After playing Half-Life 2, I noted several things about my Gordon Freeman:
-He never speaks
-He jumps on top of tables and other things that would be considered socially deviant
-He throws peoples' things (like computers) around like a madman
-He runs around hitting everything with a crowbar to see if it will break or not
-He is never certain whether an object will break or not when he hits said object
-He hits people in the head with a crowbar if he gets bored with what they're saying
-He is talked down to by other scientists
-He is referred to as "Mister Freeman" and sarcastically as "Doctor Freeman"
-He is complimented on throwing a switch and has a scientist act like he was actually contributing
And after careful reflection, I realized my Gordon Freeman is mentally disabled. Perhaps he was in a horrible accident, perhaps he had a mental breakdown from stress at some point, but regardless, he used to be a scientist and is now a mentally disabled errand boy wearing a power suit.
Some may criticize me and blame some of my reasons on my play-style, but I have played many first person RPGs and have never behaved that way in any of those games. Plus, that doesn't change the fact that he never talks (I just can't get past that). You also may claim the comments by other scientists was just sarcasm, but in the early "throw the switch" scene, only one scientist sounded sarcastic (which could easily be disdain or ridicule) while the other scientist treats him kindly like a puppy or a child or someone who is mentally handicapped.
Thoughts? Opinions? Anyone else have a similar mind-fuck experience with a game or movie or whatnot?
