The headcrab scene made my jaw drop i forgot how half life's universe is brutal 😢

That was actually amazing. Less action but a lot more of art work and philosophical thoughts. I am glad that Half life is still a thing even after two decades and fans doesnt let the universe die. Fans are simply amazing. Love this game with my heart. Thank you for this piece.

This was so sad, but thats what Combine does. This. Is. MASTERPIECE!!!

This movie right here is better than any recently produced Hollywood product ever

This is literally the first emotional SFM ever. This is definitely THE Half Life movie.

This is truly a sad story. 😭 If I were the man at the end, I would chase after the sorrowful combine, give him a hug, and treat his wounds with the medicine I had stolen.🫂 As the man said, this might not change the outcome, but it could make our last days less painful.🥺

Hauntingly beautiful. This is the first time in many many years of watching SFMs that I've been left with tears rolling down my cheek.

Time to open the dictionary to look up any words to describe as to just how beautiful, amazing and impressive this is!

one of the best film using S2FM I've ever seen, the story is really interesting, charachters incredible ! can't wait for more

This was really something special, a real piece of art. I loved the choice of music throughout, really set the themes of existential dread and guilt in humanity eroding in a literal and metaphorical sense. The ending honestly made me a bit misty eyed. A worthy side story in the Half-Life universe.

I love the little details here, like using a bioluminescent light stalk on top of his helmet instead of a torch, since a torch would use power, and that's at a premium.

Fantastic, this theme never dies and stirs an eternal hope. More than for a game, but for the world we have right now.

Not gonna lie this is one of the best Half-Life 2 fan movie i've ever seen! the imagery, sound design, voice acting, atmosphere, even the character of Unit07 itself is phenomenal. you manage to capture the weight of emotion and express the feeling of hopelessnes, guilt, and longing in such an effective way through cinematography and sound which is amazing and rare for an SFM movie to do that. Unit07 is now my favorite Combine character to ever exist in HL2 Fanon.. despite what he did atleast in the end he did the right thing and now he's up there... immortal in the stars.. Rest in peace Unit07. Fantastic work! i enjoyed it thoroughly from start to the end, this movie honestly deserves waay more recognition!

Outstanding job!! This is the movie that every hl2 fan must see.

Excellent really good, barely any SFM touch on this elemet of HL, the whole scene setting feels rushed on many SFMs or simply relying on existing lore/story. Here, you have taken the lore & created a unqiue believeble story in the HL universe with relatable characters. Action only where its needed, I don't think many other SFMs in HL have made me feel this kind of connection to your story. There was also no cringe worthy additon of Gman where he isn't needed, infact he is nowhere to be seen & neither is any other characters from Half Life, lots of SFMs tring them in as their mains lack any relation to the audiance. This stands on its own twofeet. I am looking forward to any other content in the future :)

Poor fella even through the mask you can feel how he’s processing how the combine reduced him to a biologically engineered war criminal. Knowing his brain has been altered, emotions regulated, and he’s possibly not voluntarily doing any of this anymore is horrific

Absolutely amazing. The scene composition and writing is something I have never experienced from a sfm/s2fm creation. It’s truly inspiring.

This has no business to hit this hard, amazing film!

Jesus Christ, this made me tear up, and the descriptions of the seven hour war through the radio... just, incredible. It's really a universe with such potential and valve is just letting time take it's toll.

despite the numberous inaccuracies (The Ordinal being the subordinate to the Wallhamer) this is really well made. The atmosphere is absolutely gripping.

I’m in love now with the half life universe in details, thank you so much for making this.

Very good work! I have not experienced strong emotions from such videos for a long time!

Just... wow. This was breathtaking to watch! Amazing job!

Una obra de arte. De lo mejor que alguna vez ví, ojalá más contenido como este! Felicitaciones por tan buen trabajo!!!

The best animation I've ever seen!! Nice work

I have never seen something quite like this before. From the philosophical questions of identity to the soundtrack to the visuals, it was fucking beautiful. By far one of my favorite fan-made Half-Life projects. Thank you so much for making this.

Sir, I am crying when I see how well worked and done your movie is, sincerely thank you very much.

Da fan e video amatore, posso solo farvi i complimenti per l'incredibile risultato e la cura e il rispetto reverenziale dell'opera di riferimento. Bravissimi❤

Gotta be one of the best half life sfm out there, it deserves more recognition! Italian Voice actors are top notch and fits very well! In every characters. Keep up the good work love from Rome ❤️

Love whoever did the voice acting pretty good animation 10/10. I hope you do more of these in the future as I would love to watch more of these animations.

Wonderful work, you have created a piece of art. This is Half Life in it's essence. Thank you!

This was amazing it truly shows the horror of the half life universe and it shows that the combine are still humans and have feelings. I almost cried at the ending while the half life music drops. Anyways amazing work!

This is absolutely amazing very well done!

This deserves more attention man.

Love it, outstanding work very well animated.

What more can I say? This was beautiful! Well done.

First we get emisis blue. Now we have breath. This is truly the golden age of sfm

This is absolutely brilliant.

Amazing. Haven't seen a better film set in HL2 universe. Great work guys!

Absolutely amazing use of both assets and lore from the games and S2FM something i would like to point out is that is this entire film we never see the combine ordinals face and i like that because we know that their eyes have actually been removed and replaced with wires hooked into their helmet but because we don't really know how this would look with the entire helmet off it's a great filming choice to not show the face and instead let imagination fill in the gaps Wonderful job all around!

So happy to see a sfm thats actually showing Hl2 from the beginning, not just a citzen to mp to that, actually building up story

Masterpiece.. Loved it man

That was a really good project/ Animation had a lot of soul put into it.

underrated, this has to be popular

Very good work with this animation.

Very underrated keep it up just subscribed

Awesome piece of work! That horse is gonna be in my longest memory😮

Wow! I'm from Canada and I'm a big Half-Life fan, it's nice seeing creations from fans around the world and this entire thing is just simply amazing. Also it has quite a fitting title, the last thing the main character does before dying is breathe with his helmet off.

A good S2FM film. He captures that brutal atmosphere perfectly.

So far, the lore accuracy is kinda low. But other than that, great animation. Edit: I'd like to point out that the Combine Ordinal is more high-ranking that the Wallhammer ( Combine Charger ) and the APF ( Combine Supressor )

Niente male! Alcune delle visuali sono stupefacenti, con quelle musiche poi, avete anche usato un certo che di creatività che non stona, ma anzi, secondo me aggiunge bellezza a quello che è l'universo di Half-Life. Lo ho davvero apprezzato, questo progetto meriterebbe davvero molta più attenzione.

Absolute god damn masterpiece. I'm surprised that this video hasn't got much views and likes!

Excellent work

The wallhammer riding on an antlion was a little silly, but that's just a tiny part of something much bigger. I loved everything else, the whole way through! This one's going in my 'cinematic masterpieces' playlist, for sure!

The main character reminded me of a lost harbinger for humanity’s reconciliation, the truth is: a lie never lives long because the truth will bare to witness. Thank you for keeping this community alive! Incredible writing, feeling those emotions rush through the blue glow of his eyes.

This was probably one of the Best Half-Life animations I've ever seen

20:04 onwards is so fascinating. The remanence of the 7 Hour War. Laying dormant in old forgotten battlefields.

Man, this is crazy work, cool! 🎉

finished watching and this was very good, i will rewatch this another time :)

This is definitely the most captivating half life animation.

Unbelievable. Really amazing work. This deserves to be shared a lot more. See ya soon at 1m subs! :D

The horse with the Combine modification got me. I almost wept.

When that music at the end of the video or a game play's you know its right, And you know that he joined the right side.

Very nice! It reminds a bit of the movie Equilibrium. Great job o/

The ordinal would be in charge of the team, he is the highest rank a normal combine can get to.

HOLY CRAP AMAZING COMRADE :)

Fantastic film. Great animation. Hope to see another one!

even though I got a bit confused, the ending still carried a lot of weight. Well done.

This is fantastic.

Even though the Ordinals are One of the most modified units of Overwatch soldier, they have forced Loyalty and almost no free Will, if not of limited thoughts and certain Emotions (Like Laughing) They are the commanders of squads or Platoons, And almost command every Overwatch units. (Except Elites or other Units.) All Overwatch units are collegated To the Citadel, and they can be shut down like a switch if seen like an anomaly or too wounded to complete the task or mission. For the Choice of the Main character could have been put an Overwatch soldier (Combine Grunt or Echo One), the less modified units, since they sound like a Civil protection Officer but more modified, even though they too have forced Loyalty, they seems to not have a lot of restrictions on Free Will, like the rest of the Overwatch soldiers, since they can feel Pity, dread of death, or fear for their lifes. But for the rest great film.

Pazzesco. Film che toglie il fiato . Complimenti sinceri 👏👏

Why did I got recommended one year ago bruh😭 this is the best film I’ve ever seen beside that tf2 horror film.

Molto bello! Complimenti!

wow man, this is amazing!

Oh. My. Gosh. I have no words. This is goddamn incredible. I've been interested in the Combine for quite a bit; they are interesting to explore. And when they're given more complex personalities/stories, it is like my black tar heroin lol. Very interesting choice of focusing on an Ordinal (maybe my favorite Combine type), because many would see them as emotionless unfeeling robots. While I do see where this view is coming from, this ain't my cup of tea. I think all Combine units have some of the humanity left deep inside, which can be re-awakened in certain circumstances. Also, that moment when the Ordinal lowered the gun at the end gave my goosebumps. This might have inspired me to write a fanfic of my own :D

Fiera di aver potuto partecipare al progetto ❤️

Very good work! Though not entirely lore accurate, I would say this is one of the better S2FMs I have seen. (If you were to make more about Half Life, I would suggest something about the mother or father of a civil protection officer due to the fact that if an officer fails to perform a task, their family members are killed.)

en efecto esto es cine , sin duda el mejor fanfilm del universo de halflife mis felicitaciones a todos los que participaron en este proyecto

That was amazing

how does this not have a million views already?

Hmmm... subject's memories still ensue. Looks like SOMEONE didn't consume their specified amount of "Dr. Breen's Private Reserve"...

This was amazingly well made 🧡λ🧡

Its nice to see that you showed other countries or atleast other humans that speak different languages goes to show that the combine and xen showed up all around the world

I love how HL:A and Black Mesa has lead to a new wave of Half Life content. Also love how this new wave is diving deeper into the world of HL.

almost no action scenes and i am still enthralled in this wow

Why am I only just now aware of this? This is great!

This was so spooky, I was kinda expecting the action to begin, but this was quite an excellent film

EXTREMELY GOOD MADE!! Compliment!! :D

Incredible work! Here is an honest review through numbers. Animation 9/10 Cinematography 7/10 Levelbuilding 6/10 Story 5/10 Lore accuracy 1/10 Length 10/10 All in all I'd give it a 7/10

I cryed when unit 19 taked off his mask and fallen on his knees in the end 😢

That’s was awesome! The whole movie! MOVIE! We don’t get this content everyday, but this from Italian and that’s more cool!

bro this isn't a film because its long, its because it straight up ACTS like a film

Why Italians always make good shit? Man, this is a total masterpiece, I love it

This is… emotional and… I- I just can’t think about what the combine and everything else- THE FAMILY… the memories and the family changed him, him and that family… it’s sad and I…

never expected to see a good half life fan movie made by Italian people showed in my home region lol nice one guys!

beautiful

The tanks and the left over weapons that were in the seven hour war still remains till this day😢

Wow, I love those high-quality Half Life fan-made movies and since I'm learning Italian, it's a double bonus. Complimenti, and thanks a lot! It'll take me a while to watch it whole though. Though isn't 'combine' just a common name of 'universal union'? I also kinda wish you had used strider sounds also from HL 2, not only Alyx. These electronic warbles are just so generic and they blur the fact that synths are not robots but bio-mechanical organisms.

Only thing wrong with it is that the ordinal would be talking to them and the wallhammer would be on the perimeter

i like the concept of how fucked up would be a combine soldier mind being aware of what he is doing is questionable, but in MY OPINION this film failed in a few aspects. First thing i have to say, even tho isn't that big of a issue, but still is not accurate to combine's hierarchy. Charger despite his size, he isn't resigned to be a leader. and Supressor didn't felt like he was an actual Supression unit but just seem to act like a average CP. accurately, Ordinal is supposed to be the main titular antagonist, because his role is literally to be the mastermind of the team. Second thing is the voice actors and the sounds in general. Yes, yes i know its a film made by a small group of people but still felt they haven't put enough effort into voices. They speaking is just like "oh mr combine we are so mad you will kill me and my friend", they don't have emotions, they dont feel like real people living in a tyrany. Now, the Sounds of the movie are just 50/50, sometimes they are good background music/sounds and other times they are just wack. Now the main point we can agree with is that Barone could easily change the models of the high-rank CPs and instead place low-rank CPs like the leader being a Grunt and both being average officers we see during HL2 campaing (still would be very unaccurate but would make a little more sense to the film). Sending a literal disaster squad to interrogate 2 women is bizarre, considering that the Ordinals, Suppressors and Chargers are resigned to patrol City 17's outskirts. Other thing is that how the fuck Ordinal was able to kill Supressor and Charger using only a handgun??? Their vests are supposed to protect them from any shot, and seeing them being killed with a HANDGUN just makes me question if barone even knows about how tough those units are or even about half-life combine in general. There is other stuff i would like to cover but i feel i larped enough here. Feel free to disagree with me and point out things i got wrong. Thanks.