Made My Girlfriend Play Half-Life 2

[@BoyMetGirl]

We went to a wedding this weekend and Taryn caught the bouquet... Half-Life 3 confirmed?

[@Foatizenknechtl]

:OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO i really hope yall gonna be able to tie the knot (soon) too. never have i ever seen such a cute gaming couple like you :3

[@kwyatt261]

​@@Foatizenknechtl You've never seen them, and you don't know them from edited recreational videos. It's just the reality

[@Paul20661]

*OMG YES IT'S FINALLY HERE*

[@thesilentrookie7715]

Chief, the comments have been flooded with your G-man mandated instructions for two videos in a row, y'know what you have to do

[@gkncg]

@@kwyatt261 let people be themselves staying positive is better than shting on everything around you

[@akitheaki]

cant wait for episode 2 and watch her react to the cliffhanger 💀

[@MrDarkSidius]

"Wow, can't wait to play next game in series"

[@julianemery718]

And to add to the realism, make her wait 13 years before having her play HL:ALYX

[@KT-os3cq]

​@@julianemery71810 before you buy vr headset and another 3 before buying hl:a

[@thesyndrome43]

@@MrDarkSidius haha I remember saying that FOURTEEN YEARS AGO

[@LoneHermit]

Hope she doesn't read this comment, it's better to lead her to that...

[@LoneHermit]

"I got my wrench!" Sis thinks she's Adrian Shepard

[@alexxande7394]

Yep.

[@Mart-E12]

she didn't even play opposing force

[@redstonewarrior0152]

Let me be real The wrench is the goat Fucking explodes the big headcrab zombies whatever their funny name was

[@odinatra]

​@@redstonewarrior0152 Gonomes. Also one shot headcrabs mid jump

[@KT-os3cq]

MY. ASS. IS. HEAVY.

[@gwynjustice6664]

Antlion #7891 with all due respect ma’am, we’re antlions. we’re made to be expendable. Girlfriend Freeman: Not to me.

[@theninjamaster67]

Wait so is Antlion #7891 Gary, Fred, George, or Steve?

[@MaxCE]

​@@theninjamaster67 Joe

[@mrEduardo354]

​@@MaxCE whos Joe

[@Cynirai]

@@mrEduardo354 Joe Biden. Who's Biden? Biden his time.

[@Eksevis]

Girlfriendman

[@yeshevishman]

The fact that she gets the joke now at the end and says she's "never getting married" is a GREAT full circle to this series!

[@matso3856]

concur

[@tl1882]

looks like they're getting married

[@Fordo007]

Ant-lions: We’re summonable NPCs, we’re supposed to be expendable. GirlfriendGordon: Not to me.

[@aswissarmyrabbit]

Her reaction everytime she meets Barney (especially at 2:42) is so adorable.

[@gordonfreeman1163]

That's my honest reaction to him too

[@lunastifaliamusic]

Fun fact: Stasis isn't a waiting game for someone. It's like being put under for a surgery. You fall asleep, and to you, you wake right back up as if it had just happened 5 seconds ago. So to Gordon, it felt more like 20 seconds than 20 years. Eli literally means it when he says we "don't look a day older than when we last saw eachother."

[@PixelShade]

I can't wait until we see her tackle both expansions, and HL: Alyx (?) That would be immensely satisfying.

[@JoboGamezzz]

And the episodes and the third expansion

[@orthochronicity6428]

"I'm actually talking a lot [...] they don't realize that I'm a little insane", so she is ready for Freeman's Mind? Can't actually tell if it's her kind of humor, but still. "I can make a portal... heh." Ah, she is indeed a woman of culture.

[@rlowethewitch8417]

She's great lmao * Civil Protection officer beats her with an electrically-charged baton * "Ugh, god."

[@RoyalCrustle]

Legit HOW is this game 20 years old??? It still looks and plays so good.

[@thymii]

the graphics were not even turned all the way up on Very High ;)))

[@desertman88]

Tf u on? the graphics are really bad and it's gameplay is mid lol

[@thymii]

@@desertman88 We're talking about how it stands on its own considerably better comparing to games from those years. Go look at other 2004 games and see if they're any better visually and interactively.

[@queuedjar4578]

@@desertman88 The gameplay in HL2 was a complete step down from HL1. I actually played them in reverse and much more preferred Half-Life 1's gameplay, overall tone, and themes. HL2 was more about valve circle jerking their annoying physics puzzles and facial animations so much that they forgot to make the game fun.

[@Headlock123456789]

⁠​⁠@@queuedjar4578 I played them in reverse as well, but I HATED playing HL1. I later played Black Mesa (the remake of HL1) and it felt way better and fixed so many of my gripes with the original. I wholeheartedly disagree with the notion that HL2 is a step down from HL1. I’m sorry you didn’t enjoy it as well though.

[@neyrinstarfall]

Gosh, when I watched her get stuck at that 2 rails segment in the citadel - I remembered my first ever play through of the game. I spent like good 30 mins laying down in the wrong chamber and getting my butt zapped to a crisp. I thought it was my fault. Thanks for bringing in old good memories.

[@somestuff7876]

Yup, I did the same thing. I have a feeling that new to games people have pretty common pitfalls. At that time, I assumed too often that I'm dying due to me doing something too slow or inaccurate instead of concluding that the player was simply meant to go the other way.

[@eliososa6878]

Bro, same lmao

[@Cuestrupaster]

For me was "Huh... if I go in this one I die... actually, can I go in this one and kill myself?" yep you can...

[@the_fixer2593]

Hell. Yeah. She needs to play the Episodes, then Black Mesa, then Entropy Zero 2 to really round out the series and the story.

[@siz1700]

And HL Alyx!!!!!!!

[@Nacil_54]

And also she missed the Gearbox expansions.

[@SebachoSalvador]

entropy zero 1 also needs some love

[@idrinkdiesel8451]

Entropy Zero Two! Yes please!

[@Matthew_3WWWChannel]

3650

[@Alias_Anybody]

Her not playing Blue Shift and Opposing Force is bad enough, but don't you dare NOT let her play Episode 1&2!

[@queuedjar4578]

Half-Life Alyx and then Hunt Down The Freeman for the big half-life fan disappointment cherry on top.

[@sub2meelmo]

I wouldn't say it's crucial to play them tbh, enjoyed the for the gunplay but the story itself of both can be explained in about 10 minutes.

[@chaosandbunnies8291]

@@queuedjar4578 Then Entropy Zero 1&2 for the refreshing follow up we've all been waiting for

[@franknord4826]

"Yay Barney! Eeeeeee!" is definitely one of the best reactions I've seen to that scene.

[@unnamedsoldier5446]

anoying af

[@ethanfreeman1106]

i just realized half life 2 was released in 2004. it's been 20 freaking years, valve. must we wait 30 years for valve to learn to count to 3? omg, i can see it. "the year is 2034, valve finally releases a sequel with the number 3 on it: half life 2 episode 3" no, wait, episode 3 was actually planned and then cancelled in 2007. there is no hope.

[@skeetsmcgrew3282]

At this point HL2 is so legendary they are probably physically incapable of making a game even half as revolutionary. Kinda like winning a game of pool and declaring yourself champion of all time and retiring lol

[@MenachemSchmuel]

@@skeetsmcgrew3282 i agree tbh, and i think the alyx game is proof. it was fun... but nowhere near the level of careful worldbuilding and game design as hl2, it just feels like more than it is because vr as a medium is so much more immersive.

[@sutirk]

i mean, valve did rebuilt HL2 from scratch twice because it was "not that good", so who knows how many times they're rebuilding HL3?

[@skeetsmcgrew3282]

@@sutirk I wish I had even 10% of your optimism lol

[@3mpt7]

Nah. The next game will probably be called Half Life Alyx 2, and the one after that Half Life: Gordon. Eventually they might make Half Life: Limit and Half-Life Infinity, before they figure out Half Life: Base 10.

[@WiiPetUwU]

she will love Half-Life: Alyx

[@Vollification]

Remember seeing the low level 144p trailers and sneak peeks back in the day. The hype was so insane on the old forums. It wasn't just the standard "Can't wait, this will be so good." it was "Is this technically possible?" because it wasn't just "Half Life 2", it was also a brand new game engine that was claiming to do things that we had seen fail before (Trespasser). People where not just "hyped" they where in "awe" just looking at it.

[@jdavidwebb]

Yesss I was waiting for this one! I just wish we could have seen her reaction to Laszlo, the finest mind of his generation. Also... "that's how it fucking ends?" Oh boy...

[@cobbil]

She NEEDS to play Blue Shift and Opposing Force.

[@Nacil_54]

And Decay.

[@BloodRedFox2008]

@@Nacil_54I actually wonder if they’ll play Decay as originally intended (fully co-op) or wait until “Solo Mission” releases (it’s a rework of Decay to make it fully single player, it’s coming to Steam in the near future, there’s even a demo out now).

[@Nacil_54]

@@BloodRedFox2008 yeah I played the demo a year and a half ago, but you can play the co-op on pc, either as a mod or emulation.

[@Blurns]

She really doesn't.

[@Paul20661]

OMG YEESSSSSS

[@Specter_Knight]

The only sad thing of all this, it's that the first guard she met in Half Life isn't even Barney but some random guard. You can see Barney banging on the security door on the prologue on your way to Sector-C. But he still owes us all a beer.

[@Oedwak]

I got emotional watching this. Half-Life 2 was not only beautiful as a game for its time, but it had beautiful code too. I've had paying gigs writing code using the SDK that Valve published with the game. I remember being wowed at seeing the object code for a bullet and a water bullet. The water bullet is based on bullet, but one is deleted and the other spawned when bullets travel in and out of the water. The water bullet has a trail of bubbles. Still stuck in my memory after all the years. Keep up the great work!

[@Haarunen]

I'd love to see a video on Half Life: Alyx as well. It's obviously understandable if it's not possible for one reason or another, but I think it'd be incredibly interesting to see tarny tackle a VR game, especially if it's the best one there is!

[@georgelongcoal1117]

They played beat saber some time ago, so it SHOULD be possible in theory? Maybe

[@kevbu4]

She really should play episodes 1&2 first. It'll be a lot easier to appreciate the ending of Half Life: Alyx.

[@Damaged-d]

I have been blessed with a 30 min boy meets girl video

[@thesilentrookie7715]

It's so weird seeing someone genuinely experience this masterpiece, her reactions reminding me a *lot* of my own back when I didn't have to mod the game's difficulty to heck and back to enjoy it. Excellent stuff, guys! Keep up the S tier content

[@hurricane31415]

Twenty years we've been waiting. Twenty bloody years.

[@DeirdreCeridwen]

Omg her giggles (especially the evil giggles) are the literal best!

[@maximthemagnificent]

My excellent memory makes it difficult for me to ever replay games, but it is wonderful to watch your girlfriend's experience with them.

[@z4pp820]

was just looking to see if this was uploaded, and here i am 29 seconds after it's uploaded. cant wait to see it

[@nNicok]

In Half-Life 1 I remember recruiting a lot of guards to help me through areas. Keeping them all alive until I'm forced to leave them behind. Though sometimes I could come back and open the way for them to keep following me. Either it was Half-Life or Black Mesa. Though I'm leaning towards Black-Mesa. The other Half-Life spin offs are good too. Opposing Force and Blue Shift. Blue Shift has you playing as one of the guards. I think it's the one you pass on the tram in the beginning, banging on a door. In Opposing Force you play as one of the soldiers.

[@ToastyMozart]

The early office sections were great how you could amass a small army of them.

[@lateralusstuff]

Do you guys have a VR headset? If so, would love to see you put her through Half-Life: Alyx. If not, then i highly recommend playing the Entropy: Zero games once she finishes episode 1 & 2. They are actually some incredible mods, especially the sequel.

[@Ssecave]

30:12 her reaction was priceless. Imagine hers with episode 2 or the end of HL:Alyx.

[@nathanielhollas8471]

That first Combine Baton to the face is truly a wonderful experience

[@gwendohshidt]

her joy is so infectious. love this series

[@sometimesidreamaboutcheese]

23:44 That dude near right side.. I just cracked up when he showed himself, lol. He definitely seen some sh~t...

[@Hermitcrabinavoid]

10/10 no more RIDICULOUS TIES 😤

[@balabosofficial]

Its more disappointing than you think, not many have noticed or pointed out one game breaking detail. My immersion was ruined instantly when i saw kleiner gman and magnusson. Those ties... I don't think i can view half life the same 😭. We cant let this slide, all those who were horrified by the RIDICULOUS TIES are no longer the same. Valve needs to address this RIGHT NOW IM SO ANGRY!!! REMOV E KLEINER GMAN AND ALL TIES FROM EVERYTHING!!!!

[@Hermitcrabinavoid]

lol

[@Hermitcrabinavoid]

Also I just realised this MAD LAD of a KZbinr hearted my comment lol thanks 😄

[@TuRmIx96]

"That's how it fucking ends???" Get used to it girl ;)

[@wherethetatosat]

Always nice to see Tarny's game literacy evolve.

[@dklingen]

Taryn has such a great laugh and attitude - the contrast from both of you is really entertaining!

[@nisem0no]

Considering her fondness for leading a small army, i think she'd love Overlord.

[@Mathingus]

“The thing is…They don’t know im a little bit insane”-Best quote of the year

[@jaderabbit898]

Can't wait to see her tackle the episodes and Alyx!

[@ValuableBlueberry]

dont forget about the Gearbox expansions too

[@queuedjar4578]

@@ValuableBlueberry And also hunt down the freeman-wait no don't

[@lullebulle2]

Its amazing to me how i do not even know this woman, yet hearing her happy giggles as she does stuff ingame is making me extremly happy.

[@My-Name-Isnt-Important]

The best intro to a game and best sequel too. It's really great seeing someone playing through this for the first time. Plus, her reactions to everything as she progresses, is really endearing but also very nostalgic.

[@Kuncoss]

So much fun seeing her journey continue! Would love to see her go for the rest as in the episodes and VR Alyx. Would definitively be interesting!

[@krewl1252]

popcorn check Gatorade check boy and girl video up? check time for my fav Sunday video 12:47 no one tell her 18:41 note to boy dont make girl play pikmin 31:02 that was so cute

[@cookiedoujones7538]

Hearing people have fun does the same thing as seeing a child laugh to me I smile and go "awwww" Joy is one of the most rewarding feelings and also one of the most contagious

[@kamajuchikekenate]

From what it looks,she might be the ONLY person that went through Ravenholm willy nilly,without having scared the shiet outta her💀

[@xcloudx01alt]

It's so wholesome watching someone experience all the story beats for the very first time. I'd forgotten how much impact each section has. Wonderful to see her having such a good time with this game, and seeing it through the eyes of an inexperienced gamer. She's having so much fun!

[@LuckiestDanPer]

She is 100% a HL3 voice actor.

[@averagedoometernalenjoyer5990]

The way I teared up over how adorable she is 😭 HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE?? Also great video :D love Half Life

[@richtheobald4390]

"I'm trying to keep your ass alive!" - Love her one-liners 😂

[@marcellosilva9286]

I was seven when Half-Life 2 came out, I'm 27 now and I'm STILL waiting for HL3. The grind never ends. Taryn's reactions were amazing, though, glad she enjoyed the game so much!

[@TheAmbientGamer]

It's so nice to see her have the same reactions as we all likely did (I know I did) on the very first playthrough. It brings back good memories and shows Valve really does make insanely good, timeless games and that it's not just my nostalgia.

[@ClickyCrisp]

I've been loving watching this whole half life phase unfold

[@reimuhakurei2123]

The Half Life 2 Episodes could probably be 1 full video same with Opposing Force and Blue Shift. Cant wait for more! Also Half Life 3 never getting married rip

[@zeisss]

Okay, you won. I am gonna replay the half-life games now ...

[@Arshlim]

Seeing her playing HL2 for the first time its like seeing myself play back in the time. Such a nice and nostalgic experience. I cant wait to see her play the episodes .

[@FrankBlaskovich]

the first time my friend played HL1, he didnt know there was a flashlight until surface tension

[@zeedar412]

I love how she reacts with the same kind of enthusiasm to seeing characters return and getting her crowbar back as we did when we played HL 2 years after the first game.

[@boot_912]

Don't forget Blue Shift and Opposing Force.

[@samvimes9510]

Had a smile on my face the entire time I watched this. Half Life 2 is still one of my favorite games to this day, it was great hearing her reaction to everything. Can't wait to see what she thinks of the episodes. And I also try to protect my antlions and swear vengeance on anyone who hurts them, so I can relate. Also, you need to show her all the times you can spot G-Man watching you throughout the game. Really ups the creepy factor once you realize he's following you.

[@chestbuster1987]

It's so fun watching her relive all these moments that were so special for so many of us. I'll subscribe if you promise to have her play the episodes as well!

[@ShadowGuadian]

The amusing coincidence of just watching my friend replay Kingdom Hearts currently, and hearing what I believe is the Hollow Bastion theme in a youtube video of someone playing one of my favorite games.

[@jackstar-o4728]

Let's go baby i am so proud of them they are growing so fast and becoming more and more noticed by a lot of people❤❤

[@shadowknight_2505]

7:59 The first thing I thought when you said that was like: ''Oh! This is when the tutorial ends!'' (*literally the Citadel Exploding*)

[@Pqksk]

She’s gotta play ep 1 and 2

[@jenniferhanses]

LOL. These videos have been very entertaining. And I love her determination. Girlfriend really needs to play Mass Effect or Dragon Age though. Girlfriend needs companions.

[@Cnith]

Whispers: Half-Life Alyx

[@Amorynx]

that was great lol and her reaction to the end was perfect, really excited to see her playing the episodes and her reaction to the end of episode 2, feels like its gonna be really fun lmao

[@unclemogi]

Girlfriend: *Is in vehicles causing chaos* Combine: *Sweats nervously*

[@TheMan21892]

I still remember being absolutely amazed by these graphics and physics when it first released. This game was legendary, and it was the beginning of a new era of gaming.

[@tarael86]

Whatever you do, make sure she ends up playing Alyx. It's gonna blow her mind.

[@chaircheck2424]

I'm so happy that she loved the boat section, i sometimes feel like I'm the only person who loves Route Canal

[@ColonelSevendot]

"No, I'm talking a lot". I laughed too hard at this comment! :D

[@AJ1770s]

Can't wait for half life Alex (girlfriend plays)

[@OGXenos]

Don't forget to tell Taryn that Eli Vance is the black scientist at the very start of Half Life 1 who asks Gordon to escape the facility and tell the world about what happened. He opens the door for her!

[@ryttyr14]

I named one of my antlions Steve too! I named them Red, Tiger, Stinger and Steve, based on the four different skins they can have, because my first batch of antlions (at least that when I took a good look at them for the first time) happened to be one of each variant.

[@andreaszetterstrom7418]

I like the image of Freeman going iiiiiiiiih and jumping up and down after blowing up the reactor. Alyx being like WTF?

[@UniChavez_]

Another amazing video, you guys are amazing Tarny and Noicky. My comments are usually the same but once again thank u for all the smiles and laughs you 2 ❤️

[@jenbak2]

Helldivers 1 Bug music during the Antelion mission segment was a nice touch

[@MTD_1969]

I love her line of thinking. It's just so wholesome!!

[@eduardomartin8510]

Can't wait! This is one of my favorite games of all time. I hope she enjoyed it.

[@randomradon]

the "Time? Dr Freeman?" always gives me chills

[@teguhlg]

The best part is you commentating while she frustrated in the final scene. Perfect. Hahaha.

[@Tamamo-no-Bae]

This was great! ^^ Hope to see her do the Episodes and Black Mesa too!

[@RebelNutts-gg1xf]

I'm twenty-five years old just like the series itself and only in last October and finished all of it including Lost Coast.

[@EMan-xj5cz]

Your comment about how Gordon feels about going from the 90’s straight into this situation made me realize that the graphics kinda reflect that

[@flamerollerx01]

"It looks like a precursor to the gravity gun" Should we tell her?

[@SlingerMarshall]

I love how this video is noticeably less harsh on her

[@atlev]

As soon as Nick says that Alyx can die, I immediately knew what specific room he was talking about lol.

[@Hypernova559x]

Yeah... That one are in nova prospekt give me nightmares every time I play on hard mode

[@vidmantaskvidmantask7134]

Its so interesting, to see her play, and you comment. It was fun to watch.

[@HeinzenHistory]

Make her play entropy zero 2, I’d bet she would be in LOVE with Wilson.

[@annaliesecancilla894]

When I was a kid I used to play this game until the point that the combine chase you up the stars at the very beginning. At which point I would panic terribly and shove the remote into my dad’s hands. In the years since I would slowly get more and more used to playing past that point until I eventually beat the game for the first time in high school. The beginning of the game is so nostalgic for me with the rest of the game becoming more and more unfamiliar. Loved this playthrough.

[@soylentgreenb]

HL2 bought a commercial off-the shelf physics engine. It wasn't first to shoe-horn janky, barely stable physics into a genre where it didn't make much sense. That was Trespasser; which was the inspiration for putting physics into HL2 for some reason.

[@thealdoc]

The smile in my face when i heard I Was The Sun (Before It Was Cool) start playing is undescribable

[@Syzoth2K]

Man, how I wish we had a full playthrough available

[@Scarylyn14]

"Do you think the portal technology is what they've been researching here?" Please, please, please make her play Portal 2, she needs to know Cave Johnson's Truth.

[@SydneyPawYT]

i feel like she should also have a go with half life alyx and see how she goes with a vr game