I think Freeman's Mind is the longest I've followed a piece of internet media. I still love it and no matter how long it's been since the last episode I still jump right in.
I started watching the first series back in 2014. I didn't have internet at my house and wanted to play Destiny, so I stopped at my gran's place for three months and would watch a few episodes before bed every night, it's a very fond memory I have. I'm now in my room with my own internet eight years later and this still scratches that itch it did back then.
This ep was full of good lines. "I'm a physicist, there's nothing you know about light that I don't" "Look at you coming out of the walls like a... walrus..."
After Black Mesa's architecture, everything seems normal! Gordon could take a stroll through Cave Johnson-era Aperture Science and the only thing he'd likely notice would be realizing where those missing astronauts went in an "Oh, I always wondered what happened to them." in the same manner of someone finding a lost frisbee on the roof after three years.
I like how Freeman assumes he'll be getting a lot of interviews after the world returns to normal. Not because of him stopping an alien invasion and becoming a reknown resistance hero, but because he met a lot of important dead people. Surprisingly humble.
this episode has my favourite joke of the series so far and it's non verbal. The idea that Freeman casually dismisses a zombie but gets frightened by a crow is perfect
Blowing them up, shooting them, chopping them, all quick ways to die. Setting them on fire and hearing them scream in pain is a bit of a step up even for Gordon Freeman.
"Well, I've spent so many bullets on this one, I almost have to keep going." Gotta appreciate Freeman out here with the sunk cost fallacy to the max- this entire adventure is basically a sunk cost fallacy at this point.
sunk cost fallacy isn't really a thing here because he made progress through the building, switching buildings would be stupid because he would start himself off back at square one but this time with less ammo and the same chances as before of needing ammo, but by continuing the same building he doesn't start back at square one. generally if you walk into any building and kill everyone in the room numbering 6 people for a total of like 11 if you account for the people dead before you got there, you can rest assured that more than 50% of the people in the building are currently dead, walk into a new building afterwards and you'll likely have to start all over with the only potential benefit to hope for being that maybe over 50% of the people in the new building are dead before you get there which usually isn't the case from my experience. One in the hand is worth more than two in the bush.
Same. I’ve been watching since I was 11 and I’m almost 25 now. Even though we only have one episode so far, I’m just so happy that he finally made it to Ravenholm.
Oh my god… he thinks the gravity gun is out of charge. That’s both ingenious and diabolical on Ross’ part for explaining why Freeman isn’t using the thing. I wonder if Sandtraps is just gonna be Freeman making a mad dash across the beach since - to his perception - there’s no other way to cross it.. Or if Ross is gonna pull some more modding of the maps to give him a way to bypass the whole segment altogether..
Granted, I don't think in reality that walking across bits of wood and sheet metal would 'deafen' your footsteps from alien bugs that are sensitive to vibrations.
Ross continues to ignore the game design's "subtle hints." Ross is purposely sticking to the narrative he thinks Gordon would be thinking. The fact he attempted to use the gravity gun on a zombie instead of an object is great story telling. Gordon is still acting as just some regular dude without any preconceived notions of how things should work.
In his newest video chat, he said that he doesn’t know what he’s going to do with the gravity gun. He said that it’s a reflection of how he uses it when playing the game, which is very little. The main thing he wanted to try out with it was to use it against enemies and he was greatly disappointed when he couldn’t use it against enemies, and I think this is a representation of that
@@tpd1864blake That actually reminds me of why Ravenholm gave me so much trouble when I played it - I didn't think much of the Gravity Gun, so I tried to shoot my way through and ended up almost constantly low on ammo as a result.
After fifteen years including the original series, Freeman finally reaches Ravenholm. See you again later when he finally blows up the Citadel in 2040.
@@MadGameBoy Four years…if you only count Freeman’s Mind 2. But yeah, if you count all the episodes starting from the original series, it’s really been that long.
We got another piece of Eddie lore today, he keeps pressure plate activated spinning blade traps in his yard. Its a nice complement to what we know about him from Season 1.
It'd be darkly hilarious if when Gordon gets to Nova Prospekt, Ross decides to have him recognize one of the bodies as Eddie and finally starts taking things seriously because the Combine killed the one guy he considers a friend.
Had to leave a comment to praise the addition of the helicopter-rotor-blade sound effect when Gordon crawls beneath the spinning blade trap at 5:09 . It's those small mods and enhancements that make this series even more special than it already is for its more obvious qualities.
I'm pretty sure that's just the stock sound it makes from the last time I played it. Unless you played a version where they didn't make a sound for some reason. Could be, I remember the first version of HL2 had some audio bugs here and there.
@@siraethelwulf8914 It's not. To clarify, there's a very low-frequency bass sound that's added in in addition to the stock sound. If you're watching on a phone or a tablet, you're probably not even hearing it, it's very sub-bass-y.
Holy shit, Freeman thinking the Gravity Gun is dead because it didn't work on the zombies is a stroke of genius. That first saw blade room is engineered to make a gamers creative monkey brain go 'ooh', but in an actual real life situation most people would do exactly what Freeman did here, and not even really take much stock of it beyond the abnormality. Sometimes he isn't as smart as he thinks he is, so I wonder if he'll ever think to try it again or just assume it's dead?
Gordon makes a good point about the Resistance. They've got great ingenuity, but not nearly enough productive capacity to make the most of it-partly because the Combine is so omnipresent, they're constantly forced underground or into the very fringes of the outlands, and aside from maybe communication, their forces are exceptionally fragmentary... Most of them are just refugees trying to survive, after all.
Exactly, if they could roll out HEV suits, gravity guns, tau cannons, strider busters, rewire tools and all the other neat tech only the heroes have access to it'd be a fair fight. Imagine DOG but military grade and there's one of those attached to every unit.
Yeah theres a reason why in the beta the resistence relied heavily on the conscripts to side with them for the insurrection to have any chance at succeeding. Im mixed on there removal from the final product. On one hand it would make since that the combine wouldn't a army people with military experience to roam around with free will But at the same time they seem to be the only way the rebellion would be able to have any chance at achualy succeeding in reality. I mean the only person with achual "confirmed" military experience in the resistence is colonel cabbage and his Fate up to the uprising is rather ambiguous. I'm honestly surprised he isint the leader of the rebellion being a self proclaimed colonel and all.
Well, the entire Resistance movement could have been crushed at any moment for years before Gordan showed up. The Combine were definitely waiting for them to figure out local teleportation, since it’s an extremely valuable asset they could steal the science and employ in conquering worlds even *faster* and stomp out future, other resistances will complete certainty, able to be anywhere at anytime.
At 10:36 when he said "I don't want this shit" After listening to the monsters scream on fire, I felt that. When they were screaming he was speechless. Ross is such a great writer. He makes this so believable
the way his "Yeah that's it-" got cut off right as the zombies started screaming, then five seconds of fumbling trying to find the words for the horrible thing he just saw happen
It’s so cool that Ross made it a point throughout the show is that Freeman is someone who can still be scared for his life, rather than some emotionless badass.
I feel like that shows that while Freeman is basically insane at this point, he still seems to hold some moral compass where watching innocent people controlled by a host organism scream in pain disturbs him.
@@FLy1nRabBit I'm relieved that Ross hasn't done the easy thing and made Freeman a remorseless psychopath, because it's so interesting to see the places where his humanity pokes out through the coping mechanisms he's built for the carnage around him.
We all, from episode 1, have waited 15 years thinking "What is this neurotic sociopath gonna do when he gets to Ravenholm?"... This is like when the best arc in the Manga comes out in the anime. Unbelievable hype
Of course from freeman’s perspective killing zombies would seem like a break( Ross once again subverted my expectations) I love it :D but Freeman won’t be so chill for long, I doubt he keep it cool once he learns about fast zombies.
I did some math, and given the current pace of Freeman's Mind 2 (on average twice per year) and comparing Half Life 2's playtime to Half Life 1's playtime, this series could take 16.625 years, which from the starting date of April 1st, would mean finishing just before 2034 hits.
yep. unLESS he goes on another freemans mind spree like he did towards the end of 1. Not that I'm encouraging such madness on his part, but i feel like its hard to predict how long this series will take
@@DerKirsche Well Ross said the next thing he uploaded was going to be Freeman's Mind, and he said it would be an extra-long episode. Take that as you will.
Wonder if Gordon's gonna have an Ash Williams moment when Grigori tosses him the shotgun. He'll certainly appreciate it, no doubt. "Now THIS is the kind of gift I like. A gun won't betray you, won't talk back to you, and can solve most of life's problems."
These videos get my full attention every time they're released. It doesn't matter how busy I am, I immediately drop everything to watch them. Thanks, Ross!
The line 'Coming out of the walls like a... Walrus' line had me laughing way too hard, perfectly shows how tired (physically and mentally) of all this BS Gordon must be at this point.
I know right? I did a spit take on that one. It was funnier than it had any right to be. Moments like that are exactly why I've been watching Freeman's Mind for the last..... 10 years? More? A long time regardless
The long awaited day has finally come... good things do come to those who wait. Thank you for everything Ross and sticking with this series for over a decade!
One of the most terrifying experiences to be had in gaming, one of the darkest and scariest levels you've ever had to cross, and this man is just like "Is that electric Jesus?"
To be fair, without the creepy music, and after surviving a full 2-3 days of having THREE DIFFERENT military systems chasing you none stop, a quick walk through an empty town against a couple slow moving melee enemies is probably not that big a deal.
@@alfredhadesworth9253 Yeah, realistically speaking, a slow, stupid, unarmed zombie that can't even avoid traps and wears no armour is less scary than armed cops shooting at you with air support.
10:37 I wonder about exactly this for game protagonists *all the time.* Even if the occupation was stopped, imagine ever trying to go back to any sort of normalcy when you have personally stepped through tears in the fabric of reality and once shot an Elder God in the fucking brain with an experimental particle cannon in self-defense. Picture having heard your own name echo telepathically inside your skull, the last bitter words of a dying Eldritch Horror you murdered. "How-diddly-hoe there neighborino, catch the game last night?" Inside Gordon's head, his pupils dilating: _"Freeeeeeemmmaaaaaan..."_
EXACTLY! A lot of people were hoping that Freeman would eventually lighten up his treatment of Alyx and his demeanor in general, but they don't understand overall context *at all*. He'll never be normal and "nice" again, he's way too traumatized.
I get the sense that Gordon's means of coping with life and death situations has gone from making witty jokes about it in the moment to just accepting that everything's crazy and he could die at any moment. Cant blame him. Actually, I think Gordon's gonna have a rough time being motivated to do what he has to do in the game. Everyone around him is insane and he's stuck a future where some kind of techno advanced alien species has taken over everything. Now he's not just escaping with his life, he's putting it at risk for everyone else's sake. Interesting to see how Ross comes at this in the future.
Honestly, Gordon's reaction here is pretty accurate to emotional blunting as experienced by people with PTSD. Unfortunately, if he relaxes too long or sleeps, he might have a panic attack or nightmares. And who knows what my trigger a flashback, making him just break down sobbing at best.
@@lucyferos205 Yeah I noticed how much Freeman is talking a lot about how things are "Too nice" or "I'd be nervous if there wasn't some horrendous problem with this place" and in the last episode when he said "I'm actually less nervous now that the other shoe dropped" when the combine attacked the base. It's like his mind has been traumatized so bad that a combat state is his new normal. I'm actually starting to get a bit worried about him. Well, it's not like he was exactly well adjusted before the invasion, but you can see how everything he's been put through is taking it's tole.
OH MY GOD YOU ARE THE FREEMAN"S MIND GUY?!? The Algorithm has blessed me with your channel. I had forgotten it entirely. Subbed and belled, glad to know you are still around.
It blows my mind how long I've been watching Freeman's Mind. When I first discovered it I'd watch it on Friday nights on the family computer, with a pepperoni pizza from the chippy. Fond memories. Hope you're well, Ross. Thanks for the videos, and for permanently altering my perception of Gordon Freeman.
@@pleasegoawaydude I imagine he'll figure it out later, but for now, it makes sense that Ross wants to spend Freeman's time in Ravenholm focusing on the weirdness of the area itself. There will be plenty of downtime after Ravenholm where he can learn the joys of using the Gravity Gun.
Nah it's the single most obvious thing he could've done, and I was hoping he wouldn't go this route. But I guess there was no other way, considering Freeman's personality cancels out most of the HL2 content *period*?
This is actually one of the few things I find a little annoying with this series. Ross occasionally dismisses/skips cool things just because he focuses way too much on the "what would a real person do in this situation" mindset. However, "Rule of Cool" > "Realism"...
Ross, we the OGs from Freemans Mind 1, cant thank you enough for all the efforts youve done to make this so amazing for us. Its been truly an incredible journey to be alongside you ❤
11:23 starts a moment that I think is a little more significant than many realize. As far as I can remember, this is the first time Ross Scott's Freeman has shown any kind of investment in humanity's fight against The Combine. It's an understated turning point in his character's development.
Its true, I was missing the good ol' segments where it's just a paranoid narcissist alone with his brain, an empty corridor, and a surety that the world is out to get him
Except he's talking at half-scream the entire time. I feel like Game Dungeon put Ross in the habit of constantly using "recording voice." Even toward the end of FM1 he found moments to speak in a normal tone.
This makes a surprising amount of sence. For a person in this situation, especially someone like Freeman a dark town filled with zombies *IS* an improvement compared to being chased by an attack helicopter
I never played HL2 (I know, I know, I probably should) but I have a feeling I would also be glad to be fighting something that doesn't shoot back for once.
In a couple years when Freeman finally makes it to the citadel and the gravity gun gets charge boosted and all other weapons stripped. That I can't wait to see.
@@reeferbrownie4220 At this pace it's going to be a lot more than a couple years. 4 more episodes probably gets us out of Ravenholm, but not much more than that.
Just finished watching through the whole series, holy shit. I heard it was good but I didn't expect it to be *this* consistent quality and fun throughout. Very excited to see where this goes c:
I remember feeling like it was slow when it took him 7 years to finish the first game. Worth the wait though. If I'm not still watching Freeman's mind in 2030 it's probably because I'm dead.
I love how he tried to shoot the zombies with the gravity gun at 3:34. Fun fact: the gravity gun was supposed to stun zombies if you shoot at it with the gravity gun, you were supposed to switch to your gun and shoot them when they were stunned. However, in playtesting they found out that people will nonstop use the gravity gun without swtiching to a weapon. They removed this function while the game was in development. Not sure if ross knew this.
The fact Ross decided to get to this point is amazing. He could have stopped at Freeman's mind 1 ending and called it a day. And now we're here after so many "imagine this guy in ravenholm" comments TODAY IS THAT DAY.
i have a feeling that when he eventually meets dr. magnusson, he'll like him for being one of the few people not in blissful ignorance of the world ending
I've had a really rough time lately...lost a friend I never wanted to say goodbye to. Shut out completely. Seeing another episode of one of my favorite series lift my spirits slight. Thanks as always, Ross.
I like how you can see the exact moment at 0:50, where they used trigger_teleport + info_landmark to make seamless transition for spliced maps, but you can also see the trash decal on the floor disappearing when Ross steps into the trigger (guess mapper forgot to add the decal on other side where player gets teleported to).
how are you so confidently incorrect? trigger_teleport has nothing to do with level transitions. That's trigger_changelevel and trigger_transition. What are you talking about lmao.
@@eyedine since Ross has someone helping him modifying the maps, these maps were most likely spliced together for better continuity. As a mapper, I can tell from experience. The smooth transition without any splicing of the video footage itself also shows (unless this is some incredibly good editing on Ross's end).
@@deepsnow4994 The maps are not spliced, my guy. You can decompile every valve map and edit them directly and then reinsert them back into the game. The footage is smooth because they're demo recordings. Ross went over his process for recording Freeman's Mind years ago.
Ross, thank you so much for continuing this series. Its super entertaining and nostalgic to see Gordon go through Ravenholm. I really hope you keep making Freeman's mind till at least the end of HL2. But even if you don't, I'm still so happy to see what you've made so far. You're the best man.
Imagine if Half Life 3 does get released in Ross's lifetime. Then he'll have to set up a Patreon for a life-extending device which will let him live up to 140 so he can continue the series. LMAO of-course it's just jokes but hey, I'd pay for it.
I'm glad I live in this timeline. Thank you Mr. Scott. ..and FYI I thought you could actually kill the Vortigaunt in the train until I realized that you modded it in. Super glad you put so much effort into this.
The beginnings of Ravenholm...oh man, already showing plenty of promise for good moments, much like the rest of the series thus far. Thanks for trying to continue this as much as you can, Ross. We appreciate the consistency.
10:05 "These suits have never had helmets, you're acting like you've never seen one before." "So you're seriously telling me that the suit of armour we specifically designed to allow someone to survive in an otherwise un-survivable situation protects every part of the body, except the one that came up with that idea? If I rode a motorcycle wearing only that suit, I'd be breaking the law in 20 states. And you want me to wear it into a room where we shoot poorly aimed lasers at a rock to try and tear apart the fabric of reality."
2:51 If the Resistance had the Gravity Gun when Ravenholm was shelled then I'm guessing someone used it to kill a zombie there. Don't recall if the Gravity Gun is the only one of its kind or if the Resistance made a few of them considering their original use for clearing minefields and the like. At least, that's what I think might have actually happened in the shack other than just letting the player know that they can use the sawblades as very deadly ammo for the Gravity Gun.
I have been following this series since Machinima, its like getting a surprise present outta no where when new episodes pop up! Thank you for sticking with this series for so long Ross!
I've been following this series with, bated breath, for 8 years at this point- despite I already know the plot! Seriously, this series should be required material for film students.
I think Freeman's Mind is the longest I've followed a piece of internet media. I still love it and no matter how long it's been since the last episode I still jump right in.
I started watching the first series back in 2014. I didn't have internet at my house and wanted to play Destiny, so I stopped at my gran's place for three months and would watch a few episodes before bed every night, it's a very fond memory I have. I'm now in my room with my own internet eight years later and this still scratches that itch it did back then.
Makes me feel like a kid again when he uploads.
Yeah i was in middle school when i started watching this, and now I'm in my mid 20's.
Don't forget the inevitable remake with Black Mesa ;-)
I’ve been following this more than RvB
“Architecture reflects the need of the times” had me cracking up.
"What if nobody ever shoots at me again?"
That's going to change when Freeman encounters Combine Soldiers
This ep was full of good lines.
"I'm a physicist, there's nothing you know about light that I don't"
"Look at you coming out of the walls like a... walrus..."
@@lancearnold54 I mean you encounter Snipers first.
@@vincegalila7211 Oh yeah and of course snipers and "turret guns"
electro jesus is also a classic
The time has finally come for Ravenholm, ladies and gentlemen. Let's go.
Hey! always cool to see a guy you love commenting on another guy you loves stuff!
so excited!
didn't see you get on
Insert "Bla Bla Bla" by Gigi d'Agostino.
Didn’t expect to see you here XD loved your vids on the Heart of Darkness stuff
I love that by this point, Gordon is so completely burned out as to be essentially immune to the horror.
He lost the will to care. 😂
Basically me but with more zombies and aliens
Yeah its really funny that alot of people speculated he is going to totally lose it but he is being quite calm here.
@@paskaalisaapaskaa5354 I like to think he'll be that way until he comes across the variants. Then he probably starts to get agitated.
this is, what, day 4 of constant, life threatening situations one after the other? it's a shock he's still on his feet frankly
Absolutely love that Gordon is unfazed by the presence of spinning blade traps, simply because he's used to them since Eddie had them.
You’re right. I love Ross’s continuity in this series.
After Black Mesa's architecture, everything seems normal! Gordon could take a stroll through Cave Johnson-era Aperture Science and the only thing he'd likely notice would be realizing where those missing astronauts went in an "Oh, I always wondered what happened to them." in the same manner of someone finding a lost frisbee on the roof after three years.
I mean there's the surgery room that went bananas in Black Mesa
@@KertaDrake He'd be noticing all the OSHA violations lol
I like how Freeman assumes he'll be getting a lot of interviews after the world returns to normal. Not because of him stopping an alien invasion and becoming a reknown resistance hero, but because he met a lot of important dead people. Surprisingly humble.
At this point he doesn't even want to lead the resistance or stop the aliens, he just wants to be left alone
I never thought this day would come. I have anticipated Freeman in Ravenholm for more than 15 years.
"15 years. Geez, when you say it like that..."
"...You wonder where it went."
..oh no.... I'm... I'm..... OLDER....
I watched freeman's mind since I was in gradeschool. Now I'm out of college and it finally happened!
Agreed, it has been a long journey
God damn, I just realized that we’re experiencing it in real time almost from black mesa to city 17
this episode has my favourite joke of the series so far and it's non verbal. The idea that Freeman casually dismisses a zombie but gets frightened by a crow is perfect
He's been dealing with zombies on and off for a few days now.
The crow however is a rogue element.
I think "startled" would be a better word imo.
how organically uncomfortable setting the zombies on fire made Gordon made my day
Same
"OH GOD! GOD HELP ME!" HL2 zombies are the best for creep factor.
Blowing them up, shooting them, chopping them, all quick ways to die. Setting them on fire and hearing them scream in pain is a bit of a step up even for Gordon Freeman.
Yeah, it says something that this Gordon was mildly disturbed by the hideous fate of another being.
I think that's the first time he's been disturbed by something in... well... I can't remember the last time, but it's been a while.
"Well, I've spent so many bullets on this one, I almost have to keep going." Gotta appreciate Freeman out here with the sunk cost fallacy to the max- this entire adventure is basically a sunk cost fallacy at this point.
Once you've stopped one transdimensional alien invasion you may as well go all the way and stop a second one.
sunk cost fallacy isn't really a thing here because he made progress through the building, switching buildings would be stupid because he would start himself off back at square one but this time with less ammo and the same chances as before of needing ammo, but by continuing the same building he doesn't start back at square one. generally if you walk into any building and kill everyone in the room numbering 6 people for a total of like 11 if you account for the people dead before you got there, you can rest assured that more than 50% of the people in the building are currently dead, walk into a new building afterwards and you'll likely have to start all over with the only potential benefit to hope for being that maybe over 50% of the people in the new building are dead before you get there which usually isn't the case from my experience. One in the hand is worth more than two in the bush.
Ross don't know if you'll read this but we all really appreciate the effort you put in this series.
So excited to finally see Ravenholm!
Seconded.
It's always worth the wait
Agreed. Thanks Ross!!
@@rayanderson5797 Thirdeded
When he reboot the first series he should do it in Black Mesa
I've been anticipating this Ravenholm episode since I was 13. I'm almost 26. Thank you, Ross!!! You did not disappoint.
Same. I’ve been watching since I was 11 and I’m almost 25 now. Even though we only have one episode so far, I’m just so happy that he finally made it to Ravenholm.
Oh my god the same
I was 13 when I started watching Freeman's Mind. I'm 18 now
The first episode was 10 years ago 13+10 is 23 how are u almost 26?
@@szelski. the first episode came out in 2008.
Oh my god… he thinks the gravity gun is out of charge. That’s both ingenious and diabolical on Ross’ part for explaining why Freeman isn’t using the thing. I wonder if Sandtraps is just gonna be Freeman making a mad dash across the beach since - to his perception - there’s no other way to cross it..
Or if Ross is gonna pull some more modding of the maps to give him a way to bypass the whole segment altogether..
@@Odessa0v0 LOL YES
Granted, I don't think in reality that walking across bits of wood and sheet metal would 'deafen' your footsteps from alien bugs that are sensitive to vibrations.
We'll see after we retire :D
He'll figure out it's not out of charge, it's just finicky about what it can be used on.
Then Ross will poke fun at that fact.
He just climbs up onto the cliffs to the left of the level and walks along the outside
Ross continues to ignore the game design's "subtle hints." Ross is purposely sticking to the narrative he thinks Gordon would be thinking. The fact he attempted to use the gravity gun on a zombie instead of an object is great story telling. Gordon is still acting as just some regular dude without any preconceived notions of how things should work.
Yeah, It's not like he graduated from MIT or anything.
In his newest video chat, he said that he doesn’t know what he’s going to do with the gravity gun. He said that it’s a reflection of how he uses it when playing the game, which is very little. The main thing he wanted to try out with it was to use it against enemies and he was greatly disappointed when he couldn’t use it against enemies, and I think this is a representation of that
He does a really good job of pointing out how silly game logic is
@@deepmusiczone5041 I mean, in a situation like this your brain doesn't really function normally.
@@tpd1864blake That actually reminds me of why Ravenholm gave me so much trouble when I played it - I didn't think much of the Gravity Gun, so I tried to shoot my way through and ended up almost constantly low on ammo as a result.
After fifteen years including the original series, Freeman finally reaches Ravenholm. See you again later when he finally blows up the Citadel in 2040.
Cant wait for 2060 where he finally finishes all the games.
@@streetystuff even with Valve time, I think HL3 will ne out by then...
2030? He’ll just have arrived in sand traps at that point.
Four years?
Boi this shit started in 2007. Its been 15 years
Itll be 2040
@@MadGameBoy Four years…if you only count Freeman’s Mind 2. But yeah, if you count all the episodes starting from the original series, it’s really been that long.
We got another piece of Eddie lore today, he keeps pressure plate activated spinning blade traps in his yard. Its a nice complement to what we know about him from Season 1.
It's really building up just how Gordon is such a survivor... It's practically everyday life to him if you take away the zombies and soldiers!
I wonder if Eddy will be shown to be somewhere in this game?
Eddie is the only guy who would thrive in this world, really
Maybe Eddie is still alive
@@bloodstoneore4630 I've seen you before.
Game Dungeon changes what my evening plans are, but Freeman's mind is something I immediately take time for.
Agreed!
It'd be darkly hilarious if when Gordon gets to Nova Prospekt, Ross decides to have him recognize one of the bodies as Eddie and finally starts taking things seriously because the Combine killed the one guy he considers a friend.
"This isn't why I got into physics" this got a good laugh outta me
Had to leave a comment to praise the addition of the helicopter-rotor-blade sound effect when Gordon crawls beneath the spinning blade trap at 5:09 . It's those small mods and enhancements that make this series even more special than it already is for its more obvious qualities.
I'm pretty sure that's just the stock sound it makes from the last time I played it. Unless you played a version where they didn't make a sound for some reason. Could be, I remember the first version of HL2 had some audio bugs here and there.
@@siraethelwulf8914 It's not. To clarify, there's a very low-frequency bass sound that's added in in addition to the stock sound. If you're watching on a phone or a tablet, you're probably not even hearing it, it's very sub-bass-y.
@@cybasheep
It's crystal clear with headphones.
3:05 He also added some extra sounds to that falling gas tank.
@@jking4854 nice ears!!! 💜💜💜
Holy shit, Freeman thinking the Gravity Gun is dead because it didn't work on the zombies is a stroke of genius. That first saw blade room is engineered to make a gamers creative monkey brain go 'ooh', but in an actual real life situation most people would do exactly what Freeman did here, and not even really take much stock of it beyond the abnormality. Sometimes he isn't as smart as he thinks he is, so I wonder if he'll ever think to try it again or just assume it's dead?
"No one was here to see me get confused, so, I'm still a genius" -Dr. Gordon Freeman
He’s gonna have a blast in the Citadel
I think he’s going to run out of bullets and be put into a situation where he is forced to try it again.
@@merrittanimation7721 in about 1 or 2 decades
@@NBmad one decade and a half
Gordon makes a good point about the Resistance. They've got great ingenuity, but not nearly enough productive capacity to make the most of it-partly because the Combine is so omnipresent, they're constantly forced underground or into the very fringes of the outlands, and aside from maybe communication, their forces are exceptionally fragmentary... Most of them are just refugees trying to survive, after all.
Exactly, if they could roll out HEV suits, gravity guns, tau cannons, strider busters, rewire tools and all the other neat tech only the heroes have access to it'd be a fair fight. Imagine DOG but military grade and there's one of those attached to every unit.
Yeah theres a reason why in the beta the resistence relied heavily on the conscripts to side with them for the insurrection to have any chance at succeeding. Im mixed on there removal from the final product. On one hand it would make since that the combine wouldn't a army people with military experience to roam around with free will But at the same time they seem to be the only way the rebellion would be able to have any chance at achualy succeeding in reality. I mean the only person with achual "confirmed" military experience in the resistence is colonel cabbage and his Fate up to the uprising is rather ambiguous. I'm honestly surprised he isint the leader of the rebellion being a self proclaimed colonel and all.
@@Demicleas I think the metrocop vests on the rebels could imply that at least some of the resistance was made up of defecting/undercover metrocops.
@@jcdenton2187 But who knows if they got proper training, let alone training that would make them fight off soldiers.
Well, the entire Resistance movement could have been crushed at any moment for years before Gordan showed up.
The Combine were definitely waiting for them to figure out local teleportation, since it’s an extremely valuable asset they could steal the science and employ in conquering worlds even *faster* and stomp out future, other resistances will complete certainty, able to be anywhere at anytime.
Love how Freeman mentions a Mole at the base, he's actually in the ballpark on that one.
At 10:36 when he said "I don't want this shit" After listening to the monsters scream on fire, I felt that. When they were screaming he was speechless.
Ross is such a great writer. He makes this so believable
the way his "Yeah that's it-" got cut off right as the zombies started screaming, then five seconds of fumbling trying to find the words for the horrible thing he just saw happen
It’s so cool that Ross made it a point throughout the show is that Freeman is someone who can still be scared for his life, rather than some emotionless badass.
I feel like that shows that while Freeman is basically insane at this point, he still seems to hold some moral compass where watching innocent people controlled by a host organism scream in pain disturbs him.
@@FLy1nRabBit I'm relieved that Ross hasn't done the easy thing and made Freeman a remorseless psychopath, because it's so interesting to see the places where his humanity pokes out through the coping mechanisms he's built for the carnage around him.
"What a great night to not be DEAD!"
*Is in Ravenholm.*
Off on a strong start with this one, Ross~
We all, from episode 1, have waited 15 years thinking "What is this neurotic sociopath gonna do when he gets to Ravenholm?"... This is like when the best arc in the Manga comes out in the anime. Unbelievable hype
Of course from freeman’s perspective killing zombies would seem like a break( Ross once again subverted my expectations) I love it :D but Freeman won’t be so chill for long, I doubt he keep it cool once he learns about fast zombies.
or the fatty ones
And the poison headcrabs
@@crowbarscientist9150 He has his suit to protect him against bites, unless he get bitten in the face then we are in for some good comedy.
and Armored Zombies. once his bullets start bouncing off, he's gonna hate life.
@@pumpactioncrusader6035 thats only in black mesa. they dont exist in hl2, closest you get are the zombine but they absorb all the bullets
I did some math, and given the current pace of Freeman's Mind 2 (on average twice per year) and comparing Half Life 2's playtime to Half Life 1's playtime, this series could take 16.625 years, which from the starting date of April 1st, would mean finishing just before 2034 hits.
So the question is whether or not Half-Life 3 is going to come out before 2034 😄
yep. unLESS he goes on another freemans mind spree like he did towards the end of 1. Not that I'm encouraging such madness on his part, but i feel like its hard to predict how long this series will take
Im just hopin I could live to that day
Let's hope it's not going to take 16,625 years...
@@DerKirsche Well Ross said the next thing he uploaded was going to be Freeman's Mind, and he said it would be an extra-long episode. Take that as you will.
Oh my god Freeman's awkward horror at 10:23 absolutely killed me.
Wonder if Gordon's gonna have an Ash Williams moment when Grigori tosses him the shotgun. He'll certainly appreciate it, no doubt.
"Now THIS is the kind of gift I like. A gun won't betray you, won't talk back to you, and can solve most of life's problems."
Considering how much he liked the shotgun in HL1 I think so
it’s full of pellets, NOT LIES!
These videos get my full attention every time they're released. It doesn't matter how busy I am, I immediately drop everything to watch them. Thanks, Ross!
Same, its like a blessing every time they show up!
Same!
Same
I just hope you're not a nuclear technician on shift when these drop.
same here.
The line 'Coming out of the walls like a... Walrus' line had me laughing way too hard, perfectly shows how tired (physically and mentally) of all this BS Gordon must be at this point.
I know right? I did a spit take on that one. It was funnier than it had any right to be. Moments like that are exactly why I've been watching Freeman's Mind for the last..... 10 years? More? A long time regardless
The long awaited day has finally come... good things do come to those who wait. Thank you for everything Ross and sticking with this series for over a decade!
Agreed, though I think Dr. Freeman would disagree
I remember getting in trouble for quoting this series in elementary school. Now I’m in my second year of college and I’m still watching.
This show has been on forever. I started watching in 6th grade, now I'm 26 with a full-time job and bills to pay. Lol.
I remember watching this series in university. Now I'm a professor and I'm still waiting for episodes
Well what did you say?
@@plkijnuhb9890 "If this elevator doesn't open soon I'm gonna have to kill everyone here."
@@plkijnuhb9890 From episode 11 "Okay, this door better open or else I'm going to kill somebody."
One of the most terrifying experiences to be had in gaming, one of the darkest and scariest levels you've ever had to cross, and this man is just like "Is that electric Jesus?"
To be fair, without the creepy music, and after surviving a full 2-3 days of having THREE DIFFERENT military systems chasing you none stop, a quick walk through an empty town against a couple slow moving melee enemies is probably not that big a deal.
@@alfredhadesworth9253 Yeah, realistically speaking, a slow, stupid, unarmed zombie that can't even avoid traps and wears no armour is less scary than armed cops shooting at you with air support.
Realistically the chopper would be far more terrifying than anything Ravenholm could throw at him.
10:37 I wonder about exactly this for game protagonists *all the time.* Even if the occupation was stopped, imagine ever trying to go back to any sort of normalcy when you have personally stepped through tears in the fabric of reality and once shot an Elder God in the fucking brain with an experimental particle cannon in self-defense. Picture having heard your own name echo telepathically inside your skull, the last bitter words of a dying Eldritch Horror you murdered.
"How-diddly-hoe there neighborino, catch the game last night?"
Inside Gordon's head, his pupils dilating: _"Freeeeeeemmmaaaaaan..."_
EXACTLY! A lot of people were hoping that Freeman would eventually lighten up his treatment of Alyx and his demeanor in general, but they don't understand overall context *at all*. He'll never be normal and "nice" again, he's way too traumatized.
"What? They're eating them?"
"I'm not there YET"
This is why Ross's Freeman is the best one
9:31
Cut to two days ago when he was trapped underground in New Mexico and considering how best to cook the dead aliens as food.
I get the sense that Gordon's means of coping with life and death situations has gone from making witty jokes about it in the moment to just accepting that everything's crazy and he could die at any moment. Cant blame him. Actually, I think Gordon's gonna have a rough time being motivated to do what he has to do in the game. Everyone around him is insane and he's stuck a future where some kind of techno advanced alien species has taken over everything. Now he's not just escaping with his life, he's putting it at risk for everyone else's sake. Interesting to see how Ross comes at this in the future.
Everybody thinks he's a hero, meanwhile he's just chosing the path of least resistance to try and save his own life
Honestly, Gordon's reaction here is pretty accurate to emotional blunting as experienced by people with PTSD.
Unfortunately, if he relaxes too long or sleeps, he might have a panic attack or nightmares. And who knows what my trigger a flashback, making him just break down sobbing at best.
@@alfredforbessealy524 Literally the Ciaphus Cain approach to heroism
@@lucyferos205 Yeah I noticed how much Freeman is talking a lot about how things are "Too nice" or "I'd be nervous if there wasn't some horrendous problem with this place" and in the last episode when he said "I'm actually less nervous now that the other shoe dropped" when the combine attacked the base. It's like his mind has been traumatized so bad that a combat state is his new normal. I'm actually starting to get a bit worried about him. Well, it's not like he was exactly well adjusted before the invasion, but you can see how everything he's been put through is taking it's tole.
I wonder when you'll animate freeman's mind 2, your shit's awesome
Gordon doesn't need to hear all this! he's a highly trained professional.
Damn straight!
doctor freeman
We've assured the administrator that _nothing,_ will go *wrroOOONGh.*
He'll just have to wait until after the test.
OH MY GOD YOU ARE THE FREEMAN"S MIND GUY?!?
The Algorithm has blessed me with your channel. I had forgotten it entirely.
Subbed and belled, glad to know you are still around.
He's finally here at Ravenholm, what a time to be alive.
A connoisseur of fine content I see 😂
@@KlmanKontent indeed, my fellas
The nexus of Ravenholm where the Standard, Poison and Fast Zeds spawn in infinite numbers is gonna really make Gordon shit his suit
It blows my mind how long I've been watching Freeman's Mind. When I first discovered it I'd watch it on Friday nights on the family computer, with a pepperoni pizza from the chippy. Fond memories.
Hope you're well, Ross. Thanks for the videos, and for permanently altering my perception of Gordon Freeman.
The constant of freemans love of limbo is beautiful
I’ve unironically waited a decade for freeman’s mind to finally get to ravenholm
Thank you for this
Dismissing the gravity gun as an underdeveloped/nonfunctional gimmick in the gravity gun playground is brilliant.
It's a little disappointing, but it is funny.
@@pleasegoawaydude I imagine he'll figure it out later, but for now, it makes sense that Ross wants to spend Freeman's time in Ravenholm focusing on the weirdness of the area itself. There will be plenty of downtime after Ravenholm where he can learn the joys of using the Gravity Gun.
@@johnjekyllson28 also - Citadel
Nah it's the single most obvious thing he could've done, and I was hoping he wouldn't go this route. But I guess there was no other way, considering Freeman's personality cancels out most of the HL2 content *period*?
This is actually one of the few things I find a little annoying with this series. Ross occasionally dismisses/skips cool things just because he focuses way too much on the "what would a real person do in this situation" mindset. However, "Rule of Cool" > "Realism"...
9 month already... I just re watched the entire series for the... idk how many times I watched it in the past 9 years. It's just brilliant
Ross, we the OGs from Freemans Mind 1, cant thank you enough for all the efforts youve done to make this so amazing for us. Its been truly an incredible journey to be alongside you ❤
11:23 starts a moment that I think is a little more significant than many realize. As far as I can remember, this is the first time Ross Scott's Freeman has shown any kind of investment in humanity's fight against The Combine. It's an understated turning point in his character's development.
What an amazing episode! All this "quiet" time with Gordon rambling on and on makes for a classic Freeman's Mind feel
Its true, I was missing the good ol' segments where it's just a paranoid narcissist alone with his brain, an empty corridor, and a surety that the world is out to get him
Except he's talking at half-scream the entire time. I feel like Game Dungeon put Ross in the habit of constantly using "recording voice." Even toward the end of FM1 he found moments to speak in a normal tone.
@@Dorsidwarf Kinda hard to do that when you have cops/attack choppers shooting at you nonstop, to be fair.
This makes a surprising amount of sence. For a person in this situation, especially someone like Freeman a dark town filled with zombies *IS* an improvement compared to being chased by an attack helicopter
I never played HL2 (I know, I know, I probably should) but I have a feeling I would also be glad to be fighting something that doesn't shoot back for once.
I'm so glad you are keeping this series going! I hope Gordon gives the Gravity Gun another chance ♡
In a couple years when Freeman finally makes it to the citadel and the gravity gun gets charge boosted and all other weapons stripped. That I can't wait to see.
@@reeferbrownie4220 At this pace it's going to be a lot more than a couple years. 4 more episodes probably gets us out of Ravenholm, but not much more than that.
@@Ridgwaycer HL3 will be out by the time we get there.
Just finished watching through the whole series, holy shit. I heard it was good but I didn't expect it to be *this* consistent quality and fun throughout. Very excited to see where this goes c:
Dear Lord: thank you
2:00 to quote another iconic HL2 machinima, "And the pants were dead."
Its been 5 years since the first episode of Freeman's Mind 2 and 6 months since the last episode. Ross is taking us on a generational long ride
I remember feeling like it was slow when it took him 7 years to finish the first game.
Worth the wait though. If I'm not still watching Freeman's mind in 2030 it's probably because I'm dead.
FIVE YEARS!?!?
4:47 When Gordon isn't screaming his lungs out, I can appreaciate the extra sound design, like the fanning sound that was added.
I DID MY WAITING
6 MONTHS OF IT... IN AZKABAN!
lmao
Hello hoot
I love how he tried to shoot the zombies with the gravity gun at 3:34. Fun fact: the gravity gun was supposed to stun zombies if you shoot at it with the gravity gun, you were supposed to switch to your gun and shoot them when they were stunned. However, in playtesting they found out that people will nonstop use the gravity gun without swtiching to a weapon. They removed this function while the game was in development. Not sure if ross knew this.
Pretty sure that works on antlions.
The charge also does a tiny amount of damage you can actually use to kill headcrabs.
They still kept that idea of only using the gravity gun as an achievement though
I love how I can come back to this series whenever I want and it always makes me feel like a teenager again.
It's the moment we've been waiting 5 years for. God bless you, Ross.
ay didn't expect to see YOU here
The grand showcase for the gravity gun "yeah ran out of battery" god I love this show
The fact Ross decided to get to this point is amazing. He could have stopped at Freeman's mind 1 ending and called it a day.
And now we're here after so many "imagine this guy in ravenholm" comments
TODAY IS THAT DAY.
I can't wait to see Freeman's reaction to the Poison Headcrabs
Mine to the fast Headcrab and the zombie.
The Fast Zombies are waiting in the deeper parts of Ravenholm to scare the shit out of Gordon
He’s definitely not gonna be happy
@@lancearnold54 "what!? how!? How the fuck are they faster when they have *less* muscles then a normal zombie!?"
Imagine he ends an episode with Freeman fainting from the poison headcrab’s toxin
*Gordon looks upon Father Gregori*
Gordon: Dad?!
I love this series with all my soul 🔥 lol
it takes time, but its always worth the wait
I love all the old jokes coming back. Gordon about to spit down deep holes, talking about sketchy friends; this episode brought a lot of nostalgia.
Ross is the only youtuber I keep the notifications on for, and its 100% worth it.
Ravenholm baby.
Calling it now: Grigori is going to be the one character that Gordon actually likes/respects in the series
You and the 67 people who agree with you have clearly never seen any of the parts before this.
@@holysol Clearly.
@@TheYeIIowDucK Yes. Clearly. As Gordon has a lot of respect (and a healthy amount of fear) for Kleiner. As mentioned MANY times previously.
@@holysol Oh, yeah. Kleiner. I stand corrected.
i have a feeling that when he eventually meets dr. magnusson, he'll like him for being one of the few people not in blissful ignorance of the world ending
I've had a really rough time lately...lost a friend I never wanted to say goodbye to. Shut out completely. Seeing another episode of one of my favorite series lift my spirits slight. Thanks as always, Ross.
Been there myself man. God bless you. Keep moving forward.
It's weird how people can just lose interest in being friends with you for seemingly no reason. Relationships are so fickle.
@@mrscruffles801 lovers too
@@johnnyguitar8067 Is it better or worse if this one was both at one time. Doesn't really matter now though. Moved on.
I like how you can see the exact moment at 0:50, where they used trigger_teleport + info_landmark to make seamless transition for spliced maps, but you can also see the trash decal on the floor disappearing when Ross steps into the trigger (guess mapper forgot to add the decal on other side where player gets teleported to).
how are you so confidently incorrect? trigger_teleport has nothing to do with level transitions. That's trigger_changelevel and trigger_transition. What are you talking about lmao.
@@eyedine since Ross has someone helping him modifying the maps, these maps were most likely spliced together for better continuity. As a mapper, I can tell from experience. The smooth transition without any splicing of the video footage itself also shows (unless this is some incredibly good editing on Ross's end).
@@deepsnow4994 The maps aren't spliced, he's recording these from demos so the transitions appear instantaneous.
@@deepsnow4994 The maps are not spliced, my guy. You can decompile every valve map and edit them directly and then reinsert them back into the game. The footage is smooth because they're demo recordings. Ross went over his process for recording Freeman's Mind years ago.
He uses the in-game demo recordings
Self-absorbed, incurious, and oddly imaginative, Dr. Freeman remains my favorite theoretical physicist who wound up in experimental physics.
I've watched the entire series at least 50 times. It never gets old to me.
The genuine excitement I felt when this was uploaded just defies words
The look on my face when I realized "Oh dear, he's arrived in Ravenholm". You're a treasure, Ross.
For 14 years I have waited for this, hell yes
The, "Dad?" killed me. 8:44
Yay, I needed this today.
Thank you, Ross! I hope you are well!
Gordon struggling to deal with headcrabs never ceases to make me laugh
Dealing with Headcrabs AND Zombies
Ross, thank you so much for continuing this series. Its super entertaining and nostalgic to see Gordon go through Ravenholm. I really hope you keep making Freeman's mind till at least the end of HL2. But even if you don't, I'm still so happy to see what you've made so far. You're the best man.
I knew this day would be a good day. Seeing a new Accursed Farms video in my feed just confirmed this.
i like how you still make Gordon make remarks about the subjects he has a phd in, just makes it way better
I’ve been watching freeman’s mind since around 2007 or 2008 and im not gunna stop until this series is concluded
Imagine if Half Life 3 does get released in Ross's lifetime. Then he'll have to set up a Patreon for a life-extending device which will let him live up to 140 so he can continue the series.
LMAO of-course it's just jokes but hey, I'd pay for it.
I really wish these were longer, but I guess just binge watching the series again will have to suffice :D
_This_ is what I've actually been waiting seven years for.
This is THE moment I was waiting for since Freeman's Mind started!
I love this series. It's just a good little TH-cam thing to watch when it's late. It's kind of comfort series for me
I'm glad I live in this timeline. Thank you Mr. Scott.
..and FYI I thought you could actually kill the Vortigaunt in the train until I realized that you modded it in. Super glad you put so much effort into this.
Well in Gmod....
@@dogsoldier123 You're a god in Gmod, I meant how he also made it so the guy pulls a gun and threatens Gordon to leave
@@whoisanarnb Good point
@@whoisanarnb he probably asked a scripter and a mapper to do stuff for him
0:38
Your genius shines through so brightly Ross I'm so in love with your videos.
The beginnings of Ravenholm...oh man, already showing plenty of promise for good moments, much like the rest of the series thus far. Thanks for trying to continue this as much as you can, Ross. We appreciate the consistency.
Each episode is a gift to my midnight entertainment. I've waited a long time for this moment, ravenholm here we come.
10:05
"These suits have never had helmets, you're acting like you've never seen one before."
"So you're seriously telling me that the suit of armour we specifically designed to allow someone to survive in an otherwise un-survivable situation protects every part of the body, except the one that came up with that idea? If I rode a motorcycle wearing only that suit, I'd be breaking the law in 20 states. And you want me to wear it into a room where we shoot poorly aimed lasers at a rock to try and tear apart the fabric of reality."
2:51 If the Resistance had the Gravity Gun when Ravenholm was shelled then I'm guessing someone used it to kill a zombie there. Don't recall if the Gravity Gun is the only one of its kind or if the Resistance made a few of them considering their original use for clearing minefields and the like.
At least, that's what I think might have actually happened in the shack other than just letting the player know that they can use the sawblades as very deadly ammo for the Gravity Gun.
secondsman!
When you’re in the middle of rewatching the series and a new upload occurs…
It’s like Christmas mornin’
Finally, we are here cant wait for the future
Love this series, everything about it. The writing, the voice-acting, the way the game is played. It hits my funny bone every time!
I have been following this series since Machinima, its like getting a surprise present outta no where when new episodes pop up! Thank you for sticking with this series for so long Ross!
10:42 Might be the best sound Ross has ever made
I've been following this series with, bated breath, for 8 years at this point- despite I already know the plot!
Seriously, this series should be required material for film students.
I've been following this series since I was like 12. Please keep going Ross, its always worth the wait!
Thank for all the laughs throughout the years! Still lovinit.