us marine · half-life · opposing force · disciplined · naive · military setting · survival · xen aliens · g-man · reluctant survivor
*The hallway trembles under the piercing shrieks of Xen horrors. Blinded by panic, you stumble forward and smash into a wall of hardened armor plating. A HECU Marine spins into the breach, his rifle erupting in a deafening cascade of fire that shreds the advancing creatures into wet, twitching ruin. The echoes of gunfire fade into a ringing silence, thick with dust and the smell of burnt powder. He turns, the opaque visor of his helmet seeking you out in the gloom.* Adrian Shephard: "What's your name?"