10) Let's start this countdown with some trick-shots.
There were two catapult style stunts that
I couldn't choose between, so I included them
both. Both performed by Gocnak just minutes
between each other. I wonder where else these
could be used...
9) Gocnak stop being so good! He manages to
skip a puzzle by jumping off one of those
man hacks. Yup, Gordon freeman did a double-jump
off a spinning blade. Don't try this at home.
8) *GASP*! Gocnak's getting health! Something
awesome must happen! And it does. Straight
into a trap... but earlier than anybody else
can.
7) Can these people do anything without breaking
the game? Here, they finish it. But Alyx continues
to type on an invisible computer. AND THEN
DIES. HOW?!
6) The moment the boat loses its use, Gordon
sets off on foot across a radioactive river.
Pruno starts this all off, flying backwards
through the sky at hundreds of miles an hour.
If a racing game has an unlimited reverse
speed it's slated, but if Half Life 2 does
it simply gets better. Nothing can detract
from this game. At least this bit isn't done
by Goc- Oh, it's Gocnak again. How can you
top this off? How about by JUMPING OFF A BARREL
onto try land again whilst on low health?
Yup, you're too good. Stop it at once. This
section carries on for a while, I'll let you
experience the full thing on their youtube
page, linked in the description below.
5) This was first discovered by the HL2DQ
group in 2006, but Gocnak refines it and makes
it something beautiful. This was one of the
first feats like it in the speedrun so it
stuck with me!
4) Well said. Yup, that's well said as well.
In at number 4 is the entrance to the citadel,
which is done with a beautiful grace that
not even the Prince of Persia could compare
with. There really is something hypnotic about
the way Gocnak manipulates the crate as he
storms through the labyrinth.
3) A surprisingly subtle entry, but brilliant
as it might have been unintentional. S decides
that the fastest way around a barricade is
to drive over it, but not only that, he also
grabs the items from the puzzle as he goes.
He totally pwned that section!
2) This was very nearly my favourite, and
consists of the entire COAST section of the
game. Gordon spends more time flying than
he does on the ground and the entire segment
is beautiful to watch. I don't know a speedrun
that does this section half as well as Sourceruns
have. I dread to think how many hours were
spent doing this. The cherry on the cake is
the bit with Lazlo as Gordon enters the bugbait
section. That bit was very nearly an entry
on its own.
1) In at number one is Ravenholm. A long-time
favourite for speedrunners, but Speedruns
manage the whole place in less than a minute.
ON ONE HP. It's as if it was too easy to play
on hard-mode as quickly as possible! These
people are completely unstoppable. I reckon
they're feared on HL2 DM servers! Awwh, go
on then Gocnak, you get a clip of yourself
for your hard work.
Well done!
