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Half-Life: Full Life Consequences
GenreComedy
Created byDjy1991
Based onFan fiction by Squirrelking
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes4
Original release
NetworkYouTube
ReleaseJanuary 23, 2008 (2008-01-23) –
May 23, 2009 (2009-05-23)

Half-Life: Full Life Consequences is a 4-episode Machinima series animated within the video game Garry's Mod and published on the video sharing website YouTube. Based on a fan fiction work of the same name, the series follows the exploits of the character "John Freeman", the unknown brother of Gordon Freeman from the Half-Life video game series.[1][2] The first episode in the series was uploaded on January 23, 2008 by user Djy1991. The fourth and last episode was uploaded May 23, 2009. The series was praised for its humor and ability to elevate its source material.

Format

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Each episode is adapted from a corresponding story by fan fiction author Squirrelking that was posted on the website FanFiction.net.[3] The original text of the story is narrated over video captured in the game Garry's Mod, often with accompanying music and sound effects. Each episode is voiced by a different narrator, each credited by an online handle.

Reception and legacy

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The series was well received by viewers. Within a week after uploading, episode one was featured by several well-established internet magazines and blogs such as Destructoid,[4] Kotaku,[5] and Boing Boing.[6] Video game journalist Justin McElroy praised it as "an awesome piece of classic fan fiction written by a nine-year-old and then animated by a group of evil geniuses."[7] Within a year it had received over 1 million views.[8] The popularity of Half-Life: Full Life Consequences inspired other spinoff works, many adapting other Squirrelking fan fiction.[2]

Although the fan fiction author Squirrelking was often cited as being a young child, it was later revealed to be a hoax account with the goal of making something "so mind-numbingly bad that it stands the test of time as one of the worst things ever written."[2][9]

In 2019, the series was showcased during the 12 Days of Garry's Mod event on the official Garry's Mod website.[3][10]

Episodes

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No.TitleDirected byWritten byNarrated byOriginal air date
1"Half-Life: Full Life Consequences[11]"Djy1991Squirrelkingblind51deJanuary 23, 2008 (2008-01-23)
2"Half-Life: Full-life Consequences 2: What Has Tobe [sic] Done[12]"Djy1991SquirrelkingCannon590AFebruary 27, 2008 (2008-02-27)
3"Half-Life: Full-life Consequences 3: Hero Beggining [sic][13]"Djy1991SquirrelkingDwarfioMarch 3, 2009 (2009-03-03)
4"Half-Life: Full-Life Consequences: Free Man[14]"Djy1991SquirrelkingLordTeiselMay 23, 2009 (2009-05-23)

References

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  1. ^ Robertson, Adi (2019-11-21). "What's your favorite Half-Life fan work?". The Verge. Archived from the original on 2021-12-10. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
  2. ^ a b c Robertson, Adi (2013-12-10). "The worst thing ever written". The Verge. Archived from the original on 2015-12-02. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
  3. ^ a b Livingston, Christopher (2019-12-24). "How a 'total accident' led to Garry's Mod's funniest feature and 15 years of twisted success". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on 2019-12-24. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
  4. ^ Aziz, Hamza CTZ (2008-01-23). "Horrible, yet awesome, fan fiction: Half-Life: Full Life Consequences". Destructoid. Archived from the original on 2009-01-09. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
  5. ^ Plunkett, Luke (2008-01-28). "Gordon Freeman's Bro Saves His Bacon". Kotaku. Archived from the original on 2008-07-09. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
  6. ^ Johnson, Joel (2008-01-27). "Screen Sifter Sunday". Boing Boing. Archived from the original on 2008-06-04. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
  7. ^ McElroy, Justin (2008-01-30). "The world's greatest fan-fic: Half-Life: Full Life Consequences". Engadget. Archived from the original on 2021-12-10. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
  8. ^ Youtube - Half-Life: Full Life Consequences. Djy1991. 2008-01-23. Archived from the original on 2008-12-27. Retrieved 2021-12-10 – via YouTube.
  9. ^ "My life as a minor Internet celebrity: Sex, Drugs, Rock, Roll & Fanfiction". Something Awful. 2008-03-03. Archived from the original on 2009-09-09. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
  10. ^ Garry's Mod [@gmodofficial] (December 21, 2019). "Day 10 of the 12 Days of Garry's Mod is now open! https://buff.ly/2RDAcfJ" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. ^ Half-Life: Full Life Consequences Archived 2008-12-27 at the Wayback Machine
    Source fan fiction: Halflife: Fulllife Consequences Archived 2021-12-10 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ Half-Life: Full-life Consequences 2: What Has Tobe Done [sic] Archived 2021-12-10 at the Wayback Machine
    Source fan fiction: Halflife:FullLife Consequences 2:WhatHasTobeDone [sic] Archived 2021-12-10 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ Half-Life: Full-life Consequences 3: Hero Beggining [sic] Archived 2021-12-10 at the Wayback Machine
    Source fan fiction: Halflife: Hero Beggining [sic] Archived 2021-12-10 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ^ Half-Life: Full-Life Consequences: Free Man Archived 2021-12-10 at the Wayback Machine
    Source fan fiction: Halflife Fulllife Consequences: Free Man Archived 2021-12-10 at the Wayback Machine
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