Half-Life 2 by waezone in

Runner introduction starts at 00:03
Second Runner introduction starts at 1:57
Run starts at 03:04
Couch commentary is provided by Alexh0w, K80May, Nichow and rock48
French Toast is host.
This speedrun was recorded live at Summer Games Done Quick 2019, a weeklong charity speedrun marathon raising money for Doctors Without Borders. Summer Games Done Quick 2019 is just one of the many charity marathons put on by Games Done Quick. For more information on SGDQ2019, find us at: gamesdonequick.com
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[@vwr0527]

"Gordon can teleport through walls by pushing on an object between himself and a wall, since he is technically a boat." -Sentences that don't make sense.

[@Armm8991]

the "since he is technically a boat" part got me

[@darkmaster2809]

Wait what...

[@MaDDaViD123]

Fun one, slightly inaccurate though. When Gordon enters any vehicle, one of his hitboxes - specifically the havok hitbox- is removed. When you leave the vehicle, that hitbox is re-added to the player. However, since the airboat is deleted while Gordon is in it, (precise glitch), the havok hitbox is never re-added. Therefore, he is still technically inside the boat, as far as the game is aware. Hence the phrase "he is technically a boat".

[@ploopybear]

sentences out of context

[@vel0city96]

In the Source engine that would be an entirely expected thing to happen.

[@TheAkashicTraveller]

"If you can see the skybox it's fine." Skybox immediately disappears.

[@DaleFrewaldt]

Gordon: *is a boat.* Gordon: *doesn't exist.* Gordon: *is a hologram.* Gordon: *can teleport through walls.* Barney: "I can see your M.I.T. education really pays for itself."

[@Youuuuuu]

Gordon: is the level.

[@JaneXemylixa]

@@Youuuuuu Gordon is You

[@mattmess1221]

Speedruns are canon because Gordon is a quantum physicist.

[@sammykeys1882]

"Aaaaaahhhhhhhhhhrrrrrrrrr"

[@JaneXemylixa]

"...and skip around the warzone like a subatomic particle!"

[@LayTooPlant]

"its me barney from black mesa!" *its barney from black mesa*

[@watermelon1680]

I know him! He's Barney from Black Mesa!

[@johnsimon8457]

Good old Gordon, climbing a wall with a dumpster, launching himself into orbit with a pail.

[@rusoruski3565]

casual Gordon

[@DavidH91]

John Simon classic Gordon

[@RobotPilots]

*Oh, Gordon!*

[@Mayhemzz]

Good god they've turned the entire game into a Counter Strike: Source Surf/BH map.

[@sanookmakmak]

Do you know what counter strike was before it was a game.

[@Coolence_]

@@sanookmakmak I'm pretty sure this was a joke

[@play3rthr339]

You should see the Titanfall 2 speedrun.

[@sidhanttomar1407]

the runnee literally hit 90% of the swag strats, what a legend!

[@Nega-Tim]

Waezone = Legend

[@dtndtndtndtn]

This run is very aesthetically pleasing for some reason, just the smooth way he moves and clips through objects. Bonus hilarity every time he slams an NPC to teleport them.

[@tbone11231]

And in the immortal words of Gordon Freeman.... (Phrase continued in Half-Life 3)

[@JackEhttack]

runtime error: cannot concatenate null value (HALF_LIFE_3)

[@cloroxhammer3289]

*Gordon Freeman's pain sounds from HL1*

[@Cheesecannon25]

We have alyx now, is that enough?

[@sizhan]

5:30 "PICK UP THAT CAN" *The crouching bandit zooms off*

[@AveryBlueRemix]

The speedruns of this game are always so wild.

[@creamedflans1699]

Gordon Freeman, now that’s a name i haven’t heard in a long time.

[@joewall8210]

Creamed Flans perhaps never again

[@renn4913]

@@joewall8210 so fucking sad

[@max7768]

@@joewall8210 ayyyy

[@nightzzmixx]

@@joewall8210 Or so we thought

[@PanValenn]

are you guys sure about that.

[@tonton9598]

if you know the different ways to exploit and manipulate movement in the source engine, or like know how to surf and bunny hop, you'll understand how hard and precise his movements are in this game and it's so amazing how he executes all of them almost perfectly. He's pressing so many buttons at a time on top of saving every few seconds, and even commentating the game.

[@sk-xg7re]

I can't even even do a consistent ABH

[@NemoK]

I've watched a number of HL2 speed runs over the years and I'm absolutely amazed at what tricks people still come up with....

[@TransSappho]

42:44 “It’s ok he comes back later” accidentally predicted the future

[@Evildandalo]

That prop stack in the beginning was an absolute work of art

[@ermagherddonmcdermaerggon4671]

Though I do agree that the category name is a bit misleading, it doesn't change just how impressive this run is, especially compared to runs from a few years ago!

[@FlourescentPotato]

It's more of a terminology problem than anything else, same thing as in portal 2 runs.

[@eljestLiv]

we are trying to find a consensus within the community on a naming scheme, there are major disagreements between us moderators. hang in there, we're working on it!

[@Alok1905]

For someone that's not fully aware, can you explain what you mean? I don't know much about speedrunning.

[@mrb692]

Alok1905 As I understand it, source engine games (half life, portal, etc.) define inbounds as anything within the map box. So when they were flying around during the firsts skip, even though they were out of where the game intended, they never left the map and were still technically inbounds.

[@SkunkFracker]

@@Alok1905 for valve games its considered in bounds as long as you dont leave the modeled area and jump into the "black" area. Unlike most inbound runs you can leave the normal playing area.

[@demonicious_]

Good old Gordon. Clipping through walls, climbing entire mountains, literally flying through the air faster than most vehicles all while being a boat and not even existing.

[@PokemonProfessorNebula]

Theres a reason why Gordon can do all the things he can Theres a reason he's a boat a reason he's a hologram a reason he doesn't exist a reason he can clip through walls by smashing into an object He went to M.I.T for Theoretical Physics and he found out Half Life 2 was all just a Computer Game with laws that can be broken

[@fingernecklace4817]

Love it when academic experts leave informative comments. Thanks, professor.

[@gamesdonequick]

Runner introduction starts at 00:03 Second Runner introduction starts at 1:57 Run starts at 03:04 Couch commentary is provided by Alexh0w, K80May, Nichow and rock48 French Toast is host.

[@MrGeorgeFlorcus]

"Gordon doesn't exist, he's also a boat, there a lot of weird things going on..." Might be one of the funniest things I've heard in a speedrun lol Also, Gordon Freeman in this game is like the fucking Flash lol

[@sparrowthesissy2186]

I almost didn't watch this because all the cutscenes make the run kind of a drag -- good thing skips have been found for nearly every single one of them. Phenomenal run, great job.

[@mrdragoon3344]

"There's supposed to be a boss fight with a helicopter or something, but we don't do that here."

[@deroxus]

"this trick is really hard" Proceeds to successfully perform nearly every single trick

[@ruben_____]

I spent so long staring at the clock wondering the "megaman" was, until I realized it was just Eli in the background. Awesome run, great couch and streamer

[@MasterHKS]

Such an impressive run waezone killed this run, i come back once in a while to re watch it.

[@StrawHatTony420]

How often does gdq do this game?

[@Bryonato]

One of my favorite runs of the event. Glad it's finally uploaded.

[@waezone]

Your run was good too :)

[@Yhgi117]

Half-Life 2 by waezone featuring Bryon yelling "Yeah!".

[@navjot7397]

I remember spending days trying to finish this awesome game and here this absolute beast destroyed it to shreds within an hour! Great work

[@DerfLlennod]

rubbing buckets on tires to remove gravity. seems logical

[@scowting]

This run is one of those runs that you think that its just going to be the same over and over but it gets even fucking better

[@clancamper]

i quit hl2 speedruns a while ago and havent been in the loop. BUT HOLY SHIT THESE NEW STRATS! im legit starting to speedrun this game again just because of them

[@whynotdean8966]

So much has changed since I last saw a HL speedrun. Great video!

[@Social1kxd]

I haven't watched a run in so long. These new tricks are absolutely mind blowing.

[@traxier5471]

Can't wait for them to speedrun Half-life:Alyx

[@ryanolsen294]

Traxier that is in VR only unfortunately, but that’s still would be cool to see :)

[@mrturner4620]

@@ryanolsen294 Still can do a speedrun in it though

[@aniketmohapatra9681]

Someone says titanfall 2 Bryonato :- yeaaaa

[@Bryonato]

YOU KNOW IT BROTHER

[@jasiekkonieczny1909]

22:18 >Gordon Freeman, is that you? You've made it here this quickly? I'm also surprised

[@notangelmario]

the happy birthday moment and the duck noises were so wholesome

[@dYf71]

I love the commentary in this great run!

[@robertwilliams204]

"We don't wanna get the boat because the boat moves really slowly."" Excellent stuff! The shear speed reminds me of a TAS.

[@Cragdognamedbear]

But Gordon is a boat and he moves fast!

[@KiinaSu]

Haven't really followed HL2 after gocnak broke the DWaHMoV time, but seeing how much more optimized this game is now that ppl can be 30 minutes faster at GDQ is really amazing. Great run!

[@DeathJerrie]

One of the coolest runs I've seen in a while. Those people are really entertaining!

[@FREEM1ND]

Pretty wild to see the time progression. Gocnack ran HL2 in 2014 and the time has been cut in half. The game truly has a half life...

[@ItsJustKeegs]

I can never get enough of Half-Life 2 speedruns!

[@frostcrackle2374]

"it's called 'yesclip'" DEAD

[@98Niicko89]

Man I love source engine

[@sintes88]

Holy crap, this run has evolved a lot! Awesome!

[@themoonsevilsister1561]

"My headcrab told me it wants to see that Celest run" *crickets

[@roddydykes7053]

Gladius Draco there were a handful of jokes that predictably bombed lol

[@danj1789]

Fantastic run and good commentary from the couch and runner!

[@YTEnderDX]

Wow its now a Bhop/Surf map with a story.

[@qwasd0r]

This is the most enjoyable GDQ run ever.

[@mauer1]

so we basically use the save delete to execute a map command, and use ingame vehicles to execute a noclip command, god damnit this game is spagethi xD

[@KamiJoJo]

Oh man, this game is amazing, always a treat to see these HL speedruns. 10:35 Train frames are weird, they don't seem to happen quite often when I'm playing but back in the day I used to have a lot of dropped frames because of it.

[@Theuniversearch]

Massively open maps with this run is so satisfying when they ace every jump perfectly.

[@Brown95P]

HL2 runs like these never get old, man.

[@jazzajarom]

Such skill and luck in speedrunning, well done Waezone!

[@mrspiffy8587]

The prop stack, while Barney was talking, was my favorite part lol

[@remembernavarro5344]

That was super fun to watch, good job.

[@ZdrytchX]

20:00 This bug he's talking aobut with you being invunerable to damage and enemies capable of standing inside you but you can't move (because you can collide with them, but they can't collide with you) problem is very similar to a death bug in tremulous where you can let your health drop below zero and then raise it back above zero to flag yourself as dead. Corpses in tremulous have a boundry box, however unlike quake 3 arena (tremulous runds on ioquake3) other entities can pass through it. The corpse only retains the bounding box so it doesn't fall through tiny gaps in floors i assume.

[@MrOmegatronic]

Not _entirely_ similar, the game still sees Gordon as alive. It's just that he's inside an imaginary boat, and the game doesn't understand that mime isn't real life, so it doesn't realise he should still be hurtable. (By which I mean, the hitbox that lets him be damaged is removed when he gets in a vehicle, and re-added when he gets out. So, if Gordon gets in but _the vehicle_ gets out, Gordon never gets that hitbox back, and thus can't be hit by attacks.)

[@skeetsmcgrew3282]

Great run. 20 minutes in and I'm hooked

[@minou_1]

seriously one of the best runs ever done

[@2passing]

Imagine the NPCs reactions to all this happening

[@ANZLegatos]

At that speed, it's like he's playing Tribes.

[@Parele1l]

My favorite game destroyed. Incredible

[@bloodondope]

awesome new strats, well done!

[@10hopper]

Great run really entertaining well done guys

[@Niamreg888]

Amazing speedrun!!!

[@TWIX_canJuul]

This guy came into my chat the other day and taught be install a better version for speedrunning. Thank him for his contributions to the human arts.

[@ProtoMan0451]

41:40 he literally grabbed the combine's grenade with E and just rolled it away so casually like it didn't even matter

[@marlonb1852]

Lots of runners have bound the use key to a mouse button, so it really isnt that hard.

[@avemflamma]

Okay but actually though that is some FINE boatless movement right there

[@mr.melancholy5537]

This game is honestly hilarious on speedrun

[@Magic_dawn]

It absolutely blows my mind that half life 2 came out 20 years ago. These graphics were incredible.

[@mab_8731]

I really wanna see a TAS Perfection Version of this Run with all the strats he tried and used.

[@vallytine]

I like this couch, they seem like they're genuinely having fun.

[@nyqul6396]

I’m convinced this is a portal speedrun

[@bademume449]

I woke up half an hour ago, with an urge to watch a half life 2 speedrunff at gdq. Coincidentally, there was a video. Thank you.

[@JamFlexx]

This was a good watch .

[@LordKnoppers]

Wow the new Skate game looks actually pretty good!

[@cjboyle9259]

awesome run, great movement!

[@The_Admiral1]

that was awesome!! good stuff

[@krollic]

this is infinitely more interesting, entertaining and impressive than the out-of-bound runs

[@mauer1]

especially because out of bounds is only faster because ingame time is counted.

[@sk-xg7re]

Source is just a beautiful thing

[@MMDelta9]

Sonic the Hedgehog's got NOTHIN' on Gordon Freeman.

[@megascrub3054]

"Gordon doesn't exist he's also a boat"

[@VongoMongo]

46:54 mfw no reactions to the pun. FeelsSadMan

[@at0m1k47]

Yuzuki Yukari : N I C E B O A T

[@Yuzuki1337]

Yes

[@markhaus]

Half life 2 is just one of the biggest mindfuck speed runs to spectate, I always love it

[@donnysss]

Seeing this after seeing Gocnak's run from a few years ago is nuts, this game is totally different from then

[@ashisharky]

I've never had train frames happen to me? Just learned of it today.

[@skeetsmcgrew3282]

I always love runs where I basically have no idea what's going on

[@batatat]

"And in the immortal words of Gordon Freeman: ."

[@aldo_pinheiro]

Pretty heckin' cool run, my dude. Waezone really hecked up this game

[@movement2contact]

I'm replaying HL2 for achievements now.... I can tell I missed a few Lambda caches already... >_

[@BlackUnicornRider]

This run is fun to watch

[@NotPython]

Amazing run! i hope to catch a stream next time one happens. I myself like to do "speedrunning" stuff when playing most games because of the faster, more energetic pace, and after watching this run I have learned some new tactics to use on my next playthough of half life 2, though i likely won't be precise enough for some of the glitches!

[@sanders5128]

Cool speedrun probs for the runner!

[@o2dyt]

No one noticed the "Tiring strat" joke. Good job.

[@Slawek361]

Holy shit, this guy is awesome :o

[@comitateus]

"And in the immortal words of Gordon Freeman:"

[@Xer0osu]

Legend has it that the guard is still following Gordon