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* [[Accidental Innuendo]]: "If you follow standard insertion procedure, everything should be fine." |
* [[Accidental Innuendo]]: "If you follow standard insertion procedure, everything should be fine." |
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* [[Alternative Character Interpretation]]: In Episode Two, Alyx's "Great driving, Gordon!" line sounds really sarcastic if you're the kind of player who's already crashed twice. |
* [[Alternative Character Interpretation]]: In Episode Two, Alyx's "Great driving, Gordon!" line sounds really sarcastic if you're the kind of player who's already crashed twice. |
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* [[That One Boss]]: The Gonarch, which also doubles as [[That One Level]]. The same goes for the Nihilanth, and really, the entirety of Xen is "That One Level". The {{spoiler|masssed Striders you face}} at the end of Episode 2, as well. Hunters EVERYWHERE, Magnusson whingeing at you constantly and the Magnusson devices seem to be a bit finicky about whether they stick or just bounce off: [[That One Level]] sandwiched right between a great game and a jaw-dropping ending. Gnnn. |
* [[That One Boss]]: The Gonarch, which also doubles as [[That One Level]]. The same goes for the Nihilanth, and really, the entirety of Xen is "That One Level". The {{spoiler|masssed Striders you face}} at the end of Episode 2, as well. Hunters EVERYWHERE, Magnusson whingeing at you constantly and the Magnusson devices seem to be a bit finicky about whether they stick or just bounce off: [[That One Level]] sandwiched right between a great game and a jaw-dropping ending. Gnnn. |
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** Actually, the Magnusson devices always stick; problematically, the Hunters can shoot the devices right off the body of a Strider, and they do it fast enough to be truly aggravating. |
** Actually, the Magnusson devices always stick; problematically, the Hunters can shoot the devices right off the body of a Strider, and they do it fast enough to be truly aggravating. |
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** As noted on the actual [[That One Level/ |
** As noted on the actual [[That One Level/Video Games/First-Person Shooter|That One Level]] page, the {{spoiler|massive Strider battle}} at the end of Episode Two can either be this or the [[Best Level Ever]], depending on who you talk to. It's very much a [[Love It or Hate It]] moment. |
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* [[Unfortunate Character Design]]: The Gonarch's egg-sack looks like a huge scrotum, which is completely deliberate. Quoth Gabe Newell in ''Raising the Bar'': |
* [[Unfortunate Character Design]]: The Gonarch's egg-sack looks like a huge scrotum, which is completely deliberate. Quoth Gabe Newell in ''Raising the Bar'': |
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{{quote|''"Sometimes we're just sitting around and we're tired and somebody comes up with a goofy idea like, "Why don't we put a giant testicle on a 20-foot-tall armored spider?""''}} |
{{quote|''"Sometimes we're just sitting around and we're tired and somebody comes up with a goofy idea like, "Why don't we put a giant testicle on a 20-foot-tall armored spider?""''}} |
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** The Combine could fit this. Considering they are a multiverse empire with technology far ahead of ours, sounds powerful, their biggest threat? An average joe with a crowbar, suddenly they sound way less powerful/intimidating. |
** The Combine could fit this. Considering they are a multiverse empire with technology far ahead of ours, sounds powerful, their biggest threat? An average joe with a crowbar, suddenly they sound way less powerful/intimidating. |
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