This last "act" of Surface Tension is a critical transition point in the story of Black Mesa. Up until this point, the HECU have been a formidable enemy for Freeman, even though Freeman has managed to best them in every encounter. Recall that the chapter opened with them clearly in control of most of the surface facilities. However, this act illustrates that the Xenians have them clearly outmatched; they are stronger, unpredictable, and are far greater in numbers. The three maps on display here tell all that through an effective use of scripted battle sequences, radio transmissions, and environmental storytelling. Personally, I think Black Mesa did a far better job at this than in HL1, where you don't really see how much they were outmatched. In HL1, I didn't quite understand WHY the HECU pulled out as they seemed to be holding their own relatively well. Here, there's no question that they are defeated - the exploding Osprey, the Manta destroying the Abrams, the corpses and destroyed military vehicles strewn about the surface, the haunting IFAK message. This type of progression and pacing is something that Valve typically excels at, so to see Crowbar Collective accomplish this in spades is really great. I have to single out the entire last map with the Garg chase. It really is a work of art. Much like the topside battle in WGH, everything comes together. You have the moody and alien-sounding-like "Surface Tension 3" soundtrack that ratchets up the tension, the EAS transmission letting you know that the situation has blown way beyond an incident at just the facility, the vehicle checkpoint full of dead HECU and Xenians, and the hard-to-ignore feeling that something terrible is about to happen. Then it all culminates/explodes with the Garg chase and re-emergence out onto the surface, where you see the Ospreys and Apaches fleeing the facility, all while an air raid siren blares in the distance. One of my favourite sequences in the game period.

@marthaacosta7739

3 жыл бұрын

Bro you explaned that so well, keep up the good work my man! 👌

@Sexy_Nutella

3 жыл бұрын

@@marthaacosta7739 Will do :) thanks

@Phyrior

2 жыл бұрын

@@Sexy_Nutella They didn't call it the 7 Hour War for nothing...

@tristanyoung9673

2 жыл бұрын

@@Phyrior the 7 hour war was not against the forces of xen but against the combine

@clearKermit

Жыл бұрын

I feel like another huge change in this segment was the noticeable and increasingly present Xenian flora infestation throughout the base. Really gives the sense that not only is this a full-fledged invasion, but it shows that the aliens seem to have intentions to terraform the environment itself with their own species. I'll never forget crawling into the snark-infested vent system was my first WTF moment on this account. This is further supported in Forget About Freeman where you begin to see the horrors of how the Xen growth has begun consuming the HECU corpses left strewn around the old battle sites. At this point it became clear to me that the HECU weren't so much adversaries to the Xen army but were instead becoming food for this infestation. Black Mesa definitely did a much better job at detailing the extent of the infestation throughout the Black Mesa facility which seemed to help Half-Life Alyx make way more sense with how the combine had engaged in extermination efforts for the infestation during their occupation. Although as an aside I can't tell for sure if species such as the Antlions were actually from Xen or somewhere else (personally I still hold out hope that they might have been a Race-X species given their appearance but that's an opinion more than anything).

26:42 Guard: “They look distracted enough” HECU: “Yeah.”

@Sexy_Nutella

3 жыл бұрын

That timing is hilarious lol

@TheGringuish12

2 жыл бұрын

about to get benry'd

@Sexy_Nutella

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheGringuish12 they need to mod in a guard model with a PS5 strapped on his back

@TheGringuish12

2 жыл бұрын

@@Sexy_Nutella or a joke blackout teasing you for a guard back stabbing you

@AndersonMallonyMALLONY-EricCF

Жыл бұрын

It was even more funny when SexyNutella's Gordon looked back at the window like "what?"

Just listening to the radios is terrifying. I mean you hear people bleeding out, calling for help, and even world ending outside.

@Sexy_Nutella

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah. From those transmissions alone you can already tell how much of a gongshow it must be at the other sites where they are fighting the aliens

@Raiden7284677

Жыл бұрын

Plus the EAS message near the end. You know it’s not just the HECU that’s panicking, it’s the whole freaking country.

@Erorblck

6 ай бұрын

Just imagine how terrifying the Seven Hour War will be

Small detail, but I really love how you tested out the Xenian launchpad at 1:40 with the cone, really adds to the idea that Gordon is still a scientist, and is of course going to test out this mysterious alien thing before stepping on it.

@Sexy_Nutella

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks - exactly what I wanted to convey so I'm glad you picked up on it :)

@user-sx7rt4ly1l

Жыл бұрын

@@Sexy_Nutella I wonder if THIS Osprey at 1:49 is the Goose-4 at the helipad, which then getting exploded by vortigaunts?

“ L O O K S L I K E A G I A N T O R A N G E I C E P O P , S I R . “

@Sexy_Nutella

3 жыл бұрын

Loved how the other guy on the radio says something like "yup, that's him" afterwards

@koheletcalaforexclan6508

3 жыл бұрын

@@Sexy_Nutella 😆 I gotta buy this game this year!

@marthaacosta7739

3 жыл бұрын

We all have to but my whole gane is just so dark black textures the light dosent work I really need help with this plesas and thank you.

@connorgolsong290

2 жыл бұрын

"Nice Camouflage, Asshole!" It's a hazard suit, it's meant to be highly visible!

HECU grunt: Is that all you got!?!? *Tank gets blown up by flying manta ray* HECU grunt: Oh.

@Sexy_Nutella

2 жыл бұрын

Haha, what a case of textbook jinxing ;)

I love how crowbar collective made this level, as it goes on it slowly leaves small hints as to the army struggling to gain a secure area in the research facility until it gets to the very end where it really starts throwing hints towards what will come in the next level

@Sexy_Nutella

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, the pacing in the chapter as a whole is great.

17:09 You can really see the panic of that guy in the tank the closer that manta ray got, the HECU is the faction I feel the most bad for.

@Sexy_Nutella

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that was ridiculously good voice acting

@AndersonMallonyMALLONY-EricCF

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I thought I was the only feeling bad for the HECU soldiers in this section of the game, they're being overwhelmed by alien forces and desperate for reinforcements, and I'm killing what's left of them lol Well, it's not Gordon's fault that they want to kill him as well.

@jacobridgeway2849

Жыл бұрын

@@AndersonMallonyMALLONY-EricCF I know it may not be in the line with lore if there is any about them after Black Mesa but I wish some of them survived and decided to help out the resistance in Half-Life 2 maybe settle down a little bit if they could.

@mikhilmuhuthan6903

6 ай бұрын

What kinda scary is that the xen invasion isn't just isolated to black mesa but rather the entire state of new mexico.

@Muhammad-kz2fr

2 ай бұрын

@@mikhilmuhuthan6903точно, помню сначала сообщалось об аварии и эвакуации с объекта , затем эвакуация проводится в радиусе 80 километров от объекта , а уже в конце оказывается что эвакуируют весь штат, и мобилизуют армию и всех кто может держать оружие , это действительно показывает всю плачевность ситуации. Но что меня всегда пугало , это то что солдаты и персонал комплекса , которым удалось выбраться оттуда , еще не подозревают что они не спаслись , а лишь оттянули неизбежное. Простите что пишу на русском, надеюсь встроенный переводчик ютуб переведет мой комментарий.

I always feel so bad for the poor guard at 29:25.

@Sexy_Nutella

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, he didn't deserve any of that. Although, I admit the first time I played through that section, I thought it was kind of played for comedy, given his line that it couldn't get any worse.

@bluephoenix7565

9 ай бұрын

​@@Sexy_NutellaI felt horrible, and at the same time laughed super hard... I'm not a sadist am I?

@supermatx

3 ай бұрын

​@@bluephoenix7565 Not really, laughter can be considered a mechanism of defense in order to cope with unexpected situations.

I love how when the Garg shows up you have to IMMEDIATELY start hauling ass in order to get away. That thing is super menacing, way more than the one from Power Up.

@Sexy_Nutella

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I believe the devs made a point to escalate each encounter with the Garg. This chase in ST is intense, but then you have the multiple Gargs chasing Freeman in Interloper! ha

I still remember the despair I felt throughout this chapter. Watching HECU annihilated for first time was kinda shocking.

@Sexy_Nutella

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah that Manta destroying the tank made me go "wow" the first time

@megazero952

Жыл бұрын

honestly they got what they were asking for. they came in expecting to kill a bunch of science dorks, a civilian security team and some alien dogs. they deserved the ass kicking they got from the madlad security, the alien invasion and the extremely pissed off theoretical physicist in power armour.

@megazero952

Жыл бұрын

​​@hi yves This whole mess is their fault. Instead of working with the security team and evacuating the scientists so they can help close the portal they shot the ones they could find with no plan on how to stop the alien incursions. Resulting in two things the civilians and security fighting back killing them and the invasion moving from one science facility to an entire state with no way to stop it

@munkiandtrunktvofficialchannel

11 ай бұрын

​@hiyves9880 Faulting??

Timestamped 3:46 for a Top 10 anime betrayal between the two HECU grunts at the bottom left corner ;)

@marthaacosta7739

3 жыл бұрын

Lol My brother plays call of duty mordon warfare the new one he missed alot of shots and one time he killed his whole team by accident.

@connorgolsong290

3 жыл бұрын

@@marthaacosta7739 No offense, but your brother is terrible at COD lol.

@marthaacosta7739

3 жыл бұрын

@@connorgolsong290 He has been playing for about 2 years and he did it becuse he thought the people on hia team were the other team he couldbt see id they were his team or the other team.

@connorgolsong290

3 жыл бұрын

@@marthaacosta7739 That actually makes it funnier, thank you.

I really like those back and forth battles with the HECU pitted against the aliens. Gives you a sense of scale, you feel like there is a war around you and you are running straight into the fire.

@Sexy_Nutella

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Whenever there are threeway battles like the ones in this segment, you really feel like you're part of a bigger fight as Freeman

Man, I forgot how good this game was in terms of atmosphere. I Should totally go replay it.

@Sexy_Nutella

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, the atmosphere in this game is so unique, even compared to HL1

the gargantua chase sequence has haunted my nightmares ever since i first played thru it. nothing else has ever made me feel a similar rush of adrenaline and pure terror.

@Sexy_Nutella

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's very well done. The buildup to the chase is superb.

3:47 one of the biggest bruh moment in gaming story.

@Sexy_Nutella

3 жыл бұрын

I was laughing so hard when I saw that. I guess that grunt was just way too stressed out. Canonically there might have been a bunch of friendly fire incidents like this, who knows

Hard to think that back in the day most of this wasn't in the game, I'm so glad they added it back, cause it makes this chapter one of the best of the whole game. It's admirable how much effort the developers put in this chapter, trying to make the background look by huge adding those mountains in the desert, the airport, the fight sequences and the beautiful skybox, specially considering this is still Source engine. It always makes me think about all the hard work they put in this game by making it look as beautiful, complete and cinematic as possible. I'm glad you actually took the time to show us all of the beautiful views like 4:17 that weren't actually in the game before

@Sexy_Nutella

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I'm really glad Chon was able to finish off the chapter. Having the Garg chase be right after the snark vent was kinda weird.

There are several changes I made in this video that are NOT part of the base game: - The radio transmission at 20:52 is a cut message that I really liked. Therefore I added it back in to where I think it most likely would have been - I extended the EAS signout tone so that it leads into the start of the song "Surface Tension 3" at 31:46, for a more ominous tone - Boosted the radio message at 32:09, it is impossible to hear over the soundtrack in the base game - Boosted the Garg's roar at 33:38, it is barely audible in the base game - Added chopper sounds to the Apache flyover at 35:38 - the base game lacks any sound for this sequence

@Sexy_Nutella

3 жыл бұрын

That's what I was hoping to go for, glad you thought so!

@Sexy_Nutella

3 жыл бұрын

@@kirillmaloshenko1281 Thanks! Yeah the "Holy shit, was that him" was added officially into the game in Apprehension, but the sniper radio transmission was something I added in. I did think about whether or not it would make sense for me to do so, but before I get onto the roof, a lone HECU grunt was up there shooting down at the aliens during the Manta v. tank scene, so I did think that it'd be justified for the HECU to have left a radio up there and not realise that Freeman might be listening in.

@mrsgtshepardxd6193

3 жыл бұрын

20:52 why is that cut? thats so good.

@SenyiKimmo

3 жыл бұрын

@@Sexy_Nutella I love that it builds suspense for the sniper climb, cuz normally it just shows up out of nowhere. I mean, the latter is what snipers are ideally supposed to *do*, but this is a video game- not only that, but one trying to be "valve quality". and valve is very well-known for letting the player know what they're up against when it matters

@corporaldogmeat22

3 жыл бұрын

these are actually pretty nice additions, kinda improves the overall atmosphere of the chapter.

Me leaving Valve HQ with the plans for HL3: 34:00

@Sexy_Nutella

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@user-bv7zo6vd4m

2 жыл бұрын

You made my day

29:27 this part is always sad and frustating. I understand what you feel try to open the door. I try to save the guard many times i played even with traps.

@Sexy_Nutella

3 жыл бұрын

Such an unlucky guy.

@alexloardo9194

3 жыл бұрын

@@Sexy_Nutella I know :'(

@WastedPotentiaI1

2 жыл бұрын

I wonder why the door suddenly locks right at that moment

@yourfellowducky2712

2 жыл бұрын

@@WastedPotentiaI1 the door has a retinal scanner. I’m pretty sure I don’t need to explain any further.

Girls during PE: UGGGH IM SO TIRED Boys: 3:50

@Sexy_Nutella

3 жыл бұрын

Basically how vicious dodgeball was for me when I was in junior high/highschool hahaha

@Kj16V

3 жыл бұрын

@@Sexy_Nutella Man, the amount of times I accidentally blew up my own team mates during school dodgeball. Stupid idea storing the missile launchers next to the balls, but hey.

17:11 “Is that all you got!?” Probably a bad choice of words…

@Sexy_Nutella

2 жыл бұрын

Textbook jinxing!

17:33 that vort is a savage legit just went up and stab the dude

@Sexy_Nutella

2 жыл бұрын

Right?? What a trooper

Brimming with novelty, this chapter adds so much depth and identity to the story! At times, it might feel like the studio have gone a tad too far on the 'spectacle' aspect and away from the 'combat' part, but just then they added the sniper section, announced from a freaking radio! I absolutely adore those little winks to Opposing Force, like "Goose-4", "This whole operation is FUBAR" etc. The whole idea of the aerodrome is breathtakingly-well executed, from the initial glimpse in the distance, through the airstrips and landing pads, down to the last part where you sneak across the hangar with the guard. Also the combat feels more demanding and there's actually no need to look for a reason to use the rocket launcher more often. Being able to program the sentry guns is also a nice touch.

@Sexy_Nutella

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, these maps were perfectly paced in my opinion. I second the thought on the RPG, once I got it it became very difficult to use any other weapon on the harder enemies. It was so easy to just shoot and forget.

dude your gameplay is top fucking notch, the amount of effort put into playing freeman like a careful scientist, the way you react to the setpieces around you, genuinely shows off what the game f e e l s like. also the Tau jump as mortars hit the gargantuan was just cherry on top of the cinematic cake, that move went hard

@Sexy_Nutella

2 жыл бұрын

I am so happy to hear that you dig this style of gameplay, and especially that Tau jump haha. My aim with that is to make it "realistic" (get Gordon away from the blast zone) and also to get a good angle on how the mortar kills the Garg :)

The later parts of Surface Tension really do a good job of making the situation feel apocalyptic and giving a sense of doom, something that HL1 tried but imho didn't do as well as BM. The HECU, which is presumably one of if not the most advanced military forces on the planet, is totally outmatched and getting massacred by the Xenians. Black Mesa itself seems to be crumbling, with buildings being demolished or badly damaged, and then you have the EAS alert that confirms the invasion has spread FAR outside of the base. It really shows that this is not just cleaning up one facility...the survival of the entire world is in Gordon's hands. As an aside, I love the skyboxes in this chapter, especially how the sky goes from clear and sunny in the first few maps, to partially filled with smoke in the middle of the chapter, to completely darkened and blocked out by the end as the battle gets more and more intense. It's a really nice touch.

@Sexy_Nutella

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, Surface Tension in Black Mesa in my eyes is miles above HL1's, and the change in atmosphere is a large part of it. The skybox and how it changes from clear blue sky to smoke-filled sunset is amazing.

@lordofthegeckos533

3 жыл бұрын

@@Sexy_Nutella Definitely! It's a masterpiece.

Well this was just delightful! I know you were having problems with AI shenanigans and that the fight scenes weren't going great..but the footage you got here looked fantastic. I really like you adding back in that diologue with the sniper. It adds something that I think would have been missing without it. What an amazing job..I think this may have been your best video yet for this project. Highly impressed.. take as long as you need to get them right, because these results are worth any wait :D

@Sexy_Nutella

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! This video did take me the most effort and time thus far, I am glad you noticed the fruits of my labour :)

Realism in half life: WE. GOT. HOSTILES. Realism in black Mesa: my team…ambushed. Losing a lot of blood here..left leg..

@Sexy_Nutella

2 жыл бұрын

Makes the HECU so much more human. I dug it.

Finally, Gordon can take a break from all the tension on the surface. An awesome end to the long chapter, especially showing how desperate and frenzied the HECU was

@Sexy_Nutella

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I'm glad these maps were added back into the base game. ST was definitely missing a huge chunk of story without them

Just finished watching it I love this part of the game because it really shows how desperate the HECU is, and how they are losing the war against the aliens... and you managed to capture all that essence in this video. Also i love the new rocks design, and the new animations they added that contribute to the atmosphere.

@Sexy_Nutella

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I really wanted to play in a way that sells the hopeless nature of the HECU v Xenian fights

@Infamous_Val_05

3 жыл бұрын

@@Sexy_Nutella my favourite part of the Hecu vs Xen war is the dogfight during the topside battle in Forget about Freeman, it really shows the scale of the invasion, not only on land but the skies too

@Sexy_Nutella

3 жыл бұрын

@@Infamous_Val_05 Yeah that's my favourite sequence too! :)

29:23 Civvie11 bringing up the Sarah Connor Psychiatrist scenes into his Half-Life Review really captures the desperate mood I keep getting playing this nowadays.

@Sexy_Nutella

2 жыл бұрын

I really gotta watch that video - it's on my list but I just haven't gotten around to it haha

3:47 poor soldier :( killed by teammate. Welp its nice that you still continue The gameplay

@Sexy_Nutella

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's kind of both hilarious and sad that the HECU shot a rocket right at him lmao

32:18 Hgrunt: [Labored Breathing] "Any Station, Any Station this is Echo-3-Juliet My team...ambushed...I am injured. I'm losing a lot of blood here...left leg" Corpsman:"Echo-3-Juliet this is Echo-5-Romeo, I need you to tie a tourniquet a hand's length above the wound. Get one from your IFAK now" Hgrunt: [Labored Breathing] "IFAK's gone." Corpsman:"Say again?" Hgrunt:[Weaker Breathing] "My IFAK'S gone...I'm..uh...---" Corpsman:"Okay, you're going to need to find another pack, and get a tourniquet out of it." Corpsman:"Are you still there?-- Echo-3-Juliet, Can you hear me?" Felicia Yu:"This is Echo-3-Juliet, Uh this guy here is passed out right now. Caught him right when he just slumped over, I found an IFAK off some guy named Henderson?" Corpsman:"Who are you, This is a military channel, State your name Now!" Felicia:"2nd Lieutenant Felicia Yu, High level security guard for the Black Mesa research facility." Corpsman:"Get off this channel!" Felicia:"Look here I have a 4-year-old kid and her father with me right now. Do you want to save this guy or not I know you swore the Hippocratic oath did you not?" Corpsman:"Uh Yes Ma'am" Felicia:"Then help me Corpsman, what remains of Echo-3-Juliet depends on it." The Corpsman talked to Felicia through the process and managed to save the guy's life but barely Felicia:"Okay Done!" Corpsman:"Okay I need you to--" Felicia:"Say again last? Echo-5-Romeo Say again last, what do we do from here?" Corpsman:"You guys are on your own, My team's pulling out." Felicia:"At least give us a way out of here Goddamnit" Another man was overheard on the radio on Felicia's end Eli:"Hey watch your language, I don't want Alyx picking that up." Felicia:"Sorry Dr.Vance" Echo-5-Romeo came back on the radio the sounds of helicopter blades being more present Corpsman:"We can't take him so you're going to have to take him with you, The best way out of here for you is the West gate least amount of resistance I think, you're heading there right now?" Felicia:"Affirmative Echo-5-Romeo, we should be able to reach it in the next couple minutes though it might be a little longer while hauling this guy uhh Sergeant Riley" The sound of helicopter blades cutting through the air made it almost impossible to hear on the other side of the radio Corpsman:"I NEED TO CUT COMMS FOR OTHER UNITS, HOPE YOU MAKE IT 2ND LIEUTENANT...GODSPEED" Felicia:"Godspeed Echo-5-Romeo Godspeed" And with that they continue to go over to the Western gate of Black Mesa with Sergeant Riley in tow with nothing but faith, good luck, and duct tape in order to get out of Black Mesa. Done Don't get a lot of feedback so how I do?

now THIS is what i've been looking forward to all week, your gameplay is second to none!

@Sexy_Nutella

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it! Put a lot of work into this one in particular :)

That gauss jump to escape the explosion at 36:02 was super smooth. edit: What was that noise the marines made at 7:44?

@Sexy_Nutella

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks - I figured it wouldn't really make sense for Gordon to be so close to the blast zone so I was trying to come up with a way to move him off the platform without getting fall damage. Also allows me to get a good angle on the Garg blowing up

@Sexy_Nutella

3 жыл бұрын

That noise at 7:44 is one of the HECU's gib death sounds

After the Surface Tension epic, going through Forget about Freeman should be a breeze :) I was always a bit bummed out by how short that chapter is. Considering it even features the last bits of HECU, I feel like it might have even been a part of Surface Tension.

@Sexy_Nutella

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it always kind of felt like an extension of Surface Tension. Though it having its own chapter makes it easier to reference the big topside fight in it. Hoping to have it done faster than I did any of the ST videos haha

When the teacher leaves the room for 1 second and comes back 11:35

@Sexy_Nutella

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha!

@knockrotter9372

3 жыл бұрын

nah Bloodhound is your buddy who got out of his class to come and hang out

@marthaacosta7739

3 жыл бұрын

Yea.

17:08 without fail, I always get chills at this bit. The music is so good

3:40 That marine on the bottom left is probably drunk. 29:27 I always imagine the guard beating the grunt up and the grunt is the one screaming. 30:57 Imagine having to leave your home, and you don’t know what the heck is the government talking about. You hear this “unknown hostile force.” Are they some sort of unidentified human group? Well, you will most likely see it yourself while driving on the highway. Just envision driving and seeing a gargantua crush cars and incInerate them. 32:10 I think that radio is a small reference to Romeo and Juliet. The one bleeding is Juliet. The guy hearing him is Romeo. In the story, I believe Juliet dies.

@Sexy_Nutella

2 жыл бұрын

That EAS message really is terrifying

Thanks to Chon Kemp, for making Surface Tension Uncut and On A Rail Uncut

@Sexy_Nutella

2 жыл бұрын

His maps are my favourite parts of Surface tension!

Was all that looking at the airport to suggest Gordon was thinking of trying to escape instead of going to the Lambda Complex but decided against it? If so, excellent characterization

@Sexy_Nutella

2 жыл бұрын

Not intentionally - I had simply wanted to show all aspects of the airfield to the viewer, however your interpretation is solid and we can pretend that was my intention all along ;)

@AndersonMallonyMALLONY-EricCF

Жыл бұрын

Damn, your interpretation just make these bits even better.

I've watched this 3 times lol, you did not disappoint.

@Sexy_Nutella

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad to hear the hard work paid off :)

23:23 "Hey Asshole!" That part gets me every time lmao.

el mejor remake de un capitulo en la historia de los fps, quede sin palabras que grande Nutella

@Sexy_Nutella

3 жыл бұрын

Gracias :)

30:08 Key is in the ignition, right? If I were Freeman I wouldve carjacked this Jeep and gotten away from this hellscape. Black Mesa Facility could not pay me enough overtime for all this I’ve played the original HL1 but BM does a far better job of showing the severity of this whole incident. This gameplay is amazing

@Sexy_Nutella

2 жыл бұрын

Haha I think the key is in there, though it seems Gordon couldn't have taken it far anyway before having to go on foot anyway!

Love your gameplays! Keep it up!

@Sexy_Nutella

3 жыл бұрын

Will do! Super excited for the topside fight in the next chapter :)

I really love this part of the game, good that they made the ST Uncut an official part of the game. ST Really needs this escalation into Forget About Freeman. That little sneaking around part is pretty cool, altho feels a bit unnecessary. The snipers on the other hand, that could've been a longer section. About your video : - The turret sequence vs Vorts reminded me how overblown the gibbing in the game is. I mean it's a cool thing for explosions ,but bodies falling apart from machine guns and the shotgun is too much. - I liked the more cinematic experimenting with the launch pad - 7:00 never thought of getting in the vents the other way for that loot. Good to know that's an option. - "They look distracted enough" - "Yeah!" - that was a happy coincidence I bet :D - 29:26 Poor guard deserved better :(

@Sexy_Nutella

3 жыл бұрын

You can actually fight those HECU soldiers at the hangar instead of stealthing it, but there isn't a non-lethal approach aside from sneaking unfortunately. I do agree that the gibbing is comical with the shotgun and 50cal, but it is undeniably satisfying to make enemies explode in a shower of gibs using them haha. Feels like the 50cal scene from Rambo 4. Thanks for the comment!

@tychusenfieldlarsson206

2 жыл бұрын

I know gibbing is kind of weird in Black Mesa, but I saw what could an M2 Browning .50 Cal (12.7mm) anti air heavy machine gun do to an armored car. Gibbing would be pretty comedic if you'd been hit by this gun, because you'd have been literally split into two.

@vodkavecz

2 жыл бұрын

@@tychusenfieldlarsson206 I know those guns can literally split you in two. But that needs more. Here it's like if one bullet hits, the enemy falls to half a dozen pieces. And same with the shotgun. I really don't get why games suggest shotguns have such an over the top stopping power, like instead of pellets it was slugs hitting the enemy.

The buildup for Gargantua was phenomenal, it reminded me of the first Hunter from HL2EP2. I just wish this was the first encounter with Gargantua in the game, it would have made his reveal more impactful. Also nice jump back with the Tau Cannon at 36:01, made me imagine the scene as the climax of an action sequence in a movie and I guess that was your intention (besides getting a good shot of Garg's death). Btw kinda funny a piece of Garg bouncing on the alien trampoline here 36:07 lol

@Sexy_Nutella

Жыл бұрын

yeah, the gauss jump was to explain how Gordon would've survived a shell impact that close, and also to get a good view of the Garg dying.

More to Trivia: *Alongside with the release of 'Surface Tension Uncut', zombified HECU marines were added in BM; *19:54 - in original game you can destroy any snarks' nest (a.k.a. snark ammo) by yourself and snarks will swarm you; *HECU marines are actually using the NATO phonetic alphabet, here are some of terms from radio chatters: IFAK - Individual First Aid Kit, LZ - Landing Zone, ETA - Estimated Time of Arival, Mike - Minute; *20:53 - this radio could play another HECU's radio chatter between sniper and commanding officer about the identification of Gordon Freeman, but it was cut ( kzread.info/dash/bejne/q32nvLWqd7Hcnps.html, the respond 'radio_st_sniper_treefrog04' start with "They spot him."), that's nice that you restored it; *23:35 - on original game this marine survived the explosion, but in BM this moment looks a bit commical and also shows that HECU marines are a bit dumb (alongside with mispelled graffiti "SURRENDER FREEMEN" and "YORE DEAD FREEMAN" in HL1 - kzread.info/dash/bejne/nHWisKOFdZTJeLw.html and kzread.info/dash/bejne/nHWisKOFdZTJeLw.html ); *33:55 - noclipping in the tunnel where Garg come from leads to another pizza box and "The Pizza is a LIE!" graffiti; *34:30 - in the original game the entire entrance to the Lambda complex was surrounded by a canal and connected to the rest of the Black Mesa territory by some kind of a drawbridge ( kzread.info/dash/bejne/h46ixpOnn5PTc9o.html ); *35:52 - "I just shot three of them for dramatic effect": in HL1 when you're sending target for artillery team with tactical map you actually start series of six strikes ( kzread.info/dash/bejne/h46ixpOnn5PTc9o.html ); *35:28 - "... we are pulling out and commencing airstrikes.": in BM there's no airstrikes start in your presence in this area, but in HL1 after you jump over a broken wall, militaries start artillery barrage which hit in random places of the area around you and it can actually kill you in some cases (a good example of such a case: kzread.info/dash/bejne/mqxryNd_p5qnkrw.html ); *37:33 - and again, there's no signs that airstrikes are starting, but in original game when you running inside of this tunnel it is showing that tunnel start to collapse ( kzread.info/dash/bejne/h46ixpOnn5PTc9o.html ) and you must be prepared to dodge from falling celling parts (which actually will happen in the beginning of 'Forget About Freeman' - kzread.info/dash/bejne/aIB1ua2Oksedc5M.html ). P.s.: *"The radio message at 23:23​ mentions an IFAK. This stands for Individual First Aid Kit", - you misspelled, it's actually at 33:23 ;) *"In prior builds, if Gordon does not kill the Garg and manages to make it to the bunker, the Garg will break the gate at 37:09​ and follow him", - wow, I never noticed that before :D Is it still present in Definitive Edition? Btw, I found another video from the same channel: kzread.info/dash/bejne/qqRk0pSFoqyyYto.html

@Sexy_Nutella

3 жыл бұрын

Nope, you can't get the Garg to chase you down to the Lambda bunker anymore in the Definitive Edition unfortunately

@standardzombie3454

2 жыл бұрын

I have a feeling the airstrike wasn't added to that seen to pretend the Player from freaking out seeing airstrikes falling on them even though it was seen in WGH

Surface tension uncut is also my fav, it is a remix of 'drums and riffs' or 'tau9' (Edit: i've recently found out that 'we've got hostiles' is a remix of 'adrenaline horror')

@Sexy_Nutella

3 жыл бұрын

I do notice the similarities - nice observation!

when i first played this (black mesa was my first experience of half-life btw), the moment of that EAS broadcast really unsettled me. it felt like the clock was ticking, like i had to get the hell out of black mesa before these airstrikes occurred. that soundtrack you heard during the IFAK message was playing as I listened to the EAS and the repeated dotting sound of the track started playing as soon as the part about airstrikes hitting black mesa was heard. this is some top-level stuff by CC and honestly this will remain my absolute favorite game for years to come, even though it's just a mod.

you had some pretty sweet RPG kills in this section, but 28:27 is the crowning glory

@Sexy_Nutella

3 жыл бұрын

Haha, I'm glad you brought that up. I was initially aiming for the vort after missing the smg grenade, but the Guard killed it so I had to quickly adjust my laser pointer. In retrospect it might have been a tad overkill to fire an RPG at a Vort, but I didn't want to deal with its annoying dodge move.

@s-man5647

3 жыл бұрын

@@Sexy_Nutella what the guard said right after was on point hahaha

@Sexy_Nutella

3 жыл бұрын

True that!! Haha

17:16 that sound is the same sound of the thumpers from HL2 being deactivated. Well, I gotta say I wasn't expecting you to put out a video so soon, especially one of this length. Ps, IMDB says to never get attached to the NPCs of HL1 because they all die in one way or another. Crowbar Collective took that to another level. And it's a little harder not to get attached because they all have distinct personalities compared to HL1.

@Sexy_Nutella

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, people like to rag on how all the guards and scientists sound the same but they all have their own personalities and quirks which I loved.

i always pass by that wounded marine and the medic healing his colleague at the end which i don't remember but could be in the surface tension overhaul mod

@Sexy_Nutella

Жыл бұрын

I believe it is ya, no non-hostile marines exist in the base game

35:12 I hope they tie this into Operation Black Mesa, even if they aren't being made by the same studio. Though it would be true to Opposing Force in a way if Tripmine and Crowbar collabed somehow with OBM since Gearbox and Valve did that with OpFor back in the day too.

@Sexy_Nutella

2 жыл бұрын

I'm personally looking forward to seeing the Surface Tension dam again :) with the Garg strapped to the bridge

@Apollo-vc6sc

2 жыл бұрын

@@Sexy_Nutella Honestly same, I can't wait for that either. The dam in opposing force is great. Also I just wanted to say that I love your videos and consider them canon

@Sexy_Nutella

2 жыл бұрын

@@Apollo-vc6sc That means a lot, I appreciate the kind words :)

haha, this is just getting better and better, it could become a movie!

@Sexy_Nutella

3 жыл бұрын

That's what I aim for with these videos, so I'm glad you think so too :)

30:02 se que es ficción,pero me preguntó cómo sería tener una experiencia así,ver un estado de emergencia por la radio y tv por una guerra alienígena xd._.

@Sexy_Nutella

3 жыл бұрын

¡Es algo muy aterrador! Imagínese escuchar eso en la vida real: O

@alexloardo9194

3 жыл бұрын

@@Sexy_Nutella no sabia que sexy nutella hablaba español jajjajaa que genial

Curiously, for me it kinda breaks the inmersion when the players stops to look at the surroundings, or move slowly to appreciate it better; because gordon is in the middle of an alien invasion, I imagine him running and moving fast, being in an emergency he wouldn't stop to look at the birds etc. On the other side, this is great for appreciating all the details the developers put!

@Sexy_Nutella

3 жыл бұрын

I can understand that. I play the game through like this to show off the little details like you said. I do quicken the pace in combat sequences, and I do think the sense of urgency is still there, but I can see why you'd play differently for the sake of maintaining realism

Why I cant double or triple the Like Button? This is so Good 👍 ❤❤❤

@Sexy_Nutella

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you think so!

While I really enjoyed some the additional scale/world-building Crowbar did, like adding the big parking lots & the airfield, I think some of the lore stuff they added to try and connect it more to Half-Life 2 kinda takes away from the original game and dare I say ruins it. I really liked the Emergency Alert radio message and it was really well done... but if the original Half-Life and Opposing Forces endings are canon (they are according to Laidlaw), then... the nuke went off, BM disappeared, & the public was never the wiser. Also Gman was the Administrator of BM, and "his" forces controlled Xen at the end so... pretty hard to reconcile that with HL2. I appreciate you taking the time to look around and show off the world & environments, and listen to the various radio traffic so that we the viewers get the full experience and a sense of the world. Surface Tension is probably the best and maybe most iconic portion of Half-Life, outside of the very beginning; that whole you being dropped into a warzone (which is itself telling a story) between the military and aliens is just great. lol watching this though, I want the damn marines to just use the .50 cal turrets. Even the Bradley / APC is just dumb as can be. "OH LOOK - Heavily armed and armored aliens are dropping right in front me... I know! Instead of hiding behind these sandbags and using a full auto .50 cal heavy machine gun, I'll just stand up and run directly at them with my pistol caliber smg! HOO-RAH!" In the original HL they actually tied the marines to the turrets so they wouldn't leave & use the normal marine AI... I feel like they really really needed to do that kind of hack here, since they obviously couldn't program the AI to do it.

@Sexy_Nutella

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment! I always thought that the public did know that the Resonance Cascade was at least in part caused by Black Mesa - I recall that the newspaper clippings in HL2 and HL: Alyx mention something along those lines. I think there may have been leaks of what happened at the facility, especially with how legendary Gordon Freeman became by the time of HL2. As well, Wallace Breen was the administrator of Black Mesa, not G-man; I believe him saying "Xen is under our control" just means that they are no longer contending with the Nihilanth. Surface Tension is a great chapter like you said, I do agree that the marines' hesitancy to exhibit any form of common sense sometimes is kind of hilarious to see, that refusal to use the .50cal being a prime example.

8yrs old me running after i press the neighbor’s doorbell: 34:00

Man...Kind of makes you remember your conscience of how the military *_not_* the bad guys we believe they are, and all the killing you've been doing to them.

At 3:48 the hecu guy blew his teammate to pieces with an rpg HAHAHAHAH

@Sexy_Nutella

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that looked equally hilarious and sad hahaha

I love how the alien can destroy the APC 13:06

@Sexy_Nutella

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I believe they just melee the APC until it blows up, and the turret can't reach them when they're right below it lol

Just wanted to say one thing. Two things actually. I'm pretty sure when Half-Life 1 was being developed (and written), they didn't expect to make a sequel. I'm also pretty sure the HECU marines in HL1 were supposed to be stronger than the forces from Xen. At the end of HL1 you can see American soldiers and tanks in Xen, suggesting they thought they had an upper hand and invaded Xen. Maybe, whoever G-Man has been working for, believed humans can be used to conquer Xen and secure the border world. In the end it was G-Man who brought THE crystal to Breen, the Administrator, and that crystal caused the Resonance cascade. Because Freeman proved himself capable, G-Man believed it's Gordon who can kill the Nihilanth and free the border world from the Combine control. (However in HL1 there was no Combine yet.) Because of the events prior HL2, the invasion of HECU forces to Xen doesn't make sense. With that Seven hours war the whole story of Half-Life universe changed and the strength of HECU soldiers didn't make sense anymore. So that's why Black Mesa as a game tells a better story of skirmishes between humans and Xenians. Don't get me wrong, I love both games equally, but Black Mesa had a chance to tie up the lore of Half-Life universe and the devs knocked it out of the park. Oh and I had to subscribe to ur channel couple of days ago. I watch your playthrough while in quarantine, although I played the 2012 BM, the 2015 BM and quite recently (because of said quarantine) went to Xen. Your videos on all HL games are amazing and seriously need more views. And subs. Found your channel thanks to the Black Mesa is genius and here's why video and for that I am extremely grateful to Soup Emporium.

@Sexy_Nutella

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment. I do believe that Valve themselves have said that the reason the HECU were shown on Xen in Endgame was because the engine did not allow them to render two different skyboxes in one map. I think it was intended that the HECU and the tanks are depicted on Earth instead. Though I do agree that HL1's story was not designed to organically flow into HL2's (at first anyway). I'd imagine Valve deliberately left that ending ambiguous. I appreciate the kind words and am glad you enjoy my content! Hopefully my final few videos for this series will be equally as enjoyable.

17:48 Alien Grunt gains 10+ points for high IQ

@Sexy_Nutella

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that was a clutch move on its part

Good, as always

@Sexy_Nutella

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man!

R.I.P. the funny security guard who did that cool HECU section with u

oh yassss congrats on getting good shots! I saw your update that this chapter glitches a lot, any plans for a blooper reel ? XD also great job on that gauss jump and three shells, very dramatic looking indeed!

@Sexy_Nutella

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I always considered a blooper reel but I always have like a few hundred clips from each chapter, so i delete most of them for storage space. That being said i might just specifically do a blooper run separately after this is all done :)

Ok it started from local eas to statewide eas and now National EAS

@Sexy_Nutella

3 жыл бұрын

It's crazy to hear how widespread the extent of the Black Mesa incident is by this point.

This So Good!

@Sexy_Nutella

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the video!

Imagen if apaches at 35:38 seen Doctor Freeman and just sent rocket his way to kill him

That gargantua chase 33:30 awesome

damn i dont think ive ever gotten to this point in black mesa, its such a diffrence from the original, how the tone changes from horrific disaster to end of days is really such a stark difference compared to the original

This helped alot was stuck at the roof at 22 min in :)

Better in parts rather than a 4 hours video 👍

@Sexy_Nutella

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoy them!

Me running away from my older brother when I steal his 19 dollar fortnite card: 34:00

Surface tension is easily best chapter of the game.

@Sexy_Nutella

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. I love this chapter so much.

9:52 reference to Operation "Badger's Tooth" from Vietnam War (attention to the subtitles)

@Sexy_Nutella

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, that's some awesome trivia. I googled it and learned something today. Thanks for that :)

@AndersHunter

2 жыл бұрын

@@Sexy_Nutella 11:40 another reference to Operation "Virginia Ridge" also from Vietnam War of 1969

@Sexy_Nutella

2 жыл бұрын

@@AndersHunter Didn't realize the references were that indepth. Thanks for sharing again!

you dont say a thing, and still, i im laughing, the way you move the camera makes me laugh

Man, I love Black Mesa

@InsertName159

3 жыл бұрын

Me too

@Sexy_Nutella

3 жыл бұрын

Me three :)

29:14 he died because he was polite.

4:20 I never realized that

@Sexy_Nutella

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's neat to see how all the maps interconnect

I feel bad for HECU

@Sexy_Nutella

3 жыл бұрын

They put up a good fight, that's for sure. At least they took a lot of the heat from tje Xenians off Gordon

@vadimsharanda1052

3 жыл бұрын

Well, they were still kinda bad guys - attacking facility and killing civilians. "Shoot first and ask questions never" didn't work in this scenario, worsening the situation. And it really looks like Xen commanders were targeting big clusters of human resistance - which happened to be HECU. The convoy Gordon sees at 15:30 - it's like they were hit simultaneously from all sides. That scene personally affected me more, than Garg's ominous shadow.

34:25-sound from Zombieman from Doom 2.

@Sexy_Nutella

Жыл бұрын

I don't recognize it, but the Tau Cannon pickup animation also uses the Doom door sound, so I wouldn't be surprised in the least.

The snipers in these Half-Life games are frickin evil! Once they have you pinned down, they act like a cat playing with a mouse before they kill it. That is until they realize that the mouse has some high powered explosives they can use to put through the cat's sniper nest.

Yes!

Can you do the same thing in 36:03 on the Xen elevator of Interloper? That would be dope.

@Sexy_Nutella

3 жыл бұрын

I'll think about it, though with the Long Jump Module I don't think it'd be as dramatic as here. The gauss jump doesn't cover as much ground as the module for sure.

Videaso 😎👌

36:50 y si.....los militares decidieron abandonar el lugar y olvidarse de Freeman! 37:32 como no intentaste probar q la Gargatua te persigue cuando destruir la torre y ver q onda......pq los demás q jugaron lo hicieron😅. Pero bueno.......buena jugada *Sexy Nutella* eres el mejor ;3👍🏻 jamás me olvidare *Sufrace Tension.*

@Sexy_Nutella

3 жыл бұрын

El gargantua no te persigue si eliges ignorarlo e ir al búnker. Solo te persiguió en las versiones anteriores del juego. ¡¡Gracias!!

@omarandresorellano4142

3 жыл бұрын

@@Sexy_Nutella solo bromeaba jajajajajaja........continúa así 👍🏻

Poor Marines. They aren't match to Xenians, because the aliens are outnumbered and alien grunt is soooo powerful.

@Sexy_Nutella

3 жыл бұрын

They did put up a good fight though! The way the Xenians can teleport behind them probably is what spelled their downfall

@marcusviniciusmorronesarto4807

3 жыл бұрын

@@Sexy_Nutella if the Hecu cooperate friendly with Gordon and securities guards, the chances to survive will be greatly.

@AndersonMallonyMALLONY-EricCF

Жыл бұрын

Se eles depositassem tanto esforço pra matar os Xenianos quanto o fizeram pra matar o Gordon, eles provavelmente teriam vencido a guerra kkkk Brincadeiras a parte, Surface Tension foi quando eu comecei a me sentir mal pelos soldados HECU, mesmo que eles estejam tentando me matar.

16:33 "I'm upside-down. Please turn me over."

@Sexy_Nutella

Жыл бұрын

Poor marine :(

23:35 He didn't really thought that through did he?

The red wheel at 24:50 is bugged for me, it's stuck in the door no matter how many times i reset the quicksave. Update: i just tanked through the burning pipe instead.

Perfect!!!!

@Sexy_Nutella

3 жыл бұрын

Good to hear!

@killerrabbit0134

3 жыл бұрын

@@Sexy_Nutella 😃👍

12:31 20:30 jet

13:26 random leg landing 😂😂

6:48 companion cube vibes

@Sexy_Nutella

3 жыл бұрын

I just smiled thinking about that chamber in Portal :)

Muy bueno 👍👍👍👍👍

@Sexy_Nutella

3 жыл бұрын

Gracias! :)

Oh thanks! I just had nothing to do!

@Sexy_Nutella

3 жыл бұрын

Hope this video was able to cure some of that boredom!