Half-Life: Alyx - Freeing the Vortigaunt

[@Penultimate_Jive]

I'm glad that I'm not the only one who pretends to talk, while playing the game.

[@Sexy_Nutella]

It's just fun to do! :)

[@Brick_Salvador]

Same

[@rstriker21]

I didn’t even notice, it felt like a part of a cutscene or something.

[@chuckchuck4016]

That’s the half life experience for you

[@jujuyee2534]

role play on another level

[@bjollnirbjordsen9795]

The vortigaunts have so much personality now, they really did an amazing job animating them and updating their models for source 2. They look as expressive as a human now.

[@Sexy_Nutella]

First time seeing a vortigaunt smile was so weird but now I love it

[@pawhunter340]

There feet look nice now compared to there old models

[@simeonyetarian1290]

​@PCGames i wonder why

[@Red_MOON187]

@PCGames To be fair. It's a pretty major change, not to mention the extra digits on their fore-limbs.

[@simeonyetarian1290]

@PCGames look at his name, pfp and banner and guess

[@MrLocazo212]

The vortigaunts are the most kind and lovely alien creatures i've been seen, E.T? Nah!!! VORTIGAUNTS!

[@natsuki1160]

Antlions want to know your location

[@Sexy_Nutella]

I love the Vorts. My favorite one is still the Victory Mine Vort from HL2EP2. He was a badass and had great voicelines.

[@roger5555ful]

@@Sexy_Nutella For me the Victory Mine Vort is the best character in the Half Life series it's always a joy to hear him talk

[@Sexy_Nutella]

@@roger5555ful Yep, he's extremely quotable too! Can't wait till I get to that game.

[@floorfungus4209]

but they killed me like a hundered times in the first game

[@checkmate9099]

Vortigaunt -“We remember the Freeman. We are coterminous. There is no distance between us. No false veils of time or space may intervene. We see you still in Black Mesa. Clearly we see you in the Nihilanth's chamber.”

[@Sexy_Nutella]

Neat throwback for seasoned Half life fans

[@neonsolace2748]

That easter egg was so cool

[@odoutorkiwi1592]

Então significa que os vortigaunt são naverdade um grande WhatsApp?

[@enjoyerofspace]

@@odoutorkiwi1592 🤣

[@no-ng5yw]

​@@odoutorkiwi1592 do naide

[@e4-m0nngaming57]

The movements are so realistic. The animators at valve definitely did a good job.

[@Sexy_Nutella]

It's so weird at first seeing the vorts this fluidly animated after getting used to how they were in Source 1

[@garry3414]

It wasn't animated. It was motion captured.

[@YouYubeEnjoyerNum1]

@@garry3414 Yes, it was first motion captured, but then it was animated by hand.

[@FurgusFungus]

@@Sexy_Nutella big contrast compared to goldsrc

[@missingno2401]

especially compared to the animations in source 1

[@northropi2027]

"Go inside and deactivate the power source" Actually makes friend, like a boss *Coterminous Time*

[@Sexy_Nutella]

*Galalung intensifies*

[@calvinlucien]

@@Sexy_Nutella Galunga

[@Red_MOON187]

@@Sexy_Nutella Three hand friend! Yusss!

[@IronPiedmont]

Interestingly enough, back in the Half Life 2 Beta, the Vortigaunts were to have been used as living batteries by the Combine. Nice to see VALVe reviving an old concept.

[@Sexy_Nutella]

Wow, that's neat! Thanks for the interesting trivia

[@Fenrize]

Also, the devices were called Vorticells and I believe you were supposed to free them since they would have been powering gates etc. to prevent you from proceeding.

[@memedude8303]

its a shame the only job the vortigaunt slaves have in half life 2 is to sweep the floors of city 17

[@dev4159]

they always used them as living batteries

[@thepile4850]

In Eli's lab in hl2, you could see them powering the labs generators.

[@Chuma95]

Tony Todd R.I.P (1954-2024) thank you for playing the vortigaunts throughout the franchise, your support to defeat the combine through your character will not be forgotten, we raise the crowbar for you!

[@firehazard4065]

He was the vortigaunts dam

[@ShovelLettuce]

Oh FUCK I really liked their voices, I'm so sorry he's gone and for the people who's lives he touched

[@Solomanon]

4:13 i love how he’s relaxing for a cool shot but when she says “Good luck!” He realizes he has to get moving and just becomes a ninja in athletic-ness

[@kR-qj7rw]

seeinga vort move in a true 3 dimentional space makes them so much more fucking frightening than the run in a straight line hl one vorts

[@guifdcanalli]

@@kR-qj7rw thank god they were not that excited to kill as they were slaves from Nihilant, so they were lazy on purpose

[@rebel1717]

“We’re putting a lot of trust in the Vortigaunt to shut down those substations.” Mate, I trust Vortigaunts better than I do humans!

[@Sexy_Nutella]

Yep, you can always count on a Vortigaunt!

[@rebel1717]

@Александр Еремеев Vortigaunts are the gifts that keeps on giving in terms of trust!

[@thegamingandy4603]

I do too. :)

[@humanleader184]

idk why they throw shade on the vorts in this game they're better than humans lmao

[@rebel1717]

@@humanleader184 Amen!

[@blueshit199]

I love it when he puts the tiny third hand on top of the other two, that looks so cute!

[@Sexy_Nutella]

Wow, I know your username from your comments on the old soundtracks for the half-life games - I was just a kid then. Crazy to have you commenting on this one 15 years later :)

[@astronautical1060]

The original JC Denton profile pic user.

[@n0m4r22]

Ikr, it might be the first time the animators actually utilized the third hand

[@royliber3824]

After Gordon freed the Vortigaunts from the Nihilanth's shackels, they owe humanity their lives quite literally. Gotta say the animations Valve did to every possible living entity there is in this game is absolutely ground-breaking. My favourite one gotta be the way the Strider moves when Alyx fights him.

[@Sexy_Nutella]

Yeah, the Strider's movements were so good

[@Oldaccountpoopoodwe]

I love how you got into character with the hand movements at 3:36

[@Sexy_Nutella]

I was trying to do something other than just stare at the Vort the entire time. Glad you appreciate it!

[@Oldaccountpoopoodwe]

Sexy Nutella Now you make me want to have the game more so I can just slip into alyx’s shoes lol..

[@SirKolass]

Also love how he covers his face lol 1:09

[@plasmatic3223]

4:17 this proves that Vorts also can parkour

[@Sexy_Nutella]

First time in a Half-Life game I saw a vort being that nimble. No wonder they were able to take down the other substations, they must be deadly against the Combine when they aren't imprisoned.

[@hedged-valley1148]

@@Sexy_Nutella I couldn't imagine what is must have been like to fight then in the black Mesa incident

[@DentalFloss]

@@hedged-valley1148 They just spawned out of nowhere shot electricity like little p*ssies

[@SirKolass]

Ikr, it's really weird seeing them being that agile when they're so slow in Hl2 lol

[@zion6680]

They have freaking goat legs, you ever seen a goat? Goats can parkour like an bamfer lol

[@MrBerserker80]

4:17 imagine Vortigaunts parkouring and climbing walls in Half Life 1

[@Sexy_Nutella]

In canon they probably did do that, which probably contributed to the HECU losing

[@captainscowllyface]

i love how in episode 2 you had to do things like, give power to an elevator because a vortigaunt couldn't use a ladder, but in this they're like leathery magic monkeys

[@pawhunter340]

Cause they have 3 toes now

[@orpheusly69]

They have thumbs now so I bet that helps

[@n0m4r22]

Well... the vort does climb a ladder at some point, what part are you referring to?

[@Pen_Slinger]

If I'm not mistaken, that Vorti couldn't use the ladder cause he was carrying Alyx.

[@couchcouchington8465]

Theory: That was an elderly vort.

[@pizzazzindoofus]

"Our paths diverge, but remember: there is no distance between us."

[@odoutorkiwi1592]

Então significa que os vortigaunt são naverdade um grande WhatsApp?

[@ocinprofession]

@@odoutorkiwi1592 mente colmena que existe más allá del tiempo

[@re57k]

I like the little gestures you made, It's as if you're experiencing it first-hand as Alyx Vance.

[@Sexy_Nutella]

Thanks! That means I've done my job :)

[@Freplopi]

The vortagaunt says the same thing to alyx as he does to Gordon: “ we are coterminous, there is no distance between us ”

[@MemoYayaKhelfi]

Freeman is the hero

[@dr.coomerphd4937]

I like that they made the chest hand actually do something instead of it being just a still prop

[@thexjade379]

4:15 I didn't know vortigaunts can be that agile

[@marianovelardez3771]

My lord, Vortigaunts are such powerful creatures

[@ZackExplorer28]

and yet, during the Black Mesa Incident, we've killing them by the dozens no problem.

[@bigstevie01]

“We cannot forget those whose cords you cut. Forgiveness is not ours to bestow.”

[@c0ckNBallz]

Basically combines used Vortigaunts to contain G-Man inside vault?

[@Sexy_Nutella]

Yep, just like in HL2EP1

[@MoonLightFML]

Vortessence guys

[@marianovelardez3771]

Yeah, aparently Vortessence it's the only power that can contain G-man powers

[@tapeworm_]

A vortigaunt a day keeps the gman away

[@johndoe91735]

So the Combine are basically the SCP foundation

[@herbivorethecarnivore8447]

I love that you gestured with the dialogue, that's so cool

[@Sexy_Nutella]

Glad you liked it :)

[@jarnodatema]

The vortigaunts are such bros. Acting weird without being annoying.

[@Sexy_Nutella]

They're the best allies!

[@headsgrowback1]

God bless Tony Todd. One of the best actors in horror, and one of the most iconic voices in gaming.

[@Sexy_Nutella]

His vortigaunt voice is incredible. Also I didn't realize he was Candyman until now...that makes a LOT of sense, his voice is exceptional.

[@headsgrowback1]

@@Sexy_Nutella he was also William Bloodworth in the Final Destination franchise.

[@rey4874]

Combine machines are so satisfying to watch

[@Sexy_Nutella]

Yep, the quality of animation is excellent.

[@BRUH10155]

"The Alyx Vance...you are our friend." This hit me so much harder than it had any right to. In a world full of scary aliens and multidimensional overlords, the vortigaunts have chosen to be sweet and thankful for their new human companions. You're our friend too Mr. Vortigaunt.

[@Feasco]

"There was a time they cared nothing for Miss Vance, when their only experience of humanity was a crowbar coming at them down a steel corridor."

[@ilovefishing2232]

I like how the chest arm acts kinda independently from the vort when it senses the vortessence

[@Sexy_Nutella]

I love that touch too! It looks pretty adorable too haha

[@themysticknightsofthe2150]

The acrobatics of the Vortigaunt leaping up onto the wall and across to the higher catwalk made me immediately understand why they were the initial ground force in the Black Mesa incident. In combination with the Grunts it's no wonder how they managed to force the HECU to retreat.

[@FormerBunsenBurner]

I like to think that when the Vort got halfway to the next station, he remembered all the other prisoner pods at the Northern Star (Likely also full of Vorts), and had to go all the way back and get them out, too.

[@Sexy_Nutella]

I'd love to think that's what he did as well. I'd imagine an army of Vorts can be quite unstoppable.

[@eragonbromsson1122]

Not to mention all others Vortigaunt pods scattered across the quarantine zone. No wonder Alyx met few Combine soldiers in the way to the Vault. They were too busy fighting against an army of Vortigaunts.

[@72nodes85]

I love the vortigaunts you meet in this game, their animations are so lovely! I even love the suggestion that because time is a bit more of an abstract concept for them, they aren’t even totally in sync their own bodies, like when the third, middle arm seems to direct the vortigaunt’s attention towards the outside. Their animation is so incredibly good in this game, and because you’re in VR, you can see every tiny loving detail the animators at valve put in, it’s so amazing.

[@SaimizZ]

R.I.P Tony Todd

[@Political_Brainrot_Auditor]

I love Vortigaunts SO FUCKING MUCH. I rarely say this about fictional creatures, but I really do wish Vortigaunts were real. I bet we could learn a lot from them. I sound like a loser, I know. I don't care.

[@Stop_This_Madness]

They would be full of wisdom to share

[@xxJacket]

Loser

[@CarpeVerpa]

I honestly love the Vortigaunt's insistence that he can save the others of his kind on his own. For how much the species has been used and abused across its history, it's fantastic to see that not only have we helped them as Gordon and Alyx, but that they're getting to a place where they can control their own destinies.

[@UnkleDunklee]

Damn source 2 vorts are very athletic lol

[@andron7108]

The vortigaunts are truly an enlightened speices that have been through much harship

[@acebeta5291]

Half Life 2 Beta Content (The Vorti-Cells look it up, cause they keep the beta files of Half Life 2 as possible concepts to implement in later titles and franchises) is back in a way better way than it ever could have been imagined back a few years ago.

[@jovialwyvern2954]

im not crying, you're crying.....cutting onions!

[@rincasifutsume]

I'll be honest, I've never seen the vortigaunts animated as lively as this in the series before, it's amazing.

[@deqnq1705]

i never realized how agile vortigaunts are

[@Sexy_Nutella]

Yeah, they are nimble as hell

[@SirKolass]

There was nothing to realize, they were never shown being this agile lol

[@sRetailStoreMusic]

@@SirKolass ep2 literally shows a group of 3 vorts strolling through an entire antlion nest by themselves

[@SirKolass]

@@sRetailStoreMusic How is that related to this vortigaunt parkouring around?

[@davemorris4403]

@@SirKolass because there are multiple jumps and tunnels

[@forsagebone]

3:35 I love the hand gestures.

[@Sexy_Nutella]

It was important for me to embody Alyx and how I think she'd react :)

[@dustypaint]

People are surprised when they see an agile Vorti, if only they would see how hard it was to headshot one in Black Mesa.

[@Sexy_Nutella]

oh they were a pain to shoot in that game hahaha

[@blitzo6320]

I love it when players act out along with the character's speech

[@Sexy_Nutella]

It makes for a much more enjoyable video in my opinion, hence why I did it :)

[@petra080171]

Before i really knew what half life was about and before this game existed i had a dream of me freeing an alien that looked very similar to the vortigaunt...

[@petra080171]

From a pod

[@petra080171]

And on a structure similat to that one

[@dayandansurun3872]

They could've saved Alyx when g-man was placing her in stasis. Coterminous you say

[@Sexy_Nutella]

Vortigaunts seeing G-man take Alyx away: "Nah she good"

[@ladyselin35]

@@Sexy_Nutella well they gave alyx and took freeman. Nice trade

[@MrPikaGammer]

@@ladyselin35 I mean Freeman is both their jesus and also apparently part of the Vortessense due to killing the Nihilanth

[@thecommentguy9380]

They let Alyx get put in stasis to prevent the combine from getting intel of the Borealis. That's the only good reason, because if the combine finds and make use of the ship they will be able to get reinforcement from their own world and end the resistance with no effort.

[@dayandansurun3872]

@@thecommentguy9380 that's a hard topic to think about since it's uncertain at what point in time she was taken. Also it is certain that combine know about borealis from the footage where Judith Mossman's crew was under attack of combine. Maybe it was because at the moment vortigaunts weren't as powerful as they were during ep. 1 since majority of them were used as powersource that is capable of containing g-man and it drained them. While vortessence allows them to percieve all moments of time simultaneously, they hadn't enough power to save her at this particular moment. However it raises many other questions regarding her disappearance in the past and simultaneously in the future. Now we are at full circle, geez

[@Valet2]

I spent 30 minutes watching how these mechanisms work. The construction is huge, the sounds, vibrations, scale is so real you can feel it with your whole body. You didn't ever look at it.

[@Sexy_Nutella]

Seems like you did enough looking for the both of us anyways.

[@gscheidleiwondoida5868]

The Vorts are so lovable.

[@Sexy_Nutella]

One of my favourite alien races in games.

[@chuckchuck4016]

This is what the world will look like by the end of 2020

[@Sexy_Nutella]

If that means we get to befriend vortigaunts, count me in

[@UCannotDefeatMyShmeat]

Says spiritual shit, muscles then explode upward forcing him to the roof

[@talkaboutwacky]

“The Combine fed me bean burritos and left me in that pod to smell my own farts. Do you know what a Dutch oven is? The Combine have weaponized our own farts against us”

[@ItsChevnotJeff]

I still remember those words "There is no distance between us. We are coterminus. No false veil falls upon us"

[@HeartsAsStrongAhhHorses]

Half Life 2: We remember the Freeman. We are coterminous. There is no distance between us. Half Life Alyx: Remember, there is no distance between us. We are coterminous.

[@Sexy_Nutella]

I loved that callback.

[@bajista159]

I’ve always found that phrase quite romantic.

[@_Garskii_]

God I love what valve did to the vortigaunts. Their design just makes sense for them to move this way now.

[@darkarpatron]

Vortigaunts are so cool!

[@Sexy_Nutella]

Agreed!

[@somethingbanter]

ugh i love them so much

[@tlowblue9110]

I love Russ he’s such a good character I wonder what’s happened to him during the events of hl2 my best guess is when the citadel was finished he was moved to a different city ruled by the combine or died of old age but it is just a theory so It could not be true

[@volchara9927]

Never thought Vortigaunts would be parkour masters. That's amazing

[@lewisgamer637]

i remember when i freed him i literally tried hugging him

[@Sexy_Nutella]

They are so adorable haha

[@lewisgamer637]

@@Sexy_Nutella yeah

[@alkopappa]

Now THIS Vortigaunt I actually believe climbed that mineshaft ladder

[@halo3gamefuel]

Gotta love the Vorts (,:

[@Sexy_Nutella]

They're so precious

[@Bacony_Cakes]

2:33 me when i have brain damage (ow)

[@rezier386]

Dude the way Vortigaunts move is so cool.

[@omarandresorellano4142]

Esa parte todavia no llegaste, me gusta ese nuevo vortiguant.

[@franciscofernando3393]

Se ve muy humano

[@omarandresorellano4142]

@@franciscofernando3393 si es vrd

[@The_Abigail]

the vorts in hla are friggin badass and i love it

[@jaredf6205]

Tony Todd has an amazing voice.

[@Sexy_Nutella]

Agreed. It suits the Vortigaunts' mannerisms so well.

[@neonsolace2748]

Please do a whole walkthrough like that

[@Sexy_Nutella]

I actually did, you can find a full playthrough of this game on my channel.

[@ahmeteneskoksal1929]

So this answers why nihillant was able to send vorts near freeman everytime. Because of one vort being able to see from other vorts eyes so nihillant was also avaible to see all vorts. This makes him easily follow freeman and send "troops" specifically for freeman. I always wondered how nihillant always know where to open portals and slow freeman before seeing this i thought he just spams portals to everywhere but after watching this i figured that he just used vorts like cam and figured the entirety of black mesa's location and where gordon is gonna go even after gordon kills vorts. Nihillant knew gordon was working for gman atleast we can say that from his dialogues.

[@TheKlink]

dude recovered quickly.

[@John_Smith_Dumfugg]

Coterminous is such a good word

[@dipnuggetXL]

Certified laaa Grhon moment

[@Sexy_Nutella]

Galunga!

[@Atomic181]

Why are the Vortigaunts in this game so cute?

[@Sexy_Nutella]

They've always been adorable! But the way they are animated in this game makes them more so haha

[@CBananaW]

I always feel awful replaying HL1 and just gunning down vorts like they're electric zombies.

[@Sexy_Nutella]

Yeah, they weren't given a choice :(

[@isaacsrandomvideos667]

Cool architecture

[@Sexy_Nutella]

Combine architecture has always been impressive. I love how asymmetrical it is most of the time.

[@plugpulled]

The Alyx Vance 😂

[@mar_ciano6478]

What a beautiful raze the Vorts! ❤️🔥

[@Sexy_Nutella]

Indeed!

[@mrgasmask3668]

those dislikes are from combine soldiers

[@Shiruvan]

So vortigaunts probably knew about G-man inside the vault despite holding him off away in HL2Ep1, and the combine probably knew from another timeline how to hold off G-man as shown in HL:Alyx, somehow this is probably the only multiple universe/timelines story I'm actually excited about, as far as authorship and time went, no one seems to display something dumb/self-contradictory yet. Maybe even Combine learned from Cave Johnson about that 'taking ideas from another universes'

[@eragonbromsson1122]

Personally, I don't think that there are other universes or timelines. Just a single one. G-Man use young-Alyx to save Eli then he took old-Alyx and put young-Alyx back in her time without memories of it. From there, events did go exactly as we know them.

[@Vaprous]

@@eragonbromsson1122 Nah, there's definitely other universes and timelines; and they interact with each other. One timeline *literally* interacts with the other at the end of this very game. Think about it: HL2 - HL2EP2 are the OG timeline, then the HL:A Timeline presents shall we say, a two way split. In one G-man accepted Alyx's first request (you can even see him split off from the one that stays behind), creating the OG timeline, and in the other G-Man accepts the second request, creating the new HL:Alyx timeline. Multiple timelines exists.

[@l8tralalt901]

they're hella dex·ter·ous

[@ban5520]

There is no distance between us we are coterminous A vortigon also says the same line in half life 2

[@Sexy_Nutella]

Yup. Great reference

[@rivzod2214]

Vortigaunts are stupidly funny in HLA.

[@Sexy_Nutella]

They're adorable (the brain-damaged one) and also badass (this one when it jumps up the wall). I love em!

[@rivzod2214]

@@Sexy_Nutella Very, And i do too!

[@cappuccino-1721]

Spoiler This is actually for-shadowing the G-man's release from the Combine's prison. Also the Combine were using the Vortigaunts energy to contain the G-man, similar to how the Vortigaunts were able to block the G-man from Gordon Freemans reach.

[@Sexy_Nutella]

Yeah, it was a neat bit of tying into the lore and also that moment in EP1 where they were holding G-man back

[@MemoYayaKhelfi]

We remember the free man

[@weseenweenbean]

I want a Vortigaunt roommate.

[@Sexy_Nutella]

Same here. We'd be best bros

[@cristinathealineteen9680]

4:16 look at him go

[@Sexy_Nutella]

So agile!

[@planetdesign4681]

Whenever Russel ends his transmission it sounds like he’s clearing his throat really vigorously.

[@peepodelis]

certified galunga moment

[@Sexy_Nutella]

Indeed

[@eragonbromsson1122]

The only things I don't like about the HL Alyx Vortigaunts is that they change their hands, feet and teeth. From Half-Life 1 to Ep 2 they always had two fingers for hand and triangle-shaped hooves as feet. And always have four long sharp teeth that come out from their mouth. I don't understand why they choose to change this well established features. I really hate unnecessary changes.

[@Sexy_Nutella]

Hm, I actually didn't notice that at all haha. I do think their animations are much better in the sense that they seem much more expressive. I do agree that some of the changes in this game compared to previous titles were not that good, especially when it comes to the sound effects of the Synths.

[@verzeda]

What are you, chris chan, complaining that sonics arms are blue? lmao

[@ASimpleGodzillaFan]

@@verzeda God the name brings back so many memories

[@rey4874]

Maybe they are a different gender, race, subspecies or maybe are genetically changed depending on their caste in the xen ecosystem by the nihilanth. There's a half life 1 mod called 'Point of View' about something like this where you play as a vortigaunt who is more powerful than other vortigaunts because the nihilanth needed strong soldiers or something

[@escalatorgoddess2078]

I agree, it messes with the continuity.

[@thenincastiano7565]

The Vortigaunts in Half life: Alyx looks like a mutant frog xd

[@Just-A-Clown111]

vortigaunts always make me feel sad

[@Sexy_Nutella]

They are too pure. I always feel sad too whenever I see them in trouble :(

[@sergiucauia9419]

wait when I first seen this it has like 10 or 100 likes or more and now boom

[@onutrof1157]

Vortiguants in this game kind of look like frogs

[@1tokeover]

I have to use the teleport movement because the regular movement with the joystick makes me so dizzy.

[@Sexy_Nutella]

yeah, it made me sick the first month I got my VR headset. But after a while I got used it, now I can't play using teleport haha. Keep at it, maybe you'll get used to it too!

[@SirKolass]

You won't get used to it if you keep using teleport. The teleport also ruins the immersion

[@1tokeover]

@@SirKolass that is correct

[@Fenrize]

@@SirKolass I'd say better mix and match, sometimes walk and sometimes teleport. I still have the tendency to get sick but I can play longer now than I used to be able back when I first started playing VR. It's good to have breaks too.

[@MMaximmachinegun]

Galunga

[@dudududu1926]

Wish I have a VR, or large enough room to play. :(

[@PhoenixPalmer88]

Fun fact: Alyx has the same voice as Julianna from Deathloop

[@Sexy_Nutella]

I still gotta play that game. Heard it's great!

[@statelyelms]

Coterminus? Same destination, right?

[@Sexy_Nutella]

From Google: "having the same boundaries or extent in space, time, or meaning". So you're right on the money.

[@standardzombie3454]

Friendly reminder: In HLA, the Vortigaunts strangely have three fingers on each hand (as opposed to two in previous games), and three-toed feet (unlike the previous hoof-like appearance).

[@Jockster109]

Probably just a matter of not enough polygons in older games right?

[@mrdiamondJIM]

I love your acting, Sexy Nutella.

[@IonutBilica]

Why are they sending her to the G Man. It's one thing to release their kin, it's another thing for them to want the G Man free and Alyx in his briefcase. Combine vs G Man employers (Shu’ulathoi) vs Vortigaunts vs humans seems complicated, hopefully it plays better than Lost.

[@whiterunguard3116]

If Alyx didn't free the G-man Gordon will not came back I assume, so the real rebellion never starts and soon combines capture all of them.

[@tiggerbiggo]

@@whiterunguard3116 Makes sense to me, given that G-man puts Gordon in the right place so if he was trapped he would not have been able to kick start the events of hl2

[@thecommentguy9380]

My speculation: They know she will save Eli when G-man offer her the chance, and Eli is very important because he has intel of something the combine wants... The Borealis. With Alyx saving Eli, she just given the resistance more time.

[@IonutBilica]

@@thecommentguy9380 incredible how much story is implied instead of narrated in HL. I'm sure there will never be a "Matrix Architect explaining everything" scene, and that's great.

[@thecommentguy9380]

@@IonutBilica well if there's anything about Valve that we know, that is they are the type that show more than talk