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Poll: Which do you think was Valve's best game so far?


Valve's Best Game
Left 4 Dead
13.9% (37)
13.9% (37)
Half-Life 2
27.1% (72)
27.1% (72)
Team Fortress 2
19.2% (51)
19.2% (51)
Portal
27.4% (73)
27.4% (73)
Counter-Strike
3.8% (10)
3.8% (10)
Day of Defeat
0.4% (1)
0.4% (1)
Half-Life (1)
8.3% (22)
8.3% (22)
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Jetstar:

NoMoreSanity:
Tie between Left 4 Dead and Portal.

Jetstar:
Portal was one of the most boring games I've played. GLADoS was so annoying I played with the sound off and did my own voices. Maybe if all she said was, "DO THE PUZZLE, BITCH." then I would've enjoyed it.

Best part of the game was when I hit exit and quit. Burning the companion cube came in a close second.

I really hope your joking, or you're going to be flamed up the ass by the entire community.

So sorry. Guess you get fucking butthurt when someone doesn't like a game "everyone likes". I've stated my thoughts, now I'm waiting for your community to "flame me up the ass."

So in this case, I really hope you're joking,

Well this community is very Portal-Centric. So much as insulting it counts as instant death in most circles, which although solvable by a Pheonix Down, can inflict serious harm on your overall Forum XP.

I don't mind if you hate Portal, but I do mind if you insult me with the demeanor of a retarded fish.

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I used to play Half Life 2 all the time. I love that game.

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Portal or Team Fortress 2. GRRRRRRRRReat games.

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i think its a tie between HL2 and Portal.IMHO.

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This was tough because I was torn between TF2, HL 2, Portal, and L4D because they're all great games but I decided to go with Half Life cuz Portal was too short, they're abandoning L4D, and I have the Xbox version of Team Fortress 2 (so I'm fucked out of that deal) but the Half Life series has always been fantastic.

By the way if you want to get technacle its VALVe not Valve i dont want to be "that guy" but just for future refrences

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Half-Life Series. It just has some much content rushing into your face than it's hard no to like.
Then Left4Dead not only because it made co-op fun, but theres zombies, lots of zombies!
And portal because it's a good puzzle game and it's damn funny.

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It's between L4D and Portal. I can't choose one. AAAH!
Epix zombie mauling vs. Cool puzzels, humour and awesome enviroments.

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I'm going with the launch title. It is a fact that, love it or hate it, Half Life is one of the most significant titles in gaming history. Also, for an 11 year old game, it still looks pretty damn good.

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xmetatr0nx:

Jetstar:
So sorry. Guess you get fucking butthurt when someone doesn't like a game "everyone likes". I've stated my thoughts, now I'm waiting for your community to "flame me up the ass."

So in this case, I really hope you're joking,

Stating your opinion is your right fine and well no one can fault you for that.

but

stating your opininon like a 15 year old boy who just discovered cuss words is another thing all together. In short dont be an ass.

I was taking your post seriously until I saw your little contradiction:

Your post:
stating your opininon like a 15 year old boy who just discovered cuss words is another thing all together. In short dont be an ass.

Your post:
In short dont be an ass.

Hahaha, what a joke.

Also, I count one swear that was directly from my mouth in that post. One "fucking" doesn't qualify as a bunch last time I checked. If anything, you used one yourself. Eh?

And I can hardly credit Counter Strike as Valve's creation, seeing as they waited pretty far along in development to take it over. Same for L4D.

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Portal. Hands down.

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Jetstar:
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Well the "dont be an ass" part was specifically put there so you could understand it better. Either way do what you like, im not here to teach you manners.

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Team Fortress 2 - it's art style is "fackeen oresum".

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xmetatr0nx:

Jetstar:
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Well the "dont be an ass" part was specifically put there so you could understand it better. Either way do what you like, im not here to teach you manners.

I like how you're directly attacking my intelligence here. Putting "ass" in a sentence is okay, but saying it's going to help me understand it is beyond me, but I'm not here to teach you common sense.

Team Fortress 2 - it's art style is "fackeen oresum".

Found this pretty funny for some reason.

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I'd say Half-Life 2. If Half-Life 1 was there, I might choose that but...

Half-Life 2 because I can still play through the games and enjoy them, and I'm massively looking forward to Episode 3. That, and I can't get enough of Half-Life.

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half-life 1 and 2
counter strike
day of defeat
portal
team fortress 1 and 2
left 4 dead

each one of these games is a crowning achievement for us gamers

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Tf2 or The Hl series... both quality.
Portal was good too but not big enough and replayable to get on the list.
L4D is fun, but gets tedious. (waiting 7 months for the SDK was a biatch)

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As great as everything they made is, Half Life 2 is a masterpiece, pure and simple. It just has great variety and is overall incredibly well made in about every way.

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CS because that came about as a mod...and now it's one of the most played games around the world. I don't see tournaments held for Portal, though that would be interesting what a multiplayer Portal would be like. Plus CounterStrike is just awesome.

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In my opinion, TF2 is a nearly perfect game.

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TF2 is still the one that I play on a regular basis, so I go with that.

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Jetstar:

A random person:
As great as everything they made is, Half Life 2 is a masterpiece, pure and simple. It just has great variety and is overall incredibly well made in about every way.

And the fact that it served as a base for all of the Source Engine games is a feat unlike no other.

And don't forget Gmod!

Also, that double negative at the end is bothering me. "Like no other" is what I believe you mean, "unlike no other" means it's not different from anything.

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Half-life 2 would have disappointed me big time if i would have bought it for getting a great game (I bought it for having access to the Mods- Mods for HL1 were insanely great)

Left 4 Dead was good fun and all. But after 100.000 dead zombies i tired a bit.

Portal was fun, but REALYYREALLY short. Valve seem to have the annoying tendency to not tell the story to the END.

Counter Strike Source: Well.. yeah.. a few hours every odd month is ok.

Team Fortress 2: BEST. SHOOTER. AVAILABLE. Really... i can't stop blowing dudes up as a demoman.. holy crap i am nearly at 70 hours as demo alone... and countless more with the other classes. DAMN addiction *g*

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can't decide between portal and tf2. But I love the humor in the games. Humor is rare in videogames but make them so much more enjoyable. Thats why I like castle crashers and saints row 2. Its no fun to take yourself seriously.

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Jinoru:

alwaysrockon:

Jinoru:
Valve didn't make CS.

Umm yes they did.

It was a mod originally. VAlve just acquired it.

That's like saying Left 4 Dead isn't a VALVe game, because they accquired it.

VALVe hired the CS creators. Cliffe and Le became VALVe employees. Under VALVe CS and CSS continued to develop and evolve.

AND WHERE IS HALF-LIFE 1 ON THE POLL?

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Gordon Freeman, Chell and the counter terrorists have no redeeming qualities except for being badass and being in badass games. That's why I chose Team Fortess 2, because of the personality of it.

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A random person:

And don't forget Gmod!

Garry's Mod wasn't made by Valve, Team Garry made Garry's Mod, they just use Valve models and maps and textures, that's why Valve gets half the profit of Gmod.

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Portal is the best, it is unique and fun. Left 4 Dead is great when I have friends over. It was made for the multiplayer experience.

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Left 4 dead. Becuase I never get tired of killing zombies. Portal is a close second(Any game that causes me to laugh must get some credit.) followed By Hl2.

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That's a tough choice, I guess it depends on what you mean by 'best'.

If you mean which was best for when it came out, Half-Life 1.
If you mean which one I personally enjoyed most, Half-Life 2.
And if you mean which one I've gotten the most entertainment value from, Team Fortress 2.

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L4D, Portal, and HL2 all amazing, but none would have happened if Valve hadn't broken the mold with the original. HL classic did for FPS what Starcraft did for RTS, brought their chosen genres the respect of the masses. Say what you will about mass appeal, because the millions that bought the originals aren't listening.

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Left 4 Dead by far.

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Left4Meds:

A random person:

And don't forget Gmod!

Garry's Mod wasn't made by Valve, Team Garry made Garry's Mod, they just use Valve models and maps and textures, that's why Valve gets half the profit of Gmod.

Wasn't made by Valve, but Half-Life 2 was the base for it. Look at the post I replied to.

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For me, it was a tossup between TF2, Portal, HL, and HL2. TF2 is just plain amazing- I love the idea of separate classes. Portal was awesome, fun, and challenging- it was also just long enough to stay fun without dragging on or getting boring. Half-Life(1) was, simply put, nothing short of a revolutionary FPS for its time, and is still a wonderful game (Of course, that could just be the nostalgia factor talking). HL2 was an adventure- Ravenholm, Nova Prospekt, the Citadel, I loved it all. I found the narrative to be particularly enthralling as well. On the other hand, I have to disagree with MiracleOfSound- the allies' AI needed improvement (Excluding Alyx's AI, which was great). When a grenade was in close proximity to my rebel team mates, they would practically CLUSTER around it. So FRUSTRATING! However, the game was still entertaining even with that problem.

In the end, I had to go with HL2. I just enjoyed it more than the other games.

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sgtshock:
That's a tough choice, I guess it depends on what you mean by 'best'.

If you mean which was best for when it came out, Half-Life 1.
If you mean which one I personally enjoyed most, Half-Life 2.
And if you mean which one I've gotten the most entertainment value from, Team Fortress 2.

This describes perfectly, I haven't actually played HL1 :S But I still agree with you.

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