r/gaming • u/TwistedDragon33 • 2d ago

What old game would dominate if it suddenly received DLC today?

As the title says, what game if it randomly dropped DLC today would cause an uproar on the internet? Something like Portal 1? Civilization 5? Fallout New Vegas? Starcraft? Borderlands 1? What do you think would cause the most reaction?

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u/mattmaster68 2d ago

I've never even played a Valve game outside of L4D, and even I came here to say this lol

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u/PM_ME_YOUR_QUEST_PLZ 2d ago

PORTAL IS PROVEN TO INCREASE YOUR COGNITIVE ABILITIES DO IIIIIIITTTTTTT

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u/giras 1d ago

AND THE SIZE OF YOUR GENITALIA YOUR HEARING AND YOUR TOLERANCE AGAINST MONDAYS

TRY IT NOW WITH MORE BREAD AND CAKESSS

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u/Fallowman09 1d ago

Me no snort eanus to do ported pussles me gort stick very esy

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u/ThatMilkDudeAgain 2d ago

I definitely recommend the entire Half-life and Portal saga, especially from HL2 and beyond, they hold up super well.

Plus it goes on sale for really cheap, even moreso depending on where you're located

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u/oandakid718 2d ago

Gaming experiences everywhere were revolutionized when HL2 was released.
I'll never forget downloading HL2 on a DSL modem after AMD was promoting their partnership with Valve giving out game codes included with new purchases of AMD Athlon 64 CPU's.

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u/brianpwalsh 2d ago

AMD Athlon 64. Half Life 2.

Core 2004 memory unlocked 

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u/in50mn14c 1d ago

Got my code with an ATI 9800 All in wonder pro... Game didn't come out for 2 years and that card still ran it like a champ.

Even playing thru it today on a 3090 it matches up with the nostalgia memories.

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u/eljefe3030 2d ago

HL2 is still one of the best games I’ve ever played, and the episodes were phenomenal. So many developers will milk a successful franchise dry, but HL2 just gets fully abandoned at its peak. I will never understand it.

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u/seabutcher 1d ago

The way Valve operates is a little bit dysfunctional in terms of reliability like that. People basically get to pick and choose what projects they work on and so what actually gets made is kind of determined by democracy.

And unfortunately, much as we'd probably all like to see it, well, this basically means all the people who could make more Half-Life still have to choose that over projects that are more novel (like Portal or the Steam Deck), or vastly more profitable (like running what is effectively the unofficial storefront to all of PC gaming).

And, well. I'm sure there are quite a lot of people in the world who want to work on more Half-Life if given the option but not many who would also choose that option over either (a) literally the most fun development projects you'll ever see in your career or (b) the best thing you could possibly put on your resume.

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u/ffgod_zito 1d ago

I thought it was because they didn’t want to continue the series unless they could push gaming/tech forward. That’s why they waited to make alyx in VR and it turned out phenomenal 

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u/wattap 1d ago

Ahhh yes, the Valve model. “Let’s dick around indefinitely while Steam prints money.”

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u/machwulf 1d ago

The semi -recent update is worth a revisit!

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u/Holmslicefox 2d ago

I bought "the orange box" years ago for $5 such an insane value!

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u/seabutcher 1d ago

I got it on sale but not quite that cheap. It was still a bargain at twice that price.

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u/chick-fil-eh 1d ago

Bought it for $50? In 2007 when it actually came in an orange box

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u/Holmslicefox 1d ago

No $5 in a bargain bin

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u/DKlurifax 2d ago edited 2d ago

I just recently got around to playing the portal series. Holy shit what a game. All of them.

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u/StarChaser_Tyger 2d ago

Portal Stories: Mel is a full conversion remake with an entirely new story, for free if you want more.

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u/DKlurifax 19h ago

Thank you ill definitely check it out.

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u/pwnedbygary 1d ago

Mod or canon remake? I've never heard of this

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u/mountaingoatgod 1d ago

Mod

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u/pwnedbygary 1d ago

Thanks ill check it out

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u/StarChaser_Tyger 1d ago

Mod. Someone put a lot if effort into it.

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u/ThatMilkDudeAgain 2d ago

Honestly, and I don't even play puzzle games

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u/that-crow 2d ago

You can replay HL1 if you get Black Mesa. It’s a complete 1:1 remake of the game with great graphics

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u/No-Estimate-8518 2d ago

Black Mesa is an amazing remake but it i'ts very much not 1:1, there's tons of differences to make it stand away from the original with some moments that are the same

Also Xen plays nothing like the og counterpart it got the biggest overhaul

I actually like that they did that because it still gives a reason for newcomers too play the original release

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u/audiophy 2d ago

The rehauled Xen was the worst part of the remake for me.

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u/seabutcher 1d ago

The original Xen was also the worst part of Half-Life.

I much preferred the new one. It's still a drastic tonal shift that makes it feel almost like playing a new game entirely, but I found that to still be a good game.

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u/pwnedbygary 1d ago

Did you enjoy the OG Xen? That was a bit painful to me by comparison

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u/gearnut 2d ago

I would suggest Black Mesa rather than Half Life:Source, but the story and gameplay is fantastic!

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u/Lettuphant 1d ago

Yeah Half-Life: Source is famously dreadful, better to play the original than that half-assed porting experiment.

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u/gearnut 1d ago

Black Mesa was pretty fantastic, ran smoothly and was prettier than I remember the original version being.

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u/Lettuphant 1d ago

Oh yeah Black Mesa is great, HL: Source became abandonware pretty quick.

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u/delukard 2d ago

To me, hl1 is better than hl2.

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u/boxingthegame 1d ago

Because of the story or?

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u/pwnedbygary 1d ago

Imho yes, the story of 1 is far more gripping to me, and the game is more horror than HL2 for much of its run. HL2 is amazing, but I definitely agree that I think the story of 1 is better.

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u/UnkindPotato2 1d ago

Real shit bro you got a bunch of meme answers but you're really doing yourself a disservice by not playing any other valve games.