Xen is most beautiful. It always reminds me of the heavenly city, lets hope all of creation is saved eventually to see it: The foundations of the city walls were adorned with every kind of precious stone: The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald, the fifth sardonyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.
I remember being totally immersed in the game and I felt like a Gordon that's feeling fatigued from fighting and seeing death constantly with no end in sight, almost dead from some aliens on this bizarre scary alien world all alone, only to stumble upon this pool that finally gives a glimmer of rest and recovery from the constant violence. I sat in that pool for about ten minutes I'd say, and I even closed my eyes, realizing this alien world isn't entirely the surreal hell I thought it was.
I think this is a perfect example of what an alien world would actually sound like, it's not over done and that's what I love about it so much. I know this is the sound for the "healing pool" but I always thought that the droning sound that is created could be the sound of air passing through porous rock or wind passing through some kind of alien trees creating a sound of an odd musical quality. The squeaking sound reminds me of something that could be the equivalent of bird songs on Earth. Very alien sounding track but also very familiar sounding at the same time.
Honestly, this should be like a 24/7 twitch asmr stream lol. This is 1 of the greatest sound effects in the history of the world, not just games... I mean Half Life,, that era of FPS games with Quake 3 and Unreal Tournament, the music and sound was unmatchable. Its never been close to the same now, most games use 'traditional music' rather than having their own in house creations.
Have you listened to the Black Mesa version of this sound? It’s also awesome. And I have no nostalgia bias, and you may disagree with me even if you don’t, but I would even say it’s better
This evokes confusing emotions. It's calming, yet it's sort of ominous. Xen has some of the best sound design I've ever seen, anywhere. Before going there I already thought the game was a masterpiece, but this truly showed the full extent of the atmosphere work this game was capable of. Unforgettable.
I always figured that those whistles and chirps in the background of the game were probably just Xen lifeforms that we've never seen before. Call it a crackpot theory but I think those sounds were actually inspired by the sound of two black holes colliding pitched up. It sounds exactly like the chirping of some alien creature. Its pretty interesting to speculate.
@@comradecockatoo3558 that was one theory i had- but if im not mistaken they already have their own dedicated sound effects- theres this weird monkey like chortling you can hear at the factory section of interloper
there are so many 1 hour long videos but i stayed through this one until the end, and it made me feel much better than before this almost literally heals you
I love this ambiance, it's soothing. May I have a really dumb question? What causes the "singing" of the healing water at Xen? Regardless of the size, the healing waters of Xen DO sing. The brown sludge doesn't. This is generally the only sound on Xen which is outright pleasing and relaxing.
@@demonicwillow7339 The source of the sound is fully organic IMHO. It is not impossible that the healing pools are in fact living creatures on their own.
I play this when having a hot bath with the dim light on. Its literally beyond therapeutic. You can literally experience the healing pool in real life by doing just this! Its like you can take this out or the game and use it in life. Same with the Black Mesa verion.
If you love this as much as i do, you should check the band Swans. They have drones like this, specially the albums Soundtrack for the Blind and The Great Annihilator!
The pool makes the note Ab3. I found out because I played this sound and then played every A-flat on my piano until I found the one that harmonized with this.
In my mind, these pools are just another of Xen's hazards. Any prey that falls in it, will stand still, being slowly digested with the best of sensations running through its nervous system.
Everytime If I go swimming indoors 🫧 in the Night with moody lights with a few people you know,🌑 This Ambience plays in my mind It's crazy ☄️ It also gives me a vibe that you're the only one here 🌌
This summer, january, i was drunk at a uncle's house. I realised that the bathrooms tap was making this exact sound, i told my cousins about it and told me to go to the doctor bc there was no such sound.
One month ago I played Half Life for the first time ever (don't ask how so) and it was one of the best gaming experiences I have had so far. It was tough and challenging, blast to the past - what games used to be, no guiding by hand, no guiding through, no QTEs and all that shenanigans, only you, your patience and your ability to thinking ahead. As for the healing pool, I've been wondering how was it able to treat non-Xen entity? How comes it was healthy for humans?
Что ни говори , а всё звуковое сопровождение игры сделано на очень высоком уровне. Это касается как саундтрека , так и озвучки игрового мира, эффектов стрельбы, звуков меню и взаимодействия с окружающей средой. Особенно приятны моему слуху звуки пополнения здоровья и энергии, пополнения боеприпасов
This is the opposite of relaxing, this is a reminder that you're in a different dimension, completely alone and surrounded only by things that want to kill you, and you can't even breathe without a hazard suit.
![Half-Life 2 Ambient - Relaxing Music | Atmosphere [volume 1]](/img/n.gif)
What drinking water in the middle of the night feels like:
Well, the Xen healing water probably tastes kinda funky :)
@@TheLambdaTeam or tast nasty
Lmao
@@RaysGamingChannel2003 i guarantee it tastes like mountain dew
HA! I agree.
Already can feel health going to 100% :)
"Power level is 100 percent"
Very slowly tho
Same
The whole aspect of Xen is beautiful, and the pool sound is so relaxing.
Dude Xen is nightmare fuel wtf you talking about
@@xxxxxx5868 to each its own. Xen is one of the most beautiful and bizarre alien worlds ever created.
@@xxxxxx5868 Indeed. These are the sounds when I have a nightmare in Dolby surround.
Xen is most beautiful. It always reminds me of the heavenly city, lets hope all of creation is saved eventually to see it:
The foundations of the city walls were adorned with every kind of precious stone: The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald, the fifth sardonyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.
SPA
It's comforting yet eerie at the same time. Sure you'll be healed, but there's always a bigger enemy around the next corner.
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When I got a terrible day, I hear this sound to heal my mental health.
Same!!
yup
same, my daily life of an uncle with my 4 months old nephew
that drains all my Health💀
Hahah, I remember sitting in this stuff sometimes much longer than I had to^^...
same here
I remember being totally immersed in the game and I felt like a Gordon that's feeling fatigued from fighting and seeing death constantly with no end in sight, almost dead from some aliens on this bizarre scary alien world all alone, only to stumble upon this pool that finally gives a glimmer of rest and recovery from the constant violence. I sat in that pool for about ten minutes I'd say, and I even closed my eyes, realizing this alien world isn't entirely the surreal hell I thought it was.
I did the exact same thing omg
There is something special about this sound and whole GoldSource engine... That old school atmosphere is just amazing ;(
The Xen world is both colorful as frightening. These healing pools are a perfect example with the nightmarish sounds.
you say nightmarish but those sounds are no doubt from the boids flying peaceful filter feeders that flock around xen
I find this sound relaxing and beautiful...
@@hemprope4326 Me too
literally the best noise ever
i agreed
@Simulacrum Pictures Now put it in the trash can.
@@dementedvinny2451 Two hops this time
Sounds like speed-racing lol
I think this is a perfect example of what an alien world would actually sound like, it's not over done and that's what I love about it so much. I know this is the sound for the "healing pool" but I always thought that the droning sound that is created could be the sound of air passing through porous rock or wind passing through some kind of alien trees creating a sound of an odd musical quality. The squeaking sound reminds me of something that could be the equivalent of bird songs on Earth. Very alien sounding track but also very familiar sounding at the same time.
I almost dislike how much black Mesa overdone. I feel like while it's utterly amazing, it's just not xen.
it would be nice to have this as gmod entity/prop
Aaah maby in a map
if you buy half life source you can go to this map in gmod
OH man, I always loved the sound the pools make. Glad I'm not the only one.
I watched this after catching a flu,i was like new in 1 hour
I wonder what this background sound called "alien_squit" is, it's like something small singing in the empty space of xen
Honestly, this should be like a 24/7 twitch asmr stream lol. This is 1 of the greatest sound effects in the history of the world, not just games... I mean Half Life,, that era of FPS games with Quake 3 and Unreal Tournament, the music and sound was unmatchable. Its never been close to the same now, most games use 'traditional music' rather than having their own in house creations.
Have you listened to the Black Mesa version of this sound? It’s also awesome. And I have no nostalgia bias, and you may disagree with me even if you don’t, but I would even say it’s better
This sound is very nostalgic, holy fuck...
This evokes confusing emotions. It's calming, yet it's sort of ominous. Xen has some of the best sound design I've ever seen, anywhere. Before going there I already thought the game was a masterpiece, but this truly showed the full extent of the atmosphere work this game was capable of. Unforgettable.
I always figured that those whistles and chirps in the background of the game were probably just Xen lifeforms that we've never seen before. Call it a crackpot theory but I think those sounds were actually inspired by the sound of two black holes colliding pitched up. It sounds exactly like the chirping of some alien creature. Its pretty interesting to speculate.
They're probably the Boids, also known as aflock.
@@comradecockatoo3558 that was one theory i had- but if im not mistaken they already have their own dedicated sound effects- theres this weird monkey like chortling you can hear at the factory section of interloper
after many years of our rough lives, we would surely like to chill at Xen pools for a while =)
there are so many 1 hour long videos but i stayed through this one until the end, and it made me feel much better than before
this almost literally heals you
Was at the pool for 34 hours and my health is still on 1%
Update: been at the pool for 63 years, health finnaly went to 2%
I like to come back to this video regularly, playing under the bedsheets and feeling very far from terrestrial shenanigans
Am I the only person who actually enjoyed Xen?
I love this ambiance, it's soothing. May I have a really dumb question? What causes the "singing" of the healing water at Xen? Regardless of the size, the healing waters of Xen DO sing. The brown sludge doesn't. This is generally the only sound on Xen which is outright pleasing and relaxing.
maybe is the vortesense (?)
@@AaronFBianchiJupiter good answer, might be
Maybe its something seismic,like a volcano or something. It sounds somewhat similar to plumbing pipes,so i think thats the reason
@@demonicwillow7339 The source of the sound is fully organic IMHO. It is not impossible that the healing pools are in fact living creatures on their own.
Maybe is G-man, singing a lullaby.
I play this when having a hot bath with the dim light on. Its literally beyond therapeutic. You can literally experience the healing pool in real life by doing just this!
Its like you can take this out or the game and use it in life.
Same with the Black Mesa verion.
The most memorable sound in Half-life for me - thanks for posting!
By the end, I felt more relaxed than I expected.
It’s a shame we never got to visit this place in 2
Gordon steps into the pool the scars and cuts he has from all the crap he went through back in black Mesa just fade. Good idea for a half life movie.
This noise gives me a unique feeling I can't quite describe. Majestic maybe?
It always gives me a nice good sleep. But also sometimes nightmares such as I am literally standing in xen
i call the healing pools holy water, because it kinda is
Love you Half Life💜🫂
No wonder it’s called Xen
its also called xen because the definition of xen is strange or foreign
@Evan Perrine When in Russian Xen always being translated as Зен(Zen) so yeah, pretty much i guess)
@Uree The fuck is your problem?
When u sick just listen this for ur health to 100
How it feels to let the rain soak your face
This sounds reminds me that I lost in space
the best part of xen in my opinion
Thank you so much for this video, these healing waters used to relax me as a kid.
I love this but I really need the water dropping sound
The original ASMR
If you love this as much as i do, you should check the band Swans. They have drones like this, specially the albums Soundtrack for the Blind and The Great Annihilator!
Swans is great fam
I always wonder what happen if you drink that water
Imagine what you would piss out too.
It would cure cancer
I guess the Xen healing water tastes kinda funny...
I wonder how does Xen smell like
Relaxing diahorrea?
How shower water on your stiff ass back feels after a somewhat scuffed deadlift day
Makes me remember when I got my first PC in December 2019 and played through every half life game on Christmas break.
Perfect ambience for studying. Thats why alien is soo good at school.
The waiting around for your health to regen.
The fucking
*_ENDLESS_*
*_W A I T I N G !_*
hlvr:ai implies powerade is militarially made and funded while gatorade is purely xen and alien
well done 90s video game ambience
mmm
ASMR
Sonará raro pero me sirve para estudiar este sonido y enfocarme. Me encanta la saga de Half Life.
Way back in the day - I would stop playing and just listen to this instead. Pretty damn good considering It's such a short loop.
I love this kind of sounds
It also heals my mental health
Satisfying to stand in
to lie down in there
Came here after covid-19 test
The pool makes the note Ab3. I found out because I played this sound and then played every A-flat on my piano until I found the one that harmonized with this.
The odd dolphin sounds is amazing
*In the Black Mesa Xen level, they made the color of the pool look so much better. The healing pool was a nice feature to Xen.*
Sounds like the interior of a freezer.
You must have a very melodious freezer lol
@@TheLambdaTeamI guess I do
In my mind, these pools are just another of Xen's hazards. Any prey that falls in it, will stand still, being slowly digested with the best of sensations running through its nervous system.
If you are digested it would probably hurt
@@xyzzy-dv6te morphine effects but you die slowly
as my friend says "flies are singing"
damn this music is boping
hell yeh here we go xddd
Im healing
Peeing at night be like
I need it irl sooo bad rn!
For some reason i think Xen's better than the Earth
No governments, no school, no tax
Yup, it IS better!
Zen on Xen
Just stay relax and enjoy , like the hound eye in the back
by the way it'd be quite difficult to get through Xen in some areas without these pools
I imagine gordon being in the pool is like a hot tub
Xen ASMR
Xen is after Lambda Core.Yes.But Xen is beautiful.
dude it's amazing but besides the health regen in the game (although there is a weird hum) it makes me feel good too
Everytime If I go swimming indoors 🫧
in the Night with moody lights with a few people you know,🌑
This Ambience plays in my mind It's crazy ☄️
It also gives me a vibe that you're the only one here 🌌
“I bet this stuff would make a great booze mixer.”
-Aiden Walker
Well, the Xen healing waters probably taste kinda funky
Asmr of childhood
I dont know why but i needed this
Thank you
Always reminds me of the very end of Echoes by Pink Floyd
:o
This summer, january, i was drunk at a uncle's house. I realised that the bathrooms tap was making this exact sound, i told my cousins about it and told me to go to the doctor bc there was no such sound.
Pure nostalgia
One month ago I played Half Life for the first time ever (don't ask how so) and it was one of the best gaming experiences I have had so far. It was tough and challenging, blast to the past - what games used to be, no guiding by hand, no guiding through, no QTEs and all that shenanigans, only you, your patience and your ability to thinking ahead.
As for the healing pool, I've been wondering how was it able to treat non-Xen entity? How comes it was healthy for humans?
I can kind of hear the siren of black mesa at the background
Me waiting for 2 minutes for my health to go from 3 to 100
This should've been the ambience of xen to make xen more ominous, but I still like it as the healing pool.
Why do I feel like I've heard this exact same sound in Postal 2?
postal has similar sounding ambience, im sure its not the same sound
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I don't like it as much as the health station but very relaxing.
It makes me asleep
if i could drink it i wuld
i have regained my strength
Что ни говори , а всё звуковое сопровождение игры сделано на очень высоком уровне. Это касается как саундтрека , так и озвучки игрового мира, эффектов стрельбы, звуков меню и взаимодействия с окружающей средой. Особенно приятны моему слуху звуки пополнения здоровья и энергии, пополнения боеприпасов
makes me think of a What-IF mod (as in, changing the game files kind of mod) for Warframe. Where Curative Undertow would add this sound effect
I would love to dream about going to Xen and telling Vortigaunts that humans shit in the shower :) Have a good night healing people 😉
This is like dmt trip
This is the opposite of relaxing, this is a reminder that you're in a different dimension, completely alone and surrounded only by things that want to kill you, and you can't even breathe without a hazard suit.
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Ahh... The sound of slow health.
Why the xen pools sound's are so Relaxing?