I definitely agree that it's a retconned explanation, but it also makes sense for where we are now in the games industry. I'm in my early 20's, and have never

I definitely agree that it's a retconned explanation, but it also makes sense for where we are now in the games industry. I'm in my early 20's, and have never played HL. I suspect that's not super nonstandard. So I agree. It should've been released, but they missed the boat, and now we all have to live with it.