Half life Alyx: Combine try to talk to Alyx

If your wondering why there is a blur in the middle of the screen, that was where my mouse was...
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[@papapanara1774]

This game is 100x more immersive if you’re named Alex

[@axolotl_2]

As an alex I can one hundred percent vouch for this

[@snowcreeper09]

As another aLex this is very true

[@thedoomweaponguy9605]

As another Alex, I can confirm that this is indeed true.

[@commit7059]

as an alex, yes

[@vivinguyenn]

as someone who isn’t named alex i’m pretty sure this is true but i don’t have a way to fact check this

[@bullcheese2236]

"Hey Alyx it's me, ya boy"

[@asegundacontadopedrolopesn9445]

Its me gordon

[@franciscoherzig9281]

anomaly from sweden

[@NoNameChek]

Hah🤣

[@arzkaful1]

Raid shadow legends

[@BOBBY69]

The holy Obama Pyramid, be praised!

[@dellpickle4627]

Plot twist: one of the combine Alyx killed was actually Barney Calhoun

[@CourierSiix]

Barney is a metrocop. Shes fighting combine soldiers and conscripts. Very different

[@dellpickle4627]

@@CourierSiix well he is still technically apart of the combine, even though Barney might just be a metrocop

[@TuckerInVR]

"About the beer I owe--"

[@SteampunkCorvus]

It's just a joke...

[@CourierSiix]

@@dellpickle4627 and?

[@Shazzith]

"Hey! Hey Alyx!" WHAT DO YOU WANT, DERRICK

[@MrKevCoan]

looooooooooool gmod box

[@John-qb8wh]

I'M ENJOYING A TREAT DERRICK!

[@ITGOES80808]

@@MrKevCoan that’s not the original lol

[@ricepicker562]

Man Balloon Shop is such a classic

[@vonnie0_0]

I didn’t think I’d ever see a Balloon Shop reference in 2020, I’m impressed, and happily surprised.

[@FatCJ]

combines feel so real now

[@ChrisBa303]

They feel more human and less alien. Makes them feel a lot less scarier

[@ChrisBa303]

@@CameronBrownCB something human is always somehow relatable. I know the strider scene and some of their jokes where meant to vent of the tension and as light hearted humor but the metro police gives me some serious Storm trooper "cant take them seriously" vibes now. Most of hl2 metro cop jokes came at the expense of the citizen/ gordon("pick up the can" and so on) reenforcing that they are in power. Now *they* are the joke. I just wished we could have better seen how metro police suppresses the citizen and not just one scene behind a window.

[@mumdidntraisenofool]

@@ChrisBa303 idk I relate more to the vortigaunts in this game

[@mr.manmccheese7240]

in my eyes it was kind of creepy, it was obvious they were trying to trick them, but hearing them just talk so clearly and friendly even though they were probably planning to either kill them or do even worse makes it way more disturbing.

[@knucklesandwichdude133]

they always were, there still human, they have emotion when a sopdier dies or they kill another. and when they fall back you can sense their fear. there robot-human but there more human than combine

[@abirdwitharms]

1:28 "Always look both ways before jumping between buildings."

[@CocoaBeans660]

Words to live by

[@what3424]

@@CocoaBeans660 exactly

[@barrycabbageM34]

I dunno man, Enemy at the gates taught me to just avoid gaps in buildings.

[@mrgrinderman8861]

@@barrycabbageM34 +1 for that reference

[@barrycabbageM34]

@@mrgrinderman8861 +1 for getting the reference!

[@FullerAbyss]

This is exactly what 2005 me thought videogames would be like in the future.

[@seifelshenawi6211]

You got what you wished for!

[@AxeltheKing1000]

Same!

[@zombiez1231]

We trully live in the future, aren't we?

[@randomncrtrooper7363]

THE FUTURE IS NOW, OLD MAN!

[@rexivivi]

Yo, I was born in 2005...

[@zmanwitzplan3180]

2:09 Ahhh F-*AGGRESSIVE CENSORING*

[@V1_Ultrakrill]

Then a slap on the face

[@beronberon]

don't swear **slap**

[@ShovelLettuce]

Mother--

[@user-tzzglsstle585e38]

The way that guy die is pretty realistic like actual human movements that it makes me ecstatic for some reason.

[@Packguardian_gacha8684]

Ha XD

[@fireteamalpha3754]

Alyx: fighting her way across the city Combine: *H E Y A L Y X I T S U S*

[@kannatheweeb8836]

Lol

[@S3w3rSh4rk0]

@@kannatheweeb8836 I see you every where

[@Chadniger]

U Idiot I

[@pizzaharambe3356]

@@mautun3830 i love you engineer gaming

[@gasmask7064]

@@mautun3830 ?

[@commodore7331]

I love how it actually sounds like their upstairs but isnt just haphazardly muffled. Technology can finally simulate the sound of my parents bitching at each other in the background

[@CocoaBeans660]

Yeah especially in vr!

[@duccc]

Yeah, so many time I have to pause my game to see if the sound coming from the game or real life

[@MisterSomeone12271]

@commodore7331 Nobody cares about your parents, shut up and get lost.

[@walnzell9328]

There's a combine pretty early in the game that says, "I'm sorry." after you kill him. Not sure what's up with that.

[@edenm.1114]

Damn...

[@CocoaBeans660]

Really?

[@peanutbutter1180]

he's apologising for being so shit at his job lmao

[@Quintonias]

@@peanutbutter1180 You jest, but that's entirely likely. He's probably apologizing to whatever poor sod he's leaving behind to face the Union's wrath. Alternatively, however, since Combine soldiers are, for all intents and purposes, brainwashed it's entirely possible he'd spent his dying moments overcoming that conditioning in order to try and apologize to the random person he'd just tried to kill.

[@walnzell9328]

I heard it in Pewdiepie's first or second video of the game.

[@KZ-hu9uj]

God its fucking genius that the combine's suits make a loud beep when they die so they know if some shit is up. Its the little details in this universe that make it feel so vibrant and real

[@scribeslendy595]

Oh fuck I never even considered that, always thought it was weird.

[@hyper.lethal]

The flatline cuts off their screams of pain, perhaps to improve morale?

[@Stoss_]

@@hyper.lethal They have no feelings.

[@declanedmison5442]

@@Stoss_ The combine may not have many emotions, but things still hurt.

[@Stoss_]

@@declanedmison5442 Their memory is erased so they may not scream when they're in pain. Also the flatline represents death since HL1

[@mason2170]

Imagine someone, making a mod for this game for the combine to look like the FEAR 1 replica and have their voice lines.

[@gabtype]

OH SHIT!

[@TheZombieGrunt]

Damn, what a game!!!

[@shetto]

Thats fucking genius

[@skully_8500]

OH S H I T

[@BababooeyGooey]

"You dropped the can, pick it u-" "SHUT THE FUCK UP!"

[@edenm.1114]

1:22 Seems adorably in character for Alyx.

[@varielvaporeon]

2:12 And this:

[@blablahguy]

@@varielvaporeon she’s just playing with a dead body

[@jakobege4051]

@@varielvaporeonnot at all

[@Janzer_]

goth girl confirmed

[@reaIise]

aww, when i first saw that i thought alyx did that automatically, didn’t know it was the player doing it so thats rlly cute

[@cacokid1489]

When you consider that Combine Soldiers have had all of their humanity wiped away this becomes much more terrifying. This is a purposeful tactic to try and gain Alyx' trust.

[@googlesearchhistory5249]

The grunts seem mostly human tho, probably like metrocops with some mods

[@epsilontran4206]

Half Life Alyx took place BEFORE Half Life 2, not after, so it’s most likely that the Grunts (or all Combine Soldiers in general) still felt human emotions before the events of Half Life 2 and its Episodes where all of the soldiers were made into emotionless killers that can’t feel or express human emotions. That also explains why the voice of the Grunts are so human-like in HLA compared to the more serious tone of voice in HL2. Just my guess.

[@jindrichsander7271]

well... zombies voice in reverse says "oh my god, oh god help me!" so not really a way to wipe humanity out... probably

[@timfrolov7891]

@@jindrichsander7271 zombies have nothing to do with the combine tho

[@WW1N73R]

@@timfrolov7891 zombine

[@twotailedfox2369]

1:23 *Happiness*

[@soblake3326]

2:10 it sounds like combine did say "oh f@#k" and he ded

[@pacifistminigun3987]

lmao

[@beronberon]

Xd

[@ewanb1086]

i miss the days we would put in random things to censor swear words

[@theg-man4840]

if you turn up the audio you can actually hear them saying what the subtitles say, which means they actually were trying to talk to you. I feel like they were trying to act nice so Alyx would get tricked and walk-in thinking they were allies but then kill her immediately.

[@bullcheese2236]

They actually do, when you show up after they say this, they'll say something like: "the tactic worked"

[@AnonYmous-dh2zt]

They also will say "Friend game effective" if Alyx becomes exposed after they begin to converse with her.

[@imvictorhugs]

@@AnonYmous-dh2zt do they have lines for when you don't get tricked?

[@krismoe31]

@@imvictorhugs yeah, it sounds like a flatlining life support system

[@imvictorhugs]

@@krismoe31 i regret asking.

[@tthou1990]

And i though i was the only one that like to pet the dead combine bodies like they are a cat

[@CocoaBeans660]

Your not alone

[@user-dz9nu5om6x]

You two, are too creepy

[@toxicg3100]

i still have nightmares about that cat

[@EttoreB93]

@@toxicg3100 "What cat?"

[@turtleretard9867]

@@EttoreB93 i think lamarr The Headcrab

[@BenjamintYT]

Combine:"Hey alyx! It's us!" Alyx:"Who the hell is "us"- "

[@non-existingbeing2098]

*USSR ANTHEM*

[@creativegamer_03]

Combine: "Hey Alyx, it's us!" "We were trying to reach you about your extended car's warrant"

[@CocoaBeans660]

For all of you saying there's a smudge on the screen. It's in your head.

[@RunnerGameZYTXD]

Lol ok

[@vladislavkotenochkin3589]

But you made it more noticeable :D

[@InsidePhil]

@@vladislavkotenochkin3589 homie you would be commenting about the cursor on the screen if he hadn’t done anything. how is not covering it up the better option

[@alfathfajar6856]

e

[@andrewdieu1288]

And you would have gotten away with it if it wasn’t for those meddling kids

[@vivekantoni2134]

2:17 adorable xD

[@CocoaBeans660]

Being able to do that is what made me dump all my savings on an index

[@JokieJesterE]

@@CocoaBeans660 If only I didn't have to already dump my savings on a pc that actually works with vr...

[@dan.v783]

A door able?

[@AspenTitan]

The Combine is probably one of my favorite enemies in any game. They seem so human compared to other enemies, which is shown more so in this game than any other.

[@minime8867]

Combine grunts and (some) metro police and the only combine that are not brainwashed so far.

[@adamchmielewski6162]

I mean, they are brainwashed

[@tenmacinh2152]

@@adamchmielewski6162 not brainwashed, but under real-time memory suppression.

[@potassiumdroid8390]

@@Paonporteur arent hecu an earth military organization?

[@openthinker6562]

@@tenmacinh2152 Not really, there is evidence to suggest that they are basically put through extreme exhaustion and only given “anti-fatigue boosts” to prep them for action. A much more dark tactic is linked to a line the Overwatch AI says to the grunt that kills you in HL2. Something along the lines of “Family Cohesion Assured” Cohesion is another term used to say if someone is alive, as the same AI designates dead soldiers as “non-cohesive.” Basically, the Combine hold the entire families of these grunts as hostage and will kill them if they fail their duties, even if they die. You die as a grunt, your family is going with you.

[@lizord0]

When i was playing this game one of the combine said “Hey Alyx it’s us come here!” I got really creeped out because of that

[@Jester_72]

They’re supposed to be fake-out voicelines, attempting to trick Alyx.

[@Crimsovil]

Their voice got higher when they spoke like that, too

[@h8owroblox872]

@@Crimsovil they were trying to lure her in to they’re trap

[@SomeGrunt_On_Youtube]

I think theres even lines when you die to these soldiers Its something like: “Heheh… fake-friendly is a sucess”

[@shockmazta3116]

The personality you give is astounding. The life-like scavenging, trying to listen through the walls, the victory fists upon disarming the mine, and the "no no" with the Combine... It's fun to watch. :D

[@CocoaBeans660]

Wow thanks that really made my day! I have a new video if you want to watch more 😁

[@Dantm928]

​@@CocoaBeans660Would be better if there's more😂

[@koryaiine7393]

"Hey Alyx! Now about that beer I owe ya!"

[@TacoMan_]

1:21 that little victory fist pump was really cute

[@robyn051]

In character as well

[@Deej78898]

@@robyn051 I thought it was cringe

[@troudbalos333]

It feels like something link would do after successfully cooking a meal.

[@alexthaihu391]

@@Deej78898 your cring

[@asie]

@@Deej78898 that's not cringe you're just an edgy teenager

[@ColtonPoorman]

When I first played through this scene, I was genuinely fooled by those guys. I just walked up to them thinking they were allies in disguise or something. I’m kinda dumb.

[@schnitzelfritzel6287]

I wish I could actually play this but I dont have The space for VR- but I know for a fact I’d be fooled by these guys. Now them being combine is quite obvious but I would be convinced that there would be an option of being able To approach them without a weapon and have them demand your surrender or something, valve games are quite impressive and with modern technology in games such as in GTA where you can get a game over by surrendering To The police, it doesnt seem too far fetched that you could have a showdown with The combine trying To detain you

[@AbdullahEkiciRealman]

@@schnitzelfritzel6287 You just don't have space for a VR. I JUST DON'T HAVE A FREAKIN' GOOD PC! I'm kinda sad

[@anthroimperzia3927]

Dont worry us friendly combine exist

[@xshullaw]

I was also tricked my first time; I thought they were rebels in disguise because of the emotion in their voice, but one was right next to the door I walked out of and startled me and I shot him fhe face with a shotgun.

[@TheRealFobican]

That combine just swore after getting shot.

[@noregrets5258]

Top 10 combine soldiers WHO'VE SWORN!!!

[@TheRealFobican]

@@noregrets5258 but there is one thing I think I overlooked when writing this comment, wonder what swear word(s) the combine said while dying on the floor?

[@noregrets5258]

@@TheRealFobican I thought you were talking about combine grunt at 1:44 you can barely here him say "sh*t" after he gets shot.

[@TheRealFobican]

@@noregrets5258 was thinking about something like "rebel" or "free".

[@noregrets5258]

@@TheRealFobican Maybe you misunderstood, I changed the timestamp.

[@codygreene9067]

I remember when I played this part during my play through hearing the Combine trying to trick me into thinking they were allies was genuinely unsettling. This is still the most immersive video game I’ve ever played in my life. The most immersive form of any media I’ve ever experienced in fact.

[@i-dislike-handles]

2:17 I like ya cut, g

[@erikpng]

2:10

[@JavRexgteneg2pIift]

Oh, hi Otto Von Bismarck!

[@wof8131]

2:17 me when i get in a fight with my cat

[@one6017]

@Miguel CChaach dog

[@skadoosh2396]

@Miguel CChaach dog

[@curreemane7997]

@@skadoosh2396 doug

[@chicharonnes98]

@@curreemane7997 dog

[@andrewgradilla7283]

@@chicharonnes98 dog

[@sninctbur3726]

I love how, when they die, there's sometimes a short delay before their death sound. It makes their deaths feel slower and less clean.

[@strider9072]

2:02 "some people think I'm retarded, but I'm not". WTF 🤣

[@poggers9654]

Did he actually said that?

[@user-ky8du8lk7l]

-Heavy weapons guy in future

[@EUCLlD]

That no-no and a slap in the end, badass 😂

[@CocoaBeans660]

He was a very bad boy

[@rotten_milky]

Hey, Alyx! It's me, Barney from Black Mesa.

[@Razzzor67]

*aggressive shooting intensifies*

[@erikpng]

Oh god, whyyyyy?! 𝙛𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚

[@pasty_comb1639]

Barney Would Be Dead In HL2 If It Was Actualy Him

[@OperatorKevlar]

Plot twist: the combine just wants to go on a date with Alyx.

[@noahshad09]

Alyx: Russ are they saying my name? Russel: YeAH tHatS Not GoOD

[@goldenticker5611]

Combine: Hey Alyx it's us! We're here about your unpayed debt for life ensurance!.

[@lumbagotv5404]

Combine: alyx we need you to Pay your taxes

[@lolbackwardslol]

combine: You are gonna be sent to nova prospect

[@Ultigen]

The VA for Alyx really shines in moments like this. Perfectly expresses the hair raising and stomach dropping feeling of dread and unease when you hear the combine saying her name. The way her tone just barely falls out of confidence on “name” communicates that feeling so well of getting spooked but knowing you need keep going despite freaking out on the inside

[@bachpham6862]

I think they were secretly recording people, and among those lines were Resistance members greeting to each other. They then replay it through their radio to trick the members into their traps.

[@JATorigin]

I disagree with this, I'm pretty sure it was their voices.

[@Erilis000]

I like that theory. He sounded very different than how the combine sound most of the time.

[@Darren-lb3rx]

“Hey Alyx, WHERES MA MONEY?!”

[@scottwatrous]

*disguising bass drop*

[@SpetzTheGuy]

Where's the money Vance? WHERE IS THE MONEY SHITHEAD

[@Darren-lb3rx]

@@SpetzTheGuy it’s in there somewhere lemme take another look

[@TheBonesMalone]

Gimme20dollars

[@troudbalos333]

@@Darren-lb3rx I fucking love that line

[@pyrothefriendlyarsonist9195]

Plotwist: Those Combine were actually defecting

[@SoapCkat]

They're trying to be human and thats a lot more scary

[@Zi96]

They're human tho..

[@haloreachismylordsaviorjes5519]

@@Zi96 if you ever searched up are how bad are the combine, combines are brainwashed really

[@RockinEnabled]

@@haloreachismylordsaviorjes5519 brainwashed humans.

[@filipvlaskovic7921]

I know the combines are evil and are experimenting on humans but i really like their armor, helmets, radio chatter, etc... They are one of the best galactic armies. I like them😁

[@Erilis000]

I kno, they're great!

[@Mgm1244]

Well yeah, though they don't have any morality they're still pretty civilised beings, but they are very human. Especially if they CAN BE humans, just brainwashed. They're very interesting indeed

[@pocarisweat_jp]

It starts at 0:53 for anyone not wanting to watch the whole video

[@BayAreaPolice]

Combines have feeling to some don't

[@BayAreaPolice]

@@realmug ik

[@itsflaunty]

@@realmug he’s joking mate

[@realmug]

@@itsflaunty idk how but i deleted anyways

[@El.Gatito.]

_"Hey Alyx, it's us"_ Alyx, 10 seconds before committing murder: _"more than 1 to end, then"_

[@sacreddough5103]

Has anyone heard the voiceline were if you kill the combine it will say "im sorry" or maybe I didnt hear what it said correctly.

[@skymin]

i heard it, and iirc it even shows up in the subtitles if you play with those on

[@samfish90212]

Hey, hey Alyx. Alyx. Sometimes I like to roll into a ball and pretend I’m a hush puppy.

[@chumbucket3475]

“Alyx, it’s us!” Ah, my good friends Comb Ein Soljur and Ordie Null

[@RevolverRez]

Just a little touch, but it adds a lot to the realism and creepiness.

[@fairnut6418]

"Alyx, right? We got a message for you"

[@pasty_comb1639]

''Agh, F###''

[@bassemb]

If you use OBS, you can set it to not capture your mouse cursor. I think Geforce Experience has a similar setting

[@CocoaBeans660]

Yeah that or I could have just moved the mouse cursor off the screen XD

[@ScorpV1]

Why would you bring that up On a VR video

[@Chris_W]

@@ScorpV1 because it captures the flatscreen mirror feed, not the direct feed that you see in your headset, because that would be all warped.

[@jyrese117]

“Hey Alyx, you’re going to need a gun, don’t worry it’s unloaded!” *empties mag into alyx chest* “It’s unloaded now!”

[@AzeShorts]

Hahaha that's actually really funny

[@leo_the_be0]

I've seen that video lmao

[@JokieJesterE]

Congrats, for some reason KZbin recommended your channel!

[@CocoaBeans660]

Yeah this really blew up! I want to make more videos, but I don't know what to make them on :P

[@blutarchmann9070]

Hmm... The last combine's flatline made it sound like he went "Aww F[CENSORED]K."

[@Darren-lb3rx]

2:17 bad boy

[@anthroimperzia3927]

Yes sir..~

[@YourPalKindred]

This game is honestly the only reason I wanna get VR. It looks so amazing

[@Russian_Agressor]

Damn I live in Russia and just EVERYTHING looks SO much familiar

[@aelfwynn94]

cause city 17 was mix of vilnius, some polish city and ukranie

[@FALLOUT3514]

HEY, HEY ALYX! SOMETIMES I LIKE TO CURL UP INTO A BALL, AND PRETEND IM A HUSH PUPPY!

[@cartoskysin135]

Something I love about watching no commentary gameplay is picking up on what the player is feeling, whether playing a horror game and a scary noise plays so frantic mouse and screen shaking ensues, or a little fist pump to celebrate finishing a hacking minigame :)

[@c3_junior_br]

2:07 wow, even the developers felt

[@inurokuwarz]

I've heard that the Combine troopers aren't as heavily modifed as they are in 2, so the really tragic idea to me is that it might actually be somebody who knows Alex and wants her to join the Combine because they think it's the safest thing to do. Either Alyx kills him, or he survives and eventually gets sent off to Nova Prospekt to get his guts replaced with Combine Tech, and I think either would be heartbreaking.

[@planecrazyiscrazy]

That's a nice way of thinking however the combine use this to lure in their target so that thay can get a clean shot

[@planecrazyiscrazy]

If you get fooled and get close thay say something like : deception tactic worked

[@JATorigin]

Fun fact: when a combine unit dies or mc unit their suits tend to beep which alerts other combine to their location, setting them on fire seems to stop these beeps.

[@user-fn2xj6zd8p]

i like these combine outfit designs alot more than the vanilla ones we see in half life 2, they add alot more detail into their roles in the combine army and their gear shows how well prepared they are to handle the situation at hand.

[@anthroimperzia3927]

They phased them out because a copy and paste spam soldier with no emotions is more efficient than an army of many different classes with gear

[@user-fn2xj6zd8p]

Booooring. @@anthroimperzia3927

[@countersphere2924]

Combine Metro Police (CPs) are fully human who joined the Combine either willingly or out of despiration to get better treatment. The Combike Grunts (the bois in full white suits) seem to also be fully human or just very lightly altered weither ir be by augmentations or memory-wipe. But they are either not augmentet at all like CPs are very little augmentations. Soldiers and above though have augmentations amd memory-wipes. Which make this do interesting, sad and a bit creepy. This game seriously has to be the most immersive VR game out there holy shi-

[@Newbii2071]

I love the way when the last combine soldier dies, the one playing just goes "☝️👋☝️👋☝️🖐👊🖐" 😂😂

[@RyanA136]

Dunno why, but your hand gestures are cute af

[@skadoosh2396]

2:09 Combine ordinal: Aww *BLEEP*

[@Hiraeth-0X]

Yeah that probably was the kill Chat what the combine actually Said was: Awwww fuck this fucking Camper Always sits in the fucking spawn

[@lumberjackmoose1256]

When I heard they where saying her name it really spooked me for some reason

[@mr.overlord6720]

“Alyx, it’s me Barney from Black Mesa!”

[@sartorius103]

2:15 :)

[@maksimal3498]

its beautiful, I have alrrady rewatched it for 10 times

[@Del-Canada]

Being a loyal fan of the Half Life franchise since 1998 I felt so let down when Alyx came out in VR only. It's such an amazing game. I can't use VR. I get so sick every time I try, and let me tell you, I tried for days and days and weeks. A few mins here, a few mins there and working my way into longer time durations. Couldn't do it. I had to give up. It was starting to cause issues with my vision. I know times change, and I understand and embrace all of that, but I wasn't able to use VR in any capacity. Alyx is a masterpiece and one I can only enjoy vicariously thru other players. So thank you Andromeda, and other players like yourself. I am on my way out of life now and may never see Half Life 3, so this is the best I can do until I am taken back home to Xen. Regards.

[@CocoaBeans660]

Wow I am so sorry to hear all that. Seriously. I don't know why this video blew up, but it is a treat to read every single one of these comments and a lot of people feel the same. Many many people can't play this game, whether it is cost, nausea, or what have you. Hopefully half life 3 comes out soon, and though I loved the vr experience I hope it is in a on a "medium" in which everyone gets to play.

[@madeiraislander]

You're not alone man! I would love to play this thing in VR, but i can't justify spending so much money just for one game. Besides, i've never even tried VR ever in my life, maybe i'll get dizzy too and won't even be able to play it, i don't know. I think Valve should have released a non-vr version as well, it's a shame. It wouldn't be the same thing though, but HL2 has a VR option, so i guess it would have been possible... oh well :(

[@KZ-hu9uj]

I have purposely avoided watching anything of this game so I can play it fresh when I eventually have a system to run it. That said, the sound design here is nuts. I didnt know it was THIS good :0

[@alfresco1552]

Hey Alyx, about that beer I owed ya- *dies*

[@lildubchefin6227]

love the little victory bump after the mine disarm ll

[@SwagTinCommander]

Combine: **takes over the world in 7 hours** Also combine: *can't stop 2 people from destroying everything*

[@Mirinovic]

To be fare to us human kind. Portals storms prior combine show up make demadge to erth infrastructure. So it became easy picking for combine

[@drax1152]

Well if you remove the plot armor from the 2 people, it's pretty much a GG for humanity

[@richthofen255]

Combine used different units when they occupied Earth. These soldiers you see are just the garrison of Earth. They are mostly regular humans who wants to live in better conditions and eventually end up joining the Combine. So basically if the Combine could open that portal and bring their occupation forces on the planet again, we would be fucked.

[@Dataleak726]

This was one of the creepiest moments I've ever experienced in a videogame. Shit was unreal in VR

[@evaphan2720]

Markiplier: 2:17 "As you can see, he is making fun of people who are blind."

[@midgerm]

missed oppurtunity for easter eggs in this dialogue "hey alyx, its us, hey alyx.....about that beer i owed 'ya"

[@zigrakudo4092]

I was about to comment about the blur, and then i read your description. Still commented about it anyway. XD

[@smurlix5676]

I think it's actually really smart how the physical voices are muffled under they're masks and implants to make it harder for the enemy to understand them

[@roke3526]

It reminds me of that meme where a combine soldier says hi, and Gordon blows his head with a shotgun shot

[@portail851]

my fav appartment in alyx

[@Kehwanna]

Reminds me of Mars Attacks when the Martians were destroying everything while their P.A system was saying "don't run. We are your friends" repeatedly.

[@racer927]

I like how the Combine are more human because the augmentation wasn't as perfected as the one in Half-Life 2, letting them keep some humanity.

[@CocoaBeans660]

Interesting

[@OperatorVanta]

@@CocoaBeans660 i've heard them say "I'm sorry..." as they're dying.

[@smh_240]

1:46 “3 shots left” **proceeds to shoot a entire mag**

[@JoJo-tm6ty]

Mag*

[@smh_240]

@@JoJo-tm6ty fixed

[@madeiraislander]

3 cells, each cell has 30 bullets i think.

[@cking4869]

When this first happened I didn’t really process it and never ended up thinking about it later. Looking back, that’s pretty creepy

[@GenocidalFox]

I love that little smack at the end

[@dingdong896]

0:54

[@dingdong896]

Damn thx for the heart

[@XSHADOWXorg]

combine:hey alyx its us alyx:suprise mtf bang bang combine: oh fuck alyx:ey no swearing now take it easy

[@Kyle00047]

I love the face bop at the end.

[@TDGalea]

You get a subscription just for the "Nuh uh uh" wave and slap at the end.

[@s.hitman]

for that little no no no to the combine at the end you get a like

[@spykey_yolo3603]

it still have a deeper meaning

[@MorrisNicebrain]

I'm still waiting for a Half-Life game where human combine might actually attempt to surrender when in a losing battle or even defect to the player if the player just has the patience to pay attention to their radio chatter. Perhaps not at all appropriate for this part of the timeline but anytime after the destruction of the C17 citadel I could imagine Metro security personnel trying to get out of a shitty situation.

[@CocoaBeans660]

That sounds so much fun I never even thought about that

[@MorrisNicebrain]

@@CocoaBeans660 I think this is the kind of thing Valve should have a serious look at for whatever comes next with Half-Life, to look at making the AI seem more alive and aware rather than just having a fire fight always end in one of two sides being wiped out. Those words are thrown around all the time but I have never seen it implemented in a believable way. Anyway I'm just wondering, are the Combine lines and reactions in this video predefined or is this a trick they can pull out of the hat on any run in?

[@hatad321]

Could see that happening with the metro police, but higher rankings get their memory wiped and are probably totally brain washed (and possibly augmented to be fearless).

[@Oginaka]

I love how you gave the gameplay personality, it's actually spot on to what she'd probably do. Cute!