The G-Man’s face is gaunt, his eyes dark and sunken.įrom the cold steel corridors of the Black Mesa Research Facility to the crumbling Eastern European metropolis of City 17, Half-Life 2’s setting was a dramatic departure from that of its predecessor. He walks calmly towards you, ignoring the suspended debris and imminent carnage around him. From within the frozen fireball, a tall man in a blue suit appears like a ghost. The colour of your surroundings begins to fade, the brilliant reds and yellows of the explosion turning to greys and whites.
“Time, Doctor Freeman?” A deep voice echoes as if from nowhere. The explosion is caught in a freeze-frame, Alyx suspended in mid-air, and a deathly silence falls over the City 17. Just as the monstrous fireball threatens to engulf the top of the Citadel, everything stops. The force of the explosion lifts Alyx off her feet. “Come on Gordon,” says Alyx, turning to face you. ”You need me.” Sparks begin to fly from ruins of the reactor, and a high-pitched whistle threatens to crescendo. “No.” growls Breen, his distorted voice amplified from within the collapsing orb. Far below, City 17 is alight with the fires of the uprising. The silvery-blue orb now hovering at the peak of the Citadel’s reactor is fluctuating ominously, emitting dazzling shockwaves into the twilight. “You fool! You don’t know what you’ll unleash! You could bring down this whole Citadel - think, man, think of the people below!”
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