"Strider detected at the sawmill!" "Everyone, defensive positions, NOW!" "I wasn't even supposed to be here!" "Get ready!" *This song starts playing* AWESOME LEVEL 2000
Well, i should really correct myself on what I said. See, I was replaying Episode 2 the other day. The dude on the radio said "There's a strider coming in from the crane......................now there's one at the saw mill...........They're coming from everywhere! Strider spotted at the water tower!" And that's when the music plays. Keep in mind, i made that comment roughly a week after playing through episode 2 for the first time, so what the dude said on the radio was vague inside my head at the time. and now I feel kinda stupid
+blueshit199 Not really too be honest.... they must have had MUCH more synth's in play if they won the war in 7 hours. Striders are tough but our modern weaponry would be enough to take down atleast one of them.
Adam Stewart Yes, but the chaos on Rebel's (humanity's) side and systematic wave-after-wave attacs from Combine, their numbers and technological advancment are what 7HW propably looked like.
When the Striders get low on their legs and walk faster to try and hit you from a low angle it looks like they're dancing dramatically to this music. Same for LG Orbifold.
Torgo1969 It gives me goosebumps during the battle at the lighthouse in the main game Half Life 2 when the dropship with soldiers is coming at the lighthouse, and one of the rebels shouts INCOMINGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!! Stretching it out like that!!!!!!! ;*D
STEJTHEGREATEST One of my favorite lines in the whole series is when you take down the Hunter-Chopper in Episode 2 for the rebel to shout, "Have a taste, of your owwwn MEDICINE!"
***** Ya!!!! I love when he says RETURNNNNNNNNNNNN TO SENDER!!!! I also get goosebumps sometimes when they all start cheering at the chopper starts to fall down! ;*D
Is it just me, or do the Combine remind you of the Galactic Empire? They both have their highly feared troopers, giant walkers, and they are conquering planets at a high rate.
Striders. Striders. Everywhere. ''Strider at the silo!'' ''Strider at the water tower!"' ''Strider at the sawmill'' ''Strider at cranes'' ME : ITS OVER 9000 STRIDERS *song starts to play*
ozricstormbringer I remember struggling with that because of having low ammo and the bunkers containing most of the ammo and health were either depleted or destroyed.
Where it plays? Sure, the Resistance is putting up one heroic last stand against an enemy that's by all standards vastly superior, anybody who survives the battle will do so by the pure unmitigated intervention of God himself. The player's health? Not so much. You can stop by pretty much any building in the valley, run along a wall, and instantly be at 100/60 regardless of how low you were when you went in. It's a great track, though, regardless. Edit: Wait, are we talking about the Strider battle, or the White Forest Inn ambush? Cuz if it's the latter, then disregard this.
teuast Actually, as of the end oh Half-life 2: Episode 2, the Combine are at a severe disadvantage. They are completely and utterly cut off from reinforcements, and they have sustained already catastrophic casualties.
Brian Thomson Sure, but they're still sending a bunch of striders to attack a rebel base whose defense seems to be in the hands of like 15 guys with SMGs, plus a solitary twitchy bloke with a camera for a face.
WhiVe87 True, but it was their capital, and, seeing how hard they fought for it, we can assume it was where the bulk of their military force was located.
This part was one of my absolute favorites in the entire series, especially once this song starts! It makes my driving style automatically go apeshit. A normal person would just steer, even in this situation. But no, if there's a slight bent in the road, I MUST do the handbrake-glide like a jackass. Wish the song was 1-2 minutes longer though.
Dennis Osborn Run them over with the car, throw logs at them, blast them with the magnum a few times, and if all else fails, run at them with an energy orb.
Wish there had been Elite combine soldiers aswell, fucking love those elites. Elites + Hunters + Striders + Gunships. No helicopters as they were clearly made later, it could be cool with them aswell though, but if onyl there was elite soldiers + gunships too, man that fight would be soooooooooooo epic.
Next to LG Orbifold, this is the only song for Striders. *STRIDERATTHESAWMILLATTHEWATERTOWERTHEYRECOMINGFROMEVERYWHERESTRIDERATTHEWATERTOWERSTRIDERATTHESAWMIL*
I agree entirely. Sometimes I wish it would loop abit or last abit longer, because damn when the music starts and the battle is in go.. man nothing else pumps you up more.
That moment when you've almost given up hope on finishing your massive Essay, then your playlist hits this song, and you decide "Fuck it, this is getting done NOW."
I remember doing this last part. I had two striders left and they were really close to the base. I took one of them out but one was about to fire the base so I only had time to take a longshot of the maggession device and luckily got to stick to destroy it. Best game ever!
I love the guitar music in the Half-Life franchise and this one is the most intense and epic. But, it sounds like it's saying "Save the world!" repeated a few times, I even noticed that playing the game driving for my life.
@Verminator4 I agree with you on that pungent line there. People act like Half Life is fading. No it is and will always be the high quality design that developers stride for.
Listening to this while restoring my Hammer Map manually because all of it's entities got deleted, Somehow It reminds me of the time I first heard this track. The feels...
I couldn't agree more, I actually thought the finale silo battle in Ep.2 to be my favourite spot, the way the music kicks in as tons of the bastards get brought in. I had to do it on easy the first time despite the magnusson devices... Can't wait to see the stuff they'll bring into Ep.3 :D
This tune sounds very simplistic, even a lil' bit primal, despite the usage of modern instruments. And it has a somewhat distressing feel to it. Me liiiikes!
This and "Sector Sweep" are valves greatest songs out of all of their games! They fit the mood perfectly, although when your playing the game the music just seems like a happy addition! It's way too cool!! Hopefully Half Life 3 will be displayed at E3 next year. Gabe said the project was in the beginning stages, but that was during E3 2009 lol! Lets just hope and pray :)
Even on easy mode, it is difficult to save the sawmill because after killing the first strider, the next one appears instantly and shoots the sawmill after about 10 seconds. The gnome has this glitch where if you stand on it, it launches you into the sky and you fall to your death. R.I.P Garden gnome
Awesome!! Did anyone else find the onslaught of tripods a bit tacky for a final objective? That said, it's still the best shootemup series i ever played
I made a hardcore mod for half life 2... Hunters have double health, can't be killed by physics (not more running over them with the car), and kill you in 3 fletchets, their fletchets have infinite range, fly through the air twice as fast. I am a veteran hl2 player, and it took me 20 hours to beat the final chapter of the game with this mod. Was the most intense thing i've ever done in my life
I know, I love that sound too! Once I hit a hunter, and it was stuck on my hood, so I slammed on the brakes and it landed at the feet of the strider. It seemed to stare at its deceased comrade for a second before stepping on my car and sending me flying across the map in a storm of laughter.
I was skyping with a friend while playing this level and when the music came on and I heard, "Striders are coming from everywhere." I told my friend this,"Shut up music is playing, shit is about to get real." During the whole battle I was just freaking yelling from excitement! Half-Life is the geatest game ever!
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"Have any of you ever shot an AR2?"
"Uh no... but an AR3, sure!"
"There's no such thing as an AR3..."
"So out on the field your going to punch hunters?"
cardaroy "The field?! I'm not going out in the field, I'm the radio operator!"
"Urghhh, that's it. Leave. I'm not going to continue until you leave."
+PikachuGames True.
Shankochu "yes there is"
Strider at the Sawmill! Strider at the water tower! They're coming from everywhere!
I made the music so loud at that point that I didn't actually hear what they're saying
Why you say that
Charles Offdensen so true
"Strider approaching from what used to be the sawmill!"
THEY ARE TRAVELING IN PACKS DESTROY HUNTERS FIRST!
"Strider detected at the sawmill!"
"Everyone, defensive positions, NOW!"
"I wasn't even supposed to be here!"
"Get ready!"
*This song starts playing* AWESOME LEVEL 2000
More like over 9000!!!
"Strider detected at what used to be the sawmill!"
The whole place is lit up oh shit grab a tunnel
"We're detecting striders......Striders! Striders EVERYWHERE!!!" *Awesome music starts playing*
Well, i should really correct myself on what I said. See, I was replaying Episode 2 the other day. The dude on the radio said "There's a strider coming in from the crane......................now there's one at the saw mill...........They're coming from everywhere! Strider spotted at the water tower!" And that's when the music plays. Keep in mind, i made that comment roughly a week after playing through episode 2 for the first time, so what the dude said on the radio was vague inside my head at the time. and now I feel kinda stupid
***** I didn't even notice that feature up until now
Gabe Newell: Let’s up the ante now.
For me, this last battle is like a smal glimpse of what 7 Hour War looked like.
+blueshit199 Actually, I can see that.
+blueshit199 Not really too be honest.... they must have had MUCH more synth's in play if they won the war in 7 hours.
Striders are tough but our modern weaponry would be enough to take down atleast one of them.
Adam Stewart Yes, but the chaos on Rebel's (humanity's) side and systematic wave-after-wave attacs from Combine, their numbers and technological advancment are what 7HW propably looked like.
+blueshit199 Maybe so but I still doubt we encountered ALL of the combine synth's that were involved in the 7 Hour War.
BLUUEEEEEEEEEEE
We call it the Magnusson Device. Not my chosen label you understand, but it seemed to please the personnel.
The other staff: We didn’t even say anything though.
@@Ghost-uc8gd In canon it’s because the Magnusson Devices Get mad (Exploding) for small thing (Bullets) like Dr Magnusson
@@vreikezen8268 he’ll never forgive us for the microwave casserole
@@Ghost-uc8gd Who the hell is Jimmy Gibbs Jr???
When the Striders get low on their legs and walk faster to try and hit you from a low angle it looks like they're dancing dramatically to this music. Same for LG Orbifold.
Bronson Ferrigno When they walk low it always terrifies me
"I am not trapped in a facility full of robots YOU ARE ALL TRAPPED WITH ME"
+Norske Roblox Gamers yes
+Jayden Allen place a dispensir here ;3
+Shadow Man nope.avi
Jayden Allen "In my medical opinion that is a STUPID HAT!"
life and let spy
"Wait a minute..."
"DEFENSIVE POSITIONS EVERYONE! "
"We're not done yet"
"Strider at the water tower!"
*2 minutes later..*
"Strider at.. what used to be the water tower!"
Well said, Freeman! You truly choose your words carefully.
I cant choose between this, Vortal Combat, or Sector Sweep
this makes taking a shit more epic
+Alexandra Kharsyuk XD maybe i dont feel like trying it
I can confirm this.
Pic fits well with the comment.
Alpha Squad yes it does
Alpha Squad Last Strain
"They are coming from everywhere! Strider spotted at the water tower!"
DR Arne Maggnusson (aka) A -deleted sentence-
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I know but what does that have to do with my comment? I'm quoting the rebel who announces the Strider locations during the Strider battle.
it wasn't a rebel it was maggnusson
+Tha happy banana 2.1 no, it was definitely a rebel...
Great music, sounds even better with an occasional exploding Magnusson device!
I think the death screams of combine hunters contribute immensely to this music myself!!!!
STEJTHEGREATEST Follow Freeman!
Torgo1969 It gives me goosebumps during the battle at the lighthouse in the main game Half Life 2 when the dropship with soldiers is coming at the lighthouse, and one of the rebels shouts INCOMINGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!! Stretching it out like that!!!!!!! ;*D
STEJTHEGREATEST One of my favorite lines in the whole series is when you take down the Hunter-Chopper in Episode 2 for the rebel to shout, "Have a taste, of your owwwn MEDICINE!"
***** Ya!!!! I love when he says RETURNNNNNNNNNNNN TO SENDER!!!! I also get goosebumps sometimes when they all start cheering at the chopper starts to fall down! ;*D
Is it just me, or do the Combine remind you of the Galactic Empire? They both have their highly feared troopers, giant walkers, and they are conquering planets at a high rate.
I think the combine is even worse on how they recruit their forces.
PhluppeHimself Very true.
Combine soldiers can shoot on target.
PhluppeHimself they got all the better synths in their overworld
Ithink the combine are much worse, they have control over several dimensions
I am not trapped in a facility full of ME, YOU ARE ALL TRAPPED IN HERE WITH Robots.
+Valky 115 Qc 10/10
The Winglet....
‘‘a facility full of ME’’ So tons of clones?
+Pokemaniac Guquiz E X E C U T E O R D E R 6 6
I swear to fucking god, the entire moments we had at White Forest was fucking amazing, so much hype and movement, I can see why people want HL3
"Striders are advancing to target coordinates."
"Be advised, these are our last legs."
Striders. Striders. Everywhere.
''Strider at the silo!''
''Strider at the water tower!"'
''Strider at the sawmill''
''Strider at cranes''
ME : ITS OVER 9000 STRIDERS *song starts to play*
#Mishy# #Masher# Not the SAWMILL! Is nothing sacred?
ozricstormbringer I remember struggling with that because of having low ammo and the bunkers containing most of the ammo and health were either depleted or destroyed.
ozricstormbringer Beat it on my first try! XD Haven't played in a while though. :(
"Strider at what used to be the sawmill."
Strider at what used to be the sawmill!
The name fits considering where it plays and the possible state in which the player's health might be at that particular point in the game.
Where it plays? Sure, the Resistance is putting up one heroic last stand against an enemy that's by all standards vastly superior, anybody who survives the battle will do so by the pure unmitigated intervention of God himself. The player's health? Not so much. You can stop by pretty much any building in the valley, run along a wall, and instantly be at 100/60 regardless of how low you were when you went in. It's a great track, though, regardless.
Edit: Wait, are we talking about the Strider battle, or the White Forest Inn ambush? Cuz if it's the latter, then disregard this.
teuast Actually, as of the end oh Half-life 2: Episode 2, the Combine are at a severe disadvantage. They are completely and utterly cut off from reinforcements, and they have sustained already catastrophic casualties.
Brian Thomson Sure, but they're still sending a bunch of striders to attack a rebel base whose defense seems to be in the hands of like 15 guys with SMGs, plus a solitary twitchy bloke with a camera for a face.
Brian Thomson Don't the Combine occupy the entire earth, though? It's not like every Combine was in City 17 or in the Citadel, right?
WhiVe87 True, but it was their capital, and, seeing how hard they fought for it, we can assume it was where the bulk of their military force was located.
I'm not trapped in a Comment Section full of Overused Jokes.
YOU ARE ALL TRAPPED IN HERE WITH MEMES!!!
Valky 115 Qc ✋😏👌
Ha ha i know live and let spy too
Cringe
@@rawpowerjagg 3 Years Late buddy.
@@EternumTagerMainK
Live and Let Spy brought me here.
Same
not me
TheQuackSavior me to I’ve looking everywhere bruh
@@projectwraith4216 same my man
This was probably the most intense and most epic final battle I've ever experienced in gaming, and this song really helped set the epic battle. :)
BLU Medic: In my medical opinion, that is a stupid hat!
RED Spy: What the... HNNNGH!
The winglet, I gotcha :p
+TheQuackSavior this is half life 2 episode 2 not a stupid team fortress 2
+Jasper Shhhhh
+TheQuackSavior This is our land. *Raises his crowbar.*
+Gordon Freeman strider in the sawmill!
This part was one of my absolute favorites in the entire series, especially once this song starts! It makes my driving style automatically go apeshit. A normal person would just steer, even in this situation. But no, if there's a slight bent in the road, I MUST do the handbrake-glide like a jackass.
Wish the song was 1-2 minutes longer though.
"Strider's Everywhere!"
*save scumming intensifies*
Great music, nearly impossible final boss.........
I just played it through it again on PC and it was rough man!
Apparently, it was supposed to be harder. Combine troops were present in the original version.
Oh geez lol the hunters drove me nuts. They kept blowing up my magnesun devices before i could launch them.
Dennis Osborn Run them over with the car, throw logs at them, blast them with the magnum a few times, and if all else fails, run at them with an energy orb.
Wish there had been Elite combine soldiers aswell, fucking love those elites. Elites + Hunters + Striders + Gunships. No helicopters as they were clearly made later, it could be cool with them aswell though, but if onyl there was elite soldiers + gunships too, man that fight would be soooooooooooo epic.
Next to LG Orbifold, this is the only song for Striders.
*STRIDERATTHESAWMILLATTHEWATERTOWERTHEYRECOMINGFROMEVERYWHERESTRIDERATTHEWATERTOWERSTRIDERATTHESAWMIL*
HOLY SHIT !
And Hunter Synths.
what about Penultimatum?
13 years ago!
*this is the freeman The Combine's Reckoning Has Come*
"Strider at the- OH GOD, THEY ARE EVERYWHERE!"
Combine: Omae Wa Mou Shindeiru
Gordon Freeman: *No U*
The comments in this soundtrack video are pretty positive.
Unlike triage at dawn...
"This gonna get ugly before it's over!"
I agree entirely. Sometimes I wish it would loop abit or last abit longer, because damn when the music starts and the battle is in go.. man nothing else pumps you up more.
"Strider at the water tower" "Striders at the crane" "Strider at whats left of the sawmill" Me: *Jeez*
THERE EVERYWHERE RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!
Don't forget to reload, Doc!
how i kill hunters? i crash em using turbo or normal speed :3
Try not to do turbo taking down hunters, because you can lose control of your car quite fast , you could drive away from the strider and into a tree.
Yeah I know I soon knew while playing the game you could just ram your car into the hunter at normal speed.
[Pumps Shotgun]
Let the bodies hit the floor.
That moment when you've almost given up hope on finishing your massive Essay, then your playlist hits this song, and you decide "Fuck it, this is getting done NOW."
so true
Aun, después de tanto tiempo... se me pone la piel de gallina....
This reminds me of Gordon Freeman and the gang revisiting the Black Mesa Research Facility in Half Life 3
Thank you for the download link. This tune is made of awesomeness.
Wake up Mr.Freeman, Wake up and smell the ashes.
Prepare for unforeseen consequences
+Gordon Freeman Rise and shine Mr.freeman
Corporal Shephard..we meet at last.
Please do not think I have been avoiding you, a great many matters require my attention.
Wisely done Mr. Freeman, but you are not supposed to be here.
Oh god I see striders everywhere when I listen to this awesome music, it's really the "time to finish this" perfect kind of music
i am not trapped in a facility full of robots you are all trapped in here with me
Yay, TF2 reference :D
Weng Xuan Chua No, he got it from MvM, that line was recycled and used in Live and Let Spy
May I zay in my medical opinion zhat zhat is a ztupid hat?!
Jim Xcero Portal it sounds like
+Commander Wolf what? rrrrr!
I remember doing this last part. I had two striders left and they were really close to the base. I took one of them out but one was about to fire the base so I only had time to take a longshot of the maggession device and luckily got to stick to destroy it. Best game ever!
Who's watching in 2017?... 10 years? damn I feel old.
Sorry bro but tomorrow is 2018.
12 years mate
So much epicness!!!!!
Best song ever.
Doctor Freeman wait!
I'll come with you!
It's all fun and games untill the dropships arrive
The last battle was most epicness battle in HL2
that music is so badass! :3
13 hunters and 10 striders disliked
And 4 advisors also disliked
I love the guitar music in the Half-Life franchise and this one is the most intense and epic. But, it sounds like it's saying "Save the world!" repeated a few times, I even noticed that playing the game driving for my life.
That looks like the last of-...
Wait! We got word more are coming in get ready to prepare!
Gordon: And I took that personally
@Verminator4 I agree with you on that pungent line there. People act like Half Life is fading. No it is and will always be the high quality design that developers stride for.
Great song. Very intense part of the game. Buildings would blow up right after I got out of them. One of the best moments in gaming ever.
Listening to this while restoring my Hammer Map manually because all of it's entities got deleted, Somehow It reminds me of the time I first heard this track. The feels...
"Your not getting me this time!" -Alyx, Half Life 2 eps 2
She said that when the hunters attacked that little outpost. When you had the car.
this *should* have been during the final wave *when the alarm starts going off*
I tried it, and it worked as a final battle really well.
If an advisor ate my brains, this song would loop in it's mind for the rest of it's life.
A good way to start the morning.
"I'm gonna make it... I'm gonna make it... I AM gonna make it!"
I was listening to this song at school once and my friend was like “the heck is HL2?”. I was so TRIGGERED!
Can't get enough... THIS TRACK IS AWESOME !
I couldn't agree more,
I actually thought the finale silo battle in Ep.2 to be my favourite spot, the way the music kicks in as tons of the bastards get brought in. I had to do it on easy the first time despite the magnusson devices... Can't wait to see the stuff they'll bring into Ep.3 :D
"In my medical opinion that is STUPID HAT! ©
I loved the siren.
I actually downloaded a GCF extractor just so I could rip the siren sound out of the game.
It's all like, "DOOOO-DLEEEEET"
God, this made that final struggle REALLY tense.
Can't stop the track!!!! Just Great!!!
I can't describe how awesome that felt first time playing it.
This and this music is my favorite part of the whole Half-life series.
This tune sounds very simplistic, even a lil' bit primal, despite the usage of modern instruments. And it has a somewhat distressing feel to it. Me liiiikes!
Half-Life series is my favorite video game of all time. I have played the series through about 30 times now and counting.
awesome. i wish this theme played in ravenholm too :D
This and "Sector Sweep" are valves greatest songs out of all of their games! They fit the mood perfectly, although when your playing the game the music just seems like a happy addition! It's way too cool!!
Hopefully Half Life 3 will be displayed at E3 next year. Gabe said the project was in the beginning stages, but that was during E3 2009 lol!
Lets just hope and pray :)
Sometimes i dreeeam about cheese.
This music got me so pumped up when the striders came, i just decimated the striders and hunters. It fits the part so well.
Even on easy mode, it is difficult to save the sawmill because after killing the first strider, the next one appears instantly and shoots the sawmill after about 10 seconds.
The gnome has this glitch where if you stand on it, it launches you into the sky and you fall to your death. R.I.P Garden gnome
I could imagine Gordon sarcastically saying while under fire from a bunch of Striders and Hunters, "If I had a dollar for EVERY GOD DAMN STRIDER!"
One of the best soundtracks OF ALL TIME! This music is just the best :)
Awesome!!
Did anyone else find the onslaught of tripods a bit tacky for a final objective?
That said, it's still the best shootemup series i ever played
This is my fav soundtrack so far
man, this game is epic, all series and episodes should be written in history.
Valve FTW
after a while of driving around the battlefield i just decided on the strat of staying at the entrance and wating for them to come to me.
End of episode 2... All hunters and striders and soldiers died... Thanks for playing now we have to teach how to count to 3....
Unlimited Lord All?
"you want to face me 2 on 1? bring it...." (still a line i made while listening to this song that i thoroughly enjoy)
Yeah. Especially when combined with the alert siren and Magnusson's comments from the White Forest...
This was probably one of the most FUCKING hard final battles EVER!
That final moment of chapter 6 in episode 2 was so hard, it took me 7 tries.
took me about 23 times and i put it on easy
I made a hardcore mod for half life 2... Hunters have double health, can't be killed by physics (not more running over them with the car), and kill you in 3 fletchets, their fletchets have infinite range, fly through the air twice as fast.
I am a veteran hl2 player, and it took me 20 hours to beat the final chapter of the game with this mod. Was the most intense thing i've ever done in my life
SunBreaker Films damn you're a real challenger
links please
@123Medmedmed Dude, it's a hallmark of the maturity and intelligence of Half-Life fans that we DO NOT trash other games, whether they suck or not.
I know, I love that sound too! Once I hit a hunter, and it was stuck on my hood, so I slammed on the brakes and it landed at the feet of the strider. It seemed to stare at its deceased comrade for a second before stepping on my car and sending me flying across the map in a storm of laughter.
@CadrinHaverit I dont want the half life series to end! its just to amazing
The cooler and harder mission with the cooler music!!!
This song is pure Epicness
I was skyping with a friend while playing this level and when the music came on and I heard, "Striders are coming from everywhere." I told my friend this,"Shut up music is playing, shit is about to get real." During the whole battle I was just freaking yelling from excitement! Half-Life is the geatest game ever!
Excellent argument!
all is fucked up when the dropships are coming and this song is playing