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@April_Six2 жыл бұрын
Your cutscene is Art. Also lol at those chapter titles
@ConversingGames2 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much! Had to learn SFM for the authentic experience
@DinoKelFilms2 жыл бұрын
Very underrated video; great job! I will say, I think the music and the talent behind the cutscenes were so under utilized and I feel there was care in those aspects of the game. And I'd agree the graphics are decent in some places
@ConversingGames2 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much! I would agree with everything you say here. The cutscenes are actually pretty good, the writing and direction are a little weak, but I assume it's the first time they've done something like this. So I'm sure that the eventual sequel will be better
@coggearalex2 жыл бұрын
I've been dying for another long-form dunking of this game ever since the good ol times a few years ago. Thank you for this!
@generic8402 жыл бұрын
Larry feels like a character out of scary movie
@orvilleredenpiller3382 жыл бұрын
You’re gonna love this (assuming you went in completely cold.) At the start of the dark corridors in Albuquerque, you were supposed to pick up some light goggles, go into your Even-less-like-Half-Life-2-than-cutscenes Inventory to equip and use them. At least that’s what all the people at launch were struggling with.
@ConversingGames2 жыл бұрын
I gotta say that inventory system was terrible, and I wish I ragged on it more in the video. It's quite funny to think that nearly everyone had the same issues because the game is just that poorly made. I wasn't even aware of Night Vision Goggles lol
@b611112 жыл бұрын
the ``pumpkin heads`` are actually one of the combine elite synths concept art, you can find more info about them at the wiki, but yeah great vid.
@llewelynshingler21732 жыл бұрын
Concept art that needed more work
@b611112 жыл бұрын
@@llewelynshingler2173 yeah, it was kinda ugly
@gaiusfulmen Жыл бұрын
This game feels like it was written by a 14 year old Half-Life fanboy with insecurity issues, but then their dad went and made random people develop it at gunpoint.
@coggearalex2 жыл бұрын
Incredibly underrated video bro! Hope to see more :)
@thomasfallanca32203 ай бұрын
I thought Harvey was a Lieutenant when they first met him but when they get to the ship he was demoted to sergeant
@ConversingGames3 ай бұрын
Might be right. It's been a while since I played it
@Abbiebrighten8 күн бұрын
I cant imagine how hard these videos are to edit...it must be a nightmare when you start...these are the best videos of this type on you tube...and We Happy Few was very good and entertaining...you deserve more subscribers and a lot more views...(even though We Happy Few got good views) .its kinda sad really these videos take so much effort and know how...your work is appreciated by the few though...keep up yr EXCELLENT work.
@ConversingGames8 күн бұрын
Thank you! They're a nightmare to edit, for sure. We Happy Few took just under two years to make start to finish; so I'm really glad that it got popular!
@kilomandarin99502 жыл бұрын
I've lost count of how many times I've watched this video. This game is a beautiful disaster and I love it (and this review for dunking on it)
@ConversingGames2 жыл бұрын
This game actually kinda grew on me over time. I hate it, it's terrible. But you can't deny that it has some sort of charm
@kilomandarin99502 жыл бұрын
@@ConversingGames I agree. One thing that wasn't bad was the first person animations and models, and the animation work for the cutscenes was actually pretty good considering it was basically a source mod. I also agree the shift to more tactical combat was an interesting move and if it had more time in the oven could have been *really* cool. Mitchell's VA also did a really good job for the most part, so yeah it's definitely not all bad. I feel like the lack of quality control and self assessment in terms of overall design and philosophy is what really hurt the project.
@ConversingGames2 жыл бұрын
@@kilomandarin9950 All the artists who worked on it did a great job, like you said. I think a lot of the game is well-done, but it screams lack of polish, and it's obvious the writer/director did not understand how to compose a narrative. I guess you could sum it up as interesting gameplay which needs more time in development, and a narrative that should of been scrapped as it reads like a bad fan fiction. Which I suppose is what the game's charm is.
@kilomandarin99502 жыл бұрын
@@ConversingGames yup! Perhaps you could do a "silver linings" series on some of these games you've covered to shed some light on the parts you did like? Might be a good way to touch on both sides.
@ConversingGames2 жыл бұрын
@@kilomandarin9950. I was actually thinking of doing something like that. I wanted to revisit some of the games I didn't like and maybe try playing them differently, or even getting someone who likes the games to talk me through the game? Because this channel has made me realize that I have very different tastes from a lot of people. And I think that's interesting to talk about.
@generic8402 жыл бұрын
16:23 weird, i saw other youtuber that had to use the brown table instead of the above one for some reason
@ConversingGames2 жыл бұрын
This video is now in episodic form over at: kzbin.info/aero/PLBMk0JeWp4-AUG0cPhTz-kBmtQ9_n8cyj This makes it easier for you to enjoy half hour chunks. Or you can just watch the full video here.
@k9strike9312 жыл бұрын
17:06 Not entirely true, the start of the game has you talking to a dude on the radio, but that's a minor nitpick.
@midnightfenrir4 ай бұрын
So these guys immediate plan is to just nope out to the sea. Do these guys not have families? I would imagine if you told a bunch of soldiers that the bases that their families and loved ones lived at were under assault they'd have a hard time ditching. Especially after a surrender. They're still soldiers, there's still a chain of command. The first thing they'd do is be recalled and reorganized under some arm of the Combine.
@Zimbabwae117 күн бұрын
these characters are just idiots and idiots that aren't written well to say the least