Half-Life 2
Game » consists of 18 releases. Released Nov 16, 2004
Several years after the Black Mesa disaster, Gordon Freeman awakens from stasis to aid a resistance movement against the Combine, a collective of trans-dimensional aliens that have conquered Earth.
How old are Gordon and Alex?
I've always assumed Gordon is something like 35 or so. And I thought Alyx was maybe 20. It always seemed a little wierd to me that there's a romance between them despite the huge age difference.
It's just a minor point. It doesn't really bother me and it doesn't take anything away from the game or the characters, but it just always seemed a little odd. Do they ever come out and tell us how old they are?
Edit: I meant "Alyx."
" It always seemed a little wierd to me that there's a romance between them despite the huge age difference. "Whoa. Maybe you need to be a little more open minded as to when someone can love another. To me, there's no age limit for love. Except for anyone under 18 in most places; that's illegal.
" @Dtat said:16 here in Florida." It always seemed a little wierd to me that there's a romance between them despite the huge age difference. "Whoa. Maybe you need to be a little more open minded as to when someone can love another. To me, there's no age limit for love. Except for anyone under 18 in most places; that's illegal. "
Wait, what?
" @Dtat said:" It always seemed a little wierd to me that there's a romance between them despite the huge age difference. "Whoa. Maybe you need to be a little more open minded as to when someone can love another. To me, there's no age limit for love. Except for anyone under 18 in most places; that's illegal. "
I knew this was going to happen. I'm not saying I think it's weird or wrong for people of different ages to fall in love. Not at all. It's just one of those things that no one ever brings up.
" @Dtat said:I played HL1 for a couple of hours and i dont remember reading/hearing 27 anywhere.." @august: Oh ok. I could never figure out how old Gordon was. "It's right at the beginning of HL1. Have you played 1? Because you totally should. "
" @FluxWaveZ said:And here in the UK...Wait, what?" @Dtat said:16 here in Florida. Wait, what? "" It always seemed a little wierd to me that there's a romance between them despite the huge age difference. "Whoa. Maybe you need to be a little more open minded as to when someone can love another. To me, there's no age limit for love. Except for anyone under 18 in most places; that's illegal. "
" @august said:
" @Dtat said:I played HL1 for a couple of hours and i dont remember reading/hearing 27 anywhere.. "" @august: Oh ok. I could never figure out how old Gordon was. "It's right at the beginning of HL1. Have you played 1? Because you totally should. "
Make sure you have the res/screen up high enough you can read the text.
" @Ahmad_Metallic said:damn... i havent played any Valve games in a while.. i missed that unique feeling that no other developer manages to give me." @august said:" @Dtat said:I played HL1 for a couple of hours and i dont remember reading/hearing 27 anywhere.. "" @august: Oh ok. I could never figure out how old Gordon was. "It's right at the beginning of HL1. Have you played 1? Because you totally should. "@ 2:50. Mae sure you have the res/screen up high enough you can read the text. "
Half Life for fucking life.
"No prob, guys. Valve games are cryptic as hell, which it makes it easy to forget/miss stuff. But in a world of fifteen minute long cutscenes, I'm glad they're around. "
True dat! I've been replaying the Half life 2s and damn. No one does storytelling quite like Valve.
Here is a great timeline of the Half-life series, including Portal.
http://www.members.shaw.ca/halflifestory/timeline.htm
Y'know it was up to the community how the Gordon/Alyx thing progressed, there was warmth between them in HL2, sure - but it was only into the episodes when Valve actively sought feedback on the direction of that relationship that they started getting closer.
It is hinted throughout the game that Alyx likes Gordon will all the flirting and shyness when her father jokes about them both, but ya, Gordon is 27 because he was put into statis by G-man between Half life 1 and Half life 2 which was 20 years and it is suspected that he didn't age, and Alyx would be in her early 20s.
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