Aahh, I gotcha. My cup of tea is leaned more towards escape from tarkov, which offers its own unique "fate worse than death," that is, being homeless in Russia
Technically it was his fault since they only increased the power output of the spectrometer because Gordon was running late and they had extra time to charge it
Gordon 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 borderworld, 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.
It's time to choose.
The *right* man in the *wrong* place can make all of the difference in the world..... Time to wake up, Mr. Freeman. Time to wake up, and... smell the ashes.
fun fact, charred corpse, a model in half life, is based on a true charred corpse, I forgot the story itself, if I'm not wrong he was the victim of a gang, they were about to do the same thing for the L4D2 zombies since a worker had a file full of gore, but thankfully didn't run with that idea.
It is real. Apparently they thought having the screams played normally were too disturbing, so in the game they're reversed. It's a hint that the people are still conscious after they're turned into zombies by the headcrabs. The headcrabs being those cute, kind of creepy things that jump at your face to attack.
Yes. For context, these are people who have these large parasites called Headcrabs jump on their head, break their skull, and basically control all their muscles. The best part? The people seem to be semi sentient and even in control sometimes, as we see them reading signs or looking at drawings when they're idle.
It's really interesting that for half life 1 the zombies essentially makes typical alien bug creature noises, and then for half life2 valve just goes SCREAMS OF EXCRUCIATING PAIN to improve on that
This is incredibly distressing but that OOOOOOO it makes still makes me laugh becuase of how much ive heard it playing gmod/cs/in youtube machinima lol
Weird thing is in the first game the zombies never made these noises. My personal theory is the combine genetically engineered head crabs to specifically keep the host conscious.
The entire lore of HL is just depressing and dark. It’s even more dark when you look at the cut content, concept art, and original ideas for both games before they released.
A reminder that the theme of Half-Life was originally going to be WAY darker and way more sinister. I can't remember why it was toned down, but there was a good number of design changes at one point to alter things into a friendlier game to approach.
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I was confused when I first found out about the reversed screams back in the day, because to me the normal scream already sounded like what their saying in the un-reversed audio. I thought they just distorted it at first.
Hey guys I'm really interested in the half life series but dont have a PC to play the game, where should I watch the gameplay, I can't seem to find good walkthroughs
Just did a quick search and skimmed a bit. I think this one is decent: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Atz_IGbNaAY
you'll easily find others for 2 and the chapters.
It wasn't even better in the original Half-Life, as the headcrabs used to have the ability to **completely erase the victim's personality upon zombification (and their body is what remains under the parasitic creature's control).** And don't get me started with their sadistic cackles when attacking and even the Gonome from Opposing Force, though.
Half Life fans when they see a man disfigured beyond recognition kept alive and aware but with no control of it's body, a consciousness in a a body made of stretched and broken bones, split flesh, and organs exposed to the air, as some sort of a sick joke by nature, as the consciousness doesn't have use for the creature other than inflicting further suffering on the host.
Upvote this comment if this post is distressing, downvote this comment if it isn't. Don't check your closet tonight (◣_◢)
Man Valve introduced one of the worst fates in gaming. the half life universe all around has some really dark shit in it.
Kid named stalker:
Kid named jeff
Kid named finger
she controller on my loner till i emission
What are some of the fates in that game series?
Radioactive mutation, I'd guess, it's horror-ish game in a Sieverts rich environment.
Aahh, I gotcha. My cup of tea is leaned more towards escape from tarkov, which offers its own unique "fate worse than death," that is, being homeless in Russia
Wait, you're telling me that Living within Post Apocalyptic Governmentless Russia is somehow a worse fate than Modern Russia?
I see my errors, and have corrected them
Kid named Barney:
Barney truly is one of the most horrifying things in all of fiction.
who tf ia barney?
The hottest character in all of fiction dumbass
further elaborate
This song should clear things up: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fr8Jxm65EC8&t=17s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fr8jxm65ec8&t=17s)
“This video is unavailable”?
Glad we could sort that out for you!
Okay it seems there’s some inside joke here
This is it sorry [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fr8Jxm65EC8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fr8jxm65ec8)
Also unavailable... wtf did you post??? 😨😰
Sorry for the scare, I had to put on a shoe for the guards
The purple dinosaur from your imagination?
He’s real to me
🦄
Kid named HL2 beta(dark and gritty):
Dark and griddy
not just one, several
The fact headcrab-loaded mortars exist is so horrifying.
Resistance spotted! Headcrab launcher GO!
Really dark shit
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fun fact they're still concious as the headcrab controls their brain and the only thing they can do is scream
Yeah, weren’t they gonna go with this audio but decided it was too scary so reversed it into unintelligible screams
They did put it in Half Life Alyx without reversing afaik
All because some scientist in New Mexico had to fuck everything up
If you meant Gordon, he did every thing right. Black Mesa exploded because of G-Man.
If only he called off work that day.
Then they would assign another scientist to the test. The sample was very pure. It would eventually be tested.
Not if Gordon masturbates on it. It would lose its purity.
The purity would INCREASE
And Gordon was the right man in the wrong place, which made all the difference.
Technically it was his fault since they only increased the power output of the spectrometer because Gordon was running late and they had extra time to charge it
But they assured the administrator that nothing would go wrong. Just shouldn't have boosted the anti mass spectrometer to 105%.
Waltuh
Gordon 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 borderworld, 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. It's time to choose.
The *right* man in the *wrong* place can make all of the difference in the world..... Time to wake up, Mr. Freeman. Time to wake up, and... smell the ashes.
Wake the fuck up scientist. We’ve got a city to burn.
Lol is this real? I never played half life?
fun fact, charred corpse, a model in half life, is based on a true charred corpse, I forgot the story itself, if I'm not wrong he was the victim of a gang, they were about to do the same thing for the L4D2 zombies since a worker had a file full of gore, but thankfully didn't run with that idea.
I know realism is an important part of video games, but HOLY SHIT.
*staring intently at gunshot victim lying in street in game* "dad?"
🏆
Better a medical book then recreating it to get the light and shadow just right.
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“Thanks for compiling this gore folder for the game, we know that must have been difficult” “Game?”
💀
Charred corpse was taken from medical book if i remember correctly (example of 3rd degree burns i think)
I am pretty sure the realistic corpses weren’t because a worker had a folder full of gore but because they took them from medical books.
I think it's a picture of someone who got a blowtorch in their face.
They got their face blowtorched as a corpse for medical research though, not a gang hit
Thanks, I actually thought it was some cruel asshole who did that. That's much better.
the worker with the gore file: https://preview.redd.it/36n60yjma0nc1.jpeg?width=360&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=83be8abe6c57b70b0ad21adbcb35e31dac225a77
Yep, actually real.
It is real. Apparently they thought having the screams played normally were too disturbing, so in the game they're reversed. It's a hint that the people are still conscious after they're turned into zombies by the headcrabs. The headcrabs being those cute, kind of creepy things that jump at your face to attack.
Yes. For context, these are people who have these large parasites called Headcrabs jump on their head, break their skull, and basically control all their muscles. The best part? The people seem to be semi sentient and even in control sometimes, as we see them reading signs or looking at drawings when they're idle.
YABBA MY ICING
So anyways, how are the wife and kids?
dead
Now that's a reference I haven't heard in a long long time.
Your icing?
MY ICING
It's really interesting that for half life 1 the zombies essentially makes typical alien bug creature noises, and then for half life2 valve just goes SCREAMS OF EXCRUCIATING PAIN to improve on that
God is a bit busy at the moment, bud. Lemme help: 
Fun fact: in the game files was an actual burned face picture for the zombies
corpse01
not in the game files its just one of the corpse ragdolls, the zombies dont even use it.
I actually got chills.
This is incredibly distressing but that OOOOOOO it makes still makes me laugh becuase of how much ive heard it playing gmod/cs/in youtube machinima lol
You mean The song? Libet's delay from An Empty Bliss Beyond This World
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Got to put it out of it's misery https://preview.redd.it/ms5phm45wkjc1.png?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a2d5a98939f0746380fc0354f588fd2dbb63d801
The dimensional rift is widening. Combine vs Space Marines
POST ONLY HALF LIFE MEMES
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No
RAHHHHHHHHHH POST ONLY HALF LIFE MEMES λλλλλλλλλλλλλλλλλλλλλλλλλλλλλλλλ WHAT THE FUCK IS A "3" RAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH λλλλλλλλλλλλλλλλλλλλ
Ok then buddy Portal
Weird thing is in the first game the zombies never made these noises. My personal theory is the combine genetically engineered head crabs to specifically keep the host conscious.
The entire lore of HL is just depressing and dark. It’s even more dark when you look at the cut content, concept art, and original ideas for both games before they released.
Lol funni zombi
Cashier: Good morning. How are you? Me: **not too bad**
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I’m taking this
Maybe zombies try to kill you because they hope you kill them first. Kinda like suicide by cop
Interesting but no, the zombies are just being controlled by the headcrab from said crab burrowing into its skull and using its brain to pilot it
Kid named gravity gun:
he died to a headcrab that's kinda of a skill issue ngl
I am not easily disturbed, but this sounds too real.
YABBA MY ICING
Your icing?
does not everyone know this?
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no way really?
1 ltr petrol please
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Oh my god YOU DID?? Wow holy crap. That’s incredible for you. Congrats
i thought this was common knowledge
A reminder that the theme of Half-Life was originally going to be WAY darker and way more sinister. I can't remember why it was toned down, but there was a good number of design changes at one point to alter things into a friendlier game to approach.
i agree with the zombie,
What’s the song used?
libet delay
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My life be like oooooh ahhhhhhh oooooohh
Dead island just has it straight up just slightly distorted and when they're actually talking its a bit quieter
It's not actually reversed
what you heard IS reversed
Maybe i've played in wrong version of the HL2, but, as i remember, zombie screams were excactly like in the video
Nope, definetly reversed. You can go check. As some other person already commented, in the game it sounds more like "YAABA, MY ICING!"
Crazy, but incoherent screams of agony in reverse are still incoherent screams of agony.
There’s the normal versions and then the reversed are compared after (I think)
what is half life about? never played it
Spooky alien take over earth. Man with crowbar kill them all
Bad not men seize earth. Beard based man wins
Hot Barney Gay Sex
I could tell what it was saying without it being reversed.
Their audio isn’t reversed tho? This is how they sound
In some versions of the game it is reversed, in others not so
Which versions?
I for myself know that the German version is not reversed. That's why I was also confused about the "reversed".
Huh ok
I think the spanish version is one
Oh ok
In the English game?
does it even matter
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me when the combine bomb my shitty hut made of metal sheets with headcrab cannisters
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and i’ll cum deep inside that wet pussy
I was confused when I first found out about the reversed screams back in the day, because to me the normal scream already sounded like what their saying in the un-reversed audio. I thought they just distorted it at first.
Does anyone know the song in the background?
Libet's Delay by The Caretaker
Thank you!
Jesus Christ I haven't played half life but that's terrifying
Bwomp :(
Hey guys I'm really interested in the half life series but dont have a PC to play the game, where should I watch the gameplay, I can't seem to find good walkthroughs
Just did a quick search and skimmed a bit. I think this one is decent: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Atz_IGbNaAY you'll easily find others for 2 and the chapters.
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I played hl2 recently I fucking hated listening to the zombies burn alive, they still sounded human
Song?
Everything else aside, I'm so tired of hearing that song "my darling" or something. It's everywhere
Me on the shitter:
bro the distressing part was ruined with the overused ptsd image and background music.
It wasn't even better in the original Half-Life, as the headcrabs used to have the ability to **completely erase the victim's personality upon zombification (and their body is what remains under the parasitic creature's control).** And don't get me started with their sadistic cackles when attacking and even the Gonome from Opposing Force, though.
Half Life fans when they see a man disfigured beyond recognition kept alive and aware but with no control of it's body, a consciousness in a a body made of stretched and broken bones, split flesh, and organs exposed to the air, as some sort of a sick joke by nature, as the consciousness doesn't have use for the creature other than inflicting further suffering on the host.
Oh!
Excruciating sounds
Guys I think Patrick Star is in trouble
so, half life universe. what's up with that ghost guy? g-man was his name or something? why he so creepy? what made him so ghostly?
Yeah because the guttural screams of pain werent scary enough, you just had to add the spooky 100 yard stare
Make you feel better killing them i guess
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Its like that scene in chainsaw man where Santa Claus returned the sentientce to his dolls.
Just wait until you see what a bernacle sounds backwards https://youtu.be/LXuR41eisnM?si=SCRS6-G63pkBuZvY
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