This video is dedicated to Walter Melon: He had a beautiful rind, and a rare soul.

@coolguy10000000

4 жыл бұрын

sooooo.... when is girlfriend's review of portal 1 & 2?

@andregon4366

4 жыл бұрын

Rip in peace 😭

@starrykailani

4 жыл бұрын

@@coolguy10000000 one day this year

@damiengrief

4 жыл бұрын

F

@mekman4

4 жыл бұрын

Oh man, playing the original Half-Life was a trip. Before playing the original game I tried the demo, and fighting outside the facility blew my mind. Up to this point I’ve never heard nor expected video game enemies to react to objects, like a primed grenade. The first time I realized what was happening I felt like a kid, it was an electricity surging through me in that moment, and I was most definitely _not_ a kid at least not after my following birthday anyway. * sniffs the air, for the ashes.... * Mmmmmmmmm Great Stuff! You should make plushies of the two of you...

Please tell me we're getting a Girlfriend Reviews episode on the Portal games.

@joekerr5418

4 жыл бұрын

Oh, we are...

@bharatendusingh849

4 жыл бұрын

There is already one for portal 2

@lordultimus559

4 жыл бұрын

@@bharatendusingh849 That was just for the multiplayer, though.

@aerwicktv

4 жыл бұрын

It would have to be a boyfriend review because she played it.

@Videogamer96_

4 жыл бұрын

And for the HL2 Episodes

The editing here is genius.

@tinyjunes

3 жыл бұрын

Hello thomas lmao

@lukeshioshio

3 жыл бұрын

IT BROKE NEW GROUND

@trainerrrss

3 жыл бұрын

Always has been 😂 🔫

@arunav5533

3 жыл бұрын

Productively video gaming, big fan here thomas

@MasterTopHat

3 жыл бұрын

Yah the matrix part was amazingly funny

"This isn't a review of Half-Life one and two, this is a review of what it's like to wake up and smell the ashes." Pure poetry.

Maybe when they get married Gabe gives them HL3 as a wedding present.

@miletilblight2181

4 жыл бұрын

But only them and a non disclosure agreement about it's contents

@easygoingdude9990

4 жыл бұрын

Your optimism is quite heartening

@TheElcentralen

4 жыл бұрын

sadly if the game do not bring all of the money. Valve are not intrested. sure the vr hf game is not a money grabber. but demo games are always going to get out of valve dark corners. but untill gambling and virtual accesories are no longer accepted. this is the fate of the valve office. single player games with a mostly set path are right now a dead genre. open world is right now the game to make. i got bored of them 10 years ago and sadly they are still going strong. the new metro exodus is sadly really really bad thanks to the open world parts.

@icantwait

4 жыл бұрын

Hey don't curse them. I do want to see them actually get married.

@randomplugs

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheElcentralen While single player pure story driven is fading, it hasn't fully died(Obra Dinn, Control, and I'm sure i could find others if i could be arsed to), it just requires interesting mechanics, and the story REALLY has to do the heavy lifting, VR is really the best course to revive the genre at this point in time. Valve can't be bothered because they can sit back and make money by running the platform. Honestly since VR is a new Forefront in gaming, also they put out their own headset, i would not be surprised that they'd put their hat back in the ring for game production, or at least for DLCs for Half Life Alyx

Combine officer: This...is a can Gordon: DEAR GOD C.O: Pick up that can Gordon: NO...

@jameschapman2782

4 жыл бұрын

Rip Rick Mays. His voice will live on the the valve community

@keatsnp

3 жыл бұрын

Who else hurled the can at him as a young teen, balking authority, only to scream and flee?

@st4rsh1pz

3 жыл бұрын

@@jameschapman2782 what about father grigori's va didnt he die? Should we pay respects to the both of them

@andromalius9595

3 жыл бұрын

Amazing

The batman "Where are they!!!" Never encapsulated better the feeling on those two sequels

@barkasz6066

4 жыл бұрын

Chris A portal 2 wraps up pretty neatly though, there is not a literal cliffhanger

@pellaeon1877

4 жыл бұрын

Nate Johnson Umm... it caused the Index to be out of stock for months and got perfect review scores. How exactly is that failed?

@Gadget-Walkmen

4 жыл бұрын

Lol

@joaomarcoscosta4647

4 жыл бұрын

Haha. I think Portal 1 and 2 are already pretty much perfect, there is no need for a sequel. I think I'd rather see Valve tackle a new IP. Now, Half-Life 3, on the other hand...

@chupitronco

3 жыл бұрын

@@Skeletoncross uh yes yes it failed uhh uh

"you said this wasnt a spooky" Adorable

"Incredible artwork, animations-" _zooms into Alyx's butt_ God I love y'all

@thomasallen9974

4 жыл бұрын

Don't deny that you did that

@pnut3844able

4 жыл бұрын

Thirsty ass kid. You're easily amused.

@codyvandal2860

4 жыл бұрын

@@pnut3844able If thats not your thing this probably isn't the channel for you

@DanKaschel

4 жыл бұрын

@@pnut3844able in a rational world, calling someone easily amused would be high praise.

@Assdafflabaff

4 жыл бұрын

@@pnut3844able homosexual spotted

i believe what made you guys feel nauseous was having no crosshair. i was playing the witness and being just a puzzle game i didn’t expect to feel sick. turns out once i turned on the crosshair feature i didn’t feel sick anymore. i wasn’t the only one who thought this, i found out about it on reddit...

@seanaugust

4 жыл бұрын

I got sick playing the Witness, too. I'll have to try this. Thanks!

@Wyrdangus

4 жыл бұрын

celestials That’s actually one of the reasons you find crosshairs in most first person games

@rootoz

4 жыл бұрын

That's exactly why the only thing the HUD show you in mirror's edge is a little white point.

@Kokonutzlz

4 жыл бұрын

That's one of the main reason that crosshairs were invented

@user-tw3th6qp5y

4 жыл бұрын

there is a crosshair since they are playing 1080p its hard to see

"BARNEYYY" "KISS ME, YOU FOOL!" same

@connorgolsong290

3 жыл бұрын

I Simp for Barney Calhoun.

Are you seriously playing half-life by your self? Girlfriend reviews: No, I'm with the science team.

@jomeorelands3735

2 жыл бұрын

You sir, are a true man of culture ;-) Anyone else who gets this reference is also cultured.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons is up next. Be warned viewers: this may take a while.

@PowerArmorV113

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah. Reviewing that AND Doom Eternal is gonna take a while.

@mitchjohnson4714

4 жыл бұрын

I DOOOON'T NEEEEED IIIT!

@faiganmeadowcroft1300

4 жыл бұрын

You sure, I thought they said Doom was next on stream?

@Nintenerdo

4 жыл бұрын

I hope it's the boyfriend doing the commentary

@mitchjohnson4714

4 жыл бұрын

@@Nintenerdo Haha! That would be great!

Not gonna lie, the sound he made when his cabinet failed to protect him from sniper fire got me good

"The Las Vegas of underage gambling" You two are perfect. Never stop making videos

I'm looking forward to the commentary about DOOM Crossing: Eternal Horizon.

I feel old after watching this. My dad played HL1 when it came out. He was a software engineer working nights in the Sears (Willis) Tower in Chicago. He would play HL multiplayer towards the end of his shift with his co-workers. Much to the dismay of my mom, who would bundle me and my brother up, who were at least 4 or 5 at the time, drive out to pick up my dad, and wait longer than needed because my dad forgot what time it was. Fast forward to today, my dad is thinking about finally getting games for his gaming laptop that he never uses. And the first game he will get is Black Mesa. By the time I have kids (even though I doubt I ever will) they will probably be in their swaddling clothes when HL3 drops. And my wife (even though I doubt ill have one, since Im 25) will wonder why Im playing a game from the 90s in preparation for a game that will likely never come out.

@IDIC_N7

4 жыл бұрын

@@hooray4paradiddles Im just glad somebody saw this.

@nephew455

4 жыл бұрын

awesome to read

@McC4rthy

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome story. Though now I feel really old, because I played HL1 when it came out, I was 12. It was the first game I played at home, on our not so new pc. Imagine playing the game at 640x480 and it's choppy and stuttery.

@TrueDiox

4 жыл бұрын

The legacy lives on, my friend

@MyAlexander555

4 жыл бұрын

While this is whole some, I have to say this: Thanks to Half-Life:Alyx, the series will finally wake up from its 13-year-sleep, I am not joking. If you say you dont think you will live yo see another half life game, then my friend... That is where you are wrong. If you wanna see what im talking about basically watch HL:Alyx until the very end, the post-Credit scene will leave you in awe.

2:44 that ladies and gentleman is the laugh of a keeper Man I love this channel

@normang3668

4 жыл бұрын

I don't mean to alarm you, but your girlfriend might be a dolphin.

@BlackEpyon

4 жыл бұрын

@@normang3668 What you don't know, was that "boop" noise was Barney mimicking a dolphin's sonar.

@jdirksen

4 жыл бұрын

Norman G more like a fox with the squealing tbh

I mean, Half-Life 1 was supposed to be cheesy as well as serious when it came out, so it does switch between cheesy and serious many times during the game. The scientists are always a blast.

That Dark Knight "WHERE ARE THEY?!" meme about had me fall out of my chair

@Zedrocksaa

4 жыл бұрын

Haha yah just found this channel and it rocks good job yall

The greatest moment in Half Life was when the character's mouths moved when the talked! This is around the same time Resident Evil 2, Metal Gear Solid, and Final Fantasy VIII came out where their heads just bobbed up and down when they talked.

@Cooldito1111

4 жыл бұрын

*talked or beeped

@Henrque123

4 жыл бұрын

Beep beep!

@Kkstgch

4 жыл бұрын

Wow thank you for the context!

@fireaza

4 жыл бұрын

YES! This blew my mind about as much as finding out the walls don't go all pixely when you get close to them like in DOOM!

@brigidtheirish

4 жыл бұрын

And then Morrowind came out in 2002 and I was all "Oh God! No! Don't move your mouth! Don't blink! STOP!"

3:28 The Anti-mass Spectrometer was lactose intolerant.

@Noobgalaxies

4 жыл бұрын

Please tell me you just referenced what I think you referenced, I'd be CONCERNED if you didn't

@MONKEY_BEAM

4 жыл бұрын

@@Noobgalaxies I'm more concerned about the lack of TGI Fridays around here...

@trblemayker5157

4 жыл бұрын

@@Noobgalaxies It's FROH-man.

@trblemayker5157

4 жыл бұрын

@@MONKEY_BEAM I'm more concerned that Freeman still has THE CLAW

@artemonstrick

4 жыл бұрын

omg I laughed for the first time in years because of an internet comment :) thank you :DD

As a "girlfriend gamer" myself, I'd love to see your review of Ori and the Blind Forest and its sequel, Ori and the Will of the Wisps!

"Never disrespect cheese" -Sheogorath

@Hunterfalke

3 жыл бұрын

"The cheese will not protect you" - random cheese dream dude from "Buffy"

Me: Doing my homework Girlfriend Reviews: Uploads Half-Life review Me: Hol' up a minute

@giannistolias1278

4 жыл бұрын

Me too

@ethanmcfarland8240

4 жыл бұрын

Online schooling huh

@heymensh3399

4 жыл бұрын

I was in a meeting...I had to leave it.

@Hirnlego999

4 жыл бұрын

Hol' up a minute.... she doesn't say that anymore

9:10 Guys, we need to talk about yall keeping your bedroom noises in the bedroom and off this channel.

@imixupwords5340

4 жыл бұрын

Damn you I cant unhear that now

@nyelbaig

4 жыл бұрын

@@juanarocha8629 now all you have to do is overlay those sounds on the face reveal

@pailko

4 жыл бұрын

O H Y E A H !

@Jonifico

4 жыл бұрын

Ahhhhh this made me LOL IRL

@icet7092

4 жыл бұрын

Another bedroom noise at 5:33

4:46 spooky G-man at the end of the duct

2:55 "Sorry Gordon, the speaker broke. I'm gonna have to make the beep boops myself"

“You said this wasn’t a spooky!” This is my new favourite catchphrase.

5:23 Girlfriend Reviews reinvented "Freeman's Mind"

@bland9876

4 жыл бұрын

We need a black mesa version

@Euclidiuss

4 жыл бұрын

"MONKEY ON A STICK! WE'RE GETTING FINGERED BY GODZILLA!" - Gordon Freeman

Triage At Dawn; the best musical score from Half-Life 2 and by far the deepest. The song displays a time of struggle, despair, and futile hope. It really hits hard when it pans through the Combine overcoming Resistance rebels in a firefight. It displays the fact that the Resistance is futile because if you remember correctly, the war between every last drop of Earth's forces and like 67% of Combine's forces ended in literally 7 hours. SEVEN. I shed a few tears listening to this song for the first time.

That's it. This is my favorite video of yours. Seeing someone become a genuine fan of VALVe while also realizing the love/hate relationship we share with Gaben. We just want #3, and now you do, too.

"THEY BROKE NEW GROUND!!!"-meme from RLM? Oh, I see you are a woman of culture,my dear Shelby.

@odinsplaygrounds

4 жыл бұрын

I fell off my folding chable because I was laughing so hard.

@jordanchicksen

4 жыл бұрын

Odin's Playground chable??

@DarthBane123

4 жыл бұрын

is girlfriend reviews replacing rich evans?

@Stimros_halabad

4 жыл бұрын

Very cool.

@Beefnhammer

4 жыл бұрын

I clapped...I clapped when I saw it

"I've got one question when it comes to portal 3 and hl3?" "WHERE ARE THEY!?!?" Beautiful scene. Lol

"You said this wasnt a spooky!" *Morgan Freeman Voiceover* She would learn yet again not to trust him however, she would trust him again and again be bamboozled time and time again.

"beautiful artwork, animations..." *shows butt*

3:03 "Grandpa graphics" You can't convince me I'm that old!

@DM-of7ys

4 жыл бұрын

Lol ikr

@Nforcer524

4 жыл бұрын

"Half Life came out 22 years ago" "WTF no, you're lying, it was just a few years ago"

If you REALLY want to understand your boyfriend's feelings about Half-Life: Alyx, complete Half-Life 2 Episodes 1 and 2. After you beat the second episode, you will REALLY know. Trust me, if your boyfriend reads this he will totally understand.

@riesvanwijngaarden3417

4 жыл бұрын

It's 12.5 years ago and thinking about - that moment - still makes me feel powerless and furious.

@Pikminiman

4 жыл бұрын

+

@juanpabloparedeszaracho2144

4 жыл бұрын

@@riesvanwijngaarden3417 dad!!....no.. end credits :(

@mistamethylbrot2187

4 жыл бұрын

if you REALLY want to understand it, wait a decade until you begin Alyx.

When you started using all the names of the levels in that one sentence, I knew what you were doing and it gave me untold joy that you loved half life enough to do so!!! Thanks for that!!! Can't wait for Alyx review!!

5:18 that has been done already. Please, check out "Freeman's mind", now that is a wild ride.

@ingibingi2000

4 жыл бұрын

Wasn't it left unfinished?

@bredrick.

4 жыл бұрын

@@ingibingi2000 Nope, he did the entirety of the original Half-Life. He's doing Half-Life 2 now.

Oh, the RLM "IT BROKE NEW GROUND!!!" brings warmth to my heart. On that same note, Rich Evans is a national treasure. You guys down there in the states, make sure you cherish him dearly.

@reidhanson4755

4 жыл бұрын

Deevo I’d go to Milwaukee and cherish him but we all know we don’t go to Raven... I mean Milwaukee.

@DIN_A8

4 жыл бұрын

All hail Rich Evans !

@odinsplaygrounds

4 жыл бұрын

Rich Evans is a pandemic treasure.

@mikieswart

4 жыл бұрын

@@odinsplaygrounds it's too bad he succumbed to the virus at his ripe old age, rip

@thegameneededme5

4 жыл бұрын

He's a wanted man in at least 12 states here.

2:10 Me: Wait a second, I see where this is going...

@rony_rst

4 жыл бұрын

*Hol'up a minute

“So I just have one question about Half Life 3 and Portal 3: WHERE ARE THEY?” Haha that just killed me

4:47 there is a face at the end of the vent- either that is a creepy edit or something spooky but god damn there are glowing eyes and a face

@dwaynezilla

4 жыл бұрын

oh geez i just saw this too it's a spoopy

@sigeomeg529

4 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure that's an edit of HL:Alyx Gman. But spooky nonetheless! (Kinda the point of Gman tbh)

@Taveren

4 жыл бұрын

It's a sneaky boy that's for sure

"Anomalous Materials", so few words have ever had so much meaning. I've seen some shit man...

@HannahFortalezza

4 жыл бұрын

Steve K Jr they're waiting for your Gordon.... In the test chamberrrr

@icipher6730

4 жыл бұрын

@@HannahFortalezza chamberRrRrRrRrRrRrRrRrRrRrRrRrRrRrR

Last time I was this early the half life 3 meme was still new

@frostyflames7864

4 жыл бұрын

...Gabe Newell

It's been wonderful watching through your backlog in the last few days since getting recommended your channel- I feel like I got to watch a whole wholesome journey about sharing the things you love with the people you love, and see Shelby learn to love video games, and now she just reviews games she plays, no real gimmicks about it other than the perspective of someone who knows these games are classic, but is experiencing them herself for the first time. And that's wonderful.

I love the usage of "Path to Borealis". It's so great, and it fits well in the video.

9:37 thanks for summing up 13 years in a way that made me laugh so hard I cried. I love this channel.

Half-Life my baby. The game i grew up with. She even impressed you. Bring tears to my eyes. Now welcome to the waiting room of Half-Life 3.

6:55 "oh right, the cheese"

That's 1:20 until your editing won me over and subbed. Fantastic work!

3:22 "OH NO! That's not Gouda!" ...I'll go sit in the corner now

@themoleman6806

4 жыл бұрын

Take this like and get out of my face.

5:22 literally Freeman's Mind

Your giggling when Barney opens the door is so adorable.

8:02 - That's definitely a priceless piece of art!

WHY ARE YOU SCARING ME AT 4:40-4:50??

@dBO123

4 жыл бұрын

I WAS FREAKING OUT I THOUGHT I IMAGINED THAT

@GirlfriendReviews

4 жыл бұрын

😈

@CMrigdon

4 жыл бұрын

F E A R

@itsLomnom

4 жыл бұрын

@@GirlfriendReviews btw I've noticed a few more g-man cameos, like at 4:56, but the previously mentioned one was the creepiest! well done!

"G-Man's Magic School Bus" got a huge laugh from me. I think y'all should add Black Mesa to the title of the vid though.

0:46 "Until the boat part gave me the bubble guts"...I feel your pain so hard. I spent literally HOURS trying to make it through that part, running back and forth from my PC to the bathroom, trying desperately not to lose my lunch on the carpet. To this day, I've never finished that game, and it saddens me immeasurably, because of how much I love the original Half Life.

I will never forget the intro to Half-life when I first played it in 1998. There was nothing like it at the time, and it felt so immersive. It was amazing just watching all the attention to detail, and the whole world feeling so alive. I have great memories of it, and to this day it's still one of my favorite games. Also, Barney rules.

Last time I was this early, there were toilet paper on store shelves.

@bland9876

4 жыл бұрын

Last time I was this early Gordon was just getting off the tram

I love your editing and your memes 😆 "where are they!" indeed!

@mooncaketin

4 жыл бұрын

Best use of "The Dark Knight" interrogation scene ever 😄

As someone who played Half Life 2 through for the first time about a month ago (and LOVED it), the editing with Brienne's excited face as the gravity gun gets buffed absolutely cracked me up

Linus when he hears your segways to the sponsor: Finally, a worthy opponent. Our battle will be legendary

An entire generation of early memes came and went because of this series, and it has been glorious all along!

HAHAHA I CLAPPED WHEN I SAW MIKE STOLKASA

“You said this wasn’t a spooky” 😂

Starting at 9:37 are the absolute best 17 seconds of summary for new HL content that I have ever seen. I'm so happy I found your channel.

Oh wow never in my wildest dreams did I even hope that you both would review HL and HL2. Thanks for doing these two titles and making me laugh.

0:04 that's... an interesting recommendation, Matt🤣

The transition to the sponsor was so smooth that I actually sat through it

Just came across your site today. You have the best video game reviews that I've seen. You capture exactly how it is to play games today and express a true and genuine love for the medium. Truly excellent work that is a joy to watch. I recall watching Adam Sessler and Morgan Web capturing that spirit well in the mid-aughts and this reminds me of that. Two people who really love playing games and providing very well thought-out, genuine, and funny take on the games you love. The fact you're a couple and that shines through makes it even more interesting.

It's hard to believe looking back that Half-Life was going to be so monumentally influential in how I judge other video games. Also, the showcase of interior design was the nudge i needed to sign up for skillshare.

“The mac-1 speed Gordon absolutely send’s it” word

7:00 We've all had that moment, but I had it in 2007 when I played CS:S for the first time. A teammate shoot a barrel and it tipped over and rolled in the floor and I was like WHOA PHYSICS

honestly the best editing on youtube no chanle makes me luagh as much as you guy's the matrix meme's the batman and joker scene pure gold

5:22 somebody reinvented Freeman's Mind. Seriously, look it up.

What is the background music at 5:43 ? I need to know! Edit: Found it. It's the original Credits 2 track for the game before XEN was released. It's a shame it's no longer in there.

Incredible art work and animation. I laughed when she said animations at 8:01

the quick shot of Super Noah's Ark 3d gave me the laughs

I hadn't found the right words to describe how watching your guys' appreciation for this series makes me feel. I still haven't, but it gives me goosebumps, and in my current depressed state I damn near cried. I'm not apologising. I f*cking love half-life.

Can't wait for Alyx! I bought a VR just for that! I replayed Black Mesa, Half Life 2, all the episodes, AND Portal 1 and 2! Come on already!!

@Crushenator500

4 жыл бұрын

I just bought my first VR for it too, brother. Next Monday cannot come soon enough.

The way you described the tram-ride with the chapter names actually gave me chills! : )

8:02 "animations" XD

When i played Half-Life: Uplink in 98 i was so amazed... I kept the CD with the demo until today and the series remain nr. 1 in my fav games of all time list.

I played black mesa like 4 years ago, I need to replay it and get my hands on HL2

6:48 "oh right, the cheese" 😂🤣

Congrats to 800'000 subscribers! Really endjoy your videos.

"On A rail" *bad flashbacks intensify*

Pausing mid video just to say this: I clearly remember being nauseous when playing Half Life in 2000. So it's not just modern monitors and whatnot. Also, nice review! Edit: AWESOME review and editing!

2:10 This is sooo genius, I can't even process it. Amazing Script-Writing right there

The references are always great but the Cowboy Troy pull was art

So, have you guys ever considered trying out Persona 5? Now that The Royal is coming out at the end of the month, maybe this is a good opportunity to consider picking it up just sayin'

@redjumper687

4 жыл бұрын

Ohhhh they haven't done any jrpg stuff yet

@Urbanhunter84

4 жыл бұрын

That game is so fuckin overrated and boring! 90 hours i played that game and 70 of it was shitty dialog. God awful story. No..just..no

@akirakomaeda8781

4 жыл бұрын

@@Urbanhunter84 You sir, are wrong. Please explain to me why you consider the story and dialogue bad.

"Why is there a watermelon there?" "I'll tell you later."

Loving that voice overs over Gman's Half life 2 intro speech. It fits perfectly. Ahahaha

The fact that HL2 graphics still hold today is amazing

Well done on portal! Portal 2 is probably in my top 5 games ever. I cant wait for more.

And not a single “hol’ up a minute” was mentioned

That part where the gravity gun gets upgraded and that meme of briene of Tarth was hilarious!

I lost it when Barney did the "boop boop".