The Orange Box - still worth getting?

So I never got to play Half-Life 2 because I couldn't find it anywhere locally, but I did play the first game and found it very enjoyable. Needless to say, after playing PS4, it's kind of hard to go back to PS3. In any case, I found a copy of The Orange Box (PS3 version) on eBay for $38.00 CAD. Should I get it, or is it a rip-off? Thanks.

Being my favourite game of all time, I definitely recommend playing it. However, I remember with the PS3 version that it had a major sound problem with the game... it used to get this huge crackling sound randomly when playing. I'm not sure if this was a widespread problem, but every copy I ever bought on PS3 had the same problem. This is in PAL region, so maybe it was isolated to that. Not sure.

But something you should keep in mind.

portal alone is worth it if you've never played it. the other games are great too

If you aren't someone who can enjoy the nostalgia aspect of playing older games, if you can't go back and appreciate the evolution of gaming and how certain games, while flawed and wonky by today's standards, helped push the genre forward in cool or interesting ways, I'd advise against buying The Orange Box. The Half-Life games were freakin' awesome and just mind-blowing at the time, but I think they need to hold that special place in your heart to not feel archaic and clunky these days. Portal still feels fresh and remains all kinds of cool but, even so, I can't bring myself to say it's worth $38 CAD on its own. I never touched Team Fortress, because competitive multiplayer has just never been my thing, so I have no opinion on it.

If you find it hard to go back to old games, don't waste the money - because $38 CAD just seems awfully steep. If you've revisited the original Half-Life anytime recently and still found it an enjoyable experience, then it's probably worth buying The Orange Box.

OK, thanks for the advice guys.