Good day! I would like to talk about the famous and popular series of Half-Life games.The Universe of Half-Life, also known as the Half-Life and Portal universe-the science fiction universe created by Valve Corporation in 1998 with the release of Half-Life on the PC platform. It passes through four related storylines arising from the games: Half-Life, Half-Life 2, Portal and Portal 2.Since then, Half-Life has undergone many changes, extensions and continuations, most of which are in the same universe. Most of them developed Valve, however, three additions – Blue Shift, Opposing Force and Decay – were developed by Gearbox Software.
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In 2005, Electronic Arts took over the publication of Half-Life games.
Since the first appearance, the series has been constantly presented on many consoles such as PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, as well as Mac. Started on the GoldSRC engine, modifications of the Quake engine, now the series is built on the Source movement.
The protagonist of the Half-Life series is a former employee of the Black Mesa Gordon Freeman, who tried to get out of the Black Mesa and the employed G-man. In continuations and spin-features, the main character is not Gordon, but the Corporal Hecu and the guard of black ticks, looking for, like Freeman, a way out of black meza.
In the spin-off of the series, Portal and Portal 2, the main character becomes Chell, an experimental girl located in an automated enrichment center Aperture Science and controlled by a artificial intelligence named Glados.
Plot
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Chapter 1: Arrival in the Black Mesu (English. Black Mesa Inbound)
Gordon travels by train to underground laboratories; He begins to understand that this is a lull in front of the storm. The announcement system tells the latest news, leaving ironic comments about hazardous substances. At the same time, Gordon sees a radioactive fluid pool under the train. From the windows of the train, Gordon sees ready for transportation to the place of launch of the rocket. Driving past the security point, Gordon sees Barney Kalkhan, who could not get inside.
It is here that Gordon first sees the mysterious g-man in the monorail car. Finally, the train reaches its destination, and the guard lets Gordon inside.
Chapter 2: Anomalous materials (English. Anomalous Materials)
Arriving in sector C, Gordon immediately learns about the problems in the equipment, but no one pays much attention to this, and Gordon follows the locker room, where the hev costume is put on. After that, Gordon goes down to the laboratory where he meets scientists conducting experience.
They report that they have already investigated a sample of a mass spectrometer, but this time equipment with great resolution is required. Going down to the level below, Gordon enters the room adjacent to the test chamber. Two scientists who were waiting for Gordon there say that this sample is the cleanest and, potentially, the most unstable. Convincing Gordon that everything will be fine, they let him inward.
Climbing the stairs to the balcony, it includes the rotor of the mass spectrometer, and scientists disperse it to the planned level. It is found that the capacitors are overloaded by five percent, but scientists close their eyes to this, considering this the norm. Just by this time, a sample arrives in the camera, and Gordon introduces it into the beam of anti-mass spectrometer.
And at that moment something incomprehensible is happening. From the mass spectrometer, green rays begin to beat in the walls of the cells, then the screams of scientists are heard and before Gordon’s eyes it becomes black. For a moment, he again finds himself in the cell, after which he takes him twice to some unknown strange place inhabited by unusual forms of life. Finally Gordon returns to the test chamber, where the ceiling began to collapse as a result of experience.
Chapter 3: Unforeseen consequences (English. UnForeseen Consequences)
Having got out of the camera, Gordon immediately understands that his problems are just beginning. The premises of the Black Mesa are falling apart before our eyes, unknown creatures are teleported directly from the air, and the connection does not work. Having found a mount, Gordon begins to make his way to the surface.
He meets those scientists who exploded the computer before experience, and one of them (as we find out in Half-Life 2, Ilai Wence), sends it to the surface for help. Black Mesa received serious damage, but, even worse, many aliens from Zen, the border world, begin mass teleportations in the research complex. All of them adapt well to surrounding conditions and all of them behave aggressively. In addition, oddly enough, a strange person in a suit, always located outside the reach of Gordon, is watching Gordon.
Since the transport system is damaged, Gordon has to go through the cooler storage center to find the way out.
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Chapter 3: Unforeseen consequences (English. UnForeseen Consequences)
Having got out of the camera, Gordon immediately understands that his problems are just beginning. The premises of the Black Mesa are falling apart before our eyes, unknown creatures are teleported directly from the air, and the connection does not work. Having found a mount, Gordon begins to make his way to the surface.
He meets those scientists who exploded the computer before experience, and one of them (as we find out in Half-Life 2, Ilai Wence), sends it to the surface for help. Black Mesa received serious damage, but, even worse, many aliens from Zen, the border world, begin mass teleportations in the research complex. All of them adapt well to surrounding conditions and all of them behave aggressively. In addition, oddly enough, a strange person in a suit, always located outside the reach of Gordon, is watching Gordon.
Since the transport system is damaged, Gordon has to go through the cooler storage center to find the way out.
Chapter 4: offices (English. Office Complex)
A few minutes later, Gordon arrives in the complex of offices, where several surviving scientists barricaded in their offices, defending themselves from unbridled aliens. From them, Freeman learns that by rumors, the military arrived in the black meza to save the personnel of the complex.
Chapter 5: “We met the enemy” (English. "We’ve Got Hostiles")
In this chapter, Gordon reaches significant progress, passing through various rooms, forced by deadly traps, and looking for a way to the surface. Along the way, he finds out that help is already here – the government sent the military forces to which the task is given to destroy all the traces of the experiment and all its witnesses. Gordon is chosen to the surface, but discovers that the territory is completely under the control of the military. Landing and bombardment forces him to look for another path in the bowels of the complex.
The scientist met by Gordon tells him https://rhinocasino.uk/ that the surviving scientists of the Lambda complex are able to help close the interpromising portals. The transport system does not work, but it is possible to try to get there on a monorail road. Thus, Gordon is forced to start the search for roads in the complex.
Chapter 6: Reactive Yama (English. Blast Pit)
Gordon enters the abandoned area of black mesa, which used to test rocket engines, and now used to store radioactive waste. Here Gordon is faced with a new deadly enemy, tentacle. In order to kill the monster, Gordon has to restore the supply of electricity and fuel, after which he burns out the alien. Where the creature was, Gordon finds the way to continue the trip to the Lambda complex.
Chapter 7: Turn on energy (English. Power up)
Trying to get to the surface again, Gordon sees the battle between the soldiers of Hecu and Gargantua in the sector E. Taking advantage of the turmoil, he skips past and finds a wounded guard who says that in order for the monorail to earn, it is necessary to submit electricity. Gordon descends into the dungeons, teeming with holes, and restores the operation of the generator. Giving electric and returning upstairs, Gordon kills the alien, luring him into the discharge.
Sitting on the trolley, he continues his way.
Chapter 8: on rails (English. On a rail)
Gordon rides along a monorail road. Near the first barrier, he meets a guard who tells him that one of the scientists asked to convey that it was necessary to get to the starting mines and launch a satellite, which will help the Lambda team to eliminate the consequences of cascading resonance. Going down and continuing his journey along the rails, Gordon discovers the real hatred of Hecu soldiers to him, as well as a lot of fortifications from sandbags and bunkers with rate of fire machine guns and even missile installations. After passing in circles, he finally gets to the surface again. He launches a satellite on the launch pad, after which he again has to go underground.
Chapter 9: Gloomy forebodings (English. ApprehenSion)
Continuing to get out to the surface, Gordon meets a new terrible water being – ichtiosaurus – and acquires a new weapon to combat it. Having dealt with the creature, Gordon continues his way.
After a battle with black operatives, another “help” trying to kill even marine infantrymen, Gordon is captured by Hecu soldiers. They decide to eliminate Gordon, leaving him in a garbage seal. Fortunately, Gordon again finds the path to salvation.
Chapter 10: waste processing (English. Residue Processing)
After escaping from the seal, having returned to the surface, Gordon discovers that the only way to get out of the complex is to go through an abandoned waste processing complex. Having passed through waste seals, a vat with a joyful liquid and rolling through the conveyors, Gordon enters secret laboratories.
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Chapter 11: Doubtful ethics (English. Questionable Ethics)
Once in the laboratory, Gordon discovers that scientists have conducted animal research from Zen long before the incident. Arms at the expense of Hecu soldiers, Gordon continues his way, fighting with aliens. One of the most dangerous creatures is the infantryan of aliens, an armored monster armed with a biological gun. Another new type of weapon found by Gordon is Tau Pushka-a destructive weapon that destroyed two scientists during the testing. So Gordon is chosen to the surface.
Chapter 12: Superficial tension (English. Surface Tension)
Armed with modern weapons, Gordon reaches the surface. However, things there are no better than inside – the Earth became the battlefield between aliens, vortigors and infantrymen, soldiers, and the course of the battle begins to turn in favor of the aliens. Marines cause reinforcements, but this is still not enough. Gordon should climb up the rocks and go through the destroyed buildings, avoiding both enemies. Finally he finds a relatively safe place underground.
Chapter 13: “Forget about Freeman!"(English. "Forget ABOUT FREEMAN!")
The military begins to evacuate, realizing that it is pointless to fight the aliens with rude power. Black Mesa abandoned by a massive bombing from the air to cover the retreat. Meanwhile, Gordon descends into the underground storage in order to hide from the bombing, fighting the aliens and the remaining Hecu soldiers along the way.
Gordon passes underground water channels, trying not to encounter enemies, and comes to the surface, where he discovers that the entrance to the Lambda complex holds the Abrams tank. Having destroyed it, Gordon finally descends to the entrance to the complex.
Chapter 14: Lambda core. Lambda Core)
In this chapter, Gordon arrives in the Lambda complex, where he discovers a team of scientists hiding from aliens from Zen, it only turned out that the large territory of the complex was already captured by them. There he is informed that he must flood the core in order to get into the teleportation laboratory. Moving around the complex, Gordon reflects the attacks of the forces of Zen, the main enemy after the evacuation of Hecu soldiers. In the end, he learns that the attack of aliens is one large operation, and that some powerful creature does not allow to close interpromising portals. In order to stop it, Gordon must teleport to Zen.
Having turned on the power and flooding the core, Gordon joins the team of scientists, before which he received uniforms and a special module for a suit for long jumps. During the start of the teleport, unknown creatures begin to penetrate the laboratory, and Gordon has to repel their attacks, but in the end he manages to cross to the other side.
Chapter 15: Zen (English. Xen)
Gordon finally arrives in the border world of Zen.
In the strange border world, Gordon meets many aliens in their natural habitat, as well as the remains of scientists in black mes in the HEV-coasts. In order to move on, he has to re -activate the portal inside one of the islands in order to enter the perimeter Zen.
Chapter 16: Gonarch’s lair (English. Gonarch’s lair)
Gordon is facing face to face with one of the most dangerous nihilant assistants – gonarch.
Having healing his wounds in a small peculiar kind of “oases” of Zen, Gordon Freeman is accepted for the destruction of his enemy, at this stage – Gonarch. Shooting him a bag of small cubs inside, scares the gonarch and forces the path through the walls and web, which he supposedly covered himself. After another attack on Gonarch, Freeman makes him fall into a huge hole. From there it is teleported to a complex for cloning aliens.
Chapter 17: An uninvited guest (English. Interloper)
Gordon’s journey on Zen continues, but his ammunition spent on the destruction of the gonarch was running out. In addition, he is faced with a complex of cloning aliens, where the army is being created. Gordon also discovers that vortigons behave calmly until they touch them. Having made his way through the territory of the complex, Gordon has to destroy the inhabitants of the Zen and, using conveyers, move around its territory. Ultimately, having reached the desired teleport, Freeman enters the nihilant.
Chapter 18: Nihilant (English. Nihilanth)
In a huge cave, Gordon finally encounters a mysterious creature interfering with the closing of the gap – nihilant. Evasion of the attacks of nihilant and controllers, Gordon destroys crystals that feed nihilant with energy, and then destroys the shield, which allows it to reach the vulnerable brain and kill the creature. As a result of the explosions, the cave is overwhelmed with stones, and then everything drowns in a flash of green light.
When Gordon comes to his senses, he meets G-Man’om. They both teleport to the various places of Zen, while G-Man tells Freeman that he was pleased with his actions, and already offered Gordon’s candidacy to his superiors, and that he successfully completed his work in the Black Cray. After the last teleportation, Gordon finds himself in the same trailer in which he was driving at the beginning. The trailer seems to be rushing through space and time, and in front of Freeman is G-Man, offering him a choice. Having stepped into the teleport behind the wagon door opened, Freeman accepts the work proposal, and G-Man puts the scientist in Stasis, where he expects his return in the second part of the game. Otherwise, the unarmed Gordon is teleported to the unknown place of Zen, being surrounded by countless monsters from someone else’s world. Any selection leads to the logical completion of Half-Life.
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Half-Life: The consequences of unforeseen
Gordon Freeman was waiting. The lamps of him blinked and sincused into the air. There were headcrabs in the complex. He did not see them, but expected them for years. His warnings to the Doctrus were not heard, but now it’s too late. It has long been too late, in any case.
Gordon was a doctor of physics fourteen years. When he was young, he looked at the Koladers, and told the dad “I want to be on Kolader, daddy."
Dad said "No! You will be killed by headcrabs "
There was a time when he believed him. Then, he was old, he stopped. But now, in the cluster of Black Mass, he knew that there were headcrabs. "This Pivaner" reached the radio. “You have to fight with headcases!"
So Gordon grabbed his monitor and broke the wall.
"He wants to kill us" said the headcrabs
“I will shoot at him” said Alingualant and he shot with fly shells. Gordon rose into him and tried to blow him. But then the ceiling fell and they were trapped and could not kill.
"No! I have to kill the headcrabs "He screamed
Radio said "No, Gordon. You are headcrabs "
And then Gordon was a zombie.
A simple obvious retelling. Half-Life is valued that there is a lot of “hidden” plot, which is appreciated by the fact that in the game we see only his echoes. Articles on this subject on the Internet of a lot.
And informatively not accurately and chaotic. For example, if we are talking about a publishing house on different consoles, then it was worth either dividing which parts on which platforms were published, or list all the platforms. The “article” mentioned the MAC and the PS2, PS3 and Xbox360 console, while the first half, in addition to PC, reached PS2, and the second on the first two boxes, the third curling iron, NVIDIA Shit Shield, as well as Mack and (sorry, Lord) Android.