The Quirks of German Half-Life 2

Beloved classic, revered masterpiece, industry-changing icon. None of those words fit the German version of Half-Life 2.

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▶Videos:
The Quirks of German Half-Life    • The Quirks of German Half-Life  
The Quirks of German Blue Shift and Opposing Force    • The Quirks of German Blue Shift and O...  
Blue Shift's Boring Brilliance    • Blue Shift's Boring Brilliance  
One Perfect Enemy - Zombie (Half-Life 2)    • One Perfect Enemy - Zombie (Half-Life 2)  

Half Life 2 | Kapitel 1 (Punktangriff) Komplettlösung Walkthrough (German)    • Half Life 2 | Kapitel 1 (Punktangriff...  
Half Life 2 | Kapitel 2 (Ein denkwürdiger Tag) Komplettlösung Walkthrough (German)    • Half Life 2 | Kapitel 2 (Ein denkwürd...  
Half Life 2 | Kapitel 5 (Black Mesa East) Komplettlösung Walkthrough (German)    • Half Life 2 | Kapitel 5 (Black Mesa E...  
Half Life 2 | Kapitel 13 (Dunkle Energie) Komplettlösung Walkthrough (German)    • Half Life 2 | Kapitel 13 (Dunkle Ener...  

Metal Gear Solid #002 - Revolver Ocelot und der Panzer [German, Deutsch Lets Play]    • Metal Gear Solid #002 - Revolver Ocel...  
Metal Gear Solid #004 - Psycho Mantis, Meryl und... [German, Deutsch Lets Play]    • Metal Gear Solid #004 - Psycho Mantis...  
Metal Gear Solid #010 - Metal Gear Rex [German, Deutsch Lets Play]    • Metal Gear Solid #010 - Metal Gear Re...  
Metal Gear Solid #008 - Das Ende einer Wölfin [German, Deutsch Lets Play]    • Metal Gear Solid #008 - Das Ende eine...  
Metal Gear Solid #001 - Eine 1-Mann Mission [German, Deutsch Lets Play]    • Metal Gear Solid #001 - Eine 1-Mann M...  

Control #01: Schau mich an, ich bin jetzt Direktor! 🔻 | Gameplay German    • Control #01: Schau mich an, ich bin j...  

A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61, MWV M13 (Sung in German) : Act III Scene 1: Melodram: Kommt,...    • A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61, MW...  

▶Other:
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Voice lines and closed captions ripped from Half-Life 2 by Valve

Thanks to Carlos Auer for helping me with the backstory for these characters
Thanks to CactusCrunch for the console commands to enable low violence
https://steamcommunity.com/app/220/di...
Thanks to Lazersofa for the curtains graphic
Thanks to Worrel on PCGames.de for pointing out the "Drienepief"-line
Thanks to Combine Overwiki for some of the voice line captions
https://combineoverwiki.net/wiki/Over...
https://combineoverwiki.net/wiki/Comb...

♫Sounds and Music:
"Lab Practicum", "Triage at Dawn" and "Hunter Down" by Kelly Bailey/ from Half-Life 2 by Valve
"Concert audience applause 1" by thaighaudio
https://freesound.org/people/thaighau...

0:00 Intro
1:29 Chapter 1: On the Trail of Blood
6:39 Chapter 2: The Choices for the Voices
52:21 Chapter 3: Translation Troubles
1:01:31 Chapter 4: The Rabbit Hole
1:05:52 Chapter 5: Behind the Scenes
1:09:34 Chapter 6: Conclusion

Thanks for joining me on this wild ride so far. Here's to a new year.