Does the dog die?
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Half-Life
Video Game • 1998 • Thriller
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There are alien enemies with dog-like behaviours called Houndeyes that are encountered early in the game and will appear throughout.
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Is there domestic violence?
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depends on your particular definition, since technically the government gaslights the scientists into believing they won't be shot on sight
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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Is someone stalked?
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The Player (Gordon Freeman) is frequently stalked throughout the game by a pale man in a suit, named the G-Man.
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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Someone mentions alcohol ("Catch me later, I'll buy you a beer") but no addictions story-wise.
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not a direct use, but the HEV suit injects the player with morphine if major damage is taken. the only way youre made aware of this is through the HEV suits dialogue.
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Are there spiders?
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Some people think the HeadCrabs, especially the :Spoiler: Boss Headcrab towards the end of the game look like Spiders.
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Are there bugs?
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Cockroaches are used as background design and serve no purpose. They are fun as hell to crunch them under you as you run on top of the roaches.
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Are there sharks?
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During a couple sequences, notably one in a cage, there is a fish like creature with large teeth that charges the player and they're forced to encounter it underwater
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Throughout the game many of the aliens you will fight are just hostile wild animals from another world. They don't look like real animals, save for the Head-crab who, as the name implies looks like a crab, but the Houndeye creatures do act a lot like dogs.
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Are animals abused?
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Some of the aliens are animal-like and it's revealed later that some were experimented on. You aren't given the exact details on the Houndeyes, for example, but you'll enter a room with high security clearance later on where you can zap headcrabs dead on the spot.
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I wouldn't say it's dog fighting, but you'll come across a scene where (spoiler) you'll realize that the dog-like Houndeye aliens have secretly been experimented on in Black Mesa. It's unclear exactly what was done to them.
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Is there a dead animal?
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The aliens are animal-like and will often be killed, you can also step on cockroaches.
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Is someone drugged?
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As part of the HEV suit's medical system, Gordon is sometimes injected with morphine. Gordon is presumably fine with it and it has zero effect on gameplay.
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not slapped, but the only female npcs you find are assassins and you have to kill them
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Bodily Harm
Is there excessive gore?
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Depends on the level you consider "excessive" - there is quite a bit of blood and gore, but the low-poly graphics make it less impactful.
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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A boss towards the end of the game is a giant spider creature with an enormous testicle like organ swinging off of its lower end. The Player will undoubtedly hit it many times during the battle.
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Is there body horror?
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A parasite causes humans to turn into zombies with mouths in their chest cavities and elongated fingers
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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Headcrab zombies have long, bloody fingers after transformation, which may be triggering to some players.
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Does a head get squashed?
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In addition, one may presume the heads of people that serve as host to headcrab zombies suffered some crushing.
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Is someone burned alive?
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A scientist is briefly seen caught on fire.
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Is there a hanging?
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There are enemies that grab you by the neck and drag you up to eat you.
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Is there cannibalism?
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Headcrab zombies, which were formerly human, can be seen eating human remains
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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See drowning.
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Does someone asphyxiate?
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if an npc is caught by a barnacle, they are choked by it
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Does someone break a bone?
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The player can take fall damage which the HEV suit announces. Additionally, a soldier has their leg broken in a short sequence.
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Is someone choked?
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the barnacle enemies choke their victims
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Does someone have a seizure?
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A Headcrab zombie during the near beginning of "Anomalous Materials" is seen having a seizure in front of a flashing laptop monitor.
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Does someone fall to their death?
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It is possible for the player to fall to their death.
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Does someone become unconscious?
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There’s an unskippable cutscene where Freeman gets ambushed by marines and knocked unconscious.
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Is someone crushed to death?
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A few soldiers are shown being gorily crushed from being pinned with a truck.
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Children
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Does a kid die?
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If a baby Headcrab alien counts, then yes.
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
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Does someone die?
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many, many people
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Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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Guard NPCs will often die in combat while attempting to help Gordon, but this isn't really dwelt on or present in any major story beats.
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Does a non-human character die?
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Lots of alien enemies.
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Is someone disabled played by able-bodied?
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No disabled characters, only injured people iirc
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Family
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Does a parent die?
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If the Gonarch counts, then yes.
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Does a family member die?
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technically, but you aren't made aware of it happening until the second game
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Is someone kidnapped?
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The player is taken prisoner by enemies, who attempt to kill him.
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Fear
Are there jump scares?
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Headcrabs are hidden in vents, which can be startling as they attack by jumping out towards the player.
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Is trypophobic content shown?
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The entirety of Xen triggers my trypophobia
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Is someone possessed?
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Head crabs are aliens that latch on to their hosts and take over their mind and body, so yes.
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Are there ghosts?
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No. The only thing I can think of that comes close is a sound you will hear in later chapters of the game that sounds like ghostly/distressed/alien wailing. It's unclear what it's supposed to be.
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Are there natural bodies of water?
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there are manmade bodies of water, but no natural ones iirc
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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If the Gonarch and Bullsquid's acid can be considered vomit too, then yes.
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Is someone eaten?
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by the barnacle enemy
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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there is a scientist in early game that is hiding in a dumpster and proclaims he will not leave his "hiding spot", also noting that he did in fact soil himself
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Does someone spit?
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Bullsquids and the Gonarch both spit large blobs of acid toward the player.
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Is there audio gore?
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Scientists are seen being pulled through vents and then killed, causing gibs to fly out and audio gore to play.
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Law Enforcement
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Is there copaganda?
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The military is seen executing scientists to cover up the game's events. This is portrayed as a bad thing.
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LGBTQ+
Is a trans person depicted predatorily?
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There are no women or trans people in this game iirc
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Loss
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Medical
Are needles/syringes used?
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Scientist NPCs will aid the player using a syringe if they are low on health.
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Is electro-therapy used?
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yeah theres a lightining gun named the tau cannon or the glue gun wich shoots big lightings
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Is there a hospital scene?
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There are science rooms with medical equipment like MRIs and an infirmary but not specifically a hospital. Also this game violates the Geneva convention by using the Red Cross
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Mental Health
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You'll encounter a scientist on top of a generator who refuses to leave until the invasion at Black Mesa is over. Due to actions you must perform in this area, his hiding spot of choice leads to his death. It's hard to determine whether they meant to die that way or not, but it's something to keep in mind.
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Is reality unstable or unhinged?
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Particularly toward the end of the game upon reaching the alien world of Xen, and when encountering the G-Man.
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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Scientists will begin shaking uncontrollably and start screaming when in danger. Injured Alien Slave enemies will frantically run away from combat and hide from the player
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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The player must crawl through small, dark air vents many times throughout the game
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Noxious
Are there flashing lights or images?
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There are strobe and flashing effects during teleportation sequences or bright flare cutscenes such as a thermal generator or missile being launched. There is also a flashing laptop monitor during "Anomalous Materials".
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Is there shakey cam?
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Not exactly but this game can cause motion sickness due to the fast, slidey movement of the player, and a low default FOV
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Are there sudden loud noises?
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Explosions, gunfire, alarms and the like
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Is there screaming?
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Scientists often scream for help when the player encounters them and when they are killed.
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Are there underwater scenes?
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There are a few sequences where the player must swim underwater to progress.
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
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The HECU soldiers sometimes use course language.
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Paranoia
Is someone watched without knowing?
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The G-Man can be seen watching you throughout the game, it's easy to miss these moments.
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Pregnancy
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Is there childbirth?
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during the fight with the gonarch, she will give birth to baby headcrabs, which attack you
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Does a pregnant person die?
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there is an alien “mother” creature that you have to kill, but no human
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Are there babies or unborn children?
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Not unless you count baby headcrabs. There's also a picture of a real baby in Gordon's locker, but this is just a small detail which can be easily missed.
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Prejudice
Are there fat jokes?
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Not in the original game. But in some expansions like Opposing Force, the heavier guards tend to be played off as comic relief because of their size. You can find one vandalizing a vending machine.
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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scientists can give gordon health syringes so techinacly it is giving him drugs?
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Does the black guy die first?
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Not in terms of story, no. The black scientist model can be the first one to die depending on how you play the game, but even then, many die offscreen at the trigger point of the plot so it's hard to tell.
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Race
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Relationships
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Sex
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Is there sexual content?
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The Gonarch, the birthing being mentioned in other comments, is designed after an armoured crab with a giant testicle. this is confirmed to be the intended look by the designers
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Sexism
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Sickness
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Social
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Spoiler
Does it have a sad ending?
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Depends on your decision to G-Man, but canonically it has a good ending.
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Vehicular
Is someone hit by a car?
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A group of HECU marines are crushed by a car by a large creature.
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Does a car crash?
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A car? Not really. A railcar? Yes.
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Does a plane crash?
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In the opposing forces dlc I believe there is a crashed aircraft.
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Violence
Is there blood/gore?
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Blood splatters when people are shot, but with no real physical trauma seen. People explode into low-poly chunks when blown up, with blood splatter. The zombies also have a gory appearance, with an open stomach wound that functions as a "mouth"
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Does someone drown?
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It is possible to die by drowning, or even be killed by aquatic aliens.
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Is there gun violence?
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The HECU slaughter many of the scientists, and the main character wields an arsenal of weapons (mainly guns) to fight enemies.
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Is there a nuclear explosion?
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Black Mesa gets nuked at the end of the expansion: Opposing Force.
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