When i first saw them as a kid, i thought that they were some sort of headless chickens(or turkeys) ready to be baked for thanksgiving day, that was the first association in my head 🤣 Pretty much all the Xen creatures from Half-Life are super weird.
I agree with your assessment that they can definitely be annoying at times but they add variety to the enemy encounters and are a big part of Half-Life’s identity. I really liked how in 2 they added some new variants to make their encounters less repetitive. I like how in 2 it only takes one crowbar swing to take them out. Unfortunately the other Xen creatures didn’t return in HL2/Episodes. Same goes for the Gonome (luckily Entropy Zero 2 has one or more as a mini boss).
Tbh, I like that it takes two swings to kill them. It makes for more tense fight where you need to be quick and kill them before they can attack again. About the variants, yea they are nice little additions but I despise the poison one he is annoying as hell lol
Even though I disagree with you on two swings are better than one I can see where you’re coming from and respect that. I agree that the poison ones can definitely be annoying at times, but I like them for the same reason you prefer two swings over one where they’re a pretty big threat you need to take out fast. I also like how their rattlesnake sounds send you into alert mode. I personally found the fast Headcrabs to be far more annoying since they’re more unpredictable. Sometimes they’ll aggressively charge you and other times they’ll flee.
@@supertuna123 It's fun. Hardcore mode on 100% sets player's hp on permanent 1HP and makes enemies faster. You are instantgibed by any damage. Headcrabs jump like crazy.
@@imperialnypiwosz3185 ill try it out tonight if there are any servers available, i am replaying hl1 campaign for the second time in the past 2 days on hard just for the lulz
When i first saw them as a kid, i thought that they were some sort of headless chickens(or turkeys) ready to be baked for thanksgiving day, that was the first association in my head 🤣 Pretty much all the Xen creatures from Half-Life are super weird.
Yea headcrabs look like chicken breasts lol, and its a good thing for alien creatures to look weird!
@@supertuna123 Yea, very original design.
I agree with your assessment that they can definitely be annoying at times but they add variety to the enemy encounters and are a big part of Half-Life’s identity. I really liked how in 2 they added some new variants to make their encounters less repetitive. I like how in 2 it only takes one crowbar swing to take them out. Unfortunately the other Xen creatures didn’t return in HL2/Episodes. Same goes for the Gonome (luckily Entropy Zero 2 has one or more as a mini boss).
Tbh, I like that it takes two swings to kill them. It makes for more tense fight where you need to be quick and kill them before they can attack again. About the variants, yea they are nice little additions but I despise the poison one he is annoying as hell lol
Even though I disagree with you on two swings are better than one I can see where you’re coming from and respect that.
I agree that the poison ones can definitely be annoying at times, but I like them for the same reason you prefer two swings over one where they’re a pretty big threat you need to take out fast. I also like how their rattlesnake sounds send you into alert mode. I personally found the fast Headcrabs to be far more annoying since they’re more unpredictable. Sometimes they’ll aggressively charge you and other times they’ll flee.
so silly , you gotta love them
Headcrabs are a nightmare on sven coop hardcore mod.
Never played too much Sven coio but I bet they are
@@supertuna123 It's fun. Hardcore mode on 100% sets player's hp on permanent 1HP and makes enemies faster. You are instantgibed by any damage. Headcrabs jump like crazy.
@@imperialnypiwosz3185 ill try it out tonight if there are any servers available, i am replaying hl1 campaign for the second time in the past 2 days on hard just for the lulz
@@supertuna123 There are many hardcore servers in sven.
@@imperialnypiwosz3185 one thing I dont like about Sven is that if you die you gotta wait. Thats qhy I dont hop on it too often