Half-Life: Alyx Announcement Trailer
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insp1re2600
Looks great, wish it was nonvr too
cryohellinc
What a disappointment.
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chalky
Not great news really V R only and i have no interest in it I can't get past those hands floating with no arms looks so strange
Robbo9999
I'm a bit miffed this is only for VR. Also, I think they've waited too long since those excellent Half Life games to release another one....I think we have grown up & changed and no longer as connected to that excellent & epic experience that was Half Life.
EDIT: just a thought...if they do release another non-VR Half Life game, I think they would be able to reconnect with old audiences by getting them to replay sections of the old games in an updated graphics engine....maybe they could be replayed under the ruse of some kind of time travel aspect that would be incorporated into the new story/new game......they'd want to start the new game off with some epic or very characterful moments from the earlier games.
EDIT #2: an additional thought re the linear storyline nature of the previous Half Life games (& similar games). Wouldn't it be cool that instead of a predictable linear story line (that you progress through)...wouldn't it be cool if your actions influenced the future story in many ways, such as the state of cities (how they looked, how decayed or ravaged by war they were), or influenced the characters & outcomes...basically how life is changed by your actions (just as it is in our own). Maybe even how your own character looked...scars/disabilities/stress/disease...and the same for other characters in the story. That would add replay value. I suppose it could detract from the epicness/drama of any staged sequences/story lines. It would be different.
sverek
fantaskarsef
Honestly, looks interesting. Still won't spend that kind of money for the VR headset.
Robbo9999
insp1re2600
Goiur
Want to play HL:Alyx, wont pay "1k gold" for a VR set. :sadface:
Caesar
If this has been a PC version Trailer, for sure GOOSEBUMPS. But whatsoever,
I wont spend a fortune for a VR (Vertigo Reality) crap.
alanm
If they made this for PC, they would have to ensure that its a proper AAA title that would sell millions. Would also require a much bigger budget to develope. This to me looks a half-hearted attempt that is not PC-grade, but just interesting enough for them to sell the Valve Index.
Denial
JulianBr
@geoffkeighley)
Also, didn't Gabe confirmed a while back that they were working on 3 different VR games?
Well, you don't need to buy the 1000$ Valve Index to play it. Oculus Rift S goes for around 350 or you can just get an cheap mixed reality headset from Samsung or whatever for around 150-200. I do understand what you mean, but they are really doing this to push VR forward. I don't own a VR headset myself yet, but I have tried it several times, and it's fun, but there was no "full length" games that have made me consider buying one until now. Beat Saber and other games are fun (for a while) but it's not a game that makes you really want a VR headset. HL: Alyx may be worth it, if more games like this will come in the future. HL: Alyx is around 15 hours long btw (confirmed by Valken
OK I was testing cheap VR for PC and loved what it can do so far but the McGuyver model is tough but workable.
If Valve bundles this with their VR gear for 50% off Christmas sale, then I will hold that 4K OLED TV off.
The game looks great and if it comes with a SDK, I can imagine the community porting HL or Black Mesa and HL2 over to VR, then wow... would be worthwhile.. to me.
I believe AR is the future and it justs some top gear at mass pricing, under 500 USD, with decent specs, then it can. Maybe pickup a PS4 VR headset to try this on instead as I hear good things about that being real OLED but lower res than the Occulus.
go4brendon
So how much did oculus/htc pay steam to push this out?? 😉
kakiharaFRS
Solfaur
For a moment I thought it was 2004 again, gave me some nostalgic goosebumps...
Good old source engine getting a revive in VR looks like. I don't mind it, I like it even, but if they would make a non-VR Half Life game, they'd definitely need to update the engine for modern standards.
Denial
-Tj-
Looks shit by today's standards, thanks but no thanks, pass.
Robbo9999