Uploaded July 2017 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Part of my Half-Life Fact Files series: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDmcwfn8y0lMtlqcpUhggk0FB1EC2i3iB

In this chapter of Half-Life minutia, we take a look at the game's speech system and how the Human Grunt's sentences are formed using individual word sound files followed by a full demonstration of the HGrunt lines. Note that this speech system detailing also applies to the VOX announcement system.

0:00 Video intro
1:07 Idle Question
2:08 Idle Answer
2:31 Idle "Check In" Query
3:03 Idle "Clear" Response
4:00 Player Spotted
4:49 Alien Spotted
5:05 Charging Enemy's Position
5:18 Taunt
5:41 Retreating to Cover
6:08 Throwing Grenade
6:24 Grenade Warning

Music: Half-Life (Kelly Bailey) - Diabolical Adrenaline Guitar