Orange box!!!

[Retroboy]

Note: POLL IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY - reported in Forum Issues. Hopefully a fix will be along.
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With three rockin' titles released on one single game package, Episode 2 is arguably a great deal for the ValVe fan.

Which is expected to be the game that will capture your attention most, and why? Rank/review 'em!

I'm thinking Portal, simply because I can see a bazillion really good community maps for it coming shortly, and because it has such a great sense of humor. I actually grew to care about the companion cube!

Of course, as soon as I start HL2:Ep2, I might change my mind, but I jumped right into Portal (pun intended) as soon as it was activated. And it's really fun!

NOTE: use [ SPOILER ] TAGS [ /SPOILER ] PLEASE for any Portal level or HL2:ep1 or 2 events.

-- Retro

[ThePacemaker]

Well the first game I fired up was Team Fortress 2 but that was the beta. If you mean today then I played Portal, which had to be one of these greatest games I've ever played. It had a great sense of humor and uniqueness. Can't wait to play Ep. 2!

Spoiler about Portal's ending

I couldn't believe there actually was a cake party, ahahah!

[Sprinkles]

I got home and played straight through Ep 2 tonight. The poll's not working for me but its my definite choice. The game is just plain awesomeness. Much better than what i thought was a rather boring ep1. Especially when...

Ep2 Ending

you gotta drive around huntin down striders accompanied by "hunters". When the striders blew up the saw mills and pieces go flying everywhere. I saw it before thx to gay spoiling trailers but i was in a :o.

Well off to try portal.

[Some_Yeti]

its not out down here in Australia until next week

i cant wait to play TF2

[Afoxi]

TF2 followed by Portal.

Oh and those of you with ATI cards, and who are experiencing what looks like garbled BSODs, run the game with -dxlevel 81 or -dxlevel 80

[Zir]

"Theres a hole in the....sky....through which things can....fly!"

I just watched the Portal trailer and it was the single most awesome thing I've seen all day. If I had it, I'd play that first.

[Starblade]

The poll said it's closed to me. Oh well. Other than TF2 beta, I did Portal first. The AI voice is great.

[Noir]

Forget the Orange Box, if I'm going for Valve, I'd go for the Premiere Box.

[Afoxi]

I'm in love with the Auto Turrets in Portal:
"Hello? Are you there?" "Can you come here please?" "I see you" "Are you still there?" "I don't blame you"

[klotzy]

TF2 is hectic fun. Once I get my new motherboard and get a chance to set up my entirely new rig, this game is going to play perfectly on maximum detail, and boy does it look good.

The other 2 games are also very good, but so far I've definitely had more fun sniping bitches.

[trash.the.ego]

Episode 2 for sure, greatest incarnation of half-life yet.

Portal just went by too fast for me but was great fun, cant wait for additions to it.

[Mac_Bug]

I'm waiting for a TF2 demo before diving in

[TheDeadlyShoe]

this is really hard to say since tf2 was available before the other 2 and portal decrypted faster :P

[whats_true]

Did you set the poll for 1 hour Ratro?

Portal is, by far, the best mini game I have ever player. You can really tell when the developers had a blast creating a game. I'm going to find were I can get the ending credit song.

[Afoxi]

http://planethavok.com/portal_still_alive.mp3

Lyrics

This was a triumph
I'm making a note here
HUGE SUCCESS!
It's hard to overstate
my satisfaction
Aperature science
We do what we must
because we can
for the good of all of us
except the ones who are dead

But theres no sense crying
Over every mistake
You just keep on trying
Till you run out of cake
And the science gets done
And you make a neat gun
For the people who are
Still alive

I'm not even angry
I'm being so sincere right now
Even though you broke my heart
And killed me
And tore me to pieces
And threw every piece into a fire
As they burned it hurt because
I was so happy for you!
Now these points of data
Make a beautiful line
And we're out of beta
We're releasing on time
So I'm glad I got burned
Think of all the things we learned
For the people who are
Still alive

Go ahead and leave me
I think I prefer to stay inside
Maybe you'll find someone else
To help you
Maybe Black Mesa
That was a joke, ha ha, fat chance
Anyway, this cake is great
It's so delicious and moist
Look at me still talking
when there's science to do
When I look out there
It makes me glad I'm not you
I've experiments to run
There is research to be done
For the people who are
still alive

And believe me I am
still alive
I'm doing science and I'm
still alive
I feel fantastic and I'm
still alive
While you're dying I'll be
still alive
And when you're dead I will be
still alive
Still alive
Still alive

[Destructor]

I've only played the 1st chapter in Episode 2 but I'm loving it so far- the cave walls and the water effects have been blowing my mind!

Portal is a distant 2nd at present.

[ZellFish]

I voted TF2 and Portal. Kind of. TF2 is sooo much fun.

[Hablacraja]

Portal. Extremely short but severely awesome. I don't think I've laughed the whole time I've been playing a game before.

not very spoilerish things

When you can have one living being, the player, in a game and make an AI, a lifeless box, and run-of-the-mill sentry turrets awesome characters, you've done something right.

Thanks for the song Afoxi.

[Bonnet]

I am so going to try to mod in a multi-player component to portal, multiple person puzzles would be awesome. Also if you could mod in guns, and a multi-player component this thing could turn into the multi-player shooter of the decade.

So yeah portal.

[DatonKallandor]

Portal should be played before EP2, story wise. Incidentally also the order I played it in.
Also, Valve said they'll deliver the Portal stuff for the SDK in a couple of months.

[Moe]

Thread locked because Retro sucks.

because he makes me do work and stuff

Seriously though, the poll is broken for some reason (yay vBulletin), knowing Retro I suspect a new thread will be around soon.