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Half-Life: Alyx Announced
- Thread starter Nzyme32
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I don't believe you. I was told Valve only sits on their hands while counting money.
I'm really disappointed with people's reactions to this announcement, too many are writing it off sight unseen.
Damn, they smart.
Half life comes back and gets everybody to buy into VR
Bro I saw the title before clicking on the thread and honestly almost started crying
It's confirmed to be a full AAA game. Reportedly 12-16 hours long. It's not HL3 probably because of disagreements with story or maybe they are saving it for when VR goes mainstream.
something really weird about this
i'm playing wow classic literally right now, which is what i was also playing when i last expected some kind of half life announcement
i'm playing wow classic literally right now, which is what i was also playing when i last expected some kind of half life announcement
That's why I'm waiting for the reveal on Thursday. I'm sure more people will be wishing they had a VR headset rather than shitting on the game for being VR only.
Wait, wat? You made me sad now. Really.
Back to topic though, I'm just not excited for VR in general. Mostly because it costs and arm and a leg in Brazil.
Not rumors. Valve said their "flagship 2019 VR game" would work on anything SteamVR compatible, which continues to be the case based on my Half-Life: Alyx sources. From my April report:
But seriously, y'all should check out my Ars story today on this. It answers more questions than any other story currently out there.
i find valve to be a hard company to root for. The best way I can describe it is that they seem to have a general disdain for their fans/customers. It always seems like their attitude as a company is that they know best, and while you might complain now, eventually you will thank them for whatever bullshit they're on now.
That said, the experience of playing Half-Life 2 for the first time is one of my most memorable and favorite gaming memories. If valve can capture any of that old magic I'll be there day 1 - and I don't currently own a VR headset, though I do have the PC.
That said, the experience of playing Half-Life 2 for the first time is one of my most memorable and favorite gaming memories. If valve can capture any of that old magic I'll be there day 1 - and I don't currently own a VR headset, though I do have the PC.
Because some people aren't closed minded when it comes to VR. Exception are those that get ill from it of course.
Damn, all of a sudden I regret selling my launch Rift.
TBH I have always had tinges of regrets as I did really enjoy VR overall, but being an early adopter I felt that I had seen most of what it had to offer (at the time, that is very important, just at the time) and even more important I had a chance to sell my launch unit and actually only lose $30. It was at this weird point in time they were somewhat hard to get and if you found someone who was eager enough you could sell it for little to no loss. That is exactly what I did so I basically paid $30 to "rent it" for a few months.
Welp, I will need to get a new VR unit probably. And a new gaming PC. And a new... ahhh fuck that nonsense. I will just wait for reviews to see if it is actually worth doing all of that before i go nuts.
Kudos to those who will be ready though. Enjoy.
TBH I have always had tinges of regrets as I did really enjoy VR overall, but being an early adopter I felt that I had seen most of what it had to offer (at the time, that is very important, just at the time) and even more important I had a chance to sell my launch unit and actually only lose $30. It was at this weird point in time they were somewhat hard to get and if you found someone who was eager enough you could sell it for little to no loss. That is exactly what I did so I basically paid $30 to "rent it" for a few months.
Welp, I will need to get a new VR unit probably. And a new gaming PC. And a new... ahhh fuck that nonsense. I will just wait for reviews to see if it is actually worth doing all of that before i go nuts.
Kudos to those who will be ready though. Enjoy.
Index is currently out of stock.... Going Index because it is supported Natively by Linux. Yeah boy!
Sequel to HL1. Specific events are unknown but there's a lot that happens between the games. The 7 Hour War (initial Combine attack), brokering allegiances with vortigaunts, the collapse of Ravenholm, setting up the underground resistance... and that's just what I can think of that's already known from HL lore.
I mean what do you expect when kotaku and other places imply that VR games aren't real games. shits systemic.
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I don't think it is supported at this minute - but you can bet on Valve supporting it. Currently Valve do all the work to support Oculus hardware, and Link makes it that much easier to get Oculus Quest hooked up.
I hear you. The difference between knowing it's happening, which has been for a long time, and then getting the official confirmation
Because it's a new half Life game, is this a serious question?
Lol, right?
"It's been too long for me to care about Half Life anymore."
*Posts in Half Life thread
It's the most upvoted gaming announcement on Reddit for the year I think, at this rate it may even break all time.
I don't care if it's a prequel, a sequel or a stand alone game that erases all before it, I'm just happy to go back to that world.
Nice try at removing the context that this is a prequel rather than the concluding sequel they announced then went silent on years ago, and that it has the highest cost of entry by far of any title in the franchise due to be restricted to PCVR, which many of their fans do not have and can not afford on top of existing systems.
The entry point is far below $2k now for a moderate PC for VR + Oculus Rift S
Half Life 1 was revolutionary, Half Life 2 was revolutionary, this is going to continue the trend
Since its a prequel, first thing that came to mind was the music. I want the HL vibes.
Prolly about time to get some threadmarks and first post updates to get people educated on what this *is* so we stop getting the "lol vr 2 hour walking experience" stuff