Game Art Styles

The Orange Box

Valve · 2007

First-person · Shooter · Puzzle · PC · Console

Dimension
3D
Rendering
Realistic, Stylized 3D
Colors
Linework
No outlines
Shading
Soft gradient
Texture
Photo textures, Hand-painted textures
Palette
Muted
Proportions
Realistic
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About

The Orange Box collects Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Episode One, Half-Life 2: Episode Two, Portal and Team Fortress 2. It combines single-player first-person action and portal puzzles with class-based multiplayer shooting.

Art style

The Orange Box (2007, Valve) is a realistic and stylized 3D game played from a first-person view. Its look is built from shapes without outlines, soft gradient shading, photo textures and hand-painted textures. The palette is muted.

Details

Release
Collection · Xbox 360 / PlayStation 3 / Wii U
Developer
Valve
Ported by
Electronic Arts UK
Publisher
Valve, Electronic Arts
Engine
Source
Released
2007-10-10 North America, Windows
2007-10-10 North America, Xbox 360
2007-10-19 Europe, Windows
2007-10-19 Europe, Xbox 360
2007-10-25 Australia, Windows
2007-10-25 Australia, Xbox 360
Platforms
Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Mac OS X, Linux
Also known as
Half-Life 2: The Orange Box
La Boîte Orange
Links
official · steam · wikipedia · mobygames

Screenshots 3

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Half-Life series 7 games

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