The Orange Box Review

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  So, nobody knows / cares about this? I'm the entire person on the entire Shack who doesn't live in the US... : tcs
  • In most countries outside the US, you get the originals. : roggor

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• No story elements in Lost Coast, but it's only about 30-45 minutes and pretty good if I remember correctl... : roggor

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• It's called the Source SDK and you can download it from the "Tools" tab in Steam as far as I remember... : Plinth Inc.

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• The sentries are my favorite. : zehh
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  The ending song is awesome. : NFXFSX
  • seriously spot on dead funny. Majorly exceeded expectations. : Jenings
• I really wanted some cake with my friend :( : .sticks.
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  The comedy is nice, but otherwise I found it a little bit boring. Well, I wasn't expecting any more. : Nitrium
  • Did you finish it? : AndyGoin
• I cried when I had to kill the Companion Cube : Izanaki

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  edit: ripped from ve3d: PC The Orangle Box - 1Up - 10/10 The Orange Box - GameSpot - 9.5/10 ... : a176
  • Insanely good. Bioshock + Orange Box = Gaming Heaven. : niceguynick

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  Same thing happened to me for TF2. Happened to Portal the first time I fired it up too. Right click o... : moneyshot
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    Don't use the +map none thing for Portal, it might mess with the map 'present' at the end. Or when you re... : Reavers!
    • When I first launched Portal I saw the logo and then my monitor went blank so I turned down my refresh ra... : niceguynick

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  Are you kidding? Chris Remo posted this. His fingers hurt if he begins typing p - e - g - g .... : trOmblyj
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    peggle is a great game : pyide
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      Yes, its good, but Remo has made his anti-peggle stance known on many occasions in the Shackcast. : trOmblyj
      • i was poking fun at faylor's(?) podcats comments. peggle is a fun time waster, but it's not much of a ... : pyide
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        I agree with Remo. It's fun for the 15 first minutes and then I was wondering why the fuck I was playing... : razlebol
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          Yeah it just strikes me as a completely "empty" game, it's compelling to an extent but with no actual sub... : Chris Remo
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            I wanted to like it, I really did. : AndyGoin
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              Same. There's just nothing to it. Zuma is 10x the game peggle is. : treefingers1
              • It really is. : Chris Remo
          • I think it all just depends on what tickles your funny bone. It's not like it's trying to be Oblivion or... : wytefang
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            so why is it under the negative? it was a free bonus with orange box. : AllYourBase
            • It's because Remo hates fun. : Johnny Law
          • i agree : dantastic
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        I never make it through the Shackcasts because Remo talks too WAY too much. What does he know? : dumptruck
        • forgot the ;) : dumptruck
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  Peggle is what really seals the deal for the Orange Box. The Orange Box is merely a mediocre buy until yo... : K1Bond007
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    But you only get 10 levels with the orange box? : socksta
    • 10 levels of sheer awesome. : K1Bond007
    • Hopefully people get Deluxe after playing it. Extreme is pretty lame in comparison. : Serpico74
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  Oh man, you're right. How could I have made that mistake? Fixed, thanks. : Chris Remo
  • LOL listed under The Bad LOL LOL : trOmblyj
  • Why do you hate fun, Chris? : ColoradoCNC
  • hahaha, good update. the one throw-in is the main flaw. /really.... i've never played peggle. maybe i ... : the_algor
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  what is Peggle? I did a Google image search and it looks like a clone of Bust-A-Move or Snood. : the archvile
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    Peggle is like Plinko from The Price is Right, but with less skill. : treefingers1
    • On a whim, I opened it. Never have I been so scared by something so... so... cute. It's like Teletubb... : the archvile
• peggle sounds gay. bake me a portal : MurrayTheSkull
• It took me about as long to beat Portal as it took to beat Peggle, so +Peggle for me : cycopl
• Peggle is FUCKING GREAT. End of. : niceguynick

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• Link to your SteamID profile page. : Sapiens
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/dm7/ That picture is a self portrait. ^___^ : DM7
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  This Steam Friends thing has me baffled, confused, and scared. This, along with Digg, del.icio.us, Myspa... : the archvile
  • Yeah nobody uses email forums message boards and cell phones anymore where did they go : Chris Remo
• can some one hook me up as well ... http://steamcommunity.com/id/stikifiggaz : stiki figgaz
• I'd greatly appreciate an invite to the shackgroup - http://steamcommunity.com/id/xstatik : xstatik

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• Oh man, I want that. : NFXFSX
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  If it wasn't black I'd consider it : Kaerof
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    ^^^ Why do all game t-shirts have to be black. :( : sgtsanity
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      what's wrong with black? : c0bra
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        Sucks during the summer, doesn't really go with anything, doesn't adaquately communicate my uniquely comp... : sgtsanity
        • uniquely compelling persona ahahaahahah sgtsanity has jokes : boomstickah
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        black is fine, but wearing black t-shirts make you look like a nerd because that's what nerds do : JINKY
        • i thought nerds wore white tshirts i can't stand white tshirts. i'd order a shack shirt if it were bl... : dantastic
    • It's in the emancipation proclamation. : Orange Pylon
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  I'm surprised out of the entire valve store, not one orange shirt, seems a bit sac religious : itsjeff9
  • I'd be all over an Orange shirt. : jodiuh
• would like it better without all the writing on the sleeves : bakanoodle

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• I don't have X-Fi but with every Source engine game I have to manually enable digital surround with snd_d... : ovrlrd
• I've got an X-Fi Fatality with Z5500 speakers via analog connection - the surround was borked the first t... : Waverider

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  No, no and never. : silentw
  • In theory it could happen. Shadowrun allowed this. I don't think Orange Box allows this, but it has been ... : mancide
• If microsoft allow mouse/keyboard use then i dont see why not. But otherwise no. : thewindcriesmary

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• http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=15307428 http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=15307470 http://www.s... : X Fuzion
• http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=15306266#itemanchor_15309110 : MoreVespeneGas
• Hey - you're a Seattle Shacker - where you getting this for the 360? : Don Vito Corleone

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• Just finished it too. Probably too early in development to have a trailer. But holy shit wasn't that awes : hardfl1p

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• haha, defeated by windows auto-update - I get kicked to the desktop every few minutes for that stupid "re... : kungfusquirrel
• After that last round of madness I went and started Portal... and finished it at like 4am. Whoops. Still,... : Mad Jack McMad

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• Definitely Episode 2. Can't turn my back on Freeman for a puzzle game.. not to diss Portal or anything. B... : Scoots06
• Portal, otherwise I may not sleep tonight. : Kaerof
• PORTAL : NFXFSX
• Portal Portal Portal PORTAL : glio1337
• p0rtal, no question : Damodred
• Episode 2. It was an excellent choice. : Athlon7
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  Just finished EP2.... soooo awesome. : SatansFist
  • All achievements? : slipi
• Was going to be Ep. 2, but Portal is going to be done downloading sooner, so I'll play that. : Orange Pylon

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• Agreed. I'm only two chapters in, and I can't believe how amazing it is. The settings are a very nice cha... : Scoots06

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• Ah, this reminds me why I'm still very happy to purchase the boxed copy. ;) : wytefang
• Because when all is said and done, anticipation is more enjoyable than doing. : lyme

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• From the Portal review: Valve has taken steps to fairly easily integrate custom content into the game. : Schnapple
• Here's to hoping there is a Gary's Mod update with a pOrtal gun in the near future : uglysad
• yes, you can make custom maps for it exactly the same way you can for all source games. unfortunately, th... : Ziggurat

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• :( 0 : pieman

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• Haha, still...$40 after tax and a real box! : jodiuh

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• they said that about only HL2 I believe....mentioned that the other stuff (portal, ep2, tf2) looked much ... : kainen1
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  Seriously, why even buy this for a console. This is a pc game at heart and the pc has yet again advanced ... : samduhman
  • all the problems and pains people have with the PC versions of games, Plus the extreme hardware costs (I ... : cdbeckman
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  That would be ironic - the console gamers getting the crappy version. I know it happens occasionally but... : wytefang
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    Erm, not to be a dick but console gamers getting the crappy version is usually what happens. Due to hardw... : Schnapple
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      HL2 didn't originally have HDR. Do you mean the version of HL2 in the Orange Box for the 360 does? : deject
      • That's what I had heard way back, yes. I don't have a 360 or the 360 version of Orange Box so I don't kno... : Schnapple

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• Hey what's with the Orange Box menu selection screen? : dodob
• Orange Box selection screen is sexy. That was a pretty nice plugging review for valve, more than I've se... : itsjeff9
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  Damn it all to hell! Most of my friends (and roommates) are console people, so a 360 version is veeery te... : rustified
  • You don't need friends, you have the Shack Steam group! Also, the main draw from the 360, the HDR ligh : Schnapple

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• You'll have grandchildren. : trOmblyj
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  now imagine when DNF comes out : sikander
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    I'll be worm food. : highlander
    • Well in that case, make sure you preortder DNF! : progressor
  • When DN3D came out I was in High School When DNF comes out I will probably have kids. The significa... : Schnapple
• You will have HAD a family : Kaerof
• nope it'll skip right to 6 feet under. The hype is unbearable! : itsjeff9

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• You aren't the only one - bought it on steam when first released for TF2 only , may never even fire up Ep... : malus72
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  It's "I couldn't care less" What's up with the Internet and the mangling of this expression?!? : ZaldronGG
  • Yea what the hell is up with that Oo I had no idea what the poster meant before you cleared it up for me... : humbleone
  • some people don't like that Half Life story that much... like the way they wear alyx wears that same ugly... : Sixcos
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    I couldn't care less about whether or not I got that expression correct. : mrwolf710
    • "time and again" people say dumb shit like that....and time and time again, i wish they'd fucking get it ... : chongerX
  • i'm not sure, i think it might be "addicting". : Arsenal

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• As a side note, TF2 works great. So I don't know what the heck is going on. : Scoots06
• Also, I had closed captioning on. : Scoots06
• Erm, I realize I'm the only one replying to this thread haha But if you're having the same problem as... : Scoots06
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  If validating doesnt work change the language to french then change it back, it might decrypt some more f... : pieman
  • I used German, but yeah, this works too. : Helter Skelter

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• Two and a half hours for me also. The ending/credits was the coolest I've seen in a long time. I know I'l... : loapsaq

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• oh god it's all red!! Extra alerts!! : moneyshot
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  Code Red! I got it! I believe on that level the voice claims "it will not assist aka not speak" : itsjeff9
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    I've heard NOTHING from the voice yet at all and now I'm further along.. Something is afoot :( : moneyshot
    • Ok working now http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=15303559 : moneyshot