10 Secrets You Didn't Know About Half-Life: Alyx

6. An Old Friend Returns…

Valve Gnome Half Life
Valve

Famous for the 'Little Rocket Man' achievement in Half-Life 2, Episode 2. As well as being the prize at one of the games in Left 4 Dead 2’s Dark Carnival campaign. Gnome Chompski is a clingy little guy that looks to many different Valve protagonists for protection.

Chompski can be found very early on in the game, making Half-Life: Alyx’s gnome achievement that much more difficult. The gnome is hidden in Russell’s junkyard, where Alyx is given her first gun. It's not difficult to find, so there's your hint if you want to go looking.

However, if you’d like to add 'Gnome Vault Of My Own' to your achievement showcase, you have a long trek ahead of you. Instead of a 40-minute campaign or a four hour expansion, you’ll be holding this guy for at least ten hours. And no, you can’t put him in your wrist pockets, nor can you leave him behind load zones.

That means you’re going to end up with one hell of a wrist workout as you grip this guy through thick and thin. Also, make sure you don’t forget him outside the Northern Star.

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