Rate the Game: Week 72

[M-A-G]

Good morning, one and all. Getting a slightly late start on this because of...reasons...Yeah, that's it. Well I consider it a win if I'm able to knock this out before nine so there you go. We say goodbye to another week as number 72 is up to bat right now. Before we go crossing that bridge let's take a look at last week's Wolfenstein 3D and see how it fares on our glorious leaderboard. All signs pointed to middle of the road but how'd it do overall?

<select><option selected="">Rate the Game Results

<option>1. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (4.8)</option>
<option>2. Hitman: Codename 47 (4.75)</option>
<option>3. Super Mario Bros. 3 (4.7)</option>
<option>4. Chrono Trigger (4.5)</option>
<option>5. (TIE) Mega Man 2, Donkey Kong Country (4.44)</option>
<option>7. Super Mario Bros. (4.41)</option>
<option>8. God of War (4.4)</option>
<option>9. Metal Gear Solid (4.33)</option>
<option>10. (TIE) Shadow of the Colossus, The Last of Us (4.28)</option>
<option>12. Super Street Fighter 2 (4.15)</option>
<option>13. Sonic the Hedgehog (4.14)</option>
<option>14. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (4.125)</option>
<option>15. Super Mario 64 (4.07)</option>
<option>16. (TIE) Grand Theft Auto 3, The Legend of Zelda (4.06)</option>
<option>18. NBA Jam (4.05)</option>
<option>19. (7-WAY TIE) Super Mario Kart, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Super Metroid, The Simpsons, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Donkey Kong Country 2, Resident Evil 4 (4.0)</option>
<option>26. Final Fantasy 7 (3.94)</option>
<option>27. Mega Man (3.89)</option>
<option>28. Half-Life (3.83)</option>
<option>29. (3-WAY TIE) Contra, Castlevania, Devil May Cry (3.86)</option>
<option>32. Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver (3.77)</option>
<option>33. Batman: Arkham Asylum (3.76)</option>
<option>34. Tetris (3.69)</option>
<option>35. Mortal Kombat 2 (3.67)</option>
<option>36. (TIE) Diablo, F.E.A.R. (3.66)</option>
<option>38. Mortal Kombat (3.65)</option>
<option>39. StarFox (3.61)</option>
<option>40. Doom (3.625)</option>
<option>41. Resident Evil (3.58)</option>
<option>42. Ninja Gaiden (3.5)</option>
<option>43. Dead Space (3.4)</option>
<option>44. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (3.39)</option>
<option>45. Resident Evil: Nemesis (3.38)</option>
<option>46. (4-WAY TIE) Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Condemned: Criminal Origins, Crash Bandicoot, Wolfenstein 3D (3.33)</option>
<option>50. Gears of War (3.27)</option>
<option>51. (TIE) Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, Borderlands (3.22)</option>
<option>53. Quake (3.2)</option>
<option>54. Pac-Man (3.125)</option>
<option>55. Killer Instinct (3.11)</option>
<option>56. (TIE) Virtua Fighter, Rock Band (3.09)</option>
<option>58. (4-WAY TIE) Time Crisis, Tekken, Earthworm Jim, Metroid (3.0)</option>
<option>62. Guitar Hero (2.875)</option>
<option>63. Streets of Rage (2.84)</option>
<option>64. Dead Rising (2.71) </option>
<option>65. (TIE) Silent Hill, The Sims (2.6)</option>
<option>67. Tomb Raider (2.55)</option>
<option>68. Halo: Combat Evolved (2.5)</option>
<option>69. Twisted Metal (2.42)</option>
<option>70. Gran Turismo (2.3)</option>
<option>71. Ghosts n' Goblins (2.14)</option>
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Well we don't create an eight-way tie as I feared but we do extend things over on the number 46 spot as Wolfenstein 3D joins fellow first-person titles Call of Duty 4 and Condemned: Criminal Origins, and platformer Crash Bandicoot to create a 4-way tie over there with it's average 3.33 rating. Seems right that it ranks a bit below Doom. Well can we look forward to adding another tie with this week's game? Let's take a look at what we're up against this week! Bowl, do your thing!

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Week 72 brings us more first person goodness but with a bit of a twist as it's all about brains and dark comedy instead of bloody running and gunning. This week's game to rate is the surprise hit from Valve that came bundled in The Orange Box, the mind-bending, puzzle-oriented Portal! This is little game that exploded into phenomenon territory certainly had some humble origins but did it resonate with you? What judgment shall you pass on its mechanics and writing style? Think with portals and take the poll and discuss and share and all that good stuff. Until next week....

[M-A-G]

I will, of course, be dropping memes like a bitch in this thread. :)

[drave]

ill give it a 3 because it is a good game, just not my tastes.

[DAMN iNATOR]

5. You get 3 amazing games in one bundle.

[Fignuts]

5. You get 3 amazing games in one bundle.

We're rating portal, not the entire orange box.

Still a 5 for me. Just a joy to play from start to finish.

[M-A-G]

The Orange Box as a whole really was one of the best deals in gaming. I actually felt like I ripped off Valve when I bought it.

[Lock Jaw]

Never played it.

[Destor]

portal is one of my favorite puzzle games and i love puzzle games...so based off of zero objective standards i give 5. its no talos principle tho

[DAMN iNATOR]

We're rating portal, not the entire orange box.

Still a 5 for me. Just a joy to play from start to finish.

In that case is there a 6 option?

[Big Vic]

The Orange Box as a whole really was one of the best deals in gaming. I actually felt like I ripped off Valve when I bought it.

"WHaT's inSIdE THe OrAnGE bOX?"

[M-A-G]

"AAWWW, WHAT'S IN THE BOX? WHAT'S IN THE BOX?!?!?"

[M-A-G]

LOL, this was part of a gallery in a local game shop. I regret not buying it.

https://i.imgur.com/y89GtaR.jpg

[M-A-G]

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[Sepholio]

I'm giving this a 5 because I'm not trying to piss off GLaDOS.

[M-A-G]

Seph doesn't want to test positive for being a horrible person.

[M-A-G]

https://ih1.redbubble.net/image.651412991.0057/fposter,small,wall_texture,product,750x1000.u3.jpg

[Sepholio]

I love that lol

[Fignuts]

I love it when she calls you fat lol

[M-A-G]

I remember being miffed at my roommate after I bought the Orange Box. I hadn't touched it yet as I was going to devote a whole weekend to it and I came home from work one day to find he had already finished all of the test chambers and proceeded to finish the game while I watched on stewing in my pissed off-edness. He claimed it hadn't taken him long, which I believe. The game was pretty short. I later demonstrated my anger over his conquering of the game before I could by buying him a Companion Cube plushy.

[M-A-G]

https://i.imgur.com/zQ9RAqE.png

[M-A-G]

https://ih1.redbubble.net/image.745669381.0932/fposter,small,wall_texture,product,750x1000.u3.jpg

[drave]

Reminds me of a clerk at a local gas station here having a "SPACEBALLS the mask" mask.

[M-A-G]

I will, of course, track one of those down and buy it.

[Sepholio]

Holy shit me too

[Sepholio]

Ordered

[M-A-G]

I'm actually amazed at myself for holding off on posting this as long as I have....

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After finishing the game and then this shit comes on, it's like, "WTF is happening?" :lol:

Not ashamed to admit that it is part of my music collection.

[Sepholio]

I'm being so sincere right now. Even though you broke my heart.

And killed me.

[Sepholio]

That has to be the best credits scene in a game ever. How do you even top that?