Play of the Week – The Orange Box (Portal)

This weekend I finally got some time to dig into The Orange Box and you can tell from this article that there’s at least one gem inside.  Half-Life 2 and Team Fortress 2 are both very good but the game that stands out amongst them all is Portal.  I talked about it a bit during Episode #51 because it’s just that much fun.

I’ll be checking out more of Team Fortress 2 this week so stay tuned for a possible Unscripted Nights with it!  In the meantime, check out the Play of the Week, Portal, if you have a copy of The Orange Box.  The aperture gun, creating portals and solving puzzles is incredibly addictive.

Portal

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DeaconBlade

I sometimes go by the name "The Velvet Voice". I like sunshine, games and large amounts of money.

19 Responses to “Play of the Week – The Orange Box (Portal)”

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    irishprik411 Says:

    an unscripted night with TF2 would be alot of fun…looking forward to it…

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    TXPaladin Says:

    Portal is the main reason I want the Orange box, I watched the clip on Xbox.Com for that and I’m excited about trying that game. An unscripted night of TF2? You guys are going to make this hard on me. My next game purchase will be CoD4, I might have to wait till Christmas for the Orange Box. :(

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    DeaconBlade Says:

    well COD4 is a definite for us to get some fun on so you’re good to go :)


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    aqauboy1976 Says:

    I vote a TF2 unscripted night! I have yet to try TF2 though. I played through Portal and am now playing through HL2 (which I never played before).

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    DeaconBlade Says:

    the gravity gun is when the fun begins in HL2 aqua ;)


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    aqauboy1976 Says:

    I look forward to it :)

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    irishprik411 Says:

    so do I aqua…I never played any of the HL’s either….btw where is FTW monday’s? lol…

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    lawlhalla Says:

    Deacon, try the flash version of portal too.
    For non-orange-box-people like me, its a pretty neat sollution for a few hours.

    http://portal.wecreatestuff.com/

    :D

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    RuKaMiR Says:

    yeah portal is tight im in for some TF2 action with the u360 scene

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    Caltus Says:

    Portal = greatest single player game since Super Mario Bros. I have been addicted to this game, i just want more, if lots of user content starts coming out for the PC on this one i will be forced to repurchase this for the PC. There is alot of replay value with what is there so dont let my comments deter you from purchasing this for the 360. The medals are very hard to get, though they sound rather easy at first they just wont give me my cake =(.

    Caltus

    THE CAKE IS A LIE!

    also interesting easter egg (www.aperaturescience.com) the information you need for this is in the game, the webpage i found in the manual…enjoy

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    GamerchixJen Says:

    I heard portal was just a gimmick.

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    aqauboy1976 Says:

    If by gimmick you mean fun, then yes. :)

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    UNSCleric Says:
    Member has registered Member had enough luck to win Member is 200 contributor Member has U360 Showcase Member has played at Unscripted Nights Original Gangsta when U360 debuted 
    Went beyond 15,000 Gamerscore

    I’m on Test Chamber 14, but then I stopped to begin playing through Half-Life 2 for the first time since nearly three years ago, and then of course finally see the continuation of the story is Episodes 1 and 2! I haven’t even touched my PGR4 that is sitting here.


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    MerC 47 Says:

    Portal is so rockawesome!! Addictevely fun and hillarious, you have to love the song during the ending credits.

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    GOON360 Says:

    Portal was awesome indeed. I Finished the advance maps last night which weren’t too tough, but challenging non the less. I played a bit of TF2 for a small duration one night and discovered that it would be ALOT of fun with a group of friends :) Im most certainly down this Friday to play.

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    Viper86 Says:

    Portal is definitely a fun game. I’m on chamber 18 and it’s giving me some trouble.

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    ReaperHybrid Says:

    Did someone say Unscripted Night? Count me in! I’m looking forward to playing TF2 online with the Unscripted crew.

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    Souf Centrol Says:

    Yeah Portal is real nice, makes you think lol

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    Leonard McCoy Says:
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    Portal is such a nice gameplay idea that I think that they should have published it as extra stand-alone game for the Xbox with much more levels, and gameplay mods. Even a map editor, with which you could share your creations just like in Halo, would have been possible looking at the simple structure of Portal.

    I’m really looking forward to the release of Portal 2, once Valve has realized that player DO want to player puzzle-shooters that give you some time to think about what you do without shooting everyone down 24/7.


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