History VideoGame / HalfLifeEchoes

* EverybodysDeadDave: [[spoiler: After the death of HEV Barney and the scientist you were escorting, you don't come across any other survivors of the Black Mesa Staff. Its just you, the aliens, and the HECU.]]

* MonsterDelay: Whilst not monsters, the HECU's prescence is built up over the course of the latter half of the game. First, you see them from a distance, moving into the facility en-masse. Then you come across their bodies and overrun positions. Finally, they make their entrance by [[spoiler: rappelling into the parking lot, [[CavalryBetrayal killing HEV Barney and the scientist who were following you]], and then trying to kill you.]]
* MistakenIdentity: The HECU seem to believe either HEV Barney or the scientist with him is Gordon Freeman. [[spoiler: Its only after both are killed they realise they're not who they're looking for.]]

* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Just after you're seperated by a blast door, HEV Barney goes off to rescue a scientist, being pursued by a Mr. Friendly, quite possibly the same one who attacked you earlier. [[spoiler: By the time you meet back up with him, HEV Barney has killed it, presumably all by himself.]]

* SacrificialLion: [[spoiler: HEV Barney, a NiceGuy and BadassNormal who's had your back for the last half an hour, gets shot in the head, to announce the arrival of the HECU and their CavalryBetrayal.]]

* UniqueEnemy: Due to the mod's brevity, some enemies are only encounted in a single room. The snarks, ichthyosaurs and [[spoiler: Black Ops assassins]] are of particular note. There is also one Alien Grunt protected by two layers of shields, which you never see or fight again.

'''STATUS:''' ''Evaluation period complete.''

->'''OUTCOME:''' ''Unsuitable for employment.''\\
'''RATIONALE:''' ''Candidate #12 demonstrated keen ability but was susceptible to external influence.''

->'''POSTSCRIPT:'''

'''[[VideoGame/HalfLifeOpposingForce Candidate #07:]]''' ''Detained.''

-->''All [[VideoGame/HalfLifeBlueShift other]] [[VideoGame/HalfLifeDecay candidates]] dismissed. Awaiting further instructions...''

* {{Gorn}}: Manages to be this going by the piles of corpses (alongside fleshy remains) which are normally found on spots with Zombies nearby. [[spoiler:The chestburster section also counts especially as they writhe in pain before the Snarks burst out from them.]]

* AmbiguouslyEvil: We never find out the Kingpin's true motives and why did he take interest in Candidate #12 to begin with.

* EatenAlive: Happens alot, especially with all the barnacles around the place. Depending on whether they were eating or gestating within their victims, the snarks encountered later on could be particuarly guilty of this

* DarkerAndEdgier: Rivals ''Opposing Force'' in terms of bleakness, as the chaos is more pronounced after the Resonance Cascade hits. And unlike in ''Blue Shift'' and ''Opposing Force'', you do not interact with any surviving personnel for the majority of the game (one scene has the shutter suddenly close in on Candidate #12 the moment he is about to follow through, after the survivors got ahead of him). The only survivors you can interact with are; the dying security guard who urges him to leave him behind, the HEV Barney, a scientist, and the maintenance manager, [[spoiler:and the latter three ''all'' end up dead when the HECU show up, leaving Candidate #12 truly alone]].

* TheUnfought: [[Mr. Friendly]] is only encountered in the flesh once, and you cannot fight it.

* MonsterDelay: Whilst not monsters, the HECU's prescence is built up over the course of the latter half of the game. First, you see them from a distance, moving into the facility en-masse. Then you come across their bodies and overrun positions

* NothingIsScarier: After awakening from the first Gargantua attack at the beginning of the Cascade, Candidate #12 awakens to an empty corridor, decorated with blood and cordoned off by a broken barricade. He doesn't encounter an actual enemy for a while yet.

* MêléeàTrois: Happens alot after the HECU arrive on the scene, especially towards the climax.

*** Dr Richard Keller can also be seen a little further into the chapter, waving at Candidate #12 from an elevator before the doors close.

* DarkerAndEdgier: Rivals ''Opposing Force'' in terms of bleakness as the chaos is more pronounced after the Resonance Cascade hits. And unlike in ''Blue Shift'' and ''Opposing Force'', you do not interact with any surviving personnel for the majority of the game (one scene has the shutter close in on the player character the moment he is about to follow through). The only survivors you can interact with are the HEV Barney, a scientist, and the maintenance manager, [[spoiler:and they ''all'' end up dead when the HECU show up, leaving Candidate #12 truly alone.]]

* FramingDevice: The game as a whole is framed from the perspective of one of the G-Man's candidate evaluations, with the game affording observational remarks at both the start and end of the game, while the chapter names are listed as "Sequences".

* SurvivalHorror: The mod is much more horror-oriented than the main game. Puzzles are scarce, ammo/armour/health are even scarcer, and only a handful of weapons (the Crowbar, Berreta 92FS and SPAS-12) are available for the vast majority of the game, with more lethal weapons such as (the M16, Crossbow and various explosives) only appearing in the final chapters, and the general atmosphere is much darker and more oppressive, with higher amounts of {{Gorn}} and darkness than the main game.

-->''All [[VideoGame/HalfLifeBlueShift other]] [[VideoGame/HalfLifeDecay candidates]] dismissed. Awaiting further instructions...''

->'''SUBJECT:''' ''Candidate #12.''
->'''STATUS:''' ''Evaluation commencing.''

* DownerEnding: After [[spoiler: disposing of the Kingpin for attempting to kidnap the infant Alyx Vance, the G-Man leaves Candidate #12 at the doorstep of the Black Mesa dormitories, just as the nuke explodes and engulfs the building in a firewave]].

->'''SUBJECT:''' ''Candidate #12.''
->'''STATUS:''' ''Evaluation period complete.''

->'''OUTCOME:''' ''Unsuitable for employment.''
->'''RATIONALE:''' ''Candidate #12 demonstrated keen ability but was susceptible to external influence.''

-->'''[[VideoGame/HalfLifeAlyx Candidate #01:]]''' ''Extracted.''
-->'''[[VideoGame/HalfLife1 Candidate #03:]]''' ''Hired.''
-->'''[[VideoGame/HalfLifeOpposingForce Candidate #07:]]''' ''Detained.''

** [[spoiler:Midway through the game, Candidate #12 accidentally stumbles into a dimensional rift incurred by a floating Xen crystal. He catches a few quick glimpses of the G-Man addressing Adrian Shepard aboard the osprey and Gordon Freeman in the tram, followed by various Combine forces flying by (specifically Gunships, Dropships, a couple of Mortar Synths and an Advisor). After a face-to-face encounter with the Kingpin, the G-Man then appears and seemingly wards the creature off. He then turns to Candidate #12, commenting that he's "not supposed to be there" and teleports him back, advising him to "forgot about all this".]]

* DarkerAndEdgier: Rivals ''Opposing Force'' in terms of bleakness as the chaos is more pronounced after the Resonance Cascade hits. And unlike in ''Blue Shift'' and ''Opposing Force'', you do not interact with any surviving personnel at all (and one scene has the shutter close in on the player character the moment he is about to follow through). The only survivors you can interact with are the HEV Barney, a scientist, and the maintenance manager, [[spoiler:and they ''all'' end up dead when the HECU show up, leaving Candidate #12 truly alone.]]

* {{Gorn}}: Managed to be this going by the piles of corpses (alongside fleshy remains) which is normally found on spots with Zombies nearby. [[spoiler:The chestburster section also counts especially as they writhe in pain before the Snarks burst out from them.]]

* SurvivalHorror: The mod is much more horror-oriented than the main game. Puzzles are scarce, ammo/armour/health are even scarcer, only a handful of weapons (the Crowbar, Berreta 92FS and SPAS-12) are available for the vast majority of the game, with more lethal weapons such as (the M16, Crossbow and various explosives) only appearing in the final chapters, and the general atmosphere is much darker and more oppressive, with higher amounts of {{Gorn}} and darkness than the main game.

''Half-Life: Echoes'' is a well-known high-quality GameMod for ''VideoGame/HalfLife1'', developed by user [=MrGnang=] as a tribute of sorts for the game, with a strong emphasis on the atmosphere and SurvivalHorror elements of the original. The mod revolves around a unnamed minor employee of Black Mesa, referred to as "Candidate #12", who becomes caught up in the midst of the Resonance Cascade, becoming trapped in the facility as he begins fighting his way to the surface. Unfortunately, it seems that [[BigBad the G-Man]] has other ideas for this particular individual...

** [[spoiler:Midway through the game, you accidentally stumble into a dimensional rift, where you get a few quick glimpses of Adrian Shepard aboard the osprey, Gordon Freeman in the tram, and various Combine forces flying by (specifically Gunships, Dropships, a couple of Mortar Synths and an Advisor). The G-Man then appears, comments that you're not supposed to be there, and teleports you back, telling you to "forgot about all this".]]
* ChestBurster: [[spoiler:At one point, you come across Snarks bursting out of scientists and marines a la ''Franchise/{{Alien}}''.]]

* DarkerAndEdgier: Rivals ''Opposing Force'' in terms of bleakness as the chaos is more pronounced after the Resonance Cascade hits. And unlike in ''Blue Shift'' and ''Opposing Force'', you do not interact with any surviving personel at all (and one scene has the shutter close in on the player character the moment he is about to follow through). The only survivors you can interact with are the HEV Barney, a scientist, and the maintenance manager, [[spoiler:and they ''all'' end up dead when the HECU show up leaving Candidate #12 a sense of being alone.]]

* JustBeforeTheEnd: The opening portion of the game, which features Candidate #12 making his way through the Black Mesa parking lot and later one of the sectors. Throughout it, there are earthquakes, the lights flicker, and debris is starting to fall from the roof.

* SurvivalHorror: The mod is much more horror-based than the main game. Puzzles are scarce, ammo, armour and health are even scarcer, only a handful of weapons are available (the Crowbar, Berreta 92FS and SPAS-12 are the only weapons available for the vast majority of the game, with more lethal weapons such as the M16, Crossbow and various explosives only appearing in the final chapters), and the general atmosphere is much darker and more oppressive, with higher amounts of {{Gorn}} and darkness than the main game.

* DarkerAndEdgier: Rivals Opposing Force in terms of bleakness as the chaos is more pronounced after the Resonance Cascade hits. And unlike in Blue Shift and Opposing Force, you do not interact with any surviving personel at all (and one scene has the shutter close in on the player character the moment he is about to follow through). The only survivors you can interact with are the HEV Barney, a scientist, and the maintenance manager, [[spoiler:and they ''all'' end up dead when the HECU show up leaving Candidate #12 a sense of being alone.]]

* DakerAndEdgier: Rivals Opposing Force in terms of bleakness as the chaos is more pronounced after the Resonance Cascade hits. And unlike in Blue Shift and Opposing Force, you do not interact with any surviving personel at all (and one scene has the shutter close in on the player character the moment he is about to follow through). The only survivors you can interact with are the HEV Barney, a scientist, and the maintenance manager, [[spoiler:and they ''all'' end up dead when the HECU show up leaving Candidate #12 a sense of being alone.]]

* {{Gorn}}: Managed to be this going by the piles of corpses (alongside fleshy remains) which is normally found on spots with Zombies nearby. The chestburster section also counts especially as they writhe in pain before the snarks burst out from them.

* {{Gorn}}

[[caption-width-right:350:[[ArcWords Prepare for ... unforeseen consequences..."]]]]

->[[ArcWords Prepare for ... unforeseen consequences..."]]
-->-- '''[[BigBad The G-Man]]'''
''Half-Life: Echoes'' is a well-known high quality GameMod for ''VideoGame/HalfLife1'', developed by user [=MrGnang=] as a tribute of sorts for the game, with a strong emphasis on the atmosphere and SurvivalHorror elements of the original. The mod revolves around a unnamed minor employee of Black Mesa, referred to as "Candidate #12", who becomes caught up in the midst of the Resonance Cascade, becoming trapped in the facility as he begins fighting his way to the surface. Unfortunately, it seems that [[BigBad the G-Man]] has other ideas for this particular individual...

!!''Half-Life: Echoes'' contains examples of:

** If you enter the woman's restroom before the resonance cascade, you can find Gina Cross and Colette Green in the toilets. You don't see their faces or bodies, but you do see their feet from under the cubicle doors, and they will make a voice line when you first touch the doors.
** [[spoiler:Midway through the game, you accidently stumble into a dimensional rift, where you get a few quick glimpses of Gordon Freeman in the tram, Adrian Shepard aboard the ship, and some Combine ships flying. The G-Man then appears, comments that you're not supposed to be there, and teleports you back, telling you to "just forgot (you) saw anything".]]

* CrowbarCombatant: The Crowbar reappears as the main weapon of the game.

* JustBeforeTheEnd: The opening portion of the game, which features Candidate #12 making his way through the Black Mesa parking lot and later one of the sectors. Throughout it, there are earthquakes, the lights flicker, and debris are starting to fall from the roof.

* SurvivalHorror: The mod is much more horror-based than the main game. Puzzles are scarce, ammo, armour and health are even scarcer, only a handful of weapons are available (the crowbar, pistol, shotgun, assault rifle and grenades), and the general atmosphere is much darker and more oppressive, with higher amounts of {{Gorn}} and darkness than the main game.

** If you enter the woman's restroom before the resonance cascade, you can find Gina Cross and Colette Green in the toilets (You don't see their faces or bodies, but you do see their feet from under the cubicle doors, and they will make a voice line when you first touch the doors.

* JustBeforeTheEnd: The opening portion of the game, which features Candidate #12 making his way through the Black Mesa parking lot and later one of the sectors. Throughout it, there are earthquakes, the lights flicker, and debris are starting to fall from the roof.

''Half-Life: Echoes'' is a well-known high quality GameMod for ''VideoGame/HalfLife1'', developed by user [=MrGnang=] as a tribute of sorts for the game. The game revolves around a unnamed minor employee of Black Mesa, referred to as "Candidate #12", who becomes caught up in the midst of the Resonance Cascade, becoming trapped in the facility as he begins fighting his way to the surface. Unfortunately, it seems that [[BigBad the G-Man]] has other ideas for this particular individual...

** If you enter the woman's restroom before the resonance cascade, you can find Gina Cross and Colette Green in the toilets (You don't see their faces or bodies, but you do see their feet from under the cubicle doors, and they will make a voice line when you first touch the doors.