Half-Life & Half-Life 2 | Girlfriend Reviews

[@GirlfriendReviews]

This video is dedicated to Walter Melon: He had a beautiful rind, and a rare soul.

[@coolguy10000000]

sooooo.... when is girlfriend's review of portal 1 & 2?

[@andregon4366]

Rip in peace 😭

[@starrykailani]

@@coolguy10000000 one day this year

[@damiengrief]

F

[@mekman4]

Oh man, playing the original Half-Life was a trip. Before playing the original game I tried the demo, and fighting outside the facility blew my mind. Up to this point I’ve never heard nor expected video game enemies to react to objects, like a primed grenade. The first time I realized what was happening I felt like a kid, it was an electricity surging through me in that moment, and I was most definitely _not_ a kid at least not after my following birthday anyway. * sniffs the air, for the ashes.... * Mmmmmmmmm Great Stuff! You should make plushies of the two of you...

[@lordultimus559]

Please tell me we're getting a Girlfriend Reviews episode on the Portal games.

[@joekerr5418]

Oh, we are...

[@bharatendusingh849]

There is already one for portal 2

[@lordultimus559]

@@bharatendusingh849 That was just for the multiplayer, though.

[@aerwicktv]

It would have to be a boyfriend review because she played it.

[@Videogamer96_]

And for the HL2 Episodes

[@Thomasfrank]

The editing here is genius.

[@tinyjonah]

Hello thomas lmao

[@lukeshioshio]

IT BROKE NEW GROUND

[@trainerrrss]

Always has been 😂 🔫

[@arunav5533]

Productively video gaming, big fan here thomas

[@MrTopHat42]

Yah the matrix part was amazingly funny

[@billwithers7457]

"This isn't a review of Half-Life one and two, this is a review of what it's like to wake up and smell the ashes." Pure poetry.

[@Nada-mm2nk]

The batman "Where are they!!!" Never encapsulated better the feeling on those two sequels

[@barkasz6066]

Chris A portal 2 wraps up pretty neatly though, there is not a literal cliffhanger

[@pellaeon1877]

Nate Johnson Umm... it caused the Index to be out of stock for months and got perfect review scores. How exactly is that failed?

[@Gadget-Walkmen]

Lol

[@joaomarcoscosta4647]

Haha. I think Portal 1 and 2 are already pretty much perfect, there is no need for a sequel. I think I'd rather see Valve tackle a new IP. Now, Half-Life 3, on the other hand...

[@shipiatnature]

@@Skeletoncross uh yes yes it failed uhh uh

[@jordannino1836]

Maybe when they get married Gabe gives them HL3 as a wedding present.

[@miletilblight2181]

But only them and a non disclosure agreement about it's contents

[@easygoingdude9990]

Your optimism is quite heartening

[@TheElcentralen]

sadly if the game do not bring all of the money. Valve are not intrested. sure the vr hf game is not a money grabber. but demo games are always going to get out of valve dark corners. but untill gambling and virtual accesories are no longer accepted. this is the fate of the valve office. single player games with a mostly set path are right now a dead genre. open world is right now the game to make. i got bored of them 10 years ago and sadly they are still going strong. the new metro exodus is sadly really really bad thanks to the open world parts.

[@icantwait]

Hey don't curse them. I do want to see them actually get married.

[@randomplugs]

@@TheElcentralen While single player pure story driven is fading, it hasn't fully died(Obra Dinn, Control, and I'm sure i could find others if i could be arsed to), it just requires interesting mechanics, and the story REALLY has to do the heavy lifting, VR is really the best course to revive the genre at this point in time. Valve can't be bothered because they can sit back and make money by running the platform. Honestly since VR is a new Forefront in gaming, also they put out their own headset, i would not be surprised that they'd put their hat back in the ring for game production, or at least for DLCs for Half Life Alyx

[@Waltuh_White420]

Combine officer: This...is a can Gordon: DEAR GOD C.O: Pick up that can Gordon: NO...

[@jameschapman2782]

Rip Rick Mays. His voice will live on the the valve community

[@keatsnp]

Who else hurled the can at him as a young teen, balking authority, only to scream and flee?

[@st4rsh1pz]

@@jameschapman2782 what about father grigori's va didnt he die? Should we pay respects to the both of them

[@andromalius9595]

Amazing

[@celestials6492]

i believe what made you guys feel nauseous was having no crosshair. i was playing the witness and being just a puzzle game i didn’t expect to feel sick. turns out once i turned on the crosshair feature i didn’t feel sick anymore. i wasn’t the only one who thought this, i found out about it on reddit...

[@seanaugust]

I got sick playing the Witness, too. I'll have to try this. Thanks!

[@Wyrdangus]

celestials That’s actually one of the reasons you find crosshairs in most first person games

[@rootoz]

That's exactly why the only thing the HUD show you in mirror's edge is a little white point.

[@Kokonutzlz]

That's one of the main reason that crosshairs were invented

[@Mohammad-q2y1i]

there is a crosshair since they are playing 1080p its hard to see

[@bodbyss]

"The Las Vegas of underage gambling" You two are perfect. Never stop making videos

[@SenketsuFi]

"you said this wasnt a spooky" Adorable

[@James.Stark.Ben.Edition]

"Incredible artwork, animations-" _zooms into Alyx's butt_ God I love y'all

[@thomasallen9974]

Don't deny that you did that

[@pnut3844able]

Thirsty ass kid. You're easily amused.

[@codyvandal2860]

@@pnut3844able If thats not your thing this probably isn't the channel for you

[@DanKaschel]

@@pnut3844able in a rational world, calling someone easily amused would be high praise.

[@Assdafflabaff]

@@pnut3844able homosexual spotted

[@BigT4489]

Not gonna lie, the sound he made when his cabinet failed to protect him from sniper fire got me good

[@datalphalion]

Animal Crossing: New Horizons is up next. Be warned viewers: this may take a while.

[@PowerArmorV113]

Yeah. Reviewing that AND Doom Eternal is gonna take a while.

[@mitchjohnson4714]

I DOOOON'T NEEEEED IIIT!

[@faiganmeadowcroft1300]

You sure, I thought they said Doom was next on stream?

[@Nintenerdo]

I hope it's the boyfriend doing the commentary

[@mitchjohnson4714]

@@Nintenerdo Haha! That would be great!

[@iijay-galaxyii4606]

Are you seriously playing half-life by your self? Girlfriend reviews: No, I'm with the science team.

[@jomeorelands3735]

You sir, are a true man of culture ;-) Anyone else who gets this reference is also cultured.

[@mrsirperson9656]

"YAAHHH"

[@kirstybobirsty]

As a "girlfriend gamer" myself, I'd love to see your review of Ori and the Blind Forest and its sequel, Ori and the Will of the Wisps!

[@IDIC_N7]

I feel old after watching this. My dad played HL1 when it came out. He was a software engineer working nights in the Sears (Willis) Tower in Chicago. He would play HL multiplayer towards the end of his shift with his co-workers. Much to the dismay of my mom, who would bundle me and my brother up, who were at least 4 or 5 at the time, drive out to pick up my dad, and wait longer than needed because my dad forgot what time it was. Fast forward to today, my dad is thinking about finally getting games for his gaming laptop that he never uses. And the first game he will get is Black Mesa. By the time I have kids (even though I doubt I ever will) they will probably be in their swaddling clothes when HL3 drops. And my wife (even though I doubt ill have one, since Im 25) will wonder why Im playing a game from the 90s in preparation for a game that will likely never come out.

[@IDIC_N7]

@@hooray4paradiddles Im just glad somebody saw this.

[@nephew455]

awesome to read

[@McC4rthy]

Awesome story. Though now I feel really old, because I played HL1 when it came out, I was 12. It was the first game I played at home, on our not so new pc. Imagine playing the game at 640x480 and it's choppy and stuttery.

[@TrueDiox]

The legacy lives on, my friend

[@MyAlexander555]

While this is whole some, I have to say this: Thanks to Half-Life:Alyx, the series will finally wake up from its 13-year-sleep, I am not joking. If you say you dont think you will live yo see another half life game, then my friend... That is where you are wrong. If you wanna see what im talking about basically watch HL:Alyx until the very end, the post-Credit scene will leave you in awe.

[@rayman356]

2:44 that ladies and gentleman is the laugh of a keeper Man I love this channel

[@normang3668]

I don't mean to alarm you, but your girlfriend might be a dolphin.

[@BlackEpyon]

@@normang3668 What you don't know, was that "boop" noise was Barney mimicking a dolphin's sonar.

[@jdirksen]

Norman G more like a fox with the squealing tbh

[@CarlosGarcia2]

The greatest moment in Half Life was when the character's mouths moved when the talked! This is around the same time Resident Evil 2, Metal Gear Solid, and Final Fantasy VIII came out where their heads just bobbed up and down when they talked.

[@Cooldito1111]

*talked or beeped

[@Henrque123]

Beep beep!

[@Kkstgch]

Wow thank you for the context!

[@fireaza]

YES! This blew my mind about as much as finding out the walls don't go all pixely when you get close to them like in DOOM!

[@brigidtheirish]

And then Morrowind came out in 2002 and I was all "Oh God! No! Don't move your mouth! Don't blink! STOP!"

[@Tomiply]

I mean, Half-Life 1 was supposed to be cheesy as well as serious when it came out, so it does switch between cheesy and serious many times during the game. The scientists are always a blast.

[@IRTEHBATMAN]

That Dark Knight "WHERE ARE THEY?!" meme about had me fall out of my chair

[@Zedrocksaa]

Haha yah just found this channel and it rocks good job yall

[@trblemayker5157]

3:28 The Anti-mass Spectrometer was lactose intolerant.

[@Noobgalaxies]

Please tell me you just referenced what I think you referenced, I'd be CONCERNED if you didn't

[@MONKEY_BEAM]

@@Noobgalaxies I'm more concerned about the lack of TGI Fridays around here...

[@trblemayker5157]

@@Noobgalaxies It's FROH-man.

[@trblemayker5157]

@@MONKEY_BEAM I'm more concerned that Freeman still has THE CLAW

[@artemonstrick]

omg I laughed for the first time in years because of an internet comment :) thank you :DD

[@gasolineandwine]

"BARNEYYY" "KISS ME, YOU FOOL!" same

[@connorgolsong290]

I Simp for Barney Calhoun.

[@johngreen8344]

“You said this wasn’t a spooky!” This is my new favourite catchphrase.

[@jr.jackrabbit10]

4:46 spooky G-man at the end of the duct

[@JoseHernandez-kl2ng]

"Never disrespect cheese" -Sheogorath

[@Hunterfalke]

"The cheese will not protect you" - random cheese dream dude from "Buffy"

[@Errol246]

Me: Doing my homework Girlfriend Reviews: Uploads Half-Life review Me: Hol' up a minute

[@giannistolias1278]

Me too

[@ethanmcfarland8240]

Online schooling huh

[@heymensh3399]

I was in a meeting...I had to leave it.

[@Hirnlego999]

Hol' up a minute.... she doesn't say that anymore

[@RandoSando]

9:10 Guys, we need to talk about yall keeping your bedroom noises in the bedroom and off this channel.

[@imixupwords5340]

Damn you I cant unhear that now

[@nyelbaig]

@@juanarocha8629 now all you have to do is overlay those sounds on the face reveal

[@pailko]

O H Y E A H !

[@Jonifico]

Ahhhhh this made me LOL IRL

[@icet7092]

Another bedroom noise at 5:33

[@weird_money]

5:23 Girlfriend Reviews reinvented "Freeman's Mind"

[@bland9876]

We need a black mesa version

[@Euclidiuss]

"MONKEY ON A STICK! WE'RE GETTING FINGERED BY GODZILLA!" - Gordon Freeman

[@giligens]

Triage At Dawn; the best musical score from Half-Life 2 and by far the deepest. The song displays a time of struggle, despair, and futile hope. It really hits hard when it pans through the Combine overcoming Resistance rebels in a firefight. It displays the fact that the Resistance is futile because if you remember correctly, the war between every last drop of Earth's forces and like 67% of Combine's forces ended in literally 7 hours. SEVEN. I shed a few tears listening to this song for the first time.

[@chromeskater5982]

That's it. This is my favorite video of yours. Seeing someone become a genuine fan of VALVe while also realizing the love/hate relationship we share with Gaben. We just want #3, and now you do, too.

[@Soy_Sauce_Supreme]

"I've got one question when it comes to portal 3 and hl3?" "WHERE ARE THEY!?!?" Beautiful scene. Lol

[@doublep1980]

"THEY BROKE NEW GROUND!!!"-meme from RLM? Oh, I see you are a woman of culture,my dear Shelby.

[@odinsplaygrounds]

I fell off my folding chable because I was laughing so hard.

[@jordanchicksen]

Odin's Playground chable??

[@DarthBane123]

is girlfriend reviews replacing rich evans?

[@Stimros_halabad]

Very cool.

[@Beefnhammer]

I clapped...I clapped when I saw it

[@nathanfay1988]

If you REALLY want to understand your boyfriend's feelings about Half-Life: Alyx, complete Half-Life 2 Episodes 1 and 2. After you beat the second episode, you will REALLY know. Trust me, if your boyfriend reads this he will totally understand.

[@riesvanwijngaarden3417]

It's 12.5 years ago and thinking about - that moment - still makes me feel powerless and furious.

[@Pikminiman]

+

[@juanpabloparedeszaracho2144]

@@riesvanwijngaarden3417 dad!!....no.. end credits :(

[@mistamethylbrot2187]

if you REALLY want to understand it, wait a decade until you begin Alyx.

[@JellothePallascat]

When you started using all the names of the levels in that one sentence, I knew what you were doing and it gave me untold joy that you loved half life enough to do so!!! Thanks for that!!! Can't wait for Alyx review!!

[@MAM180]

5:18 that has been done already. Please, check out "Freeman's mind", now that is a wild ride.

[@ingibingi2000]

Wasn't it left unfinished?

[@bredrick.]

@@ingibingi2000 Nope, he did the entirety of the original Half-Life. He's doing Half-Life 2 now.

[@AbbreviatedReviews]

3:03 "Grandpa graphics" You can't convince me I'm that old!

[@DM-of7ys]

Lol ikr

[@Nforcer524]

"Half Life came out 22 years ago" "WTF no, you're lying, it was just a few years ago"

[@EvilM0nkeyRules]

"You said this wasnt a spooky!" *Morgan Freeman Voiceover* She would learn yet again not to trust him however, she would trust him again and again be bamboozled time and time again.

[@DeevoC]

Oh, the RLM "IT BROKE NEW GROUND!!!" brings warmth to my heart. On that same note, Rich Evans is a national treasure. You guys down there in the states, make sure you cherish him dearly.

[@reidhanson4755]

Deevo I’d go to Milwaukee and cherish him but we all know we don’t go to Raven... I mean Milwaukee.

[@DIN_A8]

All hail Rich Evans !

[@odinsplaygrounds]

Rich Evans is a pandemic treasure.

[@mikieswart]

@@odinsplaygrounds it's too bad he succumbed to the virus at his ripe old age, rip

[@thegameneededme5]

He's a wanted man in at least 12 states here.

[@umangmalik]

"beautiful artwork, animations..." *shows butt*

[@augusto_tr]

“So I just have one question about Half Life 3 and Portal 3: WHERE ARE THEY?” Haha that just killed me

[@PenneyBack]

2:10 Me: Wait a second, I see where this is going...

[@rony_rst]

*Hol'up a minute

[@konataizumi6743]

Half-Life my baby. The game i grew up with. She even impressed you. Bring tears to my eyes. Now welcome to the waiting room of Half-Life 3.

[@panqueque445]

2:55 "Sorry Gordon, the speaker broke. I'm gonna have to make the beep boops myself"

[@Taveren]

4:47 there is a face at the end of the vent- either that is a creepy edit or something spooky but god damn there are glowing eyes and a face

[@dwaynezilla]

oh geez i just saw this too it's a spoopy

[@sigeomeg529]

Pretty sure that's an edit of HL:Alyx Gman. But spooky nonetheless! (Kinda the point of Gman tbh)

[@Taveren]

It's a sneaky boy that's for sure

[@Aelfraed26]

7:00 We've all had that moment, but I had it in 2007 when I played CS:S for the first time. A teammate shoot a barrel and it tipped over and rolled in the floor and I was like WHOA PHYSICS

[@stevekjr9563]

"Anomalous Materials", so few words have ever had so much meaning. I've seen some shit man...

[@HannahFortalezza]

Steve K Jr they're waiting for your Gordon.... In the test chamberrrr

[@icipher6730]

@@HannahFortalezza chamberRrRrRrRrRrRrRrRrRrRrRrRrRrRrR

[@coolboi6427]

Last time I was this early the half life 3 meme was still new

[@frostyflames7864]

...Gabe Newell

[@SoulOfGmod]

9:37 thanks for summing up 13 years in a way that made me laugh so hard I cried. I love this channel.

[@theriddler321]

Linus when he hears your segways to the sponsor: Finally, a worthy opponent. Our battle will be legendary

[@connorgolsong290]

I love the usage of "Path to Borealis". It's so great, and it fits well in the video.

[@mikesworld6064]

3:22 "OH NO! That's not Gouda!" ...I'll go sit in the corner now

[@themoleman6806]

Take this like and get out of my face.

[@CalebLawlor]

5:22 literally Freeman's Mind

[@ProfessorStaircase]

"G-Man's Magic School Bus" got a huge laugh from me. I think y'all should add Black Mesa to the title of the vid though.

[@ArcadeStunfisk]

As someone who played Half Life 2 through for the first time about a month ago (and LOVED it), the editing with Brienne's excited face as the gravity gun gets buffed absolutely cracked me up

[@iSoul95]

I hadn't found the right words to describe how watching your guys' appreciation for this series makes me feel. I still haven't, but it gives me goosebumps, and in my current depressed state I damn near cried. I'm not apologising. I f*cking love half-life.

[@bizarro8908]

It's hard to believe looking back that Half-Life was going to be so monumentally influential in how I judge other video games. Also, the showcase of interior design was the nudge i needed to sign up for skillshare.

[@abauchu]

I love your editing and your memes 😆 "where are they!" indeed!

[@mooncaketin]

Best use of "The Dark Knight" interrogation scene ever 😄

[@5inque_wu]

Last time I was this early, there were toilet paper on store shelves.

[@bland9876]

Last time I was this early Gordon was just getting off the tram

[@sergiogp12]

6:55 "oh right, the cheese"

[@soundember1990]

I will never forget the intro to Half-life when I first played it in 1998. There was nothing like it at the time, and it felt so immersive. It was amazing just watching all the attention to detail, and the whole world feeling so alive. I have great memories of it, and to this day it's still one of my favorite games. Also, Barney rules.

[@spethmanjones2997]

An entire generation of early memes came and went because of this series, and it has been glorious all along!

[@itsLomnom]

WHY ARE YOU SCARING ME AT 4:40-4:50??

[@dBO123]

I WAS FREAKING OUT I THOUGHT I IMAGINED THAT

[@GirlfriendReviews]

😈

[@CMrigdon]

F E A R

[@itsLomnom]

@@GirlfriendReviews btw I've noticed a few more g-man cameos, like at 4:56, but the previously mentioned one was the creepiest! well done!

[@odinsplaygrounds]

HAHAHA I CLAPPED WHEN I SAW MIKE STOLKASA

[@zukinu12skinnyp4]

“The mac-1 speed Gordon absolutely send’s it” word

[@arklytte]

0:46 "Until the boat part gave me the bubble guts"...I feel your pain so hard. I spent literally HOURS trying to make it through that part, running back and forth from my PC to the bathroom, trying desperately not to lose my lunch on the carpet. To this day, I've never finished that game, and it saddens me immeasurably, because of how much I love the original Half Life.

[@th3WhiteKnight]

5:22 somebody reinvented Freeman's Mind. Seriously, look it up.

[@Cheesus_Chrisp]

Oh wow never in my wildest dreams did I even hope that you both would review HL and HL2. Thanks for doing these two titles and making me laugh.

[@alexbarou]

Can't wait for Alyx! I bought a VR just for that! I replayed Black Mesa, Half Life 2, all the episodes, AND Portal 1 and 2! Come on already!!

[@Crushenator500]

I just bought my first VR for it too, brother. Next Monday cannot come soon enough.

[@bocowan9106]

“You said this wasn’t a spooky” 😂

[@TheLastCrankers]

I played black mesa like 4 years ago, I need to replay it and get my hands on HL2

[@galacticpopcorn9981]

0:04 that's... an interesting recommendation, Matt🤣

[@akirakomaeda8781]

So, have you guys ever considered trying out Persona 5? Now that The Royal is coming out at the end of the month, maybe this is a good opportunity to consider picking it up just sayin'

[@redjumper687]

Ohhhh they haven't done any jrpg stuff yet

[@Urbanhunter84]

That game is so fuckin overrated and boring! 90 hours i played that game and 70 of it was shitty dialog. God awful story. No..just..no

[@akirakomaeda8781]

@@Urbanhunter84 You sir, are wrong. Please explain to me why you consider the story and dialogue bad.

[@robbieshand6139]

WHERE ARE THEYYYY?? I've been asking that for 13 years.

[@TecraX2]

8:02 - That's definitely a priceless piece of art!

[@parkerdixon-word6295]

It's been wonderful watching through your backlog in the last few days since getting recommended your channel- I feel like I got to watch a whole wholesome journey about sharing the things you love with the people you love, and see Shelby learn to love video games, and now she just reviews games she plays, no real gimmicks about it other than the perspective of someone who knows these games are classic, but is experiencing them herself for the first time. And that's wonderful.

[@enregistreur]

Pausing mid video just to say this: I clearly remember being nauseous when playing Half Life in 2000. So it's not just modern monitors and whatnot. Also, nice review! Edit: AWESOME review and editing!

[@JINORU_]

"On A rail" *bad flashbacks intensify*

[@czarnoksiezhnik]

"grandpa graphics" hurt me like nothing else.... and they're playing with updated graphics!

[@mikedude2724]

The updated graphics still look like shit.

[@tannermilo]

honestly the best editing on youtube no chanle makes me luagh as much as you guy's the matrix meme's the batman and joker scene pure gold

[@TheOvy]

The transition to the sponsor was so smooth that I actually sat through it

[@Gordon_Freeman_PhD]

What is the background music at 5:43 ? I need to know! Edit: Found it. It's the original Credits 2 track for the game before XEN was released. It's a shame it's no longer in there.

[@actionvestadventure]

"Why is there a watermelon there?" "I'll tell you later."

[@FiveH0leSniper]

Well done on portal! Portal 2 is probably in my top 5 games ever. I cant wait for more.

[@theatomiclemon1]

That's 1:20 until your editing won me over and subbed. Fantastic work!

[@neotrekkerz]

Starting at 9:37 are the absolute best 17 seconds of summary for new HL content that I have ever seen. I'm so happy I found your channel.

[@topknot300]

Whoooooo my self isolation needed this upload

[@somatoth1048]

I like the part where you say: "SKILLSHARE IS AN ONLINE LEARNING COMMUNITY..."

[@zacharyishikawa2459]

And not a single “hol’ up a minute” was mentioned

[@bushcraftandastronomer.3775]

A PC gamer told me it's the best FPS game ever and it will be your favourite fps. I played game on original Xbox and loved it despite the frame rate issues at times. Then I bought the Orange box on xbox 360 and game was even better solid frame rate etc. Now I'm playing it in 4k UHD on xbox series x which looks wonderful and plays smoothy. It's a game.i won't be without. Valve knew xbox could run it and now 4k UHD! Grab that crow bar and have fun!

[@latech7671]

2:10 This is sooo genius, I can't even process it. Amazing Script-Writing right there

[@pudgybudgie94]

After years of being begged to play Portal I'm finally trying and I love the mechanics but I'm so scared of the Turrets.

[@جبهةلبنانية]

At least you didn't feel the pain for more than 10 years knowing that there's no episode 3💔

[@aaaron7481]

Good memories with this series, I still need that half life 3!

[@poiXquared]

Your giggling when Barney opens the door is so adorable.

[@amoghskulkarni]

9:00 Man am I in awe with Shelby's meme game :'D :'D

[@schroedergustav5754]

1:39 A surprise to see this hack fraud on this channel, but a welcome one, for sure.

[@Udgrasil13]

Especially when they are gone soon, now that they all got the Macarenavirus.

[@thesuperthingymabob8209]

lowkey the motion sickness stuff in the original might have something to do with not having a crosshair on the hud? I heard that can help with that.

[@mgk-metalgearkelly5054]

I am genuinely glad for Half Life: Alyx. I believe if there is someone in the world who can make VR truly meaningful, it's Valve.

[@Eidlones]

The gaming landscape has changed so much since the last time Valve was actually making games. They don't have my confidence anymore, until they win it back.

[@Namnam54]

The way you described the tram-ride with the chapter names actually gave me chills! : )

[@vlizion]

Incredible art work and animation. I laughed when she said animations at 8:01