Near the first part of Half Life 2, you can walk up to one of the citizens by that food dispenser just after one of the Civil Protection cops say "Pick up that can." mockingly, and the citizen will say something like "I'm about to join Civil Protection so I can a decent meal." once you interact with him or her. I notice that, but what I got from that was that they just didn't know that if they do so, they'll be taken and turned into one of the combine, like the Overwatch, but they're not.
They're just regular humans doing a job for the Combine so they can get food and better living conditions. OK, damn... I think me not knowing this may have to do with once the Orange Box came out, I was kind of tired of Half Life 2, but Half Life 2 in 04, to 06 was my favorite game, then in 07 it was still great, but I did get kind of tired of Half Life. So from there, till a few days ago, I haven't really been that interested in the overall story as much to check up on what's going on, and just figured I knew what it was all about from reading so much in the past.
Does everyone else know that they're humans? Or is this news to you as well? I think other than that, I know almost all there is to know, but something as small as this getting past me surprises me. I felt that when walking around City 17 in Half Life 2 for the first time and until a few minutes ago, you walk around with human-like aliens on our human streets. Why would they not fight back against the Combine; or at least some of them? And if there is, there isn't any way to tell that there is because you never once see it, they're always just fighting you.
Gosh I can't wait for Half Life 3 now.
Half-Life 2
Game » consists of 18 releases. Released Nov 16, 2004
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