I'd forgotten what a good game Half Life 2 was

[BillCable]

I won a copy of The Orange Box on eBay last week. I mostly wanted to check out Portal, which I've heard nothing but good things about. It arrived yesterday, and I popped it in to make sure it worked. I figured I'd fire up Half Life 2 and see how it ran.

Three hours later and I still hadn't tried out Portal.

It was crazy... it's a game you simply can't put down once you start. The graphics were a bit dated, but still held up fairly well. But man is it fun. I haven't played the two expansions yet, so I have something to look forward to.

I did get to Portal eventually. I think I played the first 15 levels. I can see why people love it. Extremely innovative. Great humor. And challenging. I think I already got my twelve bucks worth out of the game in one sitting.