The Rise and Fall of Half-Life
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 พ.ค. 2020
- This video originally aired on the 20th of May, 2018!
Hey everyone, we're finally re-uploading our Half-Life video as the original had a song that was marked by TH-cam's copyright system. For the most part, this is still very much the video that we've made and uploaded in 2018, with a sizable number of sections now featuring higher quality gameplay and other slight tweaks. We've left the narrated audio and the credits the same to reflect the people who have helped us make this video possible at the time.
Considering the franchise has recently made a successful comeback with Half-Life: Alyx, we want to let you know that this is not the last piece of coverage we'll dedicate to the series. We're launching a new format that will dive into franchises that have seen new releases or other signs of life since we've last covered them in our Rise and Fall videos (Command & Conquer, Crysis and S.T.A.L.K.E.R. to name a few), but more on that later!
For now, we hope you'll enjoy (again) our video about the history of Half-Life. The re-uploaded Dead Space video will soon follow!
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In 1998, a little known company named Valve released a first-person shooter named Half-Life and changed the face of gaming. Where other shooters struggled to provide even a semblance of a story, Half-Life had brains to match its brawn; a stirring tale featuring a realistic human cast and a protagonist that was more than a hand and a gun unfolded before the player’s eyes as they progressed through each level.
As Valve grew, so too did Half-Life’s reputation, with Half-Life 2 in 2004 once again revolutionizing the genre, and its episodic expansions, Half-life 2: Episode One and Episode Two, further raising the bar. The series didn’t release consistently, and occasionally suffered unexpected and painful setbacks; but when it did, it seemed as if Valve could do no wrong - until the series suddenly stopped. Shifting priorities, a lack of motivation, and other, more nebulous factors would lead Valve to put Half-Life on ice in the middle of its prime, leaving a generation of gamers adrift, and an opus unfinished.
And yet - Half-Life lives on. Be it in the innumerable games and series it inspired or provided the computative bedrock for, an undying stream of mods, or other media based on the franchise, Half-Life’s DNA is permanently embedded in the fabric of the video game industry, and will likely remain so for some time. As sad as it is that a Half-Life 2: Episode 3 or a Half-Life 3 will likely never happen, and as frustrating as it is that Valve remains belligerent as to precisely why, the series, for the most part, has only really fallen… out of Valve’s hands.
This is the rise and fall of Half-Life.
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This video originally aired on the 20th of May, 2018!
Hey everyone, we're finally re-uploading our Half-Life video as the original had a song that was marked by TH-cam's copyright system. For the most part, this is still very much the video that we've made and uploaded in 2018, with a sizable number of sections now featuring higher quality gameplay and other slight tweaks. We've left the narrated audio and the credits the same to reflect the people who have helped us make this video possible at the time.
Considering the franchise has recently made a successful comeback with Half-Life: Alyx, we want to let you know that this is not the last piece of coverage we'll dedicate to the series. We're launching a new format that will dive into franchises that have seen new releases or other signs of life since we've last covered them in our Rise and Fall videos (Command & Conquer, Crysis and S.T.A.L.K.E.R. to name a few), but more on that later!
For now, we hope you'll enjoy (again) our video about the history of Half-Life. The re-uploaded Dead Space video will soon follow!
GVMERS when will rise and fall of dead space re upload?
Please do the Turok series 🙏
Awesome! That's bomb
Will you reupload the one for Dead Space?
This is hands down one of your best documentaries! Love this channel! 🙌
"realistic human"
theoretical Physicist Gordon Freeman, takes on the US Government, Black Ops Special Forces and Intergalactic conquerors without uttering a single word...with a crowbar...
The crowbar speaks for him.
See what Walter White was capable of? and he was just a science teacher...
The US Government doesnt matter because Gordon didn't leave Xen until they were dissolved, and the special forces were still up against a bullet proof spacesuit. The Combine did kind of corner him a lot of times, in fact the ending to HL2 wouldnt have happened if Gordon wasn't caught with his pants down almost voluntarily.
I think you mean "theorietical physicist with weapons and strategic training that surpass the armed forces, can hold a dozen different weapons and enough ammo to equal a small armory, and is somehow seen as a savior even though most of the npc characters he met either died or only saw him for a few minutes at most during the black mesa ordeal"
What you described is still a more realistic storyline than any video game had at that point lmao
"Realistic human." Meanwhile me bunny hopping at 327MPH
I get it, cause you have a bunny as profile picture
6:40 - It's not Gordon's first day in Black Mesa, actually. He's young, but he's known well by the scientists.
There's contradictory lore, it was retconned
@@aprofondir Where and when?
He was hired there for at least a few months. Enough to develop friendships with Barney, Isaac and Eli.
One of the manuals said it was his first day, but it was retconned for Half-Life 2 to be at least a few months, just so he could befriend Barney, Kleiner and Eli as well as race Barney to Kleiner's office multiple times.
@@ScientistHL not gonna lie, I sort of forgot that Black Mesa was made after Half Life 2 and I considered that game instead. But hey, THAT'S JUST A THE-
This channel is so underrated the production quality and editing is amazing
How is it underrated ? maybe underappreciated but not underrated.
The rise and fall and then the rise of half life.
The return of the come back redux.
Rise and shine...
The rise and fall and then the fanboy
@Marco The future is now, old man.
johnny1893 Half-Life BUT AWESOME
36:44 "Not all of these projects have done the series proud."
*cough*Hunt Down The Freeman*cough*
FULLY MODELED
@@SZF123456 That's Cinematic Mod
Great to see this again. Going to get some sleep then watch this with breakfast. Cool for it to come back. Love the videos. Thank you
"Half Life may very well live again one day, but if it does, it will be unlike anything before it and created by a team unlike the one present during the franchise's heyday."
That statement certainly aged well.
When you think about it, Gordon Freeman was a janitor that required a doctorate of science
This voiceover guy reminds me of those documentaries about super weird shit that you'd get sucked into whilst on holiday watching american TV in your room
Actually, that has never happened to me.
fuck man, that's spot on. Reminds me of the VO on those weird 'paranormal retelling' shows.
Hello, Gor-
Look, Gordon! A Rope. We can use these to traverse pits!
HELP ME GORDON
He was my best friend .... but he owed me seven dollars
SODA!
I'm glad this, and soon the Dead Space video are coming back. Always a shame when videos like this are taken down for dumb reasons. Also glad you're planning on more videos covering this series and others in the future!
It would be cool to see a rise and fall of:
Midtown Madness
Commandos
SWAT-series
I remember playing this on my first Dell Desktop. I was blown away. I had only used consoles up until that point so everything was new to me. TFC is one of the best times I've ever had playing a FPS.
Loved tfc and Conc jumping. Now I've been stuck on tf2 since it's launch
With Half Life Alyx valve confirmed HL series reborn.Stay Hopeful.
Valve said that if people like HLA, they will perhaps maybe probably make more games
Everyone loves HLA, sooo...hope exists!
Also the ending of HLA suggests more Half Life
Hope everyone loved spending a second gaming PC worth of cash on a VR set as well. For me - no thanks, I got bills to pay
@@deptusmechanikus7362 just get a wmr headset for like $250, not the price of a gaming pc.
@@deptusmechanikus7362 Unfortunately VR is Valves direction. So save those pennies
@Uncle Ho lmao alyx is as much if not more half life than ever, if you have played it you would know. and there is nothing better than to grip that crowbar as gordon at the end. half life 3 vr confirmed.
Oh i can't describe how I like the sound of openining gates in Halfe-life.
Thank you for reuploading this! You have no idea how much i've loved from this documentary
Sharing and caring! Thanks for reupload. Love your reviews and histories
The rise, fall and rise again! Make a video about comebacks. This could be the first one!
Read the pinned comment ;)
Alex S cheers mate
Hopefully you’ll guys Will re-upload The rise and fall of dead space
This channel NEEDS more subs and views. Rare quality content we got here
Is this really that good of a video though? They re-uploaded it and didn't even add anything about Half Life: Alyx. Plus it's got some inaccurate information.
Anthony Read the pinned comment.
@@ThePokestopPapi read my comment.
As a game dev student I find your work absolutely invaluable. All the love!
How is it like being a dev
@Cobra 1commander TL;DR at the end :)
The first thing to mention is, people tend to look at game dev through rose-colored glasses. If you look at school dropout rates for these programs, you'll see it's staggering. People tend to think it's all fun and games (ha) but they drop out after realizing you should essentially be comfortable living in front of your monitor for months on end, doing (often) genuinely miserable, back-breaking, soul-crushing, consistent work for each project. (Of course, some people decide to focus on comp-sci OR art as opposed to something as general as game development because those choices are safer career-wise and that's why they drop out.)
That being said, there are always moments in any project where you get an indescribable sensation of pride and excitement when you see your creation come to life. For a small minority of people, that's enough to keep them going. For most people though, not really.
If you're an indie, the insane fluctuations in the market can either destroy you or, if you do everything right AND get incredibly lucky, build you up to peaks you couldn't even imagine. Your success is what you make it, and it takes a -LOT- of effort to make success. You shouldn't expect to make a dime for a long, long time - most indies never do. However, being free from any outside control, you have the opportunity, albeit incredibly small, to actually make something unique that will live on and will inform other people's designs for a couple of generations of games to come.
If you make it into a team, usually through your resume as an Indie or your academic training (and work experience), you need to learn to function well with other people to make genuinely good work within your social and hierarchical limitations and obligations. Having other people around is both a safety net and a creative limitation. It's financially safer than being an indie, but it's still one of the least stable career choices out there - especially if you're in arts, design, or writing. Teams, especially smaller ones, tend to hire these sorts of professionals on a per-project basis. Technical and managerial jobs tend to pay better and last longer.
You always run the risk of getting sick of the tug of war between what you want to do and what you have to do, and your hobby becoming your job is likely to make you less and less motivated to do it. The skillset you build doing this sort of work is amazing though. If you get the right training and have a knack for learning, you'll essentially have the opportunity to become the perfect entrepreneur: A problem solver, a designer, and a team manager with the necessary tools to make things happen - That's why you see a lot of retired developers start businesses or branch out into other creative work, etc.
TL;DR
It's exciting and terrifying. Tons of mental and physical investment with very low expectations for returns. You need to be very patient, juggle many social, personal, and technical skills, and juggle them well.
I don't recommend it for the majority of people. If you think you might be into it, watch several hours of people talking about how dangerous and hard it is as a career, and take them seriously. If you're still convinced it's what you'd want to do after that, watch more. Then, MAYBE, MAYBE consider it.
I hope I answered your question lol
@@IceGoldDev wow that was really good i excpected hard as just an answer for some reason. Anyways thanks for taking time to write this
@@gubadagoober I gotchu
@mysteryman2024 I wonder why...
Bugger! I love Half-Life, but I've never finished a game. I got particularly stuck in HL2 and despite looking for clues/tips, could never get past a certain point, which made it all seem a waste of time -- I mean I replayed that sequence about 200 times and never found the hole in the fence. A person can get fed up with opening an ammunition box. I sure did, so eventually gave up. Maybe I should just play the follow-ups included in the Orange Box, although I hate giving up. Especially when there's a story!
Having confessed all that, I really enjoyed this video and appreciate all the work you put into it, so thanks!
You should've used noclip :)
I was waiting for this video for a while, thanks!
Really appreciate the effort to re-upload the vid with improvements, thanks GVMERS
Can't wait for a big box labeled "3" with HL3, Portal 3, HL2 Episode 3 and TF3 all designed in Source 3 Engine
...i offten come to this video, to bring back my memories, to remember with joy, and a bit sadness at the same time. this game is more than a game to me
Was around from the start, didn't know some of these details! thanks!
Your job is amazing guys. Great series, great voice.
I'm moving in a few months & had to stop my subscription just in part because I gotta focus every dollar on my move! I promise you guys after everything's settled down I'm resubbing to support your absolutely top-notch content! I love you! You have no idea how many lonely nights & sad times you've helped me forget while watching your videos smiling & laughing while putting my worries to bed! You have no idea how amazing you've been!
It makes me so smug being able to watch videos from only 1-2 years ago about how Half-Life is dead, and simply shake my head and smile.
Its not about how half life is dead, its about how valve pretended not to care about half life
These vids are amazing! Definitely deserves more vids and subs!
Glad this is back, it’s my favorite video on the channel
Oh I love half life and I didn't know you made this video! Thanks For making my Thursday morning.
Great video, deserves more views. Seems like commentary on Half Life Alyx could be added at the end
The rise and fall and then rise again lol.
Rise again Dr. Freeman.
KrissFliss nope, it's "Rise and shhine Dr. Freeman Rise and shine"
Thx 4 the reupload!
Great content as usual. Thank you!
Thank you for re-uploading!
Great work, as always.
Can we get a Rise and Fall of the Sacred series. The OG was part of my childhood alongside heroes of m&m 3, diablo 2 and half life.
Why most Japanese game looks like some arcade game with so many pop ups.
Video games were revived in Japan after that big crash happened in 1980's in America. They brought games back to America with new coat of paint that captivated the world for the following decade 1990's, then in the 2000's 3d games blew up and the Western nations took over Gaming again but with new inspiration from Japanese how to do it right. Who know there could mess it up again and need help from the Japanese. Hope not.
@@mkhuselimazungula6345 That doesn't explain what we're talking about here
That's what I think too. Most westen games are getting more and more inmersive with minimalistic and less intrusive menus and HUDs, and the japanese seem to be doing just the opposite.
DEFEATED
HL2: Survivors meny genuinely confuses me
Finally! THANK YOU
Just finished it. Great video.
Re-upload? I'll watch this awesome video again!
Thanks for reuploading this, if any other game franchise comes back don’t take down your videos
This episode was uploaded then taken down then reuploaded:
This was a synopsis of the Rise and Fall and Rise of "The Rise and Fall of Half-Life"
Hope this one won't be blocked in my country like the last one, because I like these videos very much and I'm adding this to my HL playlist.
Use Proxy servers or VPN to surpass the region block.
It's stunningly bizarre to see so many successes come in a row and then to see the series stop before the planned finish. I don't know if this has happened before... It's like the worst case of writer's block in history.
* gets grav gun and kills 1 enemy with it *
neato
* immediately switches back to gun*
The final nail into the coffin....
What did he mean by this....?
I will remember this video I love when it turns back
Damn! I miss that song. It fits the nostalgia of the documentary perfectly.
36:33 anyone know what short film that is that they are showing there?
search in YT "7 hour war SFM" and you`ll find it.
@@lazy_riveN it seems inaccurate, the seven-hour war was more likely a drop of several nukes on strategic placement which cause all nation of the world to surrender
@@roiking2740 According to the Wiki, as the 7 hour war began and portals opened up world wide, spreading Combine soldiers, the Combine took advantage of the chaos and confusion that had swept the world.
If several nukes were dropped, I think we would've heard about them, or at least see more areas devastated by nuclear armageddon.
@@Ch4pp13 yeah i kinda don't like that about the lore, does not make sense to me why would you waste infinity on a clearly inferior technological culture
@@roiking2740 They were more after the resources of Earth rather than the people. If they truly were interested in the culture, they wouldn't have set up their suppression field that limited human reproduction.
thanks for reuploading! i thought you deleted the video because of half life alyx came out or something, and had to update the video :P
It was the original version of this video that got me to subscribe glad to see it back now
Rise and shine, Mr. Freeman. Rise... and shine.
Imagine a Half Life Movie by JJ Abrams
Yeah, sweet Nightmares
This guy sounds like the guy who narrated the red dead redemption trailers.
"Fall" is.... a bit strange here, but great video! :-)
"Rise" and shine, Ms. Vance...
Reading the pinned comment is usually the thing to do before commenting :)
I was 30 minutes in hoping they added something new because of Half Life Alyx and also was about to comment "Why don't you change the name to "History of" because it revived?" And then I read the description to see it is the same video hahaha Good thing these documentaries are SO GOOD!
Why did you have to remove the Triage at Dawn track that’s played during the videos credits? 😭
Time to [RE-WATCH]
The wait for the 3rd game has one hell of a Half Life.
Such a great channel.
Love the narrators voice for these videos
Rise and fall Mr. Freeman, Rise and... Fall
It took a long time but we got a new one. =) It was well worth the wait.
One of the most unique and atmospheric games iv ever played... Masterpiece period.
It would be a perfect time to do the Mafia game series. Just a thought. Great video!
G-Man ending is the best.
I would love an orange box 2. One with Portal 3, Half Life 3, and Team fortress 3 with Left 4 Dead 3 released after those 3 games. One can dream.
I am a 90's PC gamer. Quake 2, Half Life, Unreal, Unreal Tournament, Quake 3 and a few others defined my childhood.
Is the Dead Space Video coming back as well?
th-cam.com/video/JRe8XlVpiVg/w-d-xo.html
It’s the year 2021 and I’m still waiting for Half life 3
At 9:40 my homie takes a drink of bawls. Who else remembers bawls energy drinks back in the day?!
Man, I love Alyx. Probably going to replay it and try to get all the achievements.
Its so fucking good
Yea, sad that not a lot of people afford vr, I guess I'm the future more people will have vr
I played this while listening to “the shape of punk to come” album.
36:30
Aw yeah baby, Dino D-Day
😎😎😎
Finally thank u !!! :*
it could still be ongoing since Alyx is prepping players for VR like HL3 being VR on release since Alyx furthers the ending of 2 episode 2, plus Valve acquiring teams for projects like TurtleRock post-Evolve, and Valve buying the Firewatch team just as they announced In the Valley of the Kings, most likely for a witty walking sim like portal 3.
This video was uploaded 15 months before alyx was announced
By the time I got into gaming, I missed Half Life and never even played half life 2. Tekken 3 and console gaming was my Jam..however, I bet if they ever make a half-life movie, William Defoe would make the perfect G Man
When i first played half life back in 1999, always knew that it would grow into something great and i was right.
a video so nice they uploaded twice
Frankly I don't think Valve wants to fully unravel the mystery behind the G-man, or maybe they simply don't know how to continue after creating such an enigmatic character, they probably fear that explaining it fully would almost certainly guarantee the series end
If Valve can't find a way to continue, they should let the fans have a go at it. Just look at Black Mesa, prime example of what a fresh set of eyes and minds can do
If half life 3 or episode 3 is ever going to become a reality, it better happen soon. Last thing we need is for half life to associate itself with the likes of Duke Nukem Forever, where so much time had passed it can't generate any interest anymore
*The game between **3:40** and **3:44**. what is it? I remember playing it like 20 years ago but cant remember the name.*
Hexen
It is not fall,it is return
Your new series should be call Death & Rebirth.
I watched the other video yesterday and was wondering where this went
Black Mesa - the remake of the first game is fantastic!
It's hilarious you used the Operation Bodycount TC for Doom instead of the actual Operation Bodycount. Though I don't blame you. XD
Still sad to see that @GVMERS has not touched based on the Starsiege Tribes series (Starsiege, Metaltech Earthsiege, etc) All these resources and half of the people probably still alive who were apart of its evolution. Such an underrated game and not enough respect for it. Come on GVMERS
Is it time to play through Half-Life again?
I think so.
I frickin love you guys
so now its the Rise and fall and rebirth of half-life
I'll give this video a thumbs up again without watching it. Consider this awarding the video 2 thumbs up!
Feels different to listen to 'A little company named Valve' now
Anyone know the game they show at about 3:27 where the narrator talks about imitators and successors. Played it as a kid. Always wondered what the name was.
I am so glad Alyx didn't turn out like Duke nukem forever