Apparently it’s Sunday and I’m not sure where the rest of my weekend went. I think it has something to do with having purchased The Orange Box on Friday.
I’m pretty late to the part on this one (It came out mid-2007) but it’s mine now and it’s taken over.
See, The Orange Box contains five full games on two DVDs: Half Life 2, Half Life 2 Episode 1, Half Life 2 Episode 2, Team Fortress 2 and Portal.
Now, Half Life 2 and Episode 1 had been released previously but not having played either, this DVD box of goodness is actually quite the value. Especially since Half Life 2 is one long bloody game.
I’ve never been a very big fan of first-person shooters. I remember when DOOM was all the rage and frankly found it rather boring. Running around shooting stuff just get repetitive and the early FPS games would make it worse by eventually degrading into maze games.
Half Life was the game that changed my mind on the genre. Most of the game does involve running around shooting stuff but it adds a fairly rich story, complete with plot twists to the mix, along with interaction with other characters. Plus, it’s long.
Plus, on top of Half Life and the other episodes, there’s Portal. A really nifty puzzle game that I’ll probably write more about at a later date (not that my commentary is necessary, there have been plenty of ravings about across the Internet since it was released.)
Simply put though, this new long weekend deal in Ontario will not result in boredom for me.
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