Unforeseen Consequences: A Half-Life Documentary

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What happens when one of the most revolutionary series in video games suddenly goes dark? To celebrate its 20th anniversary, Noclip hits the road to investigate the legacy of Half-Life and the incredible community working to keep the dream alive.
Featuring Geoff Keighley (The Game Awards), Cory Barlog (God of War), Vince Zampella (Titanfall / Call of Duty), Randy Pitchford (Borderlands), Laura Michet, Scott Smith, Robert Yang and more.
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Half-Life Tracks Used:
HL2 CP Violation - • Half life 2 Soundtrack...
HL1: Electric Guitar Ambience - • Half-Life [Music] - El...
HL1: Cavern Ambiance - • Half-Life [Music] - Ca...
HL1: Drums & Riffs - • Half-Life [Music] - Dr...
HL2: Nova Prospekt - • Half-Life 2 [Music] - ...
HL1: Vague Voices - • Half-Life [Music] - Va...
HL2: Escape Array - • Video
HL2: Particle Ghost - • Video
HL2 - Ep2: Nectarium - • Half-Life 2: Episode T...
HL2: Highway 17 - • Half Life 2 Music Mont...
HL2: Shadows Fore And Aft - • Video
HL2: Lab Practicum - • Video
HL2: Triage at Dawn - • Half life 2 Triage at ...
Licensed Music Used:
Symbiosis- www.audionetwork.com/browse/m...
Under Earth 3 - www.audionetwork.com/browse/m...
What Once Was - www.audionetwork.com/browse/m...
Mirrored Image 3 - www.audionetwork.com/browse/m...
Nocturnal 2 - www.audionetwork.com/browse/m...
Human Breakdown - www.audionetwork.com/browse/m...
Metallised - www.audionetwork.com/browse/m...
Free At Last - www.audionetwork.com/browse/m...
Serendipity - www.audionetwork.com/browse/m...
Like Butterflies - www.audionetwork.com/browse/m...
00:00 Intro
02:46 Credits
04:41 Final hours
08:24 Demo
13:22 Sound Design
15:36 AI & Activity
17:23 Opposing Force
24:27 Blue Shift
26:16 Co-op
28:30 Counter-Strike
35:12 Condition Zero
39:22 eSports
43:00 Spiritual Interlude
51:07 Half-Life 2
59:22 3?
01:04:16 Legacy
01:08:15 Black Mesa
01:18:46 Game-Jam
01:26:19 Project Borealis
01:38:56 Inspiration
01:45:35 Outro
01:46:47 Credits

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  • @NoclipDocs
    @NoclipDocs5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching our documentary on the legacy of Half-Life! Before you ask, yes we have a number of break-out videos coming from this. We'll have a longer chat with Scott Smith about the history of Counter-Strike, a chat with Geoff about The Game Awards, Cory about God of War and a few more. Look out for those over the coming weeks. We also have a 40-minute behind-the-scenes feature available for Patrons and Channel Subscribers so if you want to watch that and help fund more docs like these, check out our Patreon: patreon.com/noclip - Thanks again for watching. Make sure to hit that like button, subscribe, spam your friends and tell your gran! (Caption inbound. We ordered them a week ago, still waiting. I guess this video was long.)

  • @olzhas1one755

    @olzhas1one755

    5 жыл бұрын

    Make a documentary with Vince Zampella on Call of Duty

  • @Oldlard

    @Oldlard

    5 жыл бұрын

    Can you give us an alternative to Patreon where we can support you. A number of people are moving away from it.

  • @jacobgill8912

    @jacobgill8912

    5 жыл бұрын

    Half life = revolutionary boring

  • @mohitshukla1999

    @mohitshukla1999

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks lot making these it personally as fan of half life 2 mean lot thank you so much no clip

  • @mohitshukla1999

    @mohitshukla1999

    5 жыл бұрын

    So many thks no clip bring back my childhood memory 👍

  • @FdupTV
    @FdupTV5 жыл бұрын

    The right man in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world.

  • @randomcommenter10_

    @randomcommenter10_

    5 жыл бұрын

    So wake up, Mr. Freeman, wake up and smell the ashes.

  • @RemixedVoice

    @RemixedVoice

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@randomcommenter10_ I didn't see you get on.

  • @NoclipDocs

    @NoclipDocs

    5 жыл бұрын

    The way he says "difff-erence" - so creepy

  • @LeAlejx

    @LeAlejx

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@NoclipDocs notice me senpai

  • @onlyxboxone8298

    @onlyxboxone8298

    5 жыл бұрын

    Wait for ...me..

  • @starjik
    @starjik4 жыл бұрын

    Man Geoff Keighley has a mean poker face. He said in the 'behind Closed Doors at Valve' video that he's been aware of project Alyx for a couple years now meaning that he would have known about it at the time of making this documentary.

  • @umphreak9999

    @umphreak9999

    4 жыл бұрын

    When he said he dreams of GabeN coming out with the crowbar at the VGA's or that they didn't have a hi res G-man to use......might be his best acting to date. Although it is a bit telling when he says "what would half life 3 even be at this point," he doesn't mention VR when listing out possibilities, Danny brings it up

  • @csm153

    @csm153

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yea I came back just to see what he said, super interesting stuff.

  • @jakobflykt3657

    @jakobflykt3657

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yeah that's kinda impressive

  • @errorerror5788

    @errorerror5788

    4 жыл бұрын

    the best liar

  • @shiBuyaking109

    @shiBuyaking109

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yeah I paid close attention to his poker face when he talked about what half life could be today! lol 😂 he knew about Half Life Alyx

  • @CheekyPseudonym
    @CheekyPseudonym2 жыл бұрын

    50:30 back when I was playing Half Life, I went to get my wisdom teeth taken out The surgeon was Dr. Freeman (didn't notice the name, when I was awake); coming out of the anesthesia, I hear the concerned voice of the nurse "Tim, doctor Freeman needs you to wake up!" I thought I was dreaming, and didn't want it to end

  • @2PRO_4U_2NO

    @2PRO_4U_2NO

    2 жыл бұрын

    Did he look anything like Gordon cause if that was the case that would be even funnier

  • @CheekyPseudonym

    @CheekyPseudonym

    2 жыл бұрын

    Looked nothing like him; but coming into the haze/out of unconsciousness, it was all the same

  • @unfa00

    @unfa00

    2 жыл бұрын

    "Tim. This HEV Suit is too small for me. You'll have to take my place in the Test Chamber today."

  • @CptPrice-qr6ng

    @CptPrice-qr6ng

    2 жыл бұрын

    "honey, doctor freeman wants you to wake up and smell the ashes"

  • @ViciousMaximus

    @ViciousMaximus

    2 жыл бұрын

    LOL

  • @mugmun
    @mugmun2 жыл бұрын

    hearing Randy Pitchford talking about how Valve was exploiting them and proceeded to say “we would never do that to any developer” makes me feel like i just drank a gallon of grease

  • @BahpuAgain

    @BahpuAgain

    2 жыл бұрын

    wait why I don’t get it

  • @scxizm7828

    @scxizm7828

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@BahpuAgain case of living long enough to see yourself become the villain

  • @BahpuAgain

    @BahpuAgain

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@scxizm7828 I figured, but what did Randy do?

  • @BahpuAgain

    @BahpuAgain

    2 жыл бұрын

    @999steB ok. let me ask the question for the third time.... what has randy done (I know nothing about him)

  • @BahpuAgain

    @BahpuAgain

    2 жыл бұрын

    @999steB holy shit… I thought it would be bad but not CP bad

  • @3333218
    @33332184 жыл бұрын

    This documentary is in desperate need of a sequel.

  • @donalias812

    @donalias812

    4 жыл бұрын

    same thought, this is a kind of social pressure, but its totally fair, we need Half Life 3

  • @thessalonikiosmusv

    @thessalonikiosmusv

    3 жыл бұрын

    Final Hours of Alyx covers so much more.

  • @espenstoro

    @espenstoro

    3 жыл бұрын

    A sequel, and then wait 13 years for the VR only documentary. :)

  • @aeyde

    @aeyde

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Indignation6 lol this is a site

  • @victoralvarez3708

    @victoralvarez3708

    3 жыл бұрын

    1:00:21 to think that he knew half life alyx was in development. he's an amazing liar.

  • @Puffycheeks
    @Puffycheeks4 жыл бұрын

    Geoff avoiding talking about VR.. He knew!

  • @iplz

    @iplz

    4 жыл бұрын

    59:57

  • @emulation2369

    @emulation2369

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@iplz it's not Geoff

  • @aquelecientista4491

    @aquelecientista4491

    3 жыл бұрын

    1:01:27

  • @samurai641

    @samurai641

    3 жыл бұрын

    1:01:49 look at that face, he definitely knew

  • @boatexe8706

    @boatexe8706

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@emulation2369 IT is Geoff, it's spelled weird. It's not Jeff.

  • @Misvor
    @Misvor Жыл бұрын

    I like how at 1:01:50 Jeff knows exactly that Alyx is around the corner, even smiles when saying he doesn't know.

  • @FordzyS

    @FordzyS

    Жыл бұрын

    Geoff is a really good poker player. 😁 As a producer of Game Awards he probably know most informations about new games from most studios.

  • @steezydeezy1889
    @steezydeezy18893 жыл бұрын

    "The entire industry fundamentally shifted with the release of that demo..." might be the most powerful quote from a dev ever imo. Great interview.

  • @CreativeZachGaminglebestvids
    @CreativeZachGaminglebestvids5 жыл бұрын

    The term “unforeseen consequences” still sends chills down my spine

  • @curdledstraw227

    @curdledstraw227

    4 жыл бұрын

    I always thought that it sounds so threatening for some reason

  • @johnnytopgun6414

    @johnnytopgun6414

    4 жыл бұрын

    Especially when alyx gets possessed

  • @TheRealSkeletor

    @TheRealSkeletor

    4 жыл бұрын

    FULL LIFE CONSEQUENCES

  • @neuro.weaver

    @neuro.weaver

    4 жыл бұрын

    That, and "Point Insertion"

  • @juicebowl

    @juicebowl

    4 жыл бұрын

    Anomalous Materials, Questionable Ethics, Our Benefactors

  • @Gibshooter
    @Gibshooter5 жыл бұрын

    "I dont think my kids ever played Half-life.... I have to go home and fix that." (1:43:30) Loving that sentence.

  • @redslate

    @redslate

    5 жыл бұрын

    [Pulls out crowbar]

  • @BigNavy8175

    @BigNavy8175

    5 жыл бұрын

    That’s how I’d think if I knew my kids never played half life

  • @carloisokessu7756

    @carloisokessu7756

    5 жыл бұрын

    my Big Brother never let me play half life 1. Still haven't play it as an adult because I forget the whole thing and it wasn't sold on CD anymore, maybe I pick it up from Steam now XD

  • @chedsalvia6270

    @chedsalvia6270

    5 жыл бұрын

    im sure the kids will love it and sit there to play for 8+ hours... Dad... HOW DO WE DEFEAT THE FLYING BABY???

  • @Gun_Metal_Grey

    @Gun_Metal_Grey

    5 жыл бұрын

    Great parenting, Vince!

  • @lilye7487
    @lilye74873 жыл бұрын

    Watching this in a post Alyx and post complete black mesa world is just...unreal

  • @MrSnaztastic

    @MrSnaztastic

    2 жыл бұрын

    Actually it's Source ;)

  • @dj6208

    @dj6208

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@MrSnaztastic good pun

  • @jacobleukus6930

    @jacobleukus6930

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@MrSnaztastic very cleaver and well played

  • @BlueFlash215

    @BlueFlash215

    2 жыл бұрын

    GoldSrc comment, my friend.

  • @TheUberVideo

    @TheUberVideo

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@MrSnaztastic Cleverly done, Mr Freeman.

  • @rickyray2794
    @rickyray27942 жыл бұрын

    Alyx was so amazing, and showed ME personally that Valve still knows how to make a good SP game. It was definitely worth getting VR.

  • @joemama2737

    @joemama2737

    2 жыл бұрын

    It might not have been the longest game but it was still a super fun experience. I just really hope they make a more fleshed out sequel. There’s so many things they could do

  • @underscore_n

    @underscore_n

    2 жыл бұрын

    With how valve's internal structure works nowadays, it's honestly a miracle that HL:A was released at all, especially being a new entry in the Half Life franchise. I'd say it's a shame seeing valve fall from it's former glory, but after watching this and reading the final hours of HL:A, it's clear that valve's internals were always in a troubled state. The only shame is that they keep making the same mistakes they did almost 20 years ago, despite holding some of the greatest talent in the gaming industry.

  • @Mx_Skull

    @Mx_Skull

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@underscore_n say more, please

  • @murrothbro195

    @murrothbro195

    2 жыл бұрын

    Man, I'm really on the fence. I play console mostly these days, but I came reeeeal close to dropping $2k+ (CDN) to build an up to date PC and get a VR set almost entirely just to play Alyx. Had the parts picked out and everything. Like many others HL was a massive part of my childhood so I was willing to do quite a bit to get into that world again. I thought better of it finally, and spent a fraction of that instead buying a series S and a super sweet monitor (which I'm really quite happy with tbh) - very little else in VR interests me, except maybe racing sims. But when I see clips of Alyx I long to play. Real real bad.

  • @rickyray2794

    @rickyray2794

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@murrothbro195 Yeah I had the same thoughts, until I experienced what VR has to offer lol. Now my favorite online shooter is PavlovVR and Onward. Plus if you're a horror freak like me VR has some good titles.

  • @rossmahon2
    @rossmahon25 жыл бұрын

    Now... about that beer I owed ya.

  • @thefunneye

    @thefunneye

    5 жыл бұрын

    Ross Mahon it’s me Gordon Barney from black Mesa sorry for the scare I had to put on a show for the cameras.

  • @djhenyo

    @djhenyo

    5 жыл бұрын

    The character retconning in HL2 really hurts the game. Playing as Gordon Freeman in the first HL, you were able to be whatever type of character you desired. Were you the most benevolent person in Black Mesa helping every security officer and scientist to escape? Were you the most sociopathic asshole in the entire place killing every single person who stood in your path to the surface once all hell broke loose? Were you even a scientist, or were you a spy on a suicide mission in cahoots with the materials transporter sent in there to ensure that a resonance cascade opened and the military could scoop up some alien biological weapons? Will you side with the G-Man or against him? That was a huge part of the fun, but in HL2 you are just this stereotypical good guy - friend and hero to everybody - and you have absolutely no choice in the matter.

  • @0Qualit

    @0Qualit

    5 жыл бұрын

    djhenyo I feel like hl2 really just does reflect your position- that ultimately that ending to hl1 HAMMERED THE CONSEQUENCES of your decision. You appear to be helping them, people who see you as their fighting spirit but is unknown of the chess master behind your back. You don't get much choices and it is linear- consequently you have to be the hero, now a mute person who does not speak-perhaps it is out of obligation of his employers.

  • @djhenyo

    @djhenyo

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@0Qualit Nope! In the first game you can be the most evil person in the entire story, but in HL2 there is no choice other than being the hero.

  • @0Qualit

    @0Qualit

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@djhenyo and that is my point! I'm sorry if I didn't communicate about it properly, but at this point Freeman is a god-like figure among the rebels and a puppet for G-Man. In a way, he is a contract killer that comes out when the need facilitates it. HL2's ending shows freeman locked in an indefinite state of stasis that might have continued if not for the vortigaunts. The point is, he cannot turn his backs on these people; the G-Man is a manipulator who has his own employers, so Gordon could just be acting under G-Man's orders and this comes across as narrowly linear. But I understand and fully content to your point. I loved Fallout games for that reason, especially New Vegas, that each encounter's aftermath is talked about in the game's ending. I, like you, wish there was this open-world aspect. But it seems to be impossible.

  • @omfgstfuandgtfo
    @omfgstfuandgtfo5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for doing this documentary. I was 8 when i came home from school one day to see my dad playing this new game on our family computer. From that day on my life changed. I couldnt stop talking about it at school. I used to draw new map outlines in my notebook and come home to create them in Hammer editor. When i was 15 i emailed Gabe about a "mod making book" for HL2 that was rumored to be released but never was. Another employee at valve answered my mail and asked for my adress. A few weeks later i got a package from valve with two half-life shirts in it, signed by Gabe Newell himself. Im 28 now and I still have them today.

  • @victoriaadams6953

    @victoriaadams6953

    5 жыл бұрын

    This made me smile so much.

  • @KoolestDudeNTheBlock

    @KoolestDudeNTheBlock

    4 жыл бұрын

    That is fucking amazing 😥

  • @Osk94

    @Osk94

    4 жыл бұрын

    omfgstfuandgtfo I can relate to this a lot. I was probably the same age when I noticed my dad playing half life on the family PC, and I never looked back

  • @zarkflappysheep
    @zarkflappysheep2 жыл бұрын

    i feel ashamed to have always thought of geoff as some sort of figurehead for the game awards when in reality he's actually a super interesting guy

  • @EJandEmmanGonzales

    @EJandEmmanGonzales

    2 жыл бұрын

    :O

  • @iyaanc1422

    @iyaanc1422

    2 жыл бұрын

    soo true

  • @captainpronin5264

    @captainpronin5264

    2 жыл бұрын

    Gotta pay the bills somehow...

  • @brianferry4592

    @brianferry4592

    2 жыл бұрын

    ...get a grip pal. Sounds like looking in the mirror should bring you shame enough

  • @joemama2737

    @joemama2737

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@brianferry4592 wtf

  • @AsparagusVideo
    @AsparagusVideo3 жыл бұрын

    It's astounding how they kept HL: Alyx a secret so well even through all this.

  • @mpaforoufakis

    @mpaforoufakis

    3 жыл бұрын

    thought exactly the same

  • @realph44

    @realph44

    2 жыл бұрын

    Geoff Keighley especially. He would have been writing The Final Hours of Half Life Alyx

  • @bigbleepingfortress
    @bigbleepingfortress5 жыл бұрын

    "The bathroom shows you the soul of the game." - Robert Yang, professor, NYU.

  • @zyriuz2

    @zyriuz2

    5 жыл бұрын

    "its shit..." *runs away*

  • @alphanumeric6582
    @alphanumeric65822 жыл бұрын

    Throughout the video, I've heard the developers say "I loved what we were doing" "We were having fun" "What do the customers want?". They were in an era where the passion and the community mattered.

  • @joeruder

    @joeruder

    2 жыл бұрын

    We are at the front end of a fresh era IMO. Indie game developers have better access to their customers than before and many of them are doing pretty exciting work.

  • @aerthreepwood8021

    @aerthreepwood8021

    2 жыл бұрын

    And as we know, no game developer since 1997 has had passion or cared about the community. There was tons of soulless cash grab bullshit back then, it just doesn't last in the zeitgeist, so all that remains in memories is the good.

  • @Nikotheleepic

    @Nikotheleepic

    Жыл бұрын

    Two disingenuous shills ignoring the obvious issues with aaa game dev and indie game dev today, here's a tip, the focus on art and the accessibility of simply made games using engines allows for those incapable of making something with complexity and programming of systems, to make something that is just standard cookie cutter garbage, there is no love for the games anymore because the people who make games either care exclusively about the money. Or they want to be an "artist" and use it as a platform to expouse some shallow ideology or show off their totally unique and special art style, instead of making something with actual substance. Those who disagree either want to be a contrarian or they are part of the issue that I'm describing. Making games easy to design makes the market flooded with effortless garbage since it's the best way to make money with no effort and it's possible to do this when it wasn't before. 99 percent of the human debris wants only to be an animal trying to profit by copying concepts that have succeeded before because their lives are simply to self perpetuate, no value or meaning.

  • @Nikotheleepic

    @Nikotheleepic

    Жыл бұрын

    @joeruder the only indie games I like are the complex ones like df, and foreign obscure games like lifeweb and tarkov. 99 percent of the devs today are absolute trash mindless script kiddies who can't make anything more complex than simplistic instantiated code with no complex overarching systems and object based modulation beyond the system that is provided for them with engines. I've worked with these people and all they do is take some instance and put specifically what is needed for it, without any underlying systems or allowances for growth, they make exactly what's needed and nothing more such that you can't build on it, it's the worst possible way to design games. These people are all asset creators and the companies figure they could save money by having artists be the developers too, to all of our disappointment.

  • @chloewebb5526

    @chloewebb5526

    8 ай бұрын

    These things still matter to smaller teams. The problem is that a lot of the success stories of yesteryear turned into giant traded corporations that have had their original developer CEOs retire and the board have ushered in moneymakers from other parts of the tech industry. It's sad, but this is what happens when something is in such high demand. In the 90s, there werent a lot of us playing PC games, but there was enough for these small teams to make bank on a banger. These big companies arent trying to entertain a niche audience, they want to entertain every gamer there is, which means bland gameplay that isnt exactly satisfying to any one gamer, but mainly the casuals that make up the biggest slice of the market

  • @GlennDavey
    @GlennDavey2 жыл бұрын

    A lot of this is like watching filmmakers admiring a great classic film that they all wish they had made, it's awesome to see the respect.

  • @kevinmiles5857
    @kevinmiles58575 жыл бұрын

    I was playing Half Life 2 at a friends house. I got to a puzzle where you're supposed to open a door by going around it and removing a plank that's stuck on the back with the gravity gun. After a few minutes running back and forth without figuring out the solution, I decided to throw something at the door with the gravity gun. The door moved, slightly.. I kept running back and forth grabbing a few more things, and then started to throw them at the door. When I ran out of stuff, I'd just hit the door with the gun's alt fire. Meanwhile, my friend laughed at my inability to solve the puzzle. The door started to swing wildly until it violently opened, the plank flying into the distance behind it. Then we both said "THAT WAS AWESOME", albeit for different reasons. I'ts been 14 years, but I'll never forget that moment.

  • @koozmusic

    @koozmusic

    5 жыл бұрын

    Nice anecdote. This brings me back 20 years, pulling all-nighter's with my best friend and encountering those little nuggets of gaming awesomeness.

  • @8milestudio

    @8milestudio

    5 жыл бұрын

    Kevin Miles I remember when I was a kid, I played The Orange Box. It was the happiest moment of my life when I got that game for the 360 for Christmas and I remember how terrified I was back in 2007, a little 7 year old kid, of ravenholm. It genuinely terrified me to no end but I remember when I beat it and I got outside the mine shaft back into city 17 and I remember the immense amount of pride I had for overcoming my fear and beating a level that seemed unbeatable. I’ve never had that experience since. And now that I’m an adult, and I have more real world fears to deal with, ravenholm almost feels trivial to me when I play it again. I miss Half-Life...I miss valve.

  • @Cavemanner

    @Cavemanner

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@8milestudio Firstly, dat username. Secondly, dude, I remember seeing there was an achievement on the Orange Box for not letting either of the guys die in the mine defense sequence right as I was getting there, so I saved. I can't tell you how many times I had to reload that save but by gawd, I pulled that shit off. I had never felt that sense of pride in a single achievement up to that point, and rarely since. And it wasn't just for the achievement. Valve had a great way of really building the characters for the players that care to pay close attention, and the two guys in the mine had some excellent banter throughout the level, And then, during the defense sequence, they do callouts to you and each other with their own quirky twists, and when one dies the other reacts in a way that really hits you. I'm really glad I watched this video tonight.

  • @charlesroyal1644
    @charlesroyal16445 жыл бұрын

    Danthony Dwyretano here, the internets busiest gaming documentary maker. Lookin' like he's about to give half life a strong 9 to a light 10 in that yellow flannel.

  • @NoclipDocs

    @NoclipDocs

    5 жыл бұрын

    ....Danny is this an alt account?

  • @rawbertdogler

    @rawbertdogler

    5 жыл бұрын

    I THOUGHT THE EXACT SAME THING. WE SEE THROUGH THIS CHARADE FANTANO

  • @JeithKarrett

    @JeithKarrett

    5 жыл бұрын

    No country for strong tens.

  • @alexanderboehm7473
    @alexanderboehm74732 жыл бұрын

    Shout out to my dad who introduced me to this game when I was about 10. I'm now finishing up my bachelors degree in I.T. and I'm looking to break into a career in software development. This game series, which premiered a year after I was born, really did inspire me :)

  • @janchovanec8624

    @janchovanec8624

    2 жыл бұрын

    Keep the crowbar close!

  • @robertwood6500

    @robertwood6500

    Жыл бұрын

    Ever need a voice actor for a project here's one.

  • @mr_sauce_cooks

    @mr_sauce_cooks

    8 ай бұрын

    I T? What's that?

  • @moofasa6953
    @moofasa69532 жыл бұрын

    I had seriously never played Half Life until 2021 and this game packed more suspense, amazing story telling with bare minimum screwing with the main character, not to mention the absolutely FANTASTIC voice clips between Morgan, the scientists, guards, and military. It's nuts that a game from 1998 has more suspense and draw to it than a 2020-2021 game. WAY TO GO

  • @antlionworkerfan2007

    @antlionworkerfan2007

    Жыл бұрын

    Morgan Freeman, in the flesh-or, rather, in the hazard suit. I took the liberty of relieving you of your weapons. Most of them were government property. As for the suit, I think you've earned it. The border-world, Xen, is in our control, for the time being, thanks to you. Quite a nasty piece of work you managed over there; I am impressed. That's why I'm here, Mr. Freeman. I have recommended your services to my... employers, and they have authorized me to offer you a job. They agree with me that you have limitless potential. You've proved yourself a decisive man so I don't expect you'll have any trouble deciding what to do. If you're interested, just step into the portal and I will take that as a yes. Otherwise, well, I can offer you a battle you have no chance of winning. Rather an anticlimax after what you've just survived.

  • @Helperbot-2000

    @Helperbot-2000

    11 ай бұрын

    Morgan? A hel naw man

  • @eduardosuarez2414

    @eduardosuarez2414

    6 ай бұрын

    When I first saw Nihilanth, he looked like a stiff breeze would knock him over.

  • @mcspazatron240

    @mcspazatron240

    4 ай бұрын

    Same, played it in 2019 and it wasn't "good for a 20 year old game" it was a GOOD GAME

  • @GameDevYal
    @GameDevYal3 жыл бұрын

    "Creativity is the art of hiding your influences" is such a good, razor-sharp quote.

  • @debacleus
    @debacleus5 жыл бұрын

    Hey, I'm Robert Yang, I'm in this documentary. Some additional engine politics talk / commentary: It's cool to see Gearbox's side of the story, and the lack of support / communication with Valve is pretty telling but also not unusual -- it's a lot of work to maintain a game engine and support your licensees, that's part of the reason why id Software got out of the engine licensing business, their heart just wasn't really in it. Yet both Half-Life's were driven a lot by their game engine technology, and now in 2018/2019 Valve can't scale to match the usability or feature-set of Unity or Unreal anymore -- while also pushing a VR ecosystem, while also running Steam, while also etc. etc. Project Borealis moving to UE4 is also very telling; Source 2 has technically been available for tinkering (in DOTA2) for years, but at this point, even diehard Valve fans have given up on it, and Valve themselves are using Unity a lot... Really, the only big tech advantage that Valve has left is their VR expertise, which definitely fuels the Half-Life VR rumors, it's basically the best way to rescue the VR game industry at this point.

  • @rawbertdogler

    @rawbertdogler

    5 жыл бұрын

    do you think valve was even allowed to charge people a license for the source engine? i mean, with goldsrc being a heavily modified version of quake, and source an extension of that, where do they get off charging others and not paying iD?

  • @Simpobee

    @Simpobee

    5 жыл бұрын

    Go to Robert's channel if the idea of his commentary over playing games, including the Half-Lifes, interests you. Some cool insight into a variety of aspects of level design over there.

  • @james3127

    @james3127

    5 жыл бұрын

    First youtube comment that I've really ever read that was actually intelligible and interesting. Thank you.

  • @DiiGiiTAL

    @DiiGiiTAL

    5 жыл бұрын

    Wait, Valve are using Unity... ???

  • @phobos2077_

    @phobos2077_

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@DiiGiiTAL Dude, everyone is using Unity now, it's the industry standard engine #1. People choose Unreal or Godot or something else only when Unity does not satisfy them for one reason or another. Unreal has a lot of strengths but I don't see it really compete with Unity in any foreseeable future as a mainstream go-to game engine.

  • @gipson123
    @gipson1236 ай бұрын

    just watched valve's half life 25th anniversary documentary. so well done. i'm glad they answered your call back finally.

  • @firefoxmoz
    @firefoxmoz2 жыл бұрын

    Truly the golden age of video games "I wish there was a way to know you're in the good old days before you've actually left them."

  • @LambdaGeneration
    @LambdaGeneration5 жыл бұрын

    Wow! Amazing work. It's a shame Valve were not interested in being involved, but that, as always, was made up by the awesome work from the community. Thank you also for the mention!

  • @Cold417

    @Cold417

    5 жыл бұрын

    These documentarians should have spread some loot boxes and MTs throughout the production schedule, then Valve would have come running.

  • @whodatninja439

    @whodatninja439

    5 жыл бұрын

    I love steam but Valve can go to hell, they've betrayed everything they stood for.

  • @KeepinItGameSince84

    @KeepinItGameSince84

    5 жыл бұрын

    nightcabbage/KillSmith here. I used to come to LambdaGen all the time but stopped checking because it seemed the site was dead. Are you spinning up again? :)

  • @abergethirty

    @abergethirty

    5 жыл бұрын

    Valve could hire a developer to do the sequel if they don't have the passion for it. They had another developer do the HF1 expansions.

  • @AverageJoe8686

    @AverageJoe8686

    5 жыл бұрын

    I'm shocked they did not participate.

  • @cashtookmycoffee1909
    @cashtookmycoffee19094 жыл бұрын

    "That theres a virtual reality project centered around the Half-Life universe that may or may not still be in development" Half Life Alyx: Welp, im here now.

  • @jackrothrock8438

    @jackrothrock8438

    3 жыл бұрын

    "We don't play single players shooters anymore" Doom eternal: hold my beer

  • @dragoxk4542

    @dragoxk4542

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@jackrothrock8438 I like using my copy paste keys too

  • @adamjensen2304

    @adamjensen2304

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@dragoxk4542 I also enjoy being some weird KZread comment elitist.

  • @mushyroom9569

    @mushyroom9569

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah... nice... a woman gets to be gman’s “best friend” because a gender studies major took control of Half Life... wonderful...

  • @paulbadman00

    @paulbadman00

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@mushyroom9569 you stupid or something ?

  • @freekashyyyk896
    @freekashyyyk896 Жыл бұрын

    The story of you meeting the dr kleiner va is amazing

  • @BlueForce64
    @BlueForce64 Жыл бұрын

    I am an original Half-Life player since the day the game was released. I ran to the store from school and got my game. When I fired it up after dinner and started playing it was an insanely strong permanent memory. I own the 33,279th copy, which obviously isn't as impressive as the first but its at the spot where it's still in the first run of games ever distributed. When i watched this documentary a few years ago it brought me to tears. I watch it every single year around Christmas time and it still brings me to tears every time. It makes me feel like I played a large part in the game that changed the gaming world forever, which we all did. Very amazing documentary. I will continue to watch every single year because this evokes such strong emotion. It nearly brings back the emotions i experienced the first time i ever played through the game. On top of all the memories I have with it and I still continue to play the game to this day. Thank you.

  • @starfis20
    @starfis203 жыл бұрын

    1:25:30 In retrospect to what we now know, G-Man just leaving Gordon behind and saying Alyx is my best friend now feels too real.

  • @Egyptianloverr

    @Egyptianloverr

    2 жыл бұрын

    Haha reminds me of those Pakistan guys

  • @MrSnaztastic

    @MrSnaztastic

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Egyptianloverr Friendship ended with Freeman?

  • @Egyptianloverr

    @Egyptianloverr

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@MrSnaztastic now alyx is my best friend

  • @Veldtian1

    @Veldtian1

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Egyptianloverr That one viral story set back the standing of an entire region on the Earth by centuries lol.

  • @vincentwarte4435
    @vincentwarte44355 жыл бұрын

    Everytime I watch something Half-Life related, it becomes really hard to hold the tears back.

  • @monolith86knight

    @monolith86knight

    5 жыл бұрын

    I feel the same. It was introduced by my best friend and couldn't thank him enough for getting me into PC gaming in general.

  • 5 жыл бұрын

    Everytime I watch something Half-Life related, I get really hard

  • @schuls15

    @schuls15

    5 жыл бұрын

    I spent $72 on a custom decal for my wall in the garage, it is an orange Lambda and the circle is replaced with quote, "The right man in the wrong place makes all the difference in the world Mr. Freeman" My wife was pissed. Its hard to imagine the story just died...

  • @MichaelMaxwell747

    @MichaelMaxwell747

    4 жыл бұрын

    You are not alone and I am a six foot Merican Man

  • @mikebarnes7441

    @mikebarnes7441

    4 жыл бұрын

    Gay

  • @doctorroboto5018
    @doctorroboto50182 жыл бұрын

    The Half Life series and its spinoffs (CS, DOD etc) stole sooooo many hours of my 20's and 30's. Especially CS at internet cafes in 2000-2001. Now I'm 41 and my son plays HL2!

  • @Midnighthalo
    @Midnighthalo3 жыл бұрын

    So, where's part two of this doc?

  • @patriciofloresdifilipo1474

    @patriciofloresdifilipo1474

    3 жыл бұрын

    Exactly where half-life 3 is

  • @LetsTalkAboutPrepping

    @LetsTalkAboutPrepping

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@patriciofloresdifilipo1474 in todash space with pennywise and Maturin the giant turtle?

  • @GuinessOriginal

    @GuinessOriginal

    3 жыл бұрын

    You won’t get a word out of no clip about it

  • @slavi8433

    @slavi8433

    3 жыл бұрын

    If you want something similar I suggest reading final hours of half life alyx. It was made by Geoff and goes into detail what the hell valve was doing all these years.

  • @mpaforoufakis

    @mpaforoufakis

    3 жыл бұрын

    @FARISH ADRIAN BIN MOHAMMAD FIKRI Moe Half life Alyx has already been released by valve.. but you need a VR headset

  • @Pogokoala
    @Pogokoala2 жыл бұрын

    A moment of Silence.... For those who we used to knew and waited for more than 11yrs well now 13, yet too late because their are gone and never got to see the light of day of a HL3... So I want to share a story. It was back during college, My late best friend made 2 CD-R of HL2 on Bix Video.EXE. man when I first saw those game play trailer, I honestly couldn't believe it at all that this is what the game really looks like. Unbelievable. My late best friend and I played the first game when it was fresh, we bought the box too, and Opposing force also blue shift, and yes we bought Counter-Strike too. amazing gameplay it was. Also downloaded games like They Hunger and of course our favorite, Action Half-life. These game experience will never leave our life ever. their the best time of our life next to any other daily activity like Kickball, and baseball, water gun and freeze tag. but when HL2 came out, lol shit man, he brought his PC over, and we will play it side by side, even if it wasn't Co-op or any, but later on there was death match. yeah we waited for anything, even the demo too. I've played Alyx the VR and when that ending game around. It felt like a hit in my soul. I had a picture of my late best friend and looked at it. "Well Kemill looks like this might be it. This might be HL3 we'll all be waiting for." I tell ya man, nothing hit harder than a childhood memory. Love you Kemill A. Soto 1984-2007

  • @uniquegod1997

    @uniquegod1997

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for sharing your story. I was too affected by HL, tho I started with Half life 2 as im born in 1997. Couldnt believe that that a game, such a Engine exists. So I played HL 1 & bought CS and then the Orange Box. Im almost 24 now

  • @elongatedmusk3132

    @elongatedmusk3132

    2 жыл бұрын

    RIP that was kind & I can relate. Won't tell my similar story but I felt that. Stay blessed & game on...you'll be gaming together in heaven but til then take care. Peace...

  • @MrLeeziebee
    @MrLeeziebee5 жыл бұрын

    "Can't make a bad game if you don't make any games".....VALVE

  • @jacobshirley3457

    @jacobshirley3457

    4 жыл бұрын

    "We make games. It's just that those games are stepping stones to actually good games, and so you just gotta be patient."

  • @wmoidl

    @wmoidl

    4 жыл бұрын

    Jacob Shirley don’t dare to give me hope if there is none. Ok, seriously now, I am 52, statistically I have another 22 years left. Please, valve, make it happen before! 😬

  • @laufgas
    @laufgas5 жыл бұрын

    I was born in 1987. I was 12 when I first played Half Life. I remember the excitement of playing Opposing Force... I remember starting Half Life 2 and how overwhelmed I was. We were a bunch of friends playing counter strike and other mods. I remember it all so clearly, because Half Life wasn’t just a game for me. It was THE gaming milestone of my childhood. I have so many memories and thoughts right now. Thanks for this documentary.

  • @DeathBringer769

    @DeathBringer769

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yup, same here. I was born in '88 and basically had the same experience growing up, HL1 blowing my mind, spending way too much time on CS and other quality mods both official and unofficial back in the day, etc ;)

  • @clblanchard08

    @clblanchard08

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@DeathBringer769 Wow, I feel so old! I was born in 1980 so I was 18 when Half-Life was released. I remember having to upgrade my Pentium II system with a Voodoo 3 to be able to play it. I actually bought it twice. I still have the Orange box in my closet with all of the disks.

  • @BIG_WAVE_RACING

    @BIG_WAVE_RACING

    5 жыл бұрын

    87 here too! Still playing these games today.

  • @men1kmati

    @men1kmati

    5 жыл бұрын

    86 here still play 1.6 daily

  • @zymuur

    @zymuur

    5 жыл бұрын

    damn. I was born in 95. started playing 1.6 in 07 just before christmas. (school break, downloaded cs and half life, they were my older brothers) and played daily for a number of years. The few groups I played with slowly broke up over time. Guys moved to console gaming, got busy with families and such. I have always periodically remembered playing 1.6. Last time I played it was hard to find one steady server.. This documentary makes me want to hop on and start the addiction all over again.

  • @Cxdyy
    @Cxdyy2 жыл бұрын

    Valve has always had an impact on me with their games. I grew up with them and I have an inspired indie game dev "studio". Valve will always be in a special place in my heart. This documentary is awesome. I wish to work there at valve in the future sometime.

  • @genelomas332
    @genelomas3322 жыл бұрын

    Quarter past 12 at night, I get a recommendation by YT to watch a 2 year old, nearly 2 hour doco about a 20 year old game which I've played through at least 30 times since '98.. ... ... sure, I'll watch it, why not..? even if I do have to be up by 7am tomorrow.. (well, today).. :) Great film Noclip, thank you. :)

  • @o2xide503
    @o2xide5033 жыл бұрын

    Man I'm So Proud of Crowbar Collective. When you play the Xen levels, you cant expect a more polished version, even if Valve themselves made it.

  • @jeeves_uk

    @jeeves_uk

    3 жыл бұрын

    Xen is probably the most beautiful looking section to any game ive ever played

  • @rumraket38

    @rumraket38

    3 жыл бұрын

    Complete agreement.

  • @alfredforbessealy524

    @alfredforbessealy524

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@rumraket38 there are some chapters where I prefer the 1998 version, but anomalous materials, questionable ethics and xen are definitely waay better then the original

  • @MaxLebled
    @MaxLebled5 жыл бұрын

    Wow, I never realized the meta subtext of that Black Mesa dialogue bit at the very end. Brilliant

  • @aretorios6757

    @aretorios6757

    5 жыл бұрын

    I get it too ! hahahhah

  • @ADos27578

    @ADos27578

    5 жыл бұрын

    Holy crap. All these playthroughs, and now I see the subtext.

  • @metatrontf

    @metatrontf

    5 жыл бұрын

    Maybe it's because it's 5 AM and I'm exhausted, but I don't get it. What's the subtext? That the experiment is the mod?

  • @-snek.

    @-snek.

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@metatrontf More or less.

  • @mitchstetron
    @mitchstetron2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks noclip. I really enjoyed this documentary. I’ve never played Half-Life and haven’t been into electronic games since the early 90s when I was still using my original NES. I’ve heard friends talk about Half-Life which is why I let this video play when it started up after another video I was watching ended. Great job. Really well made.

  • @Hanchstar
    @Hanchstar2 жыл бұрын

    The only audio hallucinations I can ever recall having were also Half-Life related. I was obsessed with TFC for awhile and I once went camping and I could hear engineers building sentries + some other sounds.

  • @KeybladeWielderXV
    @KeybladeWielderXV5 жыл бұрын

    "Time Dr Freeman? ... Is it really that... time again? It seems as if. You only just. Arrived..."

  • @InfiniteDarkMass

    @InfiniteDarkMass

    5 жыл бұрын

    Is that your favorite as well? = )

  • @TylerMcVicker1
    @TylerMcVicker15 жыл бұрын

    2:01 yoyo that's me

  • @HERMES097

    @HERMES097

    5 жыл бұрын

    are you a fangirl tyler?

  • @thatanimeweirdo

    @thatanimeweirdo

    5 жыл бұрын

    Even namedropping you at the end.

  • @tomliberman3015

    @tomliberman3015

    5 жыл бұрын

    1:39:26

  • @KryptiKGh0st

    @KryptiKGh0st

    5 жыл бұрын

    WHAT IT DO,TYLENOL?

  • @AEX10

    @AEX10

    5 жыл бұрын

    Hey Tyler, p l a y t i t a n f a l l 2 a l r e a d y

  • @samtoes
    @samtoes2 жыл бұрын

    This was so incredible - what a beautifully crafted documentary!! Also, Laura Michet's interview about the game jam totally reminded me the way Grimes gives interviews. Just super intelligent, passionate people talking about what they love.

  • @fliptopjim
    @fliptopjim2 ай бұрын

    Gosh this doc was great. Such a wonderful group of committed people (including you) with such warmth and love for such a great game. Well done, yet again.

  • @markusthecool
    @markusthecool5 жыл бұрын

    1:47:00 Damn, that dialog at the end had deeper meaning than what I thought.

  • @totallywaffles_
    @totallywaffles_4 жыл бұрын

    1:00:21 to think that he knew half life alyx was in development. he's an amazing liar.

  • @budgethornet7498

    @budgethornet7498

    4 жыл бұрын

    Why I cam here haha. See the Geoff bits with that new information.

  • @wafflcoptr

    @wafflcoptr

    4 жыл бұрын

    He was probably under a NDA from Valve to not tell anyone under threat of lawsuit. Plenty of companies do it so that no one can take the piss out of their official announcements, so I'm not surprised if that's the case.

  • @IevgenBaziak

    @IevgenBaziak

    4 жыл бұрын

    1:01:50 His body language purely says "I know stuff you do not and I am going to keep it that way"

  • @Sweaty_Ken

    @Sweaty_Ken

    4 жыл бұрын

    loved re-watching that, the man couldn't help but smirk his way through that entire answer :D

  • @euchre90

    @euchre90

    3 жыл бұрын

    Notice he glances to the left a lot, this is a common tell that he's making stuff up, and when he said "I don't know what form it'll be" he did a HUGE amount of blinking. He's probably been prepped for this interview and similar questions, and it's quite incredible he actually did that entire speech so fluently, but his body language is a dead giveaway.

  • @EZpZeero
    @EZpZeero2 жыл бұрын

    24:23 When Gordon hit barney with a little suck of the barnacle, he was like "This is a strange way to ask for help Gordon but this hasn't exactly been a normal day".

  • @gordonfreeman7737

    @gordonfreeman7737

    2 ай бұрын

    Lmaoooo 😂😂 he's like *Sluuuurp sluurp* "hello"

  • @amirtaktouk555
    @amirtaktouk5552 жыл бұрын

    What an astounding piece of work. This video is a masterpiece, the sections, the detailed explanations and the level of impact... Everything was flawlessly talked about and mentioned. My friend, your video isn't just a documentary, it's history. And I'd like to think that this video will forever be a part of half life's legacy in someway. Thank you

  • @multisilhoutte
    @multisilhoutte5 жыл бұрын

    Doom did it, so can Half Life.

  • @peterjoyfilms

    @peterjoyfilms

    5 жыл бұрын

    Black Mesa Xen should be pretty great

  • @DannyShipleyMusic

    @DannyShipleyMusic

    5 жыл бұрын

    PREACH

  • @MrSen4lifE

    @MrSen4lifE

    5 жыл бұрын

    Bethesda did it, does not mean Valve can.

  • @AlexHand

    @AlexHand

    5 жыл бұрын

    It's crazy we live in this time where everything is a derivative reboot of some classic American thing: DC/Marvel comic hero movies, remakes of Resident Evil 1&2, but with all the buzz across the world about Half Life, the company that owns it isn't dropping a product into a ready-made market of hungry fans who would throw their money at Valve for the next chapter.

  • @laerin7931

    @laerin7931

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@AlexHand Because unlike those other companies, Valve doesn't need to do it to get money. They are perfectly fine doing their own thing as long as Steam is alive.

  • @TheTechhX
    @TheTechhX4 жыл бұрын

    1:01:53 THE FACE OF A LIAR HAHAHA i couldnt be happier lol

  • @arumteguh2762

    @arumteguh2762

    4 жыл бұрын

    the only liar that we like

  • @AngeloT2001

    @AngeloT2001

    4 жыл бұрын

    He knew lmao

  • @ThePigeon5734

    @ThePigeon5734

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Synaeresis maybe Xd Translated blinks: HAHAHA!!! YOU FOOLS!!! YOU HAVE NO CLUE!!! ALYX IS COMING, TRUST ME!!!

  • @seifelshenawi6211

    @seifelshenawi6211

    4 жыл бұрын

    arumteguh todd howard

  • @rippspeck

    @rippspeck

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hail Dorito Pope.

  • @kThund3r
    @kThund3r2 жыл бұрын

    This is so fucking nostalgic for me, holy shit. Playing in early CS pre-steam was so much fun

  • @joseanl

    @joseanl

    8 ай бұрын

    I remember when the M-16 had zoom, they removed it bc it was op haha, I played it a lot on internet caffe's too

  • @TheUntypicalGerman
    @TheUntypicalGerman2 жыл бұрын

    Half life itself was such a thrill, and then playing blue shift and opposing force recognising all those areas from before was just pure joy. And then the endless mods, like co-op mod, counter strike, team fortress, vampire slayer and so on.. Fantastic games!

  • @PalaceDude
    @PalaceDude4 жыл бұрын

    Geoff is a real one for keeping a huge secret that long, and you could see he couldn't handle the torture in here AND in the video where he announces the game. He felt relieved. Such a wholesome dude lol

  • @Cscuile

    @Cscuile

    3 жыл бұрын

    Haha yeah, I feel bad for him actually. The pressure to hide Half Life: Alyx must be immense

  • @cherrydragon3120

    @cherrydragon3120

    3 жыл бұрын

    i mean the franchise is HUGE. having to keep a new game of this a secret for so long is torture

  • @MaxCE

    @MaxCE

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah. It's hard keeping a game bigger than all games "combine"d.

  • @Drummaniac17

    @Drummaniac17

    3 жыл бұрын

    Totally agree. His cover at 1:00:50 is honestly super good. I bet he'd be a good poker player.

  • @zerofallen18

    @zerofallen18

    Ай бұрын

    But at the end of his segment saying he doesnt know what form it will be he's got a cheesy grin going on lol​@@Drummaniac17

  • @shutuppabs323
    @shutuppabs3234 жыл бұрын

    Randy Pitchford unable to make eye contact when he talks about exploitative behavior makes sense knowing what we know now.

  • @michaelsuh5457

    @michaelsuh5457

    3 жыл бұрын

    The right man in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world.

  • @anto-bd6oj

    @anto-bd6oj

    3 жыл бұрын

    “Greasy bastard” -Civvie-11

  • @romeodavis1052

    @romeodavis1052

    3 жыл бұрын

    are you saying that you think randy is lying?

  • @eunaoseibrother467

    @eunaoseibrother467

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@romeodavis1052 he IS lyingm

  • @kylefer

    @kylefer

    3 жыл бұрын

    What?

  • @Akshay-th1fq
    @Akshay-th1fq2 жыл бұрын

    This documentary is soo good that it makes u touch the timeless dimension for the whole duration of it. Knowing the nostalgia, the brilliance of the game , the nuances , out of box thinking of Half lifes creator and the documentary itself, its a sweet symphony all together. At certain points it stops being a documentary and becomes a piece of a well made film.

  • @harriesdif
    @harriesdif Жыл бұрын

    This melody at the end always inspires me with a simultaneous feeling of sad nostalgia and some kind of light, like a cool spring sunrise, hope. Thank you for your hard work!

  • @omerfarukbasoglu1729
    @omerfarukbasoglu17295 жыл бұрын

    I rarely comment on KZread videos but won't pass this one. Great documentary and such a great effort to bring it to life. Just "woow" job.

  • @NoclipDocs

    @NoclipDocs

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @Crowbar
    @Crowbar5 жыл бұрын

    The problem isn't that there is no Half-Life 3. The problem is that Valve doesn't say "no, we are not working on it.".

  • @PalaceDude

    @PalaceDude

    5 жыл бұрын

    But the game is still alive even in its absence for that exact reason. If Valve does that, the game would die, and every idea or inspiration will just seem lifeless. However, I still want a half life game from Valve, not from fans. (I'll still play the fanmade games)

  • @MicrowaveBackground

    @MicrowaveBackground

    5 жыл бұрын

    Nah the problem is theres no half life 3

  • @pierreprezelin

    @pierreprezelin

    5 жыл бұрын

    They tried multiple times, but every time, they felt it wasn't good enough to live up the overhype. About one year ago, one of the main writors of Half-Life released some short story with hints implying that Valve wasn't working on it anymore. Plus all the former employees that have worked on the HL series are gone, so... welp.

  • @PalaceDude

    @PalaceDude

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@pierreprezelin If that was the case, Valve would've stated it, if it's over they'd say so., unless they enjoy the attention they're getting from this. (Come to think about it, Valve would go in oblivion if they say half life is over)

  • @user-qs9ps3hw6u

    @user-qs9ps3hw6u

    5 жыл бұрын

    Wrecker DeeZ laidlaw made it quite clear that they’re not working on it anymore. Not only that, he implied that they don’t care for the franchise and aren’t passionate about it like the fans Are. But I see what you mean. Why wouldn’t they just come out and say sorry we aren’t working on it? If you ask me, I think something sketchy went down during development. Something that they don’t want to speak about. It can’t be as simple as that they don’t think they can live up to hype. That’s ridiculous they’d just admit defeat. No be all shady and refuse to speak on the subject.

  • @alanbrown2477
    @alanbrown247710 ай бұрын

    Hey Danny. I've watched all your stuff since you did a short piece on start select to do with Deus ex. I have struggled for years with my mental health and your documentaries let me escape from my head for awhile, thank you and your awesome

  • @adecree
    @adecree2 жыл бұрын

    FINALLY someone else mentioned the demo discs that used to come in gamer mags. Such a cool thing for the time

  • @ShellComics
    @ShellComics5 жыл бұрын

    This is amazing work and I'm super glad that it's officially out and I can share it and show all my friends! You should be proud :D

  • @NoclipDocs

    @NoclipDocs

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for being a patron and helping us fund this work.

  • @PantsuMann
    @PantsuMann4 жыл бұрын

    "Cling clang cling cling clang" - Crowbar 2020

  • @Dargonhuman

    @Dargonhuman

    4 жыл бұрын

    That's it, that speech really inspired me to vote for Crowbar for President. I mean, how can you argue with such eloquence, logic and poise?

  • @igodgaming1705

    @igodgaming1705

    3 жыл бұрын

    Randy Pitchford unable to make eye contact when he talks about exploitative behavior makes sense knowing what we know now.

  • @HandelsAreDumb

    @HandelsAreDumb

    3 жыл бұрын

    Why dose crowbar have to be so political now

  • @silentype3008

    @silentype3008

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@igodgaming1705 That really makes no sense in context to the original comment. You replied to the wrong person?

  • @goffee993

    @goffee993

    3 жыл бұрын

    Why crowbar crow

  • @MondayHopscotch
    @MondayHopscotch2 жыл бұрын

    Not sure how I managed to just now watch this. Incredibly well done. I played Half Life 1 back in the day, but wasn't a good age to really appreciate what it was. This conjures up nostalgia I didn't even realize I had for the series. Bravo.

  • @will-i-am6225
    @will-i-am62253 жыл бұрын

    This is the best video game documentary I've ever watched. You have easily earned my subscription. Bravo!

  • @TheRitesh41
    @TheRitesh415 жыл бұрын

    i could litterally feel my HP regenerating at start

  • @ReverendTed
    @ReverendTed3 жыл бұрын

    1:00:07 "Or just a Vive game where you wave a crowbar around." I'll bet they saw this and removed the crowbar out of spite.

  • @atlev

    @atlev

    3 жыл бұрын

    They removed it because playtesters would get it stuck on the environment and then think they were Gordon. I swear that Valve hired the dumbest playtesters possible.

  • @r0cd0x
    @r0cd0x3 жыл бұрын

    The sound of the usp reloading in the counter-strike mod clip instantly brought back so many memories and gave me chills

  • @yusufdeebs
    @yusufdeebs2 жыл бұрын

    The cancellation of Hostile Takeover sounds... actually like a good thing. The mystery of the G-Man is pretty sacred, and the explanation of who or what he really is deserves the best.

  • @brazwen
    @brazwen3 жыл бұрын

    15:38 "Their AI wasn't that revolutionary but it was" Makes me think of the meme "I'm not saying it was aliens, but it was aliens"

  • @Waff3n

    @Waff3n

    3 жыл бұрын

    That dude is kinda annoying tbh

  • @JackBradley07

    @JackBradley07

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Waff3n I don't wanna say he his but he is

  • @ianmcdonald3053

    @ianmcdonald3053

    3 жыл бұрын

    My favourite gaming moment ever was from the AI in half-life I had a few marines after me, so I ran into a room for cover, expecting them to follow me in and I’d pump a few shotgun rounds into them! Well they didn’t follow me in, instead they threw in some grenades and took me out! I’ve never experienced that since then from any other FPS !

  • @BrooklynBalla

    @BrooklynBalla

    3 жыл бұрын

    Did anyone see the Half-life cockroach meme that shows it has better AI then Cyberpunks?🤣

  • @greysky1252

    @greysky1252

    3 жыл бұрын

    Has he not seen marphitmusblackimus youtube channel? The AI is still smarter than modern game AI!

  • @RavenRedwood
    @RavenRedwood5 жыл бұрын

    No mention of Kelly Bailey? The HL soundtrack is just as timeless as the game. This was fun to watch, thanks.

  • @WinterSoldierLTE

    @WinterSoldierLTE

    5 жыл бұрын

    That's something I always see getting overlooked, which is a shame. HL used music in a way that I always respect and appreciate: as needed. It was an enhancement more than a soundtrack. Where a Doom would constantly have music playing, HL would make you wait until you launched a satellite into orbit, making an already memorable moment even more so.

  • @apersonontheinternet7595

    @apersonontheinternet7595

    5 жыл бұрын

    WinterSoldier LTE right on dude

  • @JimJansen91

    @JimJansen91

    5 жыл бұрын

    Plus, what is in fact really special is that Bailey did the OST as well as the sound effects, which makes the sound design of HL remarkably consistent in its vision and atmosphere. It's not often the sound design and soundtrack are done by the same person and therefore draw from the same palette in the way that HL does.

  • @RavenRedwood

    @RavenRedwood

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@JimJansen91 that's awesome! The crowbar clang brings happiness the world over :)

  • @jsXanatos

    @jsXanatos

    5 жыл бұрын

    cant seek out everyone.

  • @blundy1
    @blundy13 жыл бұрын

    Unbelievably amazing documentary. Absolutely love the content.

  • @jeremiemiller35
    @jeremiemiller352 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. I came across my Half-life 2 t-shirt today and was high on nostalgia when I found this video. Great work.

  • @tigerkatze9819
    @tigerkatze98193 жыл бұрын

    I once found a stuffed head-crab toy at a game store with my nephew. He had no idea what the hell it was. I showed him Half Life just as my dad showed me as a kid when it first came out. Good times

  • @mpaforoufakis

    @mpaforoufakis

    3 жыл бұрын

    Fuck ..your comment made me feel so fucking old lol

  • @adamcrum99
    @adamcrum994 жыл бұрын

    so interesting to watch this after Half-life: Alyx release. seeing how people were talking about the possibilities of VR and other things is hilarious now.

  • @keirawatterson6137

    @keirawatterson6137

    3 жыл бұрын

    Gearbox "Things we would never do to any other developer", I think Aliens: CM team and Sega would beg to differ.

  • @joshyouaremckenzie
    @joshyouaremckenzie3 жыл бұрын

    This game changed my life, and directed it. Still have my original shirt from HL2, probably the oldest thing i still use. This is super impressive. Well done, and thank you.

  • @Play_Streams
    @Play_Streams2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this in-depth documentary on one of the best games ever developed. You really put in a lot of work

  • @WritingOnGames
    @WritingOnGames5 жыл бұрын

    This is just unbelievable work on every level, from production to logistics. Truly inspiring.

  • @NoclipDocs

    @NoclipDocs

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much, you are too kind!

  • @spenserhudson1160

    @spenserhudson1160

    3 жыл бұрын

    Earreaa 9L

  • @JamesHetfieldIsGod

    @JamesHetfieldIsGod

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@spenserhudson1160 This comment made no sense to anyone hence no one replied

  • @chimpsidious3545

    @chimpsidious3545

    3 жыл бұрын

    Not really. This is so jumpy and lacking in focus. Couldnt keep it relevant and it becomes confusing often. If you want to make a doc about counter strike just do that man. Click bait crap really.

  • @LegaliseIntellect

    @LegaliseIntellect

    3 жыл бұрын

    I've played Half Life for Half Life...

  • @nervunit0190
    @nervunit01903 жыл бұрын

    CS, Half Life 2 and Battlefield 2 multiplayer on PC was the happiest gaming years for me

  • @dextergrif1052
    @dextergrif10522 жыл бұрын

    Scott Smith has such a positive energy in this documentary and his passion for Half-Life and Counter-Strike multiplayer radiates. I love this documentary

  • @jonasan77
    @jonasan772 жыл бұрын

    literally the best film on youtube, thank you!

  • @daveeverett3169
    @daveeverett31695 жыл бұрын

    I was 6 and I remember my dad playing it for the first time with family, I hid under the table when the first headcrab teleported, I remember seeing my mom turning to my dad with a concerned face when we saw a guard get torn apart by a laser, I remember trying to save the security guard on the anomalous materials entrance with my sister and actually managed to glitch out the game and had the barney stand on the platform without the threat of falling again. I finished the game alone at a much later age but i can say it was the only time that my family ever gathered around a pc and just have a genuine good time. As time went on I grew distant to them even though we lived under the same roof and videogames, as a subject, is frowned upon but I do understand why that is. This is why the half-life franchise has a place in my heart, it reminded me of a time where everything was so much simpler and innocent. i thank you for this documentary, seeing the developer side (not valve necessarily) of things does help make me accept how the franchise will eventually go and if project borealis will be the last nail to the coffin I think I'll be totally okay with it. I just wish valve would make a gesture that would bring the HL community closure that we so badly need.

  • @voodoodolll

    @voodoodolll

    5 жыл бұрын

    "videogames, as a subject, is frowned upon but I do understand why that is" weird to say that without explanation

  • @WorkerAndParasyte
    @WorkerAndParasyte3 жыл бұрын

    1:01:53 - Love how he has to push away that smile. HE KNEW.

  • @-Zakhiel-

    @-Zakhiel-

    3 жыл бұрын

    No.

  • @WorkerAndParasyte

    @WorkerAndParasyte

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@-Zakhiel- No?

  • @-Zakhiel-

    @-Zakhiel-

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@WorkerAndParasyte No :/

  • @the_egg_

    @the_egg_

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@-Zakhiel- non’t

  • @zayl777
    @zayl7772 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the awesome documentary and memories!

  • @PhoenixPLPhoenix
    @PhoenixPLPhoenix2 жыл бұрын

    I really love the effort you put In these docs. Really outstanding. Half-Life plays a really big part in my life and personal history. Thanks for making this and letting me peek behind its history. I wish you all the best, greetings from Germany! Stay healthy

  • @Roachan.
    @Roachan.5 жыл бұрын

    Sounds of Half Life always make me sentimental. Such a masterpiece.

  • @Gigantopithecus1862
    @Gigantopithecus18625 жыл бұрын

    One of the things I remember playing Half-Life as a kid was that the HEV suit voice always scared me a little. Because of it emotionless and cold voice. You kow, the voice was like: Internal bleeding detected.. User death imminent!! And I was like: Why are you so chill about that?? I'm dying!!

  • @Geneforson

    @Geneforson

    5 жыл бұрын

    _You kow, the voice was like: Internal bleeding detected.. User death imminent!! And I was like: Why are you so chill about that?? I'm dying!!_ Hahaha... this is an interesting perspective lol

  • @SoleNero21

    @SoleNero21

    5 жыл бұрын

    @DangerSheep MINOR FRACTURE DETECTED

  • @hmrdev-billnye8166

    @hmrdev-billnye8166

    5 жыл бұрын

    Have a very..safe..day.

  • @reviewyourownadventure2083

    @reviewyourownadventure2083

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yes! It was kinda creepy. I use the HEV charger and Health chargers as text notifications and ring tones. And no matter where I am when those sounds go off there is always at least one person that looks up in appreciation.

  • @notacooldudewithanattitude2731
    @notacooldudewithanattitude27312 жыл бұрын

    so no one talks about 33:33? This documentary is a legend itself.

  • @kartikeyashukla7499

    @kartikeyashukla7499

    2 жыл бұрын

    I literally spent 5 minutes trying to pause at the right moment to see WTF that "flicker" was lol!

  • @hein282

    @hein282

    Жыл бұрын

    It's a picture of a derp G-Man and some CD keys, one of which is for Half Life 2, for all of those who can't be bothered timing it and failing multiple times at 0.25 playback speed.

  • @DarkVanyaliLP

    @DarkVanyaliLP

    Жыл бұрын

    fyi, on youtube, you can go back and forth frame by frame by using the , and . keys on your keyboard. so when you miss the frame, just his , a few times and there you are.

  • @hc3550

    @hc3550

    Жыл бұрын

    i noticed that, but didn't are enough to figure it out lol

  • @MichaeLPPL
    @MichaeLPPL Жыл бұрын

    I love to rewatch this video every now and then

  • @peetgray
    @peetgray5 жыл бұрын

    I would have accepted at LEAST one advert for this, haha. Fantastic work everyone at Noclip. GG Danny.

  • @ayushdhar364
    @ayushdhar3643 жыл бұрын

    I had played Half-Life in 2001, and loved it. Years later when internet was widely available in India and I got into gaming I realised how huge a deal Half-Life really was. I then played Half-Life 2 in 2016. Thanks.

  • @liammcnulty1987
    @liammcnulty19872 жыл бұрын

    Keighley clearly lying about HL:Alyx lol

  • @thealphaflight2121
    @thealphaflight21212 жыл бұрын

    Great documentary...love you guys and girls in the community who gave and contributed so much to bring the game and ideas to life.

  • @Deathshuck
    @Deathshuck5 жыл бұрын

    I cannot even express how revolutionary Half Life 2 and their physics engine was when it came out. It changed everything. I was in middle school at the time, and I remember everyone talking about how cool it was just shooting barrels in an empty CS:S map, and watching them tumble down a hill. It was a simple time, but the impact of that game still gives me shivers. I played Garry's Mod for years, and the kind of stuff people were building in that game, even in the early builds, was just incredible. One time I joined a server where a guy had built a functioning AT-ST walker from Star Wars that was actually walking with wires and thrusters. It was truly an incredible time to be a gamer.

  • @hughJ

    @hughJ

    5 жыл бұрын

    Far Cry and UT2k3 both had ragdolls and rigid body physics before HL2 launched. HL2 was a good game, but its physics weren't revolutionary. Furthermore, when you're talking about "their physics engine", you're talking about a 3rd party middleware, not something specific to HL2.

  • @HarriJokinen

    @HarriJokinen

    5 жыл бұрын

    I remember the leaked Doom 3 alpha in 2002 had a similar effect on me. Seeing a barrel tumble down the stairs blew my mind back then. Then of course Half-Life 2 came out and took it a lot further.

  • @cuttrogue

    @cuttrogue

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@hughJ HL2 physics were on another level compared to those other games. They were truly life-like while in other games you stilled noticed that it's just a game physics. I'd say there are only a few games out there RIGHT NOW that have better physics than HL2.

  • @aolson1111

    @aolson1111

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@hughJ No one claimed Half-Life 2 invented videogame physics. The physics in Far Cry and UT2K3 were nothing compared to Half-Life 2, and they didn't affect gameplay.

  • @hughJ

    @hughJ

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@aolson1111 "and they didn't affect gameplay." They did in Far Cry. Barrels and logs rolling down hills that can collide with NPCs, boats floating and bouncing across water, etc.

  • @devpashupati9168
    @devpashupati91683 жыл бұрын

    It's nostalgic and sad at the same time I heard the "buying magazines and there's a demo disc." somehow I felt 10 again and made me smile for a while.

  • @MrHighsenberg

    @MrHighsenberg

    3 жыл бұрын

    i still have some of these discs from 20-25 years ago. i never brought myself to dispose of them

  • @devpashupati9168

    @devpashupati9168

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@MrHighsenberg I'm pretty sure mine is just sitting there at my mom's house(I think) althought I still got my free discs from revolver magazine and Metal Hammer.

  • @telefonbarmann4514
    @telefonbarmann45143 жыл бұрын

    I loved every second of this Documentation. Exellent work.

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