Gordon Freeman is not the good guy

Half-Life Series
#41

I’m sure most people would try to save themselves in such a situation. And it’s not like humanity would have really been any better off if he hadn’t. :stuck_out_tongue:

What power can you really have if you’re a puppet of aliens, though? We don’t know exactly how much input he had in the proceedings, but I can’t imagine it was very much.That power he did have might have been spent in trying to cause the least amount of bloodshed possible.

Too be fair, it only talks about “identification check” and “inspection positions”. It wasn’t necessarily outright intended to be violent. But obviously violence isn’t discouraged and is likely rewarded to some extent.

Well, genocide is presumably preferable to total extinction. And as I said before, we don’t really know how much input he had; he’s having to bargain with things who don’t really care about our existence either way, and the only way to stop them from going the simple and easy way and exterminating us is to prove our use to them, one way or another. The terms he wishes to dictate may well have been a better situation for everyone.

I’m not saying Breen was necessarily a hero; he’s just a guy who did what he had to do.

#42

Also, I don’t think it’s really canon, but in Half Life 1 I know that if I/Gordon went out of the way to save every security guard and scientist at Black Mesa I would probably be dead. If Gordon was really a hero then the body count wouldn’t be as big as it is.

#43

Because heroes aren’t allowed to have any casualties right?

#44

i am honestly baffled that anyone really looks that much into it.

#45

I was really bored, okay?

#46

this isnt as random as it sounds, i have a reason for asking:

do you guys think its worth giving up one innocent life to save 100?

#47

Yes if it is the only option …but if it is a really hot and smart chick that loves you.

#48

I think that was bump.

Before that post a post was at 1-09-10

#49

Yeah… the first of September… which was yesterday…

also GODDAMN why do people have such big signatures, you have to be retarded not to realize it’s super annoying

i.e. make your signature smaller barfininpublic :hmph:

#50

^motion supported

#51

Last time I suggested this, the official stance was : Just fuckin disable signatures in your settings, if you don’t fuckin like them.

So I did.

#52

No, but my answer isn’t really valid since I hate people.

#53

i don’t mind signatures at all, until some fucktard has one that fills up nearly my entire screen :hmph:

#54

like me, twice. isn’t that right burb? :rolleyes:

#55

If that 1 is mine, then yes. :slight_smile:

#56

ah yes :smiley:

#57

i don’t remember

#58

Bump? Who’s bump? My name is “Heyitsfree” thank you very much! Also get rid of that giantass picture that’s on your signature.

#59

Who cares, really unless Valve makes all this crap canan ie good/evil people, then this is ALL USELESS speculation, for gods sake, its just a godamn video game.

#60

What speculation isn’t useless? :stuck_out_tongue:

Anyway, it’s not really speculation, it’s interpretation. I doubt the morality of the characters’ actions are ever going to be cast in stone. It’s just fun to discuss.

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