The orange box really was something special.
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One of my best gaming memories as a kid, what an amazing deal the orange box was. Itβs a real shame we were left hanging with the gut-punching cliffhanger of HL episode 2, and never finished the story.
What made this cliffhanger so truly bad was the main game's story was complete as is until Episode 1 unwinded it. And Episode 2, compared to Episode 1, was a much better game in most aspects for me.
In what world the main story was complete? Like sure you could argue it could have been a legitimate choice to end it in that way but by no mean it answered any of the lingering questions.
It was one of the best value for money experiences I've ever had. Only beat out by The left 4 dead series based on hours played.
Then, 15 years later, when I rejoined the world of modern PC gaming, those games were all still available for download from my Steam account just because I bought the physical Orange Box back in 2007.