I really should have left this comment ages ago, but there were a couple of things that I missed in this video or could have shown way better. I'd re-do this video entirely but at this point it has generated such a wealth of discussion around the Half-Life series that I think the best thing to do is leave this up. That being said, there are a couple of awesome scripted sequences in this battle that I show much more clearly in my updated full playthrough of this chapter, linked here: kzitem.info/news/bejne/mZl_xaqYioR7o6w 1) At 4:34, as the Strider backs up after using the Warp Cannon, if you peek out from cover, you can see several Combine soldiers mobilizing onto the destroyed building on the other side of the crater. A Combine Captain can be seen jumping the gap between two buildings, and one Combine Grunt slides down to the first floor of that building (shown at 36:39 in my full video of the chapter) 2) For a much better look at the Strider as it walks over Alyx at 5:09, go to 37:30 in my updated video 3) At 5:36, the Strider actually repositions itself before destroying the apartment wall (shown at 38:03 in my updated video) 4) FUN FACT: If Alyx takes too long to kill the Strider with the grenade launcher, it will kill her with the Warp Cannon ;)
@bige007
2 жыл бұрын
I like how you showcase and act like you were there, Great impression!
@Sexy_Nutella
2 жыл бұрын
@@bige007 Thanks! Definitely tried to go for that
@lakobause
4 жыл бұрын
On one hand, this Strider is a lot more elegant and destructive than the ones you blew up by the bushel in HL2. On the other hand, the new Strider's sound effects don't have the same impact they did in the original. The HL2's autocannon had a distinct thrum and heaviness that set you on edge every time you heard it, and their main cannon sounded like the world splitting open.
@Sexy_Nutella
4 жыл бұрын
That's a great description - the warp cannon sounding like the world splitting open.
@Chame54
4 жыл бұрын
I can still hear the sound in my head
@jaxxrr
4 жыл бұрын
and you will never hear that sound again, its your age not the game ... also maybe the reverb tech witch i'm glad they did not include
@Thlormby
4 жыл бұрын
I also very much liked how the synths in HL2 sounded alive in a way. The striders in Alyx sound too robotic
@atlev
4 жыл бұрын
@@Thlormby I agree. A lot of this game sounds very Portal 2, which isn't a bad thing but it doesn't sound like anything Kelly Bailey would create :(
@kittypwnz
4 жыл бұрын
just gonna say this is some really clean gameplay, very cinematic. nicely done.
@Sexy_Nutella
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I flubbed the reload at 2:07 though, not really proud of that haha. A lot of uploaded videos have the player clearly not knowing what they're doing, and their heads are shaking all over the place, making it really hard to follow. I'm glad you found this clean and cinematic.
@kittypwnz
4 жыл бұрын
@Rodimus Prime hey guess what youre dumb
@kittypwnz
4 жыл бұрын
@Rodimus Prime i typed youre you fat nerd. learn to read.
@kittypwnz
4 жыл бұрын
@Rodimus Prime boi do i gotta spell it out for you. i wrote youre, you can scroll up and go see the comment right now. i swear im not lying.
@moth8775
4 жыл бұрын
@Rodimus Prime Could you shut up please?
@Tinteex
4 жыл бұрын
2:07 did you get that? The combine stumbles, and the catches himself. holy shit !?!?!
@Sexy_Nutella
4 жыл бұрын
The animation for the Combine is great this time around. I believe they are all mocapped. Nice catch on the stumble!
@DuneJumper
4 жыл бұрын
Holy shit, never saw anything like that in the game. How detailed are the animations??
@Ivan_Berni
4 жыл бұрын
@@Sexy_Nutella Can be Euphoria ragdolls too, like GTA IV but updated
@rubon2916
4 жыл бұрын
That was amazing
4 жыл бұрын
@@Ivan_Berni More like L4D ragdoll systems but updated. L4d ragdoll look really good at that time.
@Resi1ience
4 жыл бұрын
5:11 Watch how the Strider looks around, checking several spots before actually looking down at Alyx, and changing position. Its movement here is absolutely amazing. The small details, bro.
@Sexy_Nutella
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, the way they animated the Strider was so satisfying to see. Definitely the most mobile-looking one from any Half-Life game.
@Resi1ience
4 жыл бұрын
@@Sexy_Nutella Oh btw, this is a month old i know, but I love the way you played this game. The way you acted like you were Alyx, stumbling when you jump, moving stuff with force as if you were actually struggling, reaching down for the ground as if you were crawling up the ramps. It's very pleasing to watch.
@Sexy_Nutella
4 жыл бұрын
@@Resi1ience im glad you liked that :) i try to make the game as immersive as I can when I'm recording. Definitely tried to play as if I was Alyx herself
@xshullaw
2 жыл бұрын
In HL2 the Strider's sharp movements and slow speed made them feel a lot like drones that were much more machine than organic. But this one really had a lot of intelligence that is both amazing to watch, but also even more terrifying than just a towering machine.
@royliber3824
2 жыл бұрын
They animated the Strider the same way I would expect it to be in real life... These things are living entities that were controlled by the combines. Basically like K9 unit dogs... Its a small touch but helps us understand the way the Combine worked.
@iko4670
4 жыл бұрын
I like how at 5:10 the strider takes a second to look around, then looks surprised when you're under it.
@04th57
3 жыл бұрын
And I also like how he recreated that Strider scene from the trailer
@man8246
3 жыл бұрын
Its actually funny.
@funnythe7th
3 жыл бұрын
@@man8246 i am going to steal your plans
@user-cv8tt6rx8c
3 жыл бұрын
@@man8246 i am going to steal your plans
@Lukewarm548
3 жыл бұрын
@@man8246 i am going to steal your plans
@Fusi453
4 жыл бұрын
I love how they incorporate old Half Life 2 sound effects into the game, and it still works which makes it great
@Sexy_Nutella
4 жыл бұрын
HL2 sound effects are forever engrained in my head, a testament to how well they were designed.
@TheonetruedogTheDog
4 жыл бұрын
When a game from 13 years or more ago still has fitting sound design, you know it’s good.
@mairuzo
4 жыл бұрын
A lot of those sounds you heard that were imported from HL2 were also imported from HL1
@iyona2305
4 жыл бұрын
Valve is always ahead of the game in sound design
@Soundwave142
3 жыл бұрын
@@Sexy_Nutella my thoughts exactly.
@dgbeck
4 жыл бұрын
how could you look at this and not think it's the coolest shit ever
@Sexy_Nutella
4 жыл бұрын
This game was very much worth the 13 year wait.
@dgbeck
4 жыл бұрын
@@Sexy_Nutella for the groundbreaking new features presented, the innovative gameplay, and that phenomenal ending, yeah. I completely agree
@dinarichyperborean1455
4 жыл бұрын
@@dgbeck well, it doesn't have much groundbreaking new features, but the gameplay, animations, and story are phenomenal.
@royliber3824
4 жыл бұрын
@@Sexy_Nutella Best thing is that the aftercredits tells us Valve are not yet over with this franchise... What a time to be alive
@davidpaul6290
4 жыл бұрын
Because it’s a strider.
@TRRDroid
4 жыл бұрын
I could hear HL2 strider screams when it died.
@Kream_Komi
4 жыл бұрын
Yes, there was a "mix" of a few original sounds of HL2 when it died.
@Sexy_Nutella
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I definitely heard the original mournful death wail right before it fell
@drkx2
4 жыл бұрын
It was like wouuu errere
@mini-bit9260
4 жыл бұрын
you can actually hear HL2 sounds every time it gets hurt
@sulphurous2656
4 жыл бұрын
I'm kind of disappointed that they seemingly left out a lot of classic and recognizable HL sounds for something that sounds a lot more generic. Too much mixing, i dunno.
@gavindyer2256
4 жыл бұрын
The graceful and agile movements of this Strider are kinda terrifying compared to the bumbling and clumsy movements of the HL2 Striders
@Sexy_Nutella
4 жыл бұрын
Agreed. It's a pretty resourceful Strider for sure, using its legs to break walls.
@MrZeromaster95
4 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't call ramming your head into a wall "graceful", i though it more terrifying in half Life 2 how they blew apart any cover you got with theri larger cannon.
@gavindyer2256
4 жыл бұрын
@@MrZeromaster95 That I agree with you on
@f3l1x18
4 жыл бұрын
@@MrZeromaster95 I guess he was damaged by the debris. In 4:35 the crack on his shell glowed and he burnt shortly. His cooldown systen could be damaged, forcing him into other means. Or the devs wanted to make a strider more ressourcefull
@crabteethrm4115
4 жыл бұрын
His armament is joke. On E3 demonstration he burnt the car and destroyed concrete steel pillar by pulse canon.
@thatdudemetro6271
4 жыл бұрын
Where is the magnusson device when you need it.
@zalabit927
4 жыл бұрын
Good thing there are no raptors around, those fckers mess with the magnusson devices.
@thatdudemetro6271
4 жыл бұрын
@@zalabit927 True.
@manatarms9071
4 жыл бұрын
Magnusson is... Dead
@thatdudemetro6271
4 жыл бұрын
@@manatarms9071 Impossible, we saw him alive on the ending of ep2.
@manatarms9071
4 жыл бұрын
@@thatdudemetro6271 I'm advisor
@Ζήνων-ζ1ι
4 жыл бұрын
The soundtrack is so damn good, Jesus.
@Sexy_Nutella
4 жыл бұрын
Mike Morasky did a good job!
@realpostmalone3851
4 жыл бұрын
4:28 and 5:10 what music is playing I can't find it on youtube
@borb2883
4 жыл бұрын
@@realpostmalone3851 Half Life Alyx Arena OST - kzitem.info/news/bejne/pWqmqpyKfWadf6g
@novamous777
4 жыл бұрын
Darkspoon Crow you like it? I love that it’s a dynamic soundtrack but it’s only okay to me. Sounds way too much like portal 2 music and it doesn’t fit.
@renzopv2889
4 жыл бұрын
not as much as the hl2 sot
@ConnorGardner
4 жыл бұрын
Playing this in VR is seriously something else. Such an intense scene and perfectly paced. Valve truly made a masterpiece with this game
@Sexy_Nutella
4 жыл бұрын
Totally. I was actually gritting my teeth when the Strider was firing at me, I really loved how they made your cover crumble away as well, adds a lot to the intensity and forces the player to keep moving.
@dotnask0001
3 жыл бұрын
@@Sexy_Nutella When I was playing I had NO ammo. In the car park part I only had 2 grenades
@quagmoe7879
11 ай бұрын
By VR standards definitely.
@cringechannelwhichshouldbe873
4 жыл бұрын
I'm only a recent fan of Half Life, and got into it after the announcement of Alyx, seeing the Strider this fluid and this fast just reminds me that these guys aren't machines, they're biomechanical aliens. Comparing this to how the Striders in Half Life 2 moved, this is a massive improvement, I love it! Thank you so much for this video, I can actually analyze how this thing moves and behaves.
@Sexy_Nutella
4 жыл бұрын
Hey, welcome fellow Half-Life fan! Glad you enjoyed the video, and happy that you're enjoying these games as well.
@vegeta1885
4 жыл бұрын
Play Black Mesa Source ASAP
@kanewhitehead1522
4 жыл бұрын
One thing about being a Half Life fan is that you're constantly dreaming of Valve making Half Life 3 some day...15 years and counting, it will happen soon!!!🤩
@SirKolass
4 жыл бұрын
They aren't biomechanical, there's no evidence for this in game, and they were never said to be biomechanical. They're called SYNTHS for a reason.
@SirKolass
4 жыл бұрын
@@cringechannelwhichshouldbe873 Dude, the devs never referred to them as organic, they were even going to call them "Mech" before they came up with "Synth" They also called them self replicating robots that evolve
@doggoboihour9746
4 жыл бұрын
I love how this guy perfectly reacts to the heights as if he was really in that situation.
@Sexy_Nutella
4 жыл бұрын
Haha, to be honest it's something I do even if not recording. Feels weird for me as a VR player not to brace myself when landing
@fierysaint327
3 жыл бұрын
5:54 That looked so dang realistic
@Sexy_Nutella
3 жыл бұрын
Are you talking about the "stumble" I tried to imitate when I was going down the ramp? That took some time to make it look like that but I'm glad you thought it was realistic!
@ArcienPlaysGames
4 жыл бұрын
7:18 "Who's a good cannon? Who's a good cannon, yes you aaare!"
@williamsmith6921
3 жыл бұрын
the way that the hands snap onto surfaces makes it very fun to just rub them against objects and surfaces
@A_Senitent_Ford_F150
Жыл бұрын
I had died a few times at this point and got a little frustrated so I stood up, grab the launcher and went full auto. If you do it again, try it. It's such a feeling firing it that quickly
@Mayhem_5555
4 жыл бұрын
So, is nobody gonna talk about the strider saying "I see you" at 2:08?
@Gamer-ln4yx
4 жыл бұрын
You mean 2:09?
@DieMieShi
3 жыл бұрын
He said: "we see"
@Mayhem_5555
2 жыл бұрын
@Tristanbul U yeah, a little hard to hear it
@Mintor94
4 жыл бұрын
2:09 the way combine trooper reacts to gunshot there, just wow
@SirKolass
4 жыл бұрын
He just fell
@yeth797
3 жыл бұрын
@@SirKolass The animation wasnt just him falling, it was him getting back up too. it looked hella good.
@SirKolass
3 жыл бұрын
@@yeth797 The fall wasn't an animation, it was just physics
@yeth797
3 жыл бұрын
@@SirKolass It wasnt completely physics, literally got shot and fell off the car, and got up in a pretty cool way.
@the_furry_inside_your_walls639
2 жыл бұрын
@@SirKolass It was a mix of physics and animations. Most likely they have some sort of trigger or node at that car that tells the ordinal what kind of animation and what physics state he should be in when he falls off the car after getting hit by a non-fatal shot.
@klusps
3 жыл бұрын
0:50 I love this part. Just shows you the scale of the Strider. Also when playing in VR, it reminds me of the scene from Jurassic Park when the kids are looking out the window at the T-REX.
@Sexy_Nutella
3 жыл бұрын
That's an excellent comparison! I loved how they designed it so that the Strider rose in tandem with the elevator. Like you said it really hammers home how tall it is.
@CollegeBallYouknow
4 жыл бұрын
I knew these Striders were huge but *damn* are they a completely new beast in this game.
@Mirinovic
3 жыл бұрын
I think this is do to VR real person scale. Headcrabs are also huge if you comper them to HL2 model
@dkskcjfjswwwwwws413
3 жыл бұрын
im pretty sure theyre like 50 feet tall in half life 2, like 2x taller than a gargantua.
@LongNeckedBird
2 жыл бұрын
can the literal senator armstrong even handle those
@RetroCube
4 жыл бұрын
I’m getting real Portal 2 vibes with the Strider ripping into the building like Wheatley
@yourfellowducky2712
2 жыл бұрын
Makes sense because the composer compose Portal 2.
@jhonnmesa9622
4 жыл бұрын
Do you think Eli tried to stop alyx getting in because he knew that the gman is there and also knew what will happen
@Sexy_Nutella
4 жыл бұрын
Definitely, or at the very least he knew it wasn't Freeman inside the vault.
@EatThePath-7
4 жыл бұрын
@Fargo They think it's Gordon because Alyx overhears a conversation between an unkown scientist (most likely Mossman, though others think it could be one of HL Decay protagonists, Colette Green) about a survivor of the Black Mesa incident, that raised hell and then vanished (just like Gordon). We don't really know how Eli (possibly) realized it was Gman right before Alyx went in though.
@astropan2765
4 жыл бұрын
@@EatThePath-7 what if it was Adrian
@DauntlessPhoenix
4 жыл бұрын
@@EatThePath-7 maybe he found out due to discovering more info about the vault itself, then he remembered the impact Gman had on black mesa. After all, Gman has had interactions in the facility before, even directly to Eli himself. He did bring the Xen crystal that started it all..
@ZOPPOLETTO
4 жыл бұрын
When the strider activated... I felt that
@Sexy_Nutella
4 жыл бұрын
Same. The bass was great in my headset.
@Jojo-bf9hb
4 жыл бұрын
certified strider moment
@yoinkerman8524
4 жыл бұрын
@@Jojo-bf9hb he do be striding doe
@uligallardo8110
3 жыл бұрын
There was only Dog missing.
@RandomGuy0127
2 жыл бұрын
@@uligallardo8110 Yeah, no dog to tear the striders metal plating off.
@insanecheeselunatic
2 жыл бұрын
I Don't remember battling striders was *THIS* petrifying.
@Sexy_Nutella
2 жыл бұрын
In VR it's even crazier!
@vitalixy3578
4 жыл бұрын
I love Half Life Alyx don't get me wrong, but I seriously miss the old Strider sounds, they were so much more unique. I don't know why they changed them :l
@_cristi.3078
4 жыл бұрын
Half Alyx happens 5 years before HL2, maybe the striders received updates.
@SilverTounge85
4 жыл бұрын
Same! Same thing w. the headcrabs.
@randomguy6679
4 жыл бұрын
It's just sounds guys, relax
@mini-bit9260
4 жыл бұрын
you can actually hear half life 2 sounds every time the strider gets hurt and especially when it dies
@davidcortez7318
4 жыл бұрын
randomguy6679 no, sound design is pretty fucking important.
@theansweris421
4 жыл бұрын
I miss the strider sound effects from hl2. So much scarier and impactful.
@Sexy_Nutella
4 жыл бұрын
I do miss the HL2 warp cannon sound. It was so terrifying.
@mini-bit9260
4 жыл бұрын
theansweris421 you can actually hear half life 2 strider sounds when it gets hurt and when it dies
@WhatIsLove170
4 жыл бұрын
3:17 what just happened to that combine soldier? did he blow himself up with that grenade?
@Tinteex
4 жыл бұрын
I guess the player shot the grenade and it ignited
@Sexy_Nutella
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I'm pretty sure one of my chest shots with the SMG ignited it. The explosion might have been due to my shotgun, but it might also have been due to the timer running out from the first shot.
@elweche9807
4 жыл бұрын
Oh men they changed the strider warp cannon :( in hlf2 was perfect
@Sexy_Nutella
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, it was such a frightening sound to hear them charge up the cannon.
@msfritz9158
4 жыл бұрын
That strider was damaged. Notice that a huge ball of dark energy was created here. Maybe its cannon was malfunctioning and created some sort of small singularity? You can see that it even set the strider ablaze for a moment
@elweche9807
4 жыл бұрын
@@msfritz9158 i want to think that :(
@Omni601
4 жыл бұрын
Aw don’t be such a baby, I’m sure they will mix the sounds like they did for the wails. They would never want to change things too much.
@elweche9807
4 жыл бұрын
@@Omni601 ok thanks medic 😍😍
@erikpng
4 жыл бұрын
Kinda late. Although I've seen this video before. Someone pointed it out already, but Imma say it anyway, you made the gameplay really cinematic and clean. I also love the music when you get to garage. 2:02
@Sexy_Nutella
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks man! Yeah the garage music is a straight banger.
@lacelet
4 жыл бұрын
So fluid movement and tactical positioning… one of the most satisfying combat video of HL:Alyx on KZitem! I'm impressed for your flow of grabbing a grenade to directly launch it at 2:40 😎
@Sexy_Nutella
4 жыл бұрын
Perks of having played this section over a dozen times just to get the sequence right haha
@vukos
4 жыл бұрын
Hey this is VERY well played. Great work!
@Sexy_Nutella
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot! Glad you like it .
@JackMellor498
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I agree with the comments here when I say the Strider sounded much better in HL2, and I don’t know why the devs just couldn’t remake the sounds and put a fresh sounding spin on them, but I have to say, the Strider LOOKS awesome, that damaged scarred carapace just adds to the menace, like it’s a deformed damaged monster after you, love it. Musics great too.
@Sexy_Nutella
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I REALLY miss the warp cannon sound.
@Vantud391
4 жыл бұрын
Smooth playthrough, man. Feel like a movie.
@Sexy_Nutella
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks man! Glad you found it smooth
@Bluemushroom1
4 жыл бұрын
I do not have vr but if I did I would be so terrified to fight this thing lol. Ever since I was young girl playing in my dads steam I was too scared to fight striders I would just hide lol. Now not so much but in vr? Oof the fear will be back lol
@iroquoiskaram8639
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah definitely a lot scarier in VR. Its because in VR everything feels so realistic and you sometimes forget that you are playing a game. Everything has depth to it and looks truly 3D.
@SoItGoes1985
4 жыл бұрын
Can someone tell me how good Half-Life Alyx is? I'm getting really close to convincing myself to buy a Valve Index VR. The only thing holding me back is; will there be more games as good to play in the future?
@Sexy_Nutella
4 жыл бұрын
Honestly, Half-Life: Alyx is immensely good, and the quality is what you'd expect from a Valve title. I would rank it on par with HL1 or HL2, it's that good. Now, in terms of spending $1000 on it, I'm not as sure because I played this on a $300 Samsung Odyssey+. I have heard that the Index is basically the top of the line headset though, so I'm sure you'll have even more fun using that one. There are other VR Games that are fun, I played through Superhot and Gorn, both good games. However, I will say that Half-Life: Alyx is the first AAA title that fully embraces the VR platform to make a kickass single player game. VR is an expanding market, and I'm fairly certain that Valve will continue to make games for VR, maybe even the next Half-Life installment.
@e.d.v.8202
4 жыл бұрын
@@Sexy_Nutella I played Alyx "the cheap way" with a WMR headset HP VR1000 that i purchased for 199€ and oh boy this was incredible. You do not need a Valve Index to enjoy this wonderful game
@jcolvin2
4 жыл бұрын
I bought an index (actually also built an entire machine) just to play Alyx and it was totally worth it. Like nothing I've experienced before in gaming
@erieriderschillingcorner1595
4 жыл бұрын
@@jcolvin2 I don't think wasting so much money to play 1 game is worth it.
@lukaskeene8318
4 жыл бұрын
I played Alyx on my oculus quest by streaming my computer screen to my Quest using virtual desktop and my god it was one of the best experiences I have ever had with gaming. Seriously you do not need a high end headset to experience this masterpiece
@linux4domvid
7 ай бұрын
HOW ?? This strider CANNOT be killed / how you do this how CHEATS ARE USED??????????????? I MISS ON NEO PICO 3 80% SHOTS. i save every shots successfuly done. when i loads i done last shot and die, if i miss i też die . this is impossible. enemy . and my neo pico disconnect me EVERYTIME when i DIE in game. and i nee d to restart that crappy STEAMVR every 5 minutes. Thanks update Steam VR 2.3.5 NEW version add Hangup everytime i die. . this mess is reall headache and i want to just drop this helm to wall and DROP HALF LIFE ALYX I WASTE THREE HOURS TO DESTROY THIS CRAPPY STRIDER . What a fiut done this hell. mam nadzeje ze to on będę poznać ból . This game cannot be finished anyway.
@lambdasignal2065
3 жыл бұрын
6:16 that weaponized ver of prisoner car made me see how big and scary cp's unit actually is rather than see them only as normal police units.
@Resi1ience
2 жыл бұрын
LOL no they're incompetent pricks, the cannon was probably just cargo they were carrying
@BffrYT
5 ай бұрын
The strider literally crouched at 6:31 like a Minecraft character you can notice sorta
@Helgrind44
4 жыл бұрын
I finished the whole game without knowing that you could put grenades on the Combine Rifle.
@derekfurst6233
4 жыл бұрын
You need a specific upgrade for that
@randomcatdude
3 жыл бұрын
Also, it's the Shotgun that can take grenades, not the SMG.
@Resi1ience
2 жыл бұрын
It's also not a rifle. This comment is a trainwreck.
@D-Z-K
4 жыл бұрын
I always wondered why a destroyed wall, or even a metal sheet can resist energy bullets of an alien weapon?
@EatThePath-7
4 жыл бұрын
Because videogames
@caav56
4 жыл бұрын
Ablates good enough to withstand a few shots.
@Resi1ience
4 жыл бұрын
Pulse is just missing kinetic energy. It makes sense that such things would resist a pulse cannon.
@ckisamazing
2 жыл бұрын
and gordon took down like 5 of these at once like an absolute badass
@Sexy_Nutella
2 жыл бұрын
Yup. I think he kills something like 15-20 striders in Follow Freeman lol
@matthewmaceiko15
2 жыл бұрын
I like how towards the end you can see it waiting for alyx near the cannon and how it fires non-stop and attempts to dodge as it knows it's in trouble.
@Sexy_Nutella
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah for sure. It seemed to be fed up with Alyx by that part in the game.
@royliber3824
3 жыл бұрын
7:18 "WHOS A GOOD BOI?!"
@Sexy_Nutella
3 жыл бұрын
This grenade launcher saved my life :')
@linkibear8644
3 жыл бұрын
You can hear the joy in russel and alyx's voice when they kill the strider, i find it adorable.
@Sexy_Nutella
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah. Russel is such a good companion in this game and he's hardly there in person.
@EnclaveSOC-102
2 жыл бұрын
One thing I noticed is that you can hear car alarms in the background when moving through the parking garage, meaning some cars are still functional in some way even fifteen years after the seven hour war.
@Sexy_Nutella
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah I remember someone bringing that up in a reddit thread. Wonder how those batteries lasted so long after the War
@casacara
Жыл бұрын
Now that’s build quality
@sninctbur3726
3 жыл бұрын
This feels like a Half-Life game, and every bit as good as one.
@Sexy_Nutella
3 жыл бұрын
Valve hasn't lost their touch :)
@siyacer
Жыл бұрын
almost like
@TheJosiahTurner
4 жыл бұрын
It makes me question even more if it's mechanical or biological
@Ζήνων-ζ1ι
4 жыл бұрын
Its both, as with almost every Combine creation.
@Sexy_Nutella
4 жыл бұрын
Yep, I believe the synths (Striders, gunships, etc) were all species conquered by the Combine and integrated with their tech to serve as their war machines
@neonsolace2748
4 жыл бұрын
The gunships and and dropships probably were sea creatures judging by thier looks and striders were somewhat giant hairy bugs since you can see some hair coming from thier knees and thier isect-ish legs and skeletal design And i am sure as hell they're bio-mechanical since striders possess a brain as you can see in episode 2 when dog tears the strider apart
@nateweter4012
4 жыл бұрын
Night Wolf Yeah, for sure. There’s definitely a synth combination of mechanical and bio living creatures. It makes them so fascinating. Someone, somewhere, once put forth that Hunters were the Combine adaptation of the Houndeye from Half-Life/Black Mesa. I personally think that’s a bit of a stretch but very interesting nonetheless. The combine are the most fascinating antagonist faction I’ve ever come across in any story, game, movie, or otherwise. They have very specific design and operational elements that I’m afraid a lot of people misunderstand or would butcher if given the chance. That’s why I’m a little pensive about any potential Half Life related movies. I was hoping to see the 7 hour war and the transfer and evolution of the trans human arm of the combine over watch in Half-Life Alyx, but we didn’t get too much. There’s a great potential for a 7 hour war game but I only trust Valve to do it. I really felt I could feel Marc Laidlaw’s absence on the writing staff in HL:A. It’s a real shame he has no interest in coming back. It’s a great game nonetheless to explore and expose ourselves to our favorite villains! :)
@Ζήνων-ζ1ι
4 жыл бұрын
@@nateweter4012 Yeah, I believe what made the Combine so unique was Laidlaw's creativity. I hope he comes back, I dunno how but I really hope it happens.
@joshadams8779
4 жыл бұрын
Makes me happy to hear that little throwback strider noise when he dies. WOOOOOOUUUHHHHH
@dezynjikReal
4 жыл бұрын
DAMN THIS GAME IS GOOD!!!
@Sexy_Nutella
4 жыл бұрын
It's a goddamn masterpiece!
4 жыл бұрын
No. It's not good, it's fucking incredible.
@Epicgamer-is7ju
4 жыл бұрын
I can’t imagine how scary and clutch it would be in vr
@Sexy_Nutella
4 жыл бұрын
It's incredible in VR. Really feels like you're getting suppressed by gunfire.
@ItCameFromTheSkyBeLo
2 жыл бұрын
I was literally crouching down on the ground, hearing the shots hit a VR wall behind me. And God damn my adrenalin was up. Best moment in the game. Maybe.
@ydoumus
4 жыл бұрын
2:42 that's some star wars shit right there.
@acemagalor2519
3 жыл бұрын
2:02 Best beat drop in games period.
@Sexy_Nutella
3 жыл бұрын
Big fan of that myself. I really liked how they made the soundtrack dynamic in this game.
@green_lettuce
3 жыл бұрын
5:18 “Oh hello!” Also those legs are so god damn long!
@Sexy_Nutella
3 жыл бұрын
They are indeed very long. Sucks to be the Resistance member that gets impaled by them during the Uprising :(
@green_lettuce
3 жыл бұрын
@@Sexy_Nutella yeah.. oof lol
@combineadvisor572
Жыл бұрын
God, the part where you hide directly under the strider as it walks past and then looks down is fucking scary
@Sexy_Nutella
Жыл бұрын
It's HUGE in VR as well.
@ThisIsGlitch
4 жыл бұрын
2:10 is this animation scripted ???
@josephrothmeyer9173
4 жыл бұрын
No
@critrawkets
4 жыл бұрын
I think no.
@mrfloppydisc4149
4 жыл бұрын
I don’t think this is scripted, so yes this is very realistic
@aquelecientista4491
4 жыл бұрын
It probably is, but I'm not sure, because we don't have those kinds of ragdoll in this game, I think valve just spent more time in this specific soldier(they show its A.I in the locomotion video on Valve KZitem channel).
@critrawkets
4 жыл бұрын
@@aquelecientista4491Wait, this combine is ragdoll in this animation?
@lucass.martins1091
4 жыл бұрын
4:25 I know for most of people it will be an insignificat thing, but I wish they had kept the original Strider Charge Attack sound effect. It was so impacting, so "oh god, we are dead now"
@manperson4038
3 жыл бұрын
At 2:09 the strider said "see you"
@Liam-rf1ey
4 жыл бұрын
He's kicking it.
@Sexy_Nutella
4 жыл бұрын
Overwatch says stop kicking it.
@worldprop4314
4 жыл бұрын
@@Sexy_Nutella He stopped kicking it.
@voidreamer
4 жыл бұрын
love how cinematic you made it, how do you walk ? I have an HTC vive, can I walk like you ? I don't want to teleport
@Sexy_Nutella
4 жыл бұрын
You can walk like I do in this video, just select continuous as the movement type in the options :)
@albinodino5050
4 жыл бұрын
Playing this was so intense.
@northwestrepair
2 ай бұрын
Wow this game is still $60 on steam. It must be very good.
@revelare_xvii6269
4 жыл бұрын
The Strider is probably my favorite Half-Life creature.
@zeynaviegas
3 жыл бұрын
fighting them is so intense! their repositioning being so accurate, the way they always seem to sneak up on you in the middle of the battle, their sounds, reactions, oh my god its such a well design creature
@coba1nnn
3 жыл бұрын
I've never seen such an animation like 1:42 before.
@Sexy_Nutella
3 жыл бұрын
It's seriously impressive. The way the wall crumbled looked so natural.
@richardlindroos5968
4 жыл бұрын
gordon be like ok
@Sexy_Nutella
4 жыл бұрын
Haha right? Guy takes down striders for breakfast
@ItCameFromTheSkyBeLo
3 жыл бұрын
The way the music builds through this moment based on how far you've progressed through the level is something I live for.
@Sexy_Nutella
3 жыл бұрын
Totally. The dynamic score is fantastic.
@netherfort505
2 жыл бұрын
6:46 Say goodbye to the last legs with weapons in all of the game :(
@Sexy_Nutella
2 жыл бұрын
That mournful death cry still gets me :(
@Gen-eb6uq
3 жыл бұрын
Смотреть на твои движения в игре одно удовольствие - как будто по-настоящему 👍
@Sexy_Nutella
3 жыл бұрын
Спасибо! Рад, что вам понравилось видео :)
@honest_cake
4 жыл бұрын
Definitely my favourite moment.
@Sexy_Nutella
4 жыл бұрын
I honestly did not expect to fight a Strider. And then to think how hard it was for Alyx to take one out, while gordon eats them for breakfast.
@РостикГончар-и5ж
4 жыл бұрын
valve made alyx disc
@ramosa_quanki
3 жыл бұрын
(On English language/На Английском языке) 0:23 strider is walking 1:05 player is start moving 1:58 combine atack 4:32 battle continue 6:23 shooting to the strider 6:43 R.I.P strider (2020-2020) -------------------------------------------- (On Russian language/На русском языке) 0:23 страйдер просыпается 1:05 игрок начинает двигаться 1:58 атака комбайнов 4:32 битва продолжается 6:23 стреляем в страйдера 6:43 страйдер умер (2020-2020)
@luissevriev1093
3 жыл бұрын
I find myself re-watching this quite often, the fight itself is so badass and so is the gameplay
@Sexy_Nutella
3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoy the video :)
@deadtech28
4 жыл бұрын
"Textbook Jinxing, Russell"
@gscheidleiwondoida5868
4 жыл бұрын
A Half Life Movie about the Combine would be awesome. I would love to see the Striders and the other Synths there
@Sexy_Nutella
4 жыл бұрын
Agreed, if done right it would be amazing. I'd even see a TV miniseries about the Black Mesa Incident.
@gscheidleiwondoida5868
4 жыл бұрын
Yes, i hope someday our wishes will become true! That would be awesome too i would watch i imidiately :D
@acekira6386
3 жыл бұрын
0:20 strider battle fights
@mahlawn2808
2 жыл бұрын
5:16 So...why doesn't it just step on her?
@Sexy_Nutella
2 жыл бұрын
Probably just a bit awkward for it to step on it from that angle, or perhaps it's anticipating that Alyx would move out of the way so it just repositioned to fire at her instead
@randomrealistictone2231
4 жыл бұрын
I like the old strider sounds better.
@msfritz9158
4 жыл бұрын
They are kinda "retro" sounds at this point. They wouldn't really fit HL:A's atmosphere at all
@Sexy_Nutella
4 жыл бұрын
I do miss the OG sounds, but the new ones are pretty good too. What I really wish they brought back was the signature Dropship WOOPWOOP sound :(
@BeastlyAbWorkout
4 жыл бұрын
I suppose you could make the excuse that this one had its vocoder or whatever damaged, hence the different noises. I mean, we do see it buried under a ton of rubble, with what looks a giant crack in its head. Bit of a stretch, but it sort of works. Wish I could say the same about the gun sounds, though. And the dropships. I got nothing for those.
@SirKolass
4 жыл бұрын
@@BeastlyAbWorkout We can make up any lore excuses we want, but we all know the sound changes are official stuff, if they don't listen to the critics we'll have them again in the next game
@MaximG.
3 жыл бұрын
The thing I find the most weird in this sequence is the fact that cars still have working alarms. You'd think after 15-ish years of abandonment their batteries would die by this point. Instead this feels like the 7 Hours War was a couple of months ago.
@Sexy_Nutella
3 жыл бұрын
Haha, I never thought of that!
@Random-ml9no
3 жыл бұрын
1:14 the strider is smart
@TheDeathCrafter
2 жыл бұрын
Running around that building with the strider shooting you around every corner is one of the most memorable battles i've had in a videogame. BUT. I was really dissapointed they removed alot of the Strider sounds from Half-Life 2. They were so iconic, i remember each sound the strider can make. And the new sounds just didn't fit as good, in my opinion.
@Sexy_Nutella
2 жыл бұрын
I certainly did miss the warp cannon sound. Although they did manage to sneak in some of the old ones - you can faintly hear the signature death wail right before it topples over
@backblast5813
3 жыл бұрын
One thing I hate and love about half life is they don’t give much lore on the creatures, only little fragments. You could tell that strider was already damaged because alyx dropped a vault on it and that it was extremely desperate to kill alyx to the point it used its body to smash through houses with its head and fired the warp cannon so close to a wall it caught itself on fire.
@Sexy_Nutella
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, the strider is such an interesting creature. I loved how all the Synths in the game have animal-like vocalizations, it makes them memorable and different from just a generic "boss" type creature you need to kill.
@AnimatorAOfficial
Жыл бұрын
Gordon:Alyx,you took so much time just to take on one strider. I can take forty ni-
@slidingcool5668
2 жыл бұрын
I love how at 2:55 when he kills the suppressor, he just stands there and falls over slowly shortly after the player looks over. Its so funny!
@Sexy_Nutella
2 жыл бұрын
It's also slightly haunting that he collapses that slowly - like one of the Colossi in Shadow of the Colossus for me personally
@atom4294
3 жыл бұрын
everybody chill until pod with three legs starts to shoot you with mounted alien gun
@Sexy_Nutella
3 жыл бұрын
Man I hate it when that happens
@somethingenthusiast
Жыл бұрын
2:33 I wouldn’t be surprised if this part was inspired by the garage battle in F.E.A.R, the layout is very similar. The combine charger even looks like the replica heavy armor.
@Sexy_Nutella
Жыл бұрын
Agreed. Gave me massive vibes of that game as well
@homelessman3762
4 жыл бұрын
is it possible to play this game in oculus rift s? i really wanna know because i really like the looks of this game and have been wanting to play it for a while
@Sexy_Nutella
4 жыл бұрын
Yep, you should be able to.
@homelessman3762
4 жыл бұрын
Sexy Nutella Thanks for telling me dude!
@josephlloyd9542
10 ай бұрын
I love how it takes this much effort to take down an injured strider it really shows the strength of the combine
@ItCameFromTheSkyBeLo
3 жыл бұрын
The way the music builds as you get to, and into, and raise within the elevator, is wonderful.
@Sexy_Nutella
3 жыл бұрын
I'm a big fan of how the initial score as you escape the Strider the first time fades away to an uneasy tune, then explodes again as the Strider bursts through the wall, culminating in the badass track that starts when you fight the Combine in the garage.
@JeffManuel_Gaming
3 жыл бұрын
6:43 they used that strider sleep in hl2 the sleep was scrapped bc i think it doesnt fit.
@Sexy_Nutella
3 жыл бұрын
I never knew this - so the Strider falling down was to be a sleep animation for it in HL2?
@JeffManuel_Gaming
3 жыл бұрын
@@Sexy_Nutella yes it was scrapped the creators forgot about it or they remove it or scrapped it.
@JeffManuel_Gaming
3 жыл бұрын
@@Sexy_Nutella it is still in the game files or deleted.
@Loge_Fend
2 жыл бұрын
@@Sexy_Nutella heres the scrapped animation from half life 2 btw this is my alt kzitem.info/news/bejne/1XyPnZWOhaB3h6Q
@anomalocaristheabnormalshr3248
4 жыл бұрын
We need the HMS Thunderchild for this one.
@miming3679
3 жыл бұрын
Nah we just need tom cruise
@Filbism-d2d
Жыл бұрын
Indeed.
@cajunpeople
3 жыл бұрын
this is awesome gameplay good upload
@Sexy_Nutella
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks man!
@B.A.512
4 жыл бұрын
Such an awesome scene/fight, I enjoyed this! The music, the atmosphere, the energy gave me goosebumps. Also nightmares!
@Sexy_Nutella
Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@jaxelpanganiban5119
8 ай бұрын
I really like the strider bc it reminds me of a giant headcrab but with gun on the down
@khahinmetameta7826
4 жыл бұрын
Should have added the cannon in half life 2 and gordon makes it looks easy. Who wouldn't want those gloves?!
@snak7928
4 жыл бұрын
4:34 why strider's body on fire
@Sexy_Nutella
4 жыл бұрын
The Strider was already damaged when it wakes up, you can see the scratch marks on its body. Using the wrap cannon must have damaged it further, that's why it was on fire.
@snak7928
4 жыл бұрын
Ok but how if it aimed at alyx
@Sexy_Nutella
4 жыл бұрын
@@snak7928 well what happens when a weapon overheats? Same thing that might have happened to the Strider when it used the cannon. The fact that it aimed at Alyx doesn't mean that the cannon itself wasn't damaged already.
@snak7928
4 жыл бұрын
@@Sexy_Nutella if it overheats it stop work like this combine with minigun
@BeastlyAbWorkout
4 жыл бұрын
It fired the warp cannon too close to itself, causing it to catch on fire.
@aperture147
4 жыл бұрын
Well you killed the strider quicker than I thought. It took me about 5 mins to take it down. I stretched my arm as hard as I can to make the canon shoot and reload. It seems like we doesn’t need to do that dramatic, but the feeling of controling a canon to shoot down a strider is the best thing I’ve ever done in my entire game experience
@Sexy_Nutella
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, using that cannon was so cool because it's really the only time you get to use a two-handed weapon, and a grenade launcher at that.
@TheResilient5689
4 жыл бұрын
It's interesting in that in this game at least, the Striders sound more like the Reapers from Mass Effect or the Decepticons from Transformers. But still, if you listen closely enough, you can sorta-kinda make out their original death cries from HL2 still buried within, however faintly it can be heard.
@Sokobansolver
Жыл бұрын
Kinda weird how this is essentially the final boss, yet it's right before the final level, and yet there's no other way it could work.
@bluegamer7785
4 жыл бұрын
I got so annoyed when using the gun because it would keep teleporting me back so I couldn't push the thing forward, and I had to keep moving forward to get closer until I was out of my boundary.
@bobking7383
8 ай бұрын
I feel like this is easier then what we got in have life 2 but still Alyx in this game does not have as much health as Gordon so idk which ones easier
@Vor_Tex_Sun
Жыл бұрын
This was so amazing in VR. In fact the experience of Alyx was!
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