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Valve's Half-Life VR Talk Recap by VNN
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I wonder what timeframe will this be set on. HL1? In between 1 and 2? HL2? Post-HL2 Episode 2????? I'm sadly going to guess Resistance fights of Episode 1.
At any case, VR or not, more Half-Life world is more than okay.
At any case, VR or not, more Half-Life world is more than okay.
It's apparently a HL2 prequel featuring Alyx, or so he says (not in this particular video)
In an older VNN Video he said it was set prior to Half-Life 2 in or after the seven hour war and your were playing as Alyx, although maybe that changed?
But there's definitely supposed to be stuff thats still from Beta days of HL2 put into the canon, like for example the cremators or the air exchange.
My secret hope, although completely unlikely is that the sources telling VNN this story setup are Valve employees who just wanted to steer people off what's actually going on, and that the game is actually Half Life 3. One can dream.
Still, I'm super excited that Valve are exploring locomotion and definitely realize that full-body physics models are the way forward for 1st person VR.
So excited.
Haven't tried to mess with it, but the Half Life 2 on Steam has a 'Virtual Reality' option in the settings - what was that intended for? Surely that doesn't work with the Index?
Haven't tried to mess with it, but the Half Life 2 on Steam has a 'Virtual Reality' option in the settings - what was that intended for? Surely that doesn't work with the Index?
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This video was FANTASTIC really enjoyed it really well done Tyler.
This game truly feels like Valve is back.
This game truly feels like Valve is back.
Like you play as her? That sounds neat. It'd be interesting to play as a non-silent protagonist in a Half-life game.
I don't mind franchises trying new things, but having a silent character is a must for me.
HL basically redefined videogame storytelling. No need to deviate from that unless they've found something equally fresh.
HL basically redefined videogame storytelling. No need to deviate from that unless they've found something equally fresh.
I find the idea interesting as well, it's just weird that it's happening in a VR game.
It would be weird if a voice came out of you thats not your own while you are immersed in the game world.
On the other hand the 2 times in the Half-Life series that we didn't play as Gordon Freeman, we were Barney and Adrian Shepard and both of those were silent too, even though Barney is voiced in Half-Life 2.
Granted, the 2 expansions were by Gearbox and not Valve.
I would be kinda upset that the sequel to a game I've been waiting like a decade for would be only playable in VR.
Maybe I should finally save up and get a Headset but still, even if it's supposed to be one of the most ambitious VR games, it kinda limits the customerbase.
SO I would rather have it be a side story or something like that, even if I would defnitely want to get aeround to play it someday.
On topic of the thread:
D O O R S
VR has the ability to let you really step into someone's shoes so it could work in that regard if they try to go for full immersion. Like seeing her body when you look down, hearing her internal monologue, fully playing her role in this story rather than a quantum leap type thing where everyone calls you by her name but she's silent so you can insert yourself instead. It'd be an interesting and immersive experience if it works but I could see an outcome where it instead falls super flat and is just awkward.
Yup.
I'm sure it'll be a masterpiece. And also inaccessible to 99% of the Steam audience.
Although more than 50% of the Steam audience has a VR ready PC, so they just need to buy a headset at that point. The chicken & egg problem is well known and Valve are attempting to fix it, though of course in usual gamer fashion I'm sure the same people saying 'Give me AAA VR games if you want me to buy in.' will reject that Valve are making a AAA VR game in a popular franchise.
Is this just remake of half life 1 in VR?
Or is it half life episode 3?
Or is it a spin off of half life that has nothing to do with half life 1 or 2?
Or is it half life episode 3?
Or is it a spin off of half life that has nothing to do with half life 1 or 2?
It's a new game. Valve aren't interested in doing remakes/ports for their 3 in-development VR games as confirmed by Gabe back in 2017.
Rumors suggested a prequel to HL2.
Current speculation is side story that fleshes out what happened before Half-Life 2
Really? A prequel to 2? Why didn't they just make this half life 3
Yeah, it's happening. I've known in my gut since the Lab came out over 3 years ago. Paradigm shift taking place, I've been there since day 1.
Because they have the money to make literally anything they want to make when they want to. This is what they decided on.
A VR HL3 would have to be executed one of two ways.
- VR exclusive: it would boost VR adoption and let Valve innovate with the toolset, but that's probably not enough reason to justify the negatives (pissed off fans, slower return on investment)
- VR optional: it'd be praised by many, but it would restrict Valve from freely exploring VR's potential (since every section would have to be beatable with mouse and keyboard).
I can't believe a new half life of some kind is coming out and hardly anyone is talking about it, this thread isn't even past 1 page
All those years of half life jokes now one is finally here and all I hear is crickets
All those years of half life jokes now one is finally here and all I hear is crickets
Yea but actually announced they are making a new half life, most didn't even expect that ever
They have not announced it. It's all speculation at this point.
Oh this thread was all rumor? I thought valve actually said their flagship vr game was half life lol
Still either way I'm surprised this thread isn't even past 1 page with this news
I know this is blasphemy but I think Gordon Freeman being a silent protagonist is one of the worst things about those games (granted I haven't played all of them completely). I think it would be extra jarring and off if we play as Alyx. I just really don't like silent protagonists in story centric games that revolve around them unless there's a canonical reason they're mute.
There's really not any solid news. I haven't watched the video but, from summaries of the talk I've read, all he really confirmed was that the new VR game they're working on (which may or may not be HL lol) has doors that you can open.
HL3/Epi. 3 was my most anticipated game for years and years until I finally just had to stop hoping for it to save myself more and more disappointment every E3.
A prequel would be fine I guess, but I'm almost never as big of a fan of prequels as I am for sequels, and if they required expensive VR equipment just to play it would pretty much mean I wouldn't even play it.
That Half-life 3 story leak from the old writer about 2 years ago was enough closure for me from the HL series.
A prequel would be fine I guess, but I'm almost never as big of a fan of prequels as I am for sequels, and if they required expensive VR equipment just to play it would pretty much mean I wouldn't even play it.
That Half-life 3 story leak from the old writer about 2 years ago was enough closure for me from the HL series.