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Oi.
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Ha, I kid!
But seriously: when in the name of headcrabs are we going to get HL2 Episode 3? I was going to hold my breath until we got it, but had to give up on that a long time ago. My crowbar is getting rusty.
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I think it could be out next year?
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[www.blackmesasource.com]
Also lol@kotaku quote on front page, that is pretty sweet.
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But since everyone is replying and raving about this photo, the Black Mesa must be something awesome so now I want one too.
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It was the scientific research Facility where Gordon Freeman worked, then kinda blew up, then roamed through whacking aliens with crowbars.
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:O
To get you started - [www.youtube.com]
WTF. Why did it erase my photo when I edited. :
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Thanks to the both of you, sadly I have never played the much talked about Half-Life so I don't feel like I'm totally out of the gaming loop.
Though with the price tag on the bundle containing all these wonderful games including Half-Life, I should get on it.
Now I know what the Black Mesa is. My mom always told me if everyone wants it, must be good so I shall continue to request one as well.
How does it go? Ah.. DO.WANT
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Well, not really. I just ate it =P
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I've been had! This Aaron person is impersonating me!
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[insert Homer Strike here]
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Perhaps another try with the D.E.N.N.I.S system is in order?
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It's a god damn clever song but it has been years people, get the hell over it.
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Black Mesa Research Facility is where HL 1 Happened (and xen)
Get your facts Straight
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And odds n sods of TF2 has Black Mesa n Aperture science references.
And really whats wrong with Still Alive?
You know what, me thinks you really need to drink less coffee. You always seem so agitated at everything.
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I said it's appalling that people think still alive is the only time this was ever mentioned.
Not "Still alive is where htis is from! :D"
Seriously? REALLY? none of you understood that?
Note that half the comments are "THAT WUZ A JOKE HUR HUR FAT CHANSE" and "MEBBE BLACK MESA HAHA I AM CLEVER"
And my response is "Shut the hell up about still alive already, my god, it's been years, and you all act as if the song is even relevant to this anyway."
And yes, two years is in fact years.
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In fact I'm the only person to use lines from Still Alive and post up a video on it.
So you may thrash me with rage if you want, but as I pointed out, I think we all know that Black Mesa is from Half Life, not from a single line of a song from a different, while related, game.
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No one mentioned Still Alive before your post, nor did anyone make any correlation between the two. Hence the questionable tone of your /rage must have agitated the Kotakuite amoebas who is quick to school one another. You should have started the topic with something along the lines of " You know what really tickles my balls?...". I would imagine all the people attacking you would have been on the same page.
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So what if they used a line from Still Alive? That doesn't mean the only thing they know of Black Mesa is a reference from the Portal theme song.
Don't be so serious.
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It's HURDUR GUYS LOOK I know about still alive do I get gamer points now do you love me please love me I am so clever im not even angry ;-;
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you are truly a god
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Especially from the apaling Archaotic stand in that is Whitemage.
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Why so serious?
Another reference, oh shi-
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Sure inflection doesn't carry well across the net, but its good enough.
And it really is nothing to get worked up about. Someone mentions Black Mesa expect Half Life, Portal and Team Fortress references.
Because if you get too agitated all the time over simple refrences to Valve games you just might explode and thenthere gonna have to glue you back together IN HELL!
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For example, my attempt at such a comment would be:
Maybe I'll go to Starbucks today,
maybe Black Mesa,
That was a joke, haha, fat chance.
Guess what? I find that a funny reference. You may not but that's your own tough luck. Deal with it and stop whinging.
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I think you just want to be a part of this Valve hating 'trend.' You wanna know what ticks me off? People who decide that their hate for a particular group of people is just and right. Anyone can put a bunch of words on the page, but you, sir, manage to make it aggravating to read.
I used to fairly like what you had to say, now you just seem like you're a big bundle of hate now. What's the deal?
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He just said it so it sounded like he meant its was very old song and everyone should forget about it
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Tell people to 'Get over' that...
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Like in one of the Resident Evil is Evil articles past week.
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His point is that he should have said something like "It's been two years."
Sure, the term "YEARS" is grammatically correct, but it sounds a little over dramatic.
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I never once said I hate still alive. It is not my fault if other people are incapable of reading.
hating the people whose first instinct is to reference it is different from hating the song, especially when I call it damn clever.
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So you hate people, who also like Still Alive?
Riiiggghhhttt.
Ever thought if you weren't such a swirling ball of hate and bile all the time people wouldn't jump down your throat every time you put up a comment?
Including Crecente.
Just breath, relax, then post.
But you don't. You run your tongue then RESPOND IN CAPS LOCKS and then more people have a go at you.
It's just a vicious circle.
Chillax.
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I don't really care how many years passes, that'll be catchy as hell.
People are still enjoying Still Alive for no good reason? OH NO.
It will be okay. It's just a song.
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On a side note, if that dude's a White Mage, I shall surely sh*t my pants in terror if I ever have the misfortune to meet a Black Mage from wherever it is that he hails.
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Thankfully I didn't have to scroll down that much to find it. Now I can enjoy the rest of the jokes in peace. Thank you for that.
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If you meant a spell for the last part, your sparkling personality has me far too constipated for that.
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Apologies to you and anyone else who thought I was trying to besmirch dean's character with that post.
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Oh god, ROFL in deed :P
Anywho, Vivis greatest scene. (being FF game, its kinda broken up a bit)
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Though even without playing FF games a slight basic knowledge is expected I'd of thought :P
i.e what a chocobo is, black mages, Moogles, who Cloud Strife is, etc.
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