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Valve sent the internet into a state of shock, when they revealed that a new Half-Life game was coming soon. Teased as a virtual reality game, more information was promised to be shown in a trailer. Now, that time has come, and we've got our first look at Half-Life: Alyx, which takes place between Half-Life 1 and 2. The game will be a full-length title, priced at $59.99, and will release in March of 2020, for the Valve Index, Vive, Windows MR, and Oculus headsets.

Half-Life: Alyx is Valve’s VR return to the Half-Life series. It’s the story of an impossible fight against a vicious alien race known as the Combine, set between the events of Half-Life and Half-Life 2. Playing as Alyx Vance, you are humanity’s only chance for survival.

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

Looks pretty good. Probably not a day one buy at that price but I'll definitely pick it up at some point.

 

[shaunj66]

WOW! That was a surreal watch! I really thought Half-Life was dead and buried. Looks incredible, especially for a VR game and this will no doubt shift a lot of VR headsets.

I'm really surprised how much it looked and sounded like Half-Life, they really nailed the setting. Though Alyx sounded quite different.

Really just makes me want a traditional Half-Life game, especially considering I don't have a compatible VR headset

 

[Reploid]

Half Life 1.5

 

[sarkwalvein]

So, it seems now I'll be getting a PC VR headset.

 

[RattletraPM]

Not going to lie, this looks much better than I thought! I was already a bit on the fence when it comes to getting a VR headset, but this definitely makes me lean more towards buying one.

Props to Valve on this one!

 

[Kubas_inko]

Still waiting for third portal game tho.

 

[Dax_Fame]

VR title and it doesn't progress the story...

After all these years this is not what we need.

I'll pass.

 

[DANTENDO]

Pls someone in power make a law wher companys hav to produce a non vr version of all games - after 3 months though will be acceptable

 

[Essasetic]

Pls someone in power make a law wher companys hav to produce a non vr version of all games - after 3 months though will be acceptable

That wouldn't work. How would developers convert mechanics specifically made for VR to mouse and keyboard?

 

[Purple_Shyguy]

Literally every room is a tiny cramped room or corridor filled with obstacles to obstruct movement because they still haven't figured out movement in VR.

This is basically a tech demo.

 

[DANTENDO]

That wouldn't work. How would developers convert mechanics specifically made for VR to mouse and keyboard?

I dont kno I'm just a gamer mayb it can be done as don't they program the game on mouse and keyboard anyway

 

[Viri]

I just wish they could do something about the floating hands, it looks weird. Can't they just display transparent arms attached to the floating hands? lol

 

[AmandaRose]

I just wish they could do something about the floating hands, it looks weird. Can't they just display transparent arms attached to the floating hands? lol

Exactly i was thinking the exact same thing lol.

 

[Zense]

Looks cool but hands look like Rayman.

Figure that's not too uncommon for VR games.

 

[gudenau]

This almost made me buy the Index controllers for my Vive.

Almost.

 

[orangy57]

I never really thought about what half life with even more modern technology would look like but goddamn, that picture of the citadel being built looks insane. I can't wait to play this next year

 

[Maximilious]

It's so good seeing Half-Life assets in a newer engine. I won't be able to play this game due to lack of time and VR at home, but damn this gets me hyped that HL:3 may still happen at some point in time.

 

[yoyoyo69]

Literally every room is a tiny cramped room or corridor filled with obstacles to obstruct movement because they still haven't figured out movement in VR.

This is basically a tech demo.

Yep, so it's promoted as not an on the rails shooter, but essentially it almost is.

It'll be highly polished, being Valve, but I just want a good shooter, fairly realistic / humans, not aliens, zombies, etc, buts it's easy to code a.i. for thi gs like these. (Yes I've played previous Half Life games haha)

 

[James_]

Oh boy, here comes the hype train.