Half-Life: Alyx - Review Thread

[Tuco Benedicto Pacifico]

So, this is releasing in minutes and there are hardly any reviews out.
Did the press decide to boycott the game or what?

 

[Twentieth]

95+. Cue "Valve is back, baby" posts and people complaning about VR headset prices (including me)

 

[Paganmoon]

super excited for this, guessing 89 meta.

 

[Deleted member 23212]

People's blind hatred of valve and VR will drive the score down a bit.

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So you can't have an honest, genuine score that is lower than others?

 

[Indy in the Fridge]

So, this is releasing in minutes and there are hardly any reviews out.
Did the press decide to boycott the game or what?

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Embargo lifts when the game releases.

 

[Border]

So, this is releasing in minutes and there are hardly any reviews out.
Did the press decide to boycott the game or what?

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I suspect there is a problem in that a lot of reviewers and journalists are working from home, and the VR setup is in the office. That certainly looks like it will be the case with GiantBomb.

 

[vestan]

So, this is releasing in minutes and there are hardly any reviews out.
Did the press decide to boycott the game or what?

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Embargo lifts the second the game goes live

 

[oriic]

83

 

[Reinhard]

I predict 89. Many reviewers still don't enjoy VR and you are going to get non VR enthusiasts reviewing it. It will get a ton of 9s with a few lower scores dropping it to 89.

 

[tadale]

Ugh unlocking is so slow.

 

[Indy in the Fridge]

89. Cusp of greatness :P

 

[darkside]

going with an 84

 

[theme park joe]

Think we'll get something around 92 with some points off because the novel uses of VR don't out weigh the other issues of VR (price, comfort, etc).

 

[Deleted member 31092]

93 is my guess. Amazing title, but not as universally loved as 1 and 2.

 

[Bundy]

 

[Firefly]

Anxiety might kill me...

 

[BlueManifest]

Anyone try it with a 970 yet

 

[Milennia]

it's out, holy fucking shit

 

[-COOLIO-]

AH LETS GOOOO

 

[Deleted member 31092]

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I feel a lot of emotions right now.

 

[Gero]

So are we 100% sure there wont be a normal VRless release of this? Just because i want to watch it but if there is any chance for it to come out later im not gonna do that

 

[HMD]

10's across the board!!

 

[aerobinson]

Gonna have to go with "not high enough to make me buy a VR set and/or ignore the inevitable nausea I always experience," which would be...hmm, I dunno. 200? 250? :P

 

[benzopil]

Half-Life: Alyx Review - Catch These Hands

Half-Life: Alyx is a tremendous VR experience that captures and elevates what makes the series special.

www.gamespot.com

9

 

[dex3108]

10/10

 

[vestan]

Eurogamer - Recommended

Half-Life: Alyx review - a legend returns in elegant form

The Strider is the greatest of all Half-Life's creations, if you ask me. Sure, you could argue that it's just another s…

www.eurogamer.net

 

[Chairmanchuck (另一个我)]

Gamespot 9/10

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[Baccus]

I hate review threads with no reviews.

Edit: Embargo literally went up when I posted this. May this lesson in impatience remain.

 

[Doc Kelso]

So are we 100% sure there wont be a normal VRless release of this? Just because i want to watch it but if there is any chance for it to come out later im not gonna do that

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99.9% sure. From what we know the game will not work outside of a VR setup given how interactive the game is.

 

[Mifec]

So are we 100% sure there wont be a normal VRless release of this? Just because i want to watch it but if there is any chance for it to come out later im not gonna do that

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Unless they remake the whole game from the scratch, no.

 

[Launchpad]

So are we 100% sure there wont be a normal VRless release of this? Just because i want to watch it but if there is any chance for it to come out later im not gonna do that

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Absolutely no chance of it. It's a VR game through and through.

 

[Randomly Generated]

So are we 100% sure there wont be a normal VRless release of this? Just because i want to watch it but if there is any chance for it to come out later im not gonna do that

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There won't be.

 

[vestan]

I hate review threads with no reviews.

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Scroll up chief

 

[Lyre]

Looks like we're headed for the low 90s

 

[TheSilentCircus]

So are we 100% sure there wont be a normal VRless release of this? Just because i want to watch it but if there is any chance for it to come out later im not gonna do that

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Playing (just viewing) Boneworks without VR headset

It was weird but fun. I used mixed reality portal to do it.Edit (people in comments from youtube and reddit told): this video is a proof that HL:A can't be p...

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Just imagine HLA like this...

 

[HMD]

Holy shittt.

10/10

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[Chairmanchuck (另一个我)]

UploadVR 5/5

Half-Life: Alyx Review - Supremely Polished, Surprisingly Familiar, Occasionally Awkward And Unshakably Essential VR

Second chances. Not everyone gets one. And yet, in Half-Life: Alyx, Valve finds itself with an embarrassment of them. Forget all that ‘back from the dead’ stuff for a minute; you don’t need me to tell you Half-Life has been away for a very long time. More pressing is

uploadvr.com

 

[Gero]

ok thanks for the replies lol. Im gonna watch it :(

 

[Alderade]

9/10 on Gamekult.com

Test : Half-Life Alyx est un sublime retour au coeur de Cité 17

La réalité virtuelle fait un bien fou à la série emblématique de Valve

www.gamekult.com

 

[sirap]

Gamespot gave it a 9

 

[Baccus]

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Scroll up chief

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Ha. Quite Ill timed. Good reviews! Feeling glad for HL fans.

 

[tarman76]

Gonna hold back to see how it works with Quest via Virtual Desktop.

 

[Masterspeed]

I hate review threads with no reviews.

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Its been about 2 minutes

 

[Chairmanchuck (另一个我)]

RockPaperSHotgun:

BestestBest (whatever that means)

Half-Life: Alyx review

We've played the first new Half-Life game in 13 years. It's the continuation of the series you've been waiting for - on…

www.rockpapershotgun.com

 

[Firefly]

91 meta

 

[cakely]

So, this is releasing in minutes and there are hardly any reviews out.
Did the press decide to boycott the game or what?

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Yes, the press decided to boycott Half-Life: Alyx.

😐

 

[Karak]

Amazing title rated it a buy.

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[bsigg]

 

[Kat Bailey]

Here's the USG review. I don't think I'll ever play it in VR because of the poison headcrabs (shudder), but damn it sounds pretty cool https://www.usgamer.net/articles/half-life-alyx-review-forget-about-freeman

 

[djplaeskool]

Whew, those are some nice scores.
The streak of great games continues.
We've been on a tear recently.