Half-Life 2 - Intro

[TheAzarodShow]

Voice is higher pitched on PS3 version.

[Reubenofthedead]

Rice and wine, Mr. Freeman. Rice and wine.

Not that the fish is deep-fried,

you have been eating corn on the cob.

No bun is worth serving chicken breast.

And all the pepper made you hurl lentils...

well, you must bake your sour patch and pecans.

An open can in the wrong place can make a

huge mess in the kitchen.

So, clean up, Mr. Freeman.

Clean up, then wash the dishes.

[tehraider123]

Creepy as fuck...

[gaulucky92]

Wake up and...smell the asses

[mafiamanj15]

Is it weird if I can recite G-Man's monologue from memory?

[masterchiappa]

Gives me the chills every time

[Mudoglav]

half life 2 episode 2 part 2

[will12020]

Rise and Shine, Mr. Newell. Rise and..shine. and make episode 3.

[D3V1L444]

@will12020 he maked but he still wont release :(

[DDofCourage]

I love how he says "difference".

[sErgEantaEgis12]

I prefer G-Man voice actor in French personally...

[komodojoe2]

Bla Bla Bla Mr. Freeman

[MrLaxdude89]

one question, how the fuck does everyone know dr freemans name, if he never talks :P

[IncubusTR]

@MrLaxdude89 writes on his uniform? (troll-face).

[MrLaxdude89]

@IncubusTR he probably does talk its just never shown, like most fps games

[IncubusTR]

@MrLaxdude89 well no one said he doesn't talk at all, but we just know he doesn't talks in game...

[MrLaxdude89]

@IncubusTR actually im saying he does, just not heard by the player

[Seargent363]

@MrLaxdude89 If he does, then it is like Alyx said, "A man of few words"

[MrLaxdude89]

@Seargent363 yes few, not none :)

[Seargent363]

@MrLaxdude89 I would like to reply to your first comment on how everyone knows his name. To put it shortly his friends and colleagues from black mesa recognize him, because he hasn't aged, the vorts do, because they too remember him from the first game, and the civilians do probably because of barney or someone telling them that is him before hand. Not to mention the black mesa incident made him famous.

[MrLaxdude89]

@Seargent363 answer me this.

Grigori, who'd never met or heard of him before

shouts his name shortly before handing him the shotgun

explain that for me, bcause he had to have told him

[Seargent363]

@MrLaxdude89 Grigori said "brother" also, in the developers cut it was revealed that at a young age, he was bullied for his intelligence. The bullies cut him with scissors and slashed his vocal chords. He then went on to work for Black Mesa. As a bit of fun, Valve says that his bullies went on to become test subjects in Apeture Science (Chell)

[MrLaxdude89]

@Seargent363 he said gordon I swear to god and he had never noticed him before

[Seargent363]

@MrLaxdude89 I just went through the level mate, he never said his name and did you not see what the developers said?

[MrLaxdude89]

@Seargent363 whatever helps you sleep at night kid

[Seargent363]

@MrLaxdude89 We're the same age and I provided evidence to prove my point, if you can show me proof(video/script), then I'll believe he said it.

[MrLaxdude89]

@Seargent363 listen i just checked it and heard what i heard, thats my case, im done

[Lufttygger306]

Wake up and smell the asses

[fswah6]

I got goose bumps

[bassie52]

Black Mesa can kiss my bankrupt ass!

[eXStaTiK99]

Wake up valve, Wake up and release EP3

[Kevster129]

This is my alarm setting on my phone....

[jackeythedoo]

gman gives me herpies

[MrGarrysmods]

it was so annyoing when i played for the first time I WAS LIKE SHUT THE FRICK UP!!!!!!

[PaulHasyn]

@MrGarrysmods I was annoyed that i couldn't understand what did he meant with all this talk - yea i hadn't seen the ending of HL1 at that time

[Wiisal]

Wow,

I pretty sure that's a dolly zoom on the train.

Anyone know how they could've accomplished that?

[SuperCoder11]

@Wiisal

It's achieved by zooming in whilst moving backwards. Also, it's called the Vertigo Effect, not the Dolly Zoom, that's something else.

[Wiisal]

@SuperCoder11 It actually goes by different names, such as the Dolly Zoom, Vertigo Effect, Vertigo Zoom, and Trombone shot.

To clarify things, I wanted to know how the people at Valve managed to accomplish this effect in-game, smoothly transitioning to game-play right after. I know how the effect is done with an actual camera, though.

[JesusBlack14]

best game ever!!!!!

[eclipse141123]

lol i used this for a vice presidential speech cuz i was elected vp for our class.. guess what??? I BECAME WELL KNOWN IN THE SCHOOL

[TheBahamaLlamas]

@eclipse141123 did ya win?

[eclipse141123]

@TheBahamaLlamas lol i WON cuz of this and got famous in school.... when my mates see me they say.... "rise and shine!"

[lasong2000]

@Latvietis96 MMMM tasty

[a7xforever187]

This is what i see when i look into my mirror.

[Latvietis96]

RICE AND SHINE

[pawel1818]

.Rice and Wine Mr Freeman Rice and Wine :D

[heyj64]

He scares the s*#t out of me

[Zeredek]

What the hell is wrong with his voice?

[RogueBurger]

This is so going to be my new morning alarm.

[yugo441]

Gordon Freeman = G-Man. (G)-ordon Free(man).

[tjock18]

@yugo441 dude its not possible. G-man is slang for Government Man. The G-man is not Gordon Freeman. In fact, it makes more sense to call him God-Man, given his power. Nah, Gordon isnt the Gman, as he doesnt have the power. and they really don't look that much alike.

[TheTeeChi]

This is what Morgan Freeman wakes up to every morning O_o

[basslovak]

if someone is called FIRST NAME .. Freeman,than he can turn that as a morning alarm... lucky guy

[SolidSnake3131]

Type in Gman's Catatonic Adventures if you want to see something funny.

[Sodaboy1223]

I don't mean to be trollin' but does he have autism or something?

[REA00002]

@Sodaboy1223 no, hes just not human (if youre talking about G-Man).

[sickel101]

@Sodaboy1223 I think he's Gordon Freeman. But I think that in Half Life 3, Gordon's going to fight Xen or something like Xen again (Maybe GlaDOS and Xen combined as a type of android?) and end up going insane and going into a parallel universe using the Black Mesa Portal Device and repeating the cycle.

[TheTeeChi]

@sickel101 Bahahahhaha, are you trolling? Thats ridiculous. :P

[sickel101]

@TheTeeChi You don't know what trolling is, do you?

[TheTeeChi]

@sickel101 You don't know what sanity is, do you? ;D

[sickel101]

@TheTeeChi That's offensive. I have schizophrenia, dick.

[CMorganz]

BLAH BLAH BLAH Mr Freeman

[TheExplosiveBomb]

What would happen if the cameraman ever smacked him in the face on a close up =P

[NerfZoo]

This is the best game ever made, And that isn't just my opinion, It was called “best game ever made” by Maximum PC, An online poll on PC Gamer website, showed the public had voted Half life 2 as “the best game of all time” And on a poll by Crispy Gamer's, Half life 2 had been voted “game of the decade”. And on a poll by the Guardian, it was also voted “best game of the decade”. Same with polls on Reviews on the Runs and IGN.

Half life 2 is, and will probably always be, The best game ever made.

[kilkler12345]

5 people were the wrong man

[endre1989]

whos gman?ive completed all the half life series....still no fucking answer.

[XxJAMMY22xX]

Sex and Shine mr freeman

[Linguma]

i need to make this my alarm clock, i just have to

[MrWarlisson]

All glory to the hypnotoad

[Hitman41165]

@sclingeman gman is not gordon freeman!

[sclingeman]

@Hitman41165 Screwed up man. I coulda' sworn Gman said Mr. Freeman at the beginning and Dr. Freeman at the end. Sorry my bad. I do know the dif..erence.

[lucidies]

dude... this felt epic to me...

imma find an mp3 of this and make a sonic version... :3

[Jemala11]

Blah Blah Blah MR.Freeman!

[neeeee5eeeee]

The G-Man is the Combine leader in human form and will likely be a final boss in Half-Life 3 (because there will be more games after ep.3)

Or he's just a bad actor reading a prompt

[Fighterace10]

How can I get this to play through my alarm clock........

[JOTTABYTE]

Who the hell is gman?

[xxlCortez]

My favorite is Freeman's voice actor.

[XxMaxRampagexX]

@xxlCortez i know, he has the toughest job imangenable

[guruguru687]

@xxlCortez Ross Scott?

[unkwonstudios]

Rise & Shine....

[blokdeblok]

Blah blah blah Mr. Freeman.

[RobloxmannenTV]

wake up and eat the ashes

[ManticoreFire]

Jesus, he might as well be holding a giant neon sign with flashing lights that say: "I AM THE DEVIL!!!"

[ZACKnirvana]

rice and shrine mr semen

[Lufttygger306]

Rice and wine, mr. Freeman

[teatheo]

This guy's voice actor is my hero. <3

[cheesewald]

@teatheo You know its the same voice as Barney? :D

[90geekgirl06]

@cheesewald BULLSHIT.

[cheesewald]

@90geekgirl06 look it up

[90geekgirl06]

@cheesewald .... Oh my... O.O

[cheesewald]

@90geekgirl06 told you :P

[90geekgirl06]

@cheesewald That... That is just... wtf.

[Smileperience]

well...let`s just say your time has CUM again...

[ImprovmanZero]

What is he, a freaking speak and spell?

[Scarfy397]

That wasn't freaky at all, G-Man.

[paulkdragonmaster2]

Rise..and...shine... Mr Freemen...

Me: please just 5 more minutes...so sleepy..

[urlegend2be]

love that speech!!!! Wake up and smell the ashesssss!!!!

[kz2448]

EPISODE 3 AHHHHHHHHHHHH TIRED OF WAITING!!!!!!!!

[GrammarNazi100]

@kz2448 It'll be totally worth the weight, I'm sure.

[BattleButlerJeeves]

@GrammarNazi100

Worth the "weight"? I'm sure that the disk won't be that heavy.

*I couldn't help myself, your name is GrammarNazi100 for God's sake!*

[GrammarNazi100]

@BattleButlerJeeves I was referring to Gabe Newell. Don't get me wrong, Gabe is awesome, but I think this is a little extravagant. 

[Hellcoam]

Does anyone understand the Phoenix reference made here? Rise and shine, smell the ashes.

[imadude98]

that was...encredibly creepy... i am going to have nightmares tonight.

[Dltn97]

da job

[w0opz1994]

does hl2 play off as though you have accpeted the gmans offer at the end of hl1?

[zalom1modur]

@w0opz1994 Jup it does

[Acrimonius1408]

@w0opz1994 Yup.

[freakygamerx]

Wake up and SMELL MY ASHES XD

[TheTibi10]

i can talk like him....i mean....the accent not teh voice

[infectedbyflood]

has anyone noticed that gman sounds like a computer speech device?

[MCPOSJ117films]

@infectedbyflood a speek and spell

[infectedbyflood]

@MCPOSJ117films exactly what i was thinking

[567White]

@infectedbyflood i had

[CrimsonPhoenixBen]

Guy on train: "I didn't see you get on."

[RainbowsixOperator]

I remember when I first saw this. I nearly shit my pants, his face looked so real back then

[ThePunisher19925]

Rise and shine, Mr. Freeman. Rise and shine. Not that I wish to imply you have been sleeping on the job. No one is more deserving of a rest. And to think all the effort in the world would have gone to waste until… well, let's just say your hour has come again. The right man in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world. So, wake up, Mr. Freeman. Wake up and smell the ashes.

[Bulzeeb15]

His various stutters lead me to believe he's some sort of alien life form since it's common for aliens, (especially in disguise) to show difficulty when speaking a human's language.

[MCPOSJ117films]

@Bulzeeb15 or hes just wierd.

[killer555393]

Rise and fuck alice mr. freeman

[tehsmarty]

Can someone tell me which song is being used here?

[emmanuelfrance06]

"You are in hell, mr freeman." That's all....

[RED7309]

Not that I wish to imply you have been sleeping on the job. No-one is more deserving of a rest. And all the effort in the world would have gone to waste until... well, let's just say your hour has come again.... The right man in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world.....

[MrSexyfineFTW]

Wake up and smell the card games

[Tkscz]

Source > Unreal 3 engine. Faces look so much more realistic and texture and lighting are much better. Last COLOR!!! Love this intro btw.

[Witzigerjoker]

Riiise and shiine

[FashizzleMaWizzle]

I am so looking forward to half life 3

[moutevelidisCOM]

Great !!!! Mister Freeman....

[RayvenQ]

The series hints that G-Man is a recruiting agent for an intergalactic combine resistance movement.

[fireware1]

So, wake up, Mr.Freeman, wake up an smell the ashes..

Freeman Mind: THIS ISN´T ASHES, THIS IS A TRAIN!

[McZero100]

@fireware1 THIS IS CITY 17!

[Wowguy667]

The rIGHTt man in tHE wrong plAce can make all the difERence in the world.

[2mrmee]

who is gman actually

[arzon75]

dif-er-ence :D

[arzon75]

i think i might know who gman actually is

[isokessu]

@arzon75 Well who is he then..? At least not Gordon from the future.. Everything in him looks like older Gordon ..like eyes, hair, not good talker, sometimes helping gordon, he always follows him expect when his with Alyx, vortigaunts or other friends but Gman isn't Gordon because before this part in hl1, he kinda kills Gordon if you don't go out from some train. Well he doesn't kill Gordon but he puts him to some alien planet what's full of monsters :D and gordon doesn't any help or guns there

[santa133t]

@isokessu all i know is that gman means goverment man but it can be that he had no name untill g-mod (garrysmod) a halflife2 mod from garry look it up on steam

just needed a name for him

[communistrecords]

Rise and shine Mr. Freeman, rise and shine.

[pawel1818]

Wake up from American Dream :P

[PhotonicDoctor]

I love the intro. We need half-life movie directed by the director of District 9. And G-Man to be played by the actor who was in the Underworld. Viktor I believe. He even looks like G-Man. I know that Valved used several people to make G-Man but this actor should have been used.

[PeterOnoLennon]

@PhotonicDoctor viktor who?

[PhotonicDoctor]

@PeterOnoLennon Bill Nighy played Viktor in Underworld. He would be perfect for G-Man Role.

[TheYeIIowDucK]

holy shit my little brother is scared xD

[BunnyBou66]

Wake up and smell the ashes.....

OMG He's sooooooooooo evil.

[bigboom28]

The right man in the wrong place, can make all the difference in the world.

[oogaboogacaveman]

dif-f-ference**

[phillipjfry6]

blah blah blah, mr. freeman.

[sadmonkey111]

lol basically

[phillipjfry6]

not to imply that I don't like gman..

no one is more deserving of recognition

and all the effort that the developers put in would have gone to waste... until.... well, let's just say valve's time has come again.

[AmnesiaHaze87]

yes indeed !

[Amadeuszmaster]

This intro isn't even cool, it's -350°C freezing^^

I love it.

rise and shine mr. Freeman, rise and shine...

[BlackMesaProgrammer]

One of the coolest characters of all-time. The G-Man is what gaming is about!

[dungman333]

Wake up and... smell the asses.

:3

[BlackShark33]

the kitty face made me lul

[Megaultraawesome99]

@dungman333 LOL

[firelordA2]

@dungman333 maybe smell the fresh ass shit?

[bennettjamin]

@dungman333 wake and...smell the ass hairs.

[FindLiberty]

"I think you dropped this back in Black Mesa". [tosses crowbar].

G-man's voice is that of Mike Shapiro, same actor that plays Barney Calhoun in HL-2. "Good luck out there, buddy. You're gonna need it".

(Speaking of "good luck", maybe Valve knows what's worse, headcrabs or hyperinflation? "We'll see about THAT")

[Rarab2]

I say he's some intergalactic government agent (G-Man). Like the CIA only outside of the planet, maybe even galaxy, instead of just out of the US. He employs Gordon as a soldier whenever he needs him. His speech is odd because he speaks languages from all over the universe and his accent has changed. I wonder if Valve even knows who he is exactly.

[feedthemonkey83]

what a bad capped vid ...

[TheGhost1205]

I just left this as a voice mail to someone xDD

[Ogaitnas900]

I hope its a fan, youll make his/her day

[piper5by5]

was it a wake-up call? XD

[mammemon]

G-Man is awesome!!!!

[1GZFE]

the gman is a cake

[DeivisPelenis]

Do you really think that the G-man is a real human? read about gman i wikipedia, there's everything about him. (Game creator want that no one know who gman really is)

[Roofroller]

ofc he isnt a human

[EthanChrono]

Why does G-Man sound so weird?He goes like "Wake up and......smell the ashes."

Whats with all those skips?

[iliamark]

Alexander method

[MarkWilliams212]

nobody knows.

[KRBorc]

true

[Xanxiah]

You can see from Half-Life 2 Intro how the graphics got better to Half-Life 2 Ep. 2

[noisecape]

this is the point where the average american will finally 'wake up'. it's a powerful metaphor.

Most US citizens won't wake up until they are on trains headed to prison-cities and camps.

[Ralfin8or]

noisecape. What the heck are you talking about? I hate it when people think that everything is a metaphor for something bigger. It' s just a brilliant introduction to a great game.

[noisecape]

it's not a metaphor, it's a simple case of art imitating life.

Half life is based on where the world is headed right now, think about it: it starts with an underground experiment which causes the portal storms (think about the large hadron collidor ;) not saying this will happen, but just think about it), and leads to totalitarian, fascist global rule of Earth by a TRANSHUMANIST race.

I'm currently making a documentary about transhumanism, which is the mergence of tech with humans for evo

[noisecape]

The combine are transhumanists who modify the human body with lots of technology, to make them slaves to the system etc.

This is basically where we are headed with implanted microchips and other brain modifications courtesy of IBM and other big computer science corporations. These things are quickly becoming reality.

and yes, it is a brilliant introduction and an awesome game. The main reason I like it so much is because of how close it really IS to real life. See: transhumanism

I hope no one makes a HL movie and it turns out crap. If i ever become a director ( which is my impossible dream