LZ - Sparrow | A Half Life 1 Animation Film

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  • Idk what to say here
    1 year doing this huh
    find all the movie references i did, theres a lot
    Karl seriously is deserving a cruel death these days.
    Twitter, it might help but I don't think so:
    / joaconssszsdzsd
    I can't afford Patreon for now... but I have PayPal¿¿: www.paypal.com...
    Steam, screenshots and half decent artworks: steamcommunity...
    #halflife #garrysmod #sfm #hecu #blackmesa #animation #gmod #gmodanimation #ukraine :v #art #foryou

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  • @chimedtserenganbaatar7068
    @chimedtserenganbaatar7068 ปีที่แล้ว +1268

    Seeing how extreme, gory, violent, and terrifying the Black Mesa incident was, imagine the Seven Hour War...

    • @mariodario1427
      @mariodario1427 ปีที่แล้ว +118

      Seven hour war would be just goresome. Imagine you're in a city during the war and everywhere are ashes, smoke, fire from collapsed buildings, destroyed air support. And then dead bodies of those who couldn't run away fast enough. Damn valve knows how to create a story

    • @abhikergaming7783
      @abhikergaming7783 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +57

      @@mariodario1427 I will say in the accual half life games the military did pretty alright with the xen forces the problem was that the xen forces numbers were far greater then theres so they just got outnumbered by the sheer number of xen forces

    • @mariodario1427
      @mariodario1427 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +34

      @@abhikergaming7783 also portals opened like around the world in many locations so no matter how powerful we were we wouldn't defend earth

    • @abhikergaming7783
      @abhikergaming7783 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@mariodario1427 Exactly

    • @ADcommenter
      @ADcommenter 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      ​@@abhikergaming7783 Not to mention the combine intervening in the war did a number on the global forces.

  • @concept5631
    @concept5631 ปีที่แล้ว +1232

    Man spent the last moments of his life unknowingly saving his squadmate from the agonizing existence of being a headcrab zombie. What a lad.

    • @Jonathan-om1wq
      @Jonathan-om1wq 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +51

      I think bro knew :(

    • @concept5631
      @concept5631 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      @@Jonathan-om1wq Maybe

    • @sisbrolife8183
      @sisbrolife8183 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

      I think he knew because of the screams of the soldier

    • @paulo9991
      @paulo9991 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +49

      @@sisbrolife8183 Yeah. You can hear the marine crying "Kill me! Oh god!"

  • @kyxhk
    @kyxhk ปีที่แล้ว +2095

    The way you have the headcrabs disable marines, and then having the zombies get at them. My god, I absolutely love your usage of em.

    • @joacons
      @joacons  ปีที่แล้ว +130

      thanks for noticing it~

    • @sogthunder
      @sogthunder ปีที่แล้ว +38

      ​@@joacons ayo whats with the ~

    • @henryliu1046
      @henryliu1046 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@sogthunder Im fucking dead

    • @joacons
      @joacons  ปีที่แล้ว +45

      @@sogthunder what~

    • @DmG_Da_Fuq
      @DmG_Da_Fuq ปีที่แล้ว +14

      But Im confuse ....😅
      Headcrab zombies has their mouth on their chest and body right?? The sharp things?
      How they bite from their mouth??? I thought their face was hidden to the headcrab

  • @joseignaciolopez4380
    @joseignaciolopez4380 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +221

    The grunt carrying his buddy with a headcrab attached to his head makes me feel so sad :(

    • @d4ntheman
      @d4ntheman 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

      real bro its like he has no idea that hes as good as dead at that point but doesnt want to abandon his guy

  • @MTB396
    @MTB396 ปีที่แล้ว +1038

    Not only for the smooth realistic gmod animations that you rarely see in most gmod animations, i also loved the part where you incorperate the wounded HECU soldier radio into the animation.
    11/10 Masterpiece animations.

    • @reimuhakurei2123
      @reimuhakurei2123 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      its MTB 👀

    • @ImJustNes
      @ImJustNes 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      THIS IS MADE ON GMOD??

    • @joacons
      @joacons  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

      @@ImJustNes yea i guess

    • @ImJustNes
      @ImJustNes 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      @@joacons dude, your job is awesome, I swear to god I thought this was SFM

  • @adrian.shephard.official
    @adrian.shephard.official ปีที่แล้ว +298

    its creepy how realistic the people are, you can see the fear in their faces and eyes

  • @TucoSalamancaCooks
    @TucoSalamancaCooks ปีที่แล้ว +846

    This really gives me a perspective on how much of a force Gordon Freeman is throughout this chaos

    • @zombiehunter501
      @zombiehunter501 ปีที่แล้ว +187

      People forget that the HEV suit was a powered exo suit with life-saving tech inside. Outside of Gordon's natural survival skills and Hazard course training. As the player, we see Vorts mid threatening enemies and zombies/headcrabs as low ones. But Gordon happened to have the right gear at the wrong time for surviving what he faced. It was a small miracle that Barney and Shepard made it, lacking what Gordon had on him when all went to hell.

    • @lord-of-roses6647
      @lord-of-roses6647 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      ​@zombiehunter501 Shepard's armor was mostly equivalent to Gordon's, though. Only Barney had an ordinary kevlar vest

    • @zombiehunter501
      @zombiehunter501 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      @@lord-of-roses6647 it was more of a high tech vest with some features of the hev suit. But shepherd was badass and was way more trained the Gordon was in heavy combat. That the time I wrote that. I forgot what the corporal did and survived.

    • @concept5631
      @concept5631 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      ​@@zombiehunter501Well, were it not for Gman, Shepard wasn't going to make it. He would've been at ground zero of the nuclear strike had he not been plucked from the warzone by Gman.
      Granted, he's been in stasis for 20+ years, so he's basically dead.

    • @GKPB
      @GKPB ปีที่แล้ว +19

      ​@@zombiehunter501actually the air vehicle he was going to get into got shot down by black ops later in the game, so he would have definitely died if not for gman closing the door

  • @NikoTheGrunt
    @NikoTheGrunt ปีที่แล้ว +488

    I'm amazed.
    You managed to preserve and flesh out the HORROR of Half-Life's storyline, which a lot of players seem to have forgotten because we're so used to playing the game we basically blaze through it like some sort of action shooter; and we don't stop to consider how HORRIFYING the whole thing must've been to the characters in-game.

  • @CREEPER_7724
    @CREEPER_7724 ปีที่แล้ว +299

    Really captured the “Oh crap everything has gone wrong and we are now desperate” feeling with this animation

  • @Prupps1
    @Prupps1 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    2:06 the soldier fusing with the fence causing it to get stuck is so sick... i love it!

  • @bobross2140
    @bobross2140 ปีที่แล้ว +895

    Jesus, this guy is only a few years older then me, and is already pumping out works of art. I gotta step up my game.

    • @joacons
      @joacons  ปีที่แล้ว +129

      You still have time to change your paths, young one. Don't make the same mistakes I made~

    • @thanawinsaiwongpanya6947
      @thanawinsaiwongpanya6947 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      @@joacons changing path to animate in sfm instead of gmod like you did

    • @mr.springlock3934
      @mr.springlock3934 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @Thanawin Saiwongpanya I wouldn't animate in sfm if you wanna make animation like this. Sfm can't handle the models and the sounds. It's too old. I in the middle of changing from sfm to gmod

    • @Noamie-Nomie
      @Noamie-Nomie ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@mr.springlock3934 SFM is old but it's still a capable animation software, there are pros and cons to animating on sfm or gmod but either way if you feel comfortable animating in gmod go ahead, sfm? yeah sure go for it.
      What matters in the end are the animator themselves, no matter which software you chose your still going have to put in the time and effort into making animations. no BS talents just pure skill that you earned through hard-work, learning from mistakes and being dedicated to turn a silly idea into an animation.
      Case point, if it works for you. Go for it.

    • @thanawinsaiwongpanya6947
      @thanawinsaiwongpanya6947 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@mr.springlock3934 did you see Reticulon and his films man

  • @OFFICIALSOLARMY
    @OFFICIALSOLARMY ปีที่แล้ว +973

    This single handedly one of the best depictions of Black Mesa's messy withdrawl I've seen. My jaw dropped watching the marine get overpowered and torn apart by those zombies.
    I loved the cinematography in this: the marines move around and respond in a manner that if it wasn't the source engine would look positively life like. The only exclusion to great movement would be the alien grunts: but it's such a small moment that it's entirely forgivable due to the raw passion and eye for detail exhibited everywhere.

    • @joacons
      @joacons  ปีที่แล้ว +76

      yeah I tried to animate the alien grunts myself, but it was impossible to get their firing particles without using NPCs :'c

    • @Web720
      @Web720 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      It's funny cause you don't really see it in HL1, in fact it looks like the marines were winning until later on there was a switch.

    • @thelegogunsmith8395
      @thelegogunsmith8395 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Kriegsmarine :)

    • @d4ntheman
      @d4ntheman 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@joaconsdude you did the grunts and the aliens so well though. the zombies and the headcrabs move disorganized and in hordes but the nihilanth's armies of vorts and grunts made a coordinated assault. grunts stood back providing support fire with their hive hands while the vortigaunt slaves worked as cannon fodder and did most of the dirty work
      really shows not just that they arent there only fighting a stupid alien horde, but an alien horde AND a coordinated alien assault with tactics and means of warfare beyond their training or understanding.

  • @R77ification
    @R77ification ปีที่แล้ว +106

    God I love each little detail poured into this, such as 1:52 showing that the PCV can tank vorti hits to the torso but doesn't protect the rest of the body as the HEV does.

  • @jjtninja
    @jjtninja ปีที่แล้ว +580

    Dying marine: "IFAK's gone."
    Radioman: "Say again?"
    Dying Marine: "My IFAK's gone..."
    That's something you never want to hear in the field.

    • @seekchan-xc2dy
      @seekchan-xc2dy 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +33

      Echo 3 Juliet

    • @Sapphiregamer8605
      @Sapphiregamer8605 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

      Echo 3 Juliet and Echo 5 Romeo.

    • @JGgamerreset
      @JGgamerreset 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      What is an IFAK?

    • @jjtninja
      @jjtninja 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

      @@JGgamerreset Individual First Aid Kit.

    • @JGgamerreset
      @JGgamerreset 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      ​@@jjtninjaThanks bro 👍

  • @rebelsolution8524
    @rebelsolution8524 ปีที่แล้ว +365

    For those HECU Marines who died in the field, I salute you.

    • @Vrooto
      @Vrooto 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +39

      Imagine being HECU marine barely getting out of black mesa then the 7 hour war kicks off...

    • @rebelsolution8524
      @rebelsolution8524 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      @@Vrooto Sadley they all died in Seven Hour War and transformed themselves to become Combines. But not all of them. :'(

    • @software927
      @software927 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@rebelsolution8524 Where's the combine augmentation part? It never says anything about that.. Even then we can't say that every single one of them are dead, there's a slim population of personnel still recognized as marines most likely.

    • @rebelsolution8524
      @rebelsolution8524 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      @@software927
      "Where's the combine augmentation part? It never says anything about that.."
      It wasn't mentioned in the video, and that comment of mine. Well, you don't want to know what happened to the HECU Marines during the ​Seven Hour War. According to Half Life 2, what you don't understand that earth government already surrendered to the Combines after they lost the Seven Hour War. Most the outlying human military personal surrendered for joining the Combine to be part of Civil Protection and transformed into Overwatch Soldiers.
      "It never says anything about that.."
      You seems to be confused from your responses, if you look at the news article headline from Black Mesa East. Eli already mentioned that part to Freeman why earth government surrender to the Combines. Not just HECU Marines, but the entire human Armed Forces branches itself lost the war.
      "Even then we can't say that every single one of them are dead, there's a slim population of personnel still recognized as marines most likely."
      I didn't say they are all dead, most of them died, captured, and surrendered to the Combines. But there are dozens of human military resistances DID formed up a organization to fight against the Combines, and especially HECU Marine survivor such as Adrian Shepherd. But he's already inside the statis by the Gman.
      There's already a fangame where you played as a HECU Marine survivor such as Adrian Shepherd such as, "Half Life 2 Through the City" take place during Half Life 2 and "Half Life 2 Opposing Force 2 (It was meant to be cancelled and now it's called, "Urban Chaos.") take place during the Seven Hour War.
      Link of Half Life 2 Through the City Demo: th-cam.com/video/DPKNRbJJRXg/w-d-xo.html
      Link of Half Life 2 Urban Chaos: th-cam.com/video/x3IvJoL1SXA/w-d-xo.html
      For the rest of the HECU Marines survivors during in Half Life 2, my thought maybe they joined the Lambda Rebels or formed up a resistance to fight against the Combines OFFSCREEN from the game.
      If you have any questions, just let me know. Alright?
      Thank You.

    • @software927
      @software927 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@rebelsolution8524 I know the lore I don't need a new recap and you did, in fact, say all of them died. I'm just saying that they weren't all turned into combine (the augmented section).

  • @eugenestephens85
    @eugenestephens85 ปีที่แล้ว +417

    Definitely a masterpiece!
    Brutally, darkly and dramatically. Feel sorry for the HECU unit, that left for die. Moreover, they died brutally - not like heroes.

    • @ingenioj
      @ingenioj ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Su objetivo principal era controlar la amenaza y silenciar a todos dentro del complejo. No fueron muy buenos que digamos xd.

    • @TheLane1976
      @TheLane1976 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@ingenioj
      They were just following orders.

    • @concept5631
      @concept5631 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      ​@@TheLane1976Bro... Don't start.

    • @somegenericscpnu-7soldier270
      @somegenericscpnu-7soldier270 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@ingeniojHonestly? I would rather be shot than torn apart.

    • @Wilhelm_Larperr
      @Wilhelm_Larperr 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@concept5631it’s what we soldiers do, we follow orders, don’t like it? Then don’t be apart of a country cuz it’s what every soldier does to serve and protect

  • @Artem2034
    @Artem2034 ปีที่แล้ว +104

    What I always found creepy about HL zombies is that if you pay attention, you can hear words among their moaning like "help me" and "oh god". Makes you think that the people are still there, trapped in their own, mutating bodies. Always made me feel sad about them and I saw putting them down as an act of mercy. You've really showed that side of zombies in this film. Excellent job.

    • @theanti-hypemonitor9079
      @theanti-hypemonitor9079 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      100%

    • @Sapphiregamer8605
      @Sapphiregamer8605 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      They are conscious.

    • @RaymondDouglasRPD1969
      @RaymondDouglasRPD1969 25 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Look at the zombies faces without the headcrab in HL Alyx, they made this sh3t even more disturbing in this game.

  • @heyythatsprettygood8763
    @heyythatsprettygood8763 ปีที่แล้ว +314

    This is by far one of the greatest sfm short films I've ever seen. I don't know what else to say, this is, this is perfection. the use of prexisting voice lines from other games to portray the HECU grunts we see here, the angles, the realism in how they fought and reacted, the emotions in this... just perfect. I always wanted to see something like this, and you made it come to life in the best way possible. thank you, man, this really made my day

    • @joacons
      @joacons  ปีที่แล้ว +39

      thankss
      This is Gmod tho

    • @heyythatsprettygood8763
      @heyythatsprettygood8763 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@joacons ah, I thought all film making in gmod had to be through sfm

    • @Ushankov
      @Ushankov ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@heyythatsprettygood8763 Gmod animations and SFM animations are different

    • @heyythatsprettygood8763
      @heyythatsprettygood8763 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Ushankov damn

    • @Ushankov
      @Ushankov ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@heyythatsprettygood8763 Yep

  • @KevinBaris
    @KevinBaris 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +45

    It's a horrifying thought, to think that the fortifications they put to prevent anyone from escaping Black Mesa. Kinda also backfired on them. Especially, as they started to lose ground.

  • @Validatormaybelater
    @Validatormaybelater ปีที่แล้ว +458

    A whole dad gum year
    The fact you guys managed to persevere and not abandon it says quite a lot…
    Take a break! You deserve it!

  • @arwing20
    @arwing20 ปีที่แล้ว +129

    Always appreciate good Black Mesa videos, they are rare these days

    • @joacons
      @joacons  ปีที่แล้ว +14

      daiumnn Thanksss!!

    • @oceanmantakemebythehand3965
      @oceanmantakemebythehand3965 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@joaconswould be nice to see the black ops perspective

  • @Ayranenjoyer
    @Ayranenjoyer ปีที่แล้ว +189

    This guy sacrifices his own flesh and blood, his own soul to deliver us art. I salute thee.

  • @BayouBoy2443
    @BayouBoy2443 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    I never took into account just how dangerous and deadly the Xen creatures are. Playing as Gordon Freeman, you feel practically invincible as long as you keep your suit power up. This does a phenomenal job showing the true reality of it

    • @d4ntheman
      @d4ntheman 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      yeah in half life its easy to see all the zombies or headcrabs as total pushovers especially considering headcrabs are small, slow, and dont do nothing to you other than leap at you and chip away your health. but to anyone who isnt gordon headcrabs are a fucking nightmare creature. small, relatively agile, and worst of all if one manages to latch onto your head its literally game over. and you best hope to hell theres someone nearby who will put you out of your misery fast before you wake up and experience an existence of unimaginable excruciation

  • @Scorch052
    @Scorch052 ปีที่แล้ว +151

    I have never in my entire life seen a better representation of the abject hopelessness of the Seven Hour War than this video.

    • @user-yq6gl9ih1u
      @user-yq6gl9ih1u ปีที่แล้ว +24

      But this is not even Seven Hour War, 7h War- is war between All army’s of all human countrys and combine invaders army, and in this video is war between Hecu and Xen Army. Xen creatures were trying to save from combine’s, so they were teleported on earth by Nihilanth. Imagine how 7h war would look like

    • @Scorch052
      @Scorch052 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@user-yq6gl9ih1u I would consider this the opening stages of the war. I never really considered the Black Mesa Incident separated from it.

    • @brendanmoore5804
      @brendanmoore5804 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      ​@@Scorch052 The 7 Hour war was months after the incident at Black Mesa. By the time of the 7 Hour War, the Earth had been plagued by portal storms and the likes.

    • @daveywaveypavey
      @daveywaveypavey ปีที่แล้ว

      @@brendanmoore5804 the 7 hour war was directly after black mesa from what I've heard

    • @brendanmoore5804
      @brendanmoore5804 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@daveywaveypavey The Earth and its governments were weakened from the portal storms that ravaged earth along with Xen flora and fauna.

  • @synth8519
    @synth8519 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    This was fucking amazing. I can’t even begin to fathom how difficult and long this was to make, but you somehow perfectly portrayed the grim situation the HECU were thrust into with barely any dialogue. I felt more sympathy for these marines than most overinflated TV series and movies.
    I think the simplicity of the story and characters, as well as knowing it was made by a single person makes you appreciate it far more. Knowing this was made as purely a passion project adds to it too.

  • @LAV-25-Venom
    @LAV-25-Venom ปีที่แล้ว +31

    this is a perfect portrayal of how terrifying black mesa really was, especially for the HECU marines

  • @odda5758
    @odda5758 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    I feel like vortigaunts would be completely ineffective against modern human small arms, I mean they don't use cover and take a long time to charge up their energy attacks. I always thought of the failures at black mesa being a result of the marines being cut-off and surprised by the teleportation technology, and the heavier, more armored units like the grunts

    • @joacons
      @joacons  ปีที่แล้ว +28

      with dozens of them coming from the front, back, sides and above, its dangerous anyway~

    • @reaverfang377
      @reaverfang377 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Nah, Skin can be pretty tough and Vortigaunts never felt the need to wear protective clothing, even 20 years later in HL2, that tells me their hide is thick meaning 556 is probably not that great against them. 308 and Higher calibres with more punch are probably a better pick and that's if they don't fuckin' predict your presence and vaporise you like the insignificant human flesh toy you are lol

    • @133samuelsinaterollc4
      @133samuelsinaterollc4 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      They were being suppressed by the volley of fire by the grunts and taken out by the pin point lethal accuracy of the vortigaunts. Pretty good strategy I must say.

    • @reaverfang377
      @reaverfang377 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Not sure what or who deleted my comment, but I am just gonna say, Vortigaunts got tough hides and psychic abilities and therefore HECU didn't have the firing power to take on Vortigaunt and Xen creatures which some were tougher then the Vorts.
      In general, I estimated you'd want a higher caliber of bullet to more reliably punch through their natural armour and to mover quicker cos the psychic powers are murder.
      *Cross Fingers not deleted again*

  • @scpguardwilliam
    @scpguardwilliam ปีที่แล้ว +50

    all the references i could find
    0:25 : CODMW3 last stand
    1:13 : AOT rumbling maybe?
    2:53 : Saving Private Ryan d-day
    3:10 : Black Mesa radio sequence
    4:00 : Saving Private Ryan upham hesitating to give the ammo? not sure
    6:25 : ALIEN facehugger scene possibly
    8:02 : another ALIEN reference
    (Edit) 8:26 : seems like a stretch but possibly from the Consoling Couple machinima?
    8:45 : Saving Private Ryan upham again
    9:57 : feels familiar but i'm not sure
    11:10 : another Black Mesa radio sequence
    12:15 : Saving Private Ryan ending

    • @sauceman2885
      @sauceman2885 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Not sure if it’s an Easter egg or just using audio, but at around 1:28 the “they’re everywhere!” Is from battlefield 1

    • @Rogue_Nine416
      @Rogue_Nine416 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      there's even voicelines from cod2 used in this

    • @Sapphiregamer8605
      @Sapphiregamer8605 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Rogue_Nine4163:00?

    • @borisslavk01nolastname91
      @borisslavk01nolastname91 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      there's some dialogues from MW2, from the Washington monument evac site and some shadow company voice lines iirc

    • @aiden9067
      @aiden9067 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The thing at 9:57 seems similar to Resident Evil 2 opening at the gas station with the police officer

  • @xzas9098
    @xzas9098 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    This is amazing, truly one of a kind. This is probably my favorite piece of HECU lore I've ever seen. This is a whole movie. The execution is flawless, this deserves to be up there with the greats. The fact that it only has 726 likes is insane. This is excellent.

    • @joacons
      @joacons  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      sharing it on places like reddit would help :x

    • @xzas9098
      @xzas9098 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@joacons I can do that

  • @nuxbronson
    @nuxbronson ปีที่แล้ว +36

    1:49 I cannot stop rewatching this part, it's just so unbelievably smooth I love it.

  • @Razgriz_01
    @Razgriz_01 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    The texture quality, yet nice camera-work and action, really reminds me of the in-game cutscenes from World in Conflict. Also helps that the gear the HECU and the US military depicted in that game look visually similar.

  • @TheRealClaylex
    @TheRealClaylex ปีที่แล้ว +22

    You not only made the headcrabs extremely useful but the zombies as well.
    Also seeing how much tension the marines were going through in this was incredible.

  • @Samu0205
    @Samu0205 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    I love how you incorporated acutal radio chatter from the game to your story. This must be one of the most dreadful depictions of the Black Mesa Incident

  • @gr0ke
    @gr0ke ปีที่แล้ว +59

    man i have no words, this is a masterpiece
    the animation was smooth as butter, the dialogue, the references

  • @CasualYtUser
    @CasualYtUser ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I feel bad for both HECU and Zombies, the amount of emotions that i felt when the last Hecu troop saw that one zombie, screaming in pain, not being even capable of controling his own body, he only screams, while the Hecu cannot move, he's bleeding, weakened, about to fade away.
    This is a masterpiece.

    • @Botinfinit
      @Botinfinit 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      i really want adrian sheperd to come back because he's one of the most badass hecu members there are and he was just a corporal

  • @cheezkid2689
    @cheezkid2689 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I love the usage of voice lines from different games (noticed the 60% combat effectiveness line from Modern Warfare 2) which kept the scene feeling varied and realistic. Fantastic job.

  • @02gn49
    @02gn49 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Holy. Shit.
    The way you presented the pressure and TERROR of the cascade literally sent me down a lot of shivers. I was afraid to not suddenly get jumpscared, that's how tense this all was.
    This made me feel sad for marines even more. Poor dudes thought this will be just a standard operation, but no, that is a global conflict between worlds. I almost shed a tear watching them die horribly. Salute for HECU, you have my respect.
    This is truly a masterpiece among Half Life animations! You did a phenomenal job and I hope this blows up in the future!

  • @IsolationStreams
    @IsolationStreams ปีที่แล้ว +15

    The existential dread is just amazing. The brutal reality of the Resonance Cascade makes you realize just how horrible the 7 Hour War must have been.

  • @marshal6738
    @marshal6738 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I love that you added a simple yet forgotten attention to detail that most people get wrong! The basic trigger safety, the way you make the Marines fight better than most animations, the way you animate the Marines (realistic), the Marines saying Gunny (term in the USMC for Gunnery Sergeant) and the despair. This is excellent! Bravo!

  • @trashdog2254
    @trashdog2254 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    The scene at 8:26 is some of the most brutal stuff I've ever seen from these Black Mesa animations, Honestly this whole video is a different caliber with how gritty and brutal it all is.

  • @dankanon3785
    @dankanon3785 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    i love that this shows the reality of the horror the HECU had to face when dealing with black mesa as a whole. pretty sure the last thing they thought they'd be fighting was aliens. This was amazing man. very good.

  • @Thephillips-dj1po
    @Thephillips-dj1po ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Dear god, the zombie sounds will forever haunt me, just from how much pain there is in them.

  • @Combine_elite168
    @Combine_elite168 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    12:24 the way the zombies said "hear me oh god..." it sounds like "kill me oh god...." its kinda sad because the people are still conscious when they get headcrabbed.... god... imagine if this is real man...

  • @TheSonsuwee96
    @TheSonsuwee96 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I always wondered how could the well trained marines be infested by head crabs if not by ambush.. now I know the answer is during chaos.

  • @frstbttn
    @frstbttn ปีที่แล้ว +10

    20/10 "Retreat! Reetreat!" Best moment!

  • @wordshurt2676
    @wordshurt2676 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    One of the best things about your animations is the ability to depict a side losing but still make it extremely enjoyable to watch

  • @aaa439101
    @aaa439101 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I like how you made the person in the end die slowly instead of "Oh IFAKs gone. Guess I'll die." crap.
    10/10.

  • @rysnyper50002
    @rysnyper50002 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    This is it, we have the three people that we all need. We have all played through the original, and the expansions, and animators like you bring the vision of what our imaginations tossed out there. Taking perceived memories into a visual all of us itched to view. You took the idea of the HECU, the force that felt had the power and confidence to contain anything, and showed the visceral fear and breakdown of what was supposed to be routine.
    Animux - Gordon's Storyline (Unforseen Consequences)
    BAST Brushie - Barney Calhoun (Insecurity)
    You: Opposing Force.
    You all portray the actions and events during the Black Mesa Incident in the respective of the groups:
    Gordon=Fear and Confusion.
    Barney=Normality Folding.
    HECU=No Plan B.

    • @joacons
      @joacons  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Epic

  • @crowbarproductions5190
    @crowbarproductions5190 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    The king of Gmod animation is back and bigger than ever! How the hell do you do it, Jo?! Incredible, awesome work and an absolute delight to watch! Bravo! 👏👏👏🤘

    • @joacons
      @joacons  ปีที่แล้ว +5

      thanks man :D
      hearing that from you means a lot

    • @lambda-m1676
      @lambda-m1676 ปีที่แล้ว

      yooo

  • @malithaw
    @malithaw ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Man this is phenominally good. It's amazing how much emotion you are conveying using the crude facial expressions. Combat scenes are really good too and you can really feel the hopelessness of the soliders here. Great job!

    • @lambda-m1676
      @lambda-m1676 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Some models in GMod have easier to understand facial bones like "mouth O" which makes their mouth go "oh" and also SFM ports have good facial bones unlike HL2's primitive ones

  • @wszystkowszyscywszystkowsz8683
    @wszystkowszyscywszystkowsz8683 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    4:16 i think i just saw marine having PTSD in background

  • @JohnDoe-is1tl
    @JohnDoe-is1tl ปีที่แล้ว +12

    This is one of the best SFMs out there. I clicked on this video out of curiosity and i was blown away by the level of details. First time the whole thing was depicted with all the gore and chaos. Fantastic job. Valve should take a look at this and start considering a TV series, especially for the Oposing force. Talented creators like you show what is possible.

    • @joacons
      @joacons  ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Its gmod tho~

  • @Z-1991
    @Z-1991 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The HECU didn't stand a chance, this war was lost since the beginning.
    Awesome work!

  • @Ratstranger
    @Ratstranger 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This is complete masterpiece. Lore details, use of assets, tension, story, Just the best HECU fan animation I saw.

  • @altechelghanforever9906
    @altechelghanforever9906 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This video really emphasizes the reality of the Resonance Cascade incident.
    If you're not Gordon "more luck than Master Chief" Freeman everything happening in Half Life 1 is equivalent to an apocalyptic sci fi horror movie.

  • @RustyKrabOfficial
    @RustyKrabOfficial 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I actually really enjoyed this film. I really liked the aspect of how everyone who is in shock is either frozen or just completely oblivious to their surroundings.
    10/10 video, would recommend.

  • @overlordmgcover2262
    @overlordmgcover2262 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Can't say I have ever seen a HECU focused video like this before. I would watch a movie lenght one of this.

  • @EliWritesStories
    @EliWritesStories ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I'll chip in and comment. I genuinely love how you gave Black Mesa a Hue City feel in terms of casualties and futility and hope you make more content. As someone currently writing and working with an artist on a graphic novel, I appreciate what you did to tell the story visually as well as through characters' emotions.

  • @Nikalus5715
    @Nikalus5715 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I'm actually flabbergasted by the quality of this video. It really just shows that everyone in the half-life universe, every "bad" guy in the first game was all just following orders, not just some mindless machine aimed to kill the player and everyone else. This really shows how the H.E.C.U was absolutely not prepare for the horrors black mesa was going to bring and were trying their best to control the situation at black mesa against the Xenians.

  • @AlexanderLasam48
    @AlexanderLasam48 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This adaptation of the head crab zombies were even more terrefying than the ones we got in game.

  • @BASTBrushie
    @BASTBrushie ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Oh my god, i never seen a horrific scenario about Black Mesa. I was take a very pleasure to see this masterpiece. You create a really anxious moment and we very seen the scare of the guy. You deserve a lot of view for that

  • @ZyberX
    @ZyberX ปีที่แล้ว +28

    El hecho de que esto es GMOD, simplemente es sensacional.

  • @ggwellplayed7201
    @ggwellplayed7201 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Bro really animated this whole thing Stop Motion Helper and still manages to make a realistic depiction of war.
    You sir are an hidden gem.

  • @balelei
    @balelei ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This is really good when those guys were eaten by the zombies it was terrifying, smooth as butter animation

  • @Alex_Guy1011
    @Alex_Guy1011 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Holy fuck. You need a raise for this. How was this animated? It's impressive.

    • @joacons
      @joacons  ปีที่แล้ว +12

      By losing all my social life

  • @Gmennd
    @Gmennd ปีที่แล้ว +4

    2:56 It's kind of like a tribute to Saving Private Ryan.

  • @thatmomentwhenriley9472
    @thatmomentwhenriley9472 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The moment I saw that guy lean against the wall I had a feeling he's going to be the one with the destroyed IFAK and when he reached for the radio I just knew. It was depressing listening to it in-game and seeing it in animated form makes it even more sad. It was really cool hearing the LZ Sparrow distress call (which I also caught in the game just like many other people I'm sure) and seeing an interpretation of how things went down. Amazing work

  • @ZChmilewsky
    @ZChmilewsky ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Better tension than most movies I've seen that have come out lately.

  • @miguelpadilla5899
    @miguelpadilla5899 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This animation shows perfectly why I love the Black Mesa incident. We've seen depictions of a warzone in many works of fiction, but the Black Mesa one is my favorite by far, for a simple reason: It was a lost war. We can see how the incident goes from the HECU taking over and controlling Black Mesa relatively well, to how they are starting to lose control, and finishing with them having to retreat from Black Mesa in a hurry, heck, I might even argue it's not a retreat, is flat-out an escape. A rush to get the fuck out of there. This is why I cherish mods that show more of this catastrophe, it's just so fascinating, watching three entirely different factions fighting each other.

  • @writerwannabe-dk7tk
    @writerwannabe-dk7tk 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Tragic and truly hooking piece of art, the true nature of the individuals living this situations. One of the best animations I have ever seen. Your deserve more for this talent and effort.

  • @PannierLaw
    @PannierLaw ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love the foreboding sense the head crab soldier gives off
    You as the viewer know it’s gonna jump up suddenly and start attacking them.
    But they don’t know that

  • @aycj2680
    @aycj2680 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Everyone talks about head crabs, but good god the sheer impact from vort's blast is terrifying. Imagine being trough all your combat training and months of preparing l, and then you get equivalent of getting fucking smithed by God himself.

  • @Cysco8575
    @Cysco8575 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    My God, now the line where a soldier says "There's not frontline with these things" in Black Mesa became more terrifying. Imagine your squad makes a perimeter just for the enemy to teleport right behind you, it must've been a nightmare.
    Also Zombies and Headcrabs are very dangerous in numbers, with that in mind just imagine being unlucky enough to encounter a single Gonome.

  • @2xc4u67
    @2xc4u67 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This man deserves an academy award for this masterpiece man!

  • @TheLoraxYesYes
    @TheLoraxYesYes ปีที่แล้ว +3

    God... When I was playing the game I was so confused on why the military pulled out. This really shows why,

  • @kertz6773
    @kertz6773 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I truly love the way you use the headcrabs, you're the first person I see that uses the headcrabs to disable the marines(also using teamwork in a way)

  • @WAcrobat19
    @WAcrobat19 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I was literally choking back tears from this. Shits amazing.

  • @Geenoi
    @Geenoi ปีที่แล้ว +5

    One of the best animations I have ever watched.

  • @Luka2000_
    @Luka2000_ ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I still love how well animated this is and the references. This deserves more views

  • @Harry_JJ
    @Harry_JJ ปีที่แล้ว +4

    12:00 to 12:40 as heartbreaking as it is scary.
    A fan film did this! If only Hollywood could get back to this level

  • @czechcrusader6461
    @czechcrusader6461 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This was probably a single hard to watch animation ive seen. You really nailed the brutality.

  • @DzigoHD
    @DzigoHD 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    2:28 man,for me leaving your comrades behind would be far worse than death,the guilt of knowing what fate awaited them and you didn't even had chance to save them and had to just leave is horrible.

  • @craftingpanda1172
    @craftingpanda1172 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good shit, really goes to show how the marines went from having the situation under control to being completely overrun

  • @fukudacal
    @fukudacal ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I absolutely ADORE how you done all of this and how good of a portrayal this is of how really fucked and unorganized shit got, and I also especially love the gore effects and how the zombies being really terrifying ( headcrabs too! )
    20/10 short film, it's like something how I imagine my npc battles go in gmod but animated and done really well , and the fact all this was done in gmod too as well makes it all the more got DAYMN impressive.

  • @benny8694
    @benny8694 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I fucking love how you used the radio messages from black mesa i remember hearing them while i was running around as gordon and it absolutely terrified me to imagine what it was like on the surface but seeing it was just awesome just the total chaos of it is captured perfectly. keep up the good work!!!!

  • @majortom1155
    @majortom1155 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    i always wonder if the hecu didnt attack the scientist and gordon have to team up with them they might just have a chance to quickly take back the black mesa

    • @eidoneverchoosen1171
      @eidoneverchoosen1171 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They would have they were at first but then once gordon freeman meamtbthe first hecu marine some one either gnan or Wallace Breen gave the order to kill everyone who work at black mesa. Gman wanted the combine to get to earth so gordon would defeat them later, Wallace Breen could have tried to save himself from being blamed and gave the orders. Had the orders not been given the HECU and black ops and security guards would had been an effective clean up team.

    • @betternotcallsaul9138
      @betternotcallsaul9138 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@eidoneverchoosen1171 where did you get this information from

  • @fiveggigawhaaahtgaming1926
    @fiveggigawhaaahtgaming1926 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    i half expected gordon freeman to walk around the corner with a crowbar out at the start

    • @cptwoody7103
      @cptwoody7103 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      that's f*ckin nobody is Gordon Freeman : th-cam.com/video/MQquH1Y4U7Q/w-d-xo.html

  • @onionero
    @onionero 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    This is seriously well-done! It really humanizes the marines a whole lot more, and doesn't just make them "badass military dudes".

  • @betzcb3106
    @betzcb3106 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Funny enough, I was watching a video on all of the radio transmissions + EAS messages just to re-listen to the beautiful voice acting, and I just kinda stumbled onto this video after recognizing "LZ Sparrow". Though it's a damn shame to watch the final moments of Goose 4, you did a great job animating this in Gmod! Always impressed seeing your work.

  • @sweethinako5248
    @sweethinako5248 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Amazing work divine
    "They didnt even stand a chance"

  • @oakley5510
    @oakley5510 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Nightmare fuel when the head crab zombies just chomped on him. I wouldn't even be able to imagine the pain. Jesus Christ. Well time to watch some memes before bed!
    But honestly, Great work. Had my heart pumping for a good 20 minutes after this.

  • @MarekKrassus53
    @MarekKrassus53 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Not bad."Half-Life" turned from a joyful FPS into a real horror.

  • @regimentmoron3659
    @regimentmoron3659 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I say this every time he uploads but this guy is criminally underrated, the part when the headcrab zombie raises back up near the end of the film was like straight out of a horror film. Amazing work

  • @rocker2349
    @rocker2349 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I...there are no words. The animation. The action. the horror. ITS SO FUCKIN GOOD MAN. This was amazing to watch. It had me on the edge of my seat the whole time. Damn fine work, Damn fine!

  • @sauceman2885
    @sauceman2885 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    God this is a terrifying rendition of how it went down, the fact that many of the marines weren’t killed but maimed and left to die is awful

  • @Unknown-ek1ox
    @Unknown-ek1ox ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I'd almost tear up because of how amazing and well-made this was. Especially since I'm a fan of the lore. Thanks to people like you, Half-Life never truly dies (pun sorta intended).

  • @TemmieContingenC
    @TemmieContingenC ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I fucking love this shit, absolutely satiates my love for Black Mesa and fan animations of it.
    Stuff like this reminds me of how harrowing this all must’ve been for the marines sent to the facility, and there’s an example I want to cite.
    In Forget About Freeman, your last major fight with the HECU is out in the open along a makeshift HECU campsite and some fences. From what you can piece together, it seems like these guys were about to pack up and break through the fence line, maybe to evacuate out of the BMRF on foot with whatever armour they have left. Unfortunately, Gordon stumbles upon them before that plan gets set into motion.

  • @lol4zjake98
    @lol4zjake98 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    The ending was wild, the zombified marine asking for help, but what I heard was “Tommy god help me”

  • @GORYGIRL
    @GORYGIRL ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I LOVE THIS HOLY CRAP ALL THAT HARD WORK PAIED OFF! A YEAR HOLY CRAP...I HAVE TO GO BETWEEN PROJECTS TBH...(MAYBE THAT'S A "ME" PROBLEM LOL, AIN'T TRYING TO BE RUDE OR DOWNPLAY ANYTHING). BUT AS I SAID, THATS AWESOME HOW YOU ALL STAYED FOCUSED AND FINISHED IT GREAT WORK!
    BUT GOD, I FEEL BAD FOR THE MARINES NOW...REALLY, REALLY BAD FOR THEM, MORE SO THEN I DID BEFORE TBH. I WTHT HE GAMES PORTRAYED THIS STUFF MORE. HOLY CRAP, THAT DEPICTION LOOKED BRUTALLY HONEST IMO. ALSO, I LOVE THE TIE IN'S WITH THE RADIO SCENES..IT MAKES IT MORE TERRIFYING, REALM AND SAD. BTW...THE ENDING...THE HEARDBEAT AFFECT...NICE TOUCH. :(
    TBH I WANNA SEE A HL2 CITIZEN/RESISTANCE/REBEL VERSION OF THIS WHEN/IF YOU ALL EVER PLAN ON MAKING IT THAT IS? :)
    ALSO, WHAT DID YOU USE TO ANIMATE THIS WITH? IT'S INCREDABLE, AND SO'S THE LIGHTING, AS I SAID BEFORE GREAT WORK, 100/10 PLEASE FORGIVE ANY MIS SPELLINGS OR GRAMMAR MISTAKES IF ANY ARE PRESENT. ^_

    • @joacons
      @joacons  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thanks !
      I used SMH, watch the Credits
      I tried to do a 'HL2 Resistance thing' before but i couldn't finish it, sorry

    • @GORYGIRL
      @GORYGIRL ปีที่แล้ว

      @@joacons NP AND MY ABD I'LL RE-LOOK AT THEM. I THINK I TRIED SMH AND HAT BEFORE BUT EITHER THEY DIDN'T WORK RIGHT WITH THE GMOD UPDATES OR IEWAS DOING SOMETHING WRONG XD!
      ALSO AWW MAN, TOO BAD ON THE HALF-LFIE 2 THING, BUT I GET IT, SOME THINGS DON'T WORK MORE THEN OTHERS.

  • @radar6122
    @radar6122 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Always wanted to see someone animate these radio transmissions and this was beautiful. You did great