EVERY Half-Life Chapter RANKED From WORST to BEST!
60K views · Nov 19, 2025 · Gaming
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@MrJarheadTV · 10 months ago · pinned
► CREDITS 🤝<br><br>- Check out the HL Alyx animation from @Komegatze: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6erVqRd_bBE">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6erVqRd_bBE</a> <br> <br>- This is where I got the Alyx render from for the thumbnail: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/HalfLife/comments/dyqzey/fanmade_wallpaper_for_halflife_alyx/">https://www.reddit.com/r/HalfLife/comments/dyqzey/fanmade_wallpaper_for_halflife_alyx/</a> <br> <br>- Also shoutout to @SquareEyedJak and his every level ranked videos for providing me some inspiration for this! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ4-Ug6k_wpSBLKyNp3hfEshgLqnEYc0G">https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ4-Ug6k_wpSBLKyNp3hfEshgLqnEYc0G</a> <br> <br>It was not planned that this video would go out on Half-Life’s 27th birthday, but it’s pretty cool that the stars aligned that way. It’s been on my bucket list to create a video that’s over an hour, and when this idea came to me last year I knew it was a matter of when, not if, I would make it – so thank you guys so much for your patience and for indulging me today. I know I’ve been pretty absent this year but I promise it wasn’t laziness or losing passion for this whatsoever. I had an absolute blast making this video (except for the part when I had to render it 47 times), and I hope this was worth the wait. What exactly I do next I haven’t decided just yet, but I should be back around sooner than later. Thanks again for everything guys 🙇🏻♂❤
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@theokushmerek1616 · 10 months ago
HOPIUM ADMINISTERED
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@kesorangutan6170 · 10 months ago
I know it's hilarious nowadays but the scientists and security guards dying in funny ways is the Valve's way of saying "do not do that, you idiots. You will die if you do this".<br><br>-Otis dying to the electrical fence<br>-Scientist dying to the tripmine at the start of We've Got Hostiles.<br>-Another scientist running towards an HECU marine while saying "rescue at last!" and the soldier killing him.<br><br>These are all placed there to show the players that these things possess danger. HL2 also has moments like this but they are more "subtle" and not that funny. Such as:<br><br>-Lamarr introduction<br>-Barnacle catching a crow in front of you<br>-Zombine joke scene. They show the zombine using his grenade in a safe environment. <br><br>I'm pretty sure Alyx also has moments like this but never played that game lol.
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@SimonF-tg7oc · 10 months ago
Best way I can describe entanglement is three nights at nova prospekt 😂😂
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@TimeDoptimus-1885 · 10 months ago
Prepare for unforeseen weezer references…
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@brimstoner982 · 10 months ago
Barney sounds so zooted in the gearbox games
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@MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive · 10 months ago
You’re the first person I’ve heard say he likes Interloper.
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@everything-on-red · 10 months ago
Residue processing may be annoying as hell to play, but it does serve a purpose. Giving you a more puzzle-based chapter after your ambush narratively highlights your isolation and emotional and physical low point. It's cool that the game has you claw your way back up from nothing after removing all your weapons, and literally making you crawl through a waste plant is a great metaphor. Also, the aesthetic and vibes of the chapter are cool, kinda similar to blast pit in a way. I wouldn't want it removed, but obviously a serious gameplay overhaul is in order.
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@Noperison · 10 months ago
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htYIB2f6k0w&t=3350">55:50</a> fun fact: there was a cut voiceline where he says “well…. Shit”
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@willhelm-mp4 · 10 months ago
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htYIB2f6k0w&t=1048">17:28</a> I was so flabbergasted by this off hand comment, the hev death noise played in real life as i fell off my chair.
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@pierre-mariecaulliez6285 · 10 months ago
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htYIB2f6k0w&t=3875">1:04:35</a> You REALLY hammed him up as a slasher killer to the combine, love it ;7
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@kesorangutan6170 · 10 months ago
Here's a tip to skip Nihilanth's teleportation attacks:<br><br>Hide behind those spikes. If you think you can't hide behind in time, shoot at the green orb with a non-hitscan weapon. I mean a weapon that shoots a physical projectile. Crossbow and hivehand's alt-attack work wonders on it. I generally use hivehand to get rid of the green orbs because it has infinite ammo.<br><br>Rpg, grenades, and snarks should work on the orbs too but I've never tried them tbh.
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