Half-Life: Alyx Combine Analysis

[@Goutrial]

Hey guys, I'm remaking this video. It'll have talking and the production quality of my newer videos. It should be out in the next week or so! Make sure to subscribe and turn on notifications so you don't miss it!

[@noahunbound]

That was a lie lol

[@ExtraPrivatable]

@@noahunbound yep

[@cringekid07]

Still waiting

[@tylerwerner291]

2:29 Awh yeah the good ol' foot removal after promotion to commander, nothing screams authority like levitating.

[@Nebularban]

Its so that you'll always have the high ground over your subordinates

[@Crab222]

Nebular ITS OVER GORDON I HAVE THE HIGH GROUND

[@ChrisMathers3501]

Hey don't knock foot removal for commanding officers, levitating really does scream authority. After all, it worked for the Nihilanth.

[@n0kla]

@@Crab222... (YOU UNDERESTIMATING MY POWER!)

[@jockeyfield1954]

@@n0kla DON'T TRY IT!

[@FalbereChan]

Oh that explains why the enemies in HL2's beginning had shittier weapons, they're CP which are lower ranks than the enemies HLA

[@Goutrial]

Yeah, CP are the lowest ranks, they're just regular people who signed up to be a CP

[@Mabra51]

And you just realized that now?

[@PalaceDude]

@@Mabra51 smh, imagine that.

[@Spootnik]

@@Mabra51 Might be hard to imagine but some of us only play a half life game once and move on and don't get fully engrossed in the world. Crazy but not every human is you

[@Mabra51]

@@Spootnik I never said that every human is me.

[@XeTrainExpress]

I love how the CPs look

[@ruthenian.wisdom]

Walter

[@zaicanna96]

Doge

[@dudevonsofa1344]

It's Nate

[@somedude9076]

This is the only context you can say "love" and "cp" in the same sentence and not be put on a watchlist

[@gasmask7064]

retlaW

[@m.farrelfahrezi4301]

great work, i can already see the future of this channel

[@Goutrial]

thanks :D

[@interesting6436]

@@Goutrial We will watch your career with great interest

[@김철수-e1m]

Me: Mom, I want to know the future. I need Gman. Mom: We have Gman at home. Gman at home:

[@crilex2030]

Damn they are so detailed

[@amanhasfallen3505]

do they vibe check, now!

[@Zorro9129]

Nokia Arabic ringtone

[@crilex2030]

@@amanhasfallen3505 VIBE CHECK

[@gasmask7064]

Crilex oof (combine death noise)

[@InvictusMatrix]

@@zigzagpython1455 probably, although the helmet seems to be integrated into their heads

[@trulyinfamous]

I have always been in love with the way the combine sound. The voices are wonderful, and their AI behavior has always been adding when you compare them to games released around the same time as half life 2 was. I also enjoy how in Alyx, they are pretty much in their infancy, being simpler and less complex than in Half Life 2.

[@Goutrial]

Couldn't agree more!

[@natalie6811]

I would like to note how similar the Ordinals are to the standard over watch soldier- as well as how similar their unused resound are to HL2’s shotgunner and Elite in coloring. I’m pretty sure that they were originally going to be the default combine soldier before the grunts were added. Lore-wise, I’m pretty sure that they’re a standard overwatch soldier, put in charge of the grunts to keep them in line in the quarantine zones.

[@Uniformtree000]

My guess is that this is a experimental combine division that bridges between CP's and overwatch soldiers, sadly it seems that the division was disbanded

[@calcapone9]

This is before gordan comes, and the combine are testing stuff out. The soldiers we see in hl2 are the latest models.

[@Shoxic666]

@@Uniformtree000 Combine SWAT

[@tanybrachid]

Are the ordinal level 2 and 3 damage models actually used in-game? I don't think I've ever seen them

[@patrickherman1440]

I imagine it’s like a combine swat team, from civil protection a person might get promoted to grunt for some experience and the next promotion might be based on what they’ve shown to be good at or choose to become a soldier. Since HL2 has Gordon I like to think Breen said fuck the swat send the troops

[@toanomega]

You forgot to mention that when you look at the charger while his shield is up he can flashbang you, blinding you for a second while leaving a blob-like effect on your eyes

[@iamboringvideos6832]

How do you get blind by that?

[@sun_arti0238]

@@iamboringvideos6832 by looking at it...

[@jerrysdump4723]

@@iamboringvideos6832 this one’s going into my cringe compilation

[@iamboringvideos6832]

@@sun_arti0238 I didn't get blind tho, just partially can't see

[@iamboringvideos6832]

@@jerrysdump4723 ok, have fun

[@samedwards3285]

*_WHAT WAIT EXCUSE ME THEY ADDED TIME STAMP CATEGORIES_*

[@LocalHolehead]

Yeah, shocked the shit outta me too.

[@privateger]

They existed for years already. It's just for some reason nobody is using them.

[@jamesfoz6400]

@@privateger for some reason it seems that its being a lot more used or automated since I've started to see this even for some older music albums. Either way I'm not complaining since it's bloody nice

[@Krisztian08]

@@privateger years? Nah

[@privateger]

@@Krisztian08 They did. Nobody bothered to set them though, youtube does it automatically now.

[@featherdcritter]

Combine at the beach which of the many entertaining social activities will they engage in

[@DaFrawzy]

are you inspired by kliksphilip’s style? like font and what not? i mean u used his dads music too. i like it though. simple at its best, guess it can’t get any better.

[@Goutrial]

Yeah, hes definitely one of my biggest inspirations, I've been watching his videos for years and my videos are definitely influenced by them

[@JackFoxtrotEDM]

I’d say RescoeZ too

[@bensadfleck9972]

It's always nice to see people being open about their inspirations and not getting mad about it

[@sgas]

@@Goutrial ngl i was fooled by the thumbnail

[@isgodreal1337]

This is video more like MarphitimusBlackimus than [number]klickphilips

[@wolfcl0ck]

Couple more fun facts: The additional skins for the Ordinal are from the temporary models used for all the different units. The skins are broken, though, as they're designed for a remake of the original hl2 Combine Soldier, of which we can find with a missing body texture inside the game files. The Combine Grunt also comes in a variant where in which their eyes are yellow instead of blue. The Suppressor's eyes were changed late in development from blue to yellow, and they were also seen using a heavy shotgun like the charger, probably temporary. In my own experience, I've also found that their eyes turn red if they're shot in the head, although that could easily just be a blood splatter and not intentional design. There was a cut 5th enemy variant named the Combine Recon which somewhat resembles the Grunt in having a jumpsuit as opposed to armor. They also have a large backpack, a number of smaller packs all over their body, and some sort of tube that would have extended from the top left of their torso near their heart into their backpack. They would have used flares, presumably to indicate to others that they've found Alyx, as indicated by a number of particles in the editor. Hopefully we'll learn about them when The Final Hours of Half-Life Alyx releases.

[@rickyalyhak1891]

onions

[@wolfcl0ck]

@Dragonwing 190000 well, that's a first

[@CommanderSF]

damn, just imagine if they remade half life 2 with these new ennemies

[@aceidel]

i wonder if it would be harder or easier, considering the grunt

[@darthlordrevan8307]

Tecnically all types of combine soldiers in both Half-Life 2 and Alyx are canon.

[@iamboringvideos6832]

But the ones in half life alyx are not gonna exist in half life 2 due to improvement..well few woild stay

[@nicholassammons3881]

I wonder how the combine hazmat workers would work and behave in hl2?

[@jasoethesentienteyeshapedg4847]

Just the Charger and the Suppressor for an HL2 remake.

[@CorkScrewDood]

This is a pretty dope video, all i would say is to maybe provide a bit more background info on them and to showcase the model entirely. My favorite thing about this video are the small voice clips you added and it really helped paint the individual combine.

[@Goutrial]

Thanks for the feedback, I'll be sure to include more of the models in future videos

[@seifelshenawi6211]

Combine grunt is thinking about how much barbecue sauce he can chug in 5 seconds

[@papascorch-os4rb]

Grunt crayon eating is universal

[@Nerdlore.]

The charger is a fellow with an extremely large arm

[@sushiboss]

I think it would be pretty cool if they became a zombine they became a charger from l4d

[@NotRemmyCormo]

When there’s not a lot of females in the combine

[@fatis2745]

@@NotRemmyCormo I'm not sure about hla combines but in hl2 combines are gender neutral. (They cut it off)

[@L_U-K_E]

1:25 damn that music and this scene is just goosebump inducing.

[@genericusername5233]

Thanks for this showcase of the enemies! It was really good!

[@VatchX]

“their clothes are actually required for opportunity” - closed captions, combine ordinal

[@TheABSRDST]

I think it's interesting that the combine are likely heavily modified / mutated human beings? There's a part in the majn campaign where you find some detached combine eyes, and judging from the empty eye sockets on their faces I'd assume that they are able to plug in different eyes for different purposes. For example the eyes on the suppressors are super far apart which makes me think that they're for long distance.

[@gavindillon1486]

They seem to have tiny cameras replacing their eyes, and their skin looks grey. They also seem to have some sort of metal plate bolted into their skull, maybe for increased durability?

[@tanybrachid]

"Likely" heavily modified human beings? Lmao the Combine soldiers being modified humans is a central part of the lore

[@zestyzucc7645]

I like the fact that the combine grunts go "uhhh" when considering their next words. It drives home the fact that despite their physical (and in this case, slight emotional) changes, they're still very much human.

[@gasmask7064]

This was good, the background brings up questions lol. But yea the animated characters and voice lines definitely added to their analysis. Good work.

[@grande1900]

Combine supressors look like they're straight out of Dpotatoman's Metropolice Pack.

[@crabhm5537]

i love how realistic the game is like how the combines are usually in squads with a leader, a heavy/supressor and infantry, and how the combine are unorganized when you kill the leader. and how realistic enemy tactics are like a supressor raining bullets onto your position as grunts move forward gaining new ground.

[@zephyr-d7v]

I love how civil protection looks

[@natethegreat7967]

The Suppressor’s weapon is more like an LMG (mounted and loaded!) than a minigun.

[@Sun-d4yy]

It looks like his arm is the machine gun

[@osdadajr1307]

LMG, NOT MOUNTED, BUT LOADED tachanka-2020

[@derekfurst6233]

Looks like it's a multi barrel rotating gun. Aren't lmgs single barrel

[@itwontcomeout5678]

Damage level 0: Damage level 1: oh I guess he lost a respirator Damage level 2: ah so this is where overwatch elites come from Damage level 3: sweet mother of god holy shit wtf omg wtfff bbq Damage level 4: I was expecting the same picture but with the head completely photoshopped out lol

[@KizaruB]

These models are superbly detailed. Imagine how much more detailed they could be in a non-VR game where you don’t have the VR simulation eating up resources.

[@stevemc6010]

Not surprised to see the Molle style straps and Oakley gloves that've made their way into every sci fi uniform.

[@TransitManJoe]

The background makes the video professional. Overall good job

[@larrikinlancer685]

Music giving me real madness combat vibes

[@cfdeers]

Combine models were detailed and all, but the guns sadly had no impact to me.

[@lartts7483]

Explain??

[@awesome9174]

The shotgun was very impactful. I do wish that the game had more guns though, or at least melee combat to spice things up more.

[@woah5546]

@@awesome9174 I think valve introduced variety with upgrades

[@defalhady9885]

@@awesome9174 there is actualy a crowbar that can be use as melee weapon... But sadly it was cutted

[@Crowbar]

@@defalhady9885 no, that's good. The crowbar is Freeman's weapon, not Alyx.

[@Maxwell3Gaming]

When the crossing guard hears “FREEMAN YEAH”

[@cc_cate]

1 minute in and the grunt already have more characters than the entire destiny storyline.

[@IevertellyouaboutmybuddyKeith]

Who else was waiting for the classic combine

[@bassemb]

Good stuff, quality video, subbing

[@Goutrial]

Thanks for the sub!

[@bassemb]

@@Goutrial Us small VR channels gotta support each other :)

[@GeorgeOrwellsBookuhhhh1984]

Half Life: The Clone Wars

[@remadepizza2748]

Wussup ECHO 8 And RAZOR 34

[@billy4734]

"Wear tanks on their backs" I can imagine this: "It's the Freeman, get the tank!" *Gordon Freeman proceeds to backwards jump off the tank side*

[@combinecornercosplay]

0:09 *looks around* Seems like i got lucky with the permanent off-world assignment

[@FurryDude.]

i think he is thinking how many barbeque sauce that he can chug in 5 minutes while looking around. lol

[@Mae_is_gae]

Gotta say, they're seriously less intimidating on my phone screen than in VR when they're as tall as you or taller and shooting at you

[@camper1749]

I love how with all that high tech gear they use polish FP-5 filters for their gas masks.

[@ChrisMathers3501]

In the HL2 beta the Combine had their own militia that wore regular OD or coyote brown fatigues and PASGT helmets, were armed with AKs and OICWs and rode in BTRs and Hind helicopters. They were lower ranked than Civil Protection.

[@ChrisMathers3501]

@@HelghastStalker Pretty much. I'd love to run into them at some point in a Half-Life game.

[@Engoneer]

It's crazy how low rez it is but the artist and special effects make it looks so good

[@jt8821]

I got exited I thought this was a new kliksphilip video, but I wasn't disappointed.

[@tinko2349]

I don't think the captains have pulse rifles since they look too small, they are rather pulse carbines. Well put together video otherwise, though the speed at which the differences change is too slow, this is a video after all you dont need to elongate the images at that extent since people could pause to look as much as they want.

[@beepytheboop]

dude I totally didn’t notice the background until the combine ordinal started walkin

[@TheClone300]

Gotta love that walking/patrolling anim those pouches are slick

[@fullyfran]

idk why i thought this was a kliksphillip vid but good vid man

[@DerpedCrusader]

Lol, I'm so used to how 3kphilips video thumbnails look, and yours is mildly similar looking video, glad I stopped by to watch it though keep up the great work!

[@Goutrial]

Thanks :D

[@hovan4382]

The guy with a shield also flashes you with it when puting it away ! :D

[@civilprotection3114]

Just saw on VNN that there were retextures for the normal HL2 combine, would be cool if someone could get those textures onto the HL2 overwatch to see what they had planned.

[@ezra5325]

This dudes here are for the quarantine zone and not the actual urban dudes u see in hl2, that just means we're getting closer to see the actual combines.

[@S0renz]

I think the Charger's shield can also do a flashbang-like blast.

[@osdadajr1307]

like blitz from r6 siege

[@thatdudemetro6271]

Metropolice looking smooth with the half life alyx textures.

[@solderfromteamfortressthes6036]

I love hl2 analysis videos, keep up the good work!

[@lazyvideoproductions2979]

This is half life alyx not hl2

[@fearisstatic]

first time i see a video with less then 1k views on my recomendation heck no i ahve never seen a video with less then 100k views on my recomendation

[@SillyMakesVids]

You used to be a sheep. But maybe you are now finding a way from the flock?

[@KizaruB]

I love how no matter what, all Combine have the same voice

[@whoppinator4672]

the CP voices sounds so friendly i love it

[@inertiafinder5160]

I really enjoy watching this kinds of stuff! Subbed in case in the future you'll post more videos like this! Also you remind me of MarphitimusBlackimus :)

[@Goutrial]

Thanks for the sub, glad you enjoyed the video :D

[@HeraldOfMediocrity]

3:40 oh so HL:A's combines are basically just hero-shooter characters?

[@combinemetrocop4213]

Affirmative.

[@uraniumbong]

The suppressor looks like a praying mantis screaming in agony

[@chidamo3575]

HLA's combine gives me the same feeling of HL1's HECU soldiers,it feels like they shared some same "squad ai" technology.

[@ruby-xz1ye]

I need a half life game where you play as a combine soldier

[@MrBratkenSolov]

Character: **can walk** KZbinrs: hm, we should make analysis video on that

[@aidengoodrich5974]

i love the different combine guns they look great

[@johngeorge9683]

I love how he modified the half life 2 soundtrack CP Violation to this type of futuristic feel

[@emberytp]

oh so this is Phillip's 4th channel, I'd recognize that font anywhere

[@Kratos_Messi7050]

Love how they are more understandable in hl:a compared to hl2

[@pepperedmeats1259]

The combine heavy look like a junior football kid with a shirt that fits them but has pads for an adult

[@mr.moffia]

I remember my reaction to the first combine charger you go against lol. I was thinking “There’s no way he’s going to just come up to me, he’s probably going to stay by or behind cover, like the grunts i’ve already faced... against...” and at that very moment they turned the corner i was behind, and i was met with a very nice view down the barrel of their heavy shotgun lmfao

[@chupacabra5644]

I love how they changed none of the design for Civil Protection. Respect to the original.

[@operationcreation5583]

I do like this video and I thought it was quite interesting (perhaps a few clips of them in game would be nice) I also believe that maybe smoother transitions between the text changing so the viewer can noticeable see when the text changes rather than having to pause the video and check, but still was a good video.

[@bombastic1299]

great video man, keep it up! dropped a sub

[@Goutrial]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed the video :D

[@markvincentcocjin]

I love the clothing deformation.

[@Pigness7]

the combine shotgunners can also flash bang you with their shield emitters

[@FurryDude.]

shotgunners?!? Charger or heavy

[@FurryDude.]

Civil protections (metro-police) talks so clear and easier to understand

[@sc1zzla]

Oh god I clicked this thinking it was a kilksphilip video haha

[@gboif3235]

I'm so sad that CPs are not part of the gameplay, it would be really cool.

[@darthlordrevan8307]

I know. But in the other hand it wouldn't make sense for them to be in the quarantine zone.

[@rimaarmadon3651]

@@darthlordrevan8307 think it would make alot of sense. Metro police follow and pursue Gordon all the way up until he escapes into the outlands. Wouldve been nice to see at least some scenes where alyx is pursued by the police. But they just went with sending in what essentially is their army against someone who up until that point wasnt assumed to be a major threat competitive to Gordon Freeman.

[@FurryDude.]

if they were there i would say to them Hey You! **grabs a can then throws it** Pick up that can **Starts chasing me** WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME!!!!?!?

[@Rexfuselier]

CPs were always my favorite unit

[@Rexfuselier]

At 3:56 you can see a triangle on the combine suppressor's shoulder. The triangle has three sides. Half life 3 confirmed!

[@arileypdx3193]

Suckedered me in with the kliksphilip theme

[@Zedigan]

I remember someone in a different video pointed out that it's interesting that they all have white helmets rather than the black that you see in HL2 (save for the elites and metro police). Giving them the look of "peace keepers" like they're trying to give the impression they're here to "help" people. Where as in HL2 only the military have black helmets and they only show up when the combine go into a panic trying to get Gordon Freeman.

[@gabinchorein-parisot3255]

The subtitles for ordinal are great

[@Sety]

neat! I really enjoyed this.

[@Goutrial]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it

[@Bordie3D]

I love how they added rankings to the soldiers. Makes them way more authentic and believable. These are two very different things to compare the each other, but it reminds of me ww2 soldiers who had all their rankings and positions. I just. Omg this whole thing is so good.

[@owenm734]

I really like this video I’m just confused by the choice of background XD.

[@VolkovVelikan]

If you listen carefully. The voice of the Civil protection sounds pretty natural, like just someone talking through a radio. The Grunts voice, still sounds natural however with more “static” And the Captains voice, sounds completely robotic. Is a little detail that shows the stages of de-humanisation the overwatch troops have.

[@thecraziesttomfoolerthatca8233]

why only 1800 views man? you actually put alot of time into this.

[@aleksgorlik1432]

So they basically began adopting a more human like military squad.

[@Majima_Nowhere]

Chargers scare the crap out of me every time. Just this big, lumbering, hard to kill dude slowly pushing his way towards you. The first one you fight being in a tight space is a great way to make the player panic.

[@BigBoy-sm1ss]

Great video, keep it up!

[@kylesproul2112]

I hope Valve makes a combine medic that shoots a harpoon that sucks your blood draining your health and using your own blood to heal his squad. Plus you'd have to pull the cord off so your health stops draining.

[@purpleguy7192]

At first i thought they where an Alien force but turns out they are actually augmented humans

[@LL-yd8zz]

Damn, this is a fine ass chanell, it appears you are the 3kliksphilip of Source 2! Shame I can't watch too much because of spoilers, still havent played HL:A :(

[@Shoxic666]

A lot of people theorise as to what the new Combine troops are, my best guess is that they're a sort of SWAT force for Civil Protection(they're not full soldiers but more effective than Metrocops), a hazardous environment unit (based on their suits) or some sort of tactical commando force (they have weapons suited to indoor combat and prefer small unit tactics over mass wave attacks)

[@johnwest5957]

Think of grunts like conscripted soldiers. Basic training. They are not a specialised unit, the equipment issued to them is specific for the task at hand which is working in biohazardous environments. You can tell the difference between a general unit and specialised by the work they perform. Note that the trans human military has little to no interaction with civil protection, completely different agendas. Civil protection are armed citizens controlling the rest, from a totalitarian perspective the civil protection would be a potential threat but necessary to maintain order, so they are kept in a state weaker than the military, hence no SWAT etc.

[@pogyt4671]

This happens time and time again... Overwatch Units such as the “Grunts” aren’t Brain-washed, morely Memory Erased, only CP Units (Civil Protection) have Options to “Brain-wash” Themselves if only by being Promoted to a Higher Clearance or Rank as such.. hope you take a Further analysis on this..

[@Goutrial]

Hi, in my video i stated that Grunts are not brainwashed, hence why they have a personality and tend to joke about.

[@MrMarouka]

So the grunts are not fully brainwashed, but when you shoot away their head armor it looks like they've still been bionically altered. I can't imagine the level of coercion that led to them going along with this. Their bodies have been radically altered but they still retain their human personalities. Really does add a lot more to the story. I don't have VR yet but I am going to get it sometime this year and I am really looking forward to experiencing this chapter of the Half-Life universe.

[@aidengoodrich5974]

its kinda wierd how the grunts aren't brainwashed and are sentinent and have all there mental faculties but still have the alterations to there bodies

[@billhsu6349]

Being a combine soldier and maintaining human conciousness must be horrible, imagine having your head manipunated like that...

[@BluedoesMusic]

funny,I am looking for analysis of half life,and in the middle of my search this comes up.

[@nismo3871]

underrated channel, I get 3kliksphilip vibes from this.