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  • you are too young to undestand, play the game and you shall come to us...

    TBH playing now for the first time would probably be the best thing as by the time you reach the end HL3 wold be just behind the corner we hope :P

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    WHAT 4 REAL??? DID YOU HEAR OP!?? YOU NEED TO FINISH EVERY HALF LIFE GAME AS FAST AS YOU CAN, UNTIL THEN HL3 WILL NEVER COME OUT

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    "4 Real"...? As in... HALF LIFE 4?!?!

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    Half life 4 confirmed

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    Half-Life 4: The Search for Half-Life 3

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    You mean Full Life 2 right?

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    Quarter Life 8

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    NO ITS TOO EARLY

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    hl4 episode 8

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    I started the half life series like i think 9 months ago, i played 1, then 2, and recently finally played episode 1 and 2 on an xbox 360 i randomly found. That ending on episode 2 got me PISSED. I also kinda dislike how apparently half life alyx changed some story stuff, but i still have to play it (i have vr and the game since my brother bought both, i'm lucky)

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    Well, it not so much "changes" the ending (as in: retcon), but advances it by like... 30 seconds? It's hard to explain without spoilers.

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    Yes that's true, also i should specify the ending of episode 2 got me pissed because i can't continue the story, i can't belive they left us on that big of a cliffhanger for... almost 20 years now. What i heard about alyx and what i disliked about it is impossible to talk without spoilers, but who knows, maybe when i will actually play it i will like it.

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    I first played and finished HL2 quite recently and got to the end of episode two and I was ready to continue... And then i was like "oooooooh, so thats what this all is about"

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  • "Abandon all hope, ye who enter here"

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    This subreddit is hell...

    WAIT WHAT THE FUCK DO WE DO IF V1 FROM ULTRAKILL SHOWS UP?

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    We commit a mass suicide✌🏻

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    Eh, the announcement of Ace Combat 8 put off my suicide plans.

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    can't play half life 3 dead Man

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    im sure god has it somewhere

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    He is waiting too for the game, being all powerfull doesnt give you a free game

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    NEXT YEAR HELL HAVE IT IM SURE

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    YES INDEED BROTHER🔥

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    "That's a weird way to spell twitter"

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    It was a horrifying sign, but it sounded like a neat Adventure!

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  • The right man in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world

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  • The worst time ever possible.

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  • THE WRONG TIME IN THE RIGHT MAN CAN MAKE ALL THE WORLDNESSES IN THE DIFF

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    The right wrong in the time man can difference all the world in the make

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  • This comment has been removed by Reddit for knowing too much.  Do not inquire.

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    This comment was removed by Gaben for asking too much

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    This comment was disintegrated by GMan for trying to rescue Gordon from his stasis early. It's not the time to rise and shine yet.

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    MR_Happy2008 was also "removed" for asking too much

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    Eyes Wide Shut 2 confirmed

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    LOOK AT THE USER NAME!!! It ends with 4264 The middle part is 26 -> 2026 The rest is 44

    HLX releases on 4.4.2026

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  • The game awards did not treat kindly to those who didnt get the memo that hl3 wasnt going to be announced there

    If you want to play it, give it a try but a small heads up: the game is indeed old

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    HL alyx is nice :P

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    Ok yeah hla is fine but I was talking about half life 1

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    HL1 is timeless stop the cap

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    HL1 is indeed timeless

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    I echo these sentiments, but also you can't go wrong playing Black Mesa instead. Some don't like new Xen but I very much did, despite it being a bit over long

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    I generally tell people that if they care about the history of first person shooters, they should play the OG, but if all they care about is the story, just go with Black Mesa.

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    I feel like palying black mesa nad then moving to HL2 would feel too much like playing the same game twice

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    it can be a little rough for anyone who's used to modern games. it's a lot harder than most 21st century shooters, for one thing.

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  • You'll just have to wait until after the test

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  • Nooooo don't worry it's fiiiine :)

    Start with HL1 or Black Mesa, whichever you prefer. HL1 is older but more iconic, and BM is better suited for modern audiences, but can be a bit long at times. No matter which one you choose, playing the last chapters will suck unfortunately, just in different ways. Thanks and have fun.

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    Black Mesa drags a little bit, but I really liked what they did with Xen. And the music was great.

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  • GET HIM!!! EAT HIM ALIVEEEE!!!

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    I-It can’t be that good… right??

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    Sincerely, Half-Life is fantastic. It absolutely is that good, especially if you're someone who cares about narrative

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    all modern story-driven first person shooters are descended from Half-Life.

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  • This is what 18 years in a clifhanger does to a comunity.

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    18? What you talking about? Episode 3 was promised right after the 2.

    Games released as episodes they said. A revolution that would have allowed faster releases.

    It only was some years ago. Yeah, It will come soon. I even replayed the games these days while waiting.

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    it's really wild that Gabe/Valve have claimed that they didn't know people cared about the story in Half-Life and would be very upset if they didn't get some sort of closure.

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  • Being 100% serious, yeah it's worth it. I'd recommend starting with the original Half-Life, then moving onto the expansions Opposing Force and Blue Shift afterwards if you enjoy. Black Mesa is also worth a look, it's a modern remake/reimagining of Half-Life by a different team (although I'd always recommend the original before the remake.)

    As for the craziness, don't worry about it. Some people got their hopes up for an announcement that wasn't likely going to happen (but will happen at some point.) The long wait for Half-life 3 has taken its toll on some...

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  • You better get outta here it's not safe around this sub

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  • You just decide to start the series at the moment when everyone is going crazy about a possible Half-Life 3. Don't worry.

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  • You better get out of here before it's too late

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  • You… will never understand our HATRED IT WAS SUPPOSE TO BE UE AT THE GAME ASEFNFAMRHENG HNGNG

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  • you walked in here at an absolutley HORRID time

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  • It's worth playing yes. I'll give you a quick recommendation for the order you should play including spinoffs and popular fan games.

    Half Life 1 era:

    Half Life Half Life: Opposing Force Half Life: Blue Shift Half Life: Decay (not on steam, it's a co-op game that was made for the ps2. You can find a mod of it online though)

    Half Life 2 era:

    Half Life 2 Half Life 2: Episode 1 Half Life 2: Episode 2 (the episodes are included when you buy Half Life 2 on Steam now)

    Portal Spinoff series (play this whenever you want): Portal Portal 2

    Half Life Alyx: Half Life Alyx (VR only, but it's worth getting a headset just for this game, I'm serious it's that good)

    Popular Fan Games: Black Mesa (a fan remake of Half Life 1, very high quality) Black Mesa: Blue Shift (a fan remake of Half Life: Blue Shift, not yet complete but it's most of the way there) Entropy: Zero Entropy: Zero 2 (this one is peak Half life, if you have to play one of these, play this one) Portal Stories: Mel (A prequel to Portal 2, very high quality) Portal Reloaded Nightmare House (not set in the Half Life Universe)

    There you go, I know it's a weird time for the community but when has this community ever been normal? Hope you enjoy!

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    if we're recommending HL2 mods set in the HL universe, we really gotta include Minerva. The mod so good that Valve had to hire the creator.

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  • Just don’t play Half-Life 2, 2.1 and 2.2 or you will end up like the rest of us…

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  • No no, this is the exact right time. They’re waiting for you, @Velcore89070. In the test chamberrr.

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  • Time, mister Freeman? Is it really that... time, again?

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  • Basically, people are going insane due to the game awards. Dunno more than that

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  • Epstein files ahhh text😭💔

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  • L-listen, pal, I don't have much tim3, okay? We are suffering from extreme Hopium withdrawal, everyone here is fucking addicted to the stuff, they turn into mindless monsters, searching for new souls to consume, run, run away and play Half-Life 1 or Black Mesa before... SHIT IT'S HAPPENING SHIIIIIIOUAU 𐰘𐰀𐰤𐰃 𐰏𐰀𐰠𐰤𐰃 𐱅𐰜𐰀𐱅𐱁𐰤 𐰋𐰀 𐰖𐰆𐱃𐰣 𐰘𐰀𐰤𐰃 𐰏𐰀𐰠𐰤𐰃 𐱅𐰜𐰀𐱅𐱁𐰤 𐰋𐰀 𐰖𐰆𐱃𐰣 𐰘𐰀𐰤𐰃 𐰏𐰀𐰠𐰤𐰃 𐱅𐰜𐰀𐱅𐱁𐰤 𐰋𐰀 𐰖𐰆𐱃𐰣

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  • Hi! Good news, the mass panic has only affected others. Not me. I’m one of the functioning ones, which I could prove using my chart (but I am not allowed to show you) (sorry).

    Everyone begins Half Life through the same tried and tested, sacred pipeline. Here is the mass accepted way to get you started:

    Half Life: Source → Garry's Mod Dark RP/Homigrad → Hunt Down The Freeman → Half Life 2 Beta Build + FakeFactory Cinematic mod

    You can skip Half Life 2 entirely, but you can read the wiki plot summary (boring plot).

    Play with music at 0 because it's just weird jungle music with phasers (distracting).

    Use the console to type sv_cheats 1 and noclip past the talking bits (boring).

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  • At the end of the day it's all just funny shitposts, people are really excited now that hl3 is an actual possibility after over two decades of anticipation

    The games are great and I recommend playing them, hl2 despite being from 2004 aged really well and hl1 has a fun gameplay loop, especially if you like more fast paced games like ultrakill or doom eternal, since it has very easy to do bunnyhopping with great level design

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  • Oh good you’re finally here, we were looking for a sacrifice and you just popped in at the right time at the right place.

    Let us begin

    𓀀 𓀁 𓀂 𓀃 𓀄 𓀅 𓀆 𓀇 𓀈 𓀉 𓀊 𓀋 𓀌 𓀍 𓀎 𓀏 𓀐 𓀑 𓀒 𓀓 𓀔 𓀕 𓀖 𓀗 𓀘 𓀙 𓀚 𓀛 𓀜 𓀝 𓀞 𓀟 𓀠 𓀡 𓀢 𓀣 𓀤 𓀥 𓀦 𓀧 𓀨 𓀩 𓀪 𓀫 𓀬 𓀭 𓀮 𓀯 𓀰 𓀱 𓀲 𓀳 𓀴 𓀵 𓀶 𓀷 𓀸 𓀹 𓀺 𓀻 𓀼 𓀽 𓀾 𓀿 𓁀 𓁁 𓁂 𓁃 𓁄 𓁅 𓁆 𓁇 𓁈 𓁉 𓁊 𓁋 𓁌 𓁍 𓁎 𓁏 𓁐 𓁑 𓀄 𓀅 𓀆 𓀇 𓀈 𓀉 𓀊

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  • Leave this sub and never look back

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  • I dont even want hl3 at this pointy, just make a fanon game or smt

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  • This fucking sub lmaooo

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  • No, you're just in time. We will have the third game fully manifested in three moons. help us with the ritual.

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  • Play through the Ravenholm chapter of HL2 if you want a good idea of what this community has become.

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  • I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue.

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  • Nah bro. Play the games, don't worry. We are just crazy around here

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  • We’ve finally lost the plot

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  • Don't worry about it people are just malding over hl3 not being announced at TGA.

    It's never too early or too late to get into the series, just make sure you play them in order of Release lol.

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  • Indeed you have, you should stay away as far as possible from the community for now

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  • youre in the best time to play, you know why? bc theres never a bad time to play this game. (i have never played this game, im just here bc the memes and i like valve)

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  • You're not the only one that are finding this strange, i've been looking at theses posts for days.

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  • Okay so basically this sub started Satanic Rituals after getting no announcements at all in 2025 for Half Life 3, especially after the Game Awards.

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  • wrong time, wrong place

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  • goober netwrok

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  • You havent played... What?

    Wait a sec....

    Guys?

    GET HIM!!!!!!!!!!!

    NOW!!!!!!!!

    STRAP HIM DOWN!!!!!!!!!!!

    START PROCEDURE 36!!!!!!!!

    PUT HIM IN FRONT OF THE SCREEN!!!!!!!!!!!

    START NOCLIP'S HALF LIFE AND HALF LIFE 2 DOCUMENTARY!!!!!!!!!!!!

    MAKE HIM ADD HALF LIFE, HALF LIFE 2 AND BLACK MESA TO HIS LIBRARY!!!!!!!!

    HIDE ALL OTHER GAMES IN HIS LIBRARY FOR 2 MONTHS!!!!!!!!

    APPLY SPECIAL SELECTIVE BRAIN MEMORY ADJUSTMENT CHEMICAL PROCEDURE!!!!!!!!!!

    IS HE READY ?

    OK!!!!!

    done.

    So yeah, it's all good here, so what are you gonna play again? Half life 2, half life 1, it's expansions, Black Mesa?

    You have your pc ready for when Half Life 3..... Ack tffdddt crack pffdshhhht DANGER DANGER...

    WAIT!!!!!!!

    IM FINE!!!!!!!!

    alarm off...

    When Half life 3 is close to release, consider having your pc ready ok?

    Have a nice time in the sub!

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  • The entity has to be enticed in order to attain a substantial result

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  • Welcome to the asylum.

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  • Perfect timing, we need a sacrifice

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  • Nah. Knowing how these things goes in New Mexico, there is a chance that this will happen first...

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54rwawswQpM

    PS: modify rituals to involve more of nuclear physics, especially inverted mass spectrometry & analysis of half-life of elements to increase the chances of replicating AC8 success. 😉

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  • oh sheesh give me my niche yes u did

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  • also

    Yeah man?

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  • watching the half life community as someone who has never played half life is like watching the roman empire fall

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  • yeah, come back in a week

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  • New lamb appeared , resume the rituals

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  • Y-you don't have to type like that.

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  • Start with black Mesa it's a lot better than the original

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    I see you've made the mistake of stating the truth.

    Watch your back, my friend. The cult has marked you for sacrificing. The rituals won't stop until the third coming.

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  • What 20 years without continuation of story does to community....

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    Community is more or less fine. It's just a bunch of outside losers raiding the sub with their shitty "culture".

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