Engadget(video): ‘Half-Life: Alyx’ shows Valve’s bad attitude
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I've seen this video and it's like a Nathan Grayson stream of consciousness. Largely just poorly researched criticisms that suggest a poor understanding of Valve's development ethos.
"Why won't x dev give me what I want when I want it and how I want it!?!?!"
This is the kind of thing one would expect from a fanboy on social media, not from games media.
Also, the last part of the video kinda sounds like an ad for EGS.
This is the kind of thing one would expect from a fanboy on social media, not from games media.
Also, the last part of the video kinda sounds like an ad for EGS.
Just finished it. It feels like if I just had a listen to Valve and Steam's Wikipedia page audiobook version.
I'm guessing they wanted to emphatise on the revenue thing and how, in their opinion, Alyx should've been non-VR and HL3 instead? The TF2 part was even more confusing
I'm guessing they wanted to emphatise on the revenue thing and how, in their opinion, Alyx should've been non-VR and HL3 instead? The TF2 part was even more confusing
"When Valve does actually release a game, it tends to be fantastic. Like, spawn a new genre of video games fantastic. I guess that's why players will wait 13 years to be excited about the wrong game coming to a limited platform."
Whew the like to dislike ratio on this video will be something.
Whew the like to dislike ratio on this video will be something.
I'm about to pick up my marbles and melt them and make a tiny glass goose out of what's left of my brain.
It already is, lmao. That's how obvious it is that this video is sour grapes with no substance
Ah yes, Valve fans just totally accept everything Valve does. Just look at Artifact! People sure loved that and it was definitely super successful.
And I'm so glad to know that not following "logical consumerism" is in fact anti-consumerism. They even "force" developers to release on their platform by nature of having the most people/feature wise the best platform for chirsts sake! Amazing truths right here. The truthiest truths.
And I'm so glad to know that not following "logical consumerism" is in fact anti-consumerism. They even "force" developers to release on their platform by nature of having the most people/feature wise the best platform for chirsts sake! Amazing truths right here. The truthiest truths.
Garbage take, filled with actual bare-faced lies
Yeah, the TF2 part is very weird, because the game has been really well supported if you consider it came out more than a decade ago and it's not an MMO.
Just watched it. Bad timing considering that recent IGN interview contradicts half this video. There is a new Half-Life only because something came along that could push the envelope as the franchise is known for.
ya can't finish the video. Just typical anti PC/Steam/Valve BS for the first minute. WHERE HL3 OR L4D3 right after that.
Alyx is HL3 and I hope anybody who cared beyond the meme knows that.
Alyx is HL3 and I hope anybody who cared beyond the meme knows that.
The main points are:
-Steam is DRM which I guess the point? but lol at considering a bad DRM)
-Valve doesnt make games we want: OK I guess
-Valve bought Campo Santo because they had ran out the writers behind HL and immediately cancelled A Valley of Gods. Pants on Fire lie.
-Valve doesnt support TF2 : good point but you dont mention the support of CSGO nor Dota2
-HLA is a VR game forcing people to buy VR to play it
-HLA is best played on Index. Well a VR game is best played on the best VR headset of the moment.DUH
-Steam revenue cut didnt change despite Epic!
Its a pretty bad take.
-Steam is DRM which I guess the point? but lol at considering a bad DRM)
-Valve doesnt make games we want: OK I guess
-Valve bought Campo Santo because they had ran out the writers behind HL and immediately cancelled A Valley of Gods. Pants on Fire lie.
-Valve doesnt support TF2 : good point but you dont mention the support of CSGO nor Dota2
-HLA is a VR game forcing people to buy VR to play it
-HLA is best played on Index. Well a VR game is best played on the best VR headset of the moment.DUH
-Steam revenue cut didnt change despite Epic!
Its a pretty bad take.
Feel like I read an article from the same outlet that said the direct opposite, just a couple hours ago
Did you forget a spellcheck pass because I'm not sure what you're asking here given the context
Did Nathan Grayson write the script for this video? lol
Good to know games media can be just as embarrassing as your average gamer fanboy shitposter.
Good to know games media can be just as embarrassing as your average gamer fanboy shitposter.
Anti consumer:
Proton, so Linux players can play Windows games without much problems.
Steam Remote Play together, so you can play couch coop games with friends, who do not own the game.
SteamLink, so you can stream the games to every Android device everywhere.
Family Sharing, so you can share games with your family and friends.
Controller configuration, so you can use whatever controller on Steam you want.
Anti-Consumer.
Proton, so Linux players can play Windows games without much problems.
Steam Remote Play together, so you can play couch coop games with friends, who do not own the game.
SteamLink, so you can stream the games to every Android device everywhere.
Family Sharing, so you can share games with your family and friends.
Controller configuration, so you can use whatever controller on Steam you want.
Anti-Consumer.
Holy shit the whole video is impressively shoddy, to the point of parody. Entirely ignores all the pro-consumer stuff Valve does (i.e. Steam Link and Family sharing) and decides that Valve not making L4D3 is somehow anti-consumer.
This is indefensibly stupid.
This is indefensibly stupid.
There was a thread a while back that had all these points brought up in it. Feels like they took that and made it into video form.
Yeah it's like "They should just act like every other multi-billion dollar corporation".
The other thing that made me huh was in the beginning when they say:
" Plus, it has a hardware division building experimental consoles and virtual reality headsets"
There are experimental console making at Valve?
Like I consider myself a huge critic of how the TF2 team handled the game recently but it still is one of the most refined, content-filled, varied team shooters on the market on top of being totally free.
You could've shown how CS:GO enables children to gamble money.
But no, HL3 isn't real and Valve makes games exclusive to Steam.
That's why they are bad? Okay...
But no, HL3 isn't real and Valve makes games exclusive to Steam.
That's why they are bad? Okay...
