INTERLOPER: Half-Life 2's Greatest Unsolved Mystery

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  • Опубліковано 23 жов 2022
  • DISCLAIMER: "INTERLOPER" Is a creative work of fiction. Any resemblance to real events or people is purely coincidence
    A mystery that has remained unsolved for 16 years. We take a deep dive into the deepening rabbit hole of the Interlopers
    Happy Halloween!
    This is my very first entry to the SKY//BOX series! I wanted the first entry to be a familiar yet strange deep dive, showcasing the world I want to explore with you all through my videos.
    Let me know what you think! SKY//BOX will be a highly experimental series for me while I figure out how I want to tell this grand story.
    Stick around for more!
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  • @Anomidae
    @Anomidae  Рік тому +383

    Part 2 is out now, watch here for the follow up
    ua-cam.com/video/smU3z6DGfUE/v-deo.html

    • @QIKUGAMES-QIKU
      @QIKUGAMES-QIKU Рік тому

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

    • @QIKUGAMES-QIKU
      @QIKUGAMES-QIKU Рік тому +1

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

    • @QIKUGAMES-QIKU
      @QIKUGAMES-QIKU Рік тому

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

    • @bubbajon9573
      @bubbajon9573 Рік тому

      LOVE YOUR STUFF DUDE BUT REMEMBER THE INTERLOPER IS WATCHING

    • @Minileesh
      @Minileesh Рік тому

      Thanks for Russians sub And this nice

  • @knightclub9668
    @knightclub9668 Рік тому +2580

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

    • @arthurs3691
      @arthurs3691 Рік тому +82

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

    • @luigirapetta7651
      @luigirapetta7651 Рік тому +7

      What map are you referring to?

    • @baseddepartment285
      @baseddepartment285 Рік тому +4

      Same question

    • @luigirapetta7651
      @luigirapetta7651 Рік тому +5

      @@arthurs3691 seems cool

    • @butcherhousexdd
      @butcherhousexdd Рік тому +9

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

  • @aunthaggis8856
    @aunthaggis8856 Рік тому +766

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

    • @EvetheFurry
      @EvetheFurry 10 місяців тому +50

      100% a scout thing to do

    • @quoththeraven_
      @quoththeraven_ 10 місяців тому +74

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

    • @jmode1479
      @jmode1479 10 місяців тому +56

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

    • @EvetheFurry
      @EvetheFurry 10 місяців тому +24

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

    • @orsomethinlykethat
      @orsomethinlykethat 4 місяці тому

      " *AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA* "@@EvetheFurry

  • @iamjustKiko
    @iamjustKiko Рік тому +534

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

  • @raskr8137
    @raskr8137 Рік тому +597

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

    • @wiscoman4993
      @wiscoman4993 10 місяців тому +4

      bro its 2fort

    • @matwaygames4810
      @matwaygames4810 9 місяців тому +1

      are you serious?

    • @travisreberto1295
      @travisreberto1295 7 місяців тому +7

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

    • @Odorless
      @Odorless 6 місяців тому +1

      actually quite funny to me

  • @squibbleink
    @squibbleink Рік тому +1681

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

    • @Ubreakable-lr2dk
      @Ubreakable-lr2dk Рік тому +18

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

    • @rawrthedinosawr9659
      @rawrthedinosawr9659 Рік тому +75

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

    • @ramenconsumer
      @ramenconsumer Рік тому +33

      I did believe it until the sfm parts

    • @steamboatmischy1767
      @steamboatmischy1767 Рік тому +78

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

    • @paradoxicaloutcome1007
      @paradoxicaloutcome1007 Рік тому +53

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

  • @Stickweasel91
    @Stickweasel91 Рік тому +6700

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

    • @DesolateLavender
      @DesolateLavender Рік тому +382

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

    • @thewizard1
      @thewizard1 Рік тому +339

      Normal day in 2fort

    • @zeedi4525
      @zeedi4525 Рік тому +234

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

    • @spooklass3588
      @spooklass3588 Рік тому +112

      Reminds me a lot of Pootis Engage

    • @jimmyjenkins1907
      @jimmyjenkins1907 Рік тому +44

      he is searching for the anEmay Thighs

  • @maliziosoeperverso1697
    @maliziosoeperverso1697 Рік тому +661

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

    • @yuliwild
      @yuliwild Рік тому +57

      that wasn't VR???

    • @Nullevoy
      @Nullevoy Рік тому +31

      it is VR, likely testing the index

    • @the16bitpizza
      @the16bitpizza Рік тому +56

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

    • @catfan__
      @catfan__ Рік тому +3

      @@Nullevoy it’s not real

    • @Mate_Antal_Zoltan
      @Mate_Antal_Zoltan Рік тому +63

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

  • @RadiationHazardYT
    @RadiationHazardYT Рік тому +343

    This was absolutely brilliant. Great work.

    • @locho41
      @locho41 Рік тому +2

      Vid incoming?

    • @bouribou4073
      @bouribou4073 Рік тому +6

      wild radiator hazard spotted (found footage)

    • @springytaco7587
      @springytaco7587 Рік тому +1

      @@bouribou4073 wild bouribou spotted

    • @Utfam_202
      @Utfam_202 8 місяців тому

      @@springytaco7587wild springytaco spotted

  • @Siegeholm
    @Siegeholm Рік тому +2126

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

    • @WhipThenNaeNae
      @WhipThenNaeNae Рік тому +34

      How did they even be in vr

    • @FenneUwU
      @FenneUwU Рік тому +44

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

    • @spacebolt8686
      @spacebolt8686 Рік тому +19

      @@FenneUwU there is a mod...

    • @FenneUwU
      @FenneUwU Рік тому +2

      @@spacebolt8686 yes,thats what i said.

    • @simonemuckelmann
      @simonemuckelmann Рік тому +5

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

  • @ricedanan
    @ricedanan Рік тому +1324

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

    • @chrishei3111
      @chrishei3111 Рік тому +80

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

    • @necrobynerton7384
      @necrobynerton7384 Рік тому +42

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

    • @LonelySpaceDetective
      @LonelySpaceDetective Рік тому +27

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

    • @skeleton819
      @skeleton819 Рік тому +2

      oh this is fake? of course

    • @Immolator772
      @Immolator772 Рік тому

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

  • @ampstamp
    @ampstamp Рік тому +694

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

    • @tux1468
      @tux1468 Рік тому +12

      its not vr

    • @ampstamp
      @ampstamp Рік тому

      @@tux1468 your moms vr

    • @noahtekulve2684
      @noahtekulve2684 Рік тому +74

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

    • @dahashbrowns6917
      @dahashbrowns6917 Рік тому +15

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

    • @exyzt9877
      @exyzt9877 Рік тому +50

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

  • @moonlitlake
    @moonlitlake Рік тому +141

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

  • @TheKiloMight
    @TheKiloMight Рік тому +2997

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

    • @Pixxeell___
      @Pixxeell___ Рік тому +44

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

    • @TheKiloMight
      @TheKiloMight Рік тому +175

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

    • @Pixxeell___
      @Pixxeell___ Рік тому +23

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

    • @Pixxeell___
      @Pixxeell___ Рік тому +10

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

    • @TheKiloMight
      @TheKiloMight Рік тому +130

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

  • @MrHeadcrab
    @MrHeadcrab Рік тому +1881

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

    • @Hatouchu
      @Hatouchu Рік тому +203

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

    • @Horny_Fruit_Flies
      @Horny_Fruit_Flies Рік тому +14

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

    • @xxadder114xx
      @xxadder114xx Рік тому +80

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

    • @MrHeadcrab
      @MrHeadcrab Рік тому +48

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

    • @nutme
      @nutme Рік тому +4

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

  • @lowellrindler9454
    @lowellrindler9454 Рік тому +106

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

  • @slothsong080
    @slothsong080 Рік тому +49

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

  • @Raz_ei
    @Raz_ei Рік тому +779

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

    • @roclops
      @roclops Рік тому +53

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

    • @Raz_ei
      @Raz_ei Рік тому +3

      @@roclops i sucked your mom big time

    • @vivious_
      @vivious_ Рік тому +170

      @@roclops ??

    • @roclops
      @roclops Рік тому +36

      @@vivious_ he's a friend

    • @theofficialtastynacho0898
      @theofficialtastynacho0898 Рік тому +32

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

  • @Bsodman
    @Bsodman Рік тому +592

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

    • @darkon4442
      @darkon4442 Рік тому

      bojler eladó

    • @Bsodman
      @Bsodman Рік тому

      @@darkon4442 Mennyié gec

    • @darkon4442
      @darkon4442 Рік тому

      @@Bsodman Olcsóért

    • @Bsodman
      @Bsodman Рік тому +1

      @@darkon4442 Fasza

    • @Nerolzveulosity
      @Nerolzveulosity Рік тому +7

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

  • @ellieh.5419
    @ellieh.5419 Рік тому +43

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

  • @kingcalibur413
    @kingcalibur413 Рік тому +54

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

  • @noxmore
    @noxmore Рік тому +933

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

    • @lukelcs8934
      @lukelcs8934 Рік тому +78

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

    • @benjapizarro981
      @benjapizarro981 Рік тому +16

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

    • @lukelcs8934
      @lukelcs8934 Рік тому +12

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

    • @chickennuggets8685
      @chickennuggets8685 Рік тому +47

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

    • @Einsym
      @Einsym Рік тому +26

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

  • @GlicheGaming
    @GlicheGaming Рік тому +1134

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

    • @hithere640
      @hithere640 Рік тому +66

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

    • @TM__1566
      @TM__1566 Рік тому +98

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

    • @anonecki
      @anonecki Рік тому +62

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

    • @Jws20
      @Jws20 Рік тому +71

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

    • @niggacockball7995
      @niggacockball7995 Рік тому +14

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

  • @andrealexandermontesinospa2413
    @andrealexandermontesinospa2413 Рік тому +19

    12:53 My soul just took a screenshot

    • @ShockInazuma
      @ShockInazuma Рік тому +1

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

    • @Cobaltoad
      @Cobaltoad 3 дні тому

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

  • @alexandergronvall4036
    @alexandergronvall4036 Рік тому +287

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

    • @JukoYT
      @JukoYT Рік тому +28

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

  • @LittleSpud0
    @LittleSpud0 Рік тому +241

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

  • @tutomasterxl6045
    @tutomasterxl6045 Рік тому +34

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

  • @jinx122
    @jinx122 11 місяців тому +10

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

    • @Vampus_Nampus
      @Vampus_Nampus 10 місяців тому +1

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

  • @Anomidae
    @Anomidae  Рік тому +53

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

  • @AndresinReal
    @AndresinReal Рік тому +788

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

    • @DolanDuking
      @DolanDuking Рік тому +72

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

    • @vivious_
      @vivious_ Рік тому +25

      wasnt sfm, it was probably gmod vr

    • @AndresinReal
      @AndresinReal Рік тому +11

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

    • @mrwhowasit4367
      @mrwhowasit4367 Рік тому +8

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

    • @peppermillers8361
      @peppermillers8361 Рік тому +5

      @@mrwhowasit4367 he didn't exist yet and Umbrella man doesn't match either of his designs (pre and post incident).

  • @quiet_tech8209
    @quiet_tech8209 Рік тому +56

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

  • @butchbabytoaster
    @butchbabytoaster Рік тому +20

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

  • @RedStinger_0
    @RedStinger_0 Рік тому +1754

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

    • @galetempus1979
      @galetempus1979 Рік тому +51

      That neir mod a couple months ago came rather close

    • @MahNamJeff
      @MahNamJeff Рік тому +42

      another close one with finding out L was actually real.

    • @physical_insanity
      @physical_insanity Рік тому +18

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

    • @bof8850
      @bof8850 Рік тому

      @@physical_insanity what are you guys talking about?

    • @charliekill88
      @charliekill88 Рік тому +20

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

  • @danin900
    @danin900 Рік тому +209

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

  • @neutrin0329
    @neutrin0329 Рік тому +20

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

  • @muffinman2546
    @muffinman2546 Рік тому +28

    More spooky & immersive than most horror movies these days.

  • @calmante4420
    @calmante4420 Рік тому +132

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

  • @hifomi
    @hifomi Рік тому +496

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

  • @ericperry6382
    @ericperry6382 Рік тому +9

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

  • @farkrits
    @farkrits 3 місяці тому +3

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

  • @Generlc_Human
    @Generlc_Human Рік тому +238

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

  • @stevusbrevus4362
    @stevusbrevus4362 Рік тому +356

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

    • @cheezkid2689
      @cheezkid2689 Рік тому +101

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

    • @DesolateLavender
      @DesolateLavender Рік тому +32

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

    • @DesolateLavender
      @DesolateLavender Рік тому +18

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

    • @jimjohn1740
      @jimjohn1740 Рік тому +19

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

    • @MahNamJeff
      @MahNamJeff Рік тому +7

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

  • @EstarlightPibe
    @EstarlightPibe 8 місяців тому +2

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

  • @dingiskhan984
    @dingiskhan984 Рік тому +7

    10:53 gets taken to a rooftop session for rdm

  • @mishapp4439
    @mishapp4439 Рік тому +380

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

    • @jarate8076
      @jarate8076 Рік тому +27

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

    • @kholift55lol
      @kholift55lol Рік тому +9

      yeah me too

    • @Providence..
      @Providence.. Рік тому +37

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

    • @JukoYT
      @JukoYT Рік тому +9

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

    • @minecraftweedemoji
      @minecraftweedemoji Рік тому

      @@jarate8076 fuck man

  • @GreyKnightsVenerable
    @GreyKnightsVenerable Рік тому +40

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

  • @itta1intmyt_aSSSt9e
    @itta1intmyt_aSSSt9e Рік тому +6

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

  • @Gear_Snack
    @Gear_Snack Рік тому +10

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

    • @OneBadger
      @OneBadger 8 місяців тому

      Most of the stuff in here wouldnt work tho.

  • @RGStudios
    @RGStudios Рік тому +202

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

    • @nickan161
      @nickan161 Рік тому +2

      появилась пища для идей)

  • @greenlemon9155
    @greenlemon9155 Рік тому +6

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

  • @creditsunknown7974
    @creditsunknown7974 Рік тому +5

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

  • @rfgnmf-nmesofuehsdjfnrmeowfsdz

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

  • @NoVIcE_Source
    @NoVIcE_Source Рік тому +31

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

    • @jawadmuni3447
      @jawadmuni3447 Рік тому

      THIS AINT REAL???

    • @NoVIcE_Source
      @NoVIcE_Source Рік тому +1

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

    • @jawadmuni3447
      @jawadmuni3447 Рік тому +1

      @@NoVIcE_Source I fell extremely fooled

  • @TheThing4444
    @TheThing4444 Рік тому +46

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

  • @faintv
    @faintv Рік тому +2

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

  • @fuzzydunlop7928
    @fuzzydunlop7928 Рік тому +3

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

  • @Phirnyne
    @Phirnyne Рік тому +33

    Legit had me going, nice work.

    • @SaLDe.
      @SaLDe. Рік тому +5

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

    • @DesolateLavender
      @DesolateLavender Рік тому +2

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

    • @DesolateLavender
      @DesolateLavender Рік тому +2

      @Will Alrighty then.

  • @n0rbert79
    @n0rbert79 Рік тому +166

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

    • @Dr.Oofers
      @Dr.Oofers Рік тому +6

      They took your advice it seems.

  • @anthonygreen2604
    @anthonygreen2604 Рік тому

    This was honestly amazing. I went into out of curiosity after seeing it in my recommended, and I genuinely thought it was a real thing. Every detail sells it so well. The console commands, the graffiti texture, the message board, the "missing" videos. This is perfect!

  • @hithere4762
    @hithere4762 4 місяці тому +2

    I'm rewatching this series and noticed something. Did anyone else catch that at 7:02 to 7:08 one of the npcs in the background starts to glitch out, like their framerate was dropped significantly, before disappearing and reappearing for a split second before the demo ends?

  • @Frenkth
    @Frenkth Рік тому +48

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

  • @GG_Man123
    @GG_Man123 Рік тому +53

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

  • @c.b.5689
    @c.b.5689 Рік тому +2

    That was awesome! 😄You did the horror elements so well, and the presentation was so authentic that I double-checked my HL2 installation in the beginning!

  • @imacookie1217
    @imacookie1217 Рік тому

    This was incredible. Given that this is the first in a series, I am so excited to see what you create next

  • @swepansar3318
    @swepansar3318 Рік тому +67

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

  • @redjaypictures4528
    @redjaypictures4528 Рік тому +225

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

    • @RedStinger_0
      @RedStinger_0 Рік тому +43

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

    • @NunyaMcBusiness
      @NunyaMcBusiness Рік тому +64

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

    • @JoeyTv.
      @JoeyTv. Рік тому +45

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

    • @Pixxeell___
      @Pixxeell___ Рік тому +8

      Gmod, Gmod VR tool, and one pootis.

    • @defaultprofilepictureguy2526
      @defaultprofilepictureguy2526 Рік тому +9

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

  • @gromblereal
    @gromblereal Місяць тому +1

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

  • @RadicalSharkRS
    @RadicalSharkRS Рік тому +6

    2:05 Last chance to look at me hector

  • @yaboisaylor
    @yaboisaylor Рік тому +11

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

  • @thecodingethan
    @thecodingethan Рік тому +47

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

    • @mrbetabombs2017
      @mrbetabombs2017 Рік тому +5

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

    • @DesolateLavender
      @DesolateLavender Рік тому +8

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

    • @GarryTale
      @GarryTale Рік тому +1

      btw its not an animation its gmod vr

  • @processedgrain8685
    @processedgrain8685 Рік тому +1

    You just got a new Sub, that was some really incredible story telling with the mystery and commands. I anticipate for more additions onto the INTERLOPER Lore.

  • @elitely6748
    @elitely6748 Рік тому +2

    Wow now this was incredible! I was unsure if this was real or not and then I realized/remembered that you did animations and did some in this video! Overall this was really well done, as others said I hope we see more of umbrella man!

  • @rge_quit265
    @rge_quit265 Рік тому +7

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

  • @Eira_
    @Eira_ Рік тому +4

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

  • @Legoguy9875
    @Legoguy9875 10 місяців тому +1

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

  • @wiltonthefatty
    @wiltonthefatty Рік тому +7

    plot twist: these demos are actually tf2 localization files

  • @Gavengelica
    @Gavengelica Рік тому +8

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

  • @TheSkullFrost
    @TheSkullFrost Рік тому

    I love the format for this, you had me going there for a long while. Very clever idea to begin the premise with the corrupted image file opened in a text editor, reminded me of those secrets hidden in games like doki doki literature club. Can't wait to see more of this, you've got yourself a fan ;)

  • @Medicalguy
    @Medicalguy Рік тому +1

    This was perfect. I actually genuinely got disturbed by disturbed by the spooky coast clip. Well done.

  • @ItsVance
    @ItsVance Рік тому +45

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

    • @di_amon
      @di_amon Рік тому +1

      why haven't you played it yet.

    • @ItsVance
      @ItsVance Рік тому

      @@di_amon no money : (

    • @cotomaas
      @cotomaas Рік тому

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

    • @ItsVance
      @ItsVance Рік тому

      hey guys i played half life 2 :D

    • @MailMainbutnot
      @MailMainbutnot Рік тому +1

      @@ItsVance nice!

  • @lychy645
    @lychy645 Рік тому +12

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

  • @georgehannaford8014
    @georgehannaford8014 Рік тому

    Man, this actually had me for a little while! Great job!

  • @Archmstr
    @Archmstr Рік тому +8

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

    • @tadeuszekpl
      @tadeuszekpl 10 місяців тому

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

    • @SkinnyScoutsillies
      @SkinnyScoutsillies 9 місяців тому

      Yep

    • @Syamfprch
      @Syamfprch 4 місяці тому

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

  • @midoritranslationchannel
    @midoritranslationchannel Рік тому +16

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

  • @mikeyking_
    @mikeyking_ Рік тому +13

    Awesome work as always

  • @TheDevourerOfGods
    @TheDevourerOfGods Рік тому

    This is the kind of video I like. Spooky glitches and unexplained stuff in videogames will always put me on edge.

  • @G.Roberts
    @G.Roberts Рік тому +1

    This brings me back to when I first found out some of secrets horror elements in HL2 and portals on the old sticky paddle gaming UA-cam channel. Good memories and great work, there's nothing quite like the feeling of source games horror

  • @HangOnThereSlick
    @HangOnThereSlick Рік тому +28

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

  • @user-fu1yt7vb8h
    @user-fu1yt7vb8h Рік тому +16

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

  • @tropicarls
    @tropicarls Рік тому

    Heavily interesting. You really had me with this one! Hope to see more of it soon

  • @CheeseYourself
    @CheeseYourself Рік тому +1

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

  • @crushedcan5378
    @crushedcan5378 Рік тому +14

    Now this looks like a real arg for once

  • @cranberry1992
    @cranberry1992 Рік тому +7

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

  • @breakdancegoose1005
    @breakdancegoose1005 Рік тому +1

    This was amazing, loved every second of it.

  • @revan7383
    @revan7383 Рік тому +1

    Very very well done! Absolutely loved this

  • @carlosfranklinsouthsidemurder
    @carlosfranklinsouthsidemurder Рік тому +19

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

  • @mrbetabombs2017
    @mrbetabombs2017 Рік тому +10

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

  • @jake975
    @jake975 Рік тому

    That was amazing! You had me convinced this was real up until the VR segments, great stuff!

  • @KazembekGaming
    @KazembekGaming Рік тому +1

    That is really impressive, the part during and after CSS demo felt like a fever dream though.

  • @SO_SIC
    @SO_SIC Рік тому +8

    MY GOD THIS IS ACTUALLY AMAZING!