"The Freeman Returns" with The Official Orange Box Thread
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dralla said:
If you're going for achievements don't forget to squish all the bugs in the first chapter. I loaded up the second chapter about a week ago thinking all the antlion grubs were there.... waste of an hour.
Anyway is there still that command console trick for the black hole grenades that people used in Episode 1? I just remembered about that, kind of disappointed they didn't become a real weapon for EP2.
Also, exactly how long do you have to keep falling through a loop in portal to hit 30,000 ft.? I've been watching this like a screen saver for ten minutes already.
Buttonbasher
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It depends how high the ceiling is. I did it in the beginning of Test Chamber 18, and got it in a few minutes.Mooreberg said:
Ok, I got the game a couple of hours ago. My impressions:
*Portal: OMFG! It lives up to the hype. To bad the game starts to get challenging in the last 3 or 4 sections. Alas, the game is incredible!
*I won't be playing Team Fortress 2 until the last week of November. The reason is I currently don't have a Gold membership and I'm really busy with school: 2 more weeks of classes, then finals... and on November 26 I'll be out of school for 5 weeks! I want to focus on school and then drawn myself into Team Fortress bliss.
*I already played Half Life 2 and I just played the first minutes of Episode 1. Too early to even comment about it.
I'm of to bed, tomorrow I'll keep on playing Ep 1.
Portal F'n ROCKS!
*Portal: OMFG! It lives up to the hype. To bad the game starts to get challenging in the last 3 or 4 sections. Alas, the game is incredible!
*I won't be playing Team Fortress 2 until the last week of November. The reason is I currently don't have a Gold membership and I'm really busy with school: 2 more weeks of classes, then finals... and on November 26 I'll be out of school for 5 weeks! I want to focus on school and then drawn myself into Team Fortress bliss.
*I already played Half Life 2 and I just played the first minutes of Episode 1. Too early to even comment about it.
I'm of to bed, tomorrow I'll keep on playing Ep 1.
Portal F'n ROCKS!
I got a question. For the 'running people over with the car' achievement in Ep 2, will you be able to squish enemies after
, or are the car sections gone already? I've only got 15 so far and it'd kinda suck if I had to redo this one
you've entered the missile silo
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Man. Just went back to Half Life 2 after a brief hiatus and played up to AntiCitizen One. Just wanted to say this game is still fucking phenomenal and the atmosphere is unparalleled.
DAMN YOU COMBINE! DAMN YOU TO HELL!
ELI 
btw that barn fight is going to kill me if I go for the achievement. It was a save/load fest already with enough destroyed buildings. The combination hunter/strider is a royal, royal pain in the ass
pj325is said:
but it's possible! Got the rest of my needed kills in no time
daamn this episode. Replay guaranteed.
Metalmurphy
Member
Darunia said:
The destructions of the houses are scripted events, it's always the same strider destroying it in the same order. Knowing that you should have no problems getting the achievement. Also, use the logs lying around to kill the hunters. That makes it pretty easier.
Metalmurphy said:
Thanks, those are indeed good tips. Did you kill all the hunters or just went straight for the Strider? The former seems like a good thing since their flechettes destroy the bombs very quickly, but killing the hunters gives the Striders more time...
Metalmurphy
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Darunia said:
Most of the times (probably all of the times) a Strider that is going to destroy a house runs to it, so they're usually ahead of the hunters. But I wouldn't rely on that much, just go to the spawn point and get rid of the hunters as they appear get in the car and go to the house. Of course you'll have to memorize the the order of which house that is going to be blown up.
Also there's a around 2 second time frame where the strider stands still as he gets ready to blow up the houses. It's more then enough time to hit blow him up. (Well, unless you're playing on a console, might be a bit more difficult with a gamepad.
Ah and another tip, remove several of the bombs from the teleporters between the attack intervals. That way you have several lying around and don't have to wait for one to spawn if you accidentally miss.
Also there's a around 2 second time frame where the strider stands still as he gets ready to blow up the houses. It's more then enough time to hit blow him up. (Well, unless you're playing on a console, might be a bit more difficult with a gamepad.
Ah and another tip, remove several of the bombs from the teleporters between the attack intervals. That way you have several lying around and don't have to wait for one to spawn if you accidentally miss.
Metalmurphy
Member
traveler said:
Forever. The Hunters are the ones that shoot them off the Striders. If there are no Hunters the Magnussons will just stay there until you blow them up.
*edit* Oops, I totally misunderstood your question :lol But the answer is still forever
Captain Glanton
Banned
I just finished Episode 1. It did get a lot better once I got above ground. There are worse ways to spend, um, 3:45. :lol
Captain Glanton
Banned
traveler said:
In the interest of avoiding another catfight with the fans, let's just say that I didn't care for the Citadel or parking garage parts.
The citadel parts were aaawesome. From the ride on
(I got Brazil flashbacks during those scenes for some reason) to the fights with the Combine inside. The cool thing is that the final levels are basically a sandbox for you and your
Yeah, HL2 is a pretty awesome game. Even after completing the episodes I still think HL² in its entirity is the most impressive.
the pod 'train'
souped up grav gun, but it doesn't overstay its welcome, so it doesn't get boring. You bounce a few energy balls around, throw enemies in other groups, make short of those annoying manhacks, ... They clearly wanted you to have fun and not put you at risk of losing your life, hence the numerous powerful recharge stations. Just as you've explored all the devestating possibilities of your grav gun, the game ends without ever having overused one of its gameplay components.
Witchfinder General
punched Wheelchair Mike
Portal...
So good.
one of those rare games that leave such an indellible mark on you that you're discussing it ad nasuem for days. My wife and I were laughing all the way through the game.
Simply brilliant.
So good.
one of those rare games that leave such an indellible mark on you that you're discussing it ad nasuem for days. My wife and I were laughing all the way through the game.
Simply brilliant.
Question about the story, EP2 spoilers:
and how do you kill the Hunters with their own projectiles? Can never get them to stick to the gravity gun even when they're stuck in objects
After Mossman takes Eli from the Citadel she drops him off at White Forrest and goes to the Borealis site. You're told to "rescue" her and bring her back to White Forrest. The way the game words it makes it seem like she's being held captive but they never really say by who. Am I wrong in assuming she's not at the Borealis site under her own free will or is it just unclear as to what the whole situation with her is?
And as for the Borealis itself, it was used by Aperture Science [Black Mesa's "competition"] illegally to research portal technology? And as of now it's a mystery to what it actually contains, but Eli mentions it was responsible for the Black Mesa incident / Portals?
And as for the Borealis itself, it was used by Aperture Science [Black Mesa's "competition"] illegally to research portal technology? And as of now it's a mystery to what it actually contains, but Eli mentions it was responsible for the Black Mesa incident / Portals?
and how do you kill the Hunters with their own projectiles? Can never get them to stick to the gravity gun even when they're stuck in objects
lockii said:
Yeah the contrast was awesome. I was all like 'what say you now, puny combine soldiers?'
btw this sucks. After this binge of HL2 and the two episodes, there is no more new content. After finishing HL2 it was so great to watch the beginning of Ep1, without having to ask yourself how the story would continue for a year. Now I have to play the waiting game like the rest of you and the waiting game sucks
The only thing I can do now is play the game with commentary.In the craving for more HL I began playing the original again and I'm thinking about playing those expansions too.
Are there people here who have that Raising the Bar book? Is it worth it?
Metalmurphy
Member
dralla said:
In her last message they were being attacked by the combine so her situation is unknown at the moment.
I don't think Aperture Science was doing illegal research but since they weren't funded they cut out alot on safety to save money which led to the incident.
I don't think Aperture Science was doing illegal research but since they weren't funded they cut out alot on safety to save money which led to the incident.
As for the Hunters, just grab some objects with the gravity gun and let the Hunters shoot you. The projectiles get stuck in the object then just throw them back at the Hunters. You'll know you got one with the projectiles if they disintegrate the same way as the AR2 alternative fire.
Frozen Fire
Member
Serously, someone needs to make a Team Fortress 2 Thread. It is SO addictive. I completly forgotten portal and never actually played any of the Half-Life's yet
Hitler Stole My Potato
Banned
I like Portal just as much as the next guy but I think GAF is going overboard with their love of it. This whole "OMFG GOTY!" is just kind of silly, especially when 90% of the game is a tutorial.
fistfulofmetal
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Hitler Stole My Potato said:
....so?
Segata Sanshiro
Member
It's shit.
Just like Twilight Princess, pizza and a beer, and boating.
Just like Twilight Princess, pizza and a beer, and boating.
ToyMachine228
Member
Hitler Stole My Potato said:
I agree. I really liked the last room, but I think it gets a little overrated. Is it cool? Yeah it is. It's always cool to see new takes on things, and Portal is DEFINITELY a new take...first-person puzzle game? That's fun and challenging? Yeah that's pretty sweet. But it's not OMG WTF BBQ GOTY good. Overall, I think it's the weakest part of the Orange Box. But that's not an insult to it whatsoever. They're all great games and it's one of the best videogame values out there.
fuuuck
how can that 300 ft jump achievement be so hard, I don't get it. I'm in the room where it's supposed to be easy to get (turret ambush), but even after staying in the air for god knows how long, I still don't get it. wtf am I doing wrong, I truly am at a loss here
how can that 300 ft jump achievement be so hard, I don't get it. I'm in the room where it's supposed to be easy to get (turret ambush), but even after staying in the air for god knows how long, I still don't get it. wtf am I doing wrong, I truly am at a loss here