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SwatZeR
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Here's a question that occurred to me as I was playing HL2 @ 4am last night. I've only had 4 hours of sleep, so that may explain what I am about to say, but bear with me for a few moments...
Do you think there's a possibility that the idea of City 17 could in fact happen? No, I'm not talking aliens but more realistically, I'm talking about the whole idea of being involved in a war and having our country invaded. Martial law. 7pm curfew. The streets being patrolled by the military.
Think I'm in dire need of sleep and that my brain is being deprived of oxygen? I think not. Why? Because City 17 has already happened in the past. Germans. Nazis. Concentration camps. Hitler wanted to eliminate the Jews and create a race of "supermen". Still think I'm crazy?
There are a couple parts in HL2 where I thought to myself, "that could totally happen". A couple examples...
When you are first inserted into the game you are being transferred to City 17. Aside from the train not being packed with people like a can of sardines, it's not unlike the train cars that took people to Auschwitz. The people at the train station were all wearing the same blue jumpsuits.
Then there is the woman's voice that you hear echoing over the loudspeakers outside. She is telling the public that there because they are helping the fugitive (Freeman I assume) that food rations are being cut back. She informs the ground units and continues to talk in that same monotone voice...creepy.
The Combine police. The faceless masks were eerily reminiscent of the Nazi helmets. Easily recognizable and very freaky in the dark when all you see are the glowing eyes. They enforce corporal law with their electrified batons and herd people into areas like they were cattle.
Again...with the little sleep that I've had, I may be a bit off my rocker, but I don't think that I'm that far out to lunch on this one. Whadda ya think?
Do you think there's a possibility that the idea of City 17 could in fact happen? No, I'm not talking aliens but more realistically, I'm talking about the whole idea of being involved in a war and having our country invaded. Martial law. 7pm curfew. The streets being patrolled by the military.
Think I'm in dire need of sleep and that my brain is being deprived of oxygen? I think not. Why? Because City 17 has already happened in the past. Germans. Nazis. Concentration camps. Hitler wanted to eliminate the Jews and create a race of "supermen". Still think I'm crazy?
There are a couple parts in HL2 where I thought to myself, "that could totally happen". A couple examples...
When you are first inserted into the game you are being transferred to City 17. Aside from the train not being packed with people like a can of sardines, it's not unlike the train cars that took people to Auschwitz. The people at the train station were all wearing the same blue jumpsuits.
Then there is the woman's voice that you hear echoing over the loudspeakers outside. She is telling the public that there because they are helping the fugitive (Freeman I assume) that food rations are being cut back. She informs the ground units and continues to talk in that same monotone voice...creepy.
The Combine police. The faceless masks were eerily reminiscent of the Nazi helmets. Easily recognizable and very freaky in the dark when all you see are the glowing eyes. They enforce corporal law with their electrified batons and herd people into areas like they were cattle.
Again...with the little sleep that I've had, I may be a bit off my rocker, but I don't think that I'm that far out to lunch on this one. Whadda ya think?
