HOSTILES | A Half Life Short Film [SFM]

[@joacons]

get scammed, this was made with Gmod, just wanted to test if it'd have more views saying its sfm. Gmod has bad rep... 📣 *guys, my cat is sick and needs medications, im low on money irl, so... any donation would be really helpful :c Im southamerican so even a dollar is a reeeal difference xd* 📣 USE HEADPHONES FOR BETTER EXPERIENCE, SOMEHOW MW2 MUSIC SUCKS WITHOUT IT Edit 1 week later, the scam actually worked lmao

[@Emhinners69]

noooo

[@RUSLANconnection]

Don't write in the title that it's sfm, just mark it in the tags.

[@joacons]

​@@RUSLANconnection it'll be funnyyy...

[@backupaccount5694]

I feel like based off your previous work we would be none the wiser.

[@OFFICIALSOLARMY]

It's a damn shame, but it's the only way to actually get views.

[@TheSlayer.]

It really shows how terrifying Freeman is to the average HECU.

[@GeneralDelta072]

If you were a HECU soldier, and Gordon Freeman pulled up, it wasn't fighting a super soldier, it was fighting God.

[@hecu7366]

Bullshit

[@Nillson1991]

To be fair, if that suit of his can survive a Resonance Cascade, it can survive whatever the HECU will throw at him as long as it's juiced up.

[@caesarsalad1336]

@@GeneralDelta072 Gordon using console commands be like

[@GeneralDelta072]

@@caesarsalad1336 lol

[@diegothedumbas]

I like how in LZ Sparrow since its outside no one is wearing a gas mask, But in this Animation since everyone is inside they are wearing a gas mask

[@joacons]

Thanks for noticing xd

[@megalosergamer4480]

Not to mention all of them are armed with Mp5's and spas 12's since this is a close quarters environment

[@Sapphiregamer8605]

@@megalosergamer4480well, those are the only weapons the HECU uses in game. (Except for the snipers in surface tension)

[@diegothedumbas]

@@Sapphiregamer8605 Look at the LZ Sparrow they all have M16a3 or M16a4s. But in this one they are armed with Mp5's and Spas 12's

[@Sapphiregamer8605]

@@diegothedumbas I said *_in game_*

[@synth8519]

I love this so much - from the attention to detail, to their panic fueled frantic dialogue, it’s incredible. I’ve always wanted to see these guys fight from their perspective.

[@adrv7919]

If you haven't check his LZ-Sparrow video

[@spirecreator2888]

Have you played half-life opposing force? It's the first game, but from their perspective.

[@sigis72]

You would love Half-Life Opfor

[@anirudhdwivedi6673]

@@spirecreator2888 Yes. Exactly.

[@drewbrown3116]

I love that Gordon sparing the lone soldier suggests that he just only wants to survive as much as him. Def speaks of how brutal it can be trying to preserve one's own life in this kinda situation, no matter how terrifying it may look from the other.

[@TheTechCguy]

Freeman wasn’t actually responsible for the disaster directly, either. The crystal he tested was given to Sector C by the G-Man. The military should have just been ordered to evacuate and protect the survivors while only fighting the aliens.

[@JonPL]

@@TheTechCguy HECU was trained for the containment scenario and I think you know what that implies. And TBH all they needed to tell them is that aliens reside in scientist bodies, so "they had to go".

[@MajinMist603]

@@TheTechCguyalso administration was on a rush to test even with building being faulty ( tho freeman was late but him being late was good )

[@Gravity_studioss]

​@@MajinMist603 I am like 99% Sure that Doctor Breen was the one that ordered the HECU cleanup in order to hide his fault.

[@Gravity_studioss]

Yeah, it also shows in the part where he kills the Medic with the UBGL. To the Marines, he just comitted a war crime and killed the doctor trying to save their squad leader, for Gordon the medic is just another glowie trying to end him

[@nuxbronson]

God damn I love how heavy you made Gordon footsteps sound, like he's a walking tank. I also liked how the soldier panicked, and just gave up in the end, felt human if that makes sense.

[@KristopherPrime]

and it's a nice bit of characterization for freeman. dude likely isn't a killer at heart, so he isn't going to kill someone he doesn't have to. he ambushed most of the other guys because at this point, they were hostile to him. but all that remained of this particular unit was the one injured bastard. there was no point in killing him if he wasn't putting up a fight. but at the same time, it might also show how terrifying he is to them: took out the whole unit, walks up like a talk, silently stares into the survivor's sole, and leaves him to potentially bleed out as he walks off. seems kind of cold to the marine.

[@jeraldperkson255]

@@KristopherPrime Lopez wasn’t injured, he just got shook up real bad by witnessing multiple squad mates he knew for potentially years die in front of him. At some point he just snapped and sat down.

[@DarkViperUS1]

@@jeraldperkson255 so he got shellshock experience and if he survives that... he will have a survivor guilt

[@halofly3]

I always wondered where in the world did Freeman pick up his skills from. The man wasn't just dunking on HECU but literal black op assassins, armed and armored vehicles, aliens, and other extra dimensional beings. All this happens "hours" after the incident and for all we know the Hazard Course was the only time Freeman actually trained on a firearm.

[@waffy_kun]

Lots of morphine injections and constant adrenaline his body is producing in response to everything around him that could potentially kill him. It keeps his focus, nerves, survival instincts and wits sharp despite fatigue, injury, lack of sleep, hunger and et cetera. It's not that he is a professional shooter/fighter as seen in his simple shooting/reload animations but the HEV suit (both armor and chemicals) made him superhuman to the point that he can wack tough objects continuously with a heavy crowbar or see/aim/shoot straight and far under heavy combat despite not having the same training as the HECU.

[@AParticularlyConcernedCitizen]

I don't understand why people take the hazard course so literally, as if Gordon wouldn't have had to run it several times and receive extensive training just to operate the suit and his weapons effectively. Valve wasn't going to shove hours of hazardous environment training into a video game. The, "Wear the power armor and dive headfirst into a pile of Xenian bullshit," job isn't something you'd give a guy a single run through an obstacle course for.

[@baloocallout678]

​@@AParticularlyConcernedCitizen I am ignorant of Half Life, but I doubt whatever Freeman training is as combat intensive as the HECU's,let alone the Black ops, since he is mostly being prepared for research missions not tactical combat.

[@AParticularlyConcernedCitizen]

@@baloocallout678 HEV specialists are the guys that go into Xen, so yes, he did need combat training.

[@winternightst7001]

@@AParticularlyConcernedCitizen even at that case Gordon would have just recieved basic arms training, I dont think he would be trained on any kind of tactic

[@Xander_canadian]

I like the small touch of the Marines saying the names of their squad mates makes it a little bit understandable as to why the Marine became shell shocked

[@matthewjones39]

When did they do that?

[@Xander_canadian]

at 1:30 they called the shotgunner Glen and at 1:50 glen yells Lopez to the guy on the wall @@matthewjones39

[@matthewjones39]

@@Xander_canadian Oh, that’s pretty cool.

[@lethaltags5400]

3:17 is the hardest background ever

[@Minutemenofficial2]

Nah 2:33 goes hard as hell

[@linnick4393]

@@Minutemenofficial2both are hard

[@Minutemenofficial2]

@@linnick4393 yeah

[@elias1177]

3:41

[@elias1177]

2:39

[@RichterBelmont2235]

This shows just how much of a gap between a highly trained special forces and a highly trained professional is.

[@Randomperson-tg5gx]

Probably because he doesn't need to hear all of that

[@specialforces3114]

Gordon freeman was not trained at all, he's literally just a scientist.

[@nick33ee]

​@@specialforces3114and still is a god that can reach the speed of light.

[@RichterBelmont2235]

@@specialforces3114 He IS a highly trained professional.

[@specialforces3114]

@@RichterBelmont2235 Yeah he's a trained professional. Trained in handling of hazardous materials, probably. His only certification is a degree in theoretical physics from MIT, he's not a soldier or anything.

[@JpAmbulante]

2:47 "That is by all standards simply that an ordinary man... How can you have failed to apprehend him" THAT IS NOT A NORMAL PERSON ITS ALL BUT THAT

[@Leharn]

Damn that HECU Marine in cover got his thousand yard stare.

[@agentdeputyleon8933]

Yeah and it's one he is gonna have PTSD over. He will never hear fireworks the same way anymore.

[@BrodeyWelch]

@@agentdeputyleon8933 yup he will never forget those shots, nore that day

[@agentdeputyleon8933]

@@BrodeyWelch why do you have the same old Name I used to use? also agreed, the Marine will need some therapy.

[@kidcheater5786]

Dude, you just keep getting better and better. The HECU falling down the stairs feels so natural, along with everything else the marines do, from the corpsman rushing to help their comrade to the panic attack at the end! Plus, I love how the team interacts with each other, in and out of combat. Makes them feel like they care. :)

[@AGenericAlias]

gmod? fucking gmod?! How in god's green earth is a GMOD animation this buttery smooth?! This man has somehow pushed GMOD animation to the bleeding edge - massive props to you man.

[@KaijuG2]

you'd be surprised what kinda shit people can make just using gmod

[@Ozzianman]

Plenty of gmod animations like this, the tools have been there for years.

[@bobross2140]

I imagine Freeman himself is still recovering from the shock of realizing that the HECU are NOT here to save the BMS personnel. So he lets the Marine live out of anger and grief, as if saying "you did this, now you have to live with it." Amazing work, I audibly yelped when I saw this in my reccomendations.

[@BlackmesaScientistEmployee]

Honestly I can't blame him

[@AzureDefiance3701]

Alot of soldiers and vorts died when things couldve gone differently.

[@digarak]

During battle the HEV suit be like "injecting Adderall" after battle "injecting morphine".... i like to think the suit actually regulates gordon's emotions 😂😂

[@nubs2594]

It also set up why he's being hunted for the rest of the game

[@Dylan-xx2tk]

Well, don't forget that Gordon is also just a normal guy, not a sadistic killer. He poses no threat and seems broken, so there's really no reason for Gordon to kill him.

[@ivanonlyone7160]

Probably the best HL-themed animation I've ever seen. This one really portrays Freeman as a killing machine and shows HECU's fear facing Freeman, who's avenging the killing of his scientist buddies. The pacing, scene shots are cooked REALLY well. I don't care if this is made not in animation software but in GMod, this FEELS f-ing AMAZING I wish if there will be a Half-Life film, it must be made no less than in such quality

[@KoalaTContent]

This video reminds me of "Patient Zero" in some ways, both have an intense take on danger in HL

[@Vrooto]

Check out LZ Sparrow its a pretty good one aswell.

[@LezzyMania_02]

I like how Gordon was just standing there Infront of a Marine and tells him that 'You Created this, Not Me.' stating that the HECU did not come here to save them. This shows that sometimes most people create their own monsters.

[@UnicornstalkRGaming]

0:40 I love the realism of the reaction, then the proper grenade throw

[@theanti-hypemonitor9079]

i thought the same! its as if it was motion captured. so crazy

[@Neon9th]

H.E.C.U training prepares you for a lot of situations. Getting crowbarred by a guy in a orange space suit is not one of them.

[@aereonexapprentice7205]

Makes me wonder, despite this probably would never actually happen cause of either adrenaline or military disclipine, but if the game does code one or two HECU soldiers to breakdown or giveup and not shoot at you if you wipe their team out, would players spare them? Fascinating to think of. Also good job sprinkling bits of ded scientists and guards, spawning the feeling of "yeah those soldiers did to other people the atrocities they are experiencing right now" despite the visceral horror shown thus far. Good craft.

[@josiadorthestrong1031]

Reminds me of Metro Exodus, where sometimes surviving enemies will surrender, and not killing them (as well as doing stealth) gets you the good ending.

[@Nobota113]

as a fps player, offline shooting games player, i won't spare them unless the game force me to do it ( just like Metro:Last Light and Exodus, they have karrma system that affect to the ending 😎

[@rawpowerjagg]

There's a mod for that for Black Mesa

[@arian4562]

honestly I think if you work at a laboratory like this and something goes wrong causing aliens to invade, you can pretty much expect to get liquidated. It's justified anyways, you wouldn't want anything spreading.

[@chasechiamulera7704]

Spare them? Absolutely fucking not lol

[@overlordmgcover2262]

You have done it again man. Another incredibly great animation by your hand. I like how Gordon spared the poor traumatised guy. He is the same guy that says "This is messed up man" meaning he feels shit enough about the orders they were given to say it out loudly. Gordon recognised that he was no threat anymore. Gordon is a high trained professional, not a murderer.

[@yollopillow]

professionals have standards

[@BlackmesaScientistEmployee]

Professionals do indeed have standards ​@@yollopillow

[@SirAsdf]

Silent protagonists must be so terrifying from the enemies' perspective.

[@onurpro9514]

I can’t Imagine highly trained marines getting ass kicked,humiliated and traumatized by a badass silent nerdy scientist with orange tank suit and his trusty crowbar that explains why Gordon is highly trained professional lmao 😂 The freeman don’t f… around

[@TheDoomMarine975]

They weren't joking when they said he's a highly trained professional

[@sauceman2885]

You. Knocked. It. Out. Of. The. Park. There are so many things I love about this gmod animation. The brutality of the kills, they don’t get shot and die instantly, they linger in pain. The soldiers aren’t machines they are humans who panic and freak out. Freeman from this point of view is a monster, from his point of view he’s just trying to survive.

[@RandomCriticalRocket]

I love 0:39 where you can see Gordon if you zoom in!! SO MUCH ATTENTION TO DETAIL I LOVE IT

[@arizonaicesuntea9922]

I like that we get to see the HECU's perspective when it comes to fighting Freeman. And I also love how Freeman, in turn, isn't just portrayed as a blood thirsty Phyco. (Witch is how most people play in half life 1) Great job, man, really knocked it out of the park.

[@zidancwijaya2581]

2:03 damn.. what a 1000 yard stare, Atmosphere...

[@AnUnusualEg]

It feels nice to see the HECU Marines being humanized as men just following orders since they really were screwed over in the half life lore during the Resonance Cascade.

[@cdru515]

The lack of a clear look at Gordon (until the end) works pretty well for showing the chaos of a firefight

[@uwuqt3.14]

I really like how you had the last guy break down in the middle of all that, that kid's probably in his early 20's and is just witnessing all his friends/allies around him get picked off by someone he can't even see 😥no wonder why he broke down. Excellent work though! I got really engaged and it actually made me feel scared of freeman.. we're so used to being him that when we take on the pov of his enemies, he can be a real force to be reckoned with.

[@burgerman2470]

Really glad you didn't make Gordon execute the last soldier, really made him feel human. Bravo man, bravo!

[@TheLadderman]

This is really good dude. What Hunt Down the Freeman wanted to be lol.

[@H1B04]

Agreed

[@garywyse3904]

Animation??? This is AAA quality drama. I am blown away, you perfectly illustrated how *terrifying* Freeman must have been to the Opposing Force! The speed the character can move, the accuracy of fire. . .and that emotionless, silent presence! Well done man! 👏👏👏👏👏

[@Minecraftineer998]

this right here is why we need a fuckin like HBO Band of Brothers tier series for this franchise.

[@garywyse3904]

@@Minecraftineer998 Yeah, or like the Chernobyl miniseries, where the resonance cascade event could happen in episode one followed by 7-8 episodes flicking back and forth between different l characters, you could even rewrite the HEVC Marines in the initial wave to be genuinely trying to provide disaster relief for the staff of B.M only for the FEDs to send in Black OP teams to silence everyone, once the event was deemed irreversible. It's very fertile ground for a dark SciFi. But could cause massive brand damage for Valve if it was not handled properly.

[@yoji5759]

Im glad you scammed us because honestly idk if I wouldve clicked on this if Gmod was in the title. You just opened my eyes to a whole new medium man! This is absolutely sick

[@joacons]

watch my recommended channels

[@rebelsolution8524]

3:11 Freeman showed and was like, "You are not obviously mature enough to handle this! Now you sit there think what you done!" From Freeman Mind references.

[@Monicaser]

The gas mask breathing is something I felt stood out. It made the scenes that much more intense to me. Excellent work!

[@khujohjr]

I think the most depressing thing show is how the shotgunner quite literally fought to the end you stop hearing shotgun shots and instead pistol shots while Gordon never ran out of ammo

[@Goober9864]

I love how he spared him showing freeman that he's still human and a sane person after everything happened

[@TotallyNotARebel_550]

I always love seeing fan films where you take a POV of basically any enemy soldier of a One Man Army type of video game and treating the main characters of the original franchise as basically horror movie villains

[@that_1_guy_from_mars939]

It never ceases to amaze me how your Gmod animations can be on par with most SFMs films. Absolutely incredible and excellent work!

[@Crazymarine-HECU-marine]

I'm amazed at your professionalism. Every frame of this movie is great. It is very noticeable that you are either studying to be a cinematographer / director or you just have a very good observation and developed taste. In any case, your work deserves the highest praise. Amazing, don't stop your creativity!

[@joacons]

I am studying cinema 🥹

[@bubbles8871]

I would like to see surrendering enemies in more games. There are so many games out there where you fight hordes of highly trained units who fling themselves at you without thought, despite witnessing dozens of the comrades being slaughtered before them.

[@Name-nw9uj]

entropy zero 2 actually did this pretty well. if an enemy is unarmed you can order them to surrender, or kick the gun out of their hands. of course, if you don't keep an eye on them they might run and find a weapon to shoot you in the back which makes sense.

[@Traycloudy0503]

The gradual smoothness of your animations is becoming more apparent with each one. I also liked the little moment at 0:16 with the marine brushing himself against the wall, it's the little things like that, that can give us an insight as to what a character's general mood is, or their habits, and so on. Side note, I loved the use of the Insurgency 1 voice lines since Mikey Tsarouhas voiced the Security in that game too.

[@MissCrepis]

I love that the last one is spared, emphasizing the moral dilemna of Gordon having to kill fellow humans when there's clearly a much bigger threat everywhere you go. A morbid understanding of "following orders" from a simple theoretical physicist.

[@hunterfranklin1948]

This was so good! I love the coordination between the team members and the fact they don't just blindly charge like the Black Mesa AI always did. This reminds me of how much I love the AI in FEAR, and I really wish this game had squad coordination like that did.

[@DiversionDude]

There's something very distinct about how SFM is rendered compared to Gmod in realtime. Regardless, that doesn't take away from the fact that this is very visually impressive and well made. Good work!

[@eugeniaamariei8626]

Apparently according to the description, this IS Gmod. Wow.

[@left4bread25]

Love how you made Gordon look like a being that doesnt show emotion, but in reality, Gordon is still a human being caught up in shit, unable to process what is happening, only showing nothing on his face. Leaving the single Marine without finishing him off, because he either knows he’s seen through shit like this or he just needs to give the Marine a few minutes to process what just happened.

[@rvkice23]

I love how Gordon is mostly camping at the corner entrance to the storage facility, I remember that was a good spot

[@alexschannelorsomething6673]

Whats scarier is the suit honestly gives him that strong an edge in combat. Could only imagine how many tranqs he's on to not breakdown at having to take human lives, even if it's self-defense.

[@andrewwales8827]

I was really hoping that the final reveal of Freeman was just going to be him running and jumping around like an absolute g-mod goon smashing crates, but good job nontheless!

[@unclelarry8842]

I prefer this one, it shows what Gordon looks like to the HECU. A ruthless and unstoppable terminator that destroys everything in it's path.

[@bluegum6438]

@@unclelarry8842 Last time I played Black Mesa I bunnyhopped through this specific part lobbing cooked grenades, I was thinking about how silly an animation that played out like that instead would be

[@agnogh1]

Amazing work as always.

[@agnogh1]

This is for the cat 😁

[@joacons]

Thank youuauUu

[@detectivejonathan]

I could tell from the lighting and the certain overlays that this wasn’t sfm. Surely a stick it to the face moment for those constantly asking “I thought this was sfm?”

[@JetorgXIII]

The background screaming after the explosive injuries really sold the atmosphere of the gunfight without focusing only on what was in frame. You set up the scene and it played out right. Great work, keep being creative my dude. :)

[@josephchoi417]

shit I wasn't expecting this level of quality Fucking awesome

[@sunscreeneater5937]

One thing I love about this is bringing the internal thought I’ve always had to life. I’ve looked through so much Half Life SFM/Gmod animations and never saw much of Freeman. Everyone focuses on the other factions and how hard it is to not have his HEV Suit. All of these SFM Animations showing how powerful the combine are or how terrified the HECU are, and in turn how scary the alien forces are, also hyped up how fucking menacing and lethal Freeman is. It’s like I watch all these videos and go “Damn, Freeman squad wipes *this* ?” This shows me exactly that and I love it so much.

[@romeoalvarado1622]

Holy shit, I think its a really cool detail actually showing Gordon at 0:33, the first time I saw this I didnt even notice, but the angle he's got makes him hard to see from the soldiers POV

[@Thewatchghostprod]

I love how freeman speared him. Let’s be honest tho that dude wouldn’t be spared by the players. Anyways this short film is amazing I love it so much great job

[@Arkhestra]

Insane work, brings it all to reality when it can strike my prior service in the marines, you really capture that they're just scared kids who are under way too much pressure. Loved it man!

[@agxtaxor9802]

RIP to the countless hours of sleep and quality time lost to make this masterpiece. im working on a 3d animation project of my own and i can only imagine how long this took

[@joacons]

:D....

[@Sapphiregamer8605]

@@joaconsdo you have fun making these?

[@joacons]

@@Sapphiregamer8605 of course xd

[@mrhippo3610]

This does a really nice job of capturing the ridiculous horror that is Gordon Freeman. A random scientist that has absolutely no reason whatsoever to be as much of a menace as he is. All people knew was that this man just had some basic training, was at ground zero during the resonance cascade and then forced to traverse a research site turned into a literal hell by both Xen and HECU forces. From a logical standpoint Gordon should’ve stood absolutely no chance, the probability of simply getting out of there alive was slim to none. Yet despite the overwhelming odds, Gordon manages to prevail. He single handedly goes toe to toe against squadrons of trained soldiers, extra-terrestrial beasts, war machines and super soldiers with his arsenal, ranging from basic firearms to laser guns that annihilate entire armored vehicles. No wonder this guy attained legend status after Black Mesa.

[@terrified057t4]

Damn I was not expecting Freeman, thought it was multiple Black Ops! Insanely good video!

[@Xx_Tuberculosis_xX]

For the average HECU, Gordon is literally a terminator. You’re just manning your position before suddenly you hear metal footsteps and gunshots. You fire at the source, but all you hear is lead clanking against metal. Then, you see the orange suit devoid of humanity with its helmet. Nothing lies beyond the visor but your own karma.

[@romannumeralvii4285]

You make me love the HECU more than anybody else in the Half life universe. Amazing attention to detail, atmosphere and of course animation. The amount of character you put into the characters is superb, hope you get more recognition because you deserve it.

[@ubersoldado]

1:56 what a shot. Amazing work, man!

[@bloodmarine26]

wow! that really good animation here, good SFM quality for a GMOD animation! i love the story. giving a more human and realistic experience. after playing half life 1 and black mesa i feel like a monster.

[@TarsonTalon]

"You don't win wars by killing civilians...but you sure can start them." -Dark Freeman

[@nahoy350]

Thank you for portraying Gordon Freeman as not just a protagonist who kills all of his enemies, but just a scientist who wants to survive as well😢

[@valcommander7981]

can this PLEASE be the one that thrusts JoAcoNS into the spotlight now

[@joacons]

:'v

[@followingone7292]

me when you have **Black Mesa: Character Expansion** installed:

[@asovietplaytpus5828]

Shotgunner was honestly goated

[@sigmagamer76]

Fr, dude went charging in after his squad mates got taken down.

[@nicknamed1267]

From the sound of it, dude even put up a better fight than the rest of his squad combined lol.

[@Vratty]

@@nicknamed1267 Shotgunners in black mesa dont fuck around they mess you up easily when they rush xd

[@geteeay3260]

Bro what... I am genuinely shocked. I am an gmod/sfm addict since I can remember, and I have NEVER seen something this great. You can be proud of yourself man. Even kitty would be stunned :o

[@romannumeralvii4285]

Outstanding

[@joacons]

Yoo thank you so muchhh Thats like 7kg of top quality cat litter right there xd

[@arifcso6633]

Bro has great talent While story maybe absent but the animation really caught me off guard and made in Gmod gave me a double off guard

[@GeneralDelta072]

I like HECU better than the Combine in the Half-Life universe. Instead of the "Contact confirmed. Engaging." like the Combine, I rather enjoy the "Contact! Contact! Engaging!" of the HECU. EDIT: You should also do a Half-Life 2 one called, "Officer Down", about Civil Protection in a gunfight against Rebels.

[@DarkViperUS1]

well Combine are literly made to be less human and be machine which can be more deadly then HECU which is but even they couldn't stand Freeman interaction

[@DespicableDemon]

Holy crap this was masterfully done, LOVE the animation on the soldier who got startled and slipped down the stairs, it's so perfect with the movement/weight, how he grasps onto the steps but still stutter-falls down. The fact that the squad lacks cohesion once the lead is down and everyone starts doing their own thing makes for such a great narrative here. That ending is so *wonderful*, the only thing I would change for it is for it to fit into frame the dead scientists with the soldier on the ground, to show a nice parallel between the two. "I killed your guys, you killed civilians; who's the real monster here?"

[@joacons]

I did wanted to show the scientists more directly, but didnt know how Tyy

[@steveystovey]

This would’ve been a much better backstory for the main character of Hunt Down the Freeman lmao- not that it would make the game any better, but still 😂

[@mysterythekitsune2988]

Agreed watching all his friends die. And then then for the rest of the game Gordon unknownly fights Mitchell and defeats him and every hecu marine in a few battles each time Gordon slashes him with the crow bar leaving a new seat on his face. This would fit as Mitchell said. " Whatever it takes. Whoever it takes. Whatever I have I have to do before I die. I will kill you. "' This he probably say in the first or last encounter with Gordon Freeman. And each time Mitchell loses more of his men and friends die to Gordon hand and crowbar. And even though Gordon never sees Mitchell face. Mitchell would always remember Gordon Freeman as the man who his so many of his marine buddies.

[@mariodario1427]

the thumbnail itself looks amazing, idk how godly the video will be

[@ArrowSkye]

God I can't get enough of these videos. Both its animation and premise. I love the hell out of HECU POVs that show the overwhelming sense of dread they had to have experienced with them being way in over their heads as the incident raged on.

[@candidate12]

You did something alot of people dont do when they animate Gordon, which is make him human. He is still a guy with empathy

[@annoyingkraken]

omg bro, I assumed they were fighting the black ops because I was thinking, if they were fighting Gord he'll be sprinting around, jumping and blasting on full auto all the time, switching between his full arsenal of weaponry like a madman. He's a madman in this one alright, but in such a grim dark manner, that was 100% one of the best Half-Life animations I've ever seen to date. The choice of soundtrack for Gord's entrance was perfect too.

[@ethanchen9611]

This is the first HECU animation that have actual realistic marines phrases then the old HL1 and Opfor, although still seen SL having Beret but the yell of corpsman just on point.

[@joacons]

ik about the SL, but i didnt know how to present him as the leader without voice actors xd Had to rely on visual stuff

[@Gravity_studioss]

The HECU are implied to be a fictional joint ops unit using both army and marine assets

[@jayantonio4487]

nice animation to let people see things from the hecu's perspective

[@dotljc6895]

he leans over and says "hey Marine, your boot laces aren't tucked, that's why this happened" then leaves

[@5220640]

THIS IS EXCELLENT. Well gone. I always thought I should make a movie or serious of the Half Life 2 for example, with suspisodes 1 and 2

[@TheYellowMan4]

Animation? Stop lying, this is so smooth it should be classed as live action or motion capture Imagine if this was live action when this marines legs blows off 1:13 "You're doing good man, ok you can stop screaming now. I said, Stop screaming in pain. Yes, i know we killed all of the actors."

[@digarak]

For the cat, i am poor af myself though 😢 Love the detail you put on this vid, still at the end of the day the plethora of "meds" injected by HEV suit will keep gordons emotions at bay 😂😂

[@joacons]

Thank youuUUUu

[@herbet3011]

Bro I just noticed your fucking quality increased above the roof again. You are like the best if not one of the best animator I've seen on Half Life about HECU (probably the only one left that's still alive since I haven't seen much stuff comeout from other people), like damn I EXTREMELY fucking enjoy this type of animation, especially about HECU Marines since they're too fucking underrated in my opnion. By the way I wish I could find a way to send you some money, unfortunately I don't got paypal and I got only like local app shit restricted to my own country only, but I hope your cat get well soon, once again great video man, but yk don't rush it though if you're having trouble with life then deal with that first man, life comes first. As always keep it up man!

[@FleyDragon]

I never thought about how terrifying Gordon really is. This is incredible.

[@EPS1LON11NotFound]

Neighborhood war When the team is trying to Protect the Camp This is real

[@Scorch052]

I come back to watch this every once in a while and I always notice new cool little details. Like this time it stuck out to me how all the scenes where the HECU marines are showing compassion for their squadmates, like the corpsman rushing to the squad leader, are directly juxtaposed by dead BM staff right in the center of the shot. A nice little reminder of why Gordon has had to become such a killing machine.

[@Australopithecus_83Enigma-rv6r]

Eso es muy buen punto, peroo también hay que ser un poquito más realistas, digo, ¿quién en su sano juicio gastaría una bala o una acción contra un ser que no te daría pelea o te soltara algún beneficio ante un desastre catastrófico como el de Black Mesa?

[@Scorch052]

​@@Australopithecus_83Enigma-rv6r I mean asking whether the military executing civilians in a catastrophe like Black Mesa is realistic or not seems to depend entirely on how conspiratorial you are ;p

[@Spodogo]

3:10 Imgaine you were dying. Imgaine you were afraid; a long way from home in terrible and withering pain. Just when you thought it couldn't get worse, you looked up, and saw the face of the devil himself.

[@MikMoen]

This wasn't a Fan Animation. This was Cinema.

[@D3K43]

1:33 WAS THAT VOICED BY ACCURSED FARMS!?

[@joacons]

who knows

[@anirudhdwivedi6673]

This is exactly how Dr Freeman will have to fight to survive. Superb! Did complete justice to this iconic game! That enigma is who we were when we played Half-Life. Simply amazing! The direction, the entire sequence. The entire pacing is due to the direction. Really says a lot about the creator's skills. Much, much more exciting than many hand-to-hand sequences. Weird to think that these soldiers were just on a regular day of their job.

[@freeman5325]

The animation is so smooth and brutal, I love it!

[@Whateverguy8114]

Had to re-check if the guy had a beret when I heard who the first casulty was, of course the cohesion was fucked when the Squad leader was the first one to go down! I really liked the end with the gas mask filter's noise increasing, as we heard that odd noise slowly building up during the face down between Freeman and the soldier. All in all as usual stellar animation, and it is done in Gmod aswell! Things look like they've got some weight to it and the sfx aswell is spot on as usual, the vibrating shockwave noises from the explosions in particular.

[@Vampire123411]

Gordon doesn't need to see all this. He's already a highly traumatized individual.

[@jacktheripper2408]

It's soo good to see half life is getting more and more recognition. In 2013-2022 it just silent

[@achkobys]

👽Gordon, as always, with his favorite mount 🗡️ (3:34)

[@HoangNguyen-jc8jo]

All these years playing as Gordon....it's truly madness to actually feel his presence from the POV of the opposing force.