Gordian Knot.

[Rhalle]

Just a possibility.

Freeman= Free man, or freer of men... (no surprise ).

Gordon= Scottish name meaning big hill...

or:

"Gordian Knot":

1. An intricite knot tied by King Gordius of Phrygia and cut by Alexander the Great with his sword after hearing an oracle promise that whoever could undo it, would be the next ruler.

2. An exeedingly complicated problem or deadlock.

3. -- 'cut the gordian knot': To solve a problem by resorting to prompt and bold measures.

Perhaps too much, but I like it.

 

[eber]

thread: closed
reason: boringly

 

[MiccyNarc]

Wow...interesting..logic o.0

 

[B.Calhoun]

Freer of men i would think. But its too far fetched.

 

[bliink]

you can go really deep into the naming of stuff in HL, i read an essay once that explained the [story creators name here- sorry cant remember] often uses symbolic naming, everything is thought of...

 

[eber]

you can go really deep into the naming of stuff in HL, i read an essay once that explained the [story creators name here- sorry cant remember] often uses symbolic naming, everything is thought of...

interesting . . . :x

 

[bliink]

I'm looking for a link now... it was an essay on Half life... was a little inaccurate in places, but an interesting read...

EDIT: here it is! http://www.efn.org/~dredmond/PP5.html -i'm sure he's reading too far into some stuff... but its still interesting.

 

[Letters]

I'm looking for a link now... it was an essay on Half life... was a little inaccurate in places, but an interesting read...

EDIT: here it is! http://www.efn.org/~dredmond/PP5.html -i'm sure he's reading too far into some stuff... but its still interesting.

Who woulda thought so much could be written on such a simple a thing?

 

[Tinneth]

Interesting stuff...maybe he was just called Gordon Freeman because the creator liked the sound of the name or something? Has anyone thought of that yet?

 

[Rhalle]

Laidlaw is an author (of sorts); authors like to play complex games with their characters' names. That the main character who has no choice but to do what he does, and who does it to save the world is named "Freeman," for instance, is no coincidence.

I read the essay in the link above, and it's a surprisingly well-written left-ish/postmodern-ish account of the game. The basic thrust is that Half-Life is an expose or parody of and political commentary on globalization-- how giant, all-powerful companies who derive their power from the military-industrial complex are the entities really in charge of things in what is supposed to be a 'free', democratic society. If you are left-wing (and I'm not saying that I am), Iraq comes immedeately to mind.

But, as far as HL goes, there's nothing new or original there, however: think 1984 or Blade Runner or Terminator, or whatever modern sci-fi movie or book comes to mind that has GeoCorp or Cryteck or whoever as the big, bad enemy. o.o

Tinneth must be a Brit: American smarties tubes wouldn't fit on a cat's legs. :afro: unless it was a very small cat :burp:

 

[Reaperman]

id's writer John Romero, any relation to George Romero, of "Night of the living dead" fame?

 

[Spartacus]

I think that it is more likley that he just liked the name. The freeman part I could understand, but its not that uncommon of a name. Hell, its my last name.

(btw, my first name is Jordan. I find that ****ing creepy)

 

[nagual678]

Just a possibility.

Freeman= Free man, or freer of men... (no surprise ).

Gordon= Scottish name meaning big hill...

or:

"Gordian Knot":

1. An intricite knot tied by King Gordius of Phrygia and cut by Alexander the Great with his sword after hearing an oracle promise that whoever could undo it, would be the next ruler.

2. An exeedingly complicated problem or deadlock.

3. -- 'cut the gordian knot': To solve a problem by resorting to prompt and bold measures.

Perhaps too much, but I like it.

yeah. look up the ethymology of "Alexander", you'll be pleasantly surprised..