Another day, another G-Man existential crisis. This time though, it’s in the form of an utterly fantastic fan-made music video inspired by Talking Heads’ song Once in a Lifetime from the early ’80s.
We’re not sure exactly what made the creator of this masterpiece think of using this song in particular, but we’re sure glad they did. As far as wacky video game fan renditions of music videos go, it’s probably one of the most accurate ones we’ve come across. It’s like G-Man was made for this. Here it is:
Oh and what’s that? You’re asking for a side-by-side comparison of the G-Man edit and the original? The Trusty Internet has you covered. Check it out below:
This feat of creativity was apparently achieved using Valve’s own Source Filmmaker (SFM) animation program. Valve uses the program to make their own promotional videos, such as Team Fortress 2’s Meet the Team video series. They also made the program available for the community to play around with a few years ago, and it has evidently been put to good use.
Creator CoreyLaddo spent a good four months perfecting this beaut, and it certainly shows. The attention to detail is truly impressive, and the whole thing is really quite hypnotic. And let’s just take another moment to express our appreciation for how great Half-Life: Alyx’s G-Man looks? He’s come a long way since he first sauntered his low-poly self into Gordon’s path back in 1998.
