In The Virtual End (Linkin Park HL2 music video) 

This is why every game ever should have open source codes

half life really doesn't need autotune

I love how this is a perfect example of the “cool era” of the internet People thought this was cool, then they thought it was cring, and now they recognize this as one of the HARDEST videos ever made It’s so perfect

The internet will never be this good again

This guy predicted the humor of the Half Life community 12 years ago.

When something you made from 2009 is a meme now, you know you've achieved something.

I genuinely thought this was like an end credits scene to half life 2, as i’ve never played it and this looked so good.

with how "in the end" sounds, half Iife 2 seems like a great game to make a song like this for with the combine taking over the entire world in such a short amount of time.

they managed to make garry's mod animations look better than modern sfm animations

This is the best thing the Half-Life community ever made, fact

If they ever make a Half-Life movie, this better be the end credits sequence

Funny how this is several times more relevant than anything from that Machinima contest ever will be

I'm crying & shaking rn. This is truly one of the machinimas of all time.

This is the most 2009 thing I've ever seen and I adore it. The late 2000s internet was the perfect wild west of digital entertainment and it kills me that we'll likely never have things like this again

14 years and its still a great video holds up to time

1:49 hardest drop ever with that explosion this is actually fire

Fun Fact: Gabe Newell liked this song so much that when he listened to it he immediately contacted the members of Linkin Park to make a videogame adaptation of this masterpiece

12 years later this thing has taken over the half Life community like a virus just like the creator must have intended

14 years… and its still a banger. still in the hl community like a virus. it never changed.

Didn't win the machinima test but became the most relevant. Truly losing the battle but winning the war.

the fact that this man made a better animation in gmod than most people can make in sfm bewilders me

I swear, this song is the rickroll of Half Life community

" hey Dr. Kleiner, what happens when you press a computers power button?" Dr. Kleiner: 0:17

on this day 25 years ago, a series called half life was made. Now, Such creativity is sparked because a single scientist did a risky experiment. Happy Bday Half life, you are a game I'll cherish forever.

0:18 hardest shot in cinematic history

Memes aside, this actually is kickass

Half life players after finishing 2 realizing there will never be 3:

It is tradition to visit this masterpiece often

THIS, my friends, is pretty much peak mid to late 2000s Internet. And it's beautiful...

Can't believe Linkin Park took this song and claimed it as if it was there own. Clearly Dr. Isaac Kleiner and Eli Vance made this masterpiece.

Миллионы лет эволюции ради этого шедевра

Crazy how this song was such a banger that Lincoln Park made a cover of it in live action

I was laughing at first but this actually kicks ass

🌟 Lyrics 🌟 It starts with one One thing I don't know why It doesn't even matter how hard you try Keep that in mind, I designed this rhyme To explain in due time All I know Time is a valuable thing Watch it fly by as the pendulum swings Watch it count down to the end of the day The clock ticks life away It's so unreal Didn't look out below Watch the time go right out the window Tryin' to hold on, did-didn't even know I wasted it all just to watch you go I kept everything inside and even though I tried It all fell apart What it meant to me will eventually Be a memory of a time when- I tried so hard and got so far But in the end, it doesn't even matter I had to fall to lose it all But in the end, it doesn't even matter One thing, I don't know why It doesn't even matter how hard you try Keep that in mind, I designed this rhyme To remind myself how I tried so hard In spite of the way you were mockin' me Acting like I was part of your property Remembering all the times you fought with me I'm surprised it got so far Things aren't the way they were before You wouldn't even recognize me anymore Not that you knew me back then But it all comes back to me in the end You kept everything inside and even though I tried It all fell apart What it meant to me will eventually Be a memory of a time when- I tried so hard and got so far But in the end, it doesn't even matter I had to fall to lose it all But in the end, it doesn't even matter I've put my trust in you Pushed as far as I can go For all this There's only one thing you should know I've put my trust in you Pushed as far as I can go For all this There's only one thing you should know I tried so hard and got so far But in the end, it doesn't even matter I had to fall to lose it all But in the end, it doesn't even matter

The Virgin “It starts with sorry” vs The Chad “It starts with one thing”

I say this with no hint of irony, this is one of the hardest videos that has ever been made

I can't believe it's been 13 years since music was invented.

Shoutout to people who still know and love half life. Hope gabe will count to three soon..

people born in december 1999: people born in january 2000:

A friend sent this to me today, a decade after I first saw it. I thought this was one of the coolest things ever back then. No SFM, yet so professional looking.

this was made 13 years ago and it aged like fine wine. amazing

the most nostalgic song with the most nostalgic game. is this the most nostalgic video on youtube? YES.

This alone sold me on hl2

This video alone shows how absolutely groundbreaking Half Life 2's facial animation was at the time. These models and rigs are from 2004. It's almost hard to believe. This video was also created before Source Filmmaker was a thing, makes it even more impressive the amount of work that probably went into this.

Remember, this was made way before Source Filmmaker, yet it's so clean

This edit was so far ahead of its time in quality, humor, and visuals, it's insane.

Its... it's still a beautiful masterpiece... *A tear shed for the loss of this part of the internet...*

played all of half life so i could understand this

All jokes aside this is actually impressive for a gmod animation from 2009

This should be shown in schools

all human emotions: > 6 AM: horny > 12 PM: hungy 😋 > 6 PM: batman > 10 PM: In The Virtual End (Linkin Park HL2 music video)

The moderators of the contest are such idiots for rejecting this masterpiece.

I don't think people can really fully appreciate the level of animation here without trying sfm yourself, and then have the realization of this actually being made in gmod. Factoring the date and time in, undoubtedly, absolutely, insane.

Aperture science cant compete with this masterpiece

This is the most 2000s thing I have ever seen

This goes hard as fuck given the context

The guy who made this finally got his fame like he needed 12 years ago 😢

Maps used in order of apperance: 00:07 ep1_citadel_01 >> Advisor pod and old Breen recording scene 00:11 ep1_citadel_00 >> EP1 Intro sequence 00:20 ep1_c17_01 >> Fresh air after parking garage maps 00:28 ep1_citadel_00 EP1 Intro briefing 00:30 ep1_c17_01 >> Fresh air after parking garage maps 00:37 ep1_citadel_00 >> EP1 Intro sequence citadel explosion 00:39 ep1_c17_05 >> Citizen escort 00:47 d3_citadel_03 >> Somewhere higher up on he map 00:52 ep1_c17_01 >> Any EP1 C17 map with unstable citadel core effect 00:57 ep1_c17_06 >> EP1 escape with train 01:02 d3_breen_01 >> Breens Office skybox 01:06 ep1_c17_06 >> EP1 escape with train 01:10 d3_breen_01 >> Breens Office skybox 01:15 ep2_outland_01 >> EP2 Intro and briefing 01:25 ep2_outland_10 >> White Forest Inn 01:32 d1_trainstation_05 >> Kleiners lab 01:52 ep2_outland_12 >> Strider battle 01:55 ep2_outland_06a >> Using the radio tower to warn white forest 01:59 ep2_outland_01 >> EP2 Intro portal storm 02:05 ep2_outland_06a >> Using the radio tower to warn white forest 02:10 ep2_outland_04 >> Getting the extract 02:15 ep2_outland_02 >> Healing sequence 02:22 ep2_outland_10a >> Dog vs. Strider aftermath 02:25 ep2_outland_02 >> Healing sequence 02:30 ep2_outland_10a >> Dog vs. Strider midfight 02:38 ep2_outland_12a >> Rocket launch, combine portal cancel and EP2 ending

i love this more than my life

This goes unbelievably hard

Not even joking, this goes so fuckin hard

gordon dosent need to hear this. he's a trained professinal.

13 years and counting. This truly is one of the best machinimas of all time

Aperture Science been REAL quiet since this dropped.💯💯🗣️🔥

I learned 3 things from this music 1. It starts with one thing 2. I don't know why 3. It doesn't even matter how hard you try.

The fact this was made before sfm is fucking insane

this might be the best thing i've seen in my life

i love eli's casual gestures as hes singing his heart out

its scary how this is so well made, i seriously thought this was a recent video

2:26 what happened to his eyes 😭😭

No ai No cringe No voice cracks 100% authentic fire. still holds up. 👤👤👤👤🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

i don't know why, but there is something about Source SDK animations that makes them look so surreal

the fact that the line "i tried so hard and got so far but in the end it doesnt even matter" actually fits well with the description

WE ARE GETTING OUT OF THE CITTADEL WITH THIS ONE 🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥

Thank you for introducing me to the greatest band ever

I am glad that the half life community finally got attention because of this video, i am in tears because of how good it is, truly deserves to get an A+.

WE GETTING OUT OF BLACK MESA WITH THIS ONE 🗣️🔥

14 years!? This is still a legendary video

2009 is returning to us. We're back in the golden era

I remember watching this 7 years ago and I never would’ve thought it would blow up as much as it has now

The lip synch is actually very impressive, and the close-ups don't even look bad.

“Hey what happens if I press this button on the computer” Dr kleiner: 0:18

seven hour war lore:

Honestly, this song fits well with HL2’s aesthetic

This is 12 years ago? Time sure is a valuable thing im watching it fly by as the pendulum swing Im watching it count down to the end of time the clock sure is ticking life away as I would say this is so unreal

14 years later and this remains relevant while Machinima is dead and buried. I love it.

This is the best music video i saw

0:46 that shot is genuinely so cool

okay memes aside, i didnt even realise this was made with gmod at first its so damn impressive. this person managed to make this look smoother than any modern sfm animation 2 years before it was even a thing and i absolutely adore it, props to you.

I listened this at full volume with headphones.

goes fvcking hard

That part where he goes "I had to fall!" and the citadel explodes really gives me goosebumps, it's so perfect

me when im in an In The Virtual End (Linkin Park HL2 music video) competition and my opponent is an In The Virtual End (Linkin Park HL2 music video) fan

Man, I wish Valve made half life 3 😢 I really wanted to see the end of the story😢

Grandson: how did you feel as a kid grandpa? Me:

The way this has better lip syncing, expressiveness, and cinematography than a lot of SFM animations while being made 2 years before SFM even existed is ridiculously impressive. The amount of care, passion, and time put into it is palpable.

Shame on us for ignoring this masterpiece. My man, hope you're doing well nowadays. Ty for ur hard work.

Fucking master piece😭

Unironically one of the top 10 hardest videos ive ever watched on this platform

The fact that this is 13 years old is amazing and it still holds up