The Orange Box... 10 Years Later 

Should've made it a 3 part video and never release the final video.

Valve can avoid making a “3” by just making all their sequels at once and putting them in “The Orange Box 2”

Half-life fans: we’ve been waiting for half life 3 for over 20 years Tf2 fans: there are aimbot bots in every official server and we haven’t gotten a major update since 2019 Portal fans: we died but it’s not too bad

You know he’s new to tf2 when he says the backburner is better than stock and uses the persian persuader with normal demoman

Great video. Absolute props for doing proper under the hood research on TF2 both casually and competitively, a choice not enough out of the loop creators choose to do.

"More barren than a nun's porn collection." These are the metaphors that matter folks.

“So we have this game he-“ “You wanna make it in the source engine?”

Some of the houses you could enter on Highway 17 had great atmosphere. Something about the way the houses were out in the middle of nowhere, slightly dilapidated, and probably only had a couple people living in them really made you feel what the citizens of this new world felt. One of the houses (the one with the burning corpses outside) gave me really ominous vibes. The way there is barely anything in the house in the way of food, the fact that there is nothing in the way of entertainment for those living there. It really felt bleak and hopeless, and set the tone for the game spectacularly.

Seeing how cool the Orange Box was together makes me wish that Steam didn't become their man focus, even though it makes complete sense from a business standpoint. Valve made some great games. Awesome video

Something I noticed in Half-Life 2 is that some citizens have cuts in their clothing and scars on the backs of their heads due to Manhacks being used to keep them in line. The attention to detail is... honestly still impressive after all these years.

One note about freeman’s backstory, You could be a wonderfully decorated engineer and still be reduced to wearing a suit and pushing carts. The ivory tower of academia will reduced those without proper experience in the field to grunts, especially if the project is as ground breaking as what Gordon was working on. Ask your scientist friend. They’ll tell you all about it.

I come from the future. I think Valve might have finally learnt how to count to 3

25:01 Actually thought my mate was calling me

"Due to the updates and support this game has"

imagine if the gaming community, Valve and the FBI tried to arrest a hacker today, *it would be memed to shit*

'The Orange Box... 10 Years Later'... 2 Years Later

That final line made me tear up a bit. "Valve were known for their results. And now, they're known for their business. Grateful for the results, I don't hate them... I miss them..."

I saw you in my stream and I remembered you made this video. good one. my favourite part of these games is that you have total freedom of control over your character. no cutscenes where you have to basically just let go of the keyboard and step away from the desk, no animations where you get your control taken away from you, it felt like a very bare metal raw player-to-character connection.

Came here from NakeyJakey, was seriously surprised by your willingness to point out legitimate criticisms of the games and give an honest opinion rather than just an hour long nostalgia-driven compliment fest. Great video- watched it through and through, and in a year or two, I'll be back to watch it again. Got yourself a subscriber, that's for sure.

I had never played much of Valve’s games, but I decided to finally play the Orange Box in 2019. One of the best gaming decisions I ever made. Now I’m a die-hard Half-Life fan.

I hadn't even heard of the Orange Box when I saw it in Best Buy on black Friday. I looked at it and thought, "Well, I don't know what Portal is. Hey, isn't Team Fortress a Quake mod? Whatever; it says it's five games and they're practically giving it away." I bought it and Bioshock that day for peanuts. No regrets.

"Were it to have transitions like No Man's Sky..." Well, Shammy pretty much asked for it

"that's not what tf2 is" *kazotsky kick plays in back round*

if you play pyro as support, airblast is the most valuable thing, reflecting rockets, grenades from demo, and even spies or ubered enemies, putting out teammates on fire etc

Making this video over 10 minutes for revenue? Disgusting

Seriously though this is my favorite vid of yours. Amazing work mate.

Bro I’ve been going thru your vids and it stunned me when I saw you are only at 500k like bro where’s your gold play button. Your documentaries are astounding The flow of the videos are so smooth, it keeps my attention hooked and before I know it I’m 1hr deep. You deserve more

The Orange box single handedly got me into REAL PC gaming in 2008. Was only $20 and got me (reluctantly!) invested in steam to this day. It still stands as the greatest game bundle of all time.

"Airblast is an ability I use once every few lives" Jesus Christ, way to expose yourself as a noob Lucas

*IT WAS* *ABOUT* *DAMN* *TIME* *RAY*

41:47 my man predicted that g-man and alyx had something going on between them before the prequel lol

I'm a TF2 player and I'm sad that Valve almost never updated it anymore. The amazing community is still carrying the game for a decade though so that's good

valve 2007: lets make 3 games into 1 disc valve 2019: why make a game when you can sell other peoples?

So it was 71 minutes this whole time? Now I know your pain...

Every video on this channel is so good I end up watching most on repeat about once a year. Working through them again is a great escape from all the stress of the real world at the moment :).

One of my favorite things about Team Fortress 2 is that most of the time your mistakes are not devistating unlike many other multiplayer games

"Don't drink the water. They put something in it, t-to make you forget. I don't even remember how I got here."

The way GLaDOS referenced how the combine have taken over gave me chills (51:59)

You review is so precise Thanks for all these memories, done the game multiple times, you're so right on so much aspects ^^

"When is the next Siege video?" The response to this didn't age well. RIP TotalBiscuit.

This was UNBELIEVABLE. I'm so happy for you being able to get this monster out there. Amazing work dude.

The story of how Gabe employed all of the original Portal devs on the spot is always amazing to hear

This is one of the few videos I've watched entirely that has a length like this, good job.

I’ll never get rid of my copy of the Orange Box. It was so unique and will never be done again…

That intro was fucking god-like "Vortal-Combat" just has that +100 badass factor

A one hour plus video on video games? But you're not Joseph Anderson.

I always keep coming back to this video and it gives me nostalgia always does.

41:22 Damn, how those cut dialogue of Eli had SO MUCH GRAVITY now that we have Half Life Alyx.

God can you imagine what those kids must of felt after Gabe was like "we'll take it your hired" 😮

"If you can get 30 seconds of fun, you can pretty much stretch that out into an entire game." Ah. So that *WAS* the core design philosophy behind Destiny....who'd-a-thunk.

The Orange Box... 12 Years Later

Fantastic video, i can't believe i haven't seen it yet

Raycevick? More like Baecevick.

Imagine going to prison for 10 years after playing half life 2 and coming out of prison just to find it still doesn't exist

Great video really enjoyable and informative :)

everything you touch is phenomenal.

"...I miss them." A great video and a fantastic conclusion. RIP - rest in profit, Valve.

Anyone else suddenly think: "oh, wait. it HAS been 10 years. where did 10 years go?"

The orange box changed my life, love those games and everything based on source engine

I freaked out when I heard the discord call. I thought someone was calling me

It's so incredibly surreal that I used to (sort of) know you back in the day when we were both doing Let's Plays and trying to one-up Gamespot and IGN with our heavily edited game reviews. Very cool to see you're still going strong a whopping seven years later with great video-game related content.

Oh wow. Okay, I'm gonna have to watch this over multiple viewings due to its length, but I just wanted to voice my support, 10 minutes in. This is seriously impressive.

13:49 "Why is he able to shoot that fast?"

This video reminds me a lot of The Orange Box. They're both amazing.

TF2 is one of the most tightly knit communities there is. Everyone knows all the content creators, we all know the reccurring jokes about lack of support and random crits, and we are all aware of the very small but surving esports scene. TF2 is a game that is hard to describe from an outsiders perspective. A solid 200 hours might be a lot in other games, but TF2 its considered nothing, most veterans average 4000. There's a lot to learn. One of its biggest problems is wasted potential. TF2 is the goldilocks of esports. Recognisable characters, beautiful design and artstyle, mechanics with incredible skill ceilings, easy to understand the basics, and high acessibillity. But, Valve left it to rot. It has a team of 4 programmers. They went to CSGO and Dota, leaving TF2 with bi-annual updates, and a neglected esports scene and community. But thats just my ramblings. Its very interesting to see the perspective of a new player. For example, the backburner may be powerful at lower levels, its detremental as the airblast is it most powerful tool, often neglected. It can reflect projectiles and push players away, essential in pyro v soldier matchups, and only being able to do 4 of them hits . you hard. It all changes with skill. Also, no-one uses crafting. There's other things, but this comment is getting too long.

Clickable index 00:00 - Intro 02:06 - Pre-Production 10:22 - Half-Life 2 26:41 - Half Life 2: Episode One 32:57 - Half Life 2: Episode Two 45:59 - Portal 52:50 - Team Fortress 2 1:05:31 - Conclusion

1:07:56 "I don't hate them, I miss them"

Man, that Episode 2 ending is so chilling. Reminds of how empty I felt at the end of Twin Peaks: The Return

I know how much of a struggle it was for you to get this out. But god damn was it worth it. 10/10 would watch at 5:30am again. Also Genital Jousting when ok thanks bye

"Why would I trade crits for an ability that I use once every few lives?" *once every few lives.* AAAAARRRRGH

I've finally finished the half life series on this recommendation, my God was episode two a thrill

Ay thanks for the dirty bomb plug, one of my fave shooters of all time

half life 3 is the greatest work of fan fiction that has ever been released

When you remember the sound design, sound of the guns, voice lines of the enemies and NPCs, and music. not just the song but you remember the exact moment in gameplay where the music kicked in - as much as you remember the plot and gameplay highlights, you've got one hell of an employee working on audio

One of my most remembered parts of hl2 ep2 is when you drive through a town and get trapped by two walls and get ambushed. And “your not supposed to be here” starts playing and I remember getting a grin on my face.

Great video!

Eli's death got me. Like a true father he was more worried about his child watching a traumatic event than his own death and calmly told her to "Close your eyes honey..."

Half Life 2 is a huge improvement in graphics over Half Life 1, compare HL2 to other 2004 games and it looks breathtaking, it still holds up pretty good today tbh

This gave me chills.

this is the ONLY video that’s over an hour long that i’ve enjoyed start to finish

for mobile users: 00:00 - Intro 02:06 - Pre-Production 10:22 - Half-Life 2 26:41 - Half Life 2: Episode One 32:57 - Half Life 2: Episode Two 45:59 - Portal 52:50 - Team Fortress 2 1:05:31 - Conclusion

Matpat: maybe the next theory will be on the orange box... haha. Ray: I gotchu

I always remember playing half life when I was a kid, feeling such an overwhelming feeling of tension and atmosphere, it birthed my love of story driven single player games

That intro gives me chills every time

24:15 That line is actually in the final release of Half Life 2, only *very* slightly modified. The budget isn't mentioned, just Freemans work at Innsbruck

25:01 i thought i was actually getting called on discord -_-

I know literally nothing about half life and orange box but this was such a good video that I just straight up watched the whole thing

i miss these games so much. the best assortment of individually awesome games under one title ever. this was such an awesome thing to have been released, and the nostalgia of seeing this, oh my god

>using airblast once every few lives boi

I picked up the Orange Box on a whim because it was so much cheaper than other games in my local game store. Holy shite was it the best €20 I've ever spent.

23:26 that would make some things impossible and would change the timeline, like how if you kill the scientist in the lambda labs straight up game ends you because you wouldn’t be able to go to xen. And if you killed alyx you wouldn’t be able to hack stuff unless Gordon knew how to which is unlikely

when the discord sound effect happened i opened my discord XD

As an avid tf2 player I should probably tell you that the back burner is actually kind of shit for skilled players.

In the words of Liquid Ocelot. It's been too long!

Can't wait for the 15 years later video!

Was reccomended this due to so many references to doom. It's a great 1 hour epic of a review.

SHAMMY! NICE TO C U

April 1st: - Half Life 3: Infinite years later - Raycevik: X years later

Wish you had waited just another year before making this. The conclusion would have been vastly different after Alyx.

I’m getting old. it feels like It was just yesterday I saw this video appear in my recommendations before going to work.