you're OK with constant staggering and slowdowns, more power to you.

It's unfortunate that after I spent some time with fantastic X360 version which was optimized well, Valve didn't do PS3 a proper job it deserves. It was thrown like a bone to us to rank more money profit.

I love Half-Life but the sad port that PS3 owners received doesn't justify my 60$. I rented it and enjoyed Portal and Team Fortress.

It's a mix bag. :?

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#14 GreenGoblin2099
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[QUOTE="Kingaerosol"]

keep buying garbage, and they'll keep making it...

thageneral3

They can hook you though (madden)

Madden?? how can Madden hook you up every year?? they're all the same!!!

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#15 zeforgotten
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[QUOTE="thageneral3"][QUOTE="Kingaerosol"]

keep buying garbage, and they'll keep making it...

GreenGoblin2099

They can hook you though (madden)

Madden?? how can Madden hook you up every year?? they're all the same!!!

Exactly.. But as Kingaerosol said.. Keep buying garbage and they'll keep making it... ;) thus the reason that there are so many madden games. people are naïve enough to think it's different the next year :lol:

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[QUOTE="thageneral3"][QUOTE="Kingaerosol"]

keep buying garbage, and they'll keep making it...

GreenGoblin2099

They can hook you though (madden)

Madden?? how can Madden hook you up every year?? they're all the same!!!

They dont hook you up. They hook you. Exactly madden is the same every year (a little worse every year lately) but people still buy it. I always say im not buying it next year, and I end up giving in, and regretting it after a couple months. Only reason I havnt sold 08(and wont sell it) is because im a Titans fan.

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#17 lokestar
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Do yourself a favor. If you want the orange box, get it on PC. If your PC can't run it, well then that should tell you something... you don't need to be buying games but, instead you need to upgrade your PC.
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#18 figo16v
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Tru! Ebay upgrades are cheap as chips!

Is unfortunate that Gabe, the main Valve / HL guy Just doesnt like the Playstation 3.

But from a technical stnadpoint I guess it does make sense to concentrate their "in house" dev teams on the PC and similar 360..

Bah..

That said though... Half life 2 and Ep 1 is best on PC the consoles handle everything else brilliantly though and there IS a patch coming out to try and optimise the PS3 port slightly.

Half Life is a killer game though so have faith and buy it. TOB is a fantastic value package that provides hours of entertainment

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#19 mazing87
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And that's what they always bank on. Because there are so many like you that "give in." And there are so many that like the NFL players, which tells EA that their product will sell every single year. So there's no hope for the Madden franchise because they won't put out a quality title.
[QUOTE="GreenGoblin2099"][QUOTE="thageneral3"][QUOTE="Kingaerosol"]

keep buying garbage, and they'll keep making it...

thageneral3

They can hook you though (madden)

Madden?? how can Madden hook you up every year?? they're all the same!!!

They dont hook you up. They hook you. Exactly madden is the same every year (a little worse every year lately) but people still buy it. I always say im not buying it next year, and I end up giving in, and regretting it after a couple months. Only reason I havnt sold 08(and wont sell it) is because im a Titans fan.

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#20 ianuilliam
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Do yourself a favor. If you want the orange box, get it on PC. If your PC can't run it, well then that should tell you something... you don't need to be buying games but, instead you need to upgrade your PC.lokestar

That's exactly why I stopped PC gaming. Because I shouldn't be spending money on upgrades every few months, I should be spending that money on the games.