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A streamer discovers a rare beta version of Half-Life that implements VR support and an experimental AI feature, changing his life forever.
2020
Half-Life: Alyx is just around the corner. I decided to revisit the rest of the series and give it a new breath of life through VR, when I discovered an experimental build of the game, featuring NPC's powered by voice recognition and machine learning. The result? The most infuriating (and hilarious) playthrough of Half-Life VR you could imagine. Join Wayne, Tommy, Dr. Coomer, Bubby, and [REDACTED] in their quest to escape Black Mesa!
The resonance cascade has torn through the entirety of Black Mesa. Gordon Freeman, Dr. Coomer, Tommy, Bubby, and Benrey(?) have realized there is only one way to ensure their survival as they escape the facility: combat. Tommy learns to kill. Bubby asserts his place in the pecking order. Dr. Coomer shows us the ropes. And Benrey...
Escaping Black Mesa isn't going to be as simple as planned. After barely avoiding the barrage of missiles awaiting them at the surface, the science team takes a well deserved rest, preparing to enter one of the most hazardous areas in the entire complex: the nuclear reactor. Bubby takes one for the team. Tommy has the talk. Dr. Coomer's power grows. And Benrey...
The rockets will be launched... but at what cost? The science team manages to destroy the tentacle beast using the rocket engine, clearing the way to the deepest recesses of Black Mesa, alerting the Military to their location once again and opening the path to the greatest dangers the Science Team has yet to face... Tommy is tempted. Bubby lives his greatest dream. Benrey tells a lie. And Dr. Coomer discovers a forbidden truth...
The worst day of Gordon Freeman's life begins. The science team is closer to the Lambda Lab than ever, but the hardships of the ruined Black Mesa are doing their best to keep them at bay. Gordon breaks down. Tommy puts his foot down. Bubby destroys history. Dr. Coomer dominates the ocean. And Benrey...
Gordon is left for dead. The Science Team would never be the same again. But who was the mastermind? What was their motivation? One thing's for sure. Bubby, Tommy, Dr. Coomer, Benrey... They're still out there. Somewhere, in Black Mesa, their paths will cross again. The only question is when. Tommy shows off his geography skills. Bubby gets what's coming to him. Gordon endures the nightmare. Benrey is missing in action. And Dr. Coomer...
The Science Team sets aside their differences and finds their way on to the last leg of their journey to the Lambda Complex. But Dr. Coomer's claim of the military's destruction doesn't seem to hold so true when they see what awaits them outside the Biological Research Lab. And Benrey is still out there waiting, somewhere. Gordon gets a visitor. Bubby finds a new hobby.Dr. Coomer's feelings get hurt. Tommy reveals his favorite drink. And Benrey...
The FINAL act of the HLVR:AI saga begins. The Science Team receives a helping hand from an unexpected scientist and ventures forward into the heart of the complex: the Lambda Lab. As they draw nearer, the finality of this day's events becomes more and more evident. As the team's questions on the nature of the Resonance Cascade and what truly lies at the heart of Black Mesa begin to be answered, even grander questions arise. The team receives a helping hand. Gordon chugs. Bubby endures an experience. Coomer calls shotgun. Tommy worries. Benrey reminisces. The end is nigh...
The end is here. Do you have your passport?
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2026
The world we once knew is no more, but in its place, a world unknown. In 2020, I found an experimental, unreleased VR build of Half-Life 1 featuring "NPC's powered by voice recognition and machine learning". What I expected to JUST be an infuriating and funny playthrough turned out to be much, much more. Its 'machine-learning' NPC's were far more advanced than I ever thought possible, and my interactions with them dynamically changed the game in nonsensical and unbelievable ways. My journey alongside those 'self-aware' AI has long since concluded, but six years later, with all the recent hype over Half-Life 3/HLX, I felt nostalgic, and curiosity finally got to me: I returned. What I'd find... I could never have anticipated. HALF-LIFE 2: SELF-AWARE AI has BEGUN.
The journey to Nova Prospekt CONTINUES. Waking up on the floor of a rat-ridden sewer, Gord(g)on is surrounded by his fellow "Antiscience Team" members: FATHER GRIGORI, CHRISTOPHER, XAR, and their newest addition, STAIN. Despite absorbing fatal viruses and bacteria off the floor and becoming VERY sick, Gordon and co. press on towards their first objective, Black Mesa East, while guiding their new thing Stain through his first day out of his sewer-home. WILL THEY MAKE IT..?
