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Half Life: Alyx - Reveal Trailer & Interview (March 2020 for SteamVR)
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The main reason? They love the franchise and the gameplay looks amazing. And the gameplay is king.
Would people prefer to play Half Life 3? Yea. Can people want a Half Life 3 and be excited for this? Yea.
It looks fantastic.
It's been over a decade. There's nothing wrong with my perspective. Sorry, I'm not getting excited for a VR prequel about events I don't care about.
Annnnn definitely investing in a VR headset for this game (and others I've been interested in, mainly Beat Saber) before March 2020.
Game looked fantastic!!
Game looked fantastic!!
Well, new PC in March 2020 it is (?!)
Kiiinda not sure because new consoles are around the corner, but wow. This is like a dream come true.
Kiiinda not sure because new consoles are around the corner, but wow. This is like a dream come true.
The graphics are great but it´s midquel and the gameplay doesn't look like much. I would have needed to Youtube this anyway due to a lack of VR headset but it doesn´t look like I will be missing much anyway. Wake me up when Laidlaw´s episode 3 script from 2017 gets adapted.
Where did I say that this one game changes anything? I was alluding to the fact that the tech is only going to get better and as a result, more devs will adopt VR in the future. Doesn't mean it'll replace traditional controls. I've already seen a handful of people in previous threads saying VR is a fad and they couldn't be more wrong.
That's what I'm wondering, which part of the VR setup i do have access to should I think about upgrading. Do I basically have to do the Index?
It will look nowhere near that good even with the most powerful PC and using the highest end VR headset. This is all footage captured via the monitor, inside a VR headset you'll still have screen-door effect, blurriness, etc.
It's just how it is with VR in it's current state. It'll still look great in VR and be a blast to play if you can get over those facts but don't expect it to look like that trailer unless you're watching someone ELSE play it in VR via mirroring their PC monitor. The immersion is the selling point for VR and this game will have it in spades I'm sure.
I couldn't get myself to finish Orange Box (HL 2 and the DLC) because the sterile nature would induce motion sickness. It's unfortunate because even now, HL2 has some of the best character models. Alyx's model, animation esp. facial animation is one of the best I have ever seen.
This game looks far more atmospheric which would have helped with my issues. Alas, I am not into VR (not unless they plan on releasing the game on PS5 in the future).
Also:
Watch in HD
This game looks far more atmospheric which would have helped with my issues. Alas, I am not into VR (not unless they plan on releasing the game on PS5 in the future).
Also:
Watch in HD
What about Labo VR, huh, Gabe?
Looks like PC VR's killer app. Took 'em long enough but better late than never.
So hyped for this. Of course I will be out of the country when this drops (if it actually comes out March).
Did anyone notice how the guy wearing the red shirt was acting weird during the interview? He was just staring away from everyone. It feels kinda disrespectful IMO.
VR is a fad. Most games I've seen are just proof of concept. It will never be mainstream when you need to spend $1500 to play VR games.
It being a prequel to Half Life 2 is just so disappointing. Who wants that? Who asked for that, stop being a bunch of cowards and do 3.
In any event at least it looks like they are on the right track now and after this thing slam dunks it's way to release maybe they will have the confidence to do something more.
In any event at least it looks like they are on the right track now and after this thing slam dunks it's way to release maybe they will have the confidence to do something more.
More like Dishonored looks like HL2, same art director.Am I the only one not seeing this?
They went from photoreal to HEAVILY stylized.
Almost looks like Dishonoured.
Dishonored is basically a rip off of the Half Life 2 Beta.
I always said that the day they released a new Half-Life I would buy a PC, but a PC and VR at the same time is too much.
But it looks amazing.
But it looks amazing.
Because I've always wanted to see more of what happened between 1 and 2?
I don't get it.
Why are people interested in things I'm not interested in?
It will likely have story events that set up future games. Plus this is a game that wouldn't be possible without VR. So a huge leap for this franchise. This being a midquel is irrelevant.
This is one of the reasons I wasn't as taken with the early Vive/motion controlled games in VR, it absolutely creates a disconnect. Having some sort of body model present even if it doesn't match up with your own proportions goes a long ways in my experience towards furthering the illusion of inhabiting a virtual space.
Again as I mentioned earlier Valve may have tested the hell out of this and found it didn't work for what they were going for or caused issues elsewhere like collision or what have you so I'm not gonna say they were lazy or unambitious or whatever. At the end of the day its a design decision and for most people I'm sure it won't be a big deal.
How much room do you need for the Valve Index base stations? I am thinking about getting the $999 bundle on steam after watching that trailer.
Immersion has always been a big deal in all forms of gaming, and I can assure you that you lose more than you gain by adding less-than-perfect IK-based arms. The hands are so accurate that it makes guesswork-based arm movement all the more jarring.
Its going to be three games though...all valve games. I bet, l4d3, and portal 3. Pretty obvious choices.
I wonder if my 980Ti will be enough - time to upgrade? I think Boneworks will give me an early expectation of what to expect, performance wise.
Here we go again, let's get all the negativity out of the way so we can appreciate what looks to be the best VR game to date.
I've had the the money put aside for some Index Controllers in anticipation of any possible sale for a while. Getting a copy of a new Half Life game alongside I was not expecting. Incredible news.
Really just felt a bunch of emotions. Really wxcites to play. Just realized that Valve is releasing this for windows and not a mention of Linux. Feel really let down right now.
The real bombshell!
SOURCE SDK HAS RETURNED AND IT PROVIDES EASY VR TOOLS I'M SO HAPPY
HL 2: Episode 2 did that. I've been waiting for those future games for some time now.
They supported it just fine for Artifact and Underlords, I think the issue here is that VR on Mac specifically is pretty much non-existent. From one of Valve's own devs last year:
I know the knuckles work with the Vive base and base stations 1.0. For the base stations 2.0 you need the index or vive pro, but they should also work with the base stations 1.0?
From what I gather the 2.0 is for a larger play space which is something I don't have a problem with currently.
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Viktor Antonov worked on both Dishonored and Half-Life 2, that's why.
PSVR2 support you mean, even that might not be powerful though though, just gotta wait and see.