If you had to buy one of these four games...

[xekushnr]

Which would it be? Keep in mind I love shooters and RPGs equally.

[MinisterofDOOM]

I own them all except Two Worlds.Of the three I own, Orange Box gets played the most and is without any question the best.

Eternal Sonata is an excellent game, though. It's even more fun when you have another person to play it with (sort of coop/shared control).

TF2 is a far, far, far better multiplayer game than Halo 3 and Halo 3's singleplayer campaign is to the Half Life 2 saga what a 20 year old Hyundai is to a Maserati Quattroporté.

Definitely get the Orange box. Even if HL2 isn't your thing, Portal is an absolute MUST play game, and TF2 is great if you're the XBL multiplayer FPS kind of person.

[OldmanPurdy]

Orange Box but I would reccomend getting it for PC if you can, the 360 version only has 16 player support and the lag is alot worse than any other 360 game i've played. I can't comment on Eternal Sonota beyond what I've watch my girlfriend play, I can say it has the most inspired visuals I have ever seen in any RPG, but it also has alot of children characters and that tends bug me.

[redtop91]

Halo 3 for the multiplayer. Orange Box for just plain fun. Portal is stupid fun and quirky and all of the Half-Life's rule but yeah TF2 is kind of laggy but future patches will fix that, just as any Live game. Halo 3 online is ridiculously fun.

[s13jus10]

If I could vote twice, it would be towards Orange Box & Eternal Sonata. Both really great games (well, OB is 5 really great games hehe). I just voted OB instead of ES because I don't want to see Halo 3 win

with OB, expect a lot of "indoor" close-combat shooting, as opposed to Halos wide open fields.

Two Worlds is okay, but I would still rather point you in the direction of Oblivion.

[xekushnr]

I own them all except Two Worlds.Of the three I own, Orange Box gets played the most and is without any question the best.

Eternal Sonata is an excellent game, though. It's even more fun when you have another person to play it with (sort of coop/shared control).

TF2 is a far, far, far better multiplayer game than Halo 3 and Halo 3's singleplayer campaign is to the Half Life 2 saga what a 20 year old Hyundai is to a Maserati Quattroporté.

Definitely get the Orange box. Even if HL2 isn't your thing, Portal is an absolute MUST play game, and TF2 is great if you're the XBL multiplayer FPS kind of person.

Great advice as usual from MoD. I was leaning towards The Orange Box to begin with. The original HL was my favorite game until FFVII came around a year later. I was following Portal when it was a seperate side project before the Orange Box was announced, and I still really want to play it.

Orange Box but I would reccomend getting it for PC if you can, the 360 version only has 16 player support and the lag is alot worse than any other 360 game i've played. I can't comment on Eternal Sonota beyond what I've watch my girlfriend play, I can say it has the most inspired visuals I have ever seen in any RPG, but it also has alot of children characters and that tends bug me.

My computer is a little sluggish now, as I built it about 5 years ago. The video card is only 3 years old, but thats still old for hardware. That said, I would prefer to have net lag over video lag, especially if everyone else is lagging too. On the console everyone will be in the same boat, but on the computer I will be at a disadvantage.

I know what you mean about the childlike characters, I couldnt get into Kingdom Hearts even though a lot of people (even older people than me) told me it was great. However, I LOVE the idea behind ES and I am a big RPG fan, so I dont think I'll miss this one. It'll have to get it after the Orange Box.

Halo 3 for the multiplayer. Orange Box for just plain fun. Portal is stupid fun and quirky and all of the Half-Life's rule but yeah TF2 is kind of laggy but future patches will fix that, just as any Live game. Halo 3 online is ridiculously fun.

Dont worry Ryon, one day I will have Halo 3 as well. I'm just not in an absolute hurry to buy it. And when I do, everyone else will have been playing for 6 months and I'll just get raped every time I log on. I'm sure it will still be fun though.

If I could vote twice, it would be towards Orange Box & Eternal Sonata. Both really great games (well, OB is 5 really great games hehe). I just voted OB instead of ES because I don't want to see Halo 3 win

with OB, expect a lot of "indoor" close-combat shooting, as opposed to Halos wide open fields.

Two Worlds is okay, but I would still rather point you in the direction of Oblivion.

Looks like its going to be the Orange Box.

As for Two Worlds/Oblivion, I had Oblivion shortly after it came out. Thats why I'm interested in Two Worlds. I have done everything you can do in Oblivion, and I have the Knights of the Nine and Shivering Isles expansions. And its STILL fun to pop in every once in a while, to kill everyone in the Imperial City. Great game, its still one of the best current console games. They better be working on another.

Thanks for the help guys! I have really bad ADD, and it makes me VERY indecisive.

[s13jus10]

buy it at Best Buy. it's on sale this week for $49.99

[xekushnr]

buy it at Best Buy. it's on sale this week for $49.99

I take it thats ending Sunday? I'll try and get out there today (Saturday). Thanks for the heads up.

[OldmanPurdy]

My computer is a little sluggish now, as I built it about 5 years ago. The video card is only 3 years old, but thats still old for hardware. That said, I would prefer to have net lag over video lag, especially if everyone else is lagging too. On the console everyone will be in the same boat, but on the computer I will be at a disadvantage.

Amen thats the main reason i play console games online, i may not have a super high resolution, mouse & keyboard, aimbots and other hacks but I can be damn sure nobody else does either.

[takethewall]

I'd have to say Orange Box. Two Worlds sucked. Stay clear.

[Zee]

Ok here comes the expert opinion. I know you all want to know what i think.

Get the Orange Box you can't go wrong with with HL2, Portal, and TF2. It gives you everything you could want in a game. HL2 is just plain fun with the intense and extremely involving Single Player Campaign. Portal is really there to test your mind. TF2 is a great multiplayer game that you will not be disappointed with.

I mean what else can you want? Halo gets old quick for most that are older than 15 years old, but Orange Box will keep you planted for a long time. Also, with HL2: Episode 3 coming out soon you should be happy for many many months.

Hope I helped, good luck gaming.

[MinisterofDOOM]

How the crap is Halo 3 winning?

Oh, I know, no one who voted for Halo 3 has actually played the other 3 games.

[OldmanPurdy]

How the crap is Halo 3 winning?

Probally the same reason that despite its many flaws and generic gameplay it got 10/10 in every second gaming publication.

I lost respect for gaming media a long time ago but after reading IGN's review and seeing all the stuff they complained about then seing 9.6 all i could do was

[Zee]

How the crap is Halo 3 winning?

Oh, I know, no one who voted for Halo 3 has actually played the other 3 games.

You are most likely right because people feel like they can put in their 2 cents while not even trying the other games. This is why gamers have a bad rep. because of the fact that gamers are close-minded, and refuse to listen to reason. I have seriously lost confidence in the gaming community as a whole after I found out that games like Bioshock got a 10/10. No game deserves a perfect score because they all have flaws. (Although the Bioshock was good it was not perfect).

[s13jus10]

You are most likely right because people feel like they can put in their 2 cents while not even trying the other games. This is why gamers have a bad rep. because of the fact that gamers are close-minded, and refuse to listen to reason. I have seriously lost confidence in the gaming community as a whole after I found out that games like Bioshock got a 10/10. No game deserves a perfect score because they all have flaws. (Although the Bioshock was good it was not perfect).

THE TRUTH! preach on brotha zee

[bmike818]

my vote goes to Halo 3, people like to put the game down because its so popular. I dont play my Halo3 that much anymore, but its the 4 player coop that put it past the orange box in my opinion.

[otterman]

my vote goes to Halo 3, people like to put the game down because its so popular. I dont play my Halo3 that much anymore, but its the 4 player coop that put it past the orange box in my opinion.

People actually play co-op?? Co-op is so lame man, the only cool co-op is at arcades with the light guns (remember arcades?)

[xekushnr]

Too bad Halo fans, I bought the Orange Box. I still havent had the opportunity to blow through HL2 yet so I had to get it. I played the leaked beta (or was it alpha?) way back on my PC before the game was released, but this obviously runs a lot smoother.

[s13jus10]

People actually play co-op?? Co-op is so lame man, the only cool co-op is at arcades with the light guns (remember arcades?)

well team-deathmatch counts as co-op, doesn't it? and team-deathmatch is the pwnz0rz on ANY game......................... except Halo

[otterman]

well team-deathmatch counts as co-op, doesn't it? and team-deathmatch is the pwnz0rz on ANY game......................... except Halo

Co-op is usually ment as two people playing a single player campaign.

[BMAR240SX]

What is this Orange box

[otterman]

Half-Life 2 Episode2, TeamFortress 2 and Portal all together for the same price as a normal game haha

[MinisterofDOOM]

Yep.

Except you forgot about Half Life 2 and Half Life 2 Episode 1 as well.

[greatcountysky]

Hmm, that's a tough one. I haven't played Halo 3 yet, but I can imagine it's pretty good. At the same time, Eternal Sonata is a pretty cool RPG. I haven't played Two Worlds and I haven't even HEARD of Orange Box, so I can't help you there. I guess it just depends on what you feel like - you want a shooter, go with Halo 3; you feel more like an RPG, go with Eternal Sonata.

~GreatCountySky~Used Boat Sale

[Zee]

If you haven't heard of the Orange Box seriously go rent it at least. That is one game that you simply can't miss.

[otterman]

Yep.

Except you forgot about Half Life 2 and Half Life 2 Episode 1 as well.

Oh yeah, I forgot it came with Hl2 and Ep1. I already had them before I bought The Orange Box.

Hmm, that's a tough one. I haven't played Halo 3 yet, but I can imagine it's pretty good. At the same time, Eternal Sonata is a pretty cool RPG. I haven't played Two Worlds and I haven't even HEARD of Orange Box, so I can't help you there. I guess it just depends on what you feel like - you want a shooter, go with Halo 3; you feel more like an RPG, go with Eternal Sonata.

~GreatCountySky~Used Boat Sale

If you don't know what The Orange Box or Half-life2 is then you obviously don't keep up with videos games.

And wait... so you havn't played Halo3 and don't even know what Half-life2 is but you recommend Halo3 as a better shooter? This is why people get stuff screwed up on their cars, idiots with no knowledge on the subject come in and give them "advice" when really they're just talking out their ***.

[redtop91]

ROFL. For consoles Halo 3 is the better shooter but Portal is a funner game. TF2 on XBL is glitchy from what I hear.

[lrb_2000]

Orange box! hell.. I still play counterstrike 1.6 daily.

[cassidy]

I've heard the Orange Box is really cool, but my room mate plays halo 3 for days at a time because of the competitive online gaming... I dont know much about the other two

[greatcountysky]

Oh yeah, I forgot it came with Hl2 and Ep1. I already had them before I bought The Orange Box.

If you don't know what The Orange Box or Half-life2 is then you obviously don't keep up with videos games.

And wait... so you havn't played Halo3 and don't even know what Half-life2 is but you recommend Halo3 as a better shooter? This is why people get stuff screwed up on their cars, idiots with no knowledge on the subject come in and give them "advice" when really they're just talking out their ***.

I wager I know more about video games than you do. Just because I don't obsess over Half-Life like it's the second coming (or because the video game magazines tell me too) doesn't mean I don't know video games. I've kept up with video games since that Atari 2600. You want to talk Halo, I've beaten Halo on all the difficulty settings by myself. I own an X-Box, a Playstation 2, an X-Box 360, a Gamecube, and a PSP. I'll be buying a Wii with my tax return money here soon. So don't tell me I don't know what the hell I'm talking about just because I don't know, and don't give a ****, about the Orange Box. Yes, I know what Half-Life 2 is - I just hate PC games and refuse to play the inferior port for X-Box 360. Plus, I like to play a WIDE variety games - so EXCUSE ME for not being a part of the massive circle jerk around Half-Life 2. I'm too busy playing Elder Scrolls IV on X-Box 360, Final Fantasy Tactics on PSP, Ninja Gaiden (On the Very Hard setting) on X-Box, Ghosthunter on PS2, and Metroid Prime 2 (on the Hard Setting) for Gamecube. So I've got my hands full - but hopefully I'll be able to muscle through since I don't know what the hell I'm talking about and I don't know anything about video games.