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THChris Jul 16, 2019 @ 3:46am

The orange box

Is it worth $20 or wait for sale?

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かぐや Jul 16, 2019 @ 3:48am

It's rarely on sale. Wasn't on discount during last summer sale at all.
It's worth with full price.

Last edited by かぐや; Jul 16, 2019 @ 3:49am

Jaunitta 🌸 Jul 16, 2019 @ 4:02am

Wishlist it if it gets a special you will be emailed. Many time developers watch these wishlisted games and if they see no sales they can throw a week end sale or even a oneday sale. Seen it many times.
Currently includes 4 titles um actually episode 1 and 2 of half life .
https://store.steampowered.com/sub/469/
Look at the individual games prices on Steam and compare them
https://store.steampowered.com/app/70/HalfLife/
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/232/Valve_Complete_Pack/

Last edited by Jaunitta 🌸; Jul 16, 2019 @ 4:08am

Zekiran Jul 16, 2019 @ 11:44am

It's absolutely worth full price, even now. If you have not yet played those games, they are WELL worth full price.

cSg|mc-Hotsauce Jul 16, 2019 @ 11:45am

I bought 4 when it first came out. Worth full price everyday.

But you can wait for a sale if you really must.

8ullfrog Jul 16, 2019 @ 11:56am

I know the box itself wasn't on discount, but I'm pretty sure all the individual games were.

cSg|mc-Hotsauce Jul 16, 2019 @ 11:57am

$2.99 for the Lunar sale... https://steamdb.info/sub/469/

Zekiran Jul 16, 2019 @ 12:05pm

lol yeah I picked up what remained of the Valve collection for like 2 bucks.

But I bought Portal 1 separately and THEN the OB and THEN another couple copies of Portal 1 for friends. Seriously, worth playing the lot of them.

pocketlint82 Jul 16, 2019 @ 6:19pm

I bought the half life and portal games during the summer sale for less than $5 total. The games are worth 20 but you can absolutely get it for less. Still worth it even in 2019. If a game has good mechanics, it's still good even when old.

The Giving One Jul 16, 2019 @ 6:20pm

I got the REAL orange box here, from BestBuy back in 2007 and it was absolutely worth the full price even back then, at retail.

So yes, it is worth it.

Manticore Jul 16, 2019 @ 11:13pm

Wait for sale i guess considering the price is really low at sale, i bought valve collection less than 2 bucks at summer sale..

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AustrAlien2010 Jul 16, 2019 @ 11:24pm

There are so many people happy with it, it would be almost impossible to feel bad about your purchase, if you don´t like it. Or maybe you would feel bad about it just because so many members like it. But you may like something else all entirely. Not everyone is the same. And the question of worth is kind of shifty. But that´s just me talking strange, I guess.

I don't know how much it's worth. Because it only exists in a perpetual state.
It really depends on who you ask.

Last edited by AustrAlien2010; Jul 16, 2019 @ 11:55pm

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Zekiran Jul 17, 2019 @ 12:44am

As a massively important piece of gaming history, I'd say the Orange Box is ... still worth it ;)

The games themselves have stood the test of time, for the most part. TF2 is still popular as heck, Portal is absolutely one of the best games ever made, and Half Life 2 and the Episodes kind of defined an era. Yes, they have their weak points these days, but let's face it, all games do, and they've got less wrong with them than most newly released games. They might not be everyone's cup of tea, I mean I have played all of what like 20 minutes of team fortress, as I don't care at all for pvp. But...

Also there's the mod making aspect to the games. Garry's Mod relies on so much that's from those games, them and counterstrike source.

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