Half Life Trailer by James Benson

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  • @lumpyfatpanda
    @lumpyfatpanda 5 років тому +6342

    I just got hyped for a game thats been out for 20 years

  • @ShadowHunter120
    @ShadowHunter120 8 років тому +3342

    Proof that lifelike animations can do a LOT for a game.

    • @StopMotionPictures99
      @StopMotionPictures99 8 років тому +216

      idk, everything looked like it was made of Jell-O or something.

    • @rs-pg8mb
      @rs-pg8mb 8 років тому +68

      For new games that are good graphically? No, games with 90s graphics? Looks weird and unfinished.

    • @BreadboiEVA01
      @BreadboiEVA01 8 років тому +9

      Raidenslicer it looks like that cuz it was released 2006 I think and in 2006 valve studios games looked like half life so yeah

    • @rs-pg8mb
      @rs-pg8mb 8 років тому +42

      Matthew gaming YOur way fucking off, 2006 looks way better then this, it was released in 98', half life 2 was released in 2004., and reread my comment, likelike animations for an OLD game fromt he 90s mkes it look bd.

    • @BreadboiEVA01
      @BreadboiEVA01 8 років тому +3

      Raidenslicer oh I f*CKING messed up

  • @DaFuqBoom
    @DaFuqBoom 5 років тому +5446

    Valve never could make good cinematic trailers, so I guess that one fits in. Animation is just amazing however.

    • @Ileanwhenitalk
      @Ileanwhenitalk 5 років тому +44

      Oh shi Ballas!!!

    • @malatimandal6252
      @malatimandal6252 4 роки тому +23

      HI DAFAQ! BOOM!!!!!!

    • @vini-ed2qh
      @vini-ed2qh 4 роки тому +100

      what about the cs:go trailer?

    • @ramiams862
      @ramiams862 4 роки тому +19

      Dafuq sir, can you explain me why they are too surprised to see this comment from yours instead of the point of this trailer ?

    • @arturoz.enriquez9480
      @arturoz.enriquez9480 4 роки тому +60

      Left 4 dead 2: yes...

  • @OJanimations08
    @OJanimations08 2 роки тому +1590

    The most emotional moment in the game was when Barney said to Gordon,
    “We’re no longer living a normal life…we’re living a Half-Life.”
    And then Gordon replied with,
    “…”
    I cry every time I hear it

    • @ivangordienko8081
      @ivangordienko8081 2 роки тому +67

      Most original comment on UA-cam

    • @lukethekuya
      @lukethekuya Рік тому +46

      Bravo Vince

    • @Nombrenooriginal
      @Nombrenooriginal Рік тому +29

      I cried when gordon said "it's crowbaring time" and he crowbared over everyone else

    • @Nafiur13
      @Nafiur13 Рік тому +2

      But.... Gordon can't talk

    • @Sapphiregamer8605
      @Sapphiregamer8605 Рік тому +3

      Gordon did in fact literally(his body is still the same) start living a half life, he was in stasis for 20 years.

  • @ogdred4667
    @ogdred4667 6 років тому +4303

    I heard he finally got hired to work at Valve!
    He did it BOIS!

    • @jackunlocker3125
      @jackunlocker3125 6 років тому +169

      You call yourself agent Thompson, but your ava is Smith's.

    • @valpodesideromontoya2097
      @valpodesideromontoya2097 5 років тому +579

      And now he makes card games, what a career

    • @fluuboi2839
      @fluuboi2839 5 років тому +27

      :/

    • @Neo2266.
      @Neo2266. 5 років тому +138

      I thought he was employed by Campo Santo, the guys that made Firewatch
      That’s how i found out about that game in the first place, by following this dude

    • @valpodesideromontoya2097
      @valpodesideromontoya2097 5 років тому +133

      @@Neo2266. And Campo Santo got bought by Valve after Firewatch. No idea why tho. They were in the middle of making "in the valley of gods", and are still working on it. I wonder what Valve has planned.

  • @DyaMetR
    @DyaMetR 8 років тому +406

    When your work suit starts to startup systems like "Reactive armor" and "Weapon selection system"... You know something's going to go wrong.

    • @kellvedon7194
      @kellvedon7194 8 років тому +3

      😂

    • @gemtownMANCHURIA
      @gemtownMANCHURIA 7 років тому +29

      well survey teams always had weapons when going to crystal missions

    • @moonman6425
      @moonman6425 5 років тому +7

      @@DyaMetR yeah, i always wondered why did Gordon had to do a combat training (hazard course firing range)

    • @nucleus691
      @nucleus691 5 років тому +18

      @@moonman6425 Pretty sure Gordon was "mysteriously" signed up for weapons training (It was probably the G-Man) and the reason the HEV Mk.IV suit might have High Impact Reactive Armor because in certain experiments things could blow up a little and the Weapons Systems could be there because its a general purpose suit. Afterall its used in the Test Chamber at the beginning of Half Life just to scan some crystal and its also used by the Xen survey teams to fight and survive in Xen.... and then gather more crystals lol.

    • @ladyselin35
      @ladyselin35 3 роки тому +3

      @@nucleus691 G man didnt even know Freeman existed. He was there to finish his reports. Gordon Freeman joined for Hazard Course because Theorotical Physics department used teleportation time to time. Since its mostly radiactive he needed to be fit to carry the HEV suit with him. Thats why he took that course. But G man added Adrian Shepard on that list himself.

  • @BlueskiN1980
    @BlueskiN1980 5 років тому +1322

    that hand holding a crowbar that turns into lambda logo is pure genius

    • @ironicivan4928
      @ironicivan4928 4 роки тому +63

      then it becomes crowbar collective's logo

    • @abandonedlmao9433
      @abandonedlmao9433 4 роки тому +18

      @@ironicivan4928 they stole it from james THROW THEM A BIG ASS COPYRIGHT STRIKE

    • @RumbleFudge
      @RumbleFudge 3 роки тому +16

      @@abandonedlmao9433 James didn't make it, and the image is copyright-free.

    • @abandonedlmao9433
      @abandonedlmao9433 3 роки тому +20

      @@RumbleFudge its a joke,lad.

    • @RumbleFudge
      @RumbleFudge 3 роки тому +8

      @@abandonedlmao9433 Oh... I'm dumb

  • @localpieceofcheese
    @localpieceofcheese 4 роки тому +1652

    Can we just appreciate that Gordon's glasses are unbreakable during the test?

    • @modybroki8799
      @modybroki8799 3 роки тому +20

      I think he sometimes wears a helmet or always

    • @localpieceofcheese
      @localpieceofcheese 3 роки тому +26

      @@modybroki8799 The models had gordon not wearing a helmet always for some reason

    • @thegodofgaming8361
      @thegodofgaming8361 3 роки тому +9

      ONLY IF YOU VOTE TRUMP 2024

    • @crispylizard8295
      @crispylizard8295 3 роки тому +11

      @@thegodofgaming8361 Fuck You

    • @Rudeness-l1f
      @Rudeness-l1f 3 роки тому +3

      @@thegodofgaming8361 rhe

  • @alej0te
    @alej0te 5 років тому +842

    it's great that this guy is working on Half Life: Alyx.

    • @celeb-seventeen
      @celeb-seventeen 4 роки тому +37

      He is?

    • @alej0te
      @alej0te 4 роки тому +127

      @@celeb-seventeen I think so, since it has been confirmed that Campo Santo (Game Developer to which James belongs) is working on the game.

    • @deathrow5261
      @deathrow5261 4 роки тому +4

      Alejo S. Ya

    • @totallynoteverything1.
      @totallynoteverything1. Рік тому +6

      proof 1:30

  • @MrTheellis
    @MrTheellis 8 років тому +2611

    vent crawling simulator 1998

    • @janbittner1465
      @janbittner1465 8 років тому +51

      More like mondain job got awesome simulator 1998

    • @NOTDeezy.
      @NOTDeezy. 7 років тому +33

      Stop the Resonance Cascade Simulator 1998

    • @MrTheellis
      @MrTheellis 7 років тому +57

      Never getting a number 3 sequel simulator 1998

    • @jackturner9069
      @jackturner9069 7 років тому +1

      LOOOL))) I like it!

    • @veil7822
      @veil7822 7 років тому +1

      what i was gonna say

  • @MrCris2021
    @MrCris2021 5 років тому +1542

    I just noticed that at 0:24 the train missed the station and the door leads to death.

    • @4thblox
      @4thblox 5 років тому +13

      XDDDD
      WTF XDDD

    • @realMrVent
      @realMrVent 5 років тому +72

      The argument could be made that the train ride leads to death either way.

    • @Dani404
      @Dani404 4 роки тому +26

      LITERALLY U N W A T C H A B L E

    • @rey4874
      @rey4874 4 роки тому +21

      Moment of silence for barney

    • @Heroic_hard_hat
      @Heroic_hard_hat 4 роки тому +7

      Well it's because black Mesa is old and broken

  • @EnclaveSOC-102
    @EnclaveSOC-102 4 роки тому +134

    Fun fact: this is what Gordon's movements actually look like to the NPC's.
    This video is just showing them to us through his eyes.

    • @saladmanperson
      @saladmanperson 2 роки тому +2

      nah if you enable thirdperson my man doesn't move an inch he has an animation for jumping/crouching and other simple stuff but not what we see in the video, correct me if i'm wrong tho

    • @Kabirdix
      @Kabirdix 2 роки тому +11

      @@saladmanperson He's not talking about that, he's saying something about the actual world of the game. I'm not sure it's a "fun fact" exactly, but it's not like HL1 was meant to just take place in a world where everyone walks around all stiff like a robot, any more than it's meant to be a world where everyone looks like a papier mache man with a flapping jaw

  • @L-T_720
    @L-T_720 5 років тому +1847

    Gordon: *kills tentacle without the black mesa rocket
    Wait, that's illegal

    • @nadir4562
      @nadir4562 5 років тому +17

      half life 3 is here

    • @unapersona100real6
      @unapersona100real6 5 років тому +53

      @@nadir4562 *1.5

    • @gay.mer9328
      @gay.mer9328 4 роки тому +18

      @@unapersona100real6 I see I'm not the only one who knows the math.

    • @thevarietychannel1017
      @thevarietychannel1017 4 роки тому +16

      At 3:19 Can you actually do that in the actual game?

    • @L-T_720
      @L-T_720 4 роки тому +30

      @@thevarietychannel1017 No, tentacles are invincible

  • @DefiniteRicardo
    @DefiniteRicardo 5 років тому +2284

    Is it me, but Half life: Alyx has something in common with this trailer

    • @1000niggawatt
      @1000niggawatt 5 років тому +210

      it's the hands. HLA is mocapped, except it's also mocapped off you during actual gameplay.

    • @theonlineitalian213soldacc6
      @theonlineitalian213soldacc6 5 років тому +137

      The headcrab jumping Gordon and alyx.

    • @neonsolace2748
      @neonsolace2748 4 роки тому +27

      @@theonlineitalian213soldacc6 yeah thats what i was thinking about

    • @alecs69420
      @alecs69420 4 роки тому +11

      @@Shoofgamergaming he did

    • @thechugg4372
      @thechugg4372 4 роки тому +34

      Because this is how VR games feels

  • @RipRLeeErmey
    @RipRLeeErmey 5 років тому +1024

    This guy's 7 year old trailer got me hype for a game that's already been out for 20 years

    • @baker90338
      @baker90338 5 років тому +15

      And it’s got me hyped for a game older than I am!

    • @VEE0034
      @VEE0034 5 років тому +14

      someone stole your comment

    • @LSK2K
      @LSK2K 5 років тому +5

      @@baker90338 Honestly one of the greatest games I've ever played.

    • @joehill4094
      @joehill4094 5 років тому

      Never too many replaythroughs

    • @Diabeta69
      @Diabeta69 5 років тому

      @@LSK2K Half Life 2 is better XD Just saying

  • @shidder
    @shidder 2 роки тому +297

    the chapters that are in this video because i'm bored
    0:11 - black mesa inbound
    0:34 - black mesa inbound and anomalous materials
    0:41 - anomalous materials
    1:30 - unforeseen consequences
    1:54 - blast pit
    2:01 - office complex
    2:35 - "we've got hostiles"
    2:37 - power up
    2:47 - "we've got hostiles"
    2:53 - apprehension
    2:55 - surface tension
    3:06 - lambda core
    3:15 - gonarch's lair
    3:18 - interloper

    • @maxsam9007
      @maxsam9007 2 роки тому

      Hi friends, I also make animations on HALF-LIFE. Please rate 😁 ua-cam.com/video/Ffl1jmKrMoo/v-deo.html

    • @WeAintJokinHere
      @WeAintJokinHere 2 роки тому +2

      Thx

  • @spooktacular-u2q
    @spooktacular-u2q 9 років тому +417

    1:51 and a legend was born.

    • @_vla
      @_vla 6 років тому +9

      for smasing a window

    • @tripmin3r469
      @tripmin3r469 5 років тому +4

      @@_vla smashing *

    • @Theakritas_
      @Theakritas_ 5 років тому +3

      ZE MIGHTY CROWBAR

    • @inifinityseven2675
      @inifinityseven2675 5 років тому +1

      who? the crowbar xD

    • @dealx
      @dealx 5 років тому +2

      *Gordon with the Crowbar of Epicness*

  • @BMofficialvids
    @BMofficialvids 5 років тому +3200

    1:44 We love you Gordon, but you ain't the Doomslayer.

    • @amartyapandit
      @amartyapandit 5 років тому +454

      Yeah Doomguy would have just stood there and the door would have just opened itself.

    • @kevinwilliam964
      @kevinwilliam964 5 років тому +110

      I mean Half life was inspired by Doom right?

    • @kevinwilliam964
      @kevinwilliam964 5 років тому +102

      @Josué Muniz Also the engine was an enhanced Quake engine. Both companies makes iconic fps games over the years. Both John and Gabe made me grateful having a decent PC. Except that Doom eternal is a thing and hl3 not

    • @h4724-q6j
      @h4724-q6j 5 років тому +51

      @@amartyapandit Doomguy would grunt at the wall until a part of it opens up to reveal a secret.

    • @h4724-q6j
      @h4724-q6j 5 років тому +64

      @@kevinwilliam964 Half-Life was a 90's FPS. It came out soon after people stopped calling any and all FPS games a Doom clone. So yeah, it's inspired by Doom because Doom and Quake were pretty much the best examples of first person shooters in existence, and everything had to draw inspiration from there if it wanted to compete.

  • @Vicefromkof
    @Vicefromkof 5 років тому +1548

    What Half-Life Source could have been.

    • @VinVonVoom
      @VinVonVoom 4 роки тому +53

      What I'm glad Half-Life Source wasn't.

    • @Ki_ngy
      @Ki_ngy 4 роки тому +35

      I just searched Half Life Source and this was the 3rd result.

    • @XxXenoZzZ
      @XxXenoZzZ 4 роки тому +32

      Black Mesa is HL source

    • @danzoggg9845
      @danzoggg9845 4 роки тому +6

      I dont think source 1 can be THAT powerful.

    • @danzoggg9845
      @danzoggg9845 4 роки тому +5

      @@atmossig Nah. source 1 can't be that powerful. only source 2 can be THAT powerful

  • @AleksWorkshop
    @AleksWorkshop Рік тому +33

    I remember showing this to everyone i knew. True next gen back in the day.

    • @A_Senitent_Ford_F150
      @A_Senitent_Ford_F150 11 місяців тому +1

      It looks amazing for a game using models from 1998.
      (I know, it's HL:S but its the same models)

    • @itdobelikedattho8112
      @itdobelikedattho8112 11 місяців тому +1

      ​@@A_Senitent_Ford_F150not exactly the same it's a bit higher quality

  • @blueshit199
    @blueshit199 8 років тому +1545

    That moment when you recognize all the places from the game shown in here.

    • @ghostoframsaybolton7062
      @ghostoframsaybolton7062 8 років тому +7

      BlueShit199 You're ubiquitous.

    • @AEX10
      @AEX10 8 років тому +22

      You have too much free time

    • @SpanishDio
      @SpanishDio 7 років тому

      BlueShit199 absolutly yes

    • @webmasale
      @webmasale 7 років тому +31

      I play Half Life at least once every year since 2002... I know that feeling.

    • @TheBoltrower
      @TheBoltrower 7 років тому +1

      Yep

  • @TPBXDRicky420
    @TPBXDRicky420 9 років тому +1229

    Glad this guy is animating Firewatch

    • @codascapegoat1887
      @codascapegoat1887 9 років тому +2

      ***** Just a tip: DOWNLOAD ALL GAMES!!!!!!! There is 6.

    • @codascapegoat1887
      @codascapegoat1887 9 років тому

      ***** Sorry, i tought you were talking about Half.Life . Sooooory

    • @garysanderson8968
      @garysanderson8968 9 років тому

      ***** Half life lol

    • @codascapegoat1887
      @codascapegoat1887 9 років тому

      Bertholdt hoover Fucking android...

    •  9 років тому +1

      mocsa bika I do have an Android, best phone ever.

  • @LinkieLinkGameing
    @LinkieLinkGameing 6 років тому +840

    This man finally has a job at Valve.
    And he deserves it. :)

    • @Dashyrre
      @Dashyrre 5 років тому +6

      For real?

    • @AhmetOzdemir-om3bj
      @AhmetOzdemir-om3bj 5 років тому +5

      Really?

    • @jasonjean5333
      @jasonjean5333 5 років тому +14

      Woah proof thats super dope

    • @minibread9804
      @minibread9804 5 років тому +4

      The dude is now making the DotaRoyale-Oh

    • @Channel9iNE
      @Channel9iNE 5 років тому +26

      @@AhmetOzdemir-om3bj He worked at Campo Santo, which was bought out by Valve. So yes he does work for valve.

  • @Salty_Web
    @Salty_Web 2 роки тому +97

    I can only imagine how good this looked 11 years ago

    • @CodenameBolts
      @CodenameBolts Рік тому +19

      It still looks amazing what are you on about

    • @codyeaster290
      @codyeaster290 Рік тому +6

      @@CodenameBolts Yes, but @sailty1709's trying to say is if it still looks great today, then it probably looked even better all those years ago.

  • @VonFatCat
    @VonFatCat 5 років тому +734

    this looks like a VR port of Half-Life and I really, REALLY want that
    Edit: I know about HLA, HL1 vr and playing HL Source through Gmod

    • @boyiwei0723
      @boyiwei0723 5 років тому +16

      like HL:S

    • @The_Butt_Cracker
      @The_Butt_Cracker 5 років тому +14

      There are already fanmade VR ports of Half-Life that offer an experience reminiscent of this.

    • @GogosUTube
      @GogosUTube 5 років тому +36

      this comment aged well.. check out half life: alyx

    • @MondySpartan
      @MondySpartan 5 років тому +11

      Look up Lambda1VR, seen the gameplay for it and it's very similar to this video.

    • @spanishnameisjesus
      @spanishnameisjesus 5 років тому +8

      You mad man, you did it. You brought the revolution to our doorstep.

  • @dead99ish
    @dead99ish 8 років тому +272

    Lol at 0:23, the train stops with the door leading to death, that would be funny if that happened in the actual game.

    • @dead99ish
      @dead99ish 8 років тому +6

      GabeN Lol.

    • @anren8162
      @anren8162 8 років тому +10

      +GabeN -BACK!- bitch we want fucking half life 3, not fucking skins for csgo and hats for teamfortress...

    • @dead99ish
      @dead99ish 8 років тому +3

      SuperJayXD The train stops with the door not going on the platform.

    • @mikeanthony3300
      @mikeanthony3300 7 років тому +5

      +Emanuel Szadkowski But knowing Gordon (who cant jump for shit) would most likely jump to his death. XD

    • @SHISHETO
      @SHISHETO 7 років тому +17

      Train voice: Have a very safe day
      Gordon:
      Barney: O no...
      *Gordon fells to his.....*
      To be continued
      Credits
      Time for making the game: 30 min
      How money the game cost: 5 $
      Half Life
      Nutshell

  • @pious276
    @pious276 8 років тому +276

    My favorite half-life video

    • @chito8375
      @chito8375 8 років тому

      This was my favorite half life trailer I watch it 20 times a day

    • @pious276
      @pious276 8 років тому

      +Praise Asejo yeah, me too.

    • @pious276
      @pious276 8 років тому

      +Praise Asejo good old 2011

    • @tomharrison9280
      @tomharrison9280 8 років тому

      +Praise Asejo me too

    • @chito8375
      @chito8375 8 років тому +1

      cool

  • @hariss7587
    @hariss7587 4 роки тому +112

    Gordon: Climbs ladder by hands
    Valve: wait that's illegal!

    • @GustavoRxMx_XD
      @GustavoRxMx_XD 2 роки тому +2

      Xd

    • @Nsodnoajdjksl
      @Nsodnoajdjksl Місяць тому

      Nah, everything is legal as long as it's made in Source Filmmaker.

  • @darthgiorgi4990
    @darthgiorgi4990 6 років тому +602

    And now he technically works for Valve. We've come full circle.

    • @skinnybuggo
      @skinnybuggo 5 років тому +31

      He works in campo santo's and that studio works for valve now right?

    • @alexanderm.635
      @alexanderm.635 5 років тому +3

      Zdarowa qartvelo

    • @bruhitsdave7957
      @bruhitsdave7957 5 років тому +2

      Gamarjoba

    • @aimalkhan5028
      @aimalkhan5028 5 років тому

      @@bruhitsdave7957 is that Georgian

    • @bruhitsdave7957
      @bruhitsdave7957 5 років тому

      @@aimalkhan5028 Yes, but with English letters.

  • @peterpeterson4800
    @peterpeterson4800 5 років тому +312

    That Lambda/Crowbar image just blew my mind.
    And just imagine all that advanced animation Technology with todays Graphics.

    • @MonkeyWrench28
      @MonkeyWrench28 4 роки тому +20

      Black Mesa. It's out on steam. its a pretty cool remake.

    • @jking4854
      @jking4854 4 роки тому

      @@MonkeyWrench28 black mesa sucks

    • @ironicivan4928
      @ironicivan4928 4 роки тому +1

      @@jking4854 why?

    • @goochencore4128
      @goochencore4128 4 роки тому

      @@jking4854 Yeah, elaborate

    • @jking4854
      @jking4854 4 роки тому

      It takes too much liberties, it doesn't feel like half-life most of the time, and being the only remaster/remake, it could have tried to stay more true to the original.

  • @LNERfan
    @LNERfan 5 років тому +159

    It's like Half Life meets Hardcore Henry

  • @Born_
    @Born_ 4 роки тому +315

    Me after finishing Half-Life: WOOOAHH!!! What a game!
    Me After Seeing this trailer: Ah Shit, Here we go again...

    • @thegodofgaming8361
      @thegodofgaming8361 3 роки тому +7

      VOTE TRUMP 2024 NOW

    • @CrocodileKyle
      @CrocodileKyle 3 роки тому +6

      @@thegodofgaming8361 stfu

    • @muhsadli431
      @muhsadli431 3 роки тому +2

      @@thegodofgaming8361 NOPE :)

    • @OJanimations08
      @OJanimations08 3 роки тому +4

      @@thegodofgaming8361 why do I have to be in the same half life community as you

    • @bigbruhtheorphan9070
      @bigbruhtheorphan9070 3 роки тому

      @@thegodofgaming8361 why are you going in all the comments to tell random people to vote for trump

  • @dbl5661
    @dbl5661 5 років тому +178

    2:52 "I finally have you, freeman!"
    *Immediately pinned by crossbow*

    • @Omega14343
      @Omega14343 3 роки тому

      "I finally ha-HUEAGHH"

  • @spongedog0013
    @spongedog0013 8 років тому +642

    if only half life had anamations like that

    • @MrTheellis
      @MrTheellis 8 років тому +84

      in 1997, that would be impossible.

    • @Gunslingerwashere
      @Gunslingerwashere 8 років тому +80

      1998, actually.

    • @MrTheellis
      @MrTheellis 8 років тому +20

      Wkay_ still, it wouldn't be possible

    • @Gunslingerwashere
      @Gunslingerwashere 8 років тому +10

      super abdo
      ik, i'm just saying

    • @MrTheellis
      @MrTheellis 8 років тому +17

      +Wkay_ eh, at least we've got black mesa

  • @dwayneleadenns9042
    @dwayneleadenns9042 5 років тому +164

    This trailer is made in a manner that shames over 80% of modern game trailers. I had a nostalgia and a tear of happines while watching it. Thank you James ♥️🍾👍

    • @DARK-vj1em
      @DARK-vj1em 4 роки тому +6

      I believe that game developers should learn a thing or two from the halflife series

    • @noodlebro6983
      @noodlebro6983 3 роки тому +5

      @@DARK-vj1em Seriously. Half-Life's story is well done as it mixes environmental storytelling with straight up dialogue. Funny how System Shock (Which came out 4 years prior) tried to do the same thing yet failed then BioShock did the exact same thing System Shock did and was a success.

    • @jeovanijalismagalhaesdacos9524
      @jeovanijalismagalhaesdacos9524 2 роки тому +1

      GRENADE! WE! GOT! HOSTILES!!!!!, 2:49

    • @aubreyjarvis4759
      @aubreyjarvis4759 Рік тому

      ong

    • @Fullmetalballsz
      @Fullmetalballsz Рік тому +2

      I get if my comparison is weird but half life is so enjoyable because it’s like a movie that you can control and don’t have to watch some stupid main character die 😂

  • @squarehead6452
    @squarehead6452 4 роки тому +48

    In 15 years Im gonna tell my kids this is the trailer of Half life 1

  • @highway_roadkill
    @highway_roadkill 8 років тому +484

    EAT LEAD YOU OUTER-SPACE OCTOPUS!

  • @theengineer8917
    @theengineer8917 5 років тому +73

    I remember,I was stuck in a place,with a Gargantua,I had to get out,I had 5 hp,I run like a speedrunner and escaped from there,That was the only moment i feel badass

    • @madamadayt1921
      @madamadayt1921 5 років тому

      im guessing you b-hopped out of there?

    • @theengineer8917
      @theengineer8917 5 років тому +1

      @@madamadayt1921 no,I didn't even know what is bunny hop in these days,just run

    • @noodlespark
      @noodlespark 5 років тому +2

      @@theengineer8917 bunny hope

    • @od4361
      @od4361 5 років тому

      I got stuck too, I don't think any sane person irl will have the idea of going out there and risking a cruel death.

    • @YZYE
      @YZYE 4 роки тому +1

      Noodle Spark Obviously he’s not native to our language so don’t roast him like that

  • @hoovy5147
    @hoovy5147 7 років тому +86

    Words can't describe how much I love this.

  • @Luka2000_
    @Luka2000_ 3 роки тому +32

    I remember watching this as a kid and being really amazed and excited to play this....nothing has changed

  • @tomonomo6786
    @tomonomo6786 5 років тому +34

    Good lord man, these animations are fantastic. They look like an example of a flawless VR experience thats unprecedented.

  • @Andres33AU
    @Andres33AU 5 років тому +70

    I like how he open the grate the way one is supposed to with a crowbar, instead of just smashing it to pieces, lol.

    • @mado-wh4jv
      @mado-wh4jv 4 роки тому +1

      But when he has to open a door, he breaks the glass panel.

    • @jk9122
      @jk9122 4 роки тому +1

      @@mado-wh4jv door is locked

    • @mado-wh4jv
      @mado-wh4jv 4 роки тому +3

      @@jk9122 He could have used the crowbar for open it, but he's a free man, right?

    • @ammagon4519
      @ammagon4519 4 роки тому

      @@mado-wh4jv I hate you

    • @mado-wh4jv
      @mado-wh4jv 4 роки тому

      @@ammagon4519 Oh yeah? Well, your father is lesbian >:D

  • @billcraft5857
    @billcraft5857 5 років тому +105

    James must been so happy if he have a chance to works on Half Life Alyx

  • @AdamBorseti
    @AdamBorseti 3 роки тому +10

    Animation is the most overlooked aesthetic in gaming. This right here is a labor of love, I can tell!

  • @rafifthesecond9023
    @rafifthesecond9023 9 років тому +148

    so much nostalgia for the hardest game i've ever played

    • @360xxx_swagluvunohomosapie9
      @360xxx_swagluvunohomosapie9 8 років тому +27

      its not that hard...

    • @rafifthesecond9023
      @rafifthesecond9023 8 років тому +12

      360xxX_SwagLuvUNoHomoSapiensDoritozNDewBowlOfFnafWankageWithExtraWinkyLargeSalamiOgrelord_Xxx420... judging from your username...
      why not?

    • @360xxx_swagluvunohomosapie9
      @360xxx_swagluvunohomosapie9 8 років тому +4

      Rafif The Second cause i completed it like 50 times on HARD mode and with HARD mode mods

    • @omarm127
      @omarm127 8 років тому +15

      This game is easy. Just because it's old doesn't mean its hard. I don't think you actually played it.

    • @rafifthesecond9023
      @rafifthesecond9023 8 років тому +8

      Virginiaa Well i did, remember the part where you have to go out and there's HECU waiting for you and taking cover behind sandbags? Remember the part where you have to go out of a sewer and suddenly you're in a cliff and there's BUNCH of HECU waiting for you with their turrets
      those are the hardest moments that i can think of
      i'll play it again see what happens

  • @GretSeat
    @GretSeat 9 років тому +13

    Congrats on the Firewatch gig! You deserve it man! Those animations are amazing!

  • @someone-wi4xl
    @someone-wi4xl 10 років тому +15

    amazing work james
    this is the best HL1 fan made trailer ever

  • @JordyBoothy
    @JordyBoothy 4 роки тому +43

    DUDE I remember when you released this! What a journey you've been on, I was so happy to see you in the Final Hours of Alyx. Good on ya!

  • @newspaperzombie2082
    @newspaperzombie2082 4 роки тому +39

    2:53 right in the heart

  • @niuskay2nd590
    @niuskay2nd590 5 років тому +54

    This can be a great action film.

  • @RicoIbrahima
    @RicoIbrahima 4 роки тому +40

    Opening a hatch without destroying them
    wait, that's illegal

    • @8thpenisstreet
      @8thpenisstreet 4 роки тому +3

      Vent_gibs 1.

    • @Helpertin
      @Helpertin 3 роки тому

      Don't forget, half-life spawned many a custom map... and many a custom map had vents that would act like doors and so wouldn't have to be broken.
      ;)

  • @domasjakaitis6446
    @domasjakaitis6446 4 роки тому +53

    3:28 Meet the Freeman.

    • @trapsena
      @trapsena 4 роки тому

      *Pa pa paramm*

    • @thegodofgaming8361
      @thegodofgaming8361 3 роки тому

      MEET THE TRUMP

    • @CharlotteXazk
      @CharlotteXazk 3 роки тому

      @@thegodofgaming8361 what (i know it is a joke but i cant understand because im brazilian)

    • @probes-e-minor
      @probes-e-minor 3 роки тому +1

      @@CharlotteXazk Olá meu amigo! A piada aqui é que uma vez, a Valve começou uma série chamada "Meet The _____", onde veríamos as histórias de fundo e as habilidades dos personagens de Team Fortress 2. Essas séries tiveram introduções legais, como demoman pulando de um prédio que ele explodiu. E esta parte do vídeo parece um vídeo "Conheça o _______".

    • @starbuckoof5219
      @starbuckoof5219 3 роки тому +1

      Tf2 has now 10th class

  • @wolfyboi28
    @wolfyboi28 8 років тому +65

    This is so good, it should have been the official trailer!

    • @deathrow5261
      @deathrow5261 5 років тому +6

      TheWolfTeen well this game was made back in 1998 so it may of been impossible then

    • @localdude2979
      @localdude2979 5 років тому +1

      @@deathrow5261 Duke Nukem Forever First Trailer looked almost like this with all the animations back in the day. Ur argument is invalid

    • @deathrow5261
      @deathrow5261 5 років тому +1

      *》Michael Stephano《* ok so.....? Considering at the time a doubt valve had the time and money to afford the animation considering it’s a first of its time

    • @unknownguy8687
      @unknownguy8687 5 років тому

      @@localdude2979 I think it's called laziness

    • @localdude2979
      @localdude2979 5 років тому

      @@unknownguy8687 yeah thats the real answer to what fappend. dang the blood in the first trailer looked like streams of jizzz lmao

  • @exposedbrainfilms7897
    @exposedbrainfilms7897 5 років тому +109

    2:22
    This isn't a remington
    It's a SPAS
    It has a handle

    • @EagleGames95
      @EagleGames95 4 роки тому +7

      Now wait a minute, the SPAS 12 does have a pump mode for special shells. Maybe gordon is firing those shells? EDIT: pump is for low powered non-lethal shells.

    • @exposedbrainfilms7897
      @exposedbrainfilms7897 4 роки тому +5

      EagleGames95 No I meant he animated it towhere Gordon is holding it how you would hold a traditional shotgun stock/grip. When in reality the SPAS-12 *doesn’t* have a traditional stock, it has a pistol grip and folding stock, if there is a stock that is.

    • @thevisitor1032
      @thevisitor1032 4 роки тому

      @@exposedbrainfilms7897 In half life HD you can see the stock is folded, good catch.

    • @exposedbrainfilms7897
      @exposedbrainfilms7897 4 роки тому

      Even if the stock was unfolded, he wouldn’t be able to hold it using the stock, the pistol grip would be in the way.

    • @vietnamese_bot
      @vietnamese_bot 4 роки тому

      Same as S1 Custom

  • @salmonellasalmon
    @salmonellasalmon 9 років тому +28

    You have talent, my friend.

  • @Jackomojo
    @Jackomojo 3 роки тому +21

    I recently played Half Life for my first time, and I loved it. I'd easily say I enjoyed my playthrough of it more than of a lot of other modern games

    • @crimsonthemudwing
      @crimsonthemudwing 3 роки тому +2

      Thats what's so special about half life and the series, its mind blowing. They were so ahead of their time.

  • @evmotv709
    @evmotv709 7 років тому +436

    this is half life!

  • @jdidve
    @jdidve 4 роки тому +64

    1:51 gordon must be like 7ft tall compared to the door

    • @sir.killius7837
      @sir.killius7837 3 роки тому +1

      Actually he is 5'11

    • @fireclaw2705
      @fireclaw2705 3 роки тому +2

      It’s must be the suit giving him a height boost

  • @a.k8185
    @a.k8185 3 роки тому +15

    1:43
    Fun fact: a HEV quard in half life decay opened up a door with the sheer strength of his HEV suit

    • @a.k8185
      @a.k8185 2 роки тому

      @Serra Red
      Da

  • @MISTER_ROBERTS
    @MISTER_ROBERTS 11 місяців тому +6

    That's Pratically Half-Life 1 with MMOD + 25th Anniversary update.

  • @Kacky
    @Kacky 8 років тому +137

    awesome job on Firewatch, man.

    • @lizardizzle
      @lizardizzle 8 років тому +4

      +Kacky Shiit! Now I remember why Firewatch was on my "Must play" list for so long! I just finished it the other day. Thinking back on the game, the animation style bleeds James Benson. Loved the game. Thank you, James.

  • @NevosLP
    @NevosLP 6 років тому +21

    And now he actually works at Valve.

  • @Cubster-ue7lx
    @Cubster-ue7lx 5 років тому +47

    2:54 that was sad and hilarious at the same time

    • @hl2betafan
      @hl2betafan 2 роки тому

      "Dude! That was silariad!"

  • @alpkyu5201
    @alpkyu5201 4 роки тому +7

    When I saw this video idk how many years ago, I hoped that you'd get recognized and work at Valve at some point. Now I learned that some way or another you made it. Congratz, man. I hope your story inspires others as well.

  • @Reesha0
    @Reesha0 5 років тому +11

    Tbh this just shows how Freeman would actually react to the environment but in-game you just speed through like a goddamn speed demon

  • @GuiBR-zx8rb
    @GuiBR-zx8rb 9 років тому +63

    Nuclear Mission Jam.
    FOR
    THE
    WIN!!!!!

  • @vanilla8956
    @vanilla8956 10 років тому +70

    HURRY! PRESS 8 TO SHHOT THE BAD GUY!!!11

  • @Radude33
    @Radude33 5 років тому +28

    2:37 woah.
    the animation is so smooth they were literally able to make the scariest fucking alien look cute.

    • @stormer6186
      @stormer6186 3 роки тому +1

      He is look like a baby lion... :>

  • @bikutoso
    @bikutoso 10 років тому +16

    I think the tram managed to overshoot the Sector C platform at 0:22

  • @JMJackMcNally
    @JMJackMcNally 9 років тому +313

    *SECTOR SECURE! WE'VE GOT* pasta.
    teehee

    • @MultiAla01
      @MultiAla01 9 років тому +10

      +Jack McNally
      *WARNING:* suicidal *FIELD FAILURE!*

    • @MultiAla01
      @MultiAla01 9 років тому +13

      *INTRUDER ALERT: A* barnacle *IS IN THE BASE!*
      lol

    • @xbox360guy19
      @xbox360guy19 7 років тому +11

      Barney: A barnacle is in the base?!
      *grabs shotgun and runs down the stairs*

    • @Truescreen
      @Truescreen 6 років тому +1

      Insert TF2 animation here

    • @Mr.SM2939OLD
      @Mr.SM2939OLD 6 років тому

      It hostile

  • @ForceTrekkie
    @ForceTrekkie Рік тому

    The dynamics and weight given to moving objects like the doors is what sets this over anything else holy moly.

  • @Misbehave
    @Misbehave 6 років тому +14

    It blows my mind that James Benson will be actually working at Valve now due to the purchase of Campo Santo to Valve.

  • @petredanielnedelcu7418
    @petredanielnedelcu7418 Рік тому +3

    This is litteraly the trailer of half life source that we needed!!!!
    Keep up the good work👍👍👍
    Your animations are incredible!!!

  • @radstorm7755
    @radstorm7755 5 років тому +40

    Half Life: Source. Coming to Steam June 1st, 2004.

    • @something591
      @something591 5 років тому +3

      Soon, that remake became really glitchy, but it's still great.

    • @merritt2014
      @merritt2014 4 роки тому +1

      No way this could be Half Life Source, the tentacle monsters at 1:59 actually did damage lol.

    • @deathrow5261
      @deathrow5261 4 роки тому

      Dan Simpson 2 days before I was born lmao

  • @TheEmeraldSword04
    @TheEmeraldSword04 4 роки тому +23

    2:56 I re-watched this a couple times and Gordon pushing the crate by the laser mine still freaks me out.

  • @FeliG_YT
    @FeliG_YT 5 років тому +143

    1:40 Gordon is not mute confirmed xDDDD

    • @andresvaz4433
      @andresvaz4433 4 роки тому +1

      pois e ele nao e mudo kkkkk

    • @kebab_hill
      @kebab_hill 4 роки тому +7

      In the game you will see that gordon breathes after he was hit by a green beam

    • @trollgaming1911
      @trollgaming1911 4 роки тому +9

      He can make noises but he can't talk.

    • @trollgaming1911
      @trollgaming1911 4 роки тому +2

      @@helliom188 Thats a theory in my opinion,also ill keep my own thing that gordon is mute.

    • @trollgaming1911
      @trollgaming1911 4 роки тому

      @@helliom188 Oh, i didn't know that, my apologies. I just haven't played half life that much.

  • @davy2wavyfr
    @davy2wavyfr 8 років тому +71

    hardcore freeman
    badum tss

    • @davy2wavyfr
      @davy2wavyfr 8 років тому

      hardcore henry
      remember dar

    • @davy2wavyfr
      @davy2wavyfr 8 років тому +6

      Hardcore Henry was a 1st Person Shooter Movie,
      Kinda like this trailer.

  • @geraldvincentt
    @geraldvincentt 11 років тому +4

    This is one of the best video in UA-cam. So much awesomeness. You have a great editing and animating skill indeed. But one thing I don't get is why you use red color at valve logo instead of white. But hey, you can't please everyone.

  • @r4t.crisis
    @r4t.crisis 3 роки тому +18

    I cannot belive that this is 9 years old.
    this is a perfect representation of how it felt to play half life the first time.

  • @argentin2306
    @argentin2306 5 років тому +4

    Wow, the mechanics look interesting, and the graphics look really smooth, I can't wait for this game to be out

    • @Amir_H7
      @Amir_H7 4 роки тому +2

      You are joking right? It's been out for over 20 years

    • @marra2912
      @marra2912 3 роки тому

      r/woooosh

  • @AdobadoFantastico
    @AdobadoFantastico 9 років тому +45

    1:59 Barney is SPLIT IN FUCKING HALF!!

    • @johnathantestimonial2921
      @johnathantestimonial2921 9 років тому +6

      +Anguel Roumenov Bogoev Not barney just some random security guard. In black mesa hes referred to as Jenkins

    • @blueshit199
      @blueshit199 9 років тому +4

      +Frozen Irish Banana Probably after infamous Leeroy Jenkins, or his equivalent from Mass Effect 1 :D

  • @red-hot
    @red-hot 6 років тому +19

    Congrats on getting into Valve at long last!

  • @techmetal2964
    @techmetal2964 2 роки тому +2

    Returning to this vid: I like the detail of using the crowbar to actually pry open the vent

  • @Nate_the_Nobody
    @Nate_the_Nobody 9 років тому +10

    The fucking air duct crawling was great, making a subtle joke about how much vent crawling there is in the office complex.

  • @Kolyma24
    @Kolyma24 5 років тому +89

    Who is here after Half-life Alyx ?

    • @goldenfalcon3768
      @goldenfalcon3768 4 роки тому +3

      Me ;)

    • @valeriofabrizi3497
      @valeriofabrizi3497 4 роки тому +3

      stop begging, try posting a actually funny comment instead of being a fucking loser who begs for comment.

    • @tutusstuff4476
      @tutusstuff4476 4 роки тому +8

      bruh he didnt even beg, jesus christ

    • @celeb-seventeen
      @celeb-seventeen 4 роки тому +6

      @@valeriofabrizi3497 calm down seems like your *that loser* who tries to get likes on unfunny comments but fails entirely cause the comment was never a joke and was just that a normal comment

    • @icetonywilson1236
      @icetonywilson1236 4 роки тому

      Flop agree Mate

  • @alaska76-o5u
    @alaska76-o5u 4 роки тому +44

    2:53
    When a kid tries to stand up for himself against the school bully but the bully beats the crap out of him anyways

  • @jujumar123
    @jujumar123 2 місяці тому +2

    Just realized, Gordon makes some grunts/sounds in this. Here are some timestamps. 1:40 - 1:42 (Choking sounds, and a grunt)
    1:43 (Strained grunts, trying to open the door, and a breath before pounding on it) 2:36 (Gasping in surprise when the scientist is shot)
    3:14 (Pained grunt when he hits the ground)

  • @Gafanhoto555
    @Gafanhoto555 11 років тому +14

    1:32 glasses? oh I forgot that freeman never uses the helmet, also, great trailer man

  • @KAP_
    @KAP_ 9 років тому +352

    Campo Santo brought me here.

    • @WEndro333
      @WEndro333 9 років тому +2

      +Paulo V. Your mom showed you Half Life?
      Oh man, she's awesome!

    • @privatepengu
      @privatepengu 9 років тому

      +WiseEndro333 Your profile pictures does -not- fit your comment. xd

    • @Web720
      @Web720 6 років тому

      I don't get the ref.

    • @whathappenswhen4767
      @whathappenswhen4767 6 років тому

      me too!

    • @mahmutkurt7136
      @mahmutkurt7136 6 років тому

      O

  • @McGilm342
    @McGilm342 6 років тому +17

    WE'VE GOT PASTA

  • @lemongaids7642
    @lemongaids7642 11 місяців тому +2

    James, i hope you have found a career by now, this seems like todays standard animation, good on you.

    • @lore644
      @lore644 10 місяців тому

      dude got hired by valve as an animator iirc

    • @LNSO2006
      @LNSO2006 10 місяців тому

      Yeah, what the guy abive me said, i think he even helped with the hands in HL: alyx

  • @kegankenobie2808
    @kegankenobie2808 5 років тому +143

    Footage of me raiding area 51 colourised

    • @ali_bc3678
      @ali_bc3678 5 років тому +2

      😂 😂

    • @average_pyro
      @average_pyro 5 років тому +10

      Everybody remember to save up on magnum ammo before entering

    • @mobilejad6129
      @mobilejad6129 5 років тому +7

      @@average_pyro an HEV suit wouldn't hurt either.

    • @yourunusualincidentunitage9563
      @yourunusualincidentunitage9563 5 років тому +1

      Area 51 memes are dying lmao

    • @p_filippouz
      @p_filippouz 5 років тому +7

      The us government when they discover there's only one person at area 51 raid:😃
      The person: Gordon Freeman.
      The us government: 😦

  • @henrymachan0122
    @henrymachan0122 4 роки тому +18

    3:05 i genuinely thought that would happen in the game.
    Yes now was the time i played Half Life 1

    • @pauliewalnuts5868
      @pauliewalnuts5868 4 роки тому

      it doesn't matter when you play it it is important that YOU PLAY IT

  • @KudiGamer
    @KudiGamer 9 років тому +69

    With a guy like James Benson responsible for the animations inthe game Firewatch I have little doubt that the animations in Firewatch are going to be amazing

    • @SSketchii
      @SSketchii 9 років тому +1

      Kudi Why? He's really good.

    • @KudiGamer
      @KudiGamer 9 років тому +6

      SSketchii Thats what I said, that I im convinced that the animations he´s doing for Firewatch are going to be amazing

    • @SSketchii
      @SSketchii 9 років тому +1

      Kudi "I have little doubt that the animations in Firewatch are going to be amazing"
      That means that you kinda doubt they're going to be amazing..

    • @KudiGamer
      @KudiGamer 9 років тому +6

      I means that I don´t have any doubt about the quality of the animations

    • @theattachecase6666
      @theattachecase6666 9 років тому +7

      Kudi Actually, you are grammatically correct and you did indeed say correctly that you have very little doubt that the graphics are going to be amazing, doubt being basically that you have a hard time believing it won't be amazing. It just did sound off, even to me at first.

  • @SpoonSputnik
    @SpoonSputnik 3 місяці тому +2

    lol something funny is that people think that the logo is a man holding a crowbar, when in actuality, its the the lambda sign used in the lambda equation

  • @stefanm.734
    @stefanm.734 4 роки тому +11

    When I think about it, it is rather strange Gordon doesn't suffer from PTSD because of this.

    • @hannibalburgers477
      @hannibalburgers477 4 роки тому +3

      What makes you think he doesn't

    • @kennedytheretard975
      @kennedytheretard975 4 роки тому +2

      @@hannibalburgers477 he says nothing, and it doesn't exist any clue of that on Half-Life 2
      :|

    • @bigpappa4041
      @bigpappa4041 3 роки тому

      Dude probably does, and If you consider the remake ( Black Mesa ) canon then it gets even worse.

    • @tomasbar1101
      @tomasbar1101 3 роки тому +1

      He don't have time to suffer from PTSD

  • @TemmieContingenC
    @TemmieContingenC 11 місяців тому +5

    Lol that Black Ops assassin got fucking humbled.

  • @gEck0_
    @gEck0_ 7 років тому +47

    Crowbar simulator 1998

    • @Dyingfetus
      @Dyingfetus 7 років тому +4

      the fuck you are everywhere
      nice jinx icon btw

    • @evrmsa4031
      @evrmsa4031 5 років тому

      >:DDD

  • @dunderguy
    @dunderguy Рік тому +1

    This is possibly one of the best fan-animated videos I have ever seen

    • @nerogaming1010
      @nerogaming1010 Рік тому +1

      also add that this work is 20+ years old, this is one of the bests in his time

  • @LordWoodpecker
    @LordWoodpecker 4 роки тому +46

    >UA-cam puts this video in recommendations
    >"ehy let's like thi-"
    >already liked the video
    >gud

    • @RayTC
      @RayTC 4 роки тому +1

      LordWoodpecker >le ebin memearrows

    • @fnafaef8607
      @fnafaef8607 3 роки тому

      Just unlike and like the video again
      8000000000 IQ