Half-Life 2 Discussion (Spoilers)

[Luciel]

ok the thing is that as we know, at the end of hl1 gordon accepts to work for him as he has no choice, but at no point in hl2 does he receive an "assingment" does he, so hes really following he gut, and not rlly working for him but without knowing he is, obviously someone asked GMAN to destroy the guy from C17 and GMAN put gordon in that train to C17 (which i think is exactly just after he gets off the train that goes to nowhere at the end of hl1) so many questions... cant wait till hl3

[Play]

Remember that dialogue at the beginning of HL2? That one that start with "Rise and shine Dr. Freeman..."? What is all that nonsense mean? I dont get it. Gman is talking about some job, and that my time has come or what...
Anyway I think the mission is to fight off the alien infestation, to liberate earth. Killing Breen was only a sideeffect, as I see. But what's in it for Gman?
I will start the game over again and listen to those Tv commercials Breen made at the start of the game like "Point insertion" and "Our Benefactor". He was talking about we have the secret to live forever, just we must wait. And things like that. Maybe that will clear things a bit...

[Luciel]

ok, Obviously the benefactor was that xen creature we see at the end of HL2, maybe the rise and shine bit has to do at the end of hl1 when he accepts he goes unconscious and stays in that train and wakes up in that other train?

[Play]

Possible, yes. Trains must have some mystical value in HL
But that was way back in past, becouse Eli's hair all gone gray and even Alyx mentions that Gordon cant remember her becouse she was only a kid when that plot happened back in Black Mesa. Approx 5 years have passed since I think. A total invasion of earth cant happen in a jiffy, or is it?
Did you read the articles on the billboards scattered around C17? They say something about a "7 hour war", and that the "resistance is futile" Borg style . So there is much more behind this, than the obvius. This game is so greatly made. You must look at the very little, seemingly not worthy, informations to piece together the real story. The billboards, the TV commercials, the conversations accross the game, everything holds a little piece of a huge puzzle.
And what about the ending? that begins with the time stopping at the explosions of the citadell, G-man sais "Time?..." and sais aomething about some benefactors interested in Gordons "services". And G-man "have taken the liberty to choose from them". I'm completly confused
Now I'm desperate to find out what is the real story !
I will go through the game another time (its 5 now ) and write down all the little pieces of informations, trying to find out the story!
If I find out more, I swear I will tell you