Shadowblind said:
Squilliam said:
Shadowblind said:
This is too bad. Valve is one of those developers that goes beyond AAA status. They are gods of gaming, the reception, both critically and by the consumer supports this.
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They are! You can tell especially because whenever you read their GDC presentations their perpspective is so refreshing. That they can make accessible, innovative and fun all at the same time means a great deal to me. Who else could have made a game about Portals and puzzles which anyone could play? The greatness is not that they made the game, the greatness was that they made the game compelling and playable for everyone. People should seriously check out their developer commentry within their games!
Btw I only came back here because quoting green posts is so awesome, I was going to quote you no matter what you wrote! 
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Hell yeah they are awesome! Valve's innovation in their games is always so phenominal. Portal, a first person shooter with no actual guns. Team Fortress 2, a bloody, hilarious cartoony multiplayer game with maps probably half the size of most of Halos maps.
But Half-Life and Half-Life 2, even with purposefully created rather average guns, the story, level design, enemies, strategic possibilities in each battle, technology, the execution of the game is all so fantastic. Its reflected, too. The top three highest rated PC games, I believe, go in the order of Half-Life 2, Half-Life, and The Orange Box. F*** YEAH.
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