INFESTATION - A Half-Life: Alyx Short [S2FM]

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A Stabilization Team is sent to investigate a possibly reinfested Infestation Control site.

Song:
Death From Below by Jupiter

Additional assets:
Half-Life 2: Remade Assets part 1,2,3,4 - Project 17/HL2RA Team
Ryu-Gu's Blood Props - Ryu-Gi
Opening Particles Editing & Battlefield V Pack - NORKAN
SMG Energy Ball Launcher Remover - Mettle Meek

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Source 2 Filmmaker
Hammer
Material Editor
Adobe Premiere Pro
Adobe Photoshop
Audacity

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[TheParryGod]

I guess I've still got a lot to learn about communicating my ideas and should clarify this. It's panic fire at the end, not instant zombification.

[sholancethomas]

It’s a scary disturbing fact that even 2 highly trained combine units can’t even handle the infestation of head crabs. I think that sort of fear was presented well especially with the charger with how he panic fires his own ally and the detail on how he starts breathing heavily and doesn’t say a word

[the_furry_inside_your_walls]

I can't even begin to imagine how terrifying it would be to have to face a zombine charger with an armored headcrab on its head.

[VaatiVidya]

How can one person make something this polished? Goddamn

[PokerPenguini]

I love the little "peek" at the broken window because the forcefield doesnt cover that at 0:26

[SquadStar]

I know it's a really small detail, but you can see 0:46 the headcrab fluids get wiped off the forcefield by the charger as he runs through. I love little things like that

[dhh]

I love that the soldier checks his peripherals during moments of contact, real nice touch.

[highjumpstudios]

The way you made these guys move just reeks of "highly trained infantry" the unmistakably human way they jerk and move when clearing the corner in the first shot is just... wow. I hope to see more of your work like this in the future. It's amazing!

[mantoshka]

The whole prespective trough Combine Eyes really adds how much stuff they have to go trough in QZ to keep the city safe. The movement, the breathing, the panic when they realise that theres more than anticipated, and Wallhammer shooting Ordinal in shock - This whole thing, even if just 2 minutes, is a perfect dish for eyes! I have no complaints here, really! Every upload is worth the while.

[hamps]

YES! I wanted more BIG COMBINE after that last video and now I got to go on a little mission with him. Next, I'd like to go on a date.
TheParryGod is literally the only person on this entire planet who will deliver such quality Alyx content to us. If he died this void would go unfilled. I wonder if he ever looks down at his hands and understands the power and responsibility that he wields.
Speaking of void... does anyone else feel empty watching these? I mean, the quality of them is such that I feel like we should be seeing a Title/Logo at the end for a combine based Alyx game a la Opposing Forces or Blue Shift... but no such thing exists. It hurts.
Half-Life: BIG COMBINE

[mgp]

Incredible work, not only in the animation, but also in the composition, colors, camerawork, sound-design (my personal favourite, absolutely love the radio comms) and more that I can't name. The best part, this applies for all of your work. I still remember the skull cracking slam in the ANTI-CITIZENS short (loved the animation there) and the great planning and scripting of the PROTECTORS short (I still remember how smooth the strategy was and how well you made all the team memebers work together in unique and memerable ways). Keep up the good work, I'm sure you're very capable of it.

[tannerfinney]

1:33 I’ve always loved the voice lines the combine have. Showing that even though they are a cog in a machine, they still have that humane identity.

[AntonioZL]

This really puts into perspective how terrible the portal storm must have been for earth as a whole. Rural areas all around the world suddenly becoming infested with Xen fauna and flora, massive migration into urban centers, a sharp reduction in the volume of trade and food production, logistics in disarray. By the time the combine start the invasion of Earth the planet must have been already in chaos.

[austinseal]

You fill the Half-Life shaped hole in my heart

Amazing work as always

[HALFPEEPS]

The level of detail in this is incredible

[tootismcdootis]

You are absolutely one of the most advanced sfm users rn keep up the good work :)

[ChanneI_]

It just kicked the flying headcrab, insane reaction time as-well, these combine soldiers arent to be messed with.



Unless a man in a orange amongus costume comes with a crowbar

[kawamurae]

THE AMOUNT OF DETAILS IS INSANE. at 0:30 as the POV soldier is backing up he feels something brushing on his back and only after shooting he looks behind to check seeing the metal handle. Simply insane

[lildaffy]

This feels like an E3 cinematic trailer for an epic Combine spin-off game.

[thedoruk]

TheParryGod essentially doing God like work for the Half Life community. Words cannot express how amazing this video is. Seeing from the sightlines of the Soldiers and Combatants. Simply perfect; amazingly executed and well presented