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Half-Life 3 Gameplay videos [“Alyx” videos inside]
- Thread starter Chairmanchuck (另一个我)
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FWIW, I don't think the Index controllers are anything special. Having to use the straps really makes them cumbersome for me and I don't find the finger tracking to be all that great either. I would actually like the Rift S controllers better if it weren't but the lack of built in battery and the bad menu button placement.
Game play looks next level for sure, but those combine soldiers are looking a little chunky.
Also, I hope we get more than just the Alyx gun+ mods. That would be very lame.
For what it's worth those scenes are from the first level of the game. It's to ease into things.
Dang it... I don't want to spend a grand on a new VR set right now. But this looks bloody f***in amazing! WANT!
You know I didn't think about it at the time but that's pretty gross lol
Player is pressing up on the Left Thumbstick to move. Newer games have been including that locomotion solution with varying success. The Walking Dead, Boneworks, and Pavlov have this kind of movement, and they work fairly well. It tends to work better for people who are experienced in VR, though.
Odyssey+ is likely your cheapest option. They're going for $289 on Amazon.
They tested Alyx with all of the common VR sets (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T54aGkkXfuc)
Oculus Quest is also a perfectly viable option (and gives you the added benefit of standalone VR), or Rift S if you're only interested in PCVR.
I'm happy that they have a weapon upgrade system in this one. Times have changed and the game would feel a bit shallower if it was missing. And the upgrades seem really fun from the pistol crosshair HUD to the shotgun auto loader.
Teleport / Shift / Continuous Movement (stick) + physical movement to suit how much room you have
In addition to the technical considerations already mentioned, I'd say the biggest roadblock is that native Quest programs can be installed only via the Oculus Store or a rather convoluted sideloading process that would be impossible to automate via Steam (or indeed at all).
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Then buy cheaper headsets like the windows mixed reality or the Rift S, which cost less than half grand
Yep:
Also the original Gman voice actor is in. (Perhaps Barney also since he voiced him as well), Ellen McLain with her Overwatch announcements, and Vorts voice actor legend Tony Todd also confirmed
I suspect there are others, but would guess its all spoiler territory, so not gonna look into it till I'm done with the game
Uhh could we maybe not fucking kink-shame in this thread for a change?
Aww damn, I share the same sentiment cause I'll never go back to the wands.
Only nitpicky thing that's bothering me is the in game chatter. Alyx speaking just seems and being complimented on kills just seems...so strange for a half life title, I'm sure I'll get used to it though.
pretty much 0. no way would you be able to downgrade it enough to run on a quest natively.
Chills. Wonder if that was re-used or they had her re-record it. I know she's back.
Maybe on this forum, but I see other places like Reddit citing him all the time.
Between these gameplay videos and videos of Boneworks, I'm convinced now.
Don't ever fuggin show me arms in VR.
Don't ever fuggin show me arms in VR.
As every third post in this thread states, that's just one of three locomotion options. You can free move like every other non-VR game.
As someone who has Boneworks, keep that janky ass shit far away as possible from my Half-Life games.
The IGN video looks incredible, my god the environments look so great. I can't wait to immersive my self into City 17 all over again.
is portal 3 going to be a pack in game? man i really don't know if i can invest 1k in to index.... if this is all i can play.
Same. Inverse kinematics as guess work for arms legs from just 3 tracked points of reference, is only good if it somehow magically works all the time for you.
Boneworks is this awesome thing when you're into it without issues - then eg your real arms are not matching your virtual arms, and you've knocked something over or done something you didn't intend etc... it's such a huge drop taking you right out of the experience. Though this is only one aspect of jank in that game.
Still a great game, but absolutely by far I prefer just hands / head represented in VR games.
Teleport looks strange to people who have never used VR, but it's just as freeform as regular thumbstick movement. In VR the minor interactions make up a chunk of the gameplay, i.e reloading guns, looking through boxes, grabbing enemies. It's not like regular games where those interactions are literally a button press. Player movement is a much different experiencein VR