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[CRANIAL_MIND]

got this a couple of days ago, still playin through HL2 , completed it on PC before but im enjoyin playin it again, must be a damn good game if its still good after bein released originally years ago. Portal and Team Fortress are also cool, would of probably prefered it if TF2 was less cartoony and more like the original TF mod for quake but its still fun. Portal is funnier than youd expect as well.

[The Kernel Loaf]

Originally Posted by The Kernel Loaf

Team Fortress 2 is awesome fun. Played Portal for about 5 mins, then went straight onto Episode 2.

All in all, a worthy investment.

That post didn't do the Orange Box justice.

Portal - Fucking brilliant. I love this game. It is the perfect length, the laws behind the physics of the portals makes a lot of sense, and you have to give credit to Valve, because this game must have been damn hard to program. Don't expect a fps though (although that is fairly obvious, you'd be surprised)

Half Life 2 Episode Two - Such an improvement over Episode One. A lot more action, the environments are fantastically detailed, the Hunters are damn tough and the final battle is insane. However, I am disappointed at two things - the length (Even with exploring every part of every map, I had only clocked up 3.4 hours of play) and the lack of any new weapons apart from the strider buster. Perhaps it would imbalance gameplay or something?

Team Fortress 2 - One of the most balanced multiplayer I have played in a long time. I have yet to properly check out this game though.

[Toasty]

Do you still need an internet connection to play the p.c version ?

[The Kernel Loaf]

Originally Posted by Calum The Philosopher

Do you still need an internet connection to play the p.c version ?

You will need to register the product key through Steam, so yes (unfortunately).

[Toasty]

ah ok well strange as with my version of half life 2 ... i registered it and completed the game.I then lost my internet connection and it will no longer let me play the game.

[The Kernel Loaf]

Originally Posted by Calum The Philosopher

ah ok well strange as with my version of half life 2 ... i registered it and completed the game.I then lost my internet connection and it will no longer let me play the game.

You have to be connected to Steam in order to play the game, as with any recent Valve titles. It is stupid I know.

[Teabags]

Originally Posted by The Kernel Loaf

Portal - Fucking brilliant. I love this game. It is the perfect length, the laws behind the physics of the portals makes a lot of sense, and you have to give credit to Valve, because this game must have been damn hard to program. Don't expect a fps though (although that is fairly obvious, you'd be surprised)

Completely agree. Played it again with developer commentary. There MAY be a Portal 2!

[R.Borlax]

i hope theres no portal 2 and it becomes just a chapter or feature in half life 3.
the orange box is good but since ive played episode 1 and half life 2 already i would have preferred day of defeat, counter strike orleft 4 dead (if they finnished it soon enough). but yeah i geuss its fun getting the achievements while playing them again.

pitty tho, ive heard you can get a mod where the portal gun can be used in half life 2 on the pc version. thats where x box fails

[pastperfect]

Portal is pretty cool... even though I suck at it...

'Use Portal in HL:2' Mod

[Didz]

Can anyone recommend a half decent controller to play these games on my pc, i bought a £12.99 controller with PES 2008 from Game and its shit!