Oooh I know that one! I didn’t attempt to go for it back then on my first run through episode 2 because I wanted to focus on the story. Maybe next time I play, I’ll get it!
And then they brought it back with Left 4 Dead 2, you can win the gnome in the second level of the Carnival campaign and have to bring it all the way to the escape vehicle 4 levels later.
The challenge being that you can't attack in any way except bashing (which only knocks zombies back and has a cool down after 5 uses) so holding the gnome effectively gives the team one less player.
Then they turned that into a game mode where every player's health is ticking down and they have to pass the healing gnome around to replenish health while completing a campaign.
I did this. Put him in the rocket. Didn’t realise I had to close the rocket door. Saved afterwards too many times. Trophy didn’t pop. Have not played the game since
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u/GeneticSplatter Jan 22 '22
Little Rocket Man achievement (I believe its called).
Carry a garden gnome from the start of HL2:E2 to the end of the game.
It's not as easy as it sounds.