The speech from the Washington Institute of Near East Policy at about 10:14—12:10 is some distilled corporate malice, and pistachio obsession.

  • penguin_von_doom [she/her]
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    4 years ago

    So, some of the flats and the architecture were based on Sofia, Bulgaria - some redittor did a nice matchup for the locations - https://www.quarkxr.com/post/real-life-locations-half-life-alyx-sofia-bulgaria

    A lot of the buildings are actually late socialism era, 70s and 80s buildings, that kinda grew dilapidated and unmaintained during the 90s and early 2000s. There is definitely a sense of hauntology. And every year when the sirens are being tested, it feels very very eery, cause it feels like Half-Life but IRL. Back in the day I used to hitchike with a couple of friends around the country and visit abandoned places specifically looking for the HL aesthetic and vibe.