Overwatch Squad Chatter - Quarantine Cleanup (Half-Life: Alyx) /w subtitles.

Squad of units clearing out the quarantine zone, as usual they are a group of Grunts lead by an Ordinal (Officer) who is contact with Overwatch Voice. Anti-body Protection Team Force unit joins them to provide suppression.

[greasy_breads]

Knowing combine terminology, makes this easier to understand.
That being said the Combine Ordinal (Captain) is super hard to understand. This might be because they don't want people understanding orders given mid-combat.
Also, some corrections with the subtitles, or at least attempts:
0:16 -
ECHO Lead: Stabilization team holding position. *My vis* at 73, audibles at.. 15. Overwatch confirms HVT is perimeter inbound, stay Alert. (Probably wrong, but he may be referring to vision/viscon.)(Also HVT is High Value Target, Alyx vance in this game.)
0:41 - ECHO Lead: Necrotics inbound. Stabilization team *has sector ID and* is moving on infected.
1:06 - ECHO Lead: Overwatch is confirming sector lockdown; Keep *sightlines* open and sound on.
1:13 - ECHO Lead: Team *forcing/enforcing* stability on primary target in sector. (This one might not be accurate)
2:50 - ECHO Lead: Unit is *Caught* on contaminant. (Also might not be accurate) (Could be referring to Barnicles or a headcrab assault.)
3:12 - ECHO Lead: Stabilization team *has sector id and is* moving on infected.
4:38 - ECHO Lead: All units, possible *threat yellow* Sector is too hot, retreating. (Might not be accurate, never heard combine mention a code by color)
5:04 - ECHO Lead: Transmission clear, negative on condition *quicksand* radios clear, over.


4:53 - ECHO Lead: Applying pressure, frag out. *Viscon lost on* contaminant
The marked section of the sentence is the same garble as the one at 2:50, so they're saying the same thing. Still not quite sure what it is, but probably not "viscon lost on"


nice

[jamesonesposito]

At 00:05 this soldier is still very human and sounds like he's just talking through a normal radio. Especially the part where he says "aaaand" which is a normal human thing to do to stretch words to timing effect.
At 04:28 the captain is really far up the chain of cybernetics that he sounds like he's talking with a vocoder (or the thing people with a removed larynx use to talk) his tone is very monotone, cold, and has a droning rhythm to it. When he says "and" it's very short, unnatural, and Jesus this game just makes me a billion more times curious about the combine and their transformations we need mooore

[Mrfreop]

Interesting how they sound more human in this version

[BoozeGoon]

Combine grunt: normal radio chatter
Combine captain: radio static while gargling breen water

Edit: suppressor having the voice of a Decepticon

[InkyGhoul]

I find it interesting that the combine is fighting the Headcrab infected civilians here, but when Half Life 2's time rolls around, they start using the Headcrabs as a bio weapon outside of the safe cities.

[thatdudemetro]

I still like the detail on the emotions shown when comparing the captains and grunts.Grunts have minor modifications and they still have emotions, where the captains seem to be more modified then the grunts, and also more cold and stoic with barely any humanity left in them.

[TheOneTrueHeavy]

Holy shit, imagine a 4 player alien swarm style game where you play as a combine containment team

[richy]

Finally I love OverWatch chatter from all Half-Life games

[brosquito]

"the higher pitched a girls voice is the more attracted she is to you"
Girls talking to me:

[tempest]

Grunts:
Supressor: AHHH
Captain: cool whatever I don’t care

[Bangofsteam]

Now where's my spin-off game? Half-Life: Combine Commando.

[MrOverjay]

So basically what happened here is that heavily armed Overwatch transhuman soldiers couldn't kill one slow-moving zombie? One was even consumed by roaming headcrab.

[neonsolace]

2:02 that scream at the last split seconds was really horrifying
If i'aint mistaking he was getting turned into a zombie thats why he was begging him to stop (the headcrab)
Really shows you how scary and twisted headcrab transformations are

[Oldboy_was_taken]

The ECHO Lead's voice sounds like what happens when you put the voice sliders as low as they can go in Tomadachi Life.

[Chromeize]

We really need an Opposing Force experience where we play as the Combine. It would be the perfect chance to reveal so much about them.

[TheDinosaur]

Microsoft: Windows 10 update is live. *Acceptance is mandatory.*

[TECH-GOES--HECK]

2:12 talking about units need to "refresh and resolve". Are they telling them to wipe/alter their own minds?

[TheBGProductions]

What the actual chatter sounds like for a squad of Overwatch in Half-Life: Alyx. Subtitles are available if you turn them on, could not make out everything though.

[MrSurrealKarma]

Always loved the grunt chatter in Half Life games. It's so professional, almost wanna join them.
Thanks for uploading, and with subs!

[Moro_Wins]

I like to listen to these while going to sleep. It's very soothing.