PC Half-Life: Alyx announced, Valve's Flagship VR game

[CerebralTiger]

Surprised there isn't already a thread on this. I wonder if it's because it's VR only lol.

Anyways, reveal incoming tonight at 11pm Pak Standard Time.

 

[iampasha]

Half Life 69 confirmed!

 

[Chandoo]

I think the VR tag pretty much killed anyone's excitement for me.

Though Valve PR is calling it a "flapship" VR title, something they can't (or don't want to right now) do on a standard keyboard and mouse.

 

[iampasha]

I think the VR tag pretty much killed anyone's excitement for me.

Though Valve PR is calling it a "flapship" VR title, something they can't (or don't want to right now) do on a standard keyboard and mouse.

I give it a week or so before it's emulated on a monitor screen with controller support by the modders lol. I look forward to this game, seems like the first AAA valve title in a long time

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[CerebralTiger]

I give it a week or so before it's emulated on a monitor screen with controller support by the modders lol.

That still won't be enough to please the 21:9 display brigade :hah:

 

[genious]

VR gimmick killed it stop pushing this useless crap down our throats and make proper games Valve.

 

[CerebralTiger]

 

[Chandoo]

so ... non-canon or prequel... cause Alyx's dad bit the bullet at the end of EP2 right ?

 

[CerebralTiger]

so ... non-canon or prequel... cause Alyx's dad bit the bullet at the end of EP2 right ?

A prequel of sorts. Set between the events of HL1 and 2.

 

[Necrokiller]

Between this and Asgard's Wrath (sorry Blood and Truth and lulz), VR is relevant for AAA quality games.

 

[CerebralTiger]

@iampasha I'd love to see modders replicate these controls on a kb/mouse

https://imgur.com/V99Oeq8

Between this and Asgard's Wrath (sorry Blood and Truth and lulz), VR is relevant for AAA quality games.

Hahaha the Necro eats the crow :lol:



EDIT: Bonus content for those who purchase a Valve Index in 2019.

 

[Necrokiller]

Bought ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Meanwhile, PSVR's search for its relevant VR game continues :lol:

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[iampasha]

[MENTION=218]CerebralTiger[/MENTION] I guess you are right. This game is made for VR from the ground up, judging by the trailer. Even if they somehow make it work with keyboard and mouse/controller, it will be very janky so nothing for us poor non VR folks then lol.

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[Chandoo]

@CerebralTiger I guess you are right. This game is made for VR from the ground up, judging by the trailer. Even if they somehow make it work with keyboard and mouse/controller, it will be very janky so nothing for us poor non VR folks then lol.

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Youtube full playthrough part 1 No Commentary

 

[CerebralTiger]

Bought ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Great, now get the hardware too. And make sure it supports 21:9 aspect ratio :hah:

Meanwhile, PSVR's search for its relevant VR game continues :lol:

Clueless as ever regarding anything VR :lol:

Between this and Asgard's Wrath (sorry Blood and Truth and lulz), VR is relevant for AAA quality games.

Sorry Asgard's Wrath, but you didn't quite get there :lol:

Astro Bot is as AAA as platformers get. PSVR also has RE7 in VR. VR has been relevant for AAA quality games for a while.

 

[Necrokiller]

Great to see that the team at Valve has been in touch with Marc Laidlaw.

Original Half-Life writer Marc Laidlaw left Valve in 2016 after 18 years with the company, so he won't be taking the lead on Half-Life: Alyx. "As with all Valve games, the writing is a collaboration between the writers and all the animators, actors, and the level designers who implement the narrative within the game itself," says Coomer. "While Marc hasn't worked on Half-Life: Alyx directly (he's probably lying on a beach somewhere), he's been generous with his time answering all the writers' questions throughout the game's development."

https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/half-life-alyx-release-date-trailer-everything-we-know/

The fact that we are getting a new Half-Life game from Valve before any major Sony first-party could begin to think about VR says it all about PSVR and its importance to Sony :lol:

 

[Chandoo]

Great to see that the team at Valve has been in touch with Marc Laidlaw.


https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/half-life-alyx-release-date-trailer-everything-we-know/

The fact that we are getting a new Half-Life game from Valve before any major Sony first-party could begin to think about VR says it all about PSVR and its importance to Sony :lol:

This is also Valve's first relevant game in forever while Sony first party is pumping out dozens of games annually to be fair

Also, JapanStudios, Media Molecule, Evolution etc are all major first party studios who have made VR games.

 

[Necrokiller]

This is also Valve's first relevant game in forever while Sony first party is pumping out dozens of games annually to be fair

I was talking about PSVR which has been out for 3 years now

Also, JapanStudios, Media Molecule, Evolution etc are all major first party studios who have made VR games.

No, none of those are good examples of major studios who worked on VR games. Its either sub divisions, smaller teams or collaborations with lesser known studios. Not the same as Santa Monica, Guerrilla Games or Naughty Dog working on a game that works exclusively on PSVR as their next primary project.

 

[Necrokiller]

[MENTION=69937]iampasha[/MENTION] Check out this "modded HL2" G-Man :lol:

Spoiler: show

Actual HL2 model

 

[faraany3k]

I will play this game.