Ridiculous Ties

Honestly, Gordon had this coming..
#animation #halflife #memes
Tools:
Blender - Rigging, modeling, animating, rendering
DaVinci Resolve - Editing / sound
GIMP - Texturing
Assets:
Half Life 1 and Opposing Force assets
Half Life: Offensive AI mod voice lines ( generated by ElevenLabs.io )
Half Life: MMOD models / sounds ( Amazing mod try it on Steam )
Shout out to my homie (/THE FINALS partner) who gave me moral support during the making of this weird thing. www.youtube.com/@TheQuadratic...
Video largely inspired by Eltorro's amazing HL1 vids.
• Half-Life: Ep3 | Scien...
Go check them out, they're hilarious
Music:
0:00 Casa Bossa Nova - Kevin Macleod
0:44 Prospero01_d.mp3 - Half Life
1:10 Aftermath - Kevin Macleod
1:15 Casa Bossa Nova - Kevin Macleod
1:55 Half-Life13.mp3 - Half Life
2:10 Suspense02.mp3 - Half Life
2:25 Suspense05.mp3 - Half Life
2:39 Half-Life16.mp3 - Half Life
2:56 Half-Life15.mp3 - Half Life
3:27 Half-Life02.mp3 - Half Life
4:22 Casa Bossa Nova - Kevin Macleod
I am the mysterious KZbin person who makes odd videos that no one asked for, but you can't look away because there's a strange amount of detail in them. To my subs who been here forever, thank u (heart emoji). Maybe someday I'll upload consistently, I make like no money on KZbin so it's just a personal passion thing at this point. This video was a break from solo game dev, and way to switch me out of editor mode into creation mode. I'll post game stuff on here and give free copies in the description and such if I ever get to the point of publishing on Steam.
I think I'm supposed to put tags here or something. I don't know how KZbin works anymore.
Goofy Ahh Gordon Freeman, Funny Half Life 1 Animation, Ridiculuous Ties Animation, HL1 Scientist animation, HL1 memes, Eli Vance Half Life 1, Gordon Freeman Hl1, Half Life Hound Eye, Half life 1 meme animation, the scientists are crazy in half life, crazy AI HL1, HL1 self aware AI, Strangled by tie HL1, Gordon gets sacrificed hl1,
That's all I can think of

[@mrdreamy1747]

Props to Gordon for not leaving Barney behind.

[@karlboson4803]

He couldnt let him open the door for the scientists, now could he?

[@ABAgamer_]

Gordon will owe him a beer eventually, so keeping him around is vital.

[@wallet_]

@@ABAgamer_Hell, he'll buy em the whole damn bar!

[@ABAgamer_]

@@wallet_ So thoughtful of him! He is a professional, after all!

[@TadtheSwag]

He doesn't hate Benry after all

[@dr.cherrydonutman7193]

Massive respect to that one kleiner scientist who helped gordon from the horde. His sacrifice won't be forgotten.

[@bruhthatexists]

3:33 rip o7

[@JJ-IsInYourWalls]

dont worry **presses q and spawns in a Scientist npc**

[@soldias2228]

Maybe he was the Kleiner 😢

[@ChesterManfred]

Will be missed.

[@sf4137]

gordon still shot him

[@Nate_the_Nobody]

3:55 Aww, he really cares about Barney Fucking man handled him like a small child 🤣

[@ElAwfulBoy]

problably because ABOUT THAT BE-

[@karzhala5242]

Or because he was afraid those scientists would rip off his head and use it to open the door

[@bebrik5]

LOL​@@ElAwfulBoy

[@jesush.christ8261]

That one wasn't barney, he's in another office in that part of the game and I think he's the guy you also see walking through the door during the tram ride (not the one that let's you in after you get off)

[@SuperXavier_R]

You mean one of Barney's 4 million clones?

[@SandySoda]

I love how realistic Gordon’s reactions are. The way he starts becoming more aggressive the more annoyed he was. Also the way he was hesitant about shooting the scientists. I just find it very impressive lol

[@atakankorkut3946]

"Do you even know whats going on?" "Man idfk"

[@pantheracheaxb747]

Biggest reason I don't watch some G-man stuff or/and HF contents are those low quality and low details. Until now. This, you can see everyone's motions and expressive body language. Little bypassing details are so rich, yet while maintaining the low quality textures.

[@cranialtoxicity4434]

"What's this, some sorta gun?" [Immediately points it in his mouth] Killed me.

[@Vekman_Youtube]

In this case it didnt killed him

[@DoctorFudge]

The fact that he keeps waving it around at the end and you hear it clicking because he keeps just casually squeezing the trigger was hilarious to me.

[@Milesy]

"I wonder if it's loaded?!"

[@PotatoPatatoVonSpudsworth]

Everyone here is so misinformed... that was a standard firearm taste-test, used to determine the calibre. It's basic military protocol. Smh my head.

[@Finzlow]

@@DoctorFudge So glad my gun people liked all those jokes

[@lazyxeno9404]

I like how he bhops away that's rarely used in animated shows

[@Finzlow]

Glad some one got that, I should have improved that part a little more so you can see it better

[@julfox4446]

@@Finzlow Its visible

[@spoon6273]

@@Finzlowits perfect as it is, subtle, great, perfect!!!

[@fareast0752]

@@Finzlow nah nah, it's quite noticeable, the brain rot just doesn't allow you to actually do something outside of the routine, such as writing a comment.

[@xxsegaxx]

​​@@Finzlow You did it good enough,I mean...who runs like this? 3:36

[@bob-omb1217]

3:33 i love how this one scientist is the only one who doesn't use sentence mixing lmfao

[@JudasTboiissocoolandadorb]

Yea I think it’s from the Half-Life Offensive AI mod

[@5MadMovieMakers]

His workday went from 0 to 100 real quick

[@YasonYou]

So like the real Black Mesa incident

[@Komegatze]

This is amazing. needs to be a series. Ridiculous Ties 2, Ridiculous Ties episode 1, Ridiculous Ties episode 2, Ridiculous Ties: Alyx

[@Finzlow]

LOL exactly

[@Glasezz_boi]

I agree this could be a really good series

[@mr.manmccheese7240]

A weapon to surpass Skibidi Toilet...

[@ellisgaming29]

@@mr.manmccheese7240 finally

[@DartTyler]

Hunt down the Ties

[@Delak_Antoine]

This is the best thing I've ever seen in my entire life

[@Finzlow]

Thanks Delak! much appreciate

[@madcatmk213]

holy cow

[@Rehteal]

For me, it's just the best thing I've seen in my half life.

[@kairuharu]

no way its delak

[@La3eeeb726]

agreed

[@tk-hf4oz]

4:19 Gordon's reaction look realistic as hell.

[@prorandocopier7945]

he looks like he said "I dunno!'

[@supermegabenji1026]

This was the real reason why the HECU cleans out Black Mesa.

[@BlackSago_]

3:46 this one Barney being an immovable object in literally every half life speedrun

[@Agent_blablabla]

And meanwhile the scientists become houndeyes

[@indecheeso]

i like how the textures don't have texture filtering applied and instead look more pixelated instead of blurry

[@Finzlow]

Yeah I made most of it unfiltered, but randomly all the faces have filtering cuz I preferred em that way

[@TyrannoWright]

"gl_round_down 0" It's never gonna get any higher quality without this, filtered or unfiltered. In terms of the video, I like all the fancy visual additions to the original textures, almost looks like HL Ray-Traced.

[@jiinkC]

that's how I always played half life. gl_texturemode gl_nearest for life

[@exportedrice9360]

Hearing “Organic matter” at 4:12 kills me everytime The scientists are saying what they see like a toddler it’s hilarious

[@zekromfan1]

The best part of the animation has to be how well Gordon’s thoughts are conveyed through slight movements and the change in his demeanor. Even without words you can really get a feel for what’s going through his mind, from the confusion, to the annoyance, right into terror and determination. Oh and Barney probably owes him more than just a beer now, Otis however is owed some donuts from everyone else. That man is a precious resource and is without a doubt the most capable individual in all of Black Mesa, he’s a professional and doesn’t need to hear all of this.

[@AMadnessAniMaTOR]

Yes, he doesn’t need to hear all of this, he’s the purest sample we’ve seen yet.

[@jess648]

i like how gordon gets more and more visibly pissed

[@ChesterManfred]

Stupid theory: it's his ponytail. After he cuts it off, he becomes shyer and submissive. Which might probably be a good thing

[@karmakaughtthekat]

​@@ChesterManfred This is becoming my new favorite headcanon. The ponytail gives him power.

[@Kallichore09]

@@ChesterManfredAre you telling me Gordon's ponytail keeps him from being a twink

[@Headlessgenie]

The same way the mythical samsons hair gave him power?

[@ianmitchell5979]

Everything before the cult reveal felt like a Freeman's Mind scene.

[@jimjellyjinjamjimbo]

This was the most out of left field thing I’ve ever seen but I’m all for it.

[@Finzlow]

Ty brother, yeah it definitely is

[@quantumblauthor7300]

Why do you say this like even _you_ don't know what happened, ​@@Finzlow

[@Finzlow]

@@quantumblauthor7300 Well I wanted to evolve my videos to stuff like this, and I wasn't sure how people who wanted the older type stuff would react

[@AsherCaldwell]

The amount of emotions you gave Freeman without any words is incredible.

[@Officialjadenwilliams]

AMAZING work 🔥

[@ryeo9907]

DAMN didn't expect to see you here

[@crystalclearMSA]

Didn't expect you watching SFMs lol

[@jul1ancreations]

Ron caused the reconance cascade

[@fluffy_knight]

" Why are you killing us Gordon? Dont you care about u-." " NAHHHHHHHH!!! "

[@deudz]

you? here?

[@chrissvector]

I love how Gordon has a cult after him, and the first thing he does while escaping is just flip off every individual scientist that he can. Even while facing horrors, he's but mildly inconvenienced if anything.

[@TheSilverCrow64]

Most normal day in Gordon's life

[@slambler6702]

Gordon is a highly trained professional, he doesn’t need to hear any of this

[@Kostamoinen]

Didn't expect to see such a masterpiece today! The bunny hopping got me laughing (3:37)

[@wiiprocontroller6471]

This is absolutely incredible

[@TheRealBlazingDiamond]

Typical unfinished animation shenanigans, I love it Not saying the animation is unfinished, but, well, you animate, you know exactly what this is haha

[@RealMicak]

Oh my. A Kostamoinen? :o

[@AMadnessAniMaTOR]

Same

[@gabrielcosner783]

It’s the chad!

[@fubukikagerou7871]

3:49 is unsettling

[@TRIMCARROT72571]

It is 😂😂

[@Nekogatari93]

1:54 That's how i always envisioned gordon putting on the HEV suit in the actual game.

[@Looona_fan]

He just sticks it onto him.

[@nerdyvids1]

I love how this feels like it could have multiple different stories to it. Is it the NPCs going rogue and rebelling against an abusive player? Is it some kind of bizarre cult that Gordon Freeman is having to deal with? Is it some kind of reality meltdown that only Gordon and that one poor Kleiner are aware of?

[@TheRealKazberry]

This goes hard.

[@fourlionnn]

Feel free to screenshot.

[@daepikpman1204]

Could totally be an abusive player, but I was thinking this was a Freeman's Mind type of Gordon that's getting what was coming to him. Justice for that kleiner scientist that saved him though

[@wyattmurphy7153]

it looks to me like a case of "rouge game AI going insane after hundreds of restarts and replays".

[@Werty715_25]

Maybe the other scientists keep complaining about those ties. But Gordon never does. So they suspect that he's someone sent by the administration to spy on them. Out of that fear, they want to kill them. The locker room is their point of meetings, and that one Kleiner wanted to use the toilet, but he got right in the middle of the meeting.

[@mcorqeneral886]

Ah yes the Cult of Ridicilous Ties They caused the fucking cascade just to capture Gordon and then NUKED IT ALL to hide the evidence.

[@ChesterManfred]

I wonder how does Breen take part of this

[@mcorqeneral886]

he's the "Padre" of the Cult obviously.@@ChesterManfred

[@yuseford]

When you replayed Half Life so many times that you made the scientists go insane and form a secret cult around you.

[@ScamRandy]

I am blown away by all the voice lines you've worked into a story. Things we heard repeated over and over while playing the game suddenly didn't feel redundant. Excellent animation and camera work. Great story. Incredible job with the voice lines.

[@Artcat932]

Seeing the low-poly models from Half Life in beautiful modern day lighting, along with the stock Half Life sound effects being used to make actually good sound design are my favourite type of videos.

[@makimaki500]

I keep wishing for hl2 with hl1 graphics because I can't move away

[@Mulligun007]

Absolutelly. HL 2 is a profanation of the legendarny HL 1 and just a overr-rated crap.

[@dave4253]

"I seem to be wounded, but i can keep going!" bro was pleading for his life

[@harrogeorge7878]

Pleading for a chance to avoid annihilation

[@TheAwesomeHyperon]

He was weak, so he was purged.

[@dave4253]

@@TheAwesomeHyperon real

[@Krucek_v2]

1:37 "stop attacking, he's a friend!" *Kisses his head

[@DellDivioDevoe]

adorable.

[@kdawg6106]

That one Barney taking his sweet time while Gordan is running from all of the crazy cultist scientists 3:43

[@TheeZackMichael]

0:55 - "Gordon does not need to hear all this, he is the purest sample we have seen yet." 2:05 - "I never thought I would see a highly trained professional, let alone create one."

[@cranialtoxicity4434]

I love the choreography and blocking. It adds so much personality, especially to Freeman. It's kind of how i expect he would move in Feeeman's Mind.

[@reversoF]

4:07 Julius Caesar

[@bobbybooshay5388]

In this timeline the Combine took one look at Earth and said "nah man. Pass "

[@krissthemlg2202]

0:55 right beside the einstein scientist they pull a body out of camera view

[@thelonelyghost1634]

That's the scientist that was holding onto Gordon's leg

[@wdp1a73r]

Jesus, it's jefferson all over again

[@AMadnessAniMaTOR]

@@thelonelyghost1634He got his skull kicked in by Gordon and now he has 23 concussions

[@11_ignatio_claudio64]

Yes he was trying to help him, like gun Steiner Scientist

[@CJ-lz9jg]

1:06 That eyebrow raise is just pure detication and prefection.

[@finchat2382]

1:37 i saw that little detail. So thats why he went under his arm!

[@owaslol]

i don’t get it

[@finchat2382]

@@owaslol he pressed the button when he went under his hand

[@T.W.Gamers]

I actually didn’t notice that, nice catch!

[@finchat2382]

@@T.W.Gamers 👍

[@Duckieman644]

3:22 I was thinking was it’s gonna end with a fade out where we guess Gorden dies, but hen the music starts and ur like “OH SHIT HERE IT COMES”

[@fourlionnn]

Love that Robot Chicken-like body animation at 3:34 lol

[@Murtle]

I knew something was off with these ridiculous ties. Glad you're back

[@Leander_]

Really cool animation, awesome to see that Half Life still draws such a community to it some 25 years later!

[@Carhill]

The more I watch this the more I notice. Love the little stuff like the headcrab sound as the scientist lunges at the elevator and Gordon turning off the flashlight at the end. This is a work of art.

[@URnightmares162]

2:06 well that went dark

[@WalterUndergo]

Literally.

[@screamingexplosivesoldier9750]

4:25 well i guess we know who ate all the donuts

[@lonewalker6916]

3:11 the perfect time to pause the video lol

[@jaralara6429]

3:14 "HE WILL NOT DIVIDE US" Ah I see you are a man of culture as well

[@Jack_kate]

This got darker and darker the farther it went on. Edit: 4:16 i find it funny for some reason that he turns off his flashlight because that's something i would do after all that.

[@Elctrucr54]

I just turn off the flashlight so I can replenish it to use it later if needed

[@RedPineaplleStudio]

Sometimes i feel that the most original and postmodern HL-related stuff comes out on the HL1 side of the comunity. With examples like HLVRAI and now this, it feels like after many years of making content about the second game people find new inspiration in classic and that's really cool.

[@jess648]

modding scene is more alive than ever

[@Lambdac0reYT]

R.I.P That scientist with the gun. You will be missed 🫡

[@Johncob10]

2:36 Save 1 3:57 save 2

[@therealbritlad2537]

I like the implication that its not ALL the scientists that have gone mad, i mean that could change of course, i just wish good luck to the HECU when they turn up Edit: i just found out that you are also the guy that made Headcrab Detachment, fucking awesome

[@genericobjectshow3440]

"Please, I don't want to be- (dies by spiderentist)" -scientist.mdl, 1998

[@Harry101UK]

This is fantastic! Had me laughing the whole time lol

[@yeezez]

OMG ITS THE AWESOME PORTAL GUY!

[@AmaroqStarwind]

If this becomes a series, you should make a song based on it.

[@JarateSandvich0]

Id absolutely love to see a part two of this

[@vortexsux]

saw this on the steam community page, ive found gold.

[@nakedpear3558]

The steamer community?

[@TeeTownVideos]

I cannot emphasize how impressive it is that you are able to make all of these characters so damn expressive, Gordon especially. Every little mannerism and eyebrow lift adds so much to his character, it's honestly amazing. Very well done 👍👍👍

[@weezards1014]

I LOVE THE TWIST OF THIS AND HOW IT GETS DISTURBING

[@TadtheSwag]

I love everything about this, the animation, the style, the way you used the voicelines to potray actual emotion of the characters, the jokes, just everything in this is so amazingly done!

[@youtubecopyrights]

Love this story telling. The black light scene is such a cool twist.

[@JuanGamer0202]

0:03 HE SAID IT

[@hotpockette]

This is the purest sample I've seen yet... Glad you're back

[@iamjjanimates]

I appreciate Gordon saving Barney from that giant horde of scientists

[@Jpgl5.]

what 10 hours of ridiculous ties does to a scientist

[@ryan_1099]

2:40 "Are you insane?" Also this is beyond fantastic

[@TheQuadraticAttenuator]

When the world needed him the most, he came back with the best Half-Life animation I've seen in a long time. Full of genuine laughs with no Skibidi Toilet-isms. Keep Raising the Bar brother 😎

[@toyotacorollamerchant]

Raising the Bar???!?!??!? Is that a Half Life 2 reference!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

[@ChesterManfred]

No toilet = safe for the brain efficient

[@thewolfin]

Back in my day we called it KZbin Poop

[@JohnSmith-dg6kp]

Dude this animation was awesome! Especially with your utilization and detail on the older scientist and Gordon models! Great little story and some cool action and such! Please make more like this!

[@Holy-Crusader]

I love how gordon's only voice line gets used

[@-._Radixerus_.-]

after rewatching for the THIRD time i noticed that at 1:41 he kisses the scientist right on his bald head and im loving it

[@krissthemlg2202]

lmao it even has the mwah noise

[@izyaizya]

3:35 New type of speedrun "Scientist%" (Also, good animation 👍)

[@xanva21]

yooo maan

[@gamingpugreal]

The single best half life 1 animation I have ever seen

[@FlatLikePan]

For an animation using such an old and low graphical style, it's surprisingly smooth. The hand movements and swift actions are wild!

[@peenweinerstein]

That was the best half-life related animation I've seen in years

[@Mittens...]

god the jokes are so expertly done. i absolutely loved this

[@Illumerix]

Probably the best use of half life voice lines I've ever heard

[@xx123manxx]

This is so high quality I'm legitimately upset that it ended

[@NOGREE]

Oh Gods! It was cool! At the beginning, it all started as a kind of visualization of funny phrases of scientists, but then suddenly everything turns out to be more complicated. A certain tie cult wants to sacrifice Freeman. This was an unexpected turn of events. I liked the visualization of the expressive character animations. It looks smooth and is great. I also liked the moment at the end when Gordon saved Barney. I thought he would leave him. I immediately imagine a plot in my head in which Gordon and Barney will try to escape from the crazy cult of ties. Everything will turn out to be so serious that the cult of ties is calling on the lord of ridiculous ties from another dimension and for this they need Gordon. I understand that making even such an animation requires a lot of work and time. But I like to fantasize about what the whole story could look like, like a whole movie.

[@kylerbelshaw7042]

The Lord of Ridiculous Ties is probably the G-man.

[@Deremixproductions]

This is so fantastic. Extremely well done in all aspects. I want more.

[@aftsfm]

I love rewatching this video.

[@thewazir1679]

One word ‏‪0:05‬‏ *masterpiece*

[@BanjoGate]

Love how much expression you are putting into the low poly faces. More!

[@VoidLeak]

This is one of the best Half-Life themed animations I've ever seen, if not the BEST! Everything is perfect and looks crisp and beautiful. KEEP IT UP MAN!!!!

[@WangelHL2]

3:55 i love he picks Barney up like a child juat to save him from the horde of kleiners.

[@NikoPeludo]

That, and a murderous Eli

[@flatoutgamer622]

1:45 I love it how HL1 Gordon just gives the middle finger

[@typhoon1575]

This is a genuinely creative and funny animation. Making a creepy scenario out of memed janky half life ai and dialog I love it

[@AUWRECKU]

*what i came here for* 3:34 *WHAT YOU CAME HERE FOR* 3:49

[@scrumpyscrumpy]

scientists acting like hoindeyes is terrifying

[@bluz0r69]

jesus dude the overtly expressive faces on goldsrc models looks so fucking good.

[@Jackofallgamesandart]

3:09 ok but how does teeth give you a laceration in a metal suit, unless its from temu of course

[@wildskis7086]

probably around the wrist where theres no metal

[@mundaneheavy]

The animation in this is spectacularly stylized and smooth!

[@Isaacfess]

Welcome back Winzlow. Great animations as usual! The spinning fake-out was hilarious lol

[@banan3467]

they constantly went from trying to kill gordon to acting innocent

[@arlomanzo]

everything in this was totally unexpected, and i love it

[@ImNotFine44]

The right man with the wrong tie…

[@Dominzki]

Now this is a gem I didn't expect to see today *MORE PLEASE AND THANK YOU*

[@Illegal_Immigrant]

i would love to see part 2 of this lmao. This was decently tense and i loved the story

[@gobeldigoo]

I love the chase scene, mostly because of the chanting of "Ridiculous ties." The whole time, and Gordon bunny hopping away got me. WE NEED MORE RIDICULOUS TIES

[@knoxiegb1782]

Great work, very imaginative and tremendously fun to watch I'll never put on a tie and be able to not think of this

[@mikey7865]

The way freeman & scientists have face motion is so realistic

[@kiritokirigaya4360]

I didn't expect Gordon to start flipping off his colleague's.

[@zac9181]

You need to make more! Make this a series! I love seeing these guys do wacky things! :D