He seems such an interesting character, that it seems a shame he hasn’t been used by mod makers or Valve. It would make a perfect expansion, what happened before and after Gordon Freeman arrived.
He could wander around shouting his scripts, in the same way that UT used to.
There must be plenty of possibilities with him, the story and some fun weapons he collects on his travels.
The Poll
PlanetPhillip (2298)
andyb (1013)
Mel (801)
Goddess Alyria (424)
Stef (391)
Jasper (322)
AI (311)
piledriver (311)
Kasperg (278)
Grey Acumen (254)
22 February 2009 at 3:13 pm
Not really. He’s an interesting character, that’d be fun to see a little more of. But I can’t stand any more Ravenholm, I’ve played way too much of that for my taste (including mods). I’m not even sure if his insane personallity can handle more than the few maps in HL2 without getting boring or annoying.
As for mods that revive other characters like this, try and create your own characters instead of reusing the same as HL2.
22 February 2009 at 5:09 pm
I’m 50/50. Playing as Father Grigori could be a welcome change, but If it was set in Ravenholm… I’m kinda tired of zombies..
22 February 2009 at 5:49 pm
A mod or two playing as him would be great, maybe with a good vs evil theme.
22 February 2009 at 6:29 pm
what can be possibly better than citing the book and exact justice with a shotgun on those that sinned (or were stupid enough to headmate a headcrab 8)?
22 February 2009 at 8:49 pm
Only if I can engage other characters with my crazy accent! X)
23 February 2009 at 2:06 am
Yes, if i can build my own traps and have a taunt button.
23 February 2009 at 5:46 am
Great idea, not as a steady diet though, and as others have said, not in Ravenholm. There are not nearly enough maps with interesting and different characters and/or a comic twist. Anyone remember Dayhard from 2006? I STILL do, as it was so unique and funny in spots, despite its design textures problems.
23 February 2009 at 5:47 am
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I voted yes, though
24 February 2009 at 10:53 am
I would like to play as Father Grigori’s partner.
It would be much more interesting I think.
24 February 2009 at 10:43 pm
Hmm…. An interesting question !!
Set in Ravenholm as some have become bored with, then I would have to vote no. But what if someone (like Neil Manke) wrote the story of how Ravenholm and it’s mild mannered preacher descended into the town we love to hate. I am not a fan of the horror genre, but ‘They Hunger’ was a classic mod/total conversion for HL1.
How about if the story starts as Father Grigori is taking up his new position in the sleepy town of Ravenholm after retiring from his position as a Chaplin to a military engineering regiment. Around 20yrs ago I met someone similar at Bisley in the UK, he could score well in the British armies course of fire ‘Service Pistol’ with a bog standard Browning 9mm and repaired his own cars. So someone that has a knowledge of guns and enough engineering to improvise complex traps is possible even in reality for a member of the clergy.
At the start of the mod an exploration of Ravenholm and the locations that could later be revisited after the infestation would make the player feel as though it was a place they knew. Some NPC’s greeting their new Vicar/Priest who possibly might become squad members later reminding him of possible escape routes.
The more I think about it the more ideas I’m coming up with for such a mod, so for now I’ll shut up.
25 February 2009 at 2:28 pm
I’m not bothered about playing as Grigori particularly, but am definitely with Sergio, to play alongside him was fun in the original, and in the odd few mods he’s turned up in. More of those wouldn’t go amiss.
As for Ravenholm itself, I’m not at all bored with it, and would love to see more……or at least more similar “ghost town” settings.
The “Back story” suggested by Bolx would be a winner as far as I can see…..Go for it!
25 February 2009 at 7:26 pm
Its one thing wondering around in a silly suit like Freeman compared with wondering around has a religious nut case like Grigori. The sequence in the originally HL2 game was just about right and that satisfied any life long want for both him and Ravenholm. I have however just completed the mod Ravenholm by Lord, this does not feature Grigori and whilst in many ways this is an outstanding mod, it does illustrate the limited gameplay when confined to just a single concept that is Revenholm, mainly bashing zombies.
25 February 2009 at 8:15 pm
I should have been clearer in my piece. I hate Ravenholm and the thought of running around there as Father Grigori just killing zombies is as my podcast persona would say, BOOOORING!
I just thought that using him as a playing character may prove fun. I would prefer to see him escape Ravenholm, soon after Freeman’s departure and follow his adventures to pastures new.
25 February 2009 at 8:09 pm
Thanks Gypsy Jim, unfortunately I’m not a modder but if someone wants me to expand my idea, I’d be happy to give it a go.
25 February 2009 at 8:35 pm
Now that I think more on it, I’d prefer to play as Father Gregori’s side kick in a non-Ravelholm “normal” world. I think a true comedy could be made around that concept.
25 February 2009 at 8:57 pm
I said no.I would thou like him as a sidekick like he was in ravenholm for parts.I enjoyed ravenholm myself.Musta been the spooky atmosphere i enjoy.
01 March 2009 at 3:54 pm
I just got through replaying ravenholm and while I was playing I thought that it would be really cool to have a mod that happens right when ravenholm was first attacked. Playing as Father Grigori would be ideal for this mod. Of course I have no modding experience whatsoever so I will probably never make a mod like this. However, I think it would be really cool if it started out with Father Grigori completely sane and as time passes he slowly becomes the Father Grigori from Half Life 2. That’s just my opinion, so I obviously voted yes.
03 March 2009 at 5:58 pm
iy would ruin the entire plot
04 March 2009 at 8:22 pm
i´m no big fan of father grigori, too… and the ravenholm-levels (HL2) got boring the second time i played them! so: NO
05 March 2009 at 12:29 am
I wouldn’t mind the history came from greg but I believe he belongs to Ravenholm,but what happens to him after the combine falling ,does he survive?
05 March 2009 at 4:10 am
It could be fun. For a bit.
Think: Stuck in Ravenholm, no combine to shoot, no other people, and pretty much all to do is shoot zombies.
Unless, of course, you brought him out of Ravenholm. But that would defy his character.
20 September 2009 at 9:32 am
He was around before Ravenholm, and if alive, will be after it. It doesn’t defy his character, it only allows him to grow more as a character..he’d still be crazy as ever, just a great member to have on your team..plenty of zombies to shoot to keep him happy anywhere in halflife world. I personal would love to know more about this crazy priest…his history, perhaps given up in tidbits in his words “I used to do this back in the motherland shooting rats as a child hahaha such fun we had!” something like that…overall, I think it all depends on how it is presented in how that idea would work or not. I trust valve to do the story justice, Grigori still alive or not.
02 December 2009 at 7:07 pm
No, Father Grigori has a huge personality which makes for a great NPC, but NOT for the main character of an FPS.