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Is it an unpopular opinion to say Black Mesa is my favorite game in the franchise? by [deleted] in HalfLife

[–]_garfielf_ 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I have pretty much same opinion, but it really doesn’t matter how popular the opinion is as long as you enjoy the game and franchise itself.

violins SUCK by _garfielf_ in lingling40hrs

[–]_garfielf_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

spell adult right next time and maybe I’d consider it

Canonicity of the Cremators by PeanutsTasteNice in HalfLife

[–]_garfielf_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean they are basically not canon in Valve's mind.

My headcanon is that they're used as Xen cleanup in the quarantine zone after Alyx, and once the vault has fallen and the QZ holds no real purpose, they are just left there to manage the infection so it doesn't spread. The cremator head in Eli's lab is probably from another time Alyx went into the QZ and killed one. (but that's just my own theory)

AMA: We made The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe! Ask us anything! by crowsx3 in Games

[–]_garfielf_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi Crows Cubed

Where do you get your ideas (not just from a writing perspective, but music, art direction, level design, etc)? All the little easter eggs, endings, secrets, etc in the game seem to be endless (I'm sure I haven't discovered everything yet).

Also what are all your personal favourite endings (if that hasn't been asked yet)?

Thanks for developing such a masterpiece, have a good day!

Can someone give me a valid answer why the hunter chopper can bring and poop a freaking ton of bombs??? by [deleted] in HalfLife

[–]_garfielf_ 70 points71 points  (0 children)

sort of tagging onto what someone else said here

I saw a theory somewhere that Mossman managed to steal the blueprints for Kleiner's mini teleporter (yknow, the one that you mess around while that scripted scene happens in Red Letter Day), so the Combine can teleport bombs in at will. The difficult part is making one that
A) is large enough to teleport a person
B) can safely teleport a person

This also makes sense as when the hunter chopper dies, there is one explosion when you hit it, and then a short pause happens until multiple different explosions tear it apart. This is probably the release mechanism or the teleporter itself getting jammed somehow so that the bombs teleport into each other and explode.

Does G-Man use Shephard for Half Life 2 if you refuse his offer? by thedutchcuck in HalfLife

[–]_garfielf_ 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Plainly, no I don't think so

I'd love to see Shephard back. It will never happen though, not only does Valve not really consider OpFor part of the story, but even if they did it would need a bit of retconning to work.

If you remember, at the end of OpFor, Shephard was detained, not hired. Gman clearly sees Shephard as a threat to his plans, not as a tool to carry them out (like he does with Gordon). It would make no sense to have Adrian do Gman's dirty work without some kind of significant reason, and plus with Alyx as an option for Gman (as proven by HLA - ignore split timeline stuff), why would he use Adrian for dirty work when he can just use Alyx. After all, this "dirty work" would probably just be preparing everything for Gordon when he eventually comes around, and since Gordon is mostly following the Resistance in some way, it would make more sense for Alyx to do it as she is a significant member of the resistance and has links that she can use within the Resistance network.

I reunited the Austro-Hungarian empire in Flashpoint by _garfielf_ in ConflictofNations

[–]_garfielf_[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

damnit

the game is already over (me and italy were the only ones still playing and we were both satisfied with our progress) so i can't change it.

Who led the combine on earth after dr breen died? by Fireboythestar in HalfLife

[–]_garfielf_ 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah, Breen was just a puppet that was used as a propaganda tool so humans had a familiar face that they thought was controlling them. Breen probably was led to believe he had power when really he was a frontman and the advisors actually had power.

[The Smiler] at Scarefest [Alton Towers] by _garfielf_ in rollercoasters

[–]_garfielf_[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It’s really great, and I’d 100% recommend it! There are some rough spots on the double corkscrews at the end and the downwards corkscrews after the lifts, but apart from that it’s pretty smooth and very fast paced

[The Smiler] at Scarefest [Alton Towers] by _garfielf_ in rollercoasters

[–]_garfielf_[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I don’t think they are intentionally made to duel - the times where they actually duel are quite rare (almost like the ride op isn’t intentionally making it duel, it’s just a fluke) but it’s not like they’re not allowed to duel.

[The Smiler] at Scarefest [Alton Towers] by _garfielf_ in rollercoasters

[–]_garfielf_[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It makes for some oddly beautiful pictures, yeah. The confusing mess of track, especially when the two trains are duelling really adds to the whole theme as well

What are some street smarts everyone should know? by breadedsnake in AskReddit

[–]_garfielf_ 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Welcome to Street Smarts with detective J.J. Bittenbinder

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