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What to get from steam?

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I just need a game that will keep me occupied for a good while (a week or so will be fine) and Steam seems like a good place to get one. However upon downloading steam i had no idea that there were so many games they offered. So i just need some advice on what game to buy. I was looking at Company of Heroes since the other thread had nothing but praise for it but i'm not sure.

Some games I have beaten/played from steam:
Portal (loved it)
CSS (was fun for a bit)
Garry's mod
Just Cause
Lost Planet
Rainbow Six Vegas 2
and I'm not terribly interested in the half life series.
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give hl2 a try you might like once you get into it, theres abotu 19hours of game play in hl2, 4hours in episode 1 and 6hours in episode 2

so thats a week no probs
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[SD]Master_Wong wrote:give hl2 a try you might like once you get into it, theres abotu 19hours of game play in hl2, 4hours in episode 1 and 6hours in episode 2

so thats a week no probs



^good choice. I'd see if you can get the HL1 (on source engine) bundled with HL2.
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i would get hl1 but $9.99 is too much

i got the game YEARS ago for the ps2 for £5, wish i bothered to complete it

btw £5 = $2.50 aprox give or take for exchange rate changes
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Ok I bought HL2 and it came with HL2: Lost Coast (hurrah pre paid Cards), Lets hope i am kept occupied. Thanks for the input guys.
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if you want to play in order when you complete highway 17 (in hl2) switch to lost coast play that level then continue, lost coast is a level that was not included in hl2 for what ever reason
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Try TF2, not that i have tried it, but people say its mad fun
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emperor3000 wrote:Try TF2, not that i have tried it, but people say its mad fun


Hate that game. IMO, TF2 is an FPS for people that don't like FPS. You don't need to know how to pick a guy in the head and control recoil from 200m or anything like that. What I like about FPS is that it's skill based, you need to practice how to aim to be able to truly dominate other players. In TF2, although you need to know the map and little tricks on the map, there isn't really that true skill component.
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Well TF2 is having a free weekend for the next day or two, so I am planning on atleast trying it.
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piootr wrote:Well TF2 is having a free weekend for the next day or two, so I am planning on atleast trying it.

If you want I can give you a guest pass :)

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Lol. Wong. 5 pounds is 10 dollars nubcake :)
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dom wrote:
emperor3000 wrote:Try TF2, not that i have tried it, but people say its mad fun


Hate that game. IMO, TF2 is an FPS for people that don't like FPS. You don't need to know how to pick a guy in the head and control recoil from 200m or anything like that. What I like about FPS is that it's skill based, you need to practice how to aim to be able to truly dominate other players. In TF2, although you need to know the map and little tricks on the map, there isn't really that true skill component.


People think its all easy go in and get owned quickly. Maybe not on some public servers but if you meet some real players they would rip you to pieces.

StealMySoda wrote:Lol. Wong. 5 pounds is 10 dollars nubcake :)


aw, i wanted to say that :|
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dom wrote:
emperor3000 wrote:Try TF2, not that i have tried it, but people say its mad fun


Hate that game. IMO, TF2 is an FPS for people that don't like FPS. You don't need to know how to pick a guy in the head and control recoil from 200m or anything like that. What I like about FPS is that it's skill based, you need to practice how to aim to be able to truly dominate other players. In TF2, although you need to know the map and little tricks on the map, there isn't really that true skill component.

yea, I only play it a few hours when an update comes.
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StealMySoda wrote:Lol. Wong. 5 pounds is 10 dollars nubcake :)


ohh i got mixxed up well thats not too bad then after all rofl cakes that are a lie

stil i dont have £5...

on the ubject of TF2 why take it so serious its a bit of fun, i play crysis til my head hurtz frm thinking too much then its a nice game to chill down in, its fun, simple what else can i say?
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Well i gotta say, i regret wasting 20 bucks on HL2. I just don't know why, it just doesn't appeal to me at all. I'm allmost done with highway 17 btw.
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really, thats like the cream of fps, what you into then?
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Get GTA: SA.
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Isn't there a project about remaking the whole HL:1 campaign with the new source SDK?
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-Evan wrote:Isn't there a project about remaking the whole HL:1 campaign with the new source SDK?


Already released on steam.
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Kirkaldi wrote:Get GTA: SA.


And theres like a mod to play multiplayer online right?
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dom wrote:
-Evan wrote:Isn't there a project about remaking the whole HL:1 campaign with the new source SDK?


Already released on steam.


Unless he means http://www.blackmesasource.com/.

Valve just copied and pasted the game from goldsource into source. These dudes are doing a much better job. Albeit a bit slowly.
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orange box and hl1 soucre, all you need. unless it was already said, but for a simple question the length of these post are ridiculous to read.
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BlackFox898 wrote:orange box and hl1 soucre, all you need. unless it was already said, but for a simple question the length of these post are ridiculous to read.


+1, fuck discussion on a forum.
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