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Half-Life: Alyx Announced
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So many people have forgotten how thick and awesome and soupy the lore is in these games. It doesn't matter where in the universe or timeline this takes place, the Half Life/Portal universe is so infinitely interesting, dripping with lore and backstory. The jump from HL1 to HL2 in terms of story was so jarring and extreme, there's a ton of stuff they can tell between HL1 and HL2.
I'm most excited just to return to this spooky, awesome universe. The intricate world and mythos they've woven for this is endlessly fascinating. I really hope they tie in a lot more with what's been going on with Aperture Science.
I'm most excited just to return to this spooky, awesome universe. The intricate world and mythos they've woven for this is endlessly fascinating. I really hope they tie in a lot more with what's been going on with Aperture Science.
Both HL games launched on console 3 years after their PC version, a little patience might be in order.
Are you some sort of troll? It's rumored to be a full fledged SP campaign around 12-16 hours. I don't know what's "lite" about that. You don't need to buy a Valve Index to play it either. Stop spreading misinformation.
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There's no point, people already have their agendas. Let the full announcement clear that stuff up.
If I can ever get a new graphics card that can work with my VR headset, I'd be on board with this, still though great news.
I don't know who he is and I know a lot of people would react with "lol big nerd crying over videogames" but I find it AMAZING how videogames can mean so much to people. I love it. One of the most passionate industries I know.
Let's see what is coming up Thursday.
Honestly, based on the size of Valve and the alleged scope of the game, I'd imagine that most of the people who work there in game dev have helped make this.
You would probably never get another Half-Life if it wasn't VR. Valve wants to innovate with that series. Don't know what else you can do besides make pretty graphics without it.
Because Valve has been basically inventing VR for the last 6 years now. People keep asking "What does valve do?" THIS is the end result of basically the last decade of Valve's R&D.
I can't wait to see the insane Valve Knuckles integration this will have.
not only is this a new Valve game, this is likely going to set a new bar for VR. The epitome of what a VR game can currently be, with budget and weight put behind it. Basically the top of all the experimentation and refinement and research and development in VR all rolled into one huge game.
Half life games are released when Valve feels they can innovate, VR is where innovation currently is when it comes to gaming and development.
His crying isn't just that a new HL was announced, it's that he broke the story of Valve making an Alyx-centric VR game months ago and a lot of people didn't believe him.
For real. People spelling doom and gloom are disconnected. This is big.
I don't think people forgot the depth and greatness of the previous games... at all. I think they are turned off by the choice to do a prequel over the announced but unreleased resolution for their cliffhanger in this franchise and the higher barriers of entry due to its PCVR requirement.
Shit, now I want this. Fully upgradable DOG AI companion you can physically assemble with your own goddamn hands.
Gotta be honest, makes me choke up a bit ;), a new half life game in our life time, like wtf lol
The fact I had to Google this game gives me the impression this hasn't changed for VR in the mainstream. It seems like a meaty game for VR, for sure, but not something that is wowing people by the droves to get into VR, if I'm making much sense here. Half-Life might have that power, especially considering if we even decide to include the Portal series under that umbrella, that overall brand has been missing a major release in almost a decade, and people are hungry for something.
I'm aware of its length and didn't say it is a lite game... misquote?
Yea I've been bouncing back and forth between here and Reddit and surprisingly the comments there are more positive it seems. Looks like most people understand its a VR game as well.
One of the problems VR has faced is that the mainstream gaming press seems to totally ignore it, even the bigger titles. One interesting thing with a HL game is it's much harder to ignore.
Also: I hope that blue tentacle thing from the HL2 trailer, but not the final game, is in this.
Exactly. That is always been their philosophy.
I am shocked at peoples reactions and how we are only at 24 pages. This is seriously the megaton of megatons for me personally.
Valve has a level of polish to their games and storytelling that others rarely reach. Hopefully it shines through in this VR title.
Hats off to Tyler, he deserves that. My own report moved forward in part because of Tyler's insane work digging through Source 2.
Go play them. You can get the collection dirt cheap but also keep in mind they were super innovative when they released.
I'm an enormous Half-Life fan. I've replayed the original countless times, and I used to replay Half-Life 2 and its two Episodes annually. I never, not once, got bored in a single playthrough. They still, to this day, represent what I feel is amongst the most delicate and intelligent level design in first person shooters, with an absolutely absurd degree of encounter and location variety seamlessly integrated into one another. I've never correlated time relative to expectations with Half-Life 2: Episode 3, and have never expected it to be anything other than more-of-the-same quality of its predecessors. Half-Life is one of my favourite franchises ever.
It's exciting to see Valve go back to the series, but I'm oddly emotionless about the whole thing. Precisely because Valve has demonstrated apathy to the kind of experiences the Half-Life series provided, shelving single player experiences for the last eight years. It's hard for me to get overly excited that the next chapter in this iconic franchise is;
1) Likely helmed by people who've lesser experience with the franchise, due to numerous key staff leaving (see: Marc Laidlaw, who wrote the entire saga, left, and reverted to twitter to fanfic Episode 3).
2) Is a side story, not even a continuation of the arc that has been left unresolved for twelve years.
3) Requires an upfront investment of thousands of dollars (in Australia) to play.
Don't get me wrong; seeing Valve even acknowledge Half-Life, let alone make anything within the franchise, has me intrigued. I'm also still firmly in the camp that VR is the future; I love the emergent technology and if I had the money to blow I'd happily, readily jump on a premium kit of Vive. I've used VR, and I fucking love it.
But man, I just don't know. Valve is not the company today that was making the games I loved over a decade ago. I'm 32. I was 20 when Half-Life 2: Episode 2 dropped. 24 for Portal 2. I hope Valve has the chops to deliver a rich, authentic Half-Life experience irrespective of staff who've moved on. I hope it's a thunderous demonstration of VR. But I can also totally appreciate why some people are apathetic.
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Who is left at Valve who still has the passion and vision for Half-Life? It's been over a decade.
I think this megaton was dampened a bit by it leaking yesterday, though it's still a megaton.
I don't get why people are so excited. This game isn't Half-Life 3. If it were Half-Life 3, they would have called it Half-Life 3. They didn't. My expectations for this are low.
Whatever man. I'm stoked it's a VR game. We need more full length stuff versus tech demo-y experiences
