![]() Despite how central it was to the plot of the originals, we barely hear about Xen in the sequels, much less have a chance of seeing it. However, there are fewer references to HL1 as a whole throughout HL2 as they were deliberately set far apart timeline-wise. The Episodes greatly reference HL2 and each other because they take place within days and even hours of one another, not much different from how the HL1 expansions referenced HL1 and each other. ![]() Marc ensured that couldn't happen as the slate was fully wiped clean. Marc, who personally designated this along with the G-Man's closing speech, did this because their publisher Sierra was pressuring them to make the sequel occur in Black Mesa as well. This absence is an important distinction because the nuke at the end of OpFor was a literary device specifically to prevent the possibility of any future HL game taking place inside the facility again. Again, this was designated by Marc.īoth HL2 and its Episodes also make a crucial reference to Opposing Force: neither ever suggests returning to Black Mesa. Episode Two further references Blue Shift in a critical plot point in the launching the satellite at White Forest which accesses the Xen relay set up during HL1 and BS, Barney having activated the Xen portion. Marc personally named him for this introduction. Half-Life 2 and one of its Episodes have a significant reference to Blue Shift: the character of Barney Calhoun, the security guard introduced and named in this expansion. Unforeseen Consequences: A Half-Life Documentary Half-Life on Twitter Half-Life Franchise on Steam Combine OverWiki Black Mesa Source LambdaGeneration Project Borealis RunThinkShootLive Half-Life: Alyx team AMA To All New & Old Players of the Franchise - r/HalfLife Welcome Guide by /u/Nobiting Requirements for Half Life: Alyx What order should I play the Half-Life games in? The Best Singleplayer Mods Guide by /u/Dune_Jumper Marc Laidlaw's Epistle 3 with Real Names by /u/Gondile Where is Half-Life 3? These Things, They Take Time. Offenders of these rules may be banned without warning. Any posts containing spoilers must be marked as spoiler using Reddit's built-in spoiler warnings. ![]() Posting unmarked spoilers or leaks of Half-Life: Alyx will result in an immediate ban.Do not pass other's work off as your own. When posting fan generated content, try to credit the original artist and link to the primary source whenever possible.Posting uncalled for materials may result in an immediate and permanent ban. All other NSFW posts and comments must be tagged. Stalking, harassment, witch hunting, trolling, brigading, ddosing, or doxxing will not be tolerated and will result in a ban. No personal information, in posts or comments. Personal attacks, bigotry, fighting words, otherwise inappropriate behavior or content, comments that insult or demean a specific user or group of users will be removed. All posts and comments must follow Reddiquette. ![]() Please submit posts of this nature to to r/HalfLifeLounge. image macros, "One-liner" jokes), streams, generic Let's Plays, reposts, spam, rants, etc. Low-value submissions that may detract from meaningful discussion are not allowed. Important Valve and Steam news may be allowed per Moderator discretion. Submissions must be directly related to the Half-Life franchise.We have a few light rules to keep discussion upbeat and interesting, check them out below! You've come to the right place to discuss Half-Life. You have chosen, or have been chosen to subscribe to our subreddit. ![]()
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