Amateur Film Makers Tease Impressive New Half-Life Project
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Oh yeah, this is Half-life alright; a minute long video of some dude running away from cheap-looking effects.
Maybe I'm missing the point here, but this looks like crap.
Maybe I'm missing the point here, but this looks like crap.
Is there any connection between this and "Escape from City 17?" The way the Strider looks is similar.Logan Westbrook said:
Black Mesa is where Gordan Freeman worked. It's where the incident occurred in the first Half-Life game that started the invasion. So yes, Portal is in the same continuity as the Half-Life games.dathwampeer said:
Portal is indeed set in the same universe. However, the time period is more than a little ambiguous, and has to be guessed. Hopefully, Portal 2 will give players more information as the the exact setting of Portal, in relation to the Half Life series.dathwampeer said:
On topic, it looks good! I hope they end up finishing it!
It appears HL brings out the best in moviemakers about making nice-looking budget special effects. Although it's strange how only now watching this I realize what a stupid thing a grenade with a bright red light on it is.
Also since I'm at it, if you haven't played the HL games yet, you have an excellent excuse to never play them ever. They're pretty bad.
Black Mesa is the name of the laboratory the entire first game takes place in. It had a kind of in-joke feeling when it was mentioned in Portal, but Episode 2 also mentioned Aperture Science, so even if they're not part of the same continuity, they are part of very similar continuities.dathwampeer said:
Also since I'm at it, if you haven't played the HL games yet, you have an excellent excuse to never play them ever. They're pretty bad.
Supposedly it takes place after Half life 2 Episode 2.JaymesFogarty said:
OT: This looks pretty good. I can only imagine how it would look with a big budget and professional actors (same person making it though...). Hopefully they might get picked up by a big studio, but I doubt it.
OK, who wants to take the first sift of the Michael Bay watch? We don't want him finding this.
It's nice to see people haven't forgotten about Shepherd. To be honest, it would be quite nice to see him featured in a Half-Life game again. But if that will ever happen, even Valve can't seem to tell.
So Half-Life and Portal seem to be very much a part of the same universe. Now, whether this will play any part in future games in either of them is anyone's guess.
Actually, yes, they are in the same continuity. Infact, if you don't mind spoilers, at the end of Half-Life 2: Episode 2:dathwampeer said:
Alyx and Gordon leave for the Arctic, where an Aperture Science research vessel called the Borealis is located. The Borealis was previously missing, having mysteriously vanished along with part of a drydock, and is said to contain important cargo. While nobody can say what the exact nature of the cargo is, it is said that, if not handled properly, could bring about a disaster even worse then the one in Black Mesa.
So Half-Life and Portal seem to be very much a part of the same universe. Now, whether this will play any part in future games in either of them is anyone's guess.
He was also 100% fucking awesome. No idea where anyone would get the idea that he's from the SAS though.Aidinthel said:
I hope Valve brings him back, even though Opposing Force was by different developers, If I remember right. Gearbox, by the looks of my OpFor disk.
Yep. Corporal, United States Marine Corps, Hazardous Environment Combat Unit, stationed in New Mexico.crowns18 said:
