Half-Life: Blue Shifting my sanity
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 มิ.ย. 2024
- Half-Life Blue Shift is the third expansion pack for Half-Life. It is also the most mixed opinions. Is Blue Shift actually good? Are the HD Textures really that ugly? Let's find out if Blue Shift is still good in 2023, and if it's a worthy addition to the Half-Life Masterpiece franchise.
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00:00 Intro
00:53 Half-Life Blue Shift is good?
04:06 HD Textures are ugly
07:00 Gameplay and Puzzles
12:23 World Building and Characters
17:52 Half-Life 2 is next
Half-Life is a series of first-person shooter games developed and published by Valve. The games combine shooting combat, puzzles and storytelling. The original Half-Life, Valve's first product, was released in 1998 for Windows to critical and commercial success. - เกม
Wow, it seems a lot of people DO want to see Decay…
I made a poll in my community posts. Go vote if you want a Decay video 🫡
Make a poll and let the people decide
I mean… I never played, but i heard it can be fun. Altough, its very tricky to setup, since its not on steam, but an addon to the ps2 version of Half life. There are two ways to play it. A: You need to buy a ps2 copy on third party websites for some expensive prices. Or B: download a mod version of it on mod db. And even setting up the multiplayer is an absolute hastle. You can either play it localy with no problems whatsoever, or literaly create a whole server just to play online. So just a heads up. But if you are willing to go through that, than go for it!
@@blukat9903 Hmm I’ll do that too
@@erevouder5213 Thanks for the heads up! I think if enough people want it, I’ll find a way to do it
One you finish with the series you should play the community mods Entropy:zero and Entropy:zero 2. They are very good and you play as a combine from half life 2
If he plays Half Life 2 with low HP i swear I will laugh my ass off. It's pretty much a cannon event at this point
FOR REAL, i can’t escape it dude lmao
@@kel_ski incase you actually play with low hp, i recommend you DONT use hard mode, anything but hard mode, half life 2 cannot be played with low hp, but since you played half life 1 with low hp on hard mode, then im assuming you will be able to finish hl2 with low hp :) oh and let me tell you this, half life 2 is MUCH more fun than half life 1
@@altgeditzhard disagree. Hl2 is good but hl1 is way more fun gameplay loop
@@JohnLasseter-ct5inhalf life one kinda aged better in my opinion. its a really standout old shooter.
@@vivimos_en_una_sociedad7758 hl2 really ages in that it flexes it's physics puzzles and AI stuff, which is just ok these days. Gunplay is pretty meh ngl
Barney absolutely nopes out of Black Mesa well before Gordon and Shepherd. There's a decent video showing their locations in the facility during the event that mapped all 3 games
Do you know who made that video? I'll like to watch it.
@@DistinguishedSeal "Black-Mesa Disaster on One Map" by OWRING, I believe
erm its actually BERRY
Honestly what a smart man lol. Dude got his Wife to go home to
well... there's a video called black mesa incident definitive cut, which shows the perspectives of half life and its 3 expansions in sync
the shotgun in half life was always a spas-12. They just didn't do the video game thing of leaving the stock up and in the way of the iron sights like Call of Duty does. If you actually look real close at the model, you can see the square heat shielding and round butt of a spas 12.
Ahhh the more you know. Thanks for the info dude
Technically they did leave the stock up in the way of the sights if we consider the "HD models"
@@dimsthedimwit600everyone unanimously agrees that the hd models suck though
@@jimmy-breeze Fair point
Really excited for Tripmine Studios remake. They have a lot of interesting flashlight mechanics planned, as it will be your crowbar as well.
I can’t wait to get to the remakes
@@kel_skipls play black mesa
@@kel_skipls play black mesa
black mesa is beautiful but the gameplay is bland and long
@@user-jy7uw9ee5x It’s gameplay is literally just Half-Life but with less ammo that does more damage.
It's funny that you say Barney without his helmet looks like Gman, since they have the same voice actor.
Mf couldn’t disguise himself from me
That paul blart intro is the peak of half life sound effects online
i should upload it as a short, hmmmm
@@kel_ski 100%
I accidentally clicked on this video, and probably wasn't going to watch the whole thing. But after that BEAUTIFULLY edited Paul Blart Mall Cop intro, I would be doing a disservice not to. Seriously phenomenal work, I know that kind of stuff takes a long time.
It took me WAY too long 😭 glad you enjoyed it haha
A big change in HL BS is the fact that you actually manage to escape and don't become one of G-man's pawns.
Oh that’s a great point actually
Half life BullShit
@@barney8890Where’s that beer you owed me?
Like the implications that whilst Gman can teleport, he still uses the trams in the facility
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Sorry for the long break between videos. Needed a creative brain refresh. 2024 gonna be the year Keltown takes over 🫡 Thank you all for the MASSIVE support!!!
i remember this stream!
cant wate for decay
To
apology accepted 😂 joke joke , welcoome back . (gman was holdin u ?😶)
Yessir it’s finally out
the vortigaunt boss is real
had nightmares about that guy
galunga
can we get much higher
The headcrabs just randomly being everywhere, sometimes just a single one behind desk or something, that really shows how so many people in Black Mesa got their heads munched.
Dude seriously! I think I’ve been jumpscared more in Half-Life than any actual horror game
Fun Fact About Blue Shift: If you don't know, The Game used to be on the Cancelled port 'The Dreamcast'.
The port didn't get Cancelled, The Console did. So they ported the game to PC, That's where the HD Models came from. Half of the HD Models in the Game is from the Dreamcast Port which was Exclusive. It's the reason why Barney.. Or you like to call him "Barry" uses the Same weapons as Gordon, And also the Training room is the Same since Blue Shift didn't had one since it used to be a Exclusive expansion to the Dreamcast. Oh, one more thing, This Game didn't Use half of the Goldsrc Engine, It was made from the Ground up since the Game used to be a Console Port. But the Only half-life game that Has it's own Console port is "Half-Life: Decay" which is exclusive to PS2.
And If you want to play the Best version of Blue Shift, Try the Black Mesa Mod (Half-Life 1 Remake) Called "Black Mesa: Blue Shift.
Ahhh this makes way more sense, especially with the missing content from Opposing Force. Crazy that this almost came to dreamcast, I can’t imagine it. Dreamcast seems like a imaginary console to me lol
@@kel_ski I mean it is, Since it was Sega's Last console. The missing Features, They didn't want more content. So they had to use the Same weapons they have In Half-Life since they were both In one disc.
@@kel_ski There is one more thing, There is a Illusion in this Game. The "Suit" you use 'The security Guard Vest'. You spawn with one in the opening intro, If you use impulse_101 and go to the Room you get your Vest, It won't come on Since the Vest and the Helmet you use in the Game is re-modeled HEV Battery's. You know? The blue boxes you use as "Power"? and The HEV Suit Chargers, They added a Hitbox where you cannot use the Charger. This game had more Illusions, If you want to find out more, the youtuber 'lymphoid' made a Video covering all Illusions in the Game.
@@kel_skiYeah, it was actually made before Opposing Force (Or at about the same time) and given the fact it was supposed to only be a small bonus expansion, it makes sense why it's not as big or featureful as Opposing Force.
It was supposed to be released in Summer of 2001, but given how bad the Dreamcast was doing at this point, it got cancelled a few weeks before release. (Though what's funny is that the strategy guide had already been completed and shipped to stores, who basically gave them away for free to anyone who wanted them.)
peak content as always. super hyped for the hl2 video!
Thank you Griddo 👑
The intro was gold!
Chad Erev 👑 thank you!
Barney or Otis
trick question: Barry
:o
Otis
@@kel_ski what about Bαrry?
Barry
5:59 Know what the funniest part is? Barry and Gman are voiced by the same guy (Mike Shapiro) lol
i knew something was up 👀
Its strange think that you streamed Blue Shift 2 weeks ago already, the funniest part of the stream was when you died 15+ times just fighting a single vortigaunt on 1 HP
I was honestly so heated I couldn’t finish him off lmao
New Kelski video:
Yeaah baby, thats what I've been waiting for, thats what its all about!
after i watched the half life videos, i instantly subbed. the editing and humor is just great
LETS GO BLUE SHIT OUR SANITY AWAY
Dude, I love your videos. Please upload these kind of videos more often.
I gotchu 🤝
The livestream was so funny. Glad to see the video finally.
11:43 I never actually figured this out. I used one of the barrels floating in the danger-slurpy to ferry myself across (by holding crouch and repeatedly jumping and holding E and A/D to drag it under myself)
7:03 You can’t hide Lethal Company Boombox Song 1 from me (btw I absolutely love your videos keep up the amazing work!)
This expansion was originally a fun little extra thing you got with the Dreamcast port of Half Life, so it being short is not a big deal in that context. But making it a stand alone expansion you can buy for PC... yeah it's really short.
Its amazing to see someone new to the comunnity
You really made us a christmas gift with this video, thanks you man I just finished looking at your 2 Hl videos having a lonely day and had a good time with it😂
So thanks man!
the frickin Act Man Gordon freeman bit always gets me 😂
he’s literally his dopplerganger it’s crazy haha
There is ACTUALLY one more expansion pack there. Called Decay. It is ported into the PC from a bunch of modders thus it is free. Before HL2, you better play that first
An absolutely important detail many Blue Shift criticizers overlook is that Blue Shift...wasn't originally meant to be a standalone expansion released on PC. It was an additional episode meant for the Dreamcast port of Half-Life before that got canned, as a bonus to play. That's why there's no Opposing Force elements and it's much shorter with less than the full array of weapons. Of course, people say it shouldn't have been called an expansion then, but that's a marketing problem and not a problem with the game. It was never going to be what people unfairly expected from what was simply some extra chapters to play through and that's why people who turn their nose up at it for those reasons bother me. (Also the HD models are great, fight me.)
Another reason why Blue Shift didn't get anything from Opposing Force was because the team who was working on the Dreamcast port was only able to use what was already ported over (aka base Half Life), so they literally couldn't add anything from Opposing Forces, hence why Race X or any weapons from Opposing Force isn't in Blue Shift even when it was made a standalone expansion.
The funny thing is it wasn't the game that got canned it was the Dreamcast itself. The Dreamcast port was actually fully complete and right when they pretty much had to just release it Sega went "NOPE we are pulling the plug on the Dreamcast". They had all that game fully made and probably didn't wanted it to go to waste. Makes you wonder what would have happened if the Dreamcast actually got released. We likely never would have gotten the HD models and Blue Shift would have been this very obscure thing that not a lot of people would have played.
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immidiately subscribed, love the humour and i crave more half life content because i recently played hl2 for the first time
I genuinely believe that Blue Shift captures the Half Life 1 aesthetic best, just due to having such density in its set dressing and level design. It feels way more full and alive than the other two entries.
It's a shame it's... kinda uneventful and weirdly paced, sure. But it has that going for it at least.
Fun fact. There is (unreleased) SEGA Dreamcast version. Half-Life with Blue Shift expansion pack on
I would pay a modder to make Gordon Freeman in Blueshift run through the opening missions like a speed runner.
I remember that intense Bossfight you had with that vortiguant lmao. With music and everything.
Feels good to have been a part of it. And you really upped the editing here.
Another Half-Life video from kelski keeps me sane again
Absolutely cannot wait for Half Life 2, seeing you play this for the first time is so awesome!
Merry Christmas Kelski hope you're doing well :)))
God the editing in these videos is so good
So excited for HL2
Intro is fking funny and well edit i watch the whole live stream of half life, opposing force and blue shift i pretty love your content and wait for half life 2 while watching other video. Love from thailand
3:33 This just in, Barhny fucking dies
One thing I wish Blue shift did was have Barry save Gordon Freeman after soldier captured him who decided to just throw him into dumpster without executing him, put a extra bullet to work to confirm the kill. Found that sence the biggest plot hole of the game.
Barry get teleport in, kill the soldiers but had to dump Gordon in the dumpster as a save point as he was about to be teleport away, barry give him the crowbar which you (as Freeman) find in the dumpster. Passing on the crowbar.
no
I believe the girls from decay save Gordon there
good story
I'm currently replaying HL2, last time i played was in 2013, it holds up, it is like watching lord of the rings again, every second is gold.
I think I’ve watched these half life livestreams like 6 times in a row I love them! Also the mall cop blart scene lmao.
That’s awesome haha, glad my playthrough is entertaining 😁
@@kel_ski never considered picking up blue shift until seeing your video, just finished it!
😂😂😂
You still have one half life expansion, which is half life decay.
This is so damn funny, good job
fun fact the reason that blue shift doesn't haven any new toys is because it was originally made for the canceled dreamcast port
I loved the intro dude it was hilarious
Yes! Man, had a rough christmas day with the family while tryimg to deal with some anxiety. Seeing your vid made me laugh again mate. Thanks for that! (:
Glad I can make the day better 🫡 hope things get better! Happy holidays!
i have never been so excited for a youtube video X)
Blue Shift was developed separately and was intended for Dreamcast. The intent was all 3 versions would get one pack(Opposing Force for PC, Blue Shift for Dreamcast, and Decay for PS2), and one would be out per year to incentivize repurchasin. (PC pack was 99, Dreamcast version would be out in 2000 with Blueshift, and PS2 version would be out in 2001 with Decay).
The Dreamcast Version kept getting delayed and was ultimately cancelled just a week before release in June 2001 (they couldn't fix a bug causing memory leakage and save file bloat, and by this point the Dreamcast had been out of production for 3 months. Another delay and it would probably sell terribly) so Blueshift was quickly yoinked to PC(some of the models look worse than they did on Dreamcast as a consequence).
The PS2 version ended up coming out on schedule though, so Decay was included. Since the original plan of 1 expansion per system was already ruined though there WAS a PC port of Decay in development and close to being finished by mid 2002. Valve pulled the plug partially since they've have to include online multiplayer for it to work on PC and that costs, and partially because HL2 was in development fully and they wanted hype and focus on that.
The Dreamcast Version WAS basically finished though, you can find the final build online relatively easily and play it on a stock dreamcast. You just have to be careful where you save due to the memory leak issue. And yes, Blueshift is included, the people who played the leaked dreamcast version on discs actually got to blueshift first and spoiled the game a couple months ahead of time for PC players funnily enough.
And yeah, since the PC one had both the most sales, the most valve backing, and the most time, they got the biggest pack with the most content. OpFor had to be bought on it's own while the other two were freebies. They also stuck in Team Fortress Classic in some of the later releases.
Valve still occasionally tops up the old games. They recently released the 25th aniversary version of Half Life 1, which FINALLY replaced the horrible source version as the default Steam recommends, and it also includes a couple of cut levels from the demo integrated seamlessly, making the game 90 minutes longer. It's the new definitive version(Guessing you missed it since it came out at the end of November 2023 after you already did most of the first game) and you can't even buy Source anymore without typing in the URL. So there's always a chance in 2026 they patch things up with Gearbox and release all 3 HL1 expansions together with the original high quality models for Blue Shift and Decay(all 3 combined are about as long as Half Life 1 if not slightly longer)
love your videos. Keep up lil bro
15:50 man this killed me
Great video Kels!! Excited for more vids!!!
Yo Sam! Thank you 🤝
13:08
Obviously it wasn’t the scientist who said that, with that distinct Barry voice.
4:43 I thought the same exact thing for a second when I played Half-Life Blue shift for the first time.
Great editing man
Well that intro got a good chuckle out of me.
Wait, don't say no one cared to correct you😂 At least ten people mentioned it's "Barney" during your playthrough of Half-Life😏
Alright, despite having fun, I was pulling my hair watching you play sometimes.
But I've gotta say that you can make some great and hilarious reviews of it.
God I can't wait for you to play HL2 Kelski
Dude you are my new fav TH-camr
You making these videos actually made me replay the origin Half Life + expansions again, and oh boy they are truly amazing. Now you should play the community remaster of Half Life called Black Mesa. It's much more than just a graphical upgrade, including more interactive npcs and completely overhalling the Xen chapters. It's much more forgiving than the original Half Life, but still a phenomenal experience, even for replaying Xen alone. Highly recommend!
I’ll definitely check it out after I finish the main series
6:41 It's actually turned OFF by default, at least with og HL, they also inverted the setting, so it's not enable hd models, but enable original models.
Barney having a crowbar makes sense when you think about how he just had one lying around for Gordon in Half-Life 2, maybe it is the same crowbar from Blue Shift since G-Man confiscated Gordon's weapons due to them being "Government property" after killing Nihilanth.
11:57 WTF BRUH TURNED INTO MAX PAYNE THEN NICK FROM L4D2
Love your content! You definitely deserve more subs!
Thank you so much 🙏 motivating comments fr
Barry, the backstory
The world will rue the day that you reach hl2 episode 2 and alyx. and barry won't be around for it
Love this video keep it up.
Will do 🫡🫡
I love the info 😂
20 min kelski video feel like 5 min , good thing goes faster. Cant wait for HL2 live stream 👍
your vids never dissapoint keep it up. 👑
King Emin 👑 thank you brotha
I freaking love the Intro
Nice intro man, i liked it 😀
Damn you are like a time capsule.
You make me feel like pushed back in time, when I first played hl1.
epic video,gets my fordan greeman approval
Holy crap it’s Fordan Greeman from the hit series Lalf Hife
@@kel_ski yes (very real)
dude i love you editnig style
Man I cannot wait! It's like showing a friend at school what a cool game half life 2 is.
freeman eating the head crab is why u got my thumbs up
Just woke up, and finally can enjoy a Kelski vid!!
Btw are you gona also play HL-Decay?? A PC mod exist and even a Co-op mod etc.
The paul blart/Half life sketch is awsome 10/10
All the HalfLife content you can get?
Man, the Entropy zero 2 and Entropy uprising are gonna fun to see someday
ill say this about the HD models , the HECU HD models are the best thing of it
grear video the intro😂
The pants rip at 12:41 made me laugh out loud. xD
12:02
Kelski: even gearbox will let you get lost in this game
Me: WAIT THAT WAS A PUZZLE?
Keep in mind that Blue Shift was Add on Half-Life for Dreamcast and Decay for PlayStation 2 but the Dreamcast version of Half-Life never came out so they had to port it on the PC.
I just woke up, great video as always
thanks for still checking it out in the morning man 🫡
@@kel_ski When HL2 stream
because I can't wait more than you
RIP Half Life Decay then
that intro was funny af 🤣
this is my brain every minute.
It's uncanny how much ActMan looks like Gordon
Best intro so far lmao
8:14 Oh boy, just wait til he gets to Entropy: Zero 2.
20 years later
Another absolute BANGER! Average kelski W
W fletch comment again, insane 👑
8:50 Gordon's armor meter is the battery level of his HEV suit, which it uses up to actively counteract incoming hits and lower the damage you take.
I finally played Blue Shift and Opposing Force just recently when they were giving out hl games basically for free on winter sales. For some reason I enjoyed Blue Shift way more than I expected.
OF in the other hand was so hyped by everyone it felt underwhelming when I actually played it myself lol