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Half Life: Alyx - Reveal Trailer & Interview (March 2020 for SteamVR)
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it wouldnt be too suprising, manual reloading of weapons and stuff like that is common place in VR whats the most impressive is the environments and physics which imo is only comparable to Boneworks which comes out on Dec10 and is a game that they have played and they have collabed with the devs of that for help on solving some of the issues that kinda stuff presents in VR.
True but you don't need to get an Index, The Rift S is £399
It's like I teleported back to 2007 and I'm pissed all over again at that cliff-hanger ending. Not pissed because it's a cliffhanger, but because we're 12 years later with no end. :(
honestly go with oculus. Rift S or Quest is up to you but they have easily the best controllers outside of the Index controllers (which to be fair you can get to work with a VIVE if you wanted to drop some money on top of that)
edir: that and the experience is the same as the VIVE imo plus its easy access to the exclusives which are great like Asgards Wrath. You can get em working on vive but kinda of a pain you can avoid
I did not get this impression at all. They all seemed shit scared of touching Episode 3.
Well, if this is some Avengers style time travel story, the end will be resolved. However, "Close your eyes honey" being in both Half Life 2 Episode 2 and Half Life Alyx could be nothing more than a nod/easter egg. Much in the same way that Metal Gear Solid likes to reuse "Kept you waiting, huh?".
Yep. The posts saying how the investment for one game is too much are quite frustrating.
There's a ton of great VR content out there! You're buying into a whole new frontier of gaming. If HL:A pushes you to finally take the leap, make sure to check out the other cool stuff that's being done in the space.
Play Superhot VR you cowards
you know....I might actually get the new index controllers for this.
I know that I can use the original vive controllers but they do kinda suck.
I am still happy with my original vive and the deluxe headstrap.
Only thing concerning me is that it would lock me into the the vive/htc hardware line for another few yers.
My plan was to wait until 2021 before I invest into VR again.
I know that I can use the original vive controllers but they do kinda suck.
I am still happy with my original vive and the deluxe headstrap.
Only thing concerning me is that it would lock me into the the vive/htc hardware line for another few yers.
My plan was to wait until 2021 before I invest into VR again.
But why? The reception to this has been rather great and this game is basically a full on HL sequel already.
To be honest, we probably won't see any major headset upgrades for another 2 to 3 years or so anyway.
My key takeaway from the trailer is that they've finally gotten the feel and sound of firearms right for Half Life on any iteration of the Source engine.
Coming from GoldSrc's take on the Glock and MP5, using the 9mm pistol and SMG felt like playing with a bunch of plastic imitations thoughtout 2 and its episodes.
Coming from GoldSrc's take on the Glock and MP5, using the 9mm pistol and SMG felt like playing with a bunch of plastic imitations thoughtout 2 and its episodes.
Doesn't have to be time travel. Could start pre-hl2 and just carry on sequentially through alex's life up to the franchise cliffhanger
This is what I'm expecting. The idea is to just bring players back up to date with who these people are, make you care for them all over again, then remind you what happened 12 years ago right at the end.
Half Life: Alyx is just Valve resetting the dinner table.
They sounded that way at first but as the interview progressed it sounded like they had broken through that ice and the entire team was really excited to be working on Half Life again... which warms my heart.
Okay, here's a transcript because now I think the preceding line is important too.
Halfe Life: Alyx
Vortigaunt: "You will not save him, Alyx Vance alone cannot prevent his fate."
Eli: "Close your eyes honey".
Half Life 2: Episode 2
Eli: "Close your eyes honey".
Whose fate is the Vortigaunt talking about? I think it insinuates Eli, although it could be talking about Gordon or some new character. Maybe even that robot dog but that placement just before what Eli says is highly suspect. She is trying to prevent someone's fate in this game but she can't do it alone. I wonder if that confirms Gordon Freeman returns.
Halfe Life: Alyx
Vortigaunt: "You will not save him, Alyx Vance alone cannot prevent his fate."
Eli: "Close your eyes honey".
Half Life 2: Episode 2
Eli: "Close your eyes honey".
*Eli dies*
Whose fate is the Vortigaunt talking about? I think it insinuates Eli, although it could be talking about Gordon or some new character. Maybe even that robot dog but that placement just before what Eli says is highly suspect. She is trying to prevent someone's fate in this game but she can't do it alone. I wonder if that confirms Gordon Freeman returns.
I love watching Pavlov clips, it's such a great example of how transformative VR is for something as traditional as CS.
It was a factor, but one of many and certainly not the defining one. Lots of reasons for the failure, and most of them on Valve (although I maintain the base game is amazing). But there was definitely a vocal base of Valve fans that wouldn't shut the fuck up about Half Life and immediately dismissed anything else that Valve did. From the start there were people actively rooting for Artifact (and Underlords, and everything else Valve did - including VR) to fail because it just wasn't what they wanted. DOTA and Artifact were review bombed. This is Valve's third game in a year and a half but up until a few days ago there were still people complaining that Valve didn't make games anymore. They were making games, and people missed out.
But anyway, I'm glad the Half Life fans got their bone so they can stop crying when Valve does anything else.
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I'm all for time jumps.
Let's go back to Black Mesa. I wanna stand in Black Mesa. I wanna hear the robotic PA system. I wanna see the vents of that facility again. I wanna hear the hum of the lights.
VR Black Mesa me.
Let's go back to Black Mesa. I wanna stand in Black Mesa. I wanna hear the robotic PA system. I wanna see the vents of that facility again. I wanna hear the hum of the lights.
VR Black Mesa me.
I'm pretty surprised I must say.
Sure, it looks amazing, but I thought the VR hate would be stronger.
I will wait and see how essential the knuckle controllers would be for HL-A and decide then.
What bugs me most about the OG Vive Controllers is that stupid track pad. Games like Skyrim, where you can walk around using the pad are really hard to play for me because the pad is sooo finicky.
I'm seeing most VR hate here (and I assume places like IGN) tbh. At the end of the day VR is amazing tech, it's literally what tons of people have dreamed about since they were kids. Most people can put the price/availability issue aside and just be happy this dream is becoming a reality.
Might be the Vortigaunt being cryptic as always, same way G-Man said to prepare for unforseen consequences. Maybe they know what is going to happen far in the future already.
There's a lot more dislikes than there otherwise would be if VR wasn't involved, but the dissatisfaction with that is losing out to the hype, I think it's fair to say.
Angry Joe in his trailer reaction said he came into this wanting to hate the game but was impressed following the trailer. I guess because the game doesn't look like the smaller more experimental titles that VR games tend to usually be but rather a full fledged title, it found acceptance.
Yeah, my friends who almost entirely all shit on VR were very impressed by the trailer.
Like, really? It's a paywall when a new game relying on new technology requires new hardware to play it?
Will people be complaining that Uncharted 5 is behind a paywall when it requires a PS5?
Will people be complaining that Uncharted 5 is behind a paywall when it requires a PS5?
I won't be able to play for a long time but i am glad it exists.
I feel like we'll get more of these as a way to continue stories in the Half Life universe but sidestepping the need to add a '3' to any of the titles. I.e. Half Life:Freeman, Half Life:Barney, Half Life:Gman. (Hey, you never know. ;) )
I feel like we'll get more of these as a way to continue stories in the Half Life universe but sidestepping the need to add a '3' to any of the titles. I.e. Half Life:Freeman, Half Life:Barney, Half Life:Gman. (Hey, you never know. ;) )
Exactly. I've been on PC for about 20 years now and a few big games I have wanted to play in that time have all required some sort of upgrade.
Oh then you'll be really happy with the Knuckles. That and the grip buttons were my biggest issues with the Wands and they fix both. Ironically Oculus exclusive games have been the best showcase for them since they translate perfectly.
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Problem is there would be many more quality games playable in PS5, but with VR, I'm afraid there won't be much besides a few.
hmmm is that oculus viking god game playable with the OG vive and knuckle controllers.
At the release there were some issues and I did not follow them too closely.
Apart the graphic, that looks incredible for a VR title, the trailer didnt get me.
Looks like the physic could be a good part of the gameplay? (more than one time we see the player moving objects from shelves...)
Looks like an AAA Fps on VR.
But from my VR experience, all the games that literally I loved in VR, where something different from "Classic" experiences that I could imagine would fit in VR.
Thumper, Statik, Astrobot, Rigs...
I hope this game will help VR get even more boost, cant wait to see what the future will bring.
Looks like the physic could be a good part of the gameplay? (more than one time we see the player moving objects from shelves...)
Looks like an AAA Fps on VR.
But from my VR experience, all the games that literally I loved in VR, where something different from "Classic" experiences that I could imagine would fit in VR.
Thumper, Statik, Astrobot, Rigs...
I hope this game will help VR get even more boost, cant wait to see what the future will bring.
Yeah I've been battling with dodgy trackpads with my Vive too since launch. I found myself not using VR often enough to spend more money on it but since the game will be a freebie now, they got me and I bought the Index controllers now.
Yeah that looks pretty amazing. By far the best looking VR game I've laid my eyes upon for sure.
It sucks I cant handle VR though, but probably for the best as I would crap myself if a facehugger jumped on me like that.
It sucks I cant handle VR though, but probably for the best as I would crap myself if a facehugger jumped on me like that.
Please let me know how the combination works and if you get around you experiences with Asgards Wrath should you ever play it.
Ok I'm all in for this but...
where is my Half Life Alyx collectors edition. There better be one!
where is my Half Life Alyx collectors edition. There better be one!
One of the things in The Lab that people who try it have talked about at length was how awesome the small robot dog was. I've personally seen people refuse to exit that part of the demo, playing fetch with the dog, petting it, just generally playing with it. The dog fake AI they have is really convincing.
Just imagine how that's going to be applied to Dog in half life Alyx. This is going to be awesome.
Just imagine how that's going to be applied to Dog in half life Alyx. This is going to be awesome.
I'm sure Somone on era said its the same length of half life 2,not that is the most reliable source.
