There are two kinds of Half-Life players: Those who rush to the test chamber, and those who ruin the microwave casserole in the break room. I am glad that you chose the proper approach to this amazing game. 😌
There's a third kind. The ones who instantly remember and laugh way too hard when the casserole joke finally comes full circle. 😂 You know what I mean ....
She did miss the first three G-man sightings sadly, but judging from that moment where she was desperately looking for a med station I'll be glad if she catches even one of them
I am the one who goes as fast as possible. Its fun too when you bunny hop away from soldiers and skip some elevation by using the tripwire bombs as a ladder or use the gauss gun as a rocket jump. Yes, you are right, there are different people. 😅
Watching the LOADING message take all of less than one second is funny. When I played this incredible game (revolutionary at the time) it would take 30 seconds on my Pentium 2 200MHz PC
I played it with 133Mhz (at 320x200 resolution) with 32 MB RAM, and it took no more than 10 seconds for me I'm sure, perhaps 5-7 seconds on average. Because I distinctly remember it was loading pretty quick compared to other shooters where a whole level load took longer. Actually I've still got a Pentium Pro 200 Mhz, so I could try it and report later. But Pentium Pro is known to be slower than regular Pentiums.
@@perplexedmothyeah. The game was designed so that levels were split in smaller chunks and take advantage of halls, corners, doors, to make more transitions but with less loading time. I remember comparing this with, for example SiN, and the difference in loading time was incredible
Amber calling out karma on dead scientists for not wanting to see Gordon's baby photos is probably the most Freeman's mind game play I've ever seen. I think she would enjoy the Freeman's Mind series.
30:11 The names on the lockers belong to the Half-Life design team. Inside Freeman's locker are two novels, "The 37th Mandala" and "The Orchid Eater," written by Marc Laidlaw, the game's writer. The baby in the photograph is Isabel, the daughter of level designer Harry Teasley, born during the game's development.
50:36 Talk about selective perception. That health dispenser station were looking for is in shot right there, and while you are asking for it. On the wall to your right, two steps forward. 🤣
I love that you've started doing these old school classics because I never played a lot of them either, and was always curious. It's nice to just watch and finally see what all the fuss was about.
@@VinVonVoom oh look another fanboy blinded by nostalgia😂 literally played both of them for the first time this week back to back, Half-Life(1998) is laughably shallow in comparison, it feels like early beta build of Black Mesa (which it technically is when you think about it)
@@mikeyb.0121 Literally played Black Mesa first and then Half-Life in 2019. I don't have nostalgia for it. Black Mesa is just way less subtle and challenges you less as a player, which is fine, but it doesn't replace the original.
Definitely not a game I expected you to play but not complaining. Been like 20 years since I last played this myself so gonna be a fun nostalgia trip watching these :)
Hardly bro. It borrowed someone elses engine, for a start! XD It pushed the genre forward, as did MANY games back then (given iD had invented the genre just a few years earlier). It was okay, decent even. But not the second coming of christ.
0:59 "Why am I so fast?!?" Welcome to the FPS games of the 1990s :) Back in the day running was default in most FPS and walk/sneak was often used with Shift.
Yeah, games back then didn't have stamina bars, so you could run non-stop, and if you could, you would, so making the default speed the run speed freed players from permanently holding down Shift.
Practically spat my tea out when Amber said 'my controller'. Man alive is that a second-best choice for this game. Some of the later levels are going to be a nightmare....
Ahah I kind of had the same reaction when she said that out loud 😅 I understand that the keyboard + mouse combo can be counter-intuitive for most people who are mostly used to controllers, but just as the other way around, some games can be a pain to play with a controller! Especially older PC games.
I would quite strongly recommend using mouse and keyboard for PC first person shooter games like half life. While you "can" use a controller, the game is very not designed for them. Might take some adjustment, but once you have it's a far superior experience on keyboard + mouse.
49:13 I'd like to think that Gordon canonically stood in that hallway for many many hours, just absolutely pummeling that body with the crowbar until nothing but sludge and bits were left.
I'm so glad you decided to play the training course, it really helps get you used to the controls before jumping in. Also a wholesome detail, that guard receiving CPR actually survives!
32:08 Fun fact: When the guard says "it seems you're in the barrel today" is a reference to an old time Navy joke about a new recruit who enters the ship and the captain says "Here's a barrel, with a glory hole on one side so every marine can have a little pleasure while you're on board and away from home... so you can use it whenever you like, except for wednesdays" he looks confused and ask why except for the wednesday? The captain replied "Oh because on that day it'll be your turn to be in the barrel"
this is so nostalgic, i can't tell you how many times i've done rode that tram and done that opening section haha this flew by, it was so chaotic and fun! half life is always chaos but this playthrough looks like it's gonna be extra chaotic lmao, i can't wait for more! very excited you chose to play this!
I was NOT expecting a Half-Life playthrough, but I'm super excited to see it! I don't want to give you too many suggestions, but you will want to use your quick-save since you can run yourself out of health and ammo and (kind of) screw yourself if you are being too casual. Also, the game was designed for keyboard and mouse without auto-aim, but I wouldn't worry about that. Play whatever way makes it more enjoyable for you. Welcome to the Half-Life universe!
SO happy to hear you're going through gaming's greatest hits like this! Just as great artists must study the classics, I believe game designers, artists, and developers must all at-least TRY the landmark titles.
Oh my, what a treat for the end of the year. I love it. I’m so excited for HL!! It’s hilarious when you run around and click on EVERYTHING - that’s what I do as well! New hair looks great on you, and those glasses suit you too.
Let's go! This game old, still holds up pretty well, but it's important to remember that every FPS before this was just going through a maze to collect colored keys, real DOOM clones, and all story happened in a splash screen. Revolutionized FPS and games in general with all the in-engine events and story. I'm here for it, have fun, be careful with ladders.
So glad you’re enjoying it, very fun to watch! 😁 I think the long jump works the same as in Super Mario 64, so you run, do a short crouch, (release crouch? 🤔) and jump, in quick succession.
Whenever I go back to these old games I'm always amazed by how much fun they still are. If I start a Half-Life playthrough I'm for sure going to finish it and I'm going to play nothing else until I do. There isn't much new stuff that I can say that about except maybe a couple fromsoftware games.
I got really excited when I saw you were playing half life! I grew up playing half life 2 with my family so I'm glad I get to see you experience the games for the first time. It's quite the nostalgia. Hope you have fun with it!
This came up on my recommended and I am glad because I love watching people experience Half-Life for the first time! Your commentary is quick-witted and funny without being annoying, so I appreciate it and can't wait to see the rest of the Half-Life series! If you're curious of the official franchise order, it's: *Half-Life -> Half-Life: Opposing Force -> Half-Life: Blue Shift -> Half-Life 2 -> Half-Life 2: Episode 1 -> Half-Life 2: Episode 2* and that's it. Half-Life: Alyx is a prequel to HL2 and requires a VR headset so once you play Episode 2, you're all caught up basically. :) The Portal Series started as a side-thing, it's basically a First-Person Puzzle game, but the sequel was kind of "baked-in" to the Half-Life universe, so, you could technically put them after Episode 2.
This was one of the first games I played with 3D acceleration on our 3DFX Voodoo Banshee 16MB (you read that right, MB as in MegaByte, orders of magnitude less VRAM than modern graphics cards) graphics card back in the day. A story-based FPS like this was revolutionary back in 1998. This game and "Unreal" took up a lot of PC gamer mindspace at the time (and initiated quite a few upgrades)
I really love to watch your playthroughs because you are so thorough with the game world. Like you really take your time to appreciate every corner of the map, which I think is awesome because often people just miss all those nice little details that the designers put in!
Yeees! Excited for this! And I love that you're playing the OG and not the fan remake "Black Mesa". If you're playing with the controller, you might want to keep the auto aim. Unless you want the extra challenge. It's up to you. There is a quick save and quick load button if you want to try stuff out it comes in handy. I think it was F6 to save and F7 to load. You can check the button mapping if you want to use it. Your new hair looks great, by the way! Have a great start into the new week, Amber!
The first time I started the game, back in 1998, I didn't even try to look around while riding the automated train, because I just assumed it was all prerendered, that's how good it looked. I just sat there and watched the 'video'. When it stopped at the end and Barney walks up to you ("Looks like you're running late!") I found out it was not prerendered, so I restarted it and did it again.😆I think it's super cool that you're playing this legendary old game.
ooh YAY half-life !! I hope you get a chance to play Half-Life 2 (even in your own time) it's great, and was free on steam (now including the episodes) for the 20th Anniversary
One of the first games I played as a kid, didn’t realise how truly remarkable it was until replaying it years later… played Black Mesa recently and I was pleasantly surprised at how well it held up
YAY! YAY YAY YAY! I asked you about this on Twitch once! Incredibly awesome to see it happen! These games hold a special place in my heart, hope you enjoy them! Hope you're doing well Amber! Biggest of hugs. Cheers! x
OMG! What a treat. I've spent untold hours playing HL1. I learned to speedrun it, even recorded a lets-play series focusing on the lore and storyline. To see it through the eyes of a newcomer to the world, especially one whose content I enjoy so much ... wow!
Hey, Symbalily! Very nice to see you on a new project. The game is very old but with a lot of personal history to it, im very excited! Also i love your new haircolor, it suits you very well. Hope you have fun with this one, cant wait for the second game! Thank you for the entertainment. Have fun!!
Oh what a surprise!! If you enjoy this, I really hope you continue on to the sequel and the episodes! It is truly and incredible series. Also i love the hair!!
Yay Half-Life! I was just watching your The Last of Us playthrough and this popped up! You're on a streak of great games, I hope you're enjoying yourself with all of them. 😊 Also, your hair looks gorgeous! Black hair suits you well. All hail Freeman!
Glad youtube rec'd your channel to me! Love seeing how much you enjoy the game, was funny how many times you missed seeing the health station on the wall (maybe the old school low res textures made it harder to see)
Oh wow--not only one of my favourite let's players playing one of my favourite nostalgic games, but a start to said let's player discovering classics that she's missed! I'm excited to see where this goes--both the current episode, and the journey as a whole! ^_^
I've been playing this game since I was a kid, before I even could speak english and understand the story. It was so much fun watching YOU have fun with the world. Youre gonna love the second one
Amber, i really thank you, and i wish i could do more, but i really really appreciate you going on this journey of trying these "greatest games of all time". I like old school gaming and challenges, and i feel like you are a bit of the same. Please keep it up, keep enjoying games and trying out master pieces
Uplink is the demo level that was released when the game came out. It's its own separate thing and not a part of the main game. It's a fun curiosity to look at after having finished the game, but it has various weapons and enemies that are spread out over the whole game, so I'd really leave it for later.
This game is indeed a classic and still amazing to this day! Especially in level-design and logic puzzles between the action. Lot of stuff is interactable and it's one big game about try&error and about learn by doing (example: "hey wait, I could've saved that guy and oh he might've opened the door for me!"). And this game is full of those situations and environments where you're like "Hm, I wonder if I can do that..." and most of the time the game let's you and it always feels so cool bc you know YOU just came up with that idea and it worked - without the game holding your hand always. You're basically rewarded for your clever thinking, sometimes also for taking risks - or at least you learn from them. ;) Gotta say so far you did really well for your first time playing it, definitely looking forward to the next part. This game has SO much more in store for you later on, trust me. :D A classic game worth playing! 💯
@@VinVonVoomI didn’t know HL1 was considered to be better, guess I’ll swap and watch the HL2 playthrough once it’s uploaded. Good thing I didn’t start watching yet lol
Awesome to see you playing Half-Life 😊 If you want to try a more modern version of the first game then I strongly recommend Black Mesa. The graphics and over all ambience really sucks you in.
Great to see how much joy can be had by pressing all the buttons and blowing up a microwave 😂 Very cute glasses ma'am 🙂 was hoping you'd put them on and be like "oh I'm not blind, it's just scribbles" 😂 Also, respect for tolerating drift rather than using a keyboard haha
You're hair looks good, is that ur natural color or did ya just get it darkened. Also you should play Cyberpunk 2077 I just started playing it recently I waited years for them to fix everything and all I can say is Wow it's amazing it's been a while since I've been completly immersed in a game
And if she were to accidentally (not intentionally at all...) attack a scientist they will flee from you (it's not supposed to be funny but their dialogue when they flee in fear is hilarious 🤣). Also security guards will turn on you and actually kill you if you accidentally attack them!
So much nostalgia! I bought my first graphics card to play this game, on my first own PC after moving out of home for the first time. No-one to tell me not to so played this from when I got home from work to 2, 3am every night. So glad to see you enjoying this, bit different to the souls games but like them has a special place in my heart. Have fun!
This game series will be a treat for you, man. I'm humbled seeing new gamers play one of the very games I grew up with, more than 20 years ago. Nostalgia. :)
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There are two kinds of Half-Life players: Those who rush to the test chamber, and those who ruin the microwave casserole in the break room. I am glad that you chose the proper approach to this amazing game. 😌
She didn't push the red button, so she's got a little ways to go yet 😄
There's a third kind. The ones who instantly remember and laugh way too hard when the casserole joke finally comes full circle. 😂 You know what I mean
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She did miss the first three G-man sightings sadly, but judging from that moment where she was desperately looking for a med station I'll be glad if she catches even one of them
...not sure i did it in 'proper' order, but i did both things ...
I am the one who goes as fast as possible.
Its fun too when you bunny hop away from soldiers and skip some elevation by using the tripwire bombs as a ladder or use the gauss gun as a rocket jump.
Yes, you are right, there are different people. 😅
Watching the LOADING message take all of less than one second is funny. When I played this incredible game (revolutionary at the time) it would take 30 seconds on my Pentium 2 200MHz PC
Good ol' Pentium II.
I've still got mine somewhere in my box of old stuff and it's almost 30 years old!
How time flies by 🥴
486 DX2 66Mhz i think i had EDO then upgraded to SDRAM, :/
@@R0d_1984 Funnily enough, 66Mhz was huge back then!
I played it with 133Mhz (at 320x200 resolution) with 32 MB RAM, and it took no more than 10 seconds for me I'm sure, perhaps 5-7 seconds on average. Because I distinctly remember it was loading pretty quick compared to other shooters where a whole level load took longer. Actually I've still got a Pentium Pro 200 Mhz, so I could try it and report later. But Pentium Pro is known to be slower than regular Pentiums.
@@perplexedmothyeah. The game was designed so that levels were split in smaller chunks and take advantage of halls, corners, doors, to make more transitions but with less loading time.
I remember comparing this with, for example SiN, and the difference in loading time was incredible
This game really was designed with mouse and keyboard control in mind, which is probably why using the gamepad is somewhat awkward.
Yeah, with keyboard movement, the drifting on ladders (among other things) isn't an issue.
Should really use a keyboard and mouse, especially as you're gonna use Crouch a lot and it's gonna help.
She's using controller?! WHY?!
@@lizardizzle because some people are used to it ???
Black mesa has better controller implementation
Amber: "I see a rope!"
Barnacle: Grins hugely.
Barnacle rubs tentacles together vigorously, '' theres always one at least''...
Look Gordon, Ropes! We can use them to climb out of pits!
@@iwantagoodnameplease RIP Dr. Coomer.
@@iwantagoodnameplease Gordon Feetman
@@iwantagoodnameplease HELP ME, GORDON!
Amber calling out karma on dead scientists for not wanting to see Gordon's baby photos is probably the most Freeman's mind game play I've ever seen. I think she would enjoy the Freeman's Mind series.
What the hell is this, Blue poncho, baby pictures? Where's all my stuff? Where's my stash!?😂
30:11 The names on the lockers belong to the Half-Life design team. Inside Freeman's locker are two novels, "The 37th Mandala" and "The Orchid Eater," written by Marc Laidlaw, the game's writer. The baby in the photograph is Isabel, the daughter of level designer Harry Teasley, born during the game's development.
now imagine that 'baby' must about 30 by now
@@rgerber She will be turning 27 on Jan. 3rd, 2025. This is according to the Reddit post titled "The girl in Gordon's locker turns 14 today."
Wild that she's 4 years younger than me. @@-.._.-_...-_.._-..__..._.-.-.-
“Are you really watching a Symbalily video all by yourself?”
“NO! I’m with the science team!”
50:36 Talk about selective perception. That health dispenser station were looking for is in shot right there, and while you are asking for it. On the wall to your right, two steps forward. 🤣
I hope she clips it XD
There are a lot of things she misses. She tends to glance at things, take only some of it in and then move on. It's driving me crazy.
RUclips recommendations made me a nice surprise tonight. I really enjoyed this
I love that you've started doing these old school classics because I never played a lot of them either, and was always curious. It's nice to just watch and finally see what all the fuss was about.
So play half life dude! A calculator can run it. Top 3 gaming experience of my life (technically its my number 1)
Big Respect for playing the original. 🤗 Valve are one of the masters of environmental storytelling and clues. The world tells the story.
Definitely! :) I agree!
Black Mesa is better though, by far
@@mikeyb.0121 Not really, like at all. Very admirable effort though.
@@VinVonVoom oh look another fanboy blinded by nostalgia😂 literally played both of them for the first time this week back to back, Half-Life(1998) is laughably shallow in comparison, it feels like early beta build of Black Mesa (which it technically is when you think about it)
@@mikeyb.0121 Literally played Black Mesa first and then Half-Life in 2019. I don't have nostalgia for it. Black Mesa is just way less subtle and challenges you less as a player, which is fine, but it doesn't replace the original.
Also from this universe, I HIGHLY recommend playing Portal 1 and 2. You'll fall in love with those 2 games!
Absolutely! Portals is right up there with best game ever and I think she'd enjoy the puzzles.
Ah, the Joy of Crowbars infects another human... 😄
I have many fond memories of Team Fortress Classic crowbar massacres.
Definitely not a game I expected you to play but not complaining. Been like 20 years since I last played this myself so gonna be a fun nostalgia trip watching these :)
Fantastic! The FPS that redefined what an FPS could be! Very excited to see you play through this!
Hardly bro. It borrowed someone elses engine, for a start! XD
It pushed the genre forward, as did MANY games back then (given iD had invented the genre just a few years earlier). It was okay, decent even. But not the second coming of christ.
0:59 "Why am I so fast?!?"
Welcome to the FPS games of the 1990s :)
Back in the day running was default in most FPS and walk/sneak was often used with Shift.
Yeah, games back then didn't have stamina bars, so you could run non-stop, and if you could, you would, so making the default speed the run speed freed players from permanently holding down Shift.
I remember when I played Halo I was asking myself "Why is my character so slow?" it was rather annoying.
Practically spat my tea out when Amber said 'my controller'. Man alive is that a second-best choice for this game. Some of the later levels are going to be a nightmare....
Ahah I kind of had the same reaction when she said that out loud 😅
I understand that the keyboard + mouse combo can be counter-intuitive for most people who are mostly used to controllers, but just as the other way around, some games can be a pain to play with a controller!
Especially older PC games.
@@TalesOfModernity You said it. I'd not play Hollow Knight on a keyboard in a million years. But once you get into first person it really makes sense.
@@johnnyexponential7229I only play Hollow Knight with a keyboard XD
@cawareyoudoin7379 Blimey! I bow to your skill mate! I'd not last ten seconds doing that. Hardcore.
@cawareyoudoin7379 No need to flex on us mate 🧐
CLICKED ON THIS IMMEDIATELY. love the new hair, love this game. excited to see you tackle this one. it’s so good!
lol...simp. want her paypal adress so you can give tips?
truly just banger after banger with the games choices lately. This is going to be so much fun
You always pick the most surprising games to play and I never realize I wanted to see them until they pop up on my feed.
I would quite strongly recommend using mouse and keyboard for PC first person shooter games like half life. While you "can" use a controller, the game is very not designed for them. Might take some adjustment, but once you have it's a far superior experience on keyboard + mouse.
49:13 I'd like to think that Gordon canonically stood in that hallway for many many hours, just absolutely pummeling that body with the crowbar until nothing but sludge and bits were left.
I'm so glad you decided to play the training course, it really helps get you used to the controls before jumping in.
Also a wholesome detail, that guard receiving CPR actually survives!
Amber playing Half-Life?! 🤯 THIS IS THE BEST CHRISTMAS EVER!
32:08 Fun fact: When the guard says "it seems you're in the barrel today" is a reference to an old time Navy joke about a new recruit who enters the ship and the captain says "Here's a barrel, with a glory hole on one side so every marine can have a little pleasure while you're on board and away from home... so you can use it whenever you like, except for wednesdays" he looks confused and ask why except for the wednesday? The captain replied "Oh because on that day it'll be your turn to be in the barrel"
Very fun watching Freeman getting revenge on all his colleagues that didn't like his baby fotos! Don't forget get rid of all the evidence! 😁
Bro, how is your comment from 3 weeks ago when this vid just dropped.
@@jarrettath9636 probably some sort of early access through Patreon ir smth.
I must've started this game half a hundred times as a kid without ever seeing the Training Room. I'll use that as an excuse for why I never got far.
Les gooo hope you have fun playing thru some classics!
dig the new hair color
this is so nostalgic, i can't tell you how many times i've done rode that tram and done that opening section haha
this flew by, it was so chaotic and fun! half life is always chaos but this playthrough looks like it's gonna be extra chaotic lmao, i can't wait for more! very excited you chose to play this!
I was NOT expecting a Half-Life playthrough, but I'm super excited to see it! I don't want to give you too many suggestions, but you will want to use your quick-save since you can run yourself out of health and ammo and (kind of) screw yourself if you are being too casual. Also, the game was designed for keyboard and mouse without auto-aim, but I wouldn't worry about that. Play whatever way makes it more enjoyable for you. Welcome to the Half-Life universe!
Delighted to see this on the channel. These games are legendary for a reason!
12:25 "Run, think, shoot, live"
is actually a Half-Life quote
Niiice, Half Life is a fabulous series of games. Also, love the hair change.
SO happy to hear you're going through gaming's greatest hits like this! Just as great artists must study the classics, I believe game designers, artists, and developers must all at-least TRY the landmark titles.
Yess if this is a Half-Life series playthrough I am undoubtedly here for it. You're gonna love these games
Oh my, what a treat for the end of the year. I love it. I’m so excited for HL!! It’s hilarious when you run around and click on EVERYTHING - that’s what I do as well!
New hair looks great on you, and those glasses suit you too.
First time in your channel and I absolutely loved watching you play my favourite game of all time! Hope you're really enjoying it!
Oh, I played this game as a kid. I remember nothing but fear 😅
Let's go! This game old, still holds up pretty well, but it's important to remember that every FPS before this was just going through a maze to collect colored keys, real DOOM clones, and all story happened in a splash screen. Revolutionized FPS and games in general with all the in-engine events and story. I'm here for it, have fun, be careful with ladders.
So glad you’re enjoying it, very fun to watch! 😁
I think the long jump works the same as in Super Mario 64, so you run, do a short crouch, (release crouch? 🤔) and jump, in quick succession.
Whenever I go back to these old games I'm always amazed by how much fun they still are. If I start a Half-Life playthrough I'm for sure going to finish it and I'm going to play nothing else until I do. There isn't much new stuff that I can say that about except maybe a couple fromsoftware games.
Wow this really brought back memories! You did better on your first try than I did after 2 years of playing this. This was fun to watch!
The whole introductonary sequence is still amazing in building up suspense to the Resonance Cascade
This was so much fun! Looking forward to the next episode
I got really excited when I saw you were playing half life! I grew up playing half life 2 with my family so I'm glad I get to see you experience the games for the first time. It's quite the nostalgia. Hope you have fun with it!
Ahhh, this is awesome to see! Such a wonderful game and series. Have fun, Amber!!
This came up on my recommended and I am glad because I love watching people experience Half-Life for the first time! Your commentary is quick-witted and funny without being annoying, so I appreciate it and can't wait to see the rest of the Half-Life series! If you're curious of the official franchise order, it's: *Half-Life -> Half-Life: Opposing Force -> Half-Life: Blue Shift -> Half-Life 2 -> Half-Life 2: Episode 1 -> Half-Life 2: Episode 2* and that's it. Half-Life: Alyx is a prequel to HL2 and requires a VR headset so once you play Episode 2, you're all caught up basically. :) The Portal Series started as a side-thing, it's basically a First-Person Puzzle game, but the sequel was kind of "baked-in" to the Half-Life universe, so, you could technically put them after Episode 2.
"I like we've changed the whole world for the worst." Ohhh Amber, you have no idea...yet.
I heard this in a certain character's voice. You know..our MUTUAL FRIEND...
"Verdicts delivered".
Stoked for a Half-Life playthrough! And Amber looks UH-MAZING with black hair.
This was one of the first games I played with 3D acceleration on our 3DFX Voodoo Banshee 16MB (you read that right, MB as in MegaByte, orders of magnitude less VRAM than modern graphics cards) graphics card back in the day. A story-based FPS like this was revolutionary back in 1998. This game and "Unreal" took up a lot of PC gamer mindspace at the time (and initiated quite a few upgrades)
I really love to watch your playthroughs because you are so thorough with the game world. Like you really take your time to appreciate every corner of the map, which I think is awesome because often people just miss all those nice little details that the designers put in!
Yeees! Excited for this! And I love that you're playing the OG and not the fan remake "Black Mesa".
If you're playing with the controller, you might want to keep the auto aim. Unless you want the extra challenge. It's up to you.
There is a quick save and quick load button if you want to try stuff out it comes in handy. I think it was F6 to save and F7 to load. You can check the button mapping if you want to use it.
Your new hair looks great, by the way! Have a great start into the new week, Amber!
Great idea and I love old games too. Excited to join this new journey.
The first time I started the game, back in 1998, I didn't even try to look around while riding the automated train, because I just assumed it was all prerendered, that's how good it looked. I just sat there and watched the 'video'. When it stopped at the end and Barney walks up to you ("Looks like you're running late!") I found out it was not prerendered, so I restarted it and did it again.😆I think it's super cool that you're playing this legendary old game.
Similar, but when I inadvertently nudged the mouse and my view shifted, that was a real “*whoa!*” moment for me.
ooh YAY half-life !! I hope you get a chance to play Half-Life 2 (even in your own time) it's great, and was free on steam (now including the episodes) for the 20th Anniversary
*finds a crowbar*
"I'm gonna annihilate the world with this MUAHAHA!"
One of the first games I played as a kid, didn’t realise how truly remarkable it was until replaying it years later… played Black Mesa recently and I was pleasantly surprised at how well it held up
YAY! YAY YAY YAY! I asked you about this on Twitch once! Incredibly awesome to see it happen! These games hold a special place in my heart, hope you enjoy them!
Hope you're doing well Amber! Biggest of hugs. Cheers! x
Omg yessss! My favourite game and my favourite youtuber in the same video! I'll binge watch all of it! Spoiler alert: hl3 isn't out yet 😂
Yay, glad you're back! Loving the dark hair!
Ooooh! Love the new hair! And what a fun video! Thank you!
Oh this is going to be a fun one to watch, also love the hair Amber
Oh my Goodness. One of my favorite creators is playing one of my all time fave games. Amber, you look amazing too. Merry Christmas 🎉😊
This is the game that got me into PC gaming.. my dad got me the Half-Life Uplink demo and I was hooked!
One of the funnest playthroughs I've seen yet, looking forward to more!
OMG! What a treat. I've spent untold hours playing HL1. I learned to speedrun it, even recorded a lets-play series focusing on the lore and storyline. To see it through the eyes of a newcomer to the world, especially one whose content I enjoy so much ... wow!
Hey, Symbalily!
Very nice to see you on a new project. The game is very old but with a lot of personal history to it, im very excited!
Also i love your new haircolor, it suits you very well. Hope you have fun with this one, cant wait for the second game! Thank you for the entertainment. Have fun!!
Oh what a surprise!! If you enjoy this, I really hope you continue on to the sequel and the episodes! It is truly and incredible series. Also i love the hair!!
So glad you're playing this classic. It's so fun and chaotic I'm sure is perfect for you.
Ah sweet! One of the best games of all time. I don't have time to watch this right now, but will be for sure! I hope you have an amazing time.
Ooooh neat!! Very excited to see you dive into this 😊
omg! you're playing one of my favorite game series! Hope you enjoy this!
1:06:55 "Look, Gordon! Ropes! We can use them for big pits!"
You look so different with dark hair. I like it. Hope you play Half life 2 after the first one. It's truly one of the best games.
Yay Half-Life!
I was just watching your The Last of Us playthrough and this popped up!
You're on a streak of great games, I hope you're enjoying yourself with all of them. 😊
Also, your hair looks gorgeous! Black hair suits you well.
All hail Freeman!
Glad youtube rec'd your channel to me! Love seeing how much you enjoy the game, was funny how many times you missed seeing the health station on the wall (maybe the old school low res textures made it harder to see)
I love vintage games on your channel!
Oh wow--not only one of my favourite let's players playing one of my favourite nostalgic games, but a start to said let's player discovering classics that she's missed! I'm excited to see where this goes--both the current episode, and the journey as a whole! ^_^
That opening tramride was revolutionary in-game scene setting and background storytelling at its time
It's still an incredible narrative device.
Haven’t played this in years. Super fun to watch you.
I've been playing this game since I was a kid, before I even could speak english and understand the story. It was so much fun watching YOU have fun with the world. Youre gonna love the second one
I like this within 2 seconds of the page loading. I am soooo here for this playthrough.
Amber, i really thank you, and i wish i could do more, but i really really appreciate you going on this journey of trying these "greatest games of all time". I like old school gaming and challenges, and i feel like you are a bit of the same. Please keep it up, keep enjoying games and trying out master pieces
Uplink is the demo level that was released when the game came out. It's its own separate thing and not a part of the main game. It's a fun curiosity to look at after having finished the game, but it has various weapons and enemies that are spread out over the whole game, so I'd really leave it for later.
Oh man this is hype! Definitely play through the series! You’re in for a great ride!
This game is indeed a classic and still amazing to this day! Especially in level-design and logic puzzles between the action. Lot of stuff is interactable and it's one big game about try&error and about learn by doing (example: "hey wait, I could've saved that guy and oh he might've opened the door for me!"). And this game is full of those situations and environments where you're like "Hm, I wonder if I can do that..." and most of the time the game let's you and it always feels so cool bc you know YOU just came up with that idea and it worked - without the game holding your hand always. You're basically rewarded for your clever thinking, sometimes also for taking risks - or at least you learn from them. ;) Gotta say so far you did really well for your first time playing it, definitely looking forward to the next part. This game has SO much more in store for you later on, trust me. :D A classic game worth playing! 💯
This is perfect timing, I was gonna watch a playthrough of HL1 because I wanted to play HL2. Thanks for uploading!
Why can't you just play Half Life 1?
@@VinVonVoom I could, but I have enough of a backlog already, some games I don't mind just watching a playthrough from somebody I enjoy
@@Atomsk7991 Why play Half-Life 2 then tho? If you're gonna play one you should play 1.
@@VinVonVoomI didn’t know HL1 was considered to be better, guess I’ll swap and watch the HL2 playthrough once it’s uploaded. Good thing I didn’t start watching yet lol
@@Atomsk7991 well it's ultimately subjective but I think most people agree Half-Life 1 is more engaging to _play_ at least.
The new hair looks great! SUPER excited to see you play half-life!!
Awesome to see you playing Half-Life 😊
If you want to try a more modern version of the first game then I strongly recommend Black Mesa. The graphics and over all ambience really sucks you in.
Black Mesa is a different game, it is not simply a "modern version" of it. Don't make my mistake and play it before you finish the original.
Great to see how much joy can be had by pressing all the buttons and blowing up a microwave 😂
Very cute glasses ma'am 🙂 was hoping you'd put them on and be like "oh I'm not blind, it's just scribbles" 😂
Also, respect for tolerating drift rather than using a keyboard haha
Damn, can't wait for the next parts of your playthrough now.... Liked and subscribed to see more of your reaction, which is purely delightful!
Absolute must play games of all time, I’m so excited
You're hair looks good, is that ur natural color or did ya just get it darkened. Also you should play Cyberpunk 2077 I just started playing it recently I waited years for them to fix everything and all I can say is Wow it's amazing it's been a while since I've been completly immersed in a game
It's a fantastic game. I feel that Amber would enjoy it, there's a lot to explore and collect!
Oooohhhh assuming you do this whole series, you're in for a wild ride!!
Only in Black Mesa will a security guard shoot you in the chest and say, "You see that shot?"
1:04:48 "it was at this moment that he knew, he f*cked up"
One tip: the game does have friendly fire. If an ally is shooting at an enemy, try to avoid walking through their line of fire...
And if she were to accidentally (not intentionally at all...) attack a scientist they will flee from you (it's not supposed to be funny but their dialogue when they flee in fear is hilarious 🤣). Also security guards will turn on you and actually kill you if you accidentally attack them!
So much nostalgia! I bought my first graphics card to play this game, on my first own PC after moving out of home for the first time. No-one to tell me not to so played this from when I got home from work to 2, 3am every night. So glad to see you enjoying this, bit different to the souls games but like them has a special place in my heart. Have fun!
This game series will be a treat for you, man. I'm humbled seeing new gamers play one of the very games I grew up with, more than 20 years ago. Nostalgia. :)
First play through and you detonate the microwave casserole. Bravo, bravo **wipes away tear of pride.**