A Tape from City 17 - A Half-Life: Alyx Short [S2FM]

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Something simple that has been gnawing at the back of my head for a while.
With this I tried to mimic an old Hi8 camcorder look and sound as best I could. I also wanted to originally upload this in 480p; however, KZbin assigns really garbage compression to SD which made it borderline unwatchable and that's why the original 480p has been upscaled to 4K.
Voices:
Male Citizen & Drunk Russian Citizen - Csaba Szigeti
Female Citizen - Lilla Fábián
Additional assets:
Half-Life 2: Remade Assets part 1,2,3 - Project 17/HL2RA Team
Portal Megapack & HDRI Template Maps - Harry101UK
Software:
Source 2 Filmmaker
Adobe Premiere Pro
Adobe Photoshop
Audacity
Twitter:
/ theparrygod
Artwork:
www.flickr.com/photos/1537941...
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[@Pigness7]

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE CAT

[@TheParryGod]

Rest easy folks twitter.com/TheParryGod/status/1464189060143095808

[@Pigness7]

@@TheParryGod thank God

[@ImNotFine44]

What cat? Barney, what cat?

[@negan6959]

@@ImNotFine44 xD

[@uisce_]

@@TheParryGod omg she so cute

[@jerryanderson8116]

I loved the bit at the end. It's real easy to forget that a massive chunk of the Combine's military are in fact living creatures grafted with an ungodly amount of cybernetics, rather than simply being purpose built automatons.

[@ultmateragnarok8376]

I've never seen them personified like this but it's so good to see.

[@jimjellyjinjamjimbo]

Actually, that’s not true. Synths are modified organic creatures that were scanned and recreated synthetically. Hence the name, Synths. Stalkers and Soldiers are predecessors to the Synth process.

[@kevinbuchanan67]

@@jimjellyjinjamjimbo i don't understand how what you said makes what they said "not true"... I'm not being a jerk, I just don't see that they were wrong

[@zombieoutbreakprod]

@@jimjellyjinjamjimbo this is the first I'm reading of this, where is that information found, in-game or otherwise?

[@jimjellyjinjamjimbo]

@@kevinbuchanan67 They’re implying that Synths are still living and are basically cyborgs or heavily augmented. They’re not, they’re like androids. Similar to Ash and Bishop from the Alien franchise or Roy Batty from Blade Runner. Ted Backman even stated he was inspired by Bishop from Aliens and synthetic life-form research being conducted at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico when designing the Synths

[@HistoryScope]

Almost no game does dystopia better than Half-Life and this video perfectly captures the sheer hopelessness Half-Life portrayed in its worldbuilding (e.g. reducing food supply to make people more likely to collaborate, to eventually volunteer to be surgically altered into mindless soldiers)

[@Rhodochrone]

Half Life's writing is so tongue-in-cheek that it's easy to forgot the world is so bleak. This makes it feel so real.

[@NazarovVv]

I am from Bulgaria, where the originals of many of the buildings seen in game are Sourced (ahue-hue) from. My country sadly does look like an apocalyptic wasteland. Most of my fellow countrymen look at it with disgust I however always found weird beauty in seeing decay, trying to decipher how things fell apart. That's why Half-Life especially Half-Life 2 and Alyx hit me slightly differently than most. Most people would look at Half-Life and think it's what the world could be 10 years from now, I look at it and I see what the world could be 2 minutes from now.

[@user-fq6to8cq8n]

yeah i too sometimes see beauty in bleak surroundings when its cloudy

[@asterlofts1565]

Not only that... just look at the buildings that are intact or partially destroyed... you notice a sad aura because you know that nothing is going to be the same... abandoned places and in poor condition due to lack of maintenance and what Most important: people. Places mixed with those rare alien technologies adapted for use by human Combine soldiers, pollution everywhere, Xen wildlife consuming life on Earth, the same the Combine with its great surreal black walls, silence, death, domination, control, all in a despot form, places that now seem like improvised military bases where before they were parks, houses, restaurants, streets, vacant yards, apartments, etcetera; those towering alien creatures allied or enslaved for various purposes of the alien Empire... and then, those alien constructions placed on top of human constructions just poorly to support themselves, as if it were a temporary support building... that mix of human brutalist art and alien with some cyberpubk, raypunk, oilpunk and biopunk.

[@provenancemachining]

@@NazarovVv It certainly isn't a coincidence that Valve set the dystopian stage of Half-Life among the old Communist Bloc architecture. One of the first things I've always thought of when it came to Half-Life's "grayness" atmosphere was the Soviet-era buildings, cars, and house-hold items (even the automated Russian intercom system heard in the Central Zoo level of Half Life: Alyx).

[@jakeg3733]

This guy gets Half-Life. This world diverged from ours sometime between 1998 and 2003. VHS tapes would still very much exist, and not just as a novelty item in your garage. Also, glad to see someone still has cigarettes. Don't think I'd last 24 hours without one in this depressing world

[@TheParryGod]

Thank you! A smoker will get his cigarettes even during an alien occupation, haha.

[@jakeg3733]

@@TheParryGod In that case I might make it 😂

[@eckojay2192]

At 5:02 that hunter call in the distance is really ominous. Amazing work on all fronts

[@thevisitor1032]

Poor dude didn't know what that sound meant.

[@mcfeddle]

@@thevisitor1032 the game was rigged from the start.

[@QuestionableSprite]

The beginning train was really cool since we don’t get to see most of the wastelands but you’ve made them relevant in the story again

[@alexssldi5752]

se ve genial parece un oceano muerto y seco arido

[@trashmammal9203]

More pleaseeee

[@SirKolass]

What you mean most? We've only been shown one, and I don't think there are many more, if there are more.

[@evagineer9165]

@@SirKolass I think the wastelands are the Balkans, the true wastelands are Australia, even if the combine “destroys” it, *it always comes back*

[@SirKolass]

@@evagineer9165 People misunderstand the wasteland though, the wasteland in the retail are all the places with human waste. That would be the coast, Ravenholm, ep2 forest, etc. The barren wastelands are just part of it, we've only seen one and we don't know where it is. People also think the flora is dying, but the flora is perfectly healthy in the retail, earth is not dying. The only thing that sure happened is the extinction of animals because of invasive xen wildlife.

[@CoreyLaddo]

Unbelievably well done, you have to teach me your ways!

[@TheParryGod]

Thank you! The secret ingredient is not having a social life.

[@Brick9]

@@TheParryGod Done, next step?

[@pawprint1]

@@TheParryGod I succeeded at that 10 years ago, and I still can't do anything like this what am I missing?

[@Soundwave142]

@@TheParryGod You have been honored by CoreyLaddo himself!

[@afailureofaanimator6744]

@@Brick9 ummm that’s it.

[@Flamme-Sanabi]

What I like about this is, that it is not just gameplay with some filters on it and some acting. It's a god damn animation, hell yea.

[@Harry101UK]

Damn, this is fantastically done! The camera motion and sound design are so realistic, I almost forgot it was animated for a while. Great stuff!

[@TheParryGod]

Thank you so much! Really glad you enjoyed it.

[@peppyton7483]

IT'S ANIMATED?

[@harvestercommander3250]

If Harry101UK likes it you know it’s good.

[@amideos8]

I experienced the same

[@MW-rm2xu]

Plot twist: This is all real footage, so nothing to be impressed by here

[@canadianblt8667]

Oof that callback to “Protectors,” very nice touch. I love that you’re weaving a story between your other videos. The attention to detail, quality of animations+sounds, level design, story telling ability through environment as opposed to dialogue… all so fitting to Half-Life. Really fantastic work

[@ZackaryWilliams77]

At first I was like, "Is this a prequal to Protectors?" Then I saw the bodies and went "Oh..."

[@Armin2012]

@@ZackaryWilliams77 Sequel. Several weeks after the fact, given the state of the remains.

[@pouncelygrin6699]

it's soooo good

[@jasonx1174]

Continuity baby.

[@jackwill76]

I love how subtle the camcorder effects are in this shortfilm. It's really hard to recreate without making it cheesy but this was done so well that it triggered lots of memories from the early 2000s for me.

[@TheParryGod]

Thank you! Managed to find some good references, haha.

[@SheathEntertainment]

Spectacular job! What most people don’t realize is because the Seven Hour War occurred in the early 2000’s around the time of the first Half Life, all of our technology is still stuck in that 1990s-2000s era. Cameras, computers, and recording devices were never improved upon and the digital age of smart phones and high definition resolution were never invented, due to civilization collapsing in this alternate timeline under the Combine Empire.

[@WENY47]

ay it's reinstated guy

[@SheathEntertainment]

@@WENY47 hey I know that guy! ;)

[@WENY47]

@@SheathEntertainment lol

[@Sniper_XPEHOB]

What I am surprised about is how "free" the humans are portrayed as here

[@JukoYT]

@@Sniper_XPEHOB it was like that in the early days of combines presence, than it got worse over time

[@normalperson1611]

Intentionally or unintentionally, I love how you included the fact the combine would split friends and family members when a person is relocated as shown by the train scene right after they were caught

[@aegis9999]

One of the best HL animators on this platform.

[@khanzy.]

the best

[@Lecrogea]

facts

[@J0hnHenrySNEEDen]

Hope it doesn't turn into GW

[@khanzy.]

@@J0hnHenrySNEEDen What's that?

[@J0hnHenrySNEEDen]

@@khanzy. a few months back there was a number of Fan Animation of W40K some of them reaching up to millions of views especially "Krieg" made by Sodaz but for God knows what reason GW the company that own the IP decided to pull a Ceast and Desist on most of them with a reason to "Protect" their IP and then there's the whole other mess called Warhammer+

[@Lulzalex]

This is definitely not something simple like you said. This is revolutionary, and would've looked crap in SFM 1. This is literally a ground breaking video it's SO cool I wish I had a platform so everyone in the world could see your channel... It's gonna happen sooner or later, but I would like that you get your roses sooner than later.

[@TheParryGod]

Thank you! I'm happy with a small audience that actually cares and loves these games as much as I do.

[@zck2020]

@@TheParryGod The world of Half-Life is one I've always wanted to see more of but never be subjected to. Marvelous work, man.

[@evilboy3521]

The story, the animation, the custom levels, I can only say time and time again. That is absolutely incredible. Ever since I've seen consequences I've not seen a single more talented HL animator than you on this or any other platform. Incredible too is the sound design, all the little details you thought of. Like the sounds of the man holding the camera, so on so forth. Sounds of cloth moving, the muffling, all of that.

[@prismaux5168]

god... the sheer humanity present in this video. the way the recorder zooms in and moves around... the cigarette smoking, the cat, the reactions to the snark... it all feels so so real. the environments are all so beautifully rendered too.

[@wolfcl0ck]

Oh man! Between the whole splitting up of people so that they couldn't get attached and form relationships with one another to the usage of the dropship's classic hover noise as a reimagination of the noises that its biological side would make to the choreography of the whole thing! This right here is a labor of love that only the truest of a Half-Life aficionado could dream! Bravo! Cudos on the wasteland train sequence at the beginning, too!

[@TheParryGod]

Thank you :) I gotta say... I'm damn proud of those dropship noises, haha.

[@KeksimusMaximus]

4:27 Holy shid, this is a reference to "Protectors" video. Damn, no one even cleaned that place after the shootout

[@Daniel_Lancelin]

It seems they took the rebels' weapons at least, but they left the wreckage of the destroyed manhack.

[@floriansteininger347]

Well, they probably took the bodies of their own soldiers.

[@famousam0s214]

Its absolutely amazing to me how you tied it into all your previous shorts as well, with the bodies now rotting from the previous one in this tape

[@alexssldi5752]

salio excelenta la escena perturbador.

[@Gonepostal297]

This does such an absolutely fantastic job of exploring the living part of this world that the games pretty much mostly only hinted at beforehand. Valve always took a moment in both half life 1 and 2 to show how the living world is like; But afterwards, combat becomes the primary loop, which can't quite afford showing things like this off without potentially effecting pacing and gameplay. Half life alyx is slower paced AND in vr;It has the same moment of showing a living, breathing world in the beginning, but also with VR's unique pacing, it can afford to show off the environment more actively. Ya took a lot of the elements we were hinted and shown, and fleshed it out into a living breathing organism of its own. Absolutely love your work, fantastic imagination and execution dude!

[@furiousfinch1587]

Notice the two CPs. One has the newer voice lines and urges the civilian to return to his block. The other one uses the HL2 voice lines and warbles emotionlessly at him like a robot, droning on about a second and final warning, and then just immediately braining the civilian without hesitation even when the more human CP continues trying to warn him off.

[@ootahcanadiensis]

0:17 This is probably the second time i've seen an Antlion in a S2FM animation, which i find odd. probably since animating them are a real challenge since the obvious anatomy of them, hind legs in the front and the front legs in the back. 5:02 As soon as i heard the Hunter, i began to panic a bit, before realizing there isn't a model for it *yet* in Source 2

[@green_lettuce]

someone needs to make a Source 2 Hunters. RIGHT, NOW.

[@ramblinnernd5905]

Makes me think a hunter is stalking him… letting out a signal for the others to help move in for the kill. This is why you don’t go to the wasteland! You’re either gonna get eaten alive by antlions or get impaled/shot/stomped/ran down by combine hunters!

[@jsca1082]

the scene where he records the other girl sleeping and says "hi" to her really hit me for some reason, it felt so realistic and it like felt so much like a real home movie, but set in like a hellish dystopia great work, great fucking work!

[@sirdigsalo1]

This has the Oppressive atmosphere of Nazi-occupied lands, the feel of 70's-90's live-leaked recordings, and it's all so disturbingly well made.

[@SyntheticKill]

Perfect. Loved the Easter egg showing your past animation with the corpses. And the cat being happy in her arms was so heartbreaking when the combine burst through the door. Beautiful work.

[@gimpscam9976]

Besides how fantastically animated this is, the idea behind it is amazing! How many people after the seven hour war would still have a semi functional camera? Could you imagine the sweet memories they had before they become entirely oppressed?

[@the_teemuzz5204]

Holy crap this brought the Half Life Universe to a whole new level! This brings a touch of realism to it. It really feels like someone recorded this with people reacting to things happening such as the Strider walking on the rooftop and breaking stuff.

[@lassihelin4187]

Okay this is really goddamn cool, I also love the scene where the person behind the recordings visits the same place we saw in Protectors. Phenomenal work as always!

[@LeoLag_]

Необычный и крутой взгляд на жизнь обычных людей в городе👍

[@amideos8]

Это класс

[@behindthen0thing525]

@@amideos8 да

[@user-cj2jp7dv5e]

раньше именно так и снимали в 90-х. очень круто сделано.

[@jsachs]

Incredible! I love the attention to detail to small things like papers flying while the combine train passes by

[@ReysaAdam]

That's a very neat concept of a video, soo well made! it gives a very realistic sensation of what it would like to be to live in a city under Combine's control. it's far more terrifying than we thought

[@Unrecoupable_Losses]

This is a pretty phenomenal animation, really immersive, great tone, incredible visual storytelling and I love the weird attention to detail, especially the antennae on the combine dropship. Were I there in real life, I too would be captivated by the weirdness of what I was seeing, despite the danger of where I was

[@Ali_Al-Nasir]

From a Hardcore Half-life fan, you're one of the most talented sfm film makers out there. Your work is GOLD

[@missiblyu7360]

I'm glad to see that they still have these careers in the future!

[@JuanTheCrusader]

It's crazy how real you made it look. The assets and stuff like that may be from Valve but, it takes real skill and effort to put it together the way you did.

[@nikitapetryakovtv3663]

какая же сурс 2 офигенная вещь

[@halflife-projectcity48.76]

oi que eran suministros combine para construccion de instalacion combine .

[@alexssldi5752]

recurso de suministros combine a la zona de cuarentena o construccion citadel.

[@user-tk1xx8or9n]

Классно сделано, прям один день из жизни гражданина сити 17. Кстати те трупы из 4:26 они там лежат с прошлой зачистки комбайнов, и отсылка к прошлой короткометражке! Меня еще удивил звук, как будто из реальной жизни снимали кинохронику!!!

[@easy8690]

This animator has a great storytelling ability and attention to detail! All of their work is amazing.

[@supersynth1520]

This is so damn incredible, I don’t think I’ve ever seen a half-life sfm with this level of atmosphere. The train ride through the wasteland was a very nice touch being something that we don’t see much of, and the ending scene with the dropship simply looked beautiful and really had that half-life 2 ‘strangeness’ feel to it, not to mention the sound design throughout being very realistic. Love this video so much, very good job!

[@rusk1142]

Wow that train part was perfect it almost seems infinite, really captures the industrial might of combine

[@nuttymanyelismate]

The spectacular view of the wasteland is so beautiful, I wish it was a map for gmod. All of us are watching your career with great interest! The way the camera moves is so fluid and lifelike, even the characters! Can’t wait to see what’s next, maybe a Seven hour war S2fm?

[@traplayer4650]

I honestly don't know if you'll be reading this or not... But don't stop with what you're doing. This is beyond amazing. Perhaps starting a series would be even better. Following a group of outsiders or unpredictable rebels. The potential is far reached. But the choice is yours.

[@TheParryGod]

I read every single comment. Thank you for the kind words. I don't know if I want to make a series out of this format. I pretty much told everything I wanted to with this. It's possible I'll make a found camcorder footage video in the future but that'll be a different story to this one.

[@bryant475]

@@TheParryGod Yeah, like a HL2 camcorder movie, like Cloverfield (2007)! Keep up the good work!

[@GotDemRaisins]

This was by far one of the most amazing animations I have ever seen. Keep up the awe inspiring work!

[@hamps19]

I don't know how you advanced to this level so quickly, I mean you're making custom scenes and animations now at professional levels... it's ridiculous... it's scary. you're burning too brightly TheParryGod, please don't burn out!!

[@AlaskafishStudios]

I do 3D animation as a career, and I have to give you props for how absolute life-like the camera movements are. Doing "shakey-cam", and whatnot are incredibly difficult to do in a 3D engine. So kudos and props all around to you, TheParryGod

[@TheParryGod]

Thanks! Yeah getting that shake right never comes on the first try :d

[@Patar-di1hl]

Bruh you are literaly the best SF2M creator I’ve seen in my life. Keep up the good work man!

[@Atlas072]

Определённо одна из лучших SFM работ, что я видел! Местами заставила меня почувствовать себя в какой-то домашней обстановке и совсем по другому посмотреть на вселенную HL. Уникальный контент, я такого ещё не видел!

[@QuestionableSprite]

Мне также кажется, что это намного интереснее других анимаций в этой игре.

[@amideos8]

В некоторых моментах в видео чувствуешь тревогу , будто ты и есть оператор и ты в опасности постоянно. И это прекрасно 100% погружение

[@UNKNOWN_rus]

Нухуясе как россея изменилась 🤭👍

[@clyde7200]

Such attention to detail with the callbacks to previous installments such as the body's we see at 4:20, obviously in reference towards the film "Protectors". The detail goes even further with the body's being disfigured and aged to time. There's many other details and callbacks, but I said it before. I admire your work, attention to detail, and overall compassion for the Half Life universe.

[@anomalyxd825]

I didn’t know I needed an analog horror type half life 2 video until I saw this. This interpretation of a citizens view on city 17 and the combine rule is beautiful. It makes you feel like a combine invasion has happened in the past and makes it seem absolutely terrifying. Saying you raised the bar on half life animations would be an understatement. Amazing work yet again. Also the callback to protectors was a very nice touch.

[@EC23331]

Nice that you shown the aftermath of the Protectors SFM in the video.

[@apodev9879]

3:45 Thats terrifying, sleeping in the middle of the darkness then to soon hear a sinister train roar and to see that passing by.

[@jasonx1174]

This is amazing! One of the most immersive things I've seen made and all the things in the tape are excellent to see. I especially love that at 4:22 you included the Aftermath of the dead rebels from that Combine Squad in your previous animation. Makes it all feel connected.

[@ramblinnernd5905]

I’d love to see a continuation of the Ordinal and the Suppressor! Maybe call it Backup!

[@movealongjon]

Absolutely amazing work as always dude. Others have already covered how awesome this is (like the callbacks to Protectors and the worldbuilding) and I have to add I love how you portray the Combine CPs and OTA in a dystopian light that still retains a modicum of humanity. The drop ship (which by the way also gave character to something that has never had character before) getting repaired by the Grunts who are at ease and fill the role of an average joe, that’s just awesome. And the fact that the Suppressor is probably on the radio with Overwatch, maybe listening to battle reports, one might even say he’s frustrated by the delay. Whether any of that is true or not, the fact that you are capable of crafting a narrative that makes those potential stories in their own right is just fantastic. Bravo!

[@slavicity]

4:21 I noticed how you tied PROTECTORS into this, love it! Can't wait to see the story build up.

[@barsik_]

Шикарная работа

[@thedoruk6324]

I wholeheartedly approve this upload we never ever see the perspective of an ordinary or normal citizen trying to live through the post collapse years facing the hardships and the alien rule on earth 4:40 Hey I remember this! The combine never bothered to clean the place

[@soooooooph]

This has got to be my favourite Half Life short of all time. The most fascinating thing about the world to me is what the life of everyday people is like, rather than the main storyline. Like what is it like for the citizens of City 17 day to day, constantly beat down, constantly deprived, and yet still banding together and finding a way, finding hope in the small things. It's the constant presence of this that made me love playing through Half Life 2 and this captures it perfectly. Also the sound design is INCREDIBLE!!

[@TheParryGod]

Glad you enjoyed it! I also adore the subtext of these games much much more than the main plot.

[@BlackMesaResearchFacility]

The only thing that would keep me occupied is probably getting a job with the Civil Workers Union of C17

[@bennyfagor104]

You can hardly tell the difference between reality and the game when it's done like this. I adore this concept! Well done mate.

[@jonahc2807]

I love it. It has that 90s/2000s home video feel to it.

[@michaelsangregorio]

The thing I love about all these Half-Life shorts is the simplicity. They''re very well made and effectively tell a story in a short amount of time.

[@vitalixy3578]

God I just love this SO MUCH. It gives so much more depth and cinematic feel to the Half Life universe! I've ALWAYS dreamed of seeing stuff like that that give more background and context to the universe. This is next level man keep it!

[@thePeterandByron]

Those travel vlogs are getting wild.

[@FriendlyKat]

This is such a well made video! From the quiet and small voices, to the animation, to the sounds of the camera moving and every thieves in between! Well done! Sometimes the best narration is no narration. It lets the story speak for itself and you did great on that!

[@Xertic94]

This makes the whole combine events in half life seem so believable. Like it could've actually happened to us... It's so damn eerie! Amazing work! Subscribed!

[@LabourMan]

Can't express how amazing and inspiring is that! I wish you great art energy for your future works! I do really love your works espacially ambient ones with a lot of sudden details. Спасибо за твой труд, благодаря таким талантам как ты удаётся не выгорать в творческой среде, потому что после просмотра подобных работ всегда знаешь к чему стремиться!

[@heavyaluminum]

Мне нравится, что каждое видео на канале это такой кусочек, наполненный своеобразным стилем и не похожий на другую работу по HL.

[@yacabo111]

You get Half Life in a way a lot of people don't. I love how you could see the suppressor getting pissed off he's stuck there, I love how people are treating the snark as a very large bug because at that point it is just a very large bug, I love the quiet moment of the guy just walking around with nothing in particular happening, and I love that in the middle of all that is that cat because of *course* the humans still love the cat despite all that's happening.

[@AlexandreGouraud]

Omg, I really love this ! 4:30 it's after the "Protectors" video

[@Razgriz_01]

Holy shit, good catch.

[@benefactor1201]

This is perfect. This combines two of my favorite things: VHS horror and Half-Life. You are amazing.

[@tanybrachid]

Awesome. The camera motion, the sounds, the visuals, the animations, the scenes themselves, just awesome. So far out of everybody that animates in S2FM, you're the best in my opinion.

[@StefanH]

So many SFMs have that weird unpolished look to them but this is honestly amazing

[@propatch2055]

i don’t use the expression "blown away" loosely, but that’s what it is. i’ve never seen an sfm so good before, forgive me Corey. the narrative, the atmosphere, the visuals omg it’s incredible. even the ported hl2 models look immaculate. that opening sequence? so good. chills

[@abilitymaster05]

I can't get over the reference to Protectors with all the dead rebels, thank you for making more amazing S2FM animations

[@windmild]

Actual god-tier S2FM animator

[@Antloin]

The mini-story hooked me, and the animation is so good. I think you should make movies :)

[@thekevinator3184]

These animations are just the BEST! You are definitely a legend at S2FM, and I cannot wait to see what you will make next! 99999/10

[@drpompo]

Once again you deliver some of the best animation I have ever seen, even beyond SFM. I can't wait for the next one

[@dellingham]

2:23 Gibril!

[@XGames-94]

3:05 that cat would be gone

[@ethancadotte1390]

I found your channel less than half an hour ago and I'm binging everything I can find. All that you made is nothing short of incredible! I know you'll make it far. Simply put, excellently done.

[@NiallEveritt]

Another absolute masterpiece! From camera work to story telling to visual style to sound design, just brilliant.

[@pob_42]

Grade A sweet. Youre bringing amazing worldbuilding to a universe in desperate need of it. Sometimes it's not about the star-spangled heroes or villains that make a universe great. Its the civilians, the foot soldiers, the equipment and machinery, everything ties together. It's why Rogue One was the best Star Wars film. Never stop, this art is too good.

[@lois3469]

это великолепная работа, не помню ничего подобного. Все твои анимации очень хорошо сделаны! it's a great job, I don't remember anything like that. All your animations are very well done

[@doctorlettuce]

That part at 3:47 when the train goes by, that looked like real life all the way. Amazing job on this video!

[@vitaugglan]

This is without a doubt one of the best S2FM videos I've seen so far!

[@mantoshka715]

I know its been 8 days, but I have watched this, and I must say - this animations perfectly captures the life after the 7 hour war, and since Im a sucker for VHS tapes (Yes Im a boomer, bully me all you want), it was especially enticing to see how realistically it was recreated(The sound delay at the start, the sound, the sudden cuts). I felt like at the times, I was watching actual stuff happen on a tape! Not to mention, the sound design, its amazing. But here is one question that remains: Who is watching this tape?

[@antonytony6016]

Isso está brilhantemente magnifico, dou meus parabéns pelo belo trabalho com isso.

[@canopus5498]

incredibly well made, love these style of short but very dense and atmospheric vignettes

[@gitts726]

I love this so much, as well as the Protectors tie-in. Please keep making this "Stories from City 17" series you seem to have going.

[@Niker107]

Absolutely astonishing work, as usual! I really love this exploration of the HL2 universe, and the way you show different parts of the world that focus on the daily lives of humanity is really cool. I especially liked the damaged dropship scene because it's like a tiny glimpse into the daily operations of combine soldiers in the field, and the "vocalizations" were a really nice touch. I've been wanting to make HL2 animations for absolute ages but have never found the time to work on a big project. You seem to be putting these out at a super fast pace, how long does it take you to make an animation like this? (And what's your secret at getting them out so fast?)

[@UnknownSquid]

Probably more accurate to just call them HL animations now, rather than HL2 animations, right? But yeah, it's really cool to see that "slice of life" element here. HL:Alyx did just the same as the previous games and gives you that brief glimpse into the day to day nature of peoples lives in the setting, but same as 1 & 2, it doesn't last too long before you're off running with a gun in your hand. But the parts where you do get to stop and observe were all the more powerful for being there "in" the world directly. Am really curious how much HL3 might expand on things. The dropship scene here reminds me a little of the scene with the two combine and the downed strider.

[@natannoel5974]

L'M REALLY LOVE IT SO MUCH AND ANIMATION IS SO COOL AND FEEL SO REAL L HOPE THE CAMERAMAN IS STILL ALIVE. ❤️😄😔👍

[@natannoel5974]

Remember camera always survive.

[@BlackLion-nb8fm]

This is the best thing I've seen made with S2FM by today, you really did a great job on this, congrats!

[@TheDapperPenguinAnimator]

This is incredibly well done! The camerawork is fantastic and the whole short really captures how bleak the Combine’s occupation is.

[@ozz5425]

Man this actually very cool u are really tainted dam

[@JukesMcGee]

I love you.

[@TheParryGod]

;)

[@trinitolI401]

You seriously deserve more recognition for the time and effort you put into every video. Incredible work as always

[@Mngzkhuel]

GODDAMN! I love all your clips. This one was so brilliant... incredible

[@laimg834]

4:44 Protectors reference?

[@bread_ley]

Yep

[@jess648]

4:38 are those the citizens from the “Anti-Citizen” short???

[@Legatron17]

Woah, this is incredible! I loved every second of it, please make more :D

[@mistercr0wbar400]

I don't even the words to describe how beautiful this is to me. Thank you for this masterpiece (and Valve for creating such an alluring dystopian universe)