68 Episodes of the inner thoughts of Gordon Freeman
So this is one of those bizarre quirks of the Youtube age of a series that started back in December of 2007 of one person giving voice to the voiceless protagonist of the Half Life series by playing through the game but providing commentary as if it was Gordon Freeman's own monologue playing the game. I've greatly enjoyed it as Ross Scott has a great voice portraying Gordon as an arrogant anti-social somewhat paranoid individual living through the worst day of his life.
I've added in some random quotes from quotewiki from some episodes. The entire thing is just over eight hours long but within twenty minutes you should know if this is the kind of thing you want to sit through or not.
Freeman wrote:
Freeman: When they invented the atomic bomb they were afraid it was going to catch the atmosphere on fire and burn up the whole Earth, but they did it anyway. That took balls. Not us, though. The only people taking the risks were the ones who didn't understand them in the first place. We're not brave, we're just stupid.
Freeman: [shooting aliens] THIS IS NOT A DEMOCRACY! I HAVE A GUN, SO I'M IN CHARGE! MANY GOVERNMENTS AROUND THE WORLD FUNCTION ON THIS PRINCIPLE, AND SOME OF THEM LAST FOR MONTHS!!!
HECU: I killed twelve dumbass scientists and not one of them fought back. This sucks!
Freeman: Yeah, I guess that's what happens when you shoot everyone on a rescue operation. But not to worry; I'm a scientist, and I'm armed like a secessionist. Hey, that rhymes!
[HECU open fire; Gordon shoots them]
Freeman: Ah, okay! Fine! I should have known you guys aren't into poetry! I guess I can't completely blame you. That wasn't a perfect rhyme—the syllable count was off. So, what's that make? Twelve, fifteen counts of self-defense with an automatic weapon? I'm losing count and I don't think the cops are gonna buy that anymore.
"A cult is a religion with no political power." -Tom Wolfe Pardon me for sounding like a dick, but I'm playing the tiniest violin in the world right now-Dalton
It has become clear to me in the previous days that any attempts at reconciliation and explanation with the community here has failed. I have tried my best. I really have. I pored my heart out trying. But it was all for nothing.
You win. There, I have said it.
Now there is only one thing left to do. Let us see if I can sum up the strength needed to end things once and for all.
I watched a few episodes of this back in the day. It was funny, in its own special way. I wonder if he'll continue his mad Freeman impression through HL2.
The after the credits alternate ending was a hoot. I too would love to see more, though I wonder if the less generic dialog in HL2 might be a bigger challenge.
Excellent lets-play series, I have been watching it since episode 2. Updates were really slow for a while but speeded up after the author did a donation drive.
