GH and DH Competition: Win a ATI 3870 GFX signed by Gabe Newell

~~hackerx~~ · Nov 19, 2007, 05:34 PM

i just played Team Fortress 2 recently on my friends 360
it was so much fun playing as spy
making the enemy think ur on their side and then stabbin them in the back when they least expect it
lotsa fun

id even put it up there with the likes of Half Life series and Portal in terms of pure fun

ET3D · Nov 19, 2007, 08:09 PM

My favourite Valve game is of course the one where you have to post stuff at Driver Heaven and they give you a graphics card as a reward.

deekey777 · Nov 19, 2007, 08:15 PM

My favourite VALVe game is Half-Life Source (with HD Pack Source): It combines one of the best games of the last ten years with Source Engine.

(But thanks for HL2 Deathmatch.

)

Ferret_Style · Nov 20, 2007, 12:40 AM

One of my favorite source games is countersrike. Nothing beats knife fights with friends!

temporalwar · Nov 20, 2007, 12:47 AM

I love HL1!!!

I run Natural Selection Mod on Steam, the of the best mods for HL1 ever
:: Natural Selection ::

A very great game, and they are working on a HL2 Engine Based version that should go retail!

Game works great on my ATi 9800, but would not play the HL2 version when it came it very well.

andrew655 · Nov 20, 2007, 02:09 AM

I remember, about a a year and a half ago, making "the switch" from the original counter strike, to counter strike source...
I hopped into my very first game with great excitement. "GO GO GO" shouted the voice when the round began. Everybody rushed forward, leaving me in the dust.
I sat around for maybe 30 seconds when I heard yet another voice: "the bomb has been planted." Now was my time to shine, I thought. I would deactivate the bomb and bring a win to the counter terrorist team.
I rushed to the scene, the beeping of the bomb growing louder with each step I took. When I arrived at the bomb site I quickly surveyed the area, only to discover that it was completely unguarded!

At this point in the game, my curiosity unnoticingly stepped in. "What if," I thought to my self, "I stand on the bomb and dont defuse it?". My thoughts raced... "And when the bomb explodes, how will my body be propelled in the air?" I continued to ask myself these questions until the beeping had finally come to an end, and I found myself watching a 10 second acrobatic show. My in-game character, when coerced by the explosion of the bomb, flew high up in the air with such realism and grace. All in all, I was not disappointed.

That being said, the experience descirbed above has not been repeated since that time, as I am no longer new to the revamped version of counter strike.

And thats just one of the reasons why css is my favorite game.

TeDdOwnZ · Nov 20, 2007, 11:22 AM

This is the most ever exciting game i've played.
Truly immersive story.
I hope in more episodes.

dsdsdk · Nov 20, 2007, 12:25 PM

Favorite is Portal.

Whoever thought of the words "Companion Cube" is a genius!

nerdrock · Nov 20, 2007, 03:36 PM

Team Fortress 2 is what broke me away from World of Warcrack. True story.

UZ7 · Nov 21, 2007, 12:30 AM

First game to ever make me say, "Oh Shit! Oh Shit! Oh Shiiittt!!

Half Life 1 - Best Quote Ever: (scientist talking to Gordon) "Do you know who ate all the donuts?"

I lol'ed

Shike · Nov 21, 2007, 06:02 AM

Counter-Strike is and probably will remain my all time favorite. It's a game that's so effective and so addicting that I believe Valve will have a hard time in getting the user base attached to another game.

I have NEVER seen a game so successful as Counter-Strike, which would explain how even though it's based on an engine that should be archaic, it's not.

~ of course, a new card will allow me to switch over to the much shinier Source.

MikeDaMan · Nov 21, 2007, 06:16 AM

Hmmmm....I'd have to say Half Life 2 for single player. I was addicted...couldnt even make it outside for smoke breaks...ended up buying a can of dip.

The graphics is what surprised me at first and the engine with how smooth everything, ran pretty much got an instant erection. The game also had a great story to go with it and the chick was pretty sexy...I know Valve put a little extra time in on her

. Well now that this makes me sound like a perv....moving on....

I'd have to say Counter Strike for Multiplayer....Who hasn't played it? I'm pretty much the worst person there is when it comes to trying to own people but then again if there weren't people like me who could go around telling everyone how amazing they are. Both are still extremely fun to pop in every so many months and play em all over again. Well done.

C47 · Nov 21, 2007, 11:00 AM

Half Life : Blue Shift

Barney Calhoun inspires me....

zndkw1n · Nov 21, 2007, 12:13 PM

Highly anticipated title, it shook the foundations of the industry when released. Its story and lambda symbols redefined the genre and the definition of cool.
Ambushing soldiers while riding on a tram earned me my reputation of being a sneaky bastard. It was a challenge outwitting the non-linear, unpredictable Ai.
Limiting your weapons to a trusty old crowbar in the middle of the game was a clever twist of the plot. It made you thread carefully on that older complex turf.
Finding a keycard to unlock the next level was fortunately absent throughout this ride.A very welcoming gameplay change in the fps genre's structure for once.

BorisKarlov · Nov 21, 2007, 01:53 PM

Team Fortress 2 - love the heavy weapons guy - especially in full firing mode with a medic attached ............ invincible !!!!

Saprobic · Nov 21, 2007, 04:30 PM

I was never really one to play FPS. I was always the guy stuck in the corner or getting shot repeatedly before I ever even saw an enamy. But then playing TF2 things just seemed to fall into palce. While still far from being a superstar I did manage to mop up a few goons. Feels nice when at the end of a game you get to see something other than a goose egg in number of kills.

Vikingod · Nov 21, 2007, 04:48 PM

I need this card to play Crysis, because floating around the "Core" level, with a little David Bowie playing the backround, will nearly fullfill my dreams of being lost in space.

Vikingod · Nov 21, 2007, 05:28 PM

I need this card to play Blacksite because I FREAKIN' TOLD YOU THEY HAD ALIENS THERE, HA!

They said I was crazy, ha, crazy like a fox!

val_parthen · Nov 21, 2007, 08:23 PM

Portal, hands-down.

There has not been a game experience more fresh and invigorating and AMAZING since... I can't think of what might come before it, but hopefully you get the picture. It was beautiful, smart, fun and amazing. Also, the cake was delicious.

Seriously! It was! My friend made the cake recipe as rattled off by GLaDOS' blue... head. It was so delicious and moist! Now THAT is value for a game: A great game AND delicious cake.

As a note, I live in Colorado, USA now, not Sydney, AUS.

tornadog · Nov 21, 2007, 08:50 PM

Half Life 1 and 2... No hero has kicked so much a$$ armed with a crowbar and a phd from MIT

Coolone · Nov 22, 2007, 02:29 AM

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[color=red]I love to play Team Fortress 2[/color]
[color=red]- since it is as hot as my[/color]
[color=red]ATI Ruby PC![/color]

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ET3D · Nov 22, 2007, 09:10 AM

My favourite Valve game is their casual title, Steam. If I have a few minutes to spare, I can always browse the store, or look at the Penny Arcade comics, and I enjoy the occasional humour, such as the enthusiastic announcement "You're already a member of 0 groups!"

X1800XTTOP · Nov 22, 2007, 11:30 AM

Definatly Half-life2 (original). I had just gotten my new system and was able to crank up the settings to the very maximum, and wow the game looked wonder. The story dragged me in instantly and i felt like i was in the game. And later into the game, with all the action happening with the ships and rockets flying all over the place, so intense and such action i hadn´t seen ever...

And all those "cutscenes" (when you wander around by friends in e.g. stations..), when the action actually "pauses" is the most beautiful i have ever seen in a game..

atomskasarma · Nov 22, 2007, 07:40 PM

I always thought that the C&C:Red Alert could be a great alt-history movie. But I do not think that good movie could be made out of Halflife. One would miss the whole experience without playing the complete serial. It simply can not be better then this. Halflife 2 IS my favourite game and it's pity Halflife 1 could not look this beautifull. I can hardly wait for the 3rd episode.

WyteWolf · Nov 22, 2007, 11:02 PM

Well, I'm not a vegan but you can catch me veggin' to a couple of titles - not a tried, true, and old fps but something with a historical touch. I've logged more hours playin' Medieval 2 than years have since passed.

Fr4nk3nst41n · Nov 23, 2007, 08:30 AM

half life was the first game i bought with my own money wayback in late 90´s for my pentium 166, and it was responsible for my first ATI card (A RAGE IIc).

SpiderSpore · Nov 23, 2007, 12:25 PM

I Need It So I Can Use Its Processing Power To Break Into Area 51's Computers & Send A Message To The Aliens & Tell Them To Stop Probing Me Or At Least USE SOME LUBE!!

[hobo]eclipse · Nov 23, 2007, 01:51 PM

my favorite valve games are the ones that'll all play like butter with this new 3870!

fr0sty · Nov 23, 2007, 08:04 PM

My favorite game has to be the original Half-Life. It helped me get through my phobia of vents and ducts.

Count_Charbs · Nov 23, 2007, 10:21 PM

My favorite valve game is Half life saga..it has the best story line to date..with the help of the fan community..G-man

Nov 19, 2007, 08:15 PM	#123
deekey777 Grünschnabel Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Good Old Germany Posts: 285 Rep Power: 0	My favourite VALVe game is Half-Life Source (with HD Pack Source): It combines one of the best games of the last ten years with Source Engine. (But thanks for HL2 Deathmatch. ) __________________ I know, my english is terrible.

Nov 20, 2007, 12:47 AM	#125
temporalwar DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: HSV AL USA Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0	Steam is for Natural Selection ! I love HL1!!! I run Natural Selection Mod on Steam, the of the best mods for HL1 ever :: Natural Selection :: A very great game, and they are working on a HL2 Engine Based version that should go retail! Game works great on my ATi 9800, but would not play the HL2 version when it came it very well.

Nov 20, 2007, 02:09 AM	#126
andrew655 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	My favorite valve game: Css I remember, about a a year and a half ago, making "the switch" from the original counter strike, to counter strike source... I hopped into my very first game with great excitement. "GO GO GO" shouted the voice when the round began. Everybody rushed forward, leaving me in the dust. I sat around for maybe 30 seconds when I heard yet another voice: "the bomb has been planted." Now was my time to shine, I thought. I would deactivate the bomb and bring a win to the counter terrorist team. I rushed to the scene, the beeping of the bomb growing louder with each step I took. When I arrived at the bomb site I quickly surveyed the area, only to discover that it was completely unguarded! At this point in the game, my curiosity unnoticingly stepped in. "What if," I thought to my self, "I stand on the bomb and dont defuse it?". My thoughts raced... "And when the bomb explodes, how will my body be propelled in the air?" I continued to ask myself these questions until the beeping had finally come to an end, and I found myself watching a 10 second acrobatic show. My in-game character, when coerced by the explosion of the bomb, flew high up in the air with such realism and grace. All in all, I was not disappointed. That being said, the experience descirbed above has not been repeated since that time, as I am no longer new to the revamped version of counter strike. And thats just one of the reasons why css is my favorite game.

Nov 20, 2007, 11:22 AM	#127
TeDdOwnZ DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	HalfLife for FullLife This is the most ever exciting game i've played. Truly immersive story. I hope in more episodes.

Nov 20, 2007, 12:25 PM	#128
dsdsdk DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Denmark, CPH. Posts: 586 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Favorite is Portal. Whoever thought of the words "Companion Cube" is a genius! __________________ No more Kitty!

Nov 19, 2007, 05:34 PM	#121
~~hackerx~~ Banned Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 494 Rep Power: 0	i just played Team Fortress 2 recently on my friends 360 it was so much fun playing as spy making the enemy think ur on their side and then stabbin them in the back when they least expect it lotsa fun id even put it up there with the likes of Half Life series and Portal in terms of pure fun

Nov 19, 2007, 08:09 PM	#122
ET3D Hopeless Dreamer Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Dreamland, near the pool of infinite graphics cards Posts: 3,055 Rep Power: 103 System Specs	My favourite Valve game is of course the one where you have to post stuff at Driver Heaven and they give you a graphics card as a reward.

Nov 20, 2007, 03:36 PM	#129
nerdrock DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Western NY Posts: 99 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Team Fortress 2 is what broke me away from World of Warcrack. True story. __________________ Old signature rendered obsolete by fancy new forum code!

Nov 21, 2007, 12:30 AM	#130
UZ7 7th's Specialist Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Florida Posts: 162 Rep Power: 0	First game to ever make me say, "Oh Shit! Oh Shit! Oh Shiiittt!! Half Life 1 - Best Quote Ever: (scientist talking to Gordon) "Do you know who ate all the donuts?" I lol'ed __________________ Cold and Silent Blue. Seven and the Angel.

Nov 21, 2007, 06:02 AM	#131
Shike Official Cyberpunk ^_- Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 911 Rep Power: 0	Counter-Strike is and probably will remain my all time favorite. It's a game that's so effective and so addicting that I believe Valve will have a hard time in getting the user base attached to another game. I have NEVER seen a game so successful as Counter-Strike, which would explain how even though it's based on an engine that should be archaic, it's not. ~ of course, a new card will allow me to switch over to the much shinier Source.

Nov 21, 2007, 06:16 AM	#132
MikeDaMan DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 874 Rep Power: 0	Hmmmm....I'd have to say Half Life 2 for single player. I was addicted...couldnt even make it outside for smoke breaks...ended up buying a can of dip. The graphics is what surprised me at first and the engine with how smooth everything, ran pretty much got an instant erection. The game also had a great story to go with it and the chick was pretty sexy...I know Valve put a little extra time in on her . Well now that this makes me sound like a perv....moving on.... I'd have to say Counter Strike for Multiplayer....Who hasn't played it? I'm pretty much the worst person there is when it comes to trying to own people but then again if there weren't people like me who could go around telling everyone how amazing they are. Both are still extremely fun to pop in every so many months and play em all over again. Well done. __________________ DFI Lanpart UT 250GB motherboard. 1GB 2X512 Crucial Ballistix PC 3200. AMD Athlon 64 3400+. Retail ATI Radeon X850XT PE AGP Last edited by MikeDaMan; Nov 21, 2007 at 06:22 AM.

Nov 21, 2007, 11:00 AM	#133
C47 DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 197 Rep Power: 43	Half Life : Blue Shift Barney Calhoun inspires me....

Nov 21, 2007, 12:13 PM	#134
zndkw1n DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Highly anticipated title, it shook the foundations of the industry when released. Its story and lambda symbols redefined the genre and the definition of cool. Ambushing soldiers while riding on a tram earned me my reputation of being a sneaky bastard. It was a challenge outwitting the non-linear, unpredictable Ai. Limiting your weapons to a trusty old crowbar in the middle of the game was a clever twist of the plot. It made you thread carefully on that older complex turf. Finding a keycard to unlock the next level was fortunately absent throughout this ride.A very welcoming gameplay change in the fps genre's structure for once. Last edited by zndkw1n; Nov 21, 2007 at 12:33 PM.

Nov 21, 2007, 01:53 PM	#135
BorisKarlov DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Team Fortress 2 - love the heavy weapons guy - especially in full firing mode with a medic attached ............ invincible !!!!

Nov 21, 2007, 04:30 PM	#136
Saprobic DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	I was never really one to play FPS. I was always the guy stuck in the corner or getting shot repeatedly before I ever even saw an enamy. But then playing TF2 things just seemed to fall into palce. While still far from being a superstar I did manage to mop up a few goons. Feels nice when at the end of a game you get to see something other than a goose egg in number of kills.

Nov 21, 2007, 04:48 PM	#137
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,187 Rep Power: 109 System Specs	I need this card to play Crysis, because floating around the "Core" level, with a little David Bowie playing the backround, will nearly fullfill my dreams of being lost in space. __________________ *How You Can Help DriverHeaven By Using Digg*

Nov 21, 2007, 05:28 PM	#138
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,187 Rep Power: 109 System Specs	I need this card to play Blacksite because I FREAKIN' TOLD YOU THEY HAD ALIENS THERE, HA! They said I was crazy, ha, crazy like a fox! __________________ *How You Can Help DriverHeaven By Using Digg*

Nov 21, 2007, 08:23 PM	#139
val_parthen DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Longmont, CO Posts: 42 Rep Power: 0	Portal, hands-down. There has not been a game experience more fresh and invigorating and AMAZING since... I can't think of what might come before it, but hopefully you get the picture. It was beautiful, smart, fun and amazing. Also, the cake was delicious. Seriously! It was! My friend made the cake recipe as rattled off by GLaDOS' blue... head. It was so delicious and moist! Now THAT is value for a game: A great game AND delicious cake. As a note, I live in Colorado, USA now, not Sydney, AUS.

Nov 21, 2007, 08:50 PM	#140
tornadog DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 111 Rep Power: 0	Half Life 1 and 2... No hero has kicked so much a$$ armed with a crowbar and a phd from MIT

Nov 22, 2007, 02:29 AM	#141
Coolone HardwareHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 48 Rep Power: 0	[COLOR=#000000]. [color=red]I love to play Team Fortress 2[/color] [color=red]- since it is as hot as my[/color] [color=red]ATI Ruby PC![/color] . [/COLOR]

Nov 22, 2007, 09:10 AM	#142
ET3D Hopeless Dreamer Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Dreamland, near the pool of infinite graphics cards Posts: 3,055 Rep Power: 103 System Specs	My favourite Valve game is their casual title, Steam. If I have a few minutes to spare, I can always browse the store, or look at the Penny Arcade comics, and I enjoy the occasional humour, such as the enthusiastic announcement "You're already a member of 0 groups!"

Nov 22, 2007, 11:30 AM	#143
X1800XTTOP DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 316 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Definatly Half-life2 (original). I had just gotten my new system and was able to crank up the settings to the very maximum, and wow the game looked wonder. The story dragged me in instantly and i felt like i was in the game. And later into the game, with all the action happening with the ships and rockets flying all over the place, so intense and such action i hadn´t seen ever... And all those "cutscenes" (when you wander around by friends in e.g. stations..), when the action actually "pauses" is the most beautiful i have ever seen in a game..

Nov 22, 2007, 07:40 PM	#144
atomskasarma DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Definitely I always thought that the C&C:Red Alert could be a great alt-history movie. But I do not think that good movie could be made out of Halflife. One would miss the whole experience without playing the complete serial. It simply can not be better then this. Halflife 2 IS my favourite game and it's pity Halflife 1 could not look this beautifull. I can hardly wait for the 3rd episode.

Nov 22, 2007, 11:02 PM	#145
WyteWolf DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Vegan Veggin' Well, I'm not a vegan but you can catch me veggin' to a couple of titles - not a tried, true, and old fps but something with a historical touch. I've logged more hours playin' Medieval 2 than years have since passed.

Nov 23, 2007, 08:30 AM	#146
Fr4nk3nst41n DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 33 Rep Power: 0	half life was the first game i bought with my own money wayback in late 90´s for my pentium 166, and it was responsible for my first ATI card (A RAGE IIc).

Nov 23, 2007, 12:25 PM	#147
SpiderSpore DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Ireland Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	I Need It So I Can Use Its Processing Power To Break Into Area 51's Computers & Send A Message To The Aliens & Tell Them To Stop Probing Me Or At Least USE SOME LUBE!!

Nov 23, 2007, 01:51 PM	#148
[hobo]eclipse ...just bummin 'round Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,897 Rep Power: 107 System Specs	my favorite valve games are the ones that'll all play like butter with this new 3870!

Nov 23, 2007, 08:04 PM	#149
fr0sty DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	My favorite game has to be the original Half-Life. It helped me get through my phobia of vents and ducts.

Nov 23, 2007, 10:21 PM	#150
Count_Charbs DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Sydney Posts: 41 Rep Power: 0	My favorite valve game is Half life saga..it has the best story line to date..with the help of the fan community..G-man __________________ Transmission Terminated.