Orange Box or Left 4 Dead?

[lilEmber]

Well, I got Mirrors Edge for xmas (Thank you 'rents) and I have some cash, but I can only afford one game so I've come down to choosing between Left 4 Dead (which is very fun, repetitive but more than likely the engine will be used for mods and and bunch of other things) or, Orange Box (Which has portal, HL2: Episode 2, and Team Fortress 2, and it still costs less than L4D)

What do you all suggest?

 

[Enigmaticat]

Left 4 Dead. So you can play with me ^_^

 

[Adrianfolf]

Left 4 dead

 

[Suirad]

Left 4 Dead, I love that game.

 

[WolvesSoulZ]

Left 4 dead (I dont have it, but i rented it for my xbox)
Its awesome,

 

[Verin Asper]

Orange Box, theres plenty of Zombie mods for Half-Life series already to keep ya occupied and this is from a person who is playing L4D on PC

 

[LizardKing]

Portal alone is worth it, let alone everything else.

Orange box ftw

 

[lilEmber]

Orange Box, theres plenty of Zombie mods for Half-Life series already to keep ya occupied and this is from a person who is playing L4D on PC

Well I have HL2 and HL2: Episode One, as well CS:S and DOD:S and other source games, so I don't need the engine and I have played the Zombie master and Zombie panic mods to death.

Portal alone is worth it, let alone everything else.

Orange box ftw

Well I had Orange Box for the 360 (before I got my gaming PC and sold the 360's orange box) so I've already beat portal in every possible way.


Hmm, so far it's leaning towards L4D and that's what I'm thinkin' I will give it 3 or so days and make my decision. :3

 

[Nocturnowl357]

Orange box is a bargain but L4D has zombies...tough choice there mate.

 

[-Lucario-]

They are both excelent games, but I would stick with getting the orange box, primarily because it has a variaty of games that comes with it. L4D is alot of fun tho and I do suggest you buy it later on.

 

[Verin Asper]

Well I have HL2 and HL2: Episode One, as well CS:S and DOD:S and other source games, so I don't need the engine and I have played the Zombie master and Zombie panic mods to death.



Well I had Orange Box for the 360 (before I got my gaming PC and sold the 360's orange box) so I've already beat portal in every possible way.


Hmm, so far it's leaning towards L4D and that's what I'm thinkin' I will give it 3 or so days and make my decision. :3

if ya getting the PC version of L4D just like the 360 version prepare to have idiots, as for me I have no headset so I'm the mute player.

 

[-Lucario-]

if ya getting the PC version of L4D just like the 360 version prepare to have idiots, as for me I have no headset so I'm the mute player.

No matter what you do online you will always have idiots. Like I've said many times before, the internet is a breeding ground for morons. No one is safe from them.

 

[Verin Asper]

No matter what you do online you will always have idiots. Like I've said many times before, the internet is a breeding ground for morons. No one is safe from them.

I know of a place =D its moron free its called-*disconnected*

 

[DragonRift]

if ya getting the PC version of L4D just like the 360 version prepare to have idiots, as for me I have no headset so I'm the mute player.

That's why you play set matches with friends and not random people.

 

[Verin Asper]

That's why you play set matches with friends and not random people.

But I have idiot friends, and me with no mike makes me Decoy/smart Pipebomb

 

[Kajet]

Sounds like Orange box will only be HL2:Episode 2, custom Portal junk and TF2...

SO think of it this way, what do you want more? A short one player game and a multiplayer only game or a game that's focused on co-op but has a one player mode?

 

[Jelly]

Orange Box, without a doubt.
All those amazing SP games, plus TF2.

I mean, L4D is good, but it kind of can't compare 5 game set.
(Also, personally, I think TF2 has a hell of a lot more to it than L4D.)

 

[lilEmber]

Orange Box, without a doubt.
All those amazing SP games, plus TF2.

I mean, L4D is good, but it kind of can't compare 5 game set.
(Also, personally, I think TF2 has a hell of a lot more to it than L4D.)

It's not a 5 game set for me though, as I mentioned the only things I'm missing is: HL2: Ep. 2, Portal, and TF2.

So it's one multilayer game, one minigame, and one expansion VS a zombie game with coop and repativeness.

I'm leaning towards L4D, but with the way the votes are going I might get the Orange Box and await the drop in price on L4D... hmmm....

 

[PriestRevan]

Left 4 Dead.


The Orange box is good, but Portal is short. I will, however, admit that Team Fortress is a, from what I have seen, lasting game.

 

[Kajet]

Oh yeah, TF2 seems to not get old quickly... unless it's the same map over and over.

 

[Eevee]

from what I hear L4D doesn't really have enough content to quite be worth the pricetag

 

[lilEmber]

from what I hear L4D doesn't really have enough content to quite be worth the pricetag

Yeah, I've heard that.

I got a lot out of the Demo though, and I don't mind waiting until the price drops on l4d (and it will drop...) so I might just save the cash and wait.

 

[Verin Asper]

Yeah, I've heard that.

I got a lot out of the Demo though, and I don't mind waiting until the price drops on l4d (and it will drop...) so I might just save the cash and wait.

Wait for the price drop, rumors going about they adding two more maps and probably new chars or alt costumes for teh survivors when or after they do that.

 

[Sylvine]

Orange Box, Orange Box, orange Box!

- You get the whole lot of Half Life 2, which is in itself some 50 hours of fun to be had (and in its way, a lot like L4D - repetitive, but fun XD).
- You get the best single-player game ever made with Portal, and even if it's only 3-ish hours of fun, it's the best ride You'll ever have!
- You get TF2, which is the best online FPPS I've ever played, period. Yes, I rank it even above gems like Quake1. I got my Orange Box more than half a Year ago, and I still play more TF2 than any other game I have ( didn't even play through the Witcher yet, even though I'm a fan of Sapkowski. TF2 grabs all the attention XD ). A bit of a steep learning curve for the first week or someting, but great fun nonetheless.
- As You said, it's 3 games ( I don't count HL2, HL2.3 and HL2.6 as separate games XD ) for way less than L4D costs.
- You get 4-people-Co-op with L4D. There's 6-to-16-People-Co-op in TF2. And You get more weapons, more classes, more maps, more unlocks, more everything.

-> definitely Orange Box, and wait for L4D price to drop.

Edit: Hm, after reading through, it seems half of my points are nil and void XD Well, let's say it this way: TF2 alone is way more fun than l4d. Yes, it doesn't have a single player mode, but then again, L4D is not worth the price for single player mode, and multiplayer mode just pales in comparison with TF2.

Maybe You could consider not buying neither, but just waiting for a price drop on TF2 on Steam? We'll be getting a scout update in january, which usually means either a free TF2 weekend for everyone, or a price cut for a limited number of days. Would be Your opportunity to either test it, or to get it for $10 or something along those lines.

HL2:Ep2 Is rather short, and it does not conclude the HL2 storyline (open ending again), so... not really worth it at the moment, I'd say, if You already played HL2 and Ep1.

~Sylv

 

[Verin Asper]

Orange Box, Orange Box, orange Box!

- You get the whole lot of Half Life 2, which is in itself some 50 hours of fun to be had (and in its way, a lot like L4D - repetitive, but fun XD).
- You get the best single-player game ever made with Portal, and even if it's only 3-ish hours of fun, it's the best ride You'll ever have!
- You get TF2, which is the best online FPPS I've ever played, period. Yes, I rank it even above gems like Quake1. I got my Orange Box more than half a Year ago, and I still play more TF2 than any other game I have ( didn't even play through the Witcher yet, even though I'm a fan of Sapkowski. TF2 grabs all the attention XD ). A bit of a steep learning curve for the first week or someting, but great fun nonetheless.
- As You said, it's 3 games ( I don't count HL2, HL2.3 and HL2.6 as separate games XD ) for way less than L4D costs.
- You get 4-people-Co-op with L4D. There's 6-to-16-People-Co-op in TF2. And You get more weapons, more classes, more maps, more unlocks, more everything.

-> definitely Orange Box, and wait for L4D price to drop.

Edit: Hm, after reading through, it seems half of my points are nil and void XD Well, let's say it this way: TF2 alone is way more fun than l4d. Yes, it doesn't have a single player mode, but then again, L4D is not worth the price for single player mode, and multiplayer mode just pales in comparison with TF2.

Maybe You could consider not buying neither, but just waiting for a price drop on TF2 on Steam? We'll be getting a scout update in january, which usually means either a free TF2 weekend for everyone, or a price cut for a limited number of days. Would be Your opportunity to either test it, or to get it for $10 or something along those lines.

HL2:Ep2 Is rather short, and it does not conclude the HL2 storyline (open ending again), so... not really worth it at the moment, I'd say, if You already played HL2 and Ep1.

~Sylv

yet I find L4D waaaay more fun than TF2, it comes down to ones preferance, though I would agree getting the Orange box and get L4D when it price drops. And I'm one of the few who gets a game that has single player, I rather learn first with bots than get toss with wolves ready to pounce on me for not knowing things. Heck I bought Halo 3 just to play the single player story, once I beat it I traded it back in.