Honestly i was suprised they dropped the documentary but them updating the game was a shock. Cant wait to play uplink for the first time, happy anniversery guys!!! Edit: played uplink and loved it. I wish it was longer though
lol uplink is on internet for years... If you really wanted to play it you would have already played it, and it's just one level of the original campaign.
@@Sidonio5I think a lot of people don't realise how much content is out there for games they played decades ago. I still have my original boxed versions of Half Life, Opposing Force and Blue Shift, but haven't looked for any updates or mods until relatively recently. It's the same for many of the old games collection.
This is a funny comment to me because I played uplink when I was about 6 or 7 years old! Great memories. You’re gonna love UpLink. It’s unique. Wish it were a tad longer!
Yeah as someone who does web design, bootstrap and modern design leads to things looking pretty cookie cutter. Valve in general seems to not just fit the mold with it like with the Dota 2 patch notes sometimes. They always write so self aware too and not like fully super corporate "we are proud to announce" and more "Look we know this had been left untouched, our bad"
@@D1cksontello I have to mention, since you talk about how they write so self-aware, I loved the "because we don't play on CRTs any more" part of the HL patch. As a dota player as well, they tend to be quite funny, which is not usual for patch notes AND taking into account that the company "doesn't really communicate". Valve is great, over-all.
Genius way to promote the game and let people who've never played the game, play it. Also there are tons of changes for modders and mappers with the engine improvements. 4 new maps 25 years after release which all look beautiful in their own right and Uplink is finally officially on Steam. You can tell that this update was a labor of love.
7:11 the ONLY place you could find that Art was in an actual paperback strategy guide book sold at brick and mortar stores, and it no longer exists since the early 2000. I only know cause I have one. SO COOL to see someone at valve still had this stuff!!
Honestly, that documentary was something I needed to see. At the end, they were just passionate people diving into new territory. People who wanted to make something great. People who felt lost. Who were afraid of failing to deliver a good game. It was comforting to see that even genre defining games have people behind them who also experienced things like uncertainty and struggle inside and outside of their job. Honestly, I'm so happy they released something so special as a one hour long video of them sharing their experience, not just what they accomplished.
@@blahblah7720 yet their first playable result was something they could only describe as unfun. When I say lost I don't mean "doomed", I mean clueless.
If this sets a precedent that says any Valve game will get a Major Update when it turns 25 Years Old and by that logic Team Fortress 2 will get a new Major Update in the year 2033
Good video as usual! I love your Half-Life related videos! Honestly it's pretty cool to see Valve updating Half-Life. My favorite new feature is the support for widescreen resolutions fov
Out of curiosity, I checked out how Opposing Force looks like after the change. Typical for Opposing Force, I think they kind of forgot about it :d It has the OG HL Ui font, but the backround doesn't fit in the screen, so it gets all blurry and the Opposing Force logo is cut. The rest works fine tho, so I shouldn't complain
No more FOV edits, mods to get Uplink or small HUDs. Best deal Half-Life fans could've asked for after 25 years. Now if only they update the expansions and other Goldsource titles...
the only big thing that happened today is that the mod "absolute zero" (that half life 1 beta mod) went back in development due to the 25th anniversary (i think), and they released a day one demo like i few hours ago, its pretty short but pretty fun, and a bit hard
Very unexpected but awesome update! Very nostalgic for us who played the game before Steam was released. I also love the fact that Uplink is now part of the game!
When I opened Half-Life steam, I noticed the menu was updated and looked like how it did in the good old days. Its so cool, and I hope they keep it that way instead of just going back to before.
Valve isn't Electronic Arts to charge their 25 year old games at full price. It's not their biggest cash cow anyway, so no big loss on their end and certainly not on us players.
It's good publicity. If I had to guess, their goal is to artificially pull people into the game so as a more active title its modding scene will explode. Having an update just double all of the limits of your engine is kind of nuts.
The only problem I have with the models option is that when you disable the option for the original models is that the HD models are used when it should have been the other way around to disable the HD models like in previous versions. Also, for some reason Blue Shift now crashes when launching after this update was released.
If you want to play any mod or Opposing Force and Blue Shift you need to go to betas and change the version to *pre- 25th anniversary build* and you should be able to play them with no problem.
Is it me or the lighting got a bit better, and also as of now half life 1 has reached 28.000 Players, truly never expected valve to drop a huge update and making half life 1 free, i hope in the future they do an anniversary's on other valve games
I feel like this update is Valve saying "watch this space". Like they want to bring attention back to Half-life, because they might be working on a Half-life game of some sort (probably not with a 3 in its title, but a Half-life game nonetheless).
The OG menu hit me like a ton of bricks. For a split second, I nearly felt like a kid again booting it up and seeing that. I was born in '96, and one of the earliest memories I can ever recall is being sat down at a computer chair, and seeing this menu in front me at the age of 4. I like to think that Half-life is the reason I love video games today.
I love this new update, i just hope they push that patch to make the expansions and mods compatible with the new build. Right now Blue Shift, OP4, CS1.6, TFC, and a whole slew of mods are broken with the new UI. The proper HUD scaling is huge, but I love the physics patches even if they make speedrunning the steam version impossible. They fixed things that have been broken for so long I didn't even know they were broken, I thought object boosting was just the engine being janky.
I still can’t believe that they updated HL1 for the 25th anniversary by adding so much new content! I was just expecting a simple sale if I’m being honest.
This update made me so happy. It felt like I woke up one morning and I was back in 2002 when I first played it. I literally pinched myself to see if I was dreaming. I just hope that all the other mods like my all time favourite game cs 1.6 get the same treatment.
The multiplayer maps look like Unreal Tournament's Cliff Bleszynski's maps. I've always wanted some old school Half Life/Unreal crossover, can't wait to play on the maps!
You can still buy it on steam or if you had it before it will still will be in your steam library. It was just delisted so that it won't confuse new half-life players who will think half-life source is better than original(it isn't).
i started playing and interesting myself to the half life series 2 weeks ago and i feel like i've joined an huge community ! even if it only started 2 weeks ago for me happy birthday ! so glad to have pushed myself to discover this universe !
I think if they are going to announce something like half life x, it might happen next year on half life 2s anniversary with another remaster like update for it. We know they've been doing stuff in the files of hl2 for awhile now just like they did with hl1 and it makes sense to encourage people to play through hl2 and the episodes in a updated way to catch upbnew and old players alike with the pancake games.
I hate the HUD, it's way too big. But other than that, this update is amazing. Also, I hope they will do something for Half-Life 2 the next year, because it will be the 20th anniversary of that game. This year is for Half-Life 1, and the next would be for Half-Life 2. It just makes sense.
Im crying rn, my dad is crazily playing half life 1 on my pc and account he just started the campaing in hard mode and he wont let me play he says he wants to go back to the days never saw my dad being this ok with gaming... I rarely saw hin playing games now i se his true face... He says he wamts to 1v1 me after he finishes the campaign
I hope they’ll roll out mod support soon. Can’t wait to play all the mods on an updated engine. Finally there is no micro stuttering when uncached audio is loading. However, streamlined audio that prevents all the micro stuttering is also impacting wireless headsets with high latency. But that isn’t destroying any playability. I’m getting a newer and better wireless headset anyways.
I sometimes get surprised when there are bugfix updates for some of Valve's much older singleplayer games, but a content update, even if it just mostly implements preexisting content into the game, for Valve's oldest title, that was the most surprising thing I've ever experienced in my life.
Honestly, if they're still not ready to tackle HL3, I'd really wanna see Adrian Shephard again, doing his own thing somewhere else in the world either during or before the events of HL2 and its episodes.
The problem is, any new Half Life game has to live up to people's expectations, which is a hard thing to do. We want the same, recognisable HL universe, but different and better. Modern games take so long to produce, require so many people and cost huge amounts of money, it's no wonder companies struggle to produce new AAA titles and get their money back.
@@another3997 It wouldn't be as hard if Valve released at least some new Half-Life titles, be they spin-offs or shorter experiences a-la Episodes I & II on a consistent basis. I don't mean anything as extreme as a new title every year like COD, but every 3-4 years, so that whoever is still at Valve is familiar with the property and knows how to best make games for it. You're not gonna be as passionate about something if you only get to work something new for the property every 12 or so years. Furthermore, talent comes and goes. What truly made great Half-Life games so great was a team that functioned like a well-oiled machine; it wasn't just one single person behind everything. Now, when it comes to AAA, I'd argue a big reason why they cost so much money and also thus need a lot to break even is bloat. And I don't mean software bloat or code spaghetti - I mean useless people sitting in middle management who's sole purpose in life is to be the red tape that ensure a two-hour fix turns into a month-long discussion with meetings, charts and lots of talking and very little doing.
First video of yours, a fan now! 😊 Someone else I watched said this update broke sooooooooo many mods which I see as a downgrade. The original version of Counter-Strike even still worked up until this update. Hopefully Valve figures that out. You can rollback the update though, which is a plus.
Always wanted to try getting into the Half-Life series after being a longtime TF2 player but never got around to it. Half-Life Complete for $6 was the perfect excuse to finally add them to my library, and aside from a few spongier enemies I don't enjoy much and a few gimmick chapters, I can say, with no nostalgia bias of any sort, that HL1 really impresses me even outside the context of its initial release date. You could add enemy soldiers to a $60 game in 2023 with the exact same AI as the ones in this game, and I would still consider them on the higher end of average at the absolute worst.
Im currently playing through this, is it just me of the game is a little buggy. And there is swinging movement added. I need to hold shift a lot to keep it steady when platforming. But overall, it looks and feela good to me. Havent played Uplink, cant wait to try that to.
the whole surge of half-life content over the past few weeks is pretty cool an awsum (the update, the doc, dario casali's playthrough, brett johnson interview, absolute zero revival, etc.). the update seems to have broken all the official goldsrc games and expansions, at least last time i checked. i hope they update support for those and don't just leave it to the legacy version, but all the stuff are pretty nice yay.
4:40 Ayo huge thanks, I didn't know this I've played Half life multiple times as a kid But when I got a steam account I didn't feel like spending money on it (don't judge me) So getting HL free and having it in my library just feels good Not only that but HL 2, ep 1&2 are also on 90% discount So I bought those 3 as well for very cheap price Thanks❤
Why are you talking in question marks during every sentence? "Hmmm I think they added this? And added that? And there's also this documentary?" DID THEY ADD NEW THINGS OR NOT BRO 😭
I'm really happy to see this update and the documentary was awesome (very happy to hear them talk more about Prospero), but I still feel like the best way to play HL1 on PC is with MMod. Just last night I replayed the first few chapters in both versions and I feel like I noticed fewer NPC and AI issues in MMod which made it feel that much more polished than the anniversary update.
For anyone who was poor : this is good news To those using emulators : nothing of interest To me: great news! Edit: to the people who want to see panthereye: bad news XD
I was expecting from Valve .... nothing what they did is huge it's good to see them again in that documentary, but one thing I have to add: Dude that music of yours in your videos is Grade A stuff, it captures that "mystic aura" of Half-Life.
Honestly i was suprised they dropped the documentary but them updating the game was a shock. Cant wait to play uplink for the first time, happy anniversery guys!!!
Edit: played uplink and loved it. I wish it was longer though
lol uplink is on internet for years... If you really wanted to play it you would have already played it, and it's just one level of the original campaign.
@@Sidonio5 well i never new uplink exsisted until now
@@Sidonio5I think a lot of people don't realise how much content is out there for games they played decades ago. I still have my original boxed versions of Half Life, Opposing Force and Blue Shift, but haven't looked for any updates or mods until relatively recently. It's the same for many of the old games collection.
uplink gives you emotions just like original Half Life. Its greate, but short
This is a funny comment to me because I played uplink when I was about 6 or 7 years old! Great memories. You’re gonna love UpLink. It’s unique. Wish it were a tad longer!
The HUD support for wide-screens update is the best update in gaming history.
it feels too cluttered
@@timeryarBecause you're used to the HUD being 2 milimeters
@@maksuzbrojony8221it makes a lot more sense with it in similar scale with the hl2 hud now
@@timeryarYeah I switched back to the legacy version. The old hud is so clean. I don't have trouble seeing it either.
Yeah, it feels much better now
The website looks amazing!!! If only companies focused on actual looks instead of "stream-lining" every button and making everything square...!
Yeah as someone who does web design, bootstrap and modern design leads to things looking pretty cookie cutter. Valve in general seems to not just fit the mold with it like with the Dota 2 patch notes sometimes. They always write so self aware too and not like fully super corporate "we are proud to announce" and more "Look we know this had been left untouched, our bad"
I miss the days of Frutiger Aero.
@@D1cksontello I have to mention, since you talk about how they write so self-aware, I loved the "because we don't play on CRTs any more" part of the HL patch.
As a dota player as well, they tend to be quite funny, which is not usual for patch notes AND taking into account that the company "doesn't really communicate".
Valve is great, over-all.
They steamlined it
What minimalized does to a mf.
Genius way to promote the game and let people who've never played the game, play it. Also there are tons of changes for modders and mappers with the engine improvements. 4 new maps 25 years after release which all look beautiful in their own right and Uplink is finally officially on Steam. You can tell that this update was a labor of love.
7:11 the ONLY place you could find that Art was in an actual paperback strategy guide book sold at brick and mortar stores, and it no longer exists since the early 2000. I only know cause I have one. SO COOL to see someone at valve still had this stuff!!
There will be more show-off for modders. This allows them to get more out of the updated engine
They added func_vehicle support for Half-Life
That's the most important thing in this update
I’m so damn proud that Valve pulled it off the best of it.
To be honest, i wasn't sure why it felt weird announncing only the new Steam Deck
Happy 25th Half-Life. This update is incredible and beyond what i thought Valve would do. I cant wait for the 25th of HL2
Honestly, that documentary was something I needed to see. At the end, they were just passionate people diving into new territory. People who wanted to make something great. People who felt lost. Who were afraid of failing to deliver a good game. It was comforting to see that even genre defining games have people behind them who also experienced things like uncertainty and struggle inside and outside of their job. Honestly, I'm so happy they released something so special as a one hour long video of them sharing their experience, not just what they accomplished.
they were so lost that they could afford a building in washington dc.
@@blahblah7720 yet their first playable result was something they could only describe as unfun. When I say lost I don't mean "doomed", I mean clueless.
One of the most influential games ever. It is older than me but it is still great.
What do you mean "but" it's still great?
You mean "AND" it's still great.
It's honestly pretty crazy to think about how heavily a game that released 10 years before I did had so much influence on me.
@@awesomesillymanYou were released?
@@numbdigger9552
May God help us all.
@@numbdigger9552 yeah in 2008
Fun fact: at bottom of the website you can pick up the crowbar and hit the creatures on the page. (And possibly trigger something.)
If this sets a precedent that says any Valve game will get a Major Update when it turns 25 Years Old and by that logic Team Fortress 2 will get a new Major Update in the year 2033
Only a man can dream
@@Taishisama Real
Team fotress classic is 24yr old
@@soldier7319 Now We wait just one more year...
They brought back the sarge looking guy to the HECU spawn roster, and he fits in very well, even without his minigun
He was always there, that’s not something new
This has to be bait
Man. If they release the Beta for ‘Half-Life 2’ when that anniversary comes around, 🤏 👨🍳
There is no definite "Beta" version version,
@@AmBush2048Yeah, there's so many phases, it would be difficult.
Since there is no actual beta storyline, they should make a finished version of the map with Manwich and Peters (I think it’s sniper_29 or something).
Good video as usual! I love your Half-Life related videos! Honestly it's pretty cool to see Valve updating Half-Life. My favorite new feature is the support for widescreen resolutions fov
4:33 a proof that Dr Rad is a smooth criminal.
The documentary is really good! Hope they do a half life 2 one next
your wish came true :D
Out of curiosity, I checked out how Opposing Force looks like after the change.
Typical for Opposing Force, I think they kind of forgot about it :d
It has the OG HL Ui font, but the backround doesn't fit in the screen, so it gets all blurry and the Opposing Force logo is cut.
The rest works fine tho, so I shouldn't complain
Yeah return of the old opposing force menu would be cool asf.
No more FOV edits, mods to get Uplink or small HUDs. Best deal Half-Life fans could've asked for after 25 years. Now if only they update the expansions and other Goldsource titles...
the only big thing that happened today is that the mod "absolute zero" (that half life 1 beta mod) went back in development due to the 25th anniversary (i think), and they released a day one demo like i few hours ago, its pretty short but pretty fun, and a bit hard
Very unexpected but awesome update! Very nostalgic for us who played the game before Steam was released.
I also love the fact that Uplink is now part of the game!
When I opened Half-Life steam, I noticed the menu was updated and looked like how it did in the good old days. Its so cool, and I hope they keep it that way instead of just going back to before.
adding uplink was great. website with the crowbar and achievement was cute. didn't expect the engine limits thing or new mp maps.
I don't understand why they needed to make half life free, but it's cool, new people can play! I bought it 2 years ago and it's a fun game
they got confused, they thought we said "valve please give us half life free"
Valve isn't Electronic Arts to charge their 25 year old games at full price.
It's not their biggest cash cow anyway, so no big loss on their end and certainly not on us players.
@@darker8484 lol this made chuckle
@@darker8484 lmfao
It's good publicity. If I had to guess, their goal is to artificially pull people into the game so as a more active title its modding scene will explode. Having an update just double all of the limits of your engine is kind of nuts.
The fact they got rid of Half-Life: Source on the list makes it even better!
Well... that might be a problem for people who don't own the game and need it mounted on Garry's Mod for specific addons.
@@overlordmgcover2262they said there were ways to still get the textures and stuff like that since they know modders still use source for that
@@minecraftcoolman59 Good to hear that. Would be a shame if people would be unable to use Gmod addons with dependency for HL: Source.
The time it takes for an object to lose half its radiation
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Half-Life 25th Anniversary Officially RadHaz approved. That's the closure we all needed.
Imagine Nightdive pulling a Quake 2 on Half-Life. I hope this happens one day.
The only problem I have with the models option is that when you disable the option for the original models is that the HD models are used when it should have been the other way around to disable the HD models like in previous versions.
Also, for some reason Blue Shift now crashes when launching after this update was released.
If you want to play any mod or Opposing Force and Blue Shift you need to go to betas and change the version to *pre- 25th anniversary build*
and you should be able to play them with no problem.
@@Slavtisticit’s fixed it can change it back
So Valve actually works on Half Life Games? WHAT?
Is it me or the lighting got a bit better, and also as of now half life 1 has reached 28.000 Players, truly never expected valve to drop a huge update and making half life 1 free, i hope in the future they do an anniversary's on other valve games
They did change the brightness and gamma settings. Originally it defaulted to what games used for CRT monitors.
They've fixed overbright setting which contributes to the lighting improvement.
i was hoping you'd make a video on it, just had to wait a bit!
That’s thumbnail is so good man!
I'm just glad that the og menu is back :D
I'd like to change UI's size, it's gigantic. It's close to make me download the steam_legacy version.
I feel like this update is Valve saying "watch this space". Like they want to bring attention back to Half-life, because they might be working on a Half-life game of some sort (probably not with a 3 in its title, but a Half-life game nonetheless).
The OG menu hit me like a ton of bricks. For a split second, I nearly felt like a kid again booting it up and seeing that. I was born in '96, and one of the earliest memories I can ever recall is being sat down at a computer chair, and seeing this menu in front me at the age of 4. I like to think that Half-life is the reason I love video games today.
Opposing Force maybe?It was released a year later on the 19th.I don't see a reason why not since it has the exclusive CTF and other stuff.
I love this new update, i just hope they push that patch to make the expansions and mods compatible with the new build. Right now Blue Shift, OP4, CS1.6, TFC, and a whole slew of mods are broken with the new UI. The proper HUD scaling is huge, but I love the physics patches even if they make speedrunning the steam version impossible. They fixed things that have been broken for so long I didn't even know they were broken, I thought object boosting was just the engine being janky.
I still can’t believe that they updated HL1 for the 25th anniversary by adding so much new content! I was just expecting a simple sale if I’m being honest.
That was nice surprise. And that documentary is really worth to watch!
Got to wonder how pissed off people would be if Valve removed the loading zones and it was one continuous game.
That one new map, Pool Party, is great for crowbar battles. The pools there heal players, so you can run around in them and try to bonk other people.
Maybe there's hope for Half Life: Decay some day.
You can play a pc port made by Ukrainians
Now they just need to give Blue Shift the same treatment.
every goldsrc game is updated
@@timeryar Half Life and Opposing Force were, Blue Shift just crashes upon start up now, unless you change it to the beta.
That’s hilarious that Source got delisted
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I count playing Black Mesa as playing Half-Life Source
This update made me so happy.
It felt like I woke up one morning and I was back in 2002 when I first played it. I literally pinched myself to see if I was dreaming.
I just hope that all the other mods like my all time favourite game cs 1.6 get the same treatment.
Can't wait till the 84th anniversary when they release half life 3
I love that, we broke the bar! Again! I bet you when we broke the bar the first time is what inspired valve to do this... Maybe
The multiplayer maps look like Unreal Tournament's Cliff Bleszynski's maps. I've always wanted some old school Half Life/Unreal crossover, can't wait to play on the maps!
R.I.P HL: S
You will only be missed because some GMod addons need you lol
You can still buy it on steam or if you had it before it will still will be in your steam library.
It was just delisted so that it won't confuse new half-life players who will think half-life source is better than original(it isn't).
@@UberSpah i know, but the joke still there
Hyped for your other vids, Rad!
RadHaz, the best Source channel on TH-cam.
Another day another victory for the og's, hunting down the Freeman
i started playing and interesting myself to the half life series 2 weeks ago and i feel like i've joined an huge community ! even if it only started 2 weeks ago for me happy birthday ! so glad to have pushed myself to discover this universe !
I think if they are going to announce something like half life x, it might happen next year on half life 2s anniversary with another remaster like update for it.
We know they've been doing stuff in the files of hl2 for awhile now just like they did with hl1 and it makes sense to encourage people to play through hl2 and the episodes in a updated way to catch upbnew and old players alike with the pancake games.
I hate the HUD, it's way too big. But other than that, this update is amazing.
Also, I hope they will do something for Half-Life 2 the next year, because it will be the 20th anniversary of that game. This year is for Half-Life 1, and the next would be for Half-Life 2. It just makes sense.
I didn't like the hud either. You can opt into the old version in the beta tab.
is there any way to make it smaller (without editing the sprites)?
No it isn’t, you’re just used to it being tiny
I like it. I can't imagine how I managed to play with old tiny hud.
@@sneakyjackson5271 It takes up like 40% of the screen though
Im crying rn, my dad is crazily playing half life 1 on my pc and account he just started the campaing in hard mode and he wont let me play he says he wants to go back to the days never saw my dad being this ok with gaming... I rarely saw hin playing games now i se his true face... He says he wamts to 1v1 me after he finishes the campaign
Great video Rad. Good to see you're still going strong 👍
Hey Chief, good to see you! Thanks!
the website looks good.
thank you for everything you made for us
You're the second person to mention HL:Source has been delisted, but I check the store and it's still both got a product page AND can be purchased.
I should have clarified in the video. Basically it just wont show up in Steam search. At least that's what Valve says on the HL25 Website.
GUYS IM PRESSING SPACE AND THE VIDEO KEEP PAUSING, WHY IS THE INTRO NOT SKIPPING HELP
I hope they’ll roll out mod support soon. Can’t wait to play all the mods on an updated engine. Finally there is no micro stuttering when uncached audio is loading.
However, streamlined audio that prevents all the micro stuttering is also impacting wireless headsets with high latency. But that isn’t destroying any playability. I’m getting a newer and better wireless headset anyways.
I sometimes get surprised when there are bugfix updates for some of Valve's much older singleplayer games, but a content update, even if it just mostly implements preexisting content into the game, for Valve's oldest title, that was the most surprising thing I've ever experienced in my life.
Holy f*ckinf schite I’m screaming in happiness
Even if Mods dont work anymore, this is great!
If you go Into the properties for Half-Life ,you can re-enable the Steam Legacy version to fix any mods affected by this update
@@bigpalookaalt thank you
Honestly, if they're still not ready to tackle HL3, I'd really wanna see Adrian Shephard again, doing his own thing somewhere else in the world either during or before the events of HL2 and its episodes.
The problem is, any new Half Life game has to live up to people's expectations, which is a hard thing to do. We want the same, recognisable HL universe, but different and better. Modern games take so long to produce, require so many people and cost huge amounts of money, it's no wonder companies struggle to produce new AAA titles and get their money back.
@@another3997 It wouldn't be as hard if Valve released at least some new Half-Life titles, be they spin-offs or shorter experiences a-la Episodes I & II on a consistent basis. I don't mean anything as extreme as a new title every year like COD, but every 3-4 years, so that whoever is still at Valve is familiar with the property and knows how to best make games for it. You're not gonna be as passionate about something if you only get to work something new for the property every 12 or so years. Furthermore, talent comes and goes. What truly made great Half-Life games so great was a team that functioned like a well-oiled machine; it wasn't just one single person behind everything.
Now, when it comes to AAA, I'd argue a big reason why they cost so much money and also thus need a lot to break even is bloat. And I don't mean software bloat or code spaghetti - I mean useless people sitting in middle management who's sole purpose in life is to be the red tape that ensure a two-hour fix turns into a month-long discussion with meetings, charts and lots of talking and very little doing.
First video of yours, a fan now! 😊
Someone else I watched said this update broke sooooooooo many mods which I see as a downgrade. The original version of Counter-Strike even still worked up until this update. Hopefully Valve figures that out.
You can rollback the update though, which is a plus.
I'm impressed by the quality of your videos. I'm waiting for more and good luck in your further career on TH-cam :)
Is there going to be a another mapping contest in the future?
Once I'm financially able to host one, then yes.
ETA around January or February hopefully.
Always wanted to try getting into the Half-Life series after being a longtime TF2 player but never got around to it. Half-Life Complete for $6 was the perfect excuse to finally add them to my library, and aside from a few spongier enemies I don't enjoy much and a few gimmick chapters, I can say, with no nostalgia bias of any sort, that HL1 really impresses me even outside the context of its initial release date. You could add enemy soldiers to a $60 game in 2023 with the exact same AI as the ones in this game, and I would still consider them on the higher end of average at the absolute worst.
Im currently playing through this, is it just me of the game is a little buggy. And there is swinging movement added. I need to hold shift a lot to keep it steady when platforming. But overall, it looks and feela good to me. Havent played Uplink, cant wait to try that to.
the whole surge of half-life content over the past few weeks is pretty cool an awsum (the update, the doc, dario casali's playthrough, brett johnson interview, absolute zero revival, etc.).
the update seems to have broken all the official goldsrc games and expansions, at least last time i checked. i hope they update support for those and don't just leave it to the legacy version, but all the stuff are pretty nice yay.
25 reversed is 52. 5-2=3.HALF LIFE 3 CONFIRMED
amazing to know that valve still cares about half life and a small possibility of another half life game
I love this update for half life 1 ngl
I can't belive that half life 1 got an update before tf2 did
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Ayo huge thanks, I didn't know this
I've played Half life multiple times as a kid
But when I got a steam account I didn't feel like spending money on it
(don't judge me)
So getting HL free and having it in my library just feels good
Not only that but HL 2, ep 1&2 are also on 90% discount
So I bought those 3 as well for very cheap price
Thanks❤
boomers, we are eating good this weekend. I went 72 kills 2 deaths on my last death match game.
"I think the MVP of the documentary is the person they featured the most heavily"
Why are you talking in question marks during every sentence?
"Hmmm I think they added this? And added that? And there's also this documentary?"
DID THEY ADD NEW THINGS OR NOT BRO 😭
LMAO Sorry fam I didnt have a script for this video. And that's just how I naturally talk.
I immediately installed half life also keep the good content up rad!
30k concurrent player for 2 days now , having a blast just playing deathmatch !
The Day-one patch came out sooner than expected, good job Valve!
Happy Birthday Half Life. 💚🥺 Thank you Valve.
Amazing video, i enjoyed it throughly. Good job. I love Half Life series so much. Half Life 2 is my favorite game of all time.
what a good time to be a quake and half life fan
I think if something is going to be announced it will be at the game awards
i think the best part was that half-life source was finally unlisted.
the fact they finally optimized the game AND, restored the original and way better menu, makes me happy and gives me hope
This feels like a dream. Valve cares about Half-Life again.
Should they update the game and add in the Half-life RTX mod as an option in the video settings?
I wish they’ve added achievements on HL1, it would be cool to collect
the website for the update has an easter egg poking fun at the fact it doesn’t have them
I'm really happy to see this update and the documentary was awesome (very happy to hear them talk more about Prospero), but I still feel like the best way to play HL1 on PC is with MMod. Just last night I replayed the first few chapters in both versions and I feel like I noticed fewer NPC and AI issues in MMod which made it feel that much more polished than the anniversary update.
For anyone who was poor : this is good news
To those using emulators : nothing of interest
To me: great news!
Edit: to the people who want to see panthereye: bad news XD
I was expecting from Valve .... nothing what they did is huge it's good to see them again in that documentary, but one thing I have to add: Dude that music of yours in your videos is Grade A stuff, it captures that "mystic aura" of Half-Life.
Try out the modified weapon pack with this new update playing half-life dm and tell us how it looks