A speedrunner just beat Need for Speed: Most Wanted's world record by 90 minutes - by using Half-Life's Gordon Freeman instead of a car

Gordon Freeman
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If you've just looked at the headline and are now thinking, "huh?", you're not alone. A modder managed to put 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Half-Life 2 and Half-Life Source's movement physics into the racing game 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Need For Speed: Most Wanted, and the ꦛoutcome is like nothing you could anticipate.

I was expecting the cars would just move a bit faster or be able to take𒁃 advantage of the terrain or some sort of movement tech. Instead what you'll see is that Most Wanted basically plays as though Gordon Freeman is literally running alongside the cars himself, crowbar in hand and rearvi𓆏ew mirror fully on display.

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Half-Life speedrunner Jeepy shared a video to their YouTube channel showing off the potential of this mod. They absolutely annihilate their competition, hitting the finish line of the fir♈st race in about 20 seconds. It's hilarious hearing "something's wrong with your ride" over the radio when you're watching a crowbar fly through the air at impossible spee🍷ds.

During the races, tire marks can be seen appearing just ahead of Gordon, and the sound of brakes screechi♍ng and an engine revving imply that he is somewhat mechanical in this mod. A lot of the strategy involves jumping high over corners, but it is possible to bonk your head while doing so, so watch out.

It begs the question, is Gordon Freeman the size of a car or is the s🎃cale of Most Wanted m꧃uch smaller than we were led to believe? According to a , this mod looks like the unofficial sequel to a video showing a Gordon Freeman turned into a Mitsubishi in Half-Life.

Jeepy says their video is "barebones run just to see what was possible off the rip", and the result is a time that's an hour and 🔜a half under the current world record. Obviously, this will need a new 🃏category, but it's one I'd be excited to follow just because of how bizarre it all looks.

If you're a fan of driving, then check out some of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best racing games you can play right now. I don't think any of them have Half-Life's movement modded in, but they're still pretty good.

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