Cant wait until this becomes "made my wife play".

Marry her, bro, just do it.

00:14 Dude you are never going to get married, she is a keeper. Don't you dare mess this up!

"Why do we all have to wear these ridiculous ties?"

Now that she's played Half-Life, why not have her try Black mesa to see the major difference in 20+ years?

I knew she was locked in at 9:16 because that could be a quote straight out of Freeman's Mind

I love how she has the freeman’s mind kinda response to all the events

Wait wait... THERE ARE HEALING STATIONS IN XEN?!?! Bro I've finished Half Life like 7 times in my life and I'm only learning this now

I choose to believe that everything coming out of Girlfriend's mouth is the canonical Freeman inner monologue.

Watched this with my husband and both our cats. My husband is installing half-life now. lol You hit him right in the nostalgia. The cats were less impressed.

she doesn't need to hear all this, she's a highly trained professional

so you aren't planning on marring her? because half life 3 is comfimed by valve to not come. as gabe put it "we aren't a greedy company milking franchises"

I love the evolution this channel has gone trough, first it was play dates, then your gf who previously didn’t play all that much finally played games like dark souls, doom or even Elden ring, and now she’s playing a game as amazing as half life!

My wife and I love watching and are hoping to one day here the intro be "i made my fiance play."

JUST MARRY HER ALREADY

I enjoyed how most of the commentary was illustrating her difficulty with level design and 90's gaming concepts, yet the footage showed her being pretty adept! I'm glad she enjoyed the hip firing weapons of older FPSes. I very much find that style to be the superior one for actually having fun. Looking forward to Gravity Gun shenanigans!

Crazy that your girlfriend got the name "assassins" spot on while you were calling them "snipers" XD Fun fact: The assassins have cloaking devices on hard mode... and "jiggle physics" ;p Also as a side note, having her play the hazard course first may have been a good idea. Huge props for doing OG instead of just going with Black Mesa, and with the SD models to boot. [Chefs kiss]

12:40 - That's not a sniper, that's the assassins hitting the guard with a silenced pistol.

Remeber the line from the first Portal Song? ".....Maybe you'll find someone else To help you. Maybe Black Mesa... THAT WAS A JOKE, HA HA, FAT CHANCE. " Now ya know 😁

Cannot wait to see 2, 2 Episode1, 2 Episode 2, Black Mesa and Alyx reaction! Also, the rain formerly known as purple was a good touch

I am so glad that you didn't change the game into HD texture and let her experience the OG textures in her 1st playthrough.

its not gordon's first day...

Mom wake up dad, boy meet girl just upload

"stop telling me what you WANTED to happen and tell me what IS happening" Good life lesson, honestly.

It's not that she's "dumb", but rather, if we put ourselves back in 1998 when HL first came out, with little to no experience in gaming in general, suddenly her behaviour is pretty damn accurate to what we were used to with shooters back then. No predetermined cover spots, all story being spoonfed to us, shooting mechanics that expected us to just run and gun..... It was a nice look back at history. Also, ring her.

Can't wait to see her reaction to a certain ship from a certain company in Half Life 2.

I think it's a good sign that "Get your heads out of your asses and tell me what's going on" is a line that wouldn't be out of place in Freeman's Mind.

It's not Gordon's first day, he's just late, and they're having technical issues haha.

Ahhhhh this is huge! This is my all-time favorite game and arguably one of the most important games of all time. Can't wait to watch her wake up and... smell the ashes.

Back in 1999, it also didn't occur to me to touch the mouse during the intro ride.

I love the way Taryn plays. It’s about the journey, not the destination. She smells the roses, she really appreciates the game while she plays it instead of just blasting through

I already know this is gonna be a banger. Rise and shine Miss Tarny and lets get going.

Your big brained GF instantly named them assassins but you called them snipers like 5 times and I died a little inside each time ;_;

Your vidoes together are so cute, and it really eye opening to see someone who learns stuff in their own way and time (where for some it's intuition). It's comforting. It reminded me that I can play however I want, regarldess of dev intentions lol >:)

I definitely got motion sickness from these games too. It's always fun to find a mechanic that could have been helping you the whole time.

Would love to see a chill Girlfriend Made Me Play "Little Kitty, Big City"

Gotta say, her playstyle is quite similar to mine, but my crutch weapon is the shotgun and my crutch strategy is to jump out from behind cover and run down my opponent using my weapon as a melee attack with a huge hitbox.

If you’re doing retro games, I’d love to see her play Deus Ex. It’s a very open-ended game in terms of player options.

I never get tired of seeing these pop up on Sundays. I always enjoy watching the journey through the game and see how the story about the game and the player (Girl OR Boy) unfolds 😊 Will for sure be looking forward to the future installements! Also, Dying Light OST effin' slaps!

Another great video from the best couple in gaming. You two are amazing. And I also want to thank you for another trip down memory lane. I seem to remember that the great lesson from this game was that you learn how to play the very best games on the second playthrough. Good vid

The textures thing just reminded me of old cartoons where something the characters were supposed to interact with was obviously different from the painted backgrounds

I hope that she'll play the expansions after that ! Especially Decay, will be interesting to see how you both handle the games. edit: 22:53 well, that's actually the case, she didn't need to exactly line up her shots, because auto-aim was on.

I just played through Half Life 1 with all expansion packs for the first time and now i see you doing it aswell. Great timing and i love you both 😭

The best thing about these kinds of videos, is immediately recognizing the clips from parts that doubled as multiplayer maps and were played for hours and hours in someone's basement or attic in 4 player lans (like crossfire or the vip team fortress classic map :D:D:D:D:D

The way she plays Half Life clearly shows she "learned" to play video games with Dark Souls lol.. if you die, thats because you suck, not because you dont get it. Next up : Half life 2/Alyx, Doom 3/Doom 2016 or Dishonored or Bioshock or FEAR. Factorio music near the end of the video nice touch lol

The number of times I played half-life over the years.. I was this many years old finid out those "broken teleporters" on XEN were healing pods.. :facepalm:

Wow she is lovely and I her voice too, it's so satisfying to hear her happy at her success. And I love how she interacts with the characters and world like she is really there.

Your gf is such a lovely goof and livens up this video so much, regardless of how frustrating the gameplay is to watch. Really enjoyed it @ both of ya!

Is not Gordon's first day tho, was it? This was an amazing game, it aged like good wine.

Very important with Abiotic Factor being playable. It gives very familiar vibes.

Another Tarny Plays and Noicky Narrates video lets gooo. More smiles c: ❤️ hope u guys are doing amazing!!!

love that you used some Dying Light in here. I also love hearing any new player's experience with the OG Half-Life. Good video.

I've been wanting to replay Half-Life for a long time now, thanks for putting this video out so I can relive the glory days without sinking 20 hours into it

For the next classic game have her play Fallout 3, please... I just finished it after 13 years and it still rocks.

Always such a pleasure to watch these videos.

Nice stuff. Very much hope you make her play Entropy Zero 1 and 2 down the line.

I always think of Freeman's mind when I see someone play this game.

CERTIFIED BANGER! LET'S GOOOOOOOO!

😊 I'm surprised you went for original half life over black mesa remake. Can't wait for half-life 2 video.

This was amazing to watch. Some of your videos make my "If only I had an ability to forget a game, so I could replay it" dream come true. I can't forget, but I can see through a new player's eyes... Please show her System Shock series. System Shock 2 is my childhood game, but System Shock Remake could be more accessible for her... Although it may be more enjoyable to see her play the original, it wouldn't any fun if she wouldn't enjoy it.

It seems your girlfriend is a "neo gamer", used to be spoon fed instructions ('press f to open') by developers to avoid the slightest frustration but also a sense of challenge. It's like the difference between a sword fight and fencing.

It might be a nit pick, but it wasn't Gordon's first day at black mesa, as implied in HL2 and the fact that he had to have been there for at least one previous day for the training mission.

Speeking of Glooguns You should totally have her play ‘Prey’ (the one from 2017). It’s one of those rare games where there isn’t a wrong way to play the game. I think she’d love it! And besides, the game is a freaking masterpiece.

I’ve been playing this game for at least 15 years, and I never realized the crystal you insert in Anomalous Materials is the same type you destroy in the end! That makes so much sense!

"Gordon Freemans first day Black Mesa". Dude what? Where are you getting this information?

So you’re never gonna marry her? That’s cruel

I related hard to "It never occurs that she's doing something wrong, because it's her immediate assumption that it's her fault for not being good at it, so she brute forces it until she succeeds" This video somehow perfectly encapsulated how I play games

Definitely wanna see her reaction to HL2, subscribed.

Don't be a dick, bro. If you're gonna marry her, don't tease her. If you're not going to marry her, absolutely crazy, I love girlfriend. She's hilarious, and a badass gamer. 🤘 Love the girlfriend videos.

Why could you not marry her upon the release of BG3? Explain yourself man!

just played ROR2 before watching this and I was soo confused yet appreciated of the music choice

You have to do Half Life 2 next ♥ I can relate with her immersion. I once played thought Half-Life 2 in almost one session, while "roleplaying" a credible Gordon Freeman. It was one of the best gaming experience of my life.

I genuinely hope for Taryn’s sake that the joke at the beginning was just that - a joke. If she actually wants to get married, and you used to tell her you’d propose when Baldur’s Gate 3 came out because you didn’t think it would happen, then moved the goalposts to an even less likely-to-happen game when it did, in fact, come out, then you’re just stringing her along at this point and she should find someone who’s more serious about her. Which is why I say I hope it’s just a joke. 😕

You better marry her bro. If you won't, I volunteer!

I already need more of this please

hey dude just wanna say i've been here since like, idk 800 subs, and its insane how big your channel is now

Bro you are a fool for not marrying her, don’t wait too long!

In my first playthrough in the 90s, I learnt the same way she did, about the armour charging devices on the wall for example, took all the time exploring everything and to this day, I always have fun talking to everyone in the game, and opening every single crate

Damn good video. Looking forward to HL:2 video 😀

thanks for the vids ^^ really cool stuff as always ^^

yes i have been wanting this so much thank you!!

I've been waiting for this.

This video made me a subscriber, can't wait to see Half life 2. It's a different game with a different pace and enemies that while less tanky are more aggressive and mobile. It will be interest to see her deal with them.

Man, now you've got me waiting for the video where you make her play the sequels

You showing her older games is so cool. If you ever played Jake and Dexter or Sly Cooper she might like the cute animals

love seeing people play my favorite game series :>

Silent Hill 2 playthrough when? 😎 [great vid tho, love the editing, humor, and style]

You might show her the 007 and perfect dark N64 games. They’re two of my favorites, and I don’t mind the graphics today. A good game is a good game; and what matters is having fun 😁

It's worth remembering the average player back in 1998 didn't have much experience with this kind of game, so it would've been similar to this, except the technology would've felt more impressive.

1:14 I almost checked steam notifications XD

9:00 You should have her check out TeamClown's "You Can Rescue Every Scientist" mod.

Congratulations! I even haven't gotten around the first HL yet haha.

Just rewatched the portal videos. And now the other side of the same universe!

this is peak content, watching her advance and have fun was calming somehow.

Oh boy, i really hope she will play some more of old or old style games, like alien vs predator 2 and cry of fear

This is always delightful :)

Heartwarming to see someone not of my era pick this up and get immersed in it. I was 12 when this came out and even though we were used to DOOM and Quake, it absolutely blew our minds.

bro just had a great idea, have her play the stanly parable new edition, she'll enjoy the narroraters mean snark.

Great game. Absolute classic and genre-defining. Much respect to your girlfriend for getting through it. It's definitely not easy to get into, especially considering modern standards of gaming, but hopefully, this will open the fascinating world of Half-Life up to her.

I have several friends who all approach video games with some mentality akin to "I'm bad at video games". It effects how they play and feel about a game more than anything else. Some of these people have played video games a lot and some have played them a little and it universally makes them less able to learn by trial and error. Thinking you're bad at the game makes you more risk averse (so less trial) and also unable to understand why things are happening (less error). You can see the former in Girlfriend sticking with the gun she knows well. Boyfriend explained the latter very succinctly when talking about Girlfriend brute forcing through sections. I see this with my own friends as well. Feeling like you are unable to engage with the game, like it's a foreign language, I think is rooted in thinking you're bad at games. Young Boyfriend at some point in his life played a game the same way as Girlfriend played halflife. Young Boyfriend probably only ever externalized the difficulty. This GAME is hard. Not that BOYFRIEND isn't good enough. Love these videos, it's such an interesting thing to see and hear. Mr Boyfriend, please don't say Girlfriend is bad at video games or that she has her 'girlfriend way' of doing things. You did them that way at some point as well.