Poll: Should I buy the Orange Box for PS3?
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Since you aren't interested in TF2, go for it.Josh12345 said:
If it's all you can do, it's all you can do.
If you want it simply for Half Life 2 and Portal, than go for it. If you want it for Team Fortress 2, I suggest getting one of the other versions. That version of TF2 has yet to be patched and probably never will.
PC or nothing dude, PC or nothing.Josh12345 said:
If you can Ebay it for £10 or less then PS3 will be alright, but really PC is best if your PC can handle it.
For reference I've had Half Life 2 and Portal running on a 2.1Ghz PC with 1GB RAM and integrated graphics. They both ran fine but loading screens were a bit long. TF2 is a bit more processor heavy now.
Hi, I own a PS3 and the Orange Box. I've also played Portal and TM2 on PC for comparison. And basically...what grief? Seems fine to me, yo.GamesB2 said:
I've played both.
It's not elitism, just please get the PC version. The game was ported (by EA I think), so Valve doesn't support it.
It's still glitchy, exploitable, and you can't get the awesome mods.
It's not elitism, just please get the PC version. The game was ported (by EA I think), so Valve doesn't support it.
It's still glitchy, exploitable, and you can't get the awesome mods.
The grief bit was a light hearted ironic joke ^_^FalloutJack said:
The rest was some lathering of an opinion I only vaguely hold.
^^^ This guy here, he knows more than I do about PS3 version of The Orange Box, take his advice over mine.
Yeah, the real grief was probably how I had to wait FOREVER for them to put it on PS3. But that was then, this is now. Five games in one, yo! Bargain!GamesB2 said:
Josh12345 said:
I know this thread is a bit older, but I wanted to update you a bit. I've logged over a thousand hours on the PS3 TF2, but also own it on my Mac. I only have maybe 10 hours on the Mac version. I just like something less complicated and straight vanilla and balanced. I never had any of the issues with framerate (except the first few weeks after launch) and don't care much for trading hats or crafting. It was the perfect game for me and that's all that counts, no matter what other people say about their experiences.
However, the modders caused so much grief and people were complaining so much to EA, that they (about 10 days ago) shut down every one of the servers with little hope of a return any time. I hope for your sake that you didn't put too much into the PS3 version, as highly as I think about it. Arrogant, cheating modders used to be able to ruin one game for 15 other people. Turns out, they ruined the whole game for the half a million players out there. Congrats, you lazy modders too lazy to earn some skill, U R teh LEET WINNERZ! Nobody gets to play!Jackhorse said:
My only hope is that when Steamworks comes to PS3, TF2 will return on Valve's servers.
I'd say no.
As almost a rule, Valve's games run better on the PC. not only that, but they seem to seriously neglect console gamers in terms of updates, etc.
The Half Life packs are fun for a play through, but if you're like me, you'll get bored. Portal has a little more power behind it, and I will come back to it every now and then, but I find it gets stale after multiple play-throughs. (It IS a puzzle game after all, with no changing aspects, and the dialogue/plot can only be surprising/clever so many times.)
Team Fortress 2 is fun, but I think it's awful on the 360. No updates, no attention, and not a very big community.
As almost a rule, Valve's games run better on the PC. not only that, but they seem to seriously neglect console gamers in terms of updates, etc.
The Half Life packs are fun for a play through, but if you're like me, you'll get bored. Portal has a little more power behind it, and I will come back to it every now and then, but I find it gets stale after multiple play-throughs. (It IS a puzzle game after all, with no changing aspects, and the dialogue/plot can only be surprising/clever so many times.)
Team Fortress 2 is fun, but I think it's awful on the 360. No updates, no attention, and not a very big community.
Just get it on the PS3. Playing the PS3 version is better than not playing it at all.
If you're just going for Portal and Half-Life 2, it'll be fine, you'll just have to deal with long/constant loading.
If you're just going for Portal and Half-Life 2, it'll be fine, you'll just have to deal with long/constant loading.
While I've never played the ps3 version seeing as I have an xbox 360 and bought The orange box on PC, I hear the PS3 version really isn't that bad [http://www.destructoid.com/stop-whining-ps3-version-of-the-orange-box-isn-t-broken-please-relax-57936.phtml]