What are you going to play first on the 10th?

[drunkenmaster]

lol, ep 1 was like £12, so £25 is not "about" what you'd normo pay anyway. tf2 shouldn't cost much and portal sounds like its a basic puzzle tech demo more than anything. lost coast was almost utterly pointless, gave you a quick look at hdr, not replayable or really a game. portal is just slightly longer. i got bored enough with Prey and its, oo look, you're upside down.........bored.

not played tf2 yet, not sure if i can, got a black box code around here somewhere so need to dig that out.

£25 isn't too bad if in fact you don't have ep 1, everyone else getting the orange box and repaying for ep 1 is being completely and utterly ripped off. its a complete joke. ep 1 £12, ep 2 should be £12, but they've made it £12 + £12 for ep 1, with little option to buy it on its own while also getting tf2 and portal for free as they should be.

its like releasing halo 1 for £30, then halo 2 for £60 with halo 1 free with it. which is fine for the 10% of people who would buy the 2nd and not the 1st, but a rip off for the 90% of people who'd already bought the first. its called screwing over your established customers, for new customers. same way we all hate phone/broadband/tv providers ripping off current customers with deals almost all for new customers only.

 

[Darkwave]

StarCraft \o/

They're putting Starcraft in the Orange Box now?

 

[davecarter]

EP 2 and when ive finished that will take a look at portal

 

[HangTime]

Quakeworld, probably.

But out of the 3 games you mention, Ep2 would definitely be the first one I'll play.

 

[Lee456]

TF2 fingers crossed.

Tried buying the Orange Box but clicking the 'pre-purchase now' button doesn't do anything . Fairly annoying.

Hopefully be sorted for the 10th

 

[vincent1989]

you goits have just made me get the orange box (only had HL2 anyway so it's a bargain) will have to give TF2 a go later

 

[Marky]

Im actually going to try Portal first Then I'll move onto HL2 EP2 shortly after

 

[sniffy]

Whoring up TF2 no doubt!

StarCraft \o/

 

[Nymins]

Portal for me

Ditto. Been loving the look of Portal ever since the first trailer. Equally can't wait for EP2 as well. Been playing TF2 so i dont really care that much about it

 

[ins0mn1ac]

Portal.

 

[Sinny]

Portal, i need a challenege, i will put hl2ep2 on download while i complete portal (for months on end )

 

[Squakingcow]

I'm gonna load up portal first. It looks much more inventive (and interesting) than what HL2 EP: 2 is, and I quite liked narbacular drop

 

[Darg]

Portal. I never even bothered with episode 1. Playing 2 will be interesting seeing as I won't have a clue what's going on. Maybe 1s price will drop after 2s release.

EDIT: ooo.. prices have already dropped.. tempted.

 

[.:MBK:.]

portal, tf2 wont change much and ill wait before blasting into ep2

 

[UKTopGun]

Portal. I never even bothered with episode 1. Playing 2 will be interesting seeing as I won't have a clue what's going on. Maybe 1s price will drop after 2s release.

EDIT: ooo.. prices have already dropped.. tempted.

You get episode 1 and 2 with the Orange box.

 

[Sprite]

Well I have TF2 Beta, Haven't played EP1 so probably Portal if anything out of that lot

 

[Sinny]

You get episode 1 and 2 with the Orange box.

Looks like he got black box, hl ep1 isnt worth the price tag, it could have been great but shockingly short.

 

[Matmulder]

Should I be cancelling my shop order and buying through Steam? The shops still say the 19th, but I'd prefer a nice shiny box and DVD...but means I have to wait 9 days more!

 

[Nymins]

Should I be cancelling my shop order and buying through Steam? The shops still say the 19th, but I'd prefer a nice shiny box and DVD...but means I have to wait 9 days more!

I thought the shop ones come out a week later. Didn't think 9 days. Mind you one shop that likes to PLAY games (hint hint) is normally right about release dates.

Still i prefer Steam. Preloading is a cool idea.

 

[Theguy]

Black Box got cancelled, for both as far as I know.

You're not really paying for HL2 again to be honest, Orange Box cost me just £25 from Steam, which is what Ep2 would have cost on it's own or around that mark . You can then give away the second HL2 + Ep1 you get, so it's not all doom and gloom.

aye i no. i just bought orange box, still abit odd why they didnt sell it for say.. 5quid less.