It's time for another edition of What Are You Playing, little darlings. This week, we have yet another fairly obvious choice for may fanboys out there. We're sure a lot of you will still be playing Halo 3 (we'll be spending some quality time with it to be sure), but there's this other game that will likely be stealing your attention as well. Of course, we're talking about The Orange Box. Like a box of chocolates you actually want to eat, The Orange Box simply offers some of the best gaming goodness this side of a rigged slot machine. We've been informed by management that we're all required to play Portal now, so we don't really have much choice. All of you, on the other hand, you do have a choice. So, what's it going to be? What will you be playing this weekend?Leaderboards:
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10-12-2007 @ 10:49AM
Ten Dolla Bill said...
I'm heading to Vancouver today and then down to Seattle for the Seahawks game this Sunday so I won't be near my beloved box of x. I imagine the only vidz I'll be enjoying this weekend will be Tetris and Sudoku on my Moto Q.
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10-12-2007 @ 10:50AM
xenocidic said...
You should do a story about the fact that all the copies of The Orange Box that got sent to Ontario are the French boxes ("La Boite Orange").
source http://forums.xbox.com/16044664/ShowPost.aspx
I'm waiting for the next shipment ! I want english box art.
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10-12-2007 @ 10:58AM
Michael Paul said...
I'm sad that Portal turned into a shooter on Level 17. My ability to use my right thumb to swing a gunsight directly to a target has been proven awful after many, MANY Halo 1 fiascoes.
Sure, Portal came bundled with shooter stuff, and I was going to make a token attempt to play those games, but I thought Portal would be my speed: planned shots, not dive-and-shoot.
Then I had to be shown how to get the box off 17's far platform and managed to pull it off, but the mid-bounce shots to finish the level probably mean my progress is permanently stopped...
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10-12-2007 @ 10:59AM
Yuccadude said...
I'm currently addicted to Puzzle Quest, and I'm learning the tricks of the warrior class after playing through the demo as a druid. Maybe I'll try the Knight class next and then go wizard...All in all, it's a great game that only frustrates me when I'm *Spoilers*
besieging a city or fighting a runekeeper.
*Spoilers end* because they can do a heckuva lot of damage in a few turns.
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10-12-2007 @ 11:02AM
supac said...
Team Fortress 2 = LAG, LAG, LAG and some more LAG
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10-12-2007 @ 11:08AM
poprocker said...
HL2/Portal/Halo 3 for me this weekend. Portal is such an AMAZING game!! The stoyline is amaing...and OMG the last level is absolutely brilliant!!
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10-12-2007 @ 11:13AM
Tony L said...
TF2, Halo 3, and Skate
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10-12-2007 @ 11:16AM
stitch1007 said...
Team Fortress 2 FTW for me!!! Their are times that it lags but I played most of last night with out much.... Maybe some halo 3.. I still am not done with Bioshock maybe some of that but I just can't seem to take Team Fortress 2 out of my Box of said X!!!
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10-12-2007 @ 11:17AM
Knuckles Dawson said...
What's funny is that Richard's not kidding. We WERE directed by our superiors to play Portal.
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10-12-2007 @ 11:20AM
thisguyrighthere said...
Here's to hoping the people who think its fun to stalemate with teams filled with engineers until Sudden Death go back to Halo this weekend and we can get some real TF action going on.
7 engineers and a spy? Yeah, that'll work. Ask them to pick a more helpful class? "But engineer is my favorite, sombody else change."
TF is NOT for Slayer!!! Go back to Halo!!
Deep breath 10..9..8..7...
It's okay, time will weed them out. Unless folks really like waiting 30 minutes for a Slayer match to start. Then I don't know what I'll do.
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10-12-2007 @ 11:24AM
LiqwidZero said...
I hadn't bought Episode One, when I had HL2 on the PC, so I'm just playing through HL2, Ep1 & 2 in a little marathon.
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10-12-2007 @ 11:26AM
kp said...
sigh...at work til 5 and its been a long week. but can't wait to do up some orange box! i've started portal and can't wait to get back to it. and just started HL2, played it a little on the xobx for the first time but never didn't get to finish.
and i'm excited for TF2, but really want to find a good group to run with. i'm new to it, but my experience online has been with people who don't talk at all so its just not all it can be.
oh and puzzle quest too! i've been wanting to try it for awhile now and so glad its finally here! demoed it last night and will pry purchase it tonight. sigh...so many great games, so little time!
oh, and maybe squeeze in some halo3.
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10-12-2007 @ 11:38AM
skunkworks said...
orange box baby. still haven't given tf2 a try (portal was taking up all my time) so if I can pry myself away from the portal advanced levels I'll do that.
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10-12-2007 @ 11:40AM
DemonGSides said...
got free Half Life 2 and Episode 1 for my laptop from a friend who had some free codes, so that'll be my gaming this weekend.
Hurray, FPS' on a laptop... this can't end well.
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10-12-2007 @ 11:56AM
Spitkicker said...
Well I unfortunately have to wait till payday to pick up a copy of the Orange Box, (curses!!) so until then it will be Halo 3 for me. I am so jealous of everybody who is playing it right now.
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10-12-2007 @ 12:00PM
ChromaTick said...
Finish up Halo on Legendary co-op with my buddy.
Love Portal, just wish it were longer. I want some more Portal!
I'll probably start working on the campaign for HL2 as well.
Then I'll throw in a little GH, Carcassonne, and Puzzle Quest.
And finally I rented Eternal Sonata three days ago and it's just sitting there begging to be played. Too many games, too little time.
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10-12-2007 @ 12:12PM
Knight Marquise said...
Halo 3 w/o a doubt, and Puzzle Quest, currently playing as a Knight-this game is addicting. Perhaps I may even start Eternal Sonata.
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10-12-2007 @ 12:14PM
DiddlyKong said...
How long does it take to fall 30,000 feet? Yea i'll be playing orange box.
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10-12-2007 @ 12:26PM
Gemini Ace said...
Halo 3 and maybe some Tenchu Z achievement hunting.
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10-12-2007 @ 12:45PM
Stephen said...
Halo 3. Going to try and finish the campaign and finally go back to Fancast Episode 36 through the spoilers part that I skipped. Even though Knuckles somewhat ruined the ending for me in Episode 37! Remind me to thank you for that. *mumbles*
Hey guys it would be great if you guys would comment on some of the comments you see in your Fancast.
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