Half Life 2 : Orange Box

ntlbell

Cremo wrote: »

still worth 70 euros tbh, well i'd still be happy if i paid 70 euros for the pc version.

70e for 5 games is a steal.

But I'm still not paying it.

37e for 5 is a bigger steal.

mise

Phoned HMV and the guy said it hadnt arrived.. silly billy.

Anyways, presuming the Asian version works on Pal machines, im gonna get it too off play-asia.. no rush here, only on level 4 of Halo 3

grizzly

Got it in Gamestop today, had some games to trade to didn't mind the €70.

GrumPy

OMFG, how do you select a weapon north or south of your weapon selection HUD?

I can only got south to west, REFUSES to let me select weapons I have, 9that have ammo) that are stored in those locations. (cross bar bottom for example, crossbow top)

Only way I can use these (for example) is if I run out of ammo for all my other weapons, then when I press RB I can switch to them from the grav gun?!

Ok, I have calmed down.... Reason it was not working was caused by a huge glitch. I changed button config so B is interact, and X is reload, and it ****ed up the D pad functionality. How stupid is that?
Anyway, back to shooting faces in.

shortys94

I guess its good then, for some reason Im reluctant to get it. Im reluctant to get it because I think it mightent work on a console, does it work? I have the 360.

Im just used to playing half life 2 on PC, and just think that the game mightent seem so special on a console.

Flaccus

Well you can't beat a keyboard and mouse obviously, but I don't think using a gamepad/360 should deter you unless you have a decently specced PC. If you played Halo2 or 3 you should be ok. I'm off to buy it now.

Kanney

This game is awesome, forgot how much I loved HL2. Controller works great for the gravity gun. One thing I forgot and hated about half life 2 tho:

Ravenholm scares the absolute bejaysus out of me..

tman

Kanney wrote: »

This game is awesome, forgot how much I loved HL2. Controller works great for the gravity gun. One thing I forgot and hated about half life 2 tho:

Ravenholm scares the absolute bejaysus out of me..

Worst level of the game imo... I always run out of ammo there:(

NunianVonFuch

tman wrote: »

Worst level of the game imo... I always run out of ammo there:(

But.... that's why it's the best.... No?

Branoic

I really really want this game, but I can't decide whether to get it for the 360 or wait for the PS3 release! I just bit the bullet last week and bought a reduced-price PS3, and I really want to get some games for it so I can in some way justify my purchase, but maaaaaaaan, I don't think I can wait for the PS3 release!

Creamy Goodness

tman wrote: »

Worst level of the game imo... I always run out of ammo there:(

running out of ammo there, is intentional they want you to use gas/petrol cannisters along with the saw blades, to show off the physics and niceities

johnny_ultimate

Only had a chance to play Portal for a while and it is absolutely mind-bendingly wonderful. Can't wait to get into the others too.

Jack Sheehan

I was going to get this this weekend but bloody hell is it expensive. 69.99 for a bunch of short games and a game i've already got? If anyone knows somewhere where its in the 50-60 euro range can they please tell me?

Creamy Goodness

the whole single player element is upwards of 35 hours of gameplay (hl2 plus two episodes plus portal)

not to mention you're getting possibly the best online fps to ever grace a console as well.

love the way people will bitch and moan about the price where as they've no problems paying money to big bill to use xbox live but yet you still have to host online games yourself. :rolleyes:

tvnutz

Jack Sheehan wrote: »

I was going to get this this weekend but bloody hell is it expensive. 69.99 for a bunch of short games and a game i've already got? If anyone knows somewhere where its in the 50-60 euro range can they please tell me?

Half-Life 2 isn't short! Not that I remember anyway. Episode 1 and 2 are fairly short,but then you have portal and Team Fortress 2 thrown in there as well. Seems like a grand price in terms of what shops usually sell games at. But as always you will probably get it cheaper somewhere on the net.

Mr E

I assume Jack is saying that the game he already has is HL2, and that Ep1, Ep2 and Portal are the short games (and they are).

tuxy

tvnutz wrote: »

Half-Life 2 isn't short!

Well it's less then half the size of HL1.

dazftw

Im enjoying it its alot better than I expected was iffy about the controller (used to pc) but its grand.

Its well worth it anyway half life is a game I think every gamer should play!

Kanney

NunianVonFuch wrote: »

But.... that's why it's the best.... No?

You're supposed to run out of ammo, use the gravity gun, thats why there are so many circle blades, which i'm a massive fan of

Just about to his Nova Prospekt. This game should take me nicely into Pro Evo 8, which will take me nicely into 2010. (GTA Iv):cool:

F-Stop

Anyone else getting freezes (to the point where you have to shut down and restart the xbox)? It has happened me a few times yesterday and today - usually, though not always, when the next part is loading. The freezes have occurred in HL2 and Portal only (but haven't played the other games yet).

Aside from that - just replaying HL2 is worth the price. Portal is awesome. I'm holding off on ep 1 and 2, haven't given TF2 a go yet. What a fupping bargain this release was - just for plain old gaming fun.

Except for the freezes of course. Am I alone with this? Or, is my weighted companion cube about to get baked?

Ciaran500

F-Stop wrote: »

Except for the freezes of course. Am I alone with this? Or, is my weighted companion cube about to get baked?

From the forums I've read people either constantly get crashes or have a perfect experience. Haven't seen any fixes yet.

Jack Sheehan

Mr E wrote: »

I assume Jack is saying that the game he already has is HL2, and that Ep1, Ep2 and Portal are the short games (and they are).

Yes thats exactly what I'm saying. I mean theres no bigger fan of half life than me but i just don't have enough money to buy this. Adding to this the fact that its about 40 quid on steam its a joke.

Edit: I rang up HMV and asked the price, 80 bloody quid! no jokes, what do they think they are playing at?

johnny_ultimate

Having just reached the wonderful, transcendant Portal ending song, I can say it was worth the money on it's own.

Anyone who has the game, make it your priority to finish Portal. Best two hours gaming of my life.

Ciaran500

tman wrote: »

Worst level of the game imo... I always run out of ammo there:(

Absolutely loved Ravenholm, one of the most memorable levels from a game.

Mr E

Played Portal for an hour last night.... genius.

Jonakin

Anyone know if PAL version is region free? So will it work on my NTSC-J 360?

evad_lhorg

finished portal the day it came out. brilliant. it is funny too. the voice who talks to you is hilarious and the song in the credits... pure genius.

Vegeta

evad_lhorg wrote: »

finished portal the day it came out. brilliant. it is funny too. the voice who talks to you is hilarious and the song in the credits... pure genius.

best game I have played in ages

0ubliette

anybody actually manage to play TF2 without crippling lag?

Vegeta

0ubliette wrote: »

anybody actually manage to play TF2 without crippling lag?

We gots to get a boards game going for this

I couldn't enjoy this game as the lag was terrible and everyone was doing a lone wolf on it. No team play at all

Using the classes here is key but everyone just seemed to pick a spy and go around stabbing people