INTERLOPER: Half-Life 2's Greatest Unsolved Mystery

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  • DISCLAIMER: "INTERLOPER" Is a creative work of fiction. Any resemblance to real events or people is purely coincidence
    A mystery that has remained unsolved for 16 years. We take a deep dive into the deepening rabbit hole of the Interlopers
    Happy Halloween!
    This is my very first entry to the SKY//BOX series! I wanted the first entry to be a familiar yet strange deep dive, showcasing the world I want to explore with you all through my videos.
    Let me know what you think! SKY//BOX will be a highly experimental series for me while I figure out how I want to tell this grand story.
    Stick around for more!
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  • @Anomidae
    @Anomidae  ปีที่แล้ว +401

    Part 2 is out now, watch here for the follow up
    th-cam.com/video/smU3z6DGfUE/w-d-xo.html

    • @QIKUGAMES-QIKU
      @QIKUGAMES-QIKU ปีที่แล้ว

      PlayStation 2 games I always thought held secrets that only a programmer would know..

    • @QIKUGAMES-QIKU
      @QIKUGAMES-QIKU ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Subscribed. I love this sort of Investigating you ALWAYS find something in games but I always wonder if a smarty could hide some secret nobody would know.. ❤ 🍺 🐨 🇦🇺

    • @QIKUGAMES-QIKU
      @QIKUGAMES-QIKU ปีที่แล้ว

      14:03 if the commands stopped working do you think the box is waiting for a specific secret command to then continue to a secret ??? Sorry I wish I knew how to do this to... ???

    • @bubbajon9573
      @bubbajon9573 ปีที่แล้ว

      LOVE YOUR STUFF DUDE BUT REMEMBER THE INTERLOPER IS WATCHING

    • @Minileesh
      @Minileesh ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for Russians sub And this nice

  • @knightclub9668
    @knightclub9668 ปีที่แล้ว +2751

    This video absolutely captures the energy I experienced when I was like 11 noclipping around GM Tower and finding the horror zone by accident and getting freaked out.

    • @arthurs3691
      @arthurs3691 ปีที่แล้ว +90

      Amazed that someone else has memories of GM Tower. Those were the days.

    • @luigirapetta7651
      @luigirapetta7651 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      What map are you referring to?

    • @baseddepartment285
      @baseddepartment285 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Same question

    • @luigirapetta7651
      @luigirapetta7651 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@arthurs3691 seems cool

    • @butcherhousexdd
      @butcherhousexdd ปีที่แล้ว +9

      ​@@arthurs3691 I'm still very mad at myself I didn't bought garry's mod and played Gmod Tower. I only remember it from youtube videos, those were the days.

  • @iamjustKiko
    @iamjustKiko ปีที่แล้ว +636

    My favorite thing about the vr segments are how the "viewmodel" stays in the same spot while the "player" moves around, makes those parts feel even more wrong and off

  • @squibbleink
    @squibbleink ปีที่แล้ว +1761

    the fact that I almost believed valve would do something like this just shows how well made this video is, seriously can't wait to see where it goes from here

    • @Ubreakable-lr2dk
      @Ubreakable-lr2dk ปีที่แล้ว +20

      I suggest u also if u like this type of videos "WoW's darkest sectret"

    • @rawrthedinosawr9659
      @rawrthedinosawr9659 ปีที่แล้ว +82

      yeah, a command that randomly generates a demo sounds like something they would absolutely do

    • @ramenconsumer
      @ramenconsumer ปีที่แล้ว +34

      I did believe it until the sfm parts

    • @steamboatmischy1767
      @steamboatmischy1767 ปีที่แล้ว +81

      @@ramenconsumer Honestly, I believed it even with the janky SFM portions. It's such a VALVe thing to do, put a lot of effort into something that no one would find anyways.

    • @paradoxicaloutcome1007
      @paradoxicaloutcome1007 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      Do you guys remember the Portal ARG? This is absolutely something of the caliber Valve is capable of doing if you ignore the "it randomly stopped working" and "not solved 20 years later" parts. I mean, is the idea of a command that randomly generates demos and on a small percentage chance plays an SFM animation really much more complicated than "the radios in the game each play a unique encoded message when brought to a specific point of the map"?

  • @aunthaggis8856
    @aunthaggis8856 ปีที่แล้ว +893

    I like how the scout acted genuinely pissed when he spotted the other heavy behind him.

    • @EvetheFurry
      @EvetheFurry ปีที่แล้ว +58

      100% a scout thing to do

    • @quoththeraven_
      @quoththeraven_ ปีที่แล้ว +87

      it's like he's going "two of them??? what's this bullshit???"

    • @jmode1479
      @jmode1479 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      @@quoththeraven_ "Un-freakin-believable!!"

    • @EvetheFurry
      @EvetheFurry ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @@jmode1479 *heavy turns around*
      “Oh this ain’t good-“

    • @orsomethinlykethat
      @orsomethinlykethat 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      " *AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA* "@@EvetheFurry

  • @raskr8137
    @raskr8137 ปีที่แล้ว +661

    I hate that the part with the A-posing heavy was actually the one that genuinely scared me the most 😭

    • @wiscoman4993
      @wiscoman4993 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      bro its 2fort

    • @matwaygames4810
      @matwaygames4810 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      are you serious?

    • @travisreberto1295
      @travisreberto1295 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      Same. 100% knew one of them would be closer when he looked at them again but it still gave me a jump.

    • @Odorless
      @Odorless 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      actually quite funny to me

  • @Stickweasel91
    @Stickweasel91 ปีที่แล้ว +6882

    When I saw Heavy A-posing, the horror was gone and replaced with hilarity. Heavy doing uncanny things will never not be funny.

    • @DesolateLavender
      @DesolateLavender ปีที่แล้ว +396

      It was a bit funny to me, but that doesn't take away from the general creepiness of it overall...

    • @thewizard1
      @thewizard1 ปีที่แล้ว +353

      Normal day in 2fort

    • @zeedi95
      @zeedi95 ปีที่แล้ว +242

      The way Scout looked back and raised his hand like "You have got to be kiddin' me" was great too.

    • @spooklass3588
      @spooklass3588 ปีที่แล้ว +113

      Reminds me a lot of Pootis Engage

    • @jimmyjenkins1907
      @jimmyjenkins1907 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      he is searching for the anEmay Thighs

  • @Siegeholm
    @Siegeholm ปีที่แล้ว +2139

    This was insane!! I genuinely loved every moment, the suspense absolutely killed me. The VR parts were incredible too, caught me off guard.

    • @MyEarsHurts
      @MyEarsHurts ปีที่แล้ว +34

      How did they even be in vr

    • @FenneUwU
      @FenneUwU ปีที่แล้ว +44

      @@MyEarsHurts in a very weird way it could be gmod

    • @spacebolt8686
      @spacebolt8686 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@FenneUwU there is a mod...

    • @FenneUwU
      @FenneUwU ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@spacebolt8686 yes,thats what i said.

    • @simonemuckelmann
      @simonemuckelmann ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@FenneUwU Might be bonelabs/bone works too as the arm movement looks like something out of the bone games

  • @ricedanan
    @ricedanan ปีที่แล้ว +1358

    Legit almost thought it was a real thing and the tension I felt while watching the Demos that lasted longer genuinely creeped me out. The TF2 part broke a lot of the immersion though. It's kind of hard to not laugh at Heavy just A-Posing in an ominous and dimly lit corridor. Still, I'm interested to see where this goes and hope you the best in your endeavours.

    • @chrishei3111
      @chrishei3111 ปีที่แล้ว +81

      I thought this was something real I had somehow missed in my obcessive tf2/half life days, the first "type 5" video really made me go "Wait why is it almost like VR?" then the TF2 clip made me check the comments to see what I had found, now I'm kinda sad its fake.

    • @necrobynerton7384
      @necrobynerton7384 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Honestly, at first glance I noticed the vr like movement on the cs:s one and tf2
      It felt super wrong since that kind of animation/movement just wasn't a thing before vr got into the world of gaming. It would have been way different. I don't own any vr gear, but i've watched plenty of videos, and you don't need to watch a lot to notice how similar the movement is.
      Felt pretty real, but yea.. that put me off too much. Besides Heavy A-posing lmao

    • @LonelySpaceDetective
      @LonelySpaceDetective ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Me personally, all immersion broke with the "VR" demo from CS:S. Everything up to that point I could've bought as an overlooked mystery of Half-Life 2 and the Source engine, but at that point I could no longer believe that the Half-Life and Source community at large just apparently forgot about all this without documenting it anywhere beyond a single fansite, or that anything of what I was seeing was anything but scripted fiction.
      EDIT: Like I'm not necessarily going to harp on live bodytracking support like that not being a thing then or now in the engine. My problem is like, if you're someone who's interested in the inner workings of Source engine games and trivia (e.g. if you're someone who goes on wikiwalks on the Combine Overwiki, the TF2 wiki and elsewhere), what would you rate as the odds that this video would be the first documentation of all this beyond a single fansite's forums? Probably not very good, I'd wager.

    • @skeleton819
      @skeleton819 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      oh this is fake? of course

    • @Immolator772
      @Immolator772 ปีที่แล้ว

      i was wondering how did Valve aquired the VR technology to make that demo?

  • @maliziosoeperverso1697
    @maliziosoeperverso1697 ปีที่แล้ว +703

    I thought those SFM parts were done in VR. Really well done making the character's movements look human

    • @yuliwild
      @yuliwild ปีที่แล้ว +59

      that wasn't VR???

    • @Nullevoy
      @Nullevoy ปีที่แล้ว +36

      it is VR, likely testing the index

    • @the16bitpizza
      @the16bitpizza ปีที่แล้ว +60

      @@Nullevoy at the end of the video it says source filmmaker

    • @catfan__
      @catfan__ ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Nullevoy it’s not real

    • @Mate_Antal_Zoltan
      @Mate_Antal_Zoltan ปีที่แล้ว +67

      guys, guys, he probably did use SFM and just did motion capture

  • @moonlitlake
    @moonlitlake ปีที่แล้ว +157

    i legitimately couldn't tell whether or not this was real until near the end. this was incredible!

  • @TheKiloMight
    @TheKiloMight ปีที่แล้ว +3007

    Oh my god that was fucking INCREDIBLE! You really sold it with the whole “weird console command” thing. It really felt like some weird dev test bs that valve tends to leave behind in their games, especially half life 2. Bravo man, seriously amazing shit right here

    • @Pixxeell___
      @Pixxeell___ ปีที่แล้ว +44

      ... why'd you think the command was real... It was most likely an alias command, And even then source can't generate random maps.

    • @TheKiloMight
      @TheKiloMight ปีที่แล้ว +176

      @@Pixxeell___ it was a cool video, atmospheric and well done I was more invested in the whole mystery and atmosphere rather than the specifics like the console commands

    • @Pixxeell___
      @Pixxeell___ ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@TheKiloMight 1. "Get" Is not a valid command, and never will be.
      2. The devs would definitely not done this, this is way to specific.

    • @Pixxeell___
      @Pixxeell___ ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@TheKiloMight Cool idea, but if you obsess into the source engine too much, then it's just feels stupid.

    • @TheKiloMight
      @TheKiloMight ปีที่แล้ว +131

      @@Pixxeell___ well there’s nothing wrong for us normal people (I did notice the whole “randomly generated map thing” and thought “wow that’s not how source works” and the Gmod VR stuff kinda ruined my immersion but I still think it was well made)

  • @MrHeadcrab
    @MrHeadcrab ปีที่แล้ว +1891

    oh boy this type of video is almost nostalgic, it's something so many people would have believed in 2010, love it

    • @Hatouchu
      @Hatouchu ปีที่แล้ว +203

      Man this is something I believed in 2022 til I read the comments. 😂 Was genuinely confused as to how the pov had such a VR feel to it, now I feel like an idiot.

    • @Horny_Fruit_Flies
      @Horny_Fruit_Flies ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@Hatouchu Well, the fact that Halloween is in a couple of days could also be a hint

    • @xxadder114xx
      @xxadder114xx ปีที่แล้ว +80

      Yeah...only in 2010...totally didn't think this was actually real. Ha. Who would ever think that right?...right?

    • @MrHeadcrab
      @MrHeadcrab ปีที่แล้ว +48

      until the first css vr bit i was really wondering if it was real myself

    • @nutme
      @nutme ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I still believe that its possible to revive Aeris....

  • @Raz_ei
    @Raz_ei ปีที่แล้ว +784

    i initially couldn't tell if this was a real thing or not, but once it showed a motion captured clip the spark blew out.
    amazingly well done!

    • @roclops
      @roclops ปีที่แล้ว +55

      "i initially couldn't tell if this was a real thing or not, but once it showed a motion captured clip the spark blew out.
      amazingly well done!" 🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓

    • @Raz_ei
      @Raz_ei ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@roclops i sucked your mom big time

    • @vivious_
      @vivious_ ปีที่แล้ว +173

      @@roclops ??

    • @roclops
      @roclops ปีที่แล้ว +36

      @@vivious_ he's a friend

    • @theofficialtastynacho0898
      @theofficialtastynacho0898 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      yeah the the vr really took out the immersion but still very good

  • @considerthehumbleworm
    @considerthehumbleworm ปีที่แล้ว +120

    the viewmodel staying at the spawn point in the “type 5” demos is such a great detail. Idk if you did that on purpose or if it is genuinely a weird source engine glitch, but either way it feels like a weird source glitch and it makes the demos just that much more convincing

  • @andrealexandermontesinospa2413
    @andrealexandermontesinospa2413 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    12:53 My soul just took a screenshot

    • @ShockInazuma
      @ShockInazuma ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same lmao. I was not expecting the Heavy to turn around.

    • @Cobaltoad
      @Cobaltoad 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      i hate that i actually jumped when i got to that part LMAO

    • @TWGatorade
      @TWGatorade หลายเดือนก่อน

      so this is how you do it, huh

  • @GlicheGaming
    @GlicheGaming ปีที่แล้ว +1145

    This stuff seriously makes me think that Valve should try at making an ARG within their games similar to this. Even if it’s just once, they’d comment on nothing and leave it to legend. I mean, obviously people love the idea of deeper mystery within the meta-data of their games, why not indulge? There’s profit and there’s some good fun and creativity going around. Plus, don’t they already HAVE a character that’d be the perfect candidate for all of it, just even a relation to him? I mean, he talks about his “employers,” what if those have to do with the tampering of the meta-data of the game in some way? There’s a lot of potential, thanks to the open-ended nature of Valve’s stories and worlds and game engines.

    • @hithere640
      @hithere640 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      Valve already made an arg, to signal the upcoming release of Half Life 2

    • @TM__1566
      @TM__1566 ปีที่แล้ว +100

      Technically they did it, with Portal and the radios which lead to an announcement of Portal 2

    • @anonecki
      @anonecki ปีที่แล้ว +62

      They also did a whole ARG leading up to the Mann vs Machine update in TF2

    • @Jws20
      @Jws20 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      Valve has made multiple ARGs already and they’re really good at it, they need to make another one at this point

    • @niggacockball7995
      @niggacockball7995 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      They made a arg before HL2 but as it was going on valve lost interest and the third puzzle(ironic) never dropped the only rewards fabs got were some high quality art

  • @RadiationHazardYT
    @RadiationHazardYT ปีที่แล้ว +346

    This was absolutely brilliant. Great work.

    • @locho41
      @locho41 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Vid incoming?

    • @bouribou4073
      @bouribou4073 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      wild radiator hazard spotted (found footage)

    • @springytaco7587
      @springytaco7587 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@bouribou4073 wild bouribou spotted

    • @Utfam_202
      @Utfam_202 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@springytaco7587wild springytaco spotted

  • @Bsodman
    @Bsodman ปีที่แล้ว +595

    I knew it wasn't real from the get go, but damn, it's probably the first time in over 10 years that half life 2 made me feel uneasy, this is an amazing video, thank you!

    • @darkon4442
      @darkon4442 ปีที่แล้ว

      bojler eladó

    • @Bsodman
      @Bsodman ปีที่แล้ว

      @@darkon4442 Mennyié gec

    • @darkon4442
      @darkon4442 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Bsodman Olcsóért

    • @Bsodman
      @Bsodman ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@darkon4442 Fasza

    • @nerolzaphobia
      @nerolzaphobia ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I checked out the channel and was like "wait a minute" knew it was made up when I tried searching for it, great experience and amazing work done by him

  • @ampstamp
    @ampstamp ปีที่แล้ว +712

    I'll admit, you had me till the VR stuff. Really felt like a real thing, I was even starting to theory craft lol

    • @tux1468
      @tux1468 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      its not vr

    • @ampstamp
      @ampstamp ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tux1468 your moms vr

    • @noahtekulve2684
      @noahtekulve2684 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      That's what I was thinking too, but SPOOKYCOAST was circa 2005. VR literally wasn't even a pipedream for people who were recording HL2 gameplay with Fraps, of all things. Neither was AI, which was my other thought. Someone had to hand-key all the animation, and they did it in a way that we future-internet-users would think is VR. I'm not sure what it is, but It's definitely wierd.

    • @dahashbrowns6917
      @dahashbrowns6917 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@noahtekulve2684 loaded up the map and models in gmod lol , then cut it so it looked like it was just the normal game

    • @exyzt9877
      @exyzt9877 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      It's literally just mocap from first person. Mocappping was first invented in 1915, it's technology that's a century old at this point.

  • @slothsong080
    @slothsong080 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    I wanted to believe this was some cool long lost tech Valve wanted to implement, like maybe a tool that creates random demos for infinite attract screens or something. Then I saw the VR bits and felt like a sucker. Good stuff!

  • @noxmore
    @noxmore ปีที่แล้ว +944

    This was really well done, but the VR sections kinda break immersion imo.
    I feel like other game developers should totally put more of this stuff in their games tho, hidden away somewhere in the game files. Hard-to-find/hard-to-solve mysteries like this really brings the community together and extends the life of your game.

    • @lukelcs8934
      @lukelcs8934 ปีที่แล้ว +80

      honestly the vr bits added authenticity for me
      It felt like something valve was playing with at the time. I wasn't sure if it was a creepy pasta or a strange dev feature for most of it.

    • @benjapizarro981
      @benjapizarro981 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@lukelcs8934 for me it was just testing, not sure why the files remained in the game tho, but the spooky tf2 vr vid could be a test combined with some devs having fun

    • @lukelcs8934
      @lukelcs8934 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@benjapizarro981 Just making sure, you know this was actually made by the video uploader right? It's not actually real (tho tbh there's no reason it couldn't be)

    • @chickennuggets8685
      @chickennuggets8685 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      i believed it at first because i don't know much about hl2, but the vr part instantly broke the illusion, vr like that just wouldn't happen then.

    • @Einsym
      @Einsym ปีที่แล้ว +26

      VR breaks the immersion and the last monster part pretty much destroys what immersion was left, still very cool video

  • @alexandergronvall4036
    @alexandergronvall4036 ปีที่แล้ว +286

    I kinda knew that this was either going to be an arg or stretching th truth of some development demos. Well done!

    • @JukoYT
      @JukoYT ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Same, i started questioning it after he showed the alternate unbrella man texture in hammers texture browser, i browsed that thing waay to much when making maps lol

  • @RedStinger_0
    @RedStinger_0 ปีที่แล้ว +1759

    It's about time we got a proper gaming mystery for this generation. So excited to learn more about it!

    • @galetempus1979
      @galetempus1979 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      That neir mod a couple months ago came rather close

    • @MahNamJeff
      @MahNamJeff ปีที่แล้ว +43

      another close one with finding out L was actually real.

    • @physical_insanity
      @physical_insanity ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Yeah, ever since the Freezer fell off and got solved, we've been missing that niche. Still terrifying, though.

    • @bof8850
      @bof8850 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@physical_insanity what are you guys talking about?

    • @charliekill88
      @charliekill88 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      I mean it's not really for this generation if the mystery is from 2005

  • @kingcalibur413
    @kingcalibur413 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    Gonna be honest I was thoroughly convinced to the end with how uncanny the VR segments felt, some had similar movements at the beginning of them, making me think twice and how it’s possibly ai-generated or something. And especially with the video edit saying how the SpookyCoast clip was found again. I love this dude, keep it up! :D

  • @ellieh.5419
    @ellieh.5419 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    The first Type 5 made me shock with disbelief, the fact that this video is so well done it did manage to make me believe something like that was actually real lmao, good job!

  • @calmante4420
    @calmante4420 ปีที่แล้ว +132

    Imma keep it a buck with you, i thought this was real for the entirety of the video, even believing the vr animated segments, it only dawned on me when the command "stopped working". Great job man, you did this all very well, had me legit skipping parts cuz i was genuinely scared, you used the inherit spookiness and emptiness of source very well. You also did an incredibly good job at doing some believable and honestly plausible worldbuilding. Good shit brother

  • @LittleSpud0
    @LittleSpud0 ปีที่แล้ว +242

    Love the idea of urban legends lurking in the sause. Source has always been strange and esoteric and the idea that it has these paranormal features hidden inside really intrigues me. Excited to see more.

  • @hifomi
    @hifomi ปีที่แล้ว +499

    What an amazing video, anomi! You nailed the creepy atmosphere and made the mystery so intriguing. I cannot wait to see more. Happy Halloween to you, too 🎃

  • @tutomasterxl6045
    @tutomasterxl6045 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    You managed to took me back to me being 8 years old struggling with sleeping because I was freaked out by Ravenholm and, specially, the distorted trumpets. Amazing.

  • @jinx122
    @jinx122 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    You know this is a really well done ARG. I mean sure, the part where we get into "type 5 demos" is a little cheesy but it still works out pretty good in my opinion. I'm excited to see where this will go,

    • @Vampus_Nampus
      @Vampus_Nampus ปีที่แล้ว +1

      чел.... уже 4 часть вышла давно...

  • @AndresinReal
    @AndresinReal ปีที่แล้ว +790

    The TF2 part really took me out of the immersion, i know it makes it more spooky but the illumination is so different from the game that it's imposible not to see it as a SFM animation
    The rest of it it's great, love to see more about this umbrella guy (it kinda looks like Gman)

    • @DolanDuking
      @DolanDuking ปีที่แล้ว +72

      The sinister console command response at 4 minutes was what took me out personally.

    • @vivious_
      @vivious_ ปีที่แล้ว +26

      wasnt sfm, it was probably gmod vr

    • @AndresinReal
      @AndresinReal ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@vivious_ still, the illumination looks really different from the game

    • @funkywasit
      @funkywasit ปีที่แล้ว +8

      i thought the umbrella guy looked more like Doug Rattman from portal

    • @peppermillers8361
      @peppermillers8361 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@funkywasit he didn't exist yet and Umbrella man doesn't match either of his designs (pre and post incident).

  • @stevusbrevus4362
    @stevusbrevus4362 ปีที่แล้ว +360

    man, you had me there at the start, I almost questioned if it was real.
    Then the VR sections.
    Those killed the immersion almost instantly.

    • @cheezkid2689
      @cheezkid2689 ปีที่แล้ว +101

      yeah, exactly. the VR sections completely ruined the experience for me. i was just starting to believe this was real then the VR started and it immediately became a kinda boring creepypasta.

    • @DesolateLavender
      @DesolateLavender ปีที่แล้ว +33

      ... You guys are no fun. :/
      I mean, it doesn't really have to be immersive to me. It just has to be interesting.

    • @DesolateLavender
      @DesolateLavender ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Actually, now that I think more on it, I get what you mean. I still think it's really cool, and adds to it more than it hurts it, but it does certainly hurt it somewhat.
      (Though, it certainly ain't boring.)

    • @jimjohn1740
      @jimjohn1740 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      I was convinced until the VR parts too, but still immersed. And watching the VR parts at first I was just genuinely shocked, it took me a few seconds to realize how it’s not possible. Which either proves that this really is that well-made, or I’m just a bit gullible
      but still, I think even if those clips weren’t VR, we’d still wise up to it during the spooky tf2 one, that’s when the creepy arg elements get more obvious. And it had to start showing those spooky clips or else it’d just be a fake documentary. Horror has to get the right mix of scares and build-up, and this nailed it in my opinion

    • @MahNamJeff
      @MahNamJeff ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@jimjohn1740 whats even cooler is that VR actually is possible in source and that VR has been modded into it, Garrys mod VR being a prime example.

  • @danin900
    @danin900 ปีที่แล้ว +208

    This absolutely nailed the atmosphere and was a refreshing break from the "creepy gmod video" trend.

  • @quiet_tech8209
    @quiet_tech8209 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    Really good setup, you got me good for the first half. I think this is an amazing concept and you executed really well; however recording the “demos” in VR was an immediate giveaway. If they had been in-game gmod movies (or at least mimicked them) or something I think it would have contributed a lot to the immersion.

  • @neutrin0329
    @neutrin0329 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    This was amazing. Feeding into my childhood fear of online digital entities that lingered in the depths of source code. So nostalgic too.

  • @GreyKnightsVenerable
    @GreyKnightsVenerable ปีที่แล้ว +40

    I was wondering why I’ve never heard of such a great mystery before. You really made me think it was real and that the commands would sometimes play clips rather than gameplay recordings.

  • @Generlc_Human
    @Generlc_Human ปีที่แล้ว +240

    The Type 5 demos are really interesting, because they appear to be recorded in VR, perhaps they were testing an early version of the Valve Index by turning favourite games of employees into horror games and telling them to do something?
    edit: just realized what this actually is

  • @Anomidae
    @Anomidae  ปีที่แล้ว +54

    Watch in 60fps for best experience
    Shout out to Valvetime btw

  • @TheFractusman
    @TheFractusman ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Ya'll are weird for thinking the 'VR parts' are immersion breaking, as if Valve wasn't doing full motion capture back then. I didn't even see it as 'VR', just a scripted demo that would have easily been doable at the time with HL2's animation software.

  • @butchbabytoaster
    @butchbabytoaster ปีที่แล้ว +20

    That spooky coast clip was some seriously SCP level stuff, nice job!

  • @NoVIcE_Source
    @NoVIcE_Source ปีที่แล้ว +31

    dang i thought that this was real >:(
    very well done tho

    • @jawadmuni3447
      @jawadmuni3447 ปีที่แล้ว

      THIS AINT REAL???

    • @NoVIcE_Source
      @NoVIcE_Source ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jawadmuni3447 nah 😔🚬
      got me in the first 98% not gonna lie

    • @jawadmuni3447
      @jawadmuni3447 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@NoVIcE_Source I fell extremely fooled

  • @RGStudios
    @RGStudios ปีที่แล้ว +201

    Wow! This is a pretty cool and well-made creepypasta! I like it :^)

    • @nickan161
      @nickan161 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      появилась пища для идей)

  • @TheThing4444
    @TheThing4444 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    A great video. As embarrassing as it was, I was totally duped in, but perhaps that's just a testament to how immersed I was.

  • @ericperry6382
    @ericperry6382 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    You are quite the filmmaker, extremely impressive stuff. You recreated the mystery that the late 90’s/early 2000’s internet gave certain gaming forums (HL, Myst) thank you for the nostalgia, can’t wait to see what your future provides the world.

  • @muffinman2546
    @muffinman2546 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    More spooky & immersive than most horror movies these days.

  • @mishapp4439
    @mishapp4439 ปีที่แล้ว +380

    This was actually amazing! I thought it was real at first

    • @jarate8076
      @jarate8076 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      i have a habit of looking into the comment section so did you seriously have to say this

    • @kholift55lol
      @kholift55lol ปีที่แล้ว +9

      yeah me too

    • @Providence..
      @Providence.. ปีที่แล้ว +37

      Thanks for saving me 17 minutes, well-made or not, fake stuff does not interest me.

    • @JukoYT
      @JukoYT ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@Providence.. it isnt fake tho, it is an arg, story telling through videos with clues hidden around

    • @shenaniganboycarterson
      @shenaniganboycarterson ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jarate8076 fuck man

  • @greenlemon9155
    @greenlemon9155 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The fraps watermark on the last clip is just perfect x)

  • @swepansar3318
    @swepansar3318 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    Okay, You had me bloody glued. I got goosebumps at least three times watching this, And you got me speculating and browsing frames before I caught on. Consider me impressed with your cinematic skills!!! and also thank you. Thank you for reawakening in me the feeling of the eerie unknown in a game I love so much.

  • @creditsunknown7974
    @creditsunknown7974 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The great imitation of Unsolved mystery videos and the story in which you immerse yourself in made it that it took me a embarrassing amount of time to figure out it isn't real. Bravo

  • @dingiskhan984
    @dingiskhan984 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    10:53 gets taken to a rooftop session for rdm

  • @Phirnyne
    @Phirnyne ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Legit had me going, nice work.

    • @SaLDe.
      @SaLDe. ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @Will Hey, just because alot of args are unoriginal and overused, doesn't mean it actually applies to anything, this one moved it to a different part instead of being "random things appearing in the game" so chill the hell down.

    • @DesolateLavender
      @DesolateLavender ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Will ... So it wasn't interesting as a good piece of fiction to you? You're just gonna skip over that?
      I mean, if it isn't your taste, that's fine. But there's no need to bash it for being fictional. That's like playing Mario and being upset that it isn't educational.
      It just comes off as unnecessarily rude.

    • @DesolateLavender
      @DesolateLavender ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Will Alrighty then.

  • @rge_quit265
    @rge_quit265 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    this video is so well done that I didn't even notice it was for the sky//box series until 10 minutes in. Happy halloween

  • @GG_Man123
    @GG_Man123 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    At 10:56 you can see the umbrella man on the right side of the screen, very spooky.
    Good video, I could never imagine that HL2 had more unsolved mysteries

    • @barneycalhoun4456
      @barneycalhoun4456 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dude Its like the umbrella man controls everything

  • @rfgnmf-nmesofuehsdjfnrmeowfsdz
    @rfgnmf-nmesofuehsdjfnrmeowfsdz ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I love this, the 2010s vibe, the text instead of a voice over and that eerie feeling that old source games have

  • @Gear_Snack
    @Gear_Snack ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Honestly this hits me with great nostalgia for those old creepy pastas. Especially as a well written one essentially, some stuff is immersion breaking to me, because I know the source engine well enough to know some of this wouldn't work. But I recently had a friend get into source engine games, and I think I'll show them this video to spook them.

    • @OneBadger
      @OneBadger 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Most of the stuff in here wouldnt work tho.

  • @Frenkth
    @Frenkth ปีที่แล้ว +48

    I must say dude, you fu[FREEMAN YOU FOOL!] get me in all this to the point of think it that if this was actually something rabbit hole level thing.
    You sincerely nailed so well the energy of being something so well hidden that doesn't have a answer or at least a clear theory or conclusion.
    Bravo, simply bloody bravo!

  • @midoritranslationchannel
    @midoritranslationchannel ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I really hope this series will last long, you put so much effort on this
    And I loving it.
    Half-Life 2 still has dozen of mysteries that is unsolved yet, this is a braliant idea to make this type of video like these.

  • @redjaypictures4528
    @redjaypictures4528 ปีที่แล้ว +225

    That last clip genuinely terrified me, but if i had to guess, i’d almost say that these videos were almost definitely recorded in VR, so i wonder if it’s some early development content from valve experimenting with this new tech (since these vids are cir. 2005)

    • @RedStinger_0
      @RedStinger_0 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Could generally be motion capture tests, as they'd be used heavily in Valve's cinematics from then on, like TF2's Meet The Team series

    • @NunyaMcBusiness
      @NunyaMcBusiness ปีที่แล้ว +65

      This most def is an arg, but valve being the innovative bunch that they are, would DEFINITLY do VR tests around 2005 - 2009.

    • @JoeyTv.
      @JoeyTv. ปีที่แล้ว +45

      Sadly it’s not real. But it is one of the greatest ARGs I’ve seen in a long time. Thought it was real up until the tf2 portions. It does say at the end it was made is source film maker

    • @Pixxeell___
      @Pixxeell___ ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Gmod, Gmod VR tool, and one pootis.

    • @defaultprofilepictureguy2526
      @defaultprofilepictureguy2526 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      it’s indeed fake, it’s part of a series he’s working on called “SKY//BOX”

  • @fuzzydunlop7928
    @fuzzydunlop7928 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I was hooked on the line until I recognized the charateristic VR head motion in the counterstrike clip - right up until then you had me good, though. EDIT: also the fraps watermark at the end was a beautiful touch of nostalgia.

  • @itta1intmyt_aSSSt9e
    @itta1intmyt_aSSSt9e ปีที่แล้ว +6

    holy shit the spooky coast one was executed so good, all the supence, occasional sounds, and the ending without actual screamer hits very hard

  • @ItsVance
    @ItsVance ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Had me convinced this was real as I've never played Half Life 2, but like watching informative videos on it, gonna be honest I saw through it when the VR part happened but nevertheless a really cool and unique source engine horror take, all the console commands and files and stuff like that were really convincing!

    • @di_amon
      @di_amon ปีที่แล้ว +1

      why haven't you played it yet.

    • @ItsVance
      @ItsVance ปีที่แล้ว

      @@di_amon no money : (

    • @cotomaas
      @cotomaas ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ItsVance It's literally less than $5 dollars on sales.

    • @ItsVance
      @ItsVance ปีที่แล้ว

      hey guys i played half life 2 :D

    • @MailMainbutnot
      @MailMainbutnot ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ItsVance nice!

  • @n0rbert79
    @n0rbert79 ปีที่แล้ว +166

    Hi: for the last part: 5:4 resolutions were common back then, if you want to make it believable, use 1280x1024. Also, FRAPS is still around, you might want to play the recording and re-record it using it, or just use it in general. The bad resolution and the wrong typeface was chatty, but it was a nice touch though 😉

    • @Dr.Oofers
      @Dr.Oofers ปีที่แล้ว +7

      They took your advice it seems.

  • @wiltonthefatty
    @wiltonthefatty ปีที่แล้ว +7

    plot twist: these demos are actually tf2 localization files

  • @CheeseYourself
    @CheeseYourself ปีที่แล้ว +1

    the music instantly cutting out every time the Interloper appears unlocks that primal fear in my ape brain

  • @RadicalSharkRS
    @RadicalSharkRS ปีที่แล้ว +7

    2:05 Last chance to look at me hector

  • @lychy645
    @lychy645 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    This is actually one of the few spooky source engine vids i've seen. Amazing work!

  • @yaboisaylor
    @yaboisaylor ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I like how you can see glimpses of Umbrella Guy throughout, like at 11:11

  • @farkrits
    @farkrits 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I only realized it was an ARG in the CS: Source part. I was wondering why I had never heard of these things.

  • @trainedcatsmuggler
    @trainedcatsmuggler ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is actually amazing, I honestly thought it was legit until I checked the comments and saw the ending, Great job.

  • @cranberry1992
    @cranberry1992 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This actually freaked me out, I hope this blows up and we can see more!

  • @HangOnThereSlick
    @HangOnThereSlick ปีที่แล้ว +28

    This was so cool! I wish it was actually a real mystery though lol I would've been so invested in this

  • @thecodingethan
    @thecodingethan ปีที่แล้ว +48

    This is really intriguing, males you wonder what else may lay undiscovered in the source spaghetti.
    Great work, had me fully onboard and theorising, the CS animation pulled me away a bit, at that time I was thinking it was some form of Demo testing turned into a strange Easter egg (like create_hairball). But still really good throughout.

    • @mrbetabombs2017
      @mrbetabombs2017 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      What's up with that create_hairball thing? I never heard of it.

    • @DesolateLavender
      @DesolateLavender ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I looked it up.
      "CreateHairball is a console command that was probably made for stress-testing ropes. It spawns many groups (balls) of ropes, and spins them around in random directions and speeds. A few seconds after spawning, the hairballs will fly off in random directions."

    • @GarryTale
      @GarryTale ปีที่แล้ว +1

      btw its not an animation its gmod vr

  • @gromblereal
    @gromblereal 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This might actually be one of the most well-made args in human history
    the fact that you can actually play these demos and the fact that they’re implemented in other games is jaw dropping

  • @EstarlightPibe
    @EstarlightPibe 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Hey, im doing an iceberg and i wanted to know if i could use some of these footage to complete the background behind Interloper mistery.
    Of course there would be credits to you :)

  • @PyroFTB
    @PyroFTB ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Ooh a high effort ARG, I love how you used the investigation video format, makes it much more believable.

  • @Gavengelica
    @Gavengelica ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I always wondered if there was something more to the umbrella man graffiti that's spread across HL2's maps.

  • @mikeyking_
    @mikeyking_ ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Awesome work as always

  • @Archmstr
    @Archmstr ปีที่แล้ว +9

    12:45
    This looks like a shitpost cen0 would make.

    • @tadeuszekpl
      @tadeuszekpl ปีที่แล้ว

      Well comparing it to the jerma kidnap scene in heavy engage 2 then its something he already made

    • @SkinnyScoutsillies
      @SkinnyScoutsillies ปีที่แล้ว

      Yep

    • @Syamfprch
      @Syamfprch 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Mfw I am in the enemy Intel and they are all looking for me

  • @mrbetabombs2017
    @mrbetabombs2017 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Super cool, although the VR parts really gave it away quickly, I genuinely thought it was a real, obscure thing at first, regardless, it was very entertaining.

  • @user-fu1yt7vb8h
    @user-fu1yt7vb8h ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I wonder if there was an inside joke just to make creepy videos with the demos by valve employees

  • @Aelfraed26
    @Aelfraed26 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I was enjoying it until 9:58. At that point not even the most gullible person would believe it.

    • @gold5760
      @gold5760 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I think you're missing the point tbh, you're not really supposed to believe in it

    • @Aelfraed26
      @Aelfraed26 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ​@@gold5760 I guess I wanted it to be creepypasta when it's supposed to be humor. That is to say, I'm disappointed it's not creepypasta.

    • @gold5760
      @gold5760 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Aelfraed26 I mean I think it might be a creepypasta or at least something that resembles a gmod arg, I just meant when you read a creepypasta you know it's not really which is the same as this. Or at least with this you're not intended to finish the video and still think it's real

  • @Legoguy9875
    @Legoguy9875 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I know this is months out, but I still remember when I first stumbled on this video, and I went in on the notion that it was either a scrapped project Valve was working on akin to their Portal ARG, or the work of a rogue developer fucking around with the game files, even with the inclusion of the more dynamically animated sequences. I even remember after finishing the video I loaded up Counter Strike AND TF2 to try and replicate these myself, only to be met with disappointment.
    I'm a sucker for spooky mysteries found in games, especially in the Source Engine, so even now knowing that it's a fictional ARG, I still love every bit of this.

  • @SO_SIC
    @SO_SIC ปีที่แล้ว +8

    MY GOD THIS IS ACTUALLY AMAZING!

  • @crazycambodian
    @crazycambodian ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Holy shit this was amazing!
    Thought it was real at first until the VR CSS part
    Honestly do kinda wanna see more of this "story", find out more about this umbrella man since this seems like a solid ARG

  • @crushedcan5378
    @crushedcan5378 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Now this looks like a real arg for once

  • @cBtv3
    @cBtv3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    this is incredibly well made. the use of suspension is top tier. love it, subbed.

  • @villainousthing
    @villainousthing 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    12:41 LMFAAOOO the double back and the hand gesture like "really?? theres fricking TWO of em??"

  • @GalagoospurmankyREALofficial
    @GalagoospurmankyREALofficial ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Dang dude, This video actually sent me spiraling for a bit there. I genuinely thought this was real and was debating over whether this was real or not the whole way through.

  • @FreakinGrooves
    @FreakinGrooves ปีที่แล้ว +12

    you got me in the first half!
    if I didn't watch your q&a vid a while back I would've believed it! the VR and to fort hoovies pulled me out of the immersion, very cool stuff though. I was thinking it was a left over piece of an ARG from Beta or something.

  • @tux1468
    @tux1468 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Incredible, reminded me of the Monument Mythos in a way

  • @xxbullriderkillx9301
    @xxbullriderkillx9301 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    7:36 made me giggle, the way it just cuts the death

  • @Eira_
    @Eira_ ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Damn you had me convinced for almost the whole thing. this really feels like some weird obscure secret that could be hidden in the game

  • @expio4257
    @expio4257 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thought this was real to the VR parts. Honestly though, the idea of Valve having a system to create randomy generated junk demos isn't that farfetched, and they are the exact type of company to put these weird, obscure and off-putting dev features in their games. Plus, considering the abundance of strange noises, textures, and general stuff in HL2 (that's not even getting into the beta), the weird corrupted one-time variant of a graffiti texture is so typical that it was a perfect hook. Looking forward to future sky//box episodes!

  • @Kaptain8964
    @Kaptain8964 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Dude... I genuinely thought this was real... in the beginning, I thought that I rembered that interloper thing somewhere, even messing with Hammer to make my own maps and rembering something there.
    And I thought that these demos were from devs testing the game, interloper meaning observer of test footage. (This proved my theory cause of the synthetic crab map)
    But it turned out to be an ARG in the end.
    You my friend have caught this old source junkie in the first half. And this is actually interesting, and want more!
    Please make more my friend. I beg of you.

  • @craskpillord
    @craskpillord ปีที่แล้ว +27

    I find this interesting but not scary at all, the image in my minds eye of some asshole shaking their mouse around erratically overweighs whatever creepiness there might’ve been.

    • @mandalorianhuntsman8894
      @mandalorianhuntsman8894 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I feel like less would be more in this kind of video. Just that image of the citizen models floating around in that grainy house was so much creepier than when their eyes started glowing in a goofy Herobrine type fashion.

  • @TheGreenTaco999
    @TheGreenTaco999 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "interloper: a person who becomes involved in a place or situation where they are not wanted or are considered not to belong."

  • @CreativeDan521
    @CreativeDan521 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I legitimately thought this was real until I saw another video about this that took me 4 months to figure out

  • @aperks
    @aperks ปีที่แล้ว +9

    16:39 it is too good animated to be real

    • @jouille4524
      @jouille4524 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That's literally just VR gameplay lmao

  • @blitzy3d
    @blitzy3d ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This is fantastic. I am getting huge Marble Hornets vibes from this and I am all in!