Author Topic: 360 and PS3 versions of Orange Box now confirmed garbage (Read 7302 times)

TVC15 · « **on:** October 17, 2007, 10:36:18 PM »

Stolen from GAF

So you’ve played through Portal and loved every minute as much as we did. Maybe you’ve even gone through the advanced maps and tried out some of the challenges? So what comes next?

How about the ability to play through Half-Life 2, HL2 Episodes, or other Source-powered games with the portal gun in-hand? We’ve been doing that very thing for the past few days now, and after hours spent experimenting with various techniques and tricks, we’re here to show you how.

Video is there as well.

Link: http://www.primotechnology.com/2007/10/17/half-life-2-portal/

demi · « **Reply #1 on:** October 17, 2007, 10:41:59 PM »

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #2 on:** October 17, 2007, 10:42:27 PM »

omg holy shit

Mupepe · « **Reply #3 on:** October 17, 2007, 10:51:28 PM »

holy shit. FUCK. i guess i will buy the pc version

Himu · « **Reply #4 on:** October 17, 2007, 10:53:07 PM »

holy shit

demi · « **Reply #5 on:** October 17, 2007, 11:00:54 PM »

Game gets hacked and modified because it's on PC version, morans dumbfounded how this could be

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #6 on:** October 17, 2007, 11:09:11 PM »

Portal was made by a bunch of furry lovin' Digipen students, right?

TVC15 · « **Reply #7 on:** October 17, 2007, 11:10:58 PM »

Quote from: demi on October 17, 2007, 11:00:54 PM

Game gets hacked and modified because it's on PC version, morans dumbfounded how this could be

I'm not surprised so much as I'm surprised as it was a user mod that did it, although even that isn't too surprising.

Still, this makes the other versions look like shit in comparison, even moreso than before.

demi · « **Reply #8 on:** October 17, 2007, 11:11:29 PM »

Quote from: distantmantra on October 17, 2007, 11:09:11 PM

Portal was made by a bunch of furry lovin' Digipen students, right?

Yeah, as Narbacular Drop

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #9 on:** October 17, 2007, 11:12:31 PM »

Quote from: demi on October 17, 2007, 11:11:29 PM

Quote from: distantmantra on October 17, 2007, 11:09:11 PM
Portal was made by a bunch of furry lovin' Digipen students, right?

Yeah, as Narbacular Drop

The gal who was involved in both titles was on X-Play last night talking about Portal, she was 1,000,000 times less awkward than Jade Raymond in front of the camera.

demi · « **Reply #10 on:** October 17, 2007, 11:13:02 PM »

Quote from: TVC 15 on October 17, 2007, 11:10:58 PM

Quote from: demi on October 17, 2007, 11:00:54 PM
Game gets hacked and modified because it's on PC version, morans dumbfounded how this could be

I'm not surprised so much as I'm surprised as it was a user mod that did it, although even that isn't too surprising.

Still, this makes the other versions look like shit in comparison, even moreso than before.

All you can do is dork around with the portals, which I guess is cool, but it wouldn't make me want to replay HL2 for it since the AI doesnt even know portals exist.

TVC15 · « **Reply #11 on:** October 17, 2007, 11:25:50 PM »

More than you can do with the ugly looking, blatantly inferior console versions.

demi · « **Reply #12 on:** October 17, 2007, 11:34:28 PM »

Well, you sure got me.

Shuri · « **Reply #13 on:** October 18, 2007, 12:07:22 AM »

Portal was nice, i'm at level 19 right now, but its way too short for all the praise its getting. It's a good game, but its a shame that it was 'wasted' on such a small-scale game... and i'll be real honest.. the puzzles were wayyyy too easy. My saved game showed 1hour15 last time I checked; and even if its a small budget title, it ends as it starts getting challenging.

.. and the whole thing is just a weird offshoot of PREY in the first case. Same tech, different engine and now you can spawn your own portals. The 'omg amazing' effect wasnt the same for me since I played prey like two years ago.

I dunno.

Robo · « **Reply #14 on:** October 18, 2007, 12:12:00 AM »

I think you should finish it and then revise your thoughts. Also, there are several "Advanced" levels to fool around with once it's completed.

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #15 on:** October 18, 2007, 01:12:18 AM »

TVC, like Wilco said, you should have just played Hl2 on your PC. It's stupid to complain how crappy the console versions are when you have a gaming PC that is capable of running it with twice the framerate/resolution. Everything in Orange Box runs for me at 60fps even w/maximum anti-aliasing/filtering at 1920x1200. Do you play the console version just so that you can whine about it?

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #16 on:** October 18, 2007, 01:16:55 AM »

dude, it's a joke.

trippingmartian · « **Reply #17 on:** October 18, 2007, 01:19:13 AM »

I've made the right choice, then.

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #18 on:** October 18, 2007, 01:25:21 AM »

The joke's on TVC for spending $60 on the 360 version when he has a 8800 GTS.

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #19 on:** October 18, 2007, 01:26:37 AM »

he wanted achievements and has disposable income. he also has the pc version.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #20 on:** October 18, 2007, 02:11:23 AM »

Whats wrong with double dipping?!

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #21 on:** October 18, 2007, 02:15:59 AM »

i have quintuple dipped before

demi · « **Reply #22 on:** October 18, 2007, 02:22:32 AM »

He can't even play the 360 version anyway, he spews like the exorcist

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #23 on:** October 18, 2007, 02:23:17 AM »

No point in double dipping if you don't enjoy both versions.

drohne · « **Reply #24 on:** October 18, 2007, 02:56:01 AM »

uh, i think hl2 is better as a console game. i used to find the levels torturously long. with the comfort of a couch, a tv, and a gamepad they're just long.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #25 on:** October 18, 2007, 03:05:15 AM »

Yeah, I got to play Half-Life 2, its episodic installments and Portal on a huge plasma television and comfy couch today, and I concur - the game works well as a single-player console game due to its pacing.

Team Fortress 2 still shines on the PC, although the 360 version is a bunch of fun. I will probably double dip on Portal just for custom maps.

TVC15 · « **Reply #26 on:** October 18, 2007, 03:28:11 AM »

It fails as a console game because it looks like a PC game from 2004 without anti-aliasing, aka not next-gen.

And the only levels that are too long are the fucking airboat and highway fucking 17. The rest is buttah.

Anyway, Smooth Groove, as I have fucking said before, I wanted to play through it on 360 for achievements. That's where I started Portal, so that's where I plan on finishing it. Ep2 I will play on PC, TF2 I wouldn't dream of playing on a console.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #27 on:** October 18, 2007, 03:29:12 AM »

Half-Life 2 might, but Episode Two, Portal and Team Fortress 2 certainly do not, which headline the box, drama queen.

demi · « **Reply #28 on:** October 18, 2007, 03:29:32 AM »

I'd say HL2 looks better than plenty of 360 games I've come across to play "just for achievements"

TVC15 · « **Reply #29 on:** October 18, 2007, 03:30:31 AM »

Quote from: Willco on October 18, 2007, 03:29:12 AM

Half-Life 2 might, but Episode Two, Portal and Team Fortress 2 certainly do not, which headline the box, drama queen.

None of them have anti-aliasing, though, and although they are upgrades from HL2, they don't look like anything cutting edge. Their sexy good looks is, as always, from super consistent design.

Demi, I could handle the games looking lousy, really; it's the vomitorium I can't handle.

demi · « **Reply #30 on:** October 18, 2007, 03:36:17 AM »

Well stop being a pansy wimp and get over it

TVC15 · « **Reply #31 on:** October 18, 2007, 03:37:28 AM »

Quote from: demi on October 18, 2007, 03:36:17 AM

Well stop being a pansy wimp and get over it

I try on the days my stomach feels mostly stable. I ate a bunch of calamari today so that wasn't happening tonight. I don't want to risk puking on my cat again.

demi · « **Reply #32 on:** October 18, 2007, 03:38:35 AM »

Calamari? No homo

Eat a steak like a man

TVC15 · « **Reply #33 on:** October 18, 2007, 03:41:31 AM »

I don't usually eat red meat, and because of that, I usually get a tummy ache when I do. And the shits.

Calamari is the perfect food. Look at this:

That's almost enough to feed Dark Shake for like a half hour.

demi · « **Reply #34 on:** October 18, 2007, 03:55:53 AM »

That would look delicious smothered in sauce. You couldn't handle this dick.

TVC15 · « **Reply #35 on:** October 18, 2007, 03:58:45 AM »

I could totally handle your dick as long as there are not jaggies on the edge of it. Playing Orange Box on 360 is the equivalent of sucking on a dickus that has been covered in glue and dipped in a bucket of gravel.

demi · « **Reply #36 on:** October 18, 2007, 03:59:49 AM »

Looks like you're gonna have to take up a new fetish then!

brawndolicious · « **Reply #37 on:** October 18, 2007, 04:43:29 AM »

My PC can run the flash version at 12 fps.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #38 on:** October 18, 2007, 10:10:58 AM »

I dunno if I agree that a game must LOOK next gen, to succeed as a game.

And I think, of all the things from the 16-bit gen I miss the most, it is the idea that a game can be nowhere near perfect, but still be appreciated as the only way to play it on a console. Back in the SNES days we would get arcade ports of fighting games, yes some from 2-years back, that looked kinda like crap, but people still appreciated them.

Its not as if Orange Box is currently available on any other platform, and unlike say the PS3 if it ever gets it, the PC DOES exist in a realm OUTSIDE of console gaming. I feel some people drag the PC platform into the Console domain, kicking and screaming, in some kind of attempt to add legitimacy to the PC Gaming Hobby.

I just dont see the value in wandering a cheetah into a field of cows and then act like its remarkable that the cheetah not only runs faster, but also eats the cows alive. Good troll material, but not really good discussion.

If you want a good example of how to approach gaming, take a note from CajoleJuice. I think he's playing Portal at 2 frames a second on his PC, and he fucking loves it to death.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #39 on:** October 18, 2007, 11:11:05 AM »

Needy PC Gamers give PC Gamers a bad name

We could argue 'BO BO BO IT COULDA BEEN BETTER ON 360 LAWL' till the cows come home, but it wont change what it is. Sitting on endless soap-boxes gloating just makes console people avoid PC gaming.

demi · « **Reply #40 on:** October 18, 2007, 12:47:00 PM »

Quote from: Weighted Companion Cube on October 18, 2007, 10:10:58 AM

If you want a good example of how to approach gaming, take a note from CajoleJuice. I think he's playing Portal at 2 frames a second on his PC, and he fucking loves it to death.

CajoleJuice is a moron

TVC15 · « **Reply #41 on:** October 18, 2007, 12:59:39 PM »

I could deal with the Saturn quality graphics if the game didn't basically start requiring me to potpourri my bathroom like an old woman.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #42 on:** October 18, 2007, 01:01:37 PM »

The bulk of PC gamers on this forum are fuckin snobs. We should all be like Frag

demi · « **Reply #43 on:** October 18, 2007, 01:02:54 PM »

When Robby turns into a PC tard, I feel just slightly disappointed. That's not what I fell in love with!

Saint Cornelius · « **Reply #44 on:** October 18, 2007, 01:10:18 PM »

Quote from: Weighted Companion Cube on October 18, 2007, 10:10:58 AM

I dunno if I agree that a game must LOOK next gen, to succeed as a game.

I'm sure this comment doesn't apply to Nintendo.

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #45 on:** October 18, 2007, 01:14:04 PM »

given that maf still plays and enjoys ps2 games, you're taking the wrong tack with the wrong person.

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #46 on:** October 18, 2007, 01:14:57 PM »

Quote from: TVC 15 on October 18, 2007, 12:59:39 PM

I could deal with the Saturn quality graphics if the game didn't basically start requiring me to potpourri my bathroom like an old woman.

Someone should shove that calamari up yo ass.

Saint Cornelius · « **Reply #47 on:** October 18, 2007, 01:15:19 PM »

Oh come on Prole, MAF's never said anything about the Wii having Gamecube-esque graphics? Or how shit the DS is vs. the PSP?

I'm just calling out a small discrepancy is all. NO NEED TO CIRCLE THE WAGONS, BOYS

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #48 on:** October 18, 2007, 01:16:16 PM »

you're confusing him with me, honky tonk. don't do that!

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #49 on:** October 18, 2007, 01:17:19 PM »

I'm pretty sure that MAF has said that he spends more time with the DS than the PSP.

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #50 on:** October 18, 2007, 01:17:44 PM »

and the wii does have gamecube graphics. and the ds hardware *is* shit compared to the psp's. how is acknowledging either of those facts tantamount to suggesting that the corresponding games available on those platforms are awful?

Saint Cornelius · « **Reply #51 on:** October 18, 2007, 01:18:42 PM »

The way you two are joined by a low-latency cable, it's hard to tell you two apart sometimes!

Saint Cornelius · « **Reply #52 on:** October 18, 2007, 01:19:47 PM »

Quote from: Professor Prole on October 18, 2007, 01:17:44 PM

and the wii does have gamecube graphics. and the ds hardware *is* shit compared to the psp's. how is acknowledging either of those facts tantamount to suggesting that the corresponding games available on those platforms are awful?

Because that's just, like, your opinion, man.

If they're so shit, why is the Wii & the DS outselling the PS3 and the PSP by huge margins? Don't answer, I don't care.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #53 on:** October 18, 2007, 01:21:41 PM »

Ive never reviewed a Nintendo product saying its crap cause it looks bad. It almost always comes down to WAGGLE sucking ass. I own billy hatcher for gamecube for godsake. I give Nintendo consoles some major breaks.

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #54 on:** October 18, 2007, 01:22:11 PM »

i'll answer: because consumers don't care if the hardware is archaic crap?

Saint Cornelius · « **Reply #55 on:** October 18, 2007, 01:24:48 PM »

Quote from: Weighted Companion Cube on October 18, 2007, 01:21:41 PM

Ive never reviewed a Nintendo product saying its crap cause it looks bad. It almost always comes down to WAGGLE sucking ass. I own billy hatcher for gamecube for godsake. I give Nintendo consoles some major breaks.

Okay, my apologies. And no need to feel bad about Billy Hatcher, that's a great game!

hyp · « **Reply #56 on:** October 18, 2007, 01:26:15 PM »

isn't there a Billy Hatcher cameo in super smash bros brawl?

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #57 on:** October 18, 2007, 01:27:23 PM »

I just like rolling giant eggs around.

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #58 on:** October 18, 2007, 01:28:18 PM »

Hey, MAF, what are some good mods for HL2? Since I've beaten HL2/EP1. before, I'll like to play them again in a different manner.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #59 on:** October 18, 2007, 01:35:22 PM »

Play TF2

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Author Topic: 360 and PS3 versions of Orange Box now confirmed garbage (Read 7302 times)