The Valve Thread

Spartan1127 · 23-05-2008, 08:17 AM

Half Life 2:

- Half Life 2 was brilliant, but I didn't like Ravenholm too much.
- Didn't really like Half Life 2 Ep 1 too much, too many Ant Lions, felt like a chore.
- Half Life 2 Ep 2 is the best one by far, great new creatures and story, plus the final battle was the best.

For Team Fortress 2:

- One of the best online FPS's at the moment. Very original.

Portal:

- The most innovative puzzle game at the moment, with incredible amusing dialogue and a smooth storyline.

Counter Strike:

Was brilliant at first but then got old with many hackers and many skilled gamers.

Left 4 Dead:

- Unfortunately this is only coming out for the PC, while I think it will still turn out great and Co-Op really sells it. What's more fun than a Co-Op zombie shooter? With multiplayer mode as well, I believe.

Post your thoughts on Valve's works.

23-05-2008, 08:27 AM

Pure Brilliance

nufan · 23-05-2008, 08:42 AM

always been a fan of Valve's work. Counter Strike was the first online game I got into back in the day, it was brilliant. But you are right hacks and cheats took over the game and pretty much ruined the game completely.

TF2 is loads of fun wish i got more time to play it, and the Half Life series is great fun.

friedkarma · 23-05-2008, 09:12 AM

Stop Valves

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GLOBE VALVES.- Globe valves are probably the most common valves in existence. The globe valve derives its name from the globular shape of the valve body. However, positive identification of a globe valve must be made internally because other valve types may have globular appearing bodies. Globe valve inlet and outlet openings are arranged in several ways to suit varying

BUTTERFLY VALVES.- The butterfly valve, one type of which is shown in figure 9-21 may be used in a variety of systems aboard ship. These valves can be used effectively in freshwater, saltwater, JP-5, F-76 (naval distillate), lube oil, and chill water systems aboard ship. The butterfly valve is light in weight, relatively small, relatively

BALL VALVES.- Ball valves, as the name implies, are stop valves that use a ball to stop or start the flow of fluid. The ball (fig 9-22) performs the same function as the disk in the globe valve. When the valve handle is operated to open the valve, the ball rotates to a point where the hole through the ball is in line with the valve body inlet and outlet. When the valve is shut, which requires only a 90-degree rotation of the handwheel for most valves, the ball is rotated so

23-05-2008, 09:16 AM

Nufan is that bird actually in GTA4? you know the one on box on loading screen and all that, just curious.

Also HL2, HLep2 and Portal are the best things Ive ever played on any gaming machine.

ALSO karma GTFO

Spartan1127 · 23-05-2008, 09:16 AM

I hate you, Karma.

And yeah, Shane, HL2, Ep 2 and Portal are on my favorites list as well.

Also, one thing I'd like to add to Half Life 2 and the episodes is that it doesn't have much replay value, shane.

friedkarma · 23-05-2008, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Spartan1127

I hate you, Karma.

I'm sorry. I'll include the drawings next time.

Spartan1127 · 23-05-2008, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by friedkarma

I'm sorry. I'll include the drawings next time.

Please don't.

Anyway, what do you think of the Valve CORPORATION?

XabiTorres · 23-05-2008, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by shane32Eire

Nufan is that bird actually in GTA4? you know the one on box on loading screen and all that, just curious.

thats jessica chobot from IGN I saws that pic in her blog shes damn fine lookin too

Anyway...Valve has done some damn fine games portal is one of the most innovative and fun games on 360 plus that song during the credits is the best song in a game ever. Orange box is definitly the best €60 I spent on a game last year

Spartan1127 · 23-05-2008, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by XabiTorres

thats jessica chobot from IGN I saws that pic in her blog shes damn fine lookin too

Anyway...Valve has done some damn fine games portal is one of the most innovative and fun games on 360 plus that song during the credits is the best song in a game ever. Orange box is definitly the best €60 I spent on a game last year

Yeah, Orange Box was definetely worth every penny.

Blasterpez · 23-05-2008, 01:33 PM

yeah, i didn't get the ravenholm part either. it was annoying, but not nearly as annoying as the stupid beach part with the ant bugs getting me the whole time. i didn't think that would ever end. and i didn't like the river part all that much. haven't tried the episodes yet...i wanted to beat the first game first. i made it through the beach to where you control the bugs and went through several of the posts on the beach there, then made it up into a mountain area fort, and that is where i stopped. how much more of the game is there?

Spartan1127 · 23-05-2008, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Blasterpez

yeah, i didn't get the ravenholm part either. it was annoying, but not nearly as annoying as the stupid beach part with the ant bugs getting me the whole time. i didn't think that would ever end. and i didn't like the river part all that much. haven't tried the episodes yet...i wanted to beat the first game first. i made it through the beach to where you control the bugs and went through several of the posts on the beach there, then made it up into a mountain area fort, and that is where i stopped. how much more of the game is there?

Well you're pretty much at the end of Sandtraps right now, about six more chapters to go, however the last two are relatively short. But the first four are pretty long. Don't get discouraged, though.

23-05-2008, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by XabiTorres

thats jessica chobot from IGN I saws that pic in her blog shes damn fine lookin too

No you spaztic Im talking about the bird in his Sig, the GTA4 bird that theres a pic of on the front of the game box, and pictures of her during loading screens when game starts up.

hollywood21639 · 23-05-2008, 02:18 PM

I never came across miss lollipop in GTA4 either.

I thought HL2 was very boring and the story was crappy as well. EP1 was boring, though EP2 was a big improvement and was somewhat enjoyable. I just didn't like how you didn't have a body and everything just floated around in the game. Portal was decent but hardly this game that's everyone built it up to be (a nice mini game but that's about it). Didn't play TF2 so no opinion on that since it was unplayable and buggy during the time I had rented OB from gamefly.

bevo1981 · 23-05-2008, 03:37 PM

i bought TF2 and then took the disk out to a shooting range and blew it to bits. then i gathered up the bits and took a big wet dump on them.

friedkarma · 23-05-2008, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by bevo1981

i bought TF2 and then took the disk out to a shooting range and blew it to bits. then i gathered up the bits and took a big wet dump on them.

You seem to do that with a lot of games.

Spartan1127 · 23-05-2008, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by friedkarma

You seem to do that with a lot of games.

It's a bad habit.

Ultramafia · 24-05-2008, 02:01 PM

orange box was literally the best 37 dollars i've spent on a game in a while. Some of the levels in hl2 are a little drawn out epi 1 and 2 are a nice addition to keep the story going and epi 2 is by far superior to 1. Portal kept me busy for a couple hours and still enjoy watching drunk friends try to figure out anything passed level 4.

Side note: anything on half life 3? i swear i read somewhere some news about it but haven't heard anything lately.

edit: possible portal gun use in the game....seriously that would be amazing.

Spartan1127 · 24-05-2008, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Ultramafia

orange box was literally the best 37 dollars i've spent on a game in a while. Some of the levels in hl2 are a little drawn out epi 1 and 2 are a nice addition to keep the story going and epi 2 is by far superior to 1. Portal kept me busy for a couple hours and still enjoy watching drunk friends try to figure out anything passed level 4.

Side note: anything on half life 3? i swear i read somewhere some news about it but haven't heard anything lately.

Welcome to the site. And yes they're most likely going to make a Half Life 2 Episode 3, then a Half Life 3. On Half Life 2 Episode 3 the setting will be in the arctic aboard the Borealis. You would know this if you beat Half Life 2 Episode 2.