I Finally Understand The Heartbreak Behind Half-Life...

[@MrJarheadTV]

► SOME CREDITS I NEED TO GIVE!: - @Komegatze for the screenshot of Gordon used in the thumbnail: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJ2ncp1vfNWNo7s - @crowbcat for the compilation of Gabe Newell interviews: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKWTqGyPhcSqkJI - Dario Casali interview: www.ign.com/articles/valve-explains-why-half-life-2-episode-3-was-never-made - @IGN Half-Life Alyx interview: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f2HdiZ6tgdiSotE - @NoclipDocs for the footage of the scrapped Ravenholm game: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rn7cmKGjd56NrZo - "Gabe Newell: fun is NOT realism, but reinforcement": kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3jTd3isZpKgd9E - Hacking meme: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJuUY3-XeduqgaM - @Team_Hyperborea for allowing me to use footage from their upcoming Half-Life 2 mod "Infinite Finality"!: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqbbo4WcqL2ehbssi=2k5Ut5SMQdYHzeZa - Marc Laidlaw interview on "Epistle 3": www.pcgamer.com/i-was-derangedhalf-life-writers-regret-at-publishing-episode-3-story/ - Outro song: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n6qZYqVphtCgbNE ► TIMESTAMPS ⏱ 0:00 Intro And Background 0:54 Episode 1 7:20 Episode 2 24:36 Where Is Half-Life 3? 31:08 The Ramblings of Marc Laidlaw 35:10 Concluding Thoughts Thank you everybody so so much for all the love this year and for joining me on my journey as I discovered Half-Life! I hope you enjoyed this one as well and I'm very excited to keep sharing the best possible videos I can make with all of you! Stay tuned for more stuff coming soon!

[@mujtaba_1315]

Hey Mr. Jarhead, if you ever plan on covering Half Life 2 mods in the future, try playing Minerva: Metastasis first. It’s a pretty enjoyable mod and the ending leaves you wanting more, especially after the outro soundtrack plays. It was also planned to have two more sequels, one of which was Minerva: Out of Time. If you do a little bit of digging, you can find plenty of extra lore about Minerva Metastasis and what Minerva Out of Time was supposed to be. It’s a shame the mod creator never continued the mod but you should give Metastasis a try.

[@MrJarheadTV]

@@mujtaba_1315 I'll probably be checking out the Entropy Zero mods first but I'll have to add this to the list

[@mujtaba_1315]

@@MrJarheadTV Alright. If you do end up playing Minerva at some point though, pay special attention to the ‘text’ you receive throughout the mod. That’s where alot of its magic comes from - atleast for me.

[@hauntedbuilder9694]

Fun fact! Black Mesa has made a mod for Blue shift. so you can give that a glance.

[@C.A._Old]

*They Cancelled 3 times half life 3 in 2011-2013 and 2015. and then Half-Life Alyx start project in 2016.*

[@theatomiclemon1]

''Now I'm in the same boat as the rest of you miserable fucks'' might be the best description of being a new Half-Life fan.

[@Elfcheg]

*slaps ass*: welcome to the club, buddy.

[@acamera367]

Yeah I got to play HL a year ago since I never had a computer to play it on for a long time and man I want HL3

[@Palbizu]

@@acamera367 one of my best friends has been a huge HL fan since HL1 and played HL2:2 when it came out. I played it over ten years ago and it’s been a miserable existence. I’m personally a huge Portal fan so I literally only have two games and a tech demo regarding games

[@saladtop8499]

if the halflife fandom was on the borealis it would make a lot of sense. we aint going nowhere

[@Marksman3434]

Same. Played all Half-Life games last year and now I’m desperate for HL3 like all the longtime fans lol

[@CobraDBlade]

If Valve is waiting for something "groundbreaking" to release Half Life 3, they should take a look at the current state of gaming and realize that releasing a good game would be considered groundbreaking. We don't want the brain interface controls Gabe dreams about. We just want our favorite mute in the blaze orange.

[@wedoalittletrolling723]

No you want brain interface controls, please drink the water.

[@limoneadeGlass]

@@wedoalittletrolling723 Don't drink the water, they put something in it... to make you forget... I don't even remember how I got here...

[@benjaminzarkhin1293]

Releasing good games is an absolute minimum bar for them, it has to stand out.

[@HuugTuub]

​@@limoneadeGlass what are we gonna do? 😢🛋

[@Immolator772]

they don't even have to put some technological advancement to release it, ep1 and 2 had pretty small graphical improvements and nothing groundbreaking.

[@Runha240]

Valve in 2007: *makes episode 3 with concluded story* also valve, 5 minutes later: "Start over. We can do better." rinse and repeat for a decade

[@mr.killjoy4753]

Valve has an insanity chamber where bad workers are sent to develop half life 3 for all eternity

[@FreakinMagic]

@@mr.killjoy4753 so it's like valve's shrek, the misbehaving employees are punished to create a masterpiece while the competent waste time on what was thought to be the cash cow

[@mr.killjoy4753]

@@FreakinMagic exactly what I had in mind

[@stevaloo5544]

​@@mr.killjoy4753IIRC they use "productivity evaluations" to decide wether or not your making money for shareholders and then just arbitrarily fire you. And this is supposed to be one of the better game companies to work for- so that should tell you everything you need to know about the complete lack of worker's rights in this industry.

[@coffin7904]

Yall are creative as hell but that's not really how their dynamic works at all lol. Generally people aren't working on it because it's such a huge undertaking.

[@anonimus370]

"Perfect is the enemy of good" It's almost like this phrase was designed for Valve.

[@chpsilva]

The more I think about it the more I find Valve is falling in the same mistake 3D Realms did with Duke Nukem: lack of focus, always pursuiting new technologies and gimmicks instead of just delivering great games with what they could already do (and they had a lot of talented people working there, I don't know how it's nowadays).

[@sockpuppermcgee7920]

@@chpsilva Way I see it is there's always a way to overmilk a good franchise, HL being no exception. If they just milked tf out of this game by releasing sequel after sequel with no groundbreaking evolutions, it'd get stale. There's currently HL1, HL2, HL2 Ep1/2, along with playable tech demos, extra content you could consider as DLCs, and a metric boatload of fangames. Valve wants every version of Half Life to be insane, something no one else could create at the time. Sure, they could just pump out games like nothing, but so can other people, it'd have no value to them if anybody could do it. 'least, that's how I see it. I want them to innovate, it's why I love them so much. They had all the money in the world and still made HL:A, they don't need profit, they want to showcase their skill and passion. No one's released a game like HL:A prior to Valve.

[@thelordoftime803]

No it's not, it's what made HL games groundbreaking. They were perfect.

[@sjfs231]

@@thelordoftime803 they are not, revolutionary yes, but far from perfect

[@thelordoftime803]

@@sjfs231 Nothing is perfect, so it's a figure of speech because they were pretty much that for their time. Revolutionary, close to no bugs etc

[@nomonames2]

Every time Gaben sees a 'can't count to 3' joke he adds 6 weeks to the release date

[@Dude_By]

I'll say 3 weeks for extra irony

[@LCOfficerUNIT097]

"Oh, and Freeman! If you pull this off, I might just forgive you for that debacle at Black Mesa. You know the one I mean - involving a certain microwave casserole."

[@ANIMshit]

This was so funny :D

[@El.fish.the.chocolate]

"Ugh, I hate tunna casserole, they should lock up that thing with those monstrosities." Some agent on the pizza day.

[@ElPolloLoco7689]

@@El.fish.the.chocolate Bro hit me like a truck with that SCP nostalgia

[@Karthikkun2805]

? ​@@ElPolloLoco7689

[@sneeson]

That cracked me up 🤣

[@gghhoosstt1233]

when alyx relays those words to her dad then right at that time Gman appears on the monitor screen and both alyx and ellie gets a bit dizzy too. Also in portal 2 there is a secret path which leads to a dock where borealis was not there in the dock.

[@MrJarheadTV]

I saw that about the borealis in Portal 2 when I was researching for this video that's so cool

[@Freelancer837]

Slightly off. G-Man appears on the monitors which is what causes Alyx to grab her head and then relay the words to her father. Eli was just shocked because he found out his daughter is being used as a puppet by the G-Man.

[@cochi1921]

@@MrJarheadTV There's a lot of connections in the portal games, and i personally think that's one of the many reasons there's still no hl3

[@kittydaddy2023]

@@cochi1921 it sounds like Episode 3 was going to be Half Life with a Portal gun, but maybe they thought that was aleady done in Portal 1 and 2 so back to the drawing board. Portal with guns wouldn't have been a terrible way to end it. It's just a game. Make it fun and move on to the pies in the skies.

[@saladspinner3200]

The fact that the Half Life franchise still has THAT much grip on the gaming collective to help this wonderful content creator gain a 1000 new subcribers over night is "chefs kiss".

[@MrJarheadTV]

Half-Life fans are frothing at the mouth for any content possible it's crazy, I totally get it now though lmao

[@vlim5601]

@@MrJarheadTV Can confirm, have been frothing at the mouth for 17 years now. Shelled out for an Index headset for Alyx's release even though I already had a Vive. We're a delusional bunch, truly

[@ni__wolf143]

@@vlim5601 Did you try Half Life 2 VR yet? It's really fun to re-experience the game through the actual eyes of Gordon Freeman instead of a flatscreen

[@wiaf8937]

@@MrJarheadTV can you blame us? Know that you know the ending? Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaabe! (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻

[@RudyMemes]

The story is just that good. The gameplay was just that good. The esthetic, the music, the source engine, the mods, the multi-player, all of it was, and still is, just that good. Valve focused on other things, overthought what we wanted from the game, and honestly, we would've been perfectly happy with more of the same, as long as it Was. That. Good.

[@TripAndJoy]

For me it looks like Valve got themselves some sort of analysis paralysis situation: they are not sure how to finish this series so, they never finish it.

[@DanielAnderssson]

I think Valve is a more tech-driven company rather than story-driven. If they release Half Life 3 it's because they want to release some tech to the world. They have great writers sure, but the writers don't have that much power like in other companies. This is also shown in HL Alyx when they completely changed the story

[@lucascoval828]

"Always plan out your stories, boys and girls!"

[@hellyeavesx]

@@DanielAnderssson If i remember correctly, the 2023 leak had some half-life concept maps testing freeroam mechanics that could have been planned for episode three

[@blockhead4791]

​@@hellyeavesx Where can I find these?

[@LordVader1094]

They basically had it finished, they just never went forward with putting it into action. They're too focused on a "big tech breakthrough" than finishing their game.

[@Coxick]

Fun fact: There were several versions of Half-Life 3 prototyped/developed and all were cancelled. If you search for "30 cancelled valve games explained" video, between other games there is HL2 EP3 and 2 versions of HL3 described

[@willisverynice]

And how many versions of half-life 2 were cancelled?

[@Redacted_Theorist]

Look at the time gap from half-life 1 to half-life 2. Now look at the gap from half-life 2 to now.

[@willisverynice]

@@Redacted_Theoristlook at the time gap between when you were born and the last time your mother was proud of you, and the last time your mother was proud of you and now.

[@Redacted_Theorist]

​@@willisverynice bro was a little mad 😭

[@willisverynice]

@@Redacted_Theorist😂

[@Flamma_Dreemurr]

You’re in the same boat as us now It has “BOREALIS” slapped across the side and it used to be miles underground

[@MrJarheadTV]

Happy to be a part of it 🙃

[@amy_grace]

Interesting how you're "Mr. Freeman" when the G-Man's in control, but as soon as he needs a favor it's suddenly "Dr. Freeman" 😂 (Everything else I would have commented, you ended up saying. This video kicks ass.)

[@MrJarheadTV]

Huh... that's a really interesting little detail

[@idk6596]

He called Gordon "Mr." because he put him in stasis, and also hired him. When it's time for him to get out he goes back to getting called a Doctor cuz he still is, let's say he put his doctorate degree on the shelf while in G-man's stasis

[@markusandrews1607]

On the other hand, what if the G Man didn’t know Gordon had a doctorate for way too long?

[@KyllingThyme]

​@@markusandrews1607How tf would he have worked as a scientist in Black Mesa if he didn't? Also it's stated a million times beforehand lol.

[@muggins2279]

You really get the concept that he is an alien doing his best to be charismatic to get what he wants

[@bugtogs9344]

My life goal is to stay alive until half life 3 comes out so I can die happy

[@MrJarheadTV]

Take your vitamins and say your prayers cause we could still be waiting a loooonnnggg time

[@bugtogs9344]

@@MrJarheadTV i'll see you in the nursing home when it releases

[@Medicalguy]

Cardio my man. Lots of cardio.

[@Gelatinocyte2]

Wouldn't it be ironic if you die just as it releases, not even getting a chance to play it?

[@mohammadbuhamad7744]

And convert to Islam and save your afterlife

[@sonikku956]

Every single time I replay Episode 2, I stop right before we have to go inside the helicopter room so I don't break down into tears again. Good lord, what a tragic ending.

[@swaggetiyolonaise4345]

Dude... Play Alyx. Or see a waltrough. Honnestly... Its just Amazing... And the ending.... The ending...

[@Carbal27]

@@swaggetiyolonaise4345sounds like you’re nutting to the thought of HL:A’s ending. Can’t blame you

[@swaggetiyolonaise4345]

@@Carbal27 i am, and tired of pretending i'm not.

[@Nick-rg8oz]

SPOILERS: thanks to HL Alyx the story of a next chapter of HL would have gordon trying to save her with Eli still alive. so no more tears!

[@rms1493]

I think that was the point all this time. "Yay, I'm a hero! Look at me go!" *CLANG CLANG CLANG* *Leader of the Human Resistance FUCKING DIES AND GETS HIS BRAIN SUCKED OUT* Game Over. Combine Win.

[@TrueDiox]

And now you know why finding out the first Half Life game releasing in like 13 years was a VR-exclusive prequel felt like straight up trolling.

[@willisverynice]

Sweet summer child

[@gazzy9136]

Then you see these clueless people claiming that half life alyx was half life 3, like they don’t even know the story and lore.

[@deutschesmanutter1395]

Truly this puts the other *Half* of this series into stasis

[@ninjaguyYT]

You need to get a Life

[@deutschesmanutter1395]

@@ninjaguyYT a HALF LIFE!... god liberate me from my own mind

[@deepflare1028]

I've been waiting for a Half Life game for Half of my Life

[@boy_with_sleeveless_jacket7951]

We're all spending half of our lives for half life 3

[@ZeallustImmortal]

Reminder that pretty much the only thing preventing the combine from actually causing global extinction is that they needed knowledge on a piece of human tech. A piece of tech Eli understood, and his mind has just been absorbed. Then all these years of nothing.

[@uligallardo8110]

If you didn't watch or play Half-Life Alyx, then go do it. I'll only say that there's some kind of time travel involved.

[@arsenii_yavorskyi]

@@uligallardo8110 it's the worst thing they could've possibly done.

[@spookd8700]

​@@arsenii_yavorskyi How delusional can you be

[@sovietunion7643]

it would at least be interesting if they made a game that was a last stand type of deal then like halo reach. you can try to kill as many combine and creatures as you can, but humanity is simply not needed anymore

[@ZeallustImmortal]

@@spookd8700 Nah man, it was dumb.

[@Geeler]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who finds the Antlion Guardian section tense as fuck

[@MrJarheadTV]

It's so good and I hate it so much lol

[@reikoow]

Everytime i play EP2 again i need to change my pants 69 times at least, that section is so scary

[@Helperbot-2000]

every time, man, every time. i dont get how its so tense, its not like im scared of it, and i have played through it a dozen time, yet its far more tense than any horror media ive seen

[@MrJarheadTV]

@@Helperbot-2000 I think it's just that primal fear of being chased by something. The last time I was as scared as I was by the antlion caves was playing Amnesia The Dark Descent, those chase sequences are the WORST

[@Helperbot-2000]

@@MrJarheadTV hmm yeah that might be it

[@johnbadman3340]

that one vortigaunt saying "THE EXTRACT!" always cracks me up

[@Mecceldorf]

"Break out your pheromone pods."

[@monkeychief1904]

22:43 I will never forget how much this ending absolutely gutted me. I’m super close with my dad and found myself relating a lot to Alyx and Eli’s relationship so when he died I was bawling my eyes out, it’s just such an effective scene and the voice acting is top notch. I also only got into half life in the last couple years and the pain of being a valve fan is so real….

[@JoshSweetvale]

Half-life Alyx adds more Alyx content, obviously. The end provides some closure in exchange for a lorehole.

[@dandyspacedandy]

you cant be on _any_ kind of boat with us because we still havent gotten to the borealis

[@MrJarheadTV]

Yeah... I guess you're right...

[@Phoebe5448]

Every time I see boat I think of Berserk fsr

[@JoshSweetvale]

Entropy Zero

[@ootboot3487]

@@Phoebe5448 oh god not the boat arc

[@grizzerz64]

Welcome to the Half-Life 3 pain train. We appreciate your love for the game and contribution in keeping this series alive. In all seriousness, fantastic video, my dude!! Loving your work!!

[@MrJarheadTV]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed so much!

[@agostonpahi3816]

the coolest part for me in ep 2 is when Alyx says what gman told her to say you can actually see a picture of gman flicker on the screen most people miss it cause you turn to Alyx

[@DanielAnderssson]

It's G-mans world we are just living in it.

[@silverhawkscape2677]

​@@DanielAndersssonScarily. Always has been.

[@polskahistoria6090]

Now that CS2 showed us how source2 works on pc instead of vr, a half-life 3 showcasing even more of it's capabilities is very possible

[@joeyoung9596]

Yeah, with the rumored Citadel game, i doubt it's gonna be a traditional game. It would definitely be VR for sure. :(

[@blehh_mae]

@@joeyoung9596 i REALLY hope that boring looking valorantesque leak was false or actually not what citadel became

[@HiddenKaiser_]

Titanfall 2 was in source 2 on pc

[@polskahistoria6090]

@@HiddenKaiser_ shut up no it wasnt

[@bryanthernandez9769]

@@HiddenKaiser_source 2 was later developed between Titan fall 2 so stop lying game look shit

[@floopdoodler]

5:00 ah hell naw bro😭😭😭

[@Ihatemakingahandle]

Bruh I died at that shit lmao

[@SilverGeFer]

15:37 Wow I totally forgot about that interaction. Eli is so on the nose about his ship between Gordon and Alyx. I love him haha It’s like the meme people created about Chris wanting Leon to continue the Redfield bloodline with Claire in the Resident Evil games, except it’s actually canon in the case of Half-Life.

[@uligallardo8110]

Well, he has known Gordon from more that 20 years ago, and then he essentially traveled in time to the future... I can imagine him wanting a good man for his daughter, so...

[@FailBerryI3]

@@uligallardo8110 And then you think about the fact Alyx was FOUR (4) years old when the Resonance Cascade occured, 20 year stasis of Gordon, makes Alyx ~24 during HL2... I do not know if I would be able to act like Eli at that point. Gordon is chronologically ~47 during HL2.

[@doomguy2553]

​@@FailBerryI3but he is still the same he was during HL1, both mentally and physicly, so I think it's okay

[@uligallardo8110]

@@doomguy2553 That's what I'm saying. Gordon practically traveled in time, so he's still 28 years old, and with Alyx being 24 years old... They are just in the right age.

[@a7super_07]

Fun fact: The combine advisor's true species name is called the "Shu' Ula thoi"

[@MrJarheadTV]

I should've brought that point up I totally forgot, oh well

[@OneFreeMan17]

Shoe Oola THOY!

[@kajmak64bit76]

Sounds French Lmao

[@TehTezMan]

What's also interesting is theres implication that just like the striders and the gunships, they're an enslaved species.

[@Redacted_Theorist]

So it goes a step deeper. Crap.

[@cellophanezebra4663]

For years of being a Half Life fan, i did not know the combine were actually trying to destroy the citadel to send a distress signal. Which is so cool

[@Randy.Bobandy]

It's quite literally explained in the game.

[@KoshkiBlin04]

Did you not listen to the dialogue ????

[@clipsdelosmajes]

I assumed they played it as a kid. ​@@Randy.Bobandy

[@nathanlockhart3876]

RIP to the fans that perished waiting for the sequel

[@M.C.11Mc7]

Congrats for finally making it into the same boat as the rest of us! The message in the live chat got cut off by the ending so I'll repeat it here: saving the Entropy Zero series for much later would be a good idea since EZ:2 has a major update in the works that would add in dynamic combat animations for your allies. Also, Entropy Zero: Uprising would be getting Episode 2 somewhere around this summer and it's worth checking out as well (it's a mod of a mod, fyi). Lastly, I do want to talk about the Zombine (Combine zombie) because their presence has some terrifying lore implications for headcrabs. Example: We know headcrabs can take over a person fast, but the Zombines prove they could do it ridiculously fast! Headcrabs can chew through the gasmask helmet and take over a cyborg human faster than their comrades can shoot it off. And the fact that we can find multiple Zombines in the same general area shows that headcrabs may be more numerous and/or agile than what the gameplay shows!

[@MrJarheadTV]

Well that's nice to know I have some good justification for putting the Entropy stuff on hold for now lol. And I didn't even think about that with the headcrabs that's crazy

[@dulguunjargal1199]

​@@MrJarheadTV Uhhh Try Swelter? Just You going to Central asia to get some help from a Afghan Warlord looking guy to help You resist the Combine

[@Victorpollack]

I am 31 and hoping to play this franchise to conclusion before I die.

[@MrJarheadTV]

Hopefully you don't have to wait much longer

[@kainhall]

im 30.... my back and knees hurt . same my 93 brother.... same

[@lecooldude]

it was crazy to get to the end and hear "1k subscribers, 2k subscribers". I swear it felt like watching a video worthy of a 100k subscriber channel. instantly subbed

[@MrJarheadTV]

Glad you enjoyed so much thank you! And yeah, it's been a pretty wild ride this year lol

[@ChefBoi_RC]

With these recent leaks, we finally have hope for our crowbar wielding savior

[@Earo16]

the advisor flying out of the house and breaking the roof apart is one of the best visual effects I've seen in any game or movie

[@abduluthman918]

We should be thanking you. A series that a lot of first experienced years ago and had all the thoughts and experiences you are currently having, it’s just so refreshing seeing someone else experience it for the first time and have all the reactions we had all those years ago, this is the closest we will get to “Erasing our memories and experiencing Half Life for the first time”. So Thank You, For Making Us Feel Something About Our Favourite Game We Haven’t Felt In A Long Time. Lots of people we know and love have seen this franchise and wondered where Half Life 3 was, aren’t with us now. But we can happily say that someone would always be thinking about and loving Half Life, even after over 20 years

[@MrJarheadTV]

That's awesome to hear my experience could make you feel that way!

[@demilung]

To quote someone from like 10 years ago (Jesus) the thing about "Where's Episode 3?" is not not only was it promised, several times over, but Episode 2 ends on one of the hugest cliffhangers of all time.

[@darrengaither3428]

play Half life Alyx

[@sjfs231]

@@darrengaither3428 that's a prequel, not episode 3

[@darrengaither3428]

@sjfs231 so I judging by your comment you haven't played half Aylx , although a prequel it changed the end of ep2 hitting at a ep. 3

[@SkinnysBooks]

@@darrengaither3428not buying peripherals. If they wanted me to acknowledge it, wouldn't be VR.

[@rms1493]

I think it's time to accept that it wasn't a cliffhanger- it was an ending. Game Over.

[@luiso1149]

please continue with this kind of essays, they're so good

[@Anthrocarbon]

You concluded so nicely! Imagine another 15 years of waiting - that's the level of unfulfilled you can look forward to. HL2: mE3 is why I scoff when people say they've waiting too long for the next Game Of Thrones book. I have kids almost finishing high school who weren't even conceived when I first completed Episode 2. Mr. Jarhead, I'm so glad you've joined the team, but I think you still understate the despair of this abject lack of closure. We never had a reason to doubt Episode 3 was coming, but then months became years became decades. This shit left some of us with trust issues.

[@Widderic]

Amen to that. Trust issues indeed. I've made peace with it's cancellation so many different times, only to have false hopes again and again... it's like being dumped or something. I can't put a finger on it. If there's a god, he's a merciless god.

[@Widderic]

Half Life is the Aphex Twin of video games. Releases something, then goes dark. No answers. The zoom into your head with the aperture radio music and the dog dancing to it had me dying. As an editor of 25 years, I love your style. Great video.

[@MrJarheadTV]

@@Widderic Thank you man that means a ton 🙇🏻‍♂️

[@primrose5031]

During the post-credit scene for Alyx, there’s a pretty direct hint/nod to another Half-Life game potentially coming in the future. Maybe it’s just hopium but it’d be really weird if Valve hinted at another game *within* their other game without at least having some ambition to release HL2e3 or HL3 or literally anything (preferably non-VR) at some point.

[@MrJarheadTV]

I think so too, also nice profile pic lol

[@nadrewod999]

Always remember that besides the Half-Life series, Valve is also famous for operating on Valve Time™, with their games having a release date of "When It's Done"©®. If they're working on it, you can bet that they'll be as quiet about it as possible until it releases like Alyx and Desk Job.

[@psicogames5509]

"gordon, please..." I'm wheezing 😂

[@oroszgabo]

The closest thing to Episode 3 is Entropy Zero 2. It is the Opposing Force of HL2. A completely different view of the HL2 timeline, but with a LOT of content. The best mod for HL2 ever.

[@TheLetterB123]

cant agree more, especially with the multiple endings the "best" ending really was my favorite out of all of them and was so good I can't replay it in fear of losing winston lol (winston my beloved :D)

[@gitfindasettahpanzy9892]

"DOWN BOY DOWN!" That methodology of dealing with the stalker made me chuckle, and sub.

[@erickane8163]

I think I found your channel because I just finished half life series myself about a month ago and I just watched like 7 videos from your channel back to back I didn't even really need a recap or anything but your scripts, personality and editing are absolutely top notch, so much so I stuck around to see what you had to say. I am shocked that you only have 7k subs, I think if you keep pumping out videos like this at a steady pace covering different older classic games you are now playing and giving a fresh perspective on them you're gonna blow up big time man.

[@MrJarheadTV]

Thank you man glad you enjoy the videos so much!

[@arekszewczyk2636]

One more joined the resistance🤝. My man! I'm 41yo now. First time I played Half-life when I was 12-13 on 4:3 monitor and even if I didn't fully understood the lore, it was my favorite. I played a lot of games in my life and really liked and enjoyed many of them but Half-Life series is still undisputed number one for me. And HL: Alyx just blew my brains out. If you ever want to replay old Half-Life games I would recommend you do it in VR. Modders did amazing job with that.

[@MrJarheadTV]

When I do eventually get a VR headset I'll replay the series with that for sure, I know it'd be a blast

[@TheAttercop]

We wouldn't resent Valve so much if they didn't spend years trolling the fans with leaked dekstop shots, details, show up to cons with HL 3 T-shirts on, and essentially taunt us that they will NEVER give us HL 3. Alyx is a heck of a VR game, but retconning away the most impactful death of the storyline and deviating from the storyline with a paradox is a punk move.

[@MrJarheadTV]

Yeah I'm still very new to the Half-Life fandom but from the little bits I've heard about how trolly they like to be with Half-Life 3 I can totally understand resentment from fans because of that too

[@Corle0ne]

Well that's what poor writers do when they paint themselves in a corner. You see the same stupid shit at the end of Dexter season 4 and it's suddenly obvious that the people in charge of the story has no idea what they're doing (anymore).

[@xXYannuschXx]

" Alyx is a heck of a VR game, but retconning away the most impactful death of the storyline and deviating from the storyline with a paradox is a punk move." In the "Half Life Alyx Final Hours" documentary they said that Gabe Newell hated the ending he wrote for Episode 2. He felt like it wrote the series into a corner, especially with the long wait for E3.

[@TheAttercop]

@@xXYannuschXx Gabe can claim that now, but it smells like cope. You've got the entire hunt for the Borealis and the Combine survivors still out there-plenty of room to grow. And frankly, given how Gabe has trolled us for decades and smirked about doesn't make me give him much trust.

[@Randy.Bobandy]

@@xXYannuschXx Gabe didn't write HL2:E2.

[@Seacat17]

0:40 yoo I see myself there :D

[@linksbro1]

I also played Portal first, before going through all of HL2 in the Orange Box, then back to HL1 (insert the startings of 2k hours of TF2 intermittently). It's been amazing just watching how the community has made their own Half Life 3. The best in my opinion being Entropy: Zero & Entropy Zero 2, where you play as a combine soldier dealing with an uprising in a canonically irrelevant location, City 10, but in Entropy: Zero 2, you are the combine hunting down Judith Mossman and the Borealis in the arctic. I *highly* recommend you play through them if you want a continuation.

[@MrJarheadTV]

I definitely will play them eventually. I've had countless recommendations for them

[@Randy.Bobandy]

Entropy Zero is meh at best and really adds nothing to the lore.

[@vamperjr1376]

@@Randy.Bobandy 🧢

[@Carbal27]

Entropy Zero IS meh at best, but Entropy Zero TWO is a must-play

[@TheLetterB123]

@@Randy.Bobandy EZ1? Sure, could say it was yet another fan game, albeit done pretty well. EZ2? Holy mother of god is it good. If I was told it was made by valve or employees of valve unofficially I would have believed it. (Obligator Winston my beloved :D)

[@Maddin1313]

April 1st 2030, Valve drops HL3 on the Steam store. No announcement. No fanfare. It's just there.

[@shaymorcormick8743]

Valve realized it was much easier to create a platform for other actual game makers to sell their games instead of making games

[@themindfulmoron3790]

That's not the full picture. Valve's writers realised that with the plan they were going for with Episode 3, they were writing themselves into a corner for future installments, which doesn't gel with Valve's "Always leave your options open" philosophy. Things kept getting more complicated as they tried to work their way around it, and eventually, it was just taking too long and getting too out of hand. Episode 3 was canned, and multiple teams within Valve afterward *tried* to get HL3 going, but between audience expectations soaring higher and higher, and the project having to deal with so many loose ends and having to live up to such high standards, it just wasn't feasible. Nothing they could realistically make would be enough, and fans were bound to be left disappointed. There's also the matter of innovation. Every main HL game is made for the sake of innovating and showcasing something. HL1 had a cohesive atmoshperic story and a grounded setting. HL2 expanded on that while also introducing a fully fledged physics system and integrating it naturally into gameplay. But as the industry gets further along, the rate of innovation slows down. Valve is still a very small company, and it'd take them a shitload of work to make a game that innovated and lived up to HL's legendary pedigree in the 2010s and especially in the 2020s compared to other companies. Given that and the impossibly high expectations mean that the next HL game, even if it came out as a masterpiece, would take an astronomical amount of effort to make and would almost certainly *still* leave a lot of fans unsatisfied no matter how good it actually was. That's why Alyx was the way it was. If you can't make something greater than, you're gonna wind up being less than by default. Unless you do something to be *different*. VR was a way out of the HL3 problem. A way to write themselves out of that corner and still push boundaries the way HL is expected to, by taking a new medium and getting the most out of it. And it even abides by Valve's philosphy of leaving doors open, by ending with a cliffhanger, a direct goal for the next game, and a lot of potential. The HL universe is new again. We may get another game out of it or not, but HL Alyx NEEDED to happen the way it did for the series to get out of this hole

[@Inventure751]

​@@themindfulmoron3790 Marc Laidlaw's "Epistle Three" pretty much confirms that.

[@me67galaxylife]

@@themindfulmoron3790 nah man you're wrong because "vAlVe UsEd tO maKe GamEs"!!!!!!

[@boy_with_sleeveless_jacket7951]

​@@themindfulmoron3790 so HL3 can only possibly happen under the conditions of new innovation but the only thing I can think that valve could use is probably G Water

[@alecz3843]

one thing about valve is that the employees choose what they want to work on rather than being told what game to work on so if a team cant get put together by its own employees to work on a hl3 then it won't get developed especially with all the hype and ambition everyone puts to the name it might be hard to form a team of people who are confident enough to try to take it on

[@mygodisyahweh8634]

Not true

[@alecz3843]

@@mygodisyahweh8634 Go look at valve's employee handbook

[@mygodisyahweh8634]

@@alecz3843 Don't have too, just read the facts from former employees of Valve. Quote In theory, employees are allowed to (supposed to, even) work on whatever they think is valuable. In reality, you should be working on whatever the people around you think is valuable or you're gonna get fired really quickly. This usually means doing whatever the most senior people on the team think is important, both because they should know if they've been there for a while, but also because they wield enormous power behind the scenes. (Fewer than half of new employees make it to the end of their first year.)

[@Ennocb]

I read that they stopped doing that because things allegedly don't get done

[@nicholasgutierrez9940]

They had that model for a while but stopped doing that. Alyx got made because they finally got an actual team to work on it full time and not randomly.

[@Wolfmansgeneralchannel]

Oh boy oh boy! And here MrJarhead now understands the blueballs that is the episodes! Not sure if youre gonna cover Alyx at all given its a VR exclusive but if youre able to I recommend just from what Ive seen its a stellar experience

[@MrJarheadTV]

When I have a stronger computer I definitely will be checking it out!

[@deepspacecow2644]

​@@MrJarheadTV I ran it on a ryzen 3 1200 and an rx480 4gb, it does not need much power.

[@thing.]

@@deepspacecow2644 HLA on that CPU is wild

[@Ferroxian]

I believe some people made an non-VR version of alyx

[@gabesszor1]

@@deepspacecow2644 It uses built in resolution scaling, it pretty much runs good on almost every config, thats why. I do recommend a beefy pc, as it really enhances the experience.

[@DUIofPhysics]

honestly best part of ep2 is the quote "No pit would be complete without a Freeman climbing out of it."

[@alexnazato5393]

the music when the strider shows up 😂😂😂😂

[@lucassmith3790]

To me at least, the post credits scene of Alyx makes it clear to me that Valve does care to continue the story. It feels like an MCU post credits. Even if it hasn't even started development four years later, it's not even close to impossible that they're considering it. But maybe that's just me coping because I only joined the wait a few months before you did. It really does seem like they only make their big games when they can revolutionize the industry, like how Alyx showed what VR games could be, and no VR game has come close yet. Also also, (spoilers for Alyx), if the Administrators take memories, and Eli is no longer dead, then the Combine *don't* end up with Eli's knowledge (which would be immense, assuming he knows the technology behind teleportation and the location of the borealis). My favorite thing about Alyx, is that g-man expresses intrest in Alyx as a potential hire here in episode 2. Wild stuff Valve.

[@ElekiSerket]

What do you mean the Borealis is back in Aperture? Last time I played Portal 2, the Borealis was missing from its dock and likely in the arctic as per HL2E2... did they do a silent update or something?

[@spookypaladin4667]

I grew up with this game. It was the very first game I ever played and the very first game I shared with my father. It's been a huge part of my life since. Whatever happens to this franchise, however many more years we need to wait - this game has changed my life already. I carry a piece of it, no matter what. So, in a sense, they've already done it. They've given me Half-life 3. Sappy shit aside - wonderful video. I'm glad to see the series continues to drag in new players, it's a genuine joy.

[@MrJarheadTV]

Glad you liked the video! Games like this where you've had shared experiences of them are always awesome. A lot of the earlier reviews I did of games like Crash Bandicoot and Ratchet and Clank were ones my dad shared with me when I was a little kid

[@nooux1966]

Hey man, as much as I've enjoyed your commentary and editing, the lot. The growth to your channel also just shows how much people still love HL and will do anything for a refreshing take or new content on it, haha! Keep up the great work man, this channel is a breath of fresh air.

[@MrJarheadTV]

Glad you've enjoyed! And yeah that is true, it's crazy how starved people are for any Half-Life content they can get lmao. But I totally get it now so I can't say I blame them

[@M1X41I]

Fans: We want new Valve games! Valve: Deadlock!

[@nicholasgutierrez9940]

It did start as a half life game

[@zipkitty]

Moment of silence for all our fallen brethren who will never get to see HalfLife 3 or GTA VI

[@Rullisi]

As long as they can do something new and revolutionary again, like Half-Life Alyx which was a smart move to have it be a side story thing and not an actual Half-Life 3 since a lot of people still don't have access to VR on such adequate level. We just have to wait. I still believe.

[@xXYannuschXx]

VR has gotten ALOT cheaper over time though. A Quest 2 is only 300$ or less nowadays.

[@qwerty222999]

Everything about Episode 2 screamed good game design. Even the final battle with the striders is over cumbersome, because it has that achievement of you not letting any outposts fall. An achievement that seems impossible at first, but then you learn that only a select few striders actually target those outposts and they arrive at select moments. Had this been a modern game, I'm sure they would've fucked that part up, and made the rushing striders come at your outposts at random, making the whole thing much more frustrating.

[@MrJarheadTV]

For sure man, Episode 2 is so so good

[@0trax0n0fficial]

4:23 WE'RE STILL SO SORRY ABOUT THAT😭😭

[@kainhall]

bro.... last week a woke up to smoke and was like "how da fuq is montana on fire again?" then the news was like "yo, blame Canada bro" . i literally said "you mother fuckers.... on fire again, damn!" . na.... look up "lodgepole complex fire"....... happened in eastern Montana i hope ya get her put out soon / get some rain!!! . i THINK the farmers might get a good crop this year 2 years ago we got no rain... then hoppers ate EVERYTHING left (dudes were getting 3 bushel an acre of wheat... not even enough to pay for the diesel) hoppers so thick, you had to slow down on the highway because the corners were GREASY with hopper guts . last year.... no rain, still bad hoppers.... but not even enough rain to support hoppers!!!

[@Anonymouthful]

VR Half Life retconning the cliffhanger was criminal.

[@jonahc2807]

Nah, I think it was a good move. Without him it feels like a doomed timeline.

[@Anonymouthful]

@@jonahc2807 It feels extremely cheap.Over a decade of waiting on a cliff hanger that was just completely nullified by a VR exclusive side story.

[@Anonymouthful]

@@gaelurquiz5755 Now thats not true, theres good ways and bad ways to do a retcon.

[@Anonymouthful]

@@gaelurquiz5755 Darth Vader was not always going to be Lukes father.

[@Anonymouthful]

@@gaelurquiz5755 It was a retcon, Anakin and Vader were supposed to be two different characters but it was changed.

[@tajotaa]

with source 2 coming out im felling a small sence of hope

[@david_os1010]

Oh man that was a very nice video series to watch into one sitting! Valve really knows its stuff, and you really know how to make good videos, ya got a new subscriber ♥ Also some other interesting Valve tidbits (maybe you don't know them yet) Valve created their own VR hardware/eco system where Half Life Alyx was the system seller showing how well VR and the Index is. Valve created and launched the Steam Deck a year ago. Portable gaming handheld running on linux. Once again innovating a lot on handheld gaming experience both hardware and software wise. (Plus it came with a "Aperture Desk Job" a portal tech demo introducing to the steam deck) Now according to steam client/VR data mining, Valve is working on a stand alone VR device (code name Deckard) using some of the same bits and chips as the Steam Deck. If/when this device launches it will likely launch together with a game or tech demo thingy at least. So there's definitely hope. Tl;Dr: Valve is cooking, but instead of hiring more cooks they keep expanding the size of the kitchen.

[@xXYannuschXx]

From what I could gather, the Deckard will have a XR2 chip on board, which can run Meta OS (considering they are releasing it for other HMDs now), but also be used wirelessly with either a PC or a "compute unit", a Steambox so to speak, as Valve had planned a decade ago. AMD will release new high end APUs in Q3, so I guess (or rather hope) we will see something in Q4.

[@spacemanYoutuber]

26:12 Toy story 2.. "Is it ready? You can't rush art" So true.. it's better if it's done right.

[@OpticalPotato40]

Video was actually really good, dont really see why there aren't more subscribers

[@IvanVladVodka]

Everytime I hear Dark Interval it hurts man, it really is the theme for the limbo it feels like our community is in. When Alyx got announced literaly had tears cause the wait has been that painful lol

[@MynameJeff32134]

You should check out the mod Half-life: Field intensity, it's brutally good. The story of the mod covers the time from arrival of Marines all the way to the nuclear explosion in Black Mesa. And yes, the protagonist of the mod is the HECU Corporal, just like our boy Shephard. There are also new enemies, some of which were cut from the original game. The game also has all the weapons from HL1 and Op4rce, plus two new custom items.

[@MrJarheadTV]

That sounds really cool, I'll have to look into that

[@ZaCloud-Animations___she-her]

Ooh, I'm adding that to my massive to-play list. I LOVED Opposing Force, & it's even LESS likely to ever get an official revisit sadly. As a lil girl that expansion was my favorite part of the OG HL trio (I never finished Blue Shift), & I spent so many years longing & hoping for sidequels, or that the next Episode would bring back Shephard, before interviews basically dashed that hope... 🥺 So yeah, something a little more like that might be right up my alley! 😄 Thanks for sharing news of its existence.

[@markpetersen1738]

Goddamit now i'm crying for half life again 😭 I know you want a break from half life and that's totally understandable, but i will VERY much be looking forward to your Entropy: Zero 1 and hopefully 2. EZ:2 is Unironically my new favorite half life game, it is my personal head canon and even if it make me sound like a psychopath, I relate so much with the main character, if you know the entire story of EZ:2 i think you'll know what that means on a personal level. Anyway my heart is bleeding for half life again so i'll go go look at funny videos in the hopes my sorrows will get drowned out. Ps. Great fucking video my man, I'll be rewatching it over the next couple of days and hopefully next month i'll be able to join your Patreon you really deserve it ❤❤❤❤

[@MrJarheadTV]

Glad you enjoyed the video so much! I really stressed myself out over it trying to make it as good as I could. Checking out the Entropy Zero games eventually should be a lot of fun. You guys have set the expectations pretty high with all your comments lol

[@markpetersen1738]

Don't stress yourself too much man, otherwise it's gonna go sour. You have a clear natural talent in making videos so don't make it go bad. Make sure to set your own boundaries and your engagement will grow. Anyway like i said you're doing fantastic and if you keep up this production value and seemingly keep hitting the nostalgia notes you will be at a 100k this time next year. I don't know what you feel like you want with your channel. But just make sure you keep doing what you want, don't give in to our feelings otherwise it'll go sour. Any anyway You're amazing, keep doing it. You're gonna go far. I WILL join your Patreon next month as long as i'm not going bankrupt. Cheers 🤣

[@MrJarheadTV]

@@markpetersen1738 Thank you man I really appreciate that seriously! It's just how I am really, I wanna make sure everything is as good as I can get it. I don't wanna disappoint either myself or you guys so it's great to know that you guys appreciate my work so much

[@markpetersen1738]

@@MrJarheadTV Sounds like you got the recipe for success my man 😆 Keep doing what you are doing and you will go far, I believe in your abilities and i will certainly return whenever you upload You deserve the success you get, keep it up my man.

[@thesyndrome43]

Great videos dude, I've played every Valve game on release day (I was 9 when Hl1 came out) and the wait for episode 3/HL3 was painful for a few years, but I honestly feel that I've kinda accepted that it's not coming out at this point, after you've been through the "MAYBE THEY'LL SHOW IT THIS YEAR!" disappointment cycle a few times it gets annoying, but when you've been through it for nearly a decade then you just become numb to it. Alyx was great, it was amazing and I don't regret playing it, but it didn't give me hope for HL3; if anything it might have taken away hope because it was such a technological achievement that they are going to spend FOREVER trying to one up their previous effort.

[@MrJarheadTV]

Thanks for watching I'm happy you enjoyed!

[@pman56789]

EVERY Valve game on release day? Even Ricochet? Lmao

[@OliveAnimates]

bro this shit is top tier 14k is NOT enough for your channel, there are so many bits in this that actively had me borderline spitting out my food Love this, keep up the good work!

[@Vazooka]

Loved the vid. I can't get enough of Half-Life videos even tho I already know the story from A to Z and your storytelling is so catchy. Props for ending the vid with Triage At Dawn btw hahaha. Got a new sub over here!

[@MrJarheadTV]

Hell yeah man happy to hear it

[@xxGravyBabyxx]

I forgot where I read this comment from a Valve employee but they have stated that another reason why Episode 3 was never released is because Valve are worried that their fans will be wildly disappointed if Episode 3 doesnt live up to it's name. The employee also stated that they waited too long to release the game which naturally created a mythos and rumors about Episode 3. If Episode 3 were to be ever released, it should had been back in 2008. I played Half-Life 2 for the first time when i was in middle school with my dad. In 2024, I will be 28 and will have my first child myself. HL2 is definitely my top 5 greatest games of all time and I hope we do see a new game in the series when that time does come.

[@MrJarheadTV]

Congrats on the kid!

[@jiggycalzone8585]

This They can either release a game doomed to be disappointing or even worse, is genuinely bad (remember Duke Nukem Forever was once in the same boat) or wait until the memory and hype fades and risk a game no one wants anymore

[@UntiPa]

Valve, will take how many years that Gabe has left to make HL3, and with valve knowing that they can't improve or create something NEW, as it was intended with the rest of the saga, we'll have to wait, there's a chance that, Alyx had years on writing as for Epistle 3 cliffhanger involving G-Man using Alyx to hit the combine, which also implies that the script for HL3 is being written or has been already written, just still being developed, we'll never know, and it's better that way, no ending is what keeps this alive, to whatever is coming has to be revolutionary for valve, it's like Nintendo with mario, they use him to experiment, valve does similar but even better, it's really amazing for what it is, and will stay that way for the upcoming years...

[@aussieman4791]

If you want the unofficial HL3 play Entropy Zero 2... After the first one for some context, it's like the closest thing we got until it drops

[@ShadowGuadian]

Massive props for choosing to show the final moments of Episode 2 in entirety. I don't think anything gets it across like the whole horrifying moment, unfortunately.

[@TheLostProbe]

I watched your previous videos on HL1 and HL2 and thoroughly enjoyed them both, so it was a very pleasant surprise to see this pop up in my notifications. now I'll need to go watch the Opposing Force and Blue Shift video because I somehow missed that one

[@MrJarheadTV]

Glad you enjoyed them! Hope you like the Opposing Force / Blue Shift vid too!

[@mcgfn]

I feel like the next big innovation used to justify the creation of Half-Life 3 would be very valid if it was just a desktop first person experience using the new Source 2 engine. They don't have a complete title using the new engine yet, Counter Strike 2 is the only desktop game released that actually runs on the engine so far.

[@ElekiSerket]

Alyx runs on Source 2, and I've seen people modding it to work like a regular fps with no VR, so that's something for the time being at least

[@Big_Stin]

I'm so glad you're getting a sliver of the recognition you deserve now. It's only up from here pal

[@MrJarheadTV]

Wouldn't be getting this support without you my king

[@g--stef4756]

On the matter of synths: I think a really interesting and underrated aspect of Half Life is that basically all "human" Combine we see are sort of midpoints in the process of being "synthesized", or rather acting as testbeds for future true synths. Synths like Striders, Hunters, Gunships, all of them we can likely presume are grown in vats or assembled somewhere since they're such seamless integrations of flesh and metal and God knows what else, but we also know they were at some point actual independent species which were subjugated. Meanwhile, all of the human Combine soldiers are either normal humans like the Metrocops or posthuman cyborgs, but not full-on artificial organisms. Half Life Alyx does an interesting job of depicting some of this as a "process"- the Combine in it are frequently more human in terms of expression than Overwatch soldiers in Half-Life 2 and its episodes proper. Dr. Breen mentions that humanity performing well as soldiers under Combine rule is basically one of the only things that can save them from total extinction. Basically, I think that in the """ideal""" Combine victory scenario, humanity's future would be as Synths- no normal humans would exist any more, only whatever human-based artificial cyborg organisms the Combine saw fit to manufacture, based on and developed from the current "prototype" human soldiers and laborers integrated into the Combine Overwatch network, which we fight throughout the games. In any case, excellent job on the video! You did a great job, and I really hope you could enjoy and have fun with Half Life! I'm terribly sorry you're now in the same boat as the rest of us though, it really does suck ass waiting for Valve to learn to count. Cheers, man!

[@MrJarheadTV]

Very well said, and thank you I'm glad you enjoyed the video so much!

[@strawberrybaz]

This is a great video, man. It just feels good hearing more and seeing more videos about Half-life and it's lore. It always brings back interest and tears for Half-Life. I'm certainly looking forward to your video about Entropy Zero 2.

[@Inventure751]

Did anyone read Marc Laidlaw's "Epistle Three"?

[@Randy.Bobandy]

Yes and HL:Alyx pissed all over it. Such a shame.

[@Carbal27]

wtf is epistle three

[@Carbal27]

Nvm just finished the video

[@Insanebeast123]

It feels like valve only makes a game whenever they have some big tech/engine to show off which is cool but also fucking sad when we have to wait so long just to see anything related to half life or other valve games

[@luiso1149]

i'm edging to this

[@THEPIECRAB]

Always that one guy

[@OneFreeMan17]

@@THEPIECRABJust like Halo 3 match making back in the Xbox live days, one person wouldn’t join the last slot and it would restart 🤣

[@free2chasehappy]

I consider it a privilege to grow up with the Half Life series. I know it’s just a game, but the storyline has stuck with me since day one.

[@ArriesTV]

Wow this video is well made dude , massive props!

[@Jnensrevenge]

At least we will always have Hunt Down the Freeman....

[@EnderDoomSlayer]

Bro the Canadian wildfire joke was so accurate. For context, I live in Canada for like half my life, get it? Half my life? Nevermind. It was like 28 Days Later. I don’t know how to ended up on my fyp page but I love your content! Thanks for making these and keep them up!

[@criqcan]

Amazing essays, I've binged a lot of them and have subscribed! Would love to see you "continue" the Half Life story with the Entropy Zero series, it's so good that it should be canon

[@MrJarheadTV]

I'll definitely play Entropy Zero eventually

[@gonxobiceps]

My father is a Paramedic, during his shifts when he didn't have any service he used to play with his colleagues to Half Life 1. Later he opened a Steam account (on december 2004) and bought Half Life 2, the following years he would buy episode 1 and 2. I remember being 9 years old, playing the whole Half Life series and asking my father when would the next come out. That was in 2009, still waiting to this day. Four years ago I bought the Oculus Quest 2 and took them to my hometown to show how insane Half Life Alyx was. Unfortunately, my father got dizzy 15 minutes into the gameplay, but was amazed by the insane look of the game and the experience. Now I'm 24 and still waiting, 15 years later. My father's gonna retire before we even see a hint of Half Life 3, episode 3 or whatever you want to call it.

[@beencomfy]

I just realise the Vortugants are voiced by the guy who voices Slyrak in Dota 2: Dragon Blood, damn

[@saltierdongs7760]

Yeah its Tony Todd in ep2 and Alyx. The original voice actor was Louis Gossett Jr. though he passed away March this year.

[@Aleksander-cz1yj]

valve just can't count to three

[@kingofflames738]

You should definitely play Entropy Zero and Entropy Zero 2. Those two mods(?)/hacks(?) of HL2 take place around the same time as the main games (at least EZ2). The first EZ has some points that drag a little, but EZ2 has a really great story and excellent humour imo.

[@MrJarheadTV]

Definitely will at some point!

[@OneFreeMan17]

I loved that game. Especially at the end on the borealis when the ship was travelling through the time wormhole. I stayed on the ship in place just to stare at the FX and the immersive sounds

[@vtecnerd]

14k subscribers! Congrats my man, well deserved!

[@MrJarheadTV]

Thank you sir 🫡

[@axelmailman]

I rarely comment on videos but felt i needed to here. I stumbled upon one of your HL videos and it got me really intrigued to watch the rest. All of them have a very high production value and i love your analysis and humor. I've been laughing out loud several times during all of these videos. Half-life has a special place in my heart since it was this game that turned me into a gamer. The HL series is undoubtedly my favourite games of all time and I usually replay the whole series every year or other year. Thank you for making awesome content and keep up the good work!

[@MrJarheadTV]

Thank you so much I'm glad you enjoyed!

[@Rairosu]

Alyx always jinxs us when she speaks then we get what we asked for.

[@ADMNtek]

hahaha, you think there will be a sequel that's cute. They made EP2 and sat on their asses for 14 years so them making Alyx means nothing.

[@Chuck_vs._The_Comment_Section]

Even though there was never a sequel to Episode 2. Instead, there are some highly recommended mods for the Half Life 2 / Source 1 engine: - MINERVA - Entropy : Zero - Research and Development - Nightmare House 2 For most of these mods, there are even MMod compatibility patches.