History of Half-Life (1998 - 2020)
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A full history of the Half-Life franchise, along with a detailed look at how Valve rose to power. From the original Half-Life in 1998, to the upcoming Half-Life Alyx coming in March of 2020.
Celebrate this incredible narrative-driven franchise and learn exactly how this epic series came to be.
Join me as I detail each and every game, breaking down their development history, story-line, gameplay features, visuals, and overall critical reception, all backed with each game's original soundtrack.
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You're the only TH-camr I watch who's content is never boring from beginning to end. I never watch any other video from beginning to end I usually skip through. But your conetent is so interesting I just have to watch it from start to finish. Can't wait for more.
@@Kal-El207 ha that's awesome! I'm glad you enjoy what I'm doing. The next few months are about to be really busy so I'm already starting work now on next months documentary. Expect more details soon! :)
Great job as always!
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Nick930 Hi I would really like to see Assassins Creed 3 compared to the Assassins Creed 3 Remastered. You are the best at comparing these games thank you so much.
I will never lose hope for HL3
*back to the stasis fridge*
Oh my god what if gman just has a fridge he keeps Gordon in like “mr freeman there have Ben budget cuts”
One month later...
This aged well.
But you’re fired tho
But alyx is replacing you the game is half life vr know as half life alyx
As someone who missed the half life games growing up, this helped a lot in understanding why these games are loved so much
trust me dude it was cool
Devin Nunes' Cows Brother this is very valid. I got into HL before the 2nd game came out. It lead me to others, but I haven’t played anything in over a dozen years. I feel lost, but the idea we’re seeing a new Half-Life title is maybe going to push me to get back into it.
hey man. I'm currently playing half-life. I'm a pc gamer. Which game series should I play next ?
@Devin Nunes' Cows Brother is the first one bad?
@Devin Nunes' Cows Brother ok bro. Any other pc games?
Memories of watching my dad play Half Life when i was a kid are memories i won't forget. After he beat it,i would sit in his lap and play with him in a way. Basically i would just press the jump button and he would do the shooting. I remember being terrified of the Nihilanth,so much so i cried when it said "Freeeeeman". Years later i started playing on my own and eventually the rest of the series. It's a special franchise to millions across the world. While i won't be able to play Alyx anytime soon since i can't afford a vr headset or a good pc for that matter,i still look forward to seeing Half Life alive once again.
I feel the same way.
I remember being in high school when this game came out and managing to own the "Half Life: Platinum Collection" and "Half Life: Blue Shift" for the PC...games i still own to this day.
Long live the series!.
I also started my love of video games by watching my dad play Half-Life 2
Aww that's cute 😊
I also grew up playing this with my dad. I would also sit In his lap and help, I’d hear him playing late at night and say I couldn’t sleep just so I could watch. I was only in 1st and 2nd grade and it had such a impact on me and my love of games. As soon as I hear the opening valve sound when turning the game on it gives me chills. Now I finally got a steam deck just so me and my dad can play black mesa together and recreate the memories all over again.
@@taylormansfield6309 That sounds awesome.
Wonder how many of these I've watched by now, and I'll still watch every new one.
documentaries of HL or documentaries that I've made?
@@Nick930 Half life specifically, A lot of yours as well the games I'm interested in.
@@Aggnog haha nice. Yeah there's some great documentaries on this series out there. But I've always wanted to create my own as I've never had a chance to sit back and just play through each and every bit of this series before. Was a really cool experience and I've learned a lot making this. Thanks for tuning in!
Aggnog agreed
Aggnog RIGHT 🤣 dude HL HL2 HL”3” valve and steam - it’s the most interesting story/saga in all of gaming history. Fight me
John Carmack: "Story in video games is like plots in porn."
Gaben: *makes the citizen kane of porn*
joethetimelord interspecies review the anime prove John wrong as well
@@asscheeks3212 Pretty sure Japan has made it its personal mission to prove John wrong. With both games and porn.
@@asscheeks3212 ah, a man of true culture indeed
No
@@itwontcomeout5678 If it meant we got Half Life 3...i'll watch it...
The physics present in HL2 are still really great even in 2021. It's crazy how far ahead of their time Valve was in 2004.
"valve moved to an episodic series so fans wouldnt have to wait years between release, with gabe saying episodes should be released ever 6-8 months"
ironically leads to a 13 year wait for the next game
Considering both Junction Point & Arkane were working on their own episodes, and both Episodes One and Two were being worked on simultaneously, it makes perfect sense why Gabe said what he did back then.
But for some reason, they completely fell apart after releasing Episode Two. I think the success from Orange Box and the rapid growth of Steam was a deciding factor for sure
@@Nick930 I mean they had other games to Work on developers can only do so much plus they always branched off as An Administrative Client further straining the project
The day Half Life 3 comes out, is the day that I can be a happy man once again.
You will never be happy
Just Some Guy without a Mustache I mean, we have Half Life Alyx coming out
Mr Turner that’s not 3 tho
@@exolaruia8789 But it's a Half Life game, I feel like any Half Life fan that's been waiting for something Half Life would be more than happy to get something like this.
66% has already been released
Watched so many of these, every single one of them are just as enjoyable as the next . Thanks for the video.
I wish you would've covered the black mesa fan project, especially since it is almost finished. Great video overall though
I considered it actually. I even played through it and have all the footage on my machine. However - I felt that it just wasn't necessary for this particular documentary. I wanted to keep the focus on what Valve was doing and how the series has evolved through them.
I have created an analysis of Black Mesa to the original Half Life though that highlights the improvements Crowbar Collective have made.
Xen turned out pretty well, it's crazy what Crowbar Collective managed to squeeze out of Source. There's also another fan project in making called Project Borealis, they're making the Episode 3...
@@simla5 Yeah. I hated HL1 Xen, but Black Mesa Xen is amazing.
@@simla5 Totally agree. Xen might be one of the best created areas in the Half-Life universe in years. Crowbar collective outdid themselves.
@@iammaxhailme Yup. Just trying to figure out where to go in the original was exhausting..
I fired up my new Half-Life in '99, I sat back and watched what I thought was a cut-scene, I accidently hit my mouse, WOW! My View Moved, it was live! My love and admiration for the game grew and grew from that initial gameplay. It didn't hurt that I looked a little like an older Freeman, I was fifty.
Thanks for this!! The days of Sin and Half-life's release were the best for me as a gamer, moving my pc with it's heavy AF monitor across the street to LAN with neighbors every weeekend.
I miss those days :(
lol you miss carrying the huge CRT monitor back and forth?
@@Nick930 ..my back doesn't.
This channel is awesome, definitely a hidden gem. great storytelling bro, keep up the good content.
I watched some history of Half Life videos a while ago, and yet these new ones don't get old
how could you not stop what youre doing to watch this?
The bit at 5:38 is super cute, the way gordon pops up after the hev suit goes down.
It wasn't even my initial intention, but I liked the way it looked so much that I tweaked it a little more to make it look that way lol
I respect the amount of effort you put into these videos. Thanks man!
These are always so comprehensive, I love it
As always, your history and direct comparison videos are always awesome...✌
Wonderful video! Just played through Half Life 1 and I enjoyed every bit of nostalgia. My dad used to play HL and HL2 when I was younger and he got me into videgames. I was 6 years old when HL2 came out, and damn I had never seen a better looking game at the time. I was baffled by just looking at the physical disc laying on my dad's computer desk. Since then Half Life has been my favorite series.The Half Life universe was revolutionary for the gaming industry, but it was also the kick-start for me in the gaming world. It truly remains at the top, still to this day.
no matter how many half life docummentaries i see, i never get tired of them, its hecking awesome
I have been watching these ever since the beginning and they have only gotten better with each episode. Keep it going man.
I was only 9 years old when I first played HL just a year after it came out and it literally shaped the following years of my childhood! I grew up with the franchise and I sincerely hope I can grow old with it as well!
yes man, fucking love when a comprehensive video comes out about the half life series, fair play to you
I love your “History of...” videos! I was just watching one yesterday lol they are so well put. I can’t wait for the next episode
0:39 is the coolest intro to a video I have ever seen this is awesome.
Man, this really brings me back. It was the first real FPS game I had ever played, and I got quite a few of my friends into it as well. Many an afternoon after work we competed against each other online, and the scripted game was captivating as well! Thanks for the memories!
God damn that was a good video.
Brought back the moment 11 year old me installed it back in 98 and was in awe.
Played all the rest, counter strike and portal. Brushed my fuckin teeth to Still Alive, the works.
Waited for 3.
And waited and waited.
Then accepted. Moved on.
And now im too skint to by a VR headset to play Alyx. Darn
The guy deserves your Patreon support.
He only has 12 (myself included) patrons so far! That's absurd.
Hey thanks! I greatly appreciate the support! All proceeds go directly into improving aspects of the channel. Including the retro games i purchase for these documentaries, better recording hardware, and travel so i can finally interview these developers in person :)
Everybody: Finally another Half-Life game!
Me: It's gonna be another decade of waiting after this one
I am still in shock, it feels like the next half-life will only release next year, even knowing it's just weeks away
The 1st Red faction and Half Life 2 were leaps and bounds waayyyyyyyyy ahead of everything with their physics systems.
The Geo-mod in RF was insane for a early PS2 game. Half life 2 was insane with hiw the physics worked! Plus the grafics were insane! These and stuff were cutting edge!
One of the BEST game released for the Xbox
I remember that castrated version of first HL, where you jump into those gieant claws remains and game stopped. This was such a pain to wait for continuation!
Half Life 2 came out on the day I was born, and it is one of my favorite games. I guess I feel some sort of connection.
Brady Berry you are actually the child of G-Man just like Anakin is the son of Darth Plagueis and Rey is the daughter of Emperor Palpatine Lol lel
Hey Nick! Tysm for uploading this. 😎
FYI: Kleiner is mentioned at Half-Life 1's Manual, and even mentioned in Decay too.
But wasnt introduced in the game itself, at least. Not like in HL2
Fantastic video, as always, Nick! I've never played Half Life, but I've owned Half Life 2 since it came out (and have never played it). Your vid was a GREAT way to get an overview of the whole series. Thank you!
Imagine Valve randomly delaying the game till 2030 and actually turn it into HL3
SsshhH! Don't give them any ideas!
lol they will postpone it till 2098 for Half-Life’s 100th Anniversary and call it Half-Life Alyx: Episode 1: Episode III: Part One-Half
@@itwontcomeout5678 I think I'm already dead at that time
"Fans can now expect a trilogy of episodes released ROUGHLY 6 to 8 months apart"
Well... That's some math you did there Valve.
Yo! I'm [RPS] Lead_Airplanes in the HL2DM section at 21:32 :O
Thanks for making my death famous ha!
these videos are crack thank you for these quality uploads
Why didn't he open with the quote "Why do we all have to wear these ridiculous ties?"
OMG! I've played this game for hundreds of hours, with a blanket over my head and the monitor, for improved immersion...and I never noticed that the head crabs were parasites controlling their zombie hosts.
This was such a nice trip down memory lane. The original half life will always be something truly special, a revolution in its time and quite arguably being responsible for rise of the FPS genre we know today!
19:46 weapons always had an alternate fire.
XD
The best quality videos as always.
Nice! Great work, i've watched most of the Half Life retro-videos but this was really well researched and edited. Great video!!
What was the tactical error though?
Having seen so many references to Half Life and Black Mesa in Portal and around the net, this video really filled in a lot of the blanks for me. Thanks.
This game is legendary
I hope that if Half Life 3 does come out, I want Corporal Shepard to return in some way. I just really want that chad to return. I think it would be interesting to have him fight alongside Gordon against the Combine.
Man, spamming ur vids too much but. The video content you find for these documentaries. Just amazing.
You covered Half Life 2 being the reason a lot of us (myself included) got steam, but only very briefly mentioned Counter Strike. I got Half life because it looked awesome in 1998, but I KEPT playing it for years because of CS. When i went to college in 1999, I met other CS players, but I'd say over half of them had never even played the Half Life campaign, the only reason they even got the game was for CS. Id say a free mod was the reason for half of Half Life's sales.
I enjoyed the nostalgia trip. I forgot how much fun I had with Opposing Force NPCs. These were incredible games.
Agreed. I never played some of these and it was awesome going through them all. Thanks for watching!!
The G man was responsible for this 13 year drought...
Half life 1/source, Blue shift, Opposing Force, half life 2. Probably the best games ever made in the history of pc gaming. Og steam user right here. Back in the hey-day of X-fire and game shadow.
I have watched many half life videos and this is the first time I have ever heard of decay.
I had not heard of it either until someone during my half life livestream suggested i look into it. Glad i did, certainly an interesting take on the seried
I realy enjoy your videos and i appreciate how much hard work you put in them keep up the good work👍👍👍👍👍
When I got my first ever copy of Half-Life on CDROM it blew my mind, I thought "it can't get better than this" then something happened with the discs, what I don't remember, but I had to contact Sierra Studios and a few days later I got a letter and a hand written CD-R with all the patches too that been relased to that point and a brand new copy of Half-Life. Sadly I had to leave that behind me when I had to move from one end of the UK to another.
"Barely any code intact" - ah yes, needing minimal code change when you move mods from one game to another including models, packages, code, sprites, textures, you name it
Beautiful retrospective! Too bad I cant afford a VR hardware right now :/
Man 2020 Was a happy year for HL fans since We had HL: Alyx and HL3 was Confirmed Finally, dont forget about Black Mesa update.
I like your reviews. Good work.
First pc game for me, Valve please don't forget yours classic !
Yes, Alyx is the first killer VR game, however, it's still a niche gaming genre. Gamers aren't sold on VR yet and there aren't many quality games out there to warrant buying the gear to play it
I only played the game fairly recently because my cousin kept pestering me and actually loaned me the VR gear
It was an amazing experience. Valve just seemed to be showing off - "Yeah, we make games at a glacial pace, but here's another masterpiece to hold you over for the time being"
For now when someone mentioned half life its remind me about gonarch theme in black mesa
half life 2 is both visually and the game play having great physics and details make it a very impressive
thank you so much (:
you do such a great job always!
The most mysterious question in gaming industry
Who is G-Man ?
The single best series on TH-cam.
Why doesnt this "History of [Videogame]" series have more views? I think its very interesting
The day when a school mate let me borrow half life 1. Fell in love with it.
I remember dropping $138.99 on the Half-life 2 collector's edition and almost immediately learning about Steam the hard way.
Hl2 was the first ever shooter I ever owned. I love it.
Doom to Quake to Half Life to Counter Strike to... everything else. The Mt. Rushmore of FPS. Special mention to Wolfenstein and Rainbow Six.
31:24 i though forget about freeman was hunt down the freeman
If HL3 did actually come out but it only came out as a VR game, for me it would be like it never came out.
Valve really prepared us for an unforseen consequences when they released HL ep 2
Damn i had goosebumps at 24:12 the moment i saw G-Man ... i can´t get enough of Half Life videos
Instant thumbs up after watching your Uncharted video before, great work with lots of details! 👍🏻
Can't wait to play Uncharted 4 on PC, hoping for the old trilogy to be remade as well ✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻
I remember first playing the game 12 or 13 years ago,god it was so good.I didn't had nothing to do,i would just play it everyday.I miss those times so much.
Amazing video! So entertaining and educational! I hope you make a video on Counter-Strike next!
"i never thought i'd see a Resonance cascade, let alone create one..." wasnt a unimportant black mesa scientist that was doctor Kleiner
He was only made "Kleiner" in HL2. The character did not exist until then. Therefore the quote can not be applied retroactively to him.
In Black Mesa the remake u see that this scientist is doctor kleiner
This game changed my life for sure.
Great news! Half Life 2 Episode III is going to be released in 2021 on February 30th
In IT history, years are precious and short. This is an amazing example how a supremely excellent game company turned into an fatcat online platform mogul. And, perhaps surprisingly, I'm very glad they did that! Steam will preserve 'our' PC gaming legacy in a way that was not possible before. Thanks for keeping the memories alive. This is history in the making. And Half-Life was great, BTW... :-)
Can you do a video for the Elder Scrolls games?
Better to die a hero than to love long enough to see yourself become the villain.
Rise and shine Mr freeman
You didn't mention Black Mesa which is a stunning revamp of the original half life.
Dude. Great fucking video!
Hard to believe its been 16 years since HL2
10:15 is that a bazooka in Counter Strike ?
After Half-Life 2 Episode 2 ,the G-Man put Gabe Newell in stasis for 13 years, which is why it took so long for Half-Life Alyx
They're waiting for you Gordon...
In the test chamberrrrrrrr.....
Thankful for my dad who introduced me to pc gaming and bought me half life when it first came out.
"HELLO GORDON"
-Black Mesa Scientist
Can you please do a history on metal gear solid that'll be so great
And if u could Mario would be good
Due to Konami's stranglehold on video content of Metal Gear Solid and the massive undertaking of a "Mario" documentary, I'm saving those for when I reach specific fundraising goals in Patreon. Simply too much time and effort would be required to have to rely solely on ad revenue. But it's certainly something I'd like to do.
@@Nick930 oh ok thanks for replying though you're the best 😁😁😁
Why Valve never made Half-Life 3:
It became something too overwhelming and large for them to handle due to the pressure of it from the community, every single other Half-Life game revolutionized the industry and they didn't know how or if it would, Marc Laidlaw who wrote the original story of Half-Life released Epistle 3 which was going to be the plot for Half-Life 3 and the community has decided it would make it themselves with Boreal-Alyph and Project Borealis, plus based on the ending of Half-Life: Alyx, Valve intends on making Half-Life 3 based on the new timeline made by Erik Wolpaw who wrote Half-Life: Alyx's story which I believe he did that so that there would be somewhat of a clean slate when writing the story of Half-Life 3 by using Marc's story and adding in his own touch.
Your videos are amazingf