Half-Life: Alyx Review

[@The404Studios]

Valve has always set games standards

[@suvadipchakraborty5964]

Ahhh ! Artifact !!!

[@farrelrasyid9500]

@@suvadipchakraborty5964 shhh that never happened

[@TheZombie2415]

@@suvadipchakraborty5964 artifacts gameplay wise was great but they went to greedy for a game that nobody asked. That's why it fails.

[@Bens963]

They are lazy as hell but when they do something, it's amazing

[@novamous777]

@@Bens963 you call half-life Alyx lazy?

[@slolowelo]

You have no idea how many times I refreshed steam this morning Edit: Just beat the game after 12 hours of play and it was a fantastic experience and the ending just makes me want a sequel so badly, all I gotta say if you haven't finished it is prepare for unforseen consequences

[@katesbane]

69th like, don't forget me.

[@notjeff6547]

@@katesbane i am 70th remember me

[@hamzadamra02]

Soothing_sloth Frfr lmao

[@Denariio]

Like twice at most I'm guessing

[@skylor9520]

Remember, no Russian

[@user-uv2dx3lu4l]

I think this game is going to get a lot of attention due to the quarantine.

[@superkind333]

Nah because it's still a VR title.

[@PrettyGirlSnuffFilm]

No it won’t it won’t sell anything because it’s vr

[@nukasmirsh]

Yes, for the 5 people who have VR

[@CaptainsRath]

The game is supposed to be the top selling game in steam in 2020, I think that’s a lot of sales for “being a vr title” just because something is in vr does not mean it will 100% do poorly, especially as vr is becoming cheaper.

[@Balnazzardi]

@@CaptainsRath VR might be coming cheaper, but its still too expensive for most people, especially because you also need quite decent PC on top of that... Plus look at where the world is going right now....the economic crisis of 2008 is going to look like very mild thing in comparison to what is about to come Im afraid....so even if VR becomes cheaper, RIGHT NOW many people have LOT more to worry about saving their money for than VR...

[@kookdacook1144]

Half-Life games never SET the bars, Half-Life games ARE the bars.

[@Feisty123]

Eh makes sense

[@prastistransformers89]

Half-Life always raised the (crow)bar

[@gimbyplays228]

But boneworks bro

[@ZakX11]

Whats the difference???

[@misira8256]

@@gimbyplays228 Boneworks is a glorious vr physics tech demo.

[@SgtStinger]

I finished the game two days ago. I whole heartedly agree, it is a true masterpiece, and a grand return to form for Valve.

[@Leprutz]

what console is this on? And is it only VR capable?

[@SgtStinger]

@@Leprutzonly on pc, only on vr.

[@Mini-wd7qz]

@@SgtStinger sheesh it’s so expensive

[@SaberRexZealot]

@@Mini-wd7qz get it in a few years. VR will be more mainstream and Valve games are usually on sale.

[@valleybiitch]

i prob won't be playing this for a while but that ain't gonna stop me from getting hype

[@Alexs-1488]

Same. Also there's no more Oculus Quest to be found at decent prices so, yeah. People need something to do during this pandemic I guess..

[@eggoalbero2447]

Feel you. It looks so fresh compared to all the other games in the market right now

[@ThePro100DK]

lol I feel this about every game. Clearly can't understand why would I spend 60$ now if I can wait and buy it for 10-15 in pair of months

[@NickMac91]

Same literally didn’t get to play half-life 2 on my own PC till like 6 years after it came out by that time the game wasn’t the graphics overhaul it had once been meaning I didn’t break the bank on a PC.

[@actualgarbage8549]

@@eggoalbero2447 doom?

[@AllThings_Gaming-c1m]

It’s a *10* That also means Valve should make Half-Life 3 now. Anyday now...

[@1kbmahan]

Superheroes_Sodding_Handsome 2040

[@WillToNihilsm]

THERE ARE ONLY 3 GUNS IN THE ENTIRE GAME. THREE. GUNS

[@YuzukiEba]

@@WillToNihilsm you aren't playing as Gordon Freeman. Its alyx. Looool

[@BlackParade01]

@@WillToNihilsm WHO CARES

[@dkskcjfjswwwwwws413]

@@WillToNihilsm 3 guns? that is alot for vr, who gives a crap about 3 guns, its better than half life 2s guns atleast.

[@Galf506]

Guys I put my headset on and 4 hours of my life disappeared. That's a magic trick, not a game.

[@soldieroftruth77]

Sedew I see what you did there

[@1621lionheart]

that 4 hours you lost prolonged Gaben's life, he is immortal now

[@jimmycychowski1142]

What your specifications of your pc mate? HMD?

[@Galf506]

@@jimmycychowski1142 i7 4790, gtx1080, 32gb ram, on ssd, Index headset with Vive wands/sensors. Runs great maxed out at 90hz! There's people playing this fine on low with a low end cpu and a gtx 1050ti btw, it runs on pretty much anything.

[@jimmycychowski1142]

@@Galf506 Fair enough I've got the original HTC vive Asus strix GTX 1080 i5 3570k running at 4.7 GHz and 16 gigabyte ram it should hopefully run decent at mid to high quality I hope 😁

[@leduc6919]

Let's be honest: This is the first VR game that could actually be a candidate for GOTY. EDIT: This is probably the most successful thing I'll ever achieve, big oof moment right here.

[@GotNextVideo]

Lone Echo would have been a candidate for GOTY had it not come out in the same year as Breath of the Wild. But it also didn't have the hype/name recognition needed to gain notoriety outside of VR enthusiast circles.

[@BurningCole963]

GotNextVideo dude what?? Half-life is a massive franchise with a massive following and breath of the wild game out 4 years ago.

[@GotNextVideo]

@@BurningCole963 I wasn't saying Half Life Alyx isn't GOTY material, I was saying Lone Echo might have been the first VR-only GOTY contender when it came out in 2017 if not for BotW.

[@aldrincarandang4228]

Its going to be hard especially with cyberpunk 2077 and the last of us pt 2

[@leduc6919]

@@aldrincarandang4228 What did we see of last of us pt2 so far? Only a lesbian kissing scene, wowie.

[@ajd0652]

American Government: “Here’s a $1200 check to offset the economic hardship of Coronavirus.” American Gamers: “Valve, here’s $1200 now give me an Index and Half-Life 3.”

[@three-letterfriend5890]

It's not half-life 3 you ball-washer

[@EternalDensity]

Perfectly balanced. And it's not *not* HL3. Kinda.

[@7j317]

I'm pretty sure the Valve Index is $999

[@sebastian8596]

Your gonna need another 1200 for a computer that can run it

[@unknownpaws]

@@three-letterfriend5890 it does advance the plot by 10 seconds tho, which no ever saw coming

[@marekvlk1421]

1st Half-life game: redefined genre and set up new standarts for fps games 2nd HL : Absolutely supperior to any other fps game at that time and bring revolution to graphics and psychics possibilities of videogames HL- Alyx : VR will be now the most wanted platform for gaming 3rd HL: open your 3rd eye, touch your soul and bring balance to the universe PS: Just kidding, bringing of iron sights will be enough improvements for me

[@stancastan]

ADS in valve games? Hell no.

[@bmx7596]

The 3 major VR headsets have been sold out for months lol

[@info0]

erm no. VR brings me headache and it's not as immersive as 3D Vision from Nvidia was, sadly, Nvidia decided to bin it. I am more interested in mixed reality Microsoft wants to showcase with Xbox Series X more than anything. For me, Augmented Reality was always the better of the two (to know how it COULD be implemented watch Microsoft Tech Demo of Hololens 2) . At least with AR you can SEE your surroundings and won't bump into stuff in your room (you need plenty of space for VR, trust me). Mixing VR AND AR together however, I am in for that. Microsoft please don't disappoint. It could be the true breakthrough. As for Half-Life games being the best or redefining the genre... Hm... Don't really remember that. They brought in the story though and HL2 definitely gave idea to Portal games with physics interactions, but... I have more sentiment to Doom, Quake and Wolfenstein games. Also without id Software there would be no Half Life ;) (Valve used id Tech in their 1st Half Life).

[@Varil92]

Gabe Newell is interested in brain computer interface. Half-Life 3 will have it LOL

[@softpestLIVE]

@@info0 i play vr in my tight bedroom just fine, you don't need large space for vr at all. You can play sitting down aswell. Everything else you said I can semi agree with

[@xenon5493]

I was about to say, if this isn't a 10 I would be disappointed

[@ryuuotaku35]

Xenon 54 It is.

[@SkemeKOS]

It should definitely be a 10.

[@efeakkayaa]

Thats -2 points just because it is a vr game

[@majoshi3535]

@@efeakkayaa if not for VR there would be no game at all

[@pcgameboy8407]

@@efeakkayaa Its +4 cause its a VR game. Lol

[@XICO2KX]

*WARNING:* ⚠ Might make you try to use non-existing _gravity gloves_ in real life after playing this game for long time periods! 🧤

[@NeoAphelion]

Very VERY true

[@MaxArceus]

for sure

[@EliteFreeman]

**Seek medical attention**

[@thunder_bear9925]

That actually is true I played for at least 4 hours straight because I just got my head set plus a perfect game to play so I was excited and didnt want to quit. Well after I took it off for at lesst an hour I still thought I was in the game.

[@tuckeredout2887]

I got frustrated after trying to gravity-glove my tv remote across the room for 5 minutes.

[@PoollShietz]

10/10 haven't seen that for a loooooooong time

[@MicrowaveBackground]

RDR2 only came out 16 months ago...

[@h.a.6790]

If you're a follower of IGN you would know how tough to get 10's from these guys, Rockstar games does not count as those are 100 million dollar budget games.

[@ucnguyenmanh1479]

I WANT 10 FOR DOOM ETERNAL.

[@Jof-]

@@h.a.6790 Half Life Alyx is a huge budget title too my guy

[@KirPinkFury]

Breath of the Wild in 2017 says hi. Also Celeste in 2018.

[@grovilone6070]

This is a review that brings a tear to my eye. This means so much to me, for so many reasons. For starters, I grew up always knowing about Half Life because my father SWORE on it. It was his favorite game of all time and hes always talked about it since I was a kid. I saw my older brothers go through each game on the family computer, and I loved the game myself. Half Life put my Father on gaming, who put my brothers on gaming, who, ultimately, put me on gaming. Half Life is more than a game to me. It’s a symbol of time passing and the advancement of technology. My family eagerly awaited Half Life 3 like everyone else, even me who didn’t fully understand what Half Life was yet. My dad was really upset that episode 3 never came out because of that cliffhanger, and literally never gave up hope. He was convinced it was gonna be a VR title and bought an insane Alienware computer in 2015 just because he thought the new Half life would come out in that timespan (guess he was 5 years early). When I got home in 2019 and checked my feeds to find Valve posted a reveal trailer for a new Half-Life game, I instantly thought of my father and called him, as I lived in a different state. He was really excited, to say the least. It’s wholesome looking at him now, and seeing him FINALLY getting a sprinkle of clarity for the story he’s waited a long 13 years for. NO SPOILERS PLEASE! I don’t know what happens!! but, seriously, I’m satisfied this game defied all odds and came out at such a perfect time. Valve is happy. Their fans love their game, and they were worried that they wouldn’t at one point. The fans are happy. They got to finally play the next Half-Life game. But most importantly, my father is happy. He got to finally see the story he loves continue, and enjoy Half-Life Alyx. I give this game a personal, genuine, 10/10.

[@grovilone6070]

French Jesus lol

[@noidTV]

That’s a nice little story! Hope your dad gets to play it :) And all I’ll say regarding the ending is.... shit’s wild.

[@niks660097]

that's so wholesome, waiting for a half life is now becoming a tradition..

[@iloveeveryone8611]

Wholesome. :)

[@andrewoaktree584]

Can you adopt me please? XD

[@thatrandomguy8157]

And now we wait another 13 years for Half Life 3

[@Ekatkid]

*Half life alyx 2

[@gabrielmelo635]

*Half life barney

[@campkira]

hl 3 confirm....

[@3333218]

@ooczzy That's what they said last time... 14 years ago...

[@leduc6919]

@ooczzy Actually I wouldn't say that long. The voiceactor of Gman and Barney teased "A blast from the past" for the end of this year, so it could be that Valve is actually working on it and planning to tease it at the end of the year.

[@gonzalito_z5791]

2004: Gordon Freeman save my life! 2020: Alyx Vance save my life!

[@balti1991]

Should have won GOTY at game awards 2020, didn't even get nominated

[@bluekewne]

My employers will be most displeased. Come, Gordon, WE ARE LEAVING.

[@forgotmyname1242]

TGA is rigged.

[@randyx007]

It did win GOTY from GameSpot

[@SarinEA]

@Tiktok spotlight GOTY isn't a popularity contest... Misses the point. It absolutely should have at a minimum been nominated.

[@randyx007]

@@gauravnegi4312I have been a Vive, Vive pro, and Valve Index owner BUT the Oculus Quest 2 is a game changer for VR, even if you have a mid/low spec pc to hook up to. It is bringing VR to the masses.

[@grandsporter]

“It has a little something for everyone”

[@mossypotato9899]

It really makes you feel like Alyx Vance.

[@Zeegoku1007]

....After u have your VR setup ready 😝

[@metalsnake27]

As long as you have the money to afford a VR headset and compatible rig and the room space to do so.

[@SymmetricalHorizon]

"Its the dark souls of VR games"

[@wyawe6491]

Ign your review is nitpicking and biases i win bye bye

[@swiftassociates]

This is what happens when developers take their time to develop and deliver a great product.

[@pexeq]

And don't have to care about money. That's a big part.

[@TheDeathOfLucifer]

Kinda helps it could be beat in 7 hours. A 40 hour AAA game might not be the same. Though I hope someday we'll have more AAA games for VR and they will get longer and longer. My biggest issue with VR is some of the best experiences arent even an hour long game and most of the longest don't get to 5 hours usually

[@TheDeathOfLucifer]

@And Jesus Wept they either said that in this video or the one I watched before this. I'm still waiting for my Oculus thats arriving in August. The more time the better for me. lol

[@vijaz5559]

HELL YEAH, Valve is back

[@joegaming8599]

Hell Yeah great Sega indie game deserves some love!

[@HamzaTuranKubulay]

Rizky Iman iman is not risky

[@Xenderman]

@@HamzaTuranKubulay Oh, alyx was and very much is risky. It's an incredible game as well!

[@vijaz5559]

@@HamzaTuranKubulay wht do you mean?

[@favouredmg4336]

@@vijaz5559 You are very sick

[@mr.littleredemption4097]

Woah, first 10/10 of the year didn't expected this.

[@ShinkeiDEI]

It is Half Life, I was actually expecting this :)

[@justiny.1773]

Mr. LittleRedemption I guess you don’t remember the half life 2 hype and the critics saying it’s the best game ever?

[@mr.littleredemption4097]

Justin Y. Yeah you right. Half Life 2 is revolutionary masterpiece. Regardless, March is an amazing month for video games. Metacritic Scores: 1. Persona 5 Royal: 95 2. Alyx: 93 3. Animal Crossing: 91 4. Doom Eternal: 90 5. Ori: 90

[@rbk2kpro]

first 10/10 since gow i think

[@bigqdawg100]

@Mr LittleRedemption. I did, Valve always set the bar.

[@MrHeliMan]

So Valve actually delivered on expectations. Wow.

[@stereoflava2788]

They always have with SP games.

[@4rch91]

Yeah they always have with most of their games, except for Artifact.

[@MrHeliMan]

@@stereoflava2788 And that is also one of the reasons why the expectations have never been this high.

[@derp4317]

This almost sounds sarcastic

[@Sagaan42]

In my opinion so far from playing the game they didn't.

[@Mikodemuz11]

Have played this for 2 hours now. Just unbelievable... Fricking. Amazing.

[@tearfrost984]

I whole heartedly share your opinion bud!

[@NigerianCrusader]

It is not amazing it was not released on disks!

[@Tobo226]

This game deserves a 10/10 for the ending alone!

[@NigerianCrusader]

WHAT? The game was not released on disks no disks not real game!

[@LsdRaccoon]

@@NigerianCrusaderwhat

[@NigerianCrusader]

@@LsdRaccoon NO DISKS NOT REAL PRODUCT

[@pernikgaming5989]

This should compensate for the rough beginning of the year

[@franciscofarias6385]

ha, my sweet summer child, the worse is still to come

[@coolertuep]

Walking dead saints and sinners in January was really decent as well

[@info0]

Doom Eternal says HI with BFG >.

[@coolertuep]

infonator07 playing games on a monitor just isn’t really an option anymore if you have expierenced Vr. It feels so limited, distanced, abstract and unimmersiv.

[@info0]

@@coolertuep tried it and like I have said, my head hurts after a while, so it's not for everyone. As for immersion, 3D Vision was much better in my book. Those who have not experienced it, have no idea of what they missed. (shame on you Nvidia, shame on you for dropping the support).

[@Kable10]

3 MINUTES LEFT, I CANNOT WAIT! Also wow 10/10 this will change VR forever

[@Calinks]

15 hours? Holy cow! Most vr story experiences I have played have been like 2 hours all together.

[@Asghaad]

which is EXACTLY why VR hasnt taken off as it should - lack of proper content combined with high price makes a price of hardware hard pill to swallow. but with full games FINALLY making it on the platform the adoption should go significantly up meaning more customers, meaning more games for the platform ...

[@coolertuep]

Asghaad Asgard’s wrath is 40 hours long. Walking dead saints and sinners 15 hours. Length is nothing special for today’s Vr standards

[@dominicgunderson]

Have you never played Asgards wrath.

[@philosopher1912]

@@coolertuep but u know what is the problem of them? People know Valve better. Saints and Sinners i heard only when it came.

[@energeticyellow1637]

It also took me 10 hours to beat boneworks

[@brandonsmith8235]

This game took me over 22 hours to complete much more than the 15 hours it took IGN. I loved it so much I looked for all the hidden objects and was rewarded for it. Amazing game, and amazing ending.

[@farawaygaming_]

That honestly makes sense to be fair, alyx's entire adventure took less than a day in universe

[@arthurjunior7241]

This game makes you really feel like Half-Life: Alyx

[@wyawe6491]

But is it makes you feel like batman tho?

[@athalonARC]

Jokes on you, its VR, its meant to do that.

[@arthurjunior7241]

@@athalonARC 😂😂

[@neocaron87]

Valve: "Digital store is the future of PC gaming" Gamers: "No!" Valve: (Launch Half Life 2 with Steam mandatory) Gamers: "...Yes" Valve: "Vr is the future of gaming!" Gamers:"No!" Valve: (Launch Half-Life Alyx exclusively on VR) Gamers: "... Yes"

[@Balnazzardi]

I mean kudos to Valve for atleast doing the best job possible....I mean they set new bar for FPS games with Half-Life, they evolved further with HL2 (especially with ingame physics) and pioneered the digital store for games and now they set new bar for VR games. So ye I understand completely ppl are still pissed off this is VR game only, but if Valve compromised and not designed it fully from VR perspective, it likely would not satisfy fully either VR or non VR gamers. Lets just hope that Half-Life 3 (assuming they would now one day make it) would be non VR title, cause as great as VR is some people are simply never gonna jump into that due to price + motion sickness.

[@xstrawberryicex6852]

@@YouCanCallMeMich In other words you are poor and salty you dont have vr?

[@sauvagemusic1844]

Yep, that's them alright and it's getting pretty tiresome. Buying a 1000$+ bundle of VR hardware without knowing if it'll be useful in the future is pretty saddening. I'm not prepared to shell out that much dough for a peripheral that: 1) Has only one game that interests me now, 2) Will be obsolete by the time other decent VR experiences come to the market (if they ever come, VR is DEFINITELY not as ubiquitous as the internet was in 2004...). All of this seems forced and I'm disappointed that folks' blind faith to Valve will make them do anything and everything for them (gotta let that Half-Life carrot hang juuuuust high enough).

[@12warmacha]

@@YouCanCallMeMichYour comment is going to age like milk.

[@xstrawberryicex6852]

@Clinxr Did he delete the rply?

[@blue5peed]

Congratulations Valve you did it again.

[@odekugeliui]

This game realy makes you feel like half-life

[@Taverniars]

A MASTAHPEECE

[@ryan11hawk]

KNACK IS BACK BAYBEE

[@rovertkralc1]

I'm gonna have to give Half-Life: Alyx a hippopotamus out of 14 points.

[@samuellindsey5117]

You are nitpicking and biased I win bye bye.

[@flarifier5594]

it’s got a little something for everyone

[@Lutojar1]

Just played for couple hours. THIS IS THE THIRD GAME, GUYS. It feels like that.

[@metallicafan416]

But most of the old fans don't have VR

[@RealStupidTV]

@@metallicafan416 Most of the old fans are adults with an income and can afford a headset.

[@arnowisp6244]

@@RealStupidTV Plus Valve made sure it works on the widest number of headsets. They'll eventually buy it.

[@ximaxwellix]

It's 1.5

[@lastnamefirstname6949]

@@arnowisp6244 yeah the optimization really surprised me, i only have a 1060 and expected it to run horribly but it still runs almost perfect while boneworks lagged super hard

[@KevinFrost]

5:25 "It took a few years". Probably the best joke I've heard in 2020 so far.

[@Pikminiman]

+

[@asapbruhhhhh]

Is this a game-changer? I’ve never once considered getting a VR set but goddaaaaaaaaamn this looks amazing.

[@The_Entropath]

~10 hours in, it certainly feels like a game changer. Makes you forget you are standing in your room with a headset on your head. Which is scary and awesome.

[@nicknurman911]

Actually it's gaming changer 😅, cause Ima too poor to get vr set with powerfull pc , to play that , but even with ma phone , I was actually impressed by all the possibilities of this game. That is amazing.

[@litjellyfish]

Apart from considering. Will you get a VR set though? (Just checking)

[@luisgustavomachadofarias2730]

VR is already great if you know where to look. But with this game it will be epic in a year or 2. Also, you don't need a Valve Index. A CV1, a Rift S or a Quest with PartyLink are all great.

[@litjellyfish]

Luis Gustavo Machado Farias problem is to make it big you can’t expect people to search. Until the hardware and software really breaks through you can’t know how it will end. With titles like this VR can get back on its momentum. Still we need to look back in 10 years and see the curve. Until the sales / income of VR games reach 10% I would not call it mainstream

[@wrainerr]

Can’t wait for Half-Life: Dog

[@sydney_pepper]

lol

[@fikri7970]

Respect man..African American is NOT an animal. We're all EQUAL

[@Rubbersoular]

@@sydney_pepper 8 years left you can do this!

[@VolkTikhon]

How about Half life: Lamar too?

[@SmallShibaSSS]

No no. We need Half-life: Barney.... Oh wait we already have that.

[@rollercoaster478]

Whoever thought of magnetic gloves is a genius and deserves a big bonus and a promotion! :O Some revolutionary amazing stuff, guys! :)

[@Wvk5zc]

the game settings took place in quarantie zone. Valve predicted this

[@arenrehen3824]

Y'know, all of this whinning that the game will sell bad because it's on VR reminds me of the exact same thing that people were saying when Half Life 2 was released, that it won't sell copies because no one has a dedicated GPU, and we all can see how bad that game ended up selling. Also, Valve's intention when making half life games (or at least this one) isn't necessarly to make sales, but to revolutionise gaming with the tools at their disposal: they did it with hl1, hl2 with the dedicated GPUs and now with hl:A

[@arenrehen3824]

@ooczzy yeah, that's their mistake internally because they didn't think they'd need to prepare more indexes when they announced hl:a

[@nicknurman911]

Literally I think they were waiting for a 13 years , so VR headsets would be more available for a huge amount of people , so they made a revolutionary with this game, but also a huge amount pf money. If you didn't play any of multiplayer games of Valve , you probably don't know that Gaben is a genuis in making money . . .

[@Jiffy360]

Steam was the revolution for hl2, not GPUs, they existed pre hl1 and were common in most “gaming” computers before 1998.

[@luisgustavomachadofarias2730]

It's unbelievable. I opened the Steam discussion boards to see if there's any interesting Alyx mods on the way and all I could find was people complaining about VR exclusivity. Moderation is already blocking the threads.

[@luisgustavomachadofarias2730]

@ooczzy I got a second hand CV1 a few months ago and it works great. I wouldn't wait to get an Index. It's a gread device, but basically $ 600 extra so you can flash hand signs.

[@harshildave4936]

The ending confirms Half life 3 and is way more satisfying than the one we got on episode 2 !!

[@Sumatchi]

Could just confirm episode 3

[@dnte4998]

@@Sumatchi in prior interviews, they abandoned the episodic format. Mainly because it was meant to be pumped out in little time, but the stakes taken in each episode were larger and larger and bundled with company burnout and various other problems in development (not including episodes), they waited till the new engine.

[@gleefulreaper]

They released alyx on 23rd of 3 month.(23/03/2020) Also ,adding all the digits we get 2+3+3+2+2= 12 Also divisible by 3 So HALF LIFE 3 CONFIRMED (the ending was insane)

[@ShaneLee3292]

Coincidence? I THINK NOT

[@prastistransformers89]

For those who are concerned about this game not getting a lot of sales, they still have Steam! Which means: They. Don't. Even. Care. They want to push gaming technology to the next level, and they did, look at how many people wishing to get a VR headset since this game was announced. And not only that, with this game, they want to conclude the Half-Life series that they abandon since that cliffhanger. Half-Life: Alyx is just a cherry on top for them.

[@anderos_oficial]

To corroborate that, when HL2 was released, the sales were not so high due to the demanding requirements. But that was not the point, the point for Valve was to show the possibility of physics in gaming.

[@pAirA_]

@@anderos_oficial Great point! Half Life doesn't seem to focus on selling units and generating revenue. Valve has Steam and some other games like CSGO, DOTA 2, and TF2 for that. It's really cool that Valve focuses on innovation in Half Life instead.

[@niks660097]

@@anderos_oficial yeah remember that, that was first game that made me upgrade my gpu even the best ati 9800 couldn't play this game more than 20-30 fps..

[@mechaniaclife]

How do i install this on my google cardboard? Cant wait to play it!

[@AprilOceann]

🤔

[@vinsanity982]

LOL

[@absterdam9795]

I hate to break it to you mate, but you need a Nintendo virtualboy - minimum requirement

[@novastarlace]

Also use the PowerGlove for the immersion.

[@EliteFreeman]

2020: Worst year for humanity Also 2020: Best year for gamers Me: Perfectly Balanced as all things should be

[@Aventox]

Underrated comment right here

[@sebastian8596]

I know you are intentionally exaggerating but we are far from humanity's worst year

[@fennfeno]

@@sebastian8596 true

[@Aventox]

@@sebastian8596 yea u right,the time when black death spread was much worser than now ..

[@EliteFreeman]

@@sebastian8596 do you know of white chlorination syndrome? I fear that's the Corona irl. If you don't know then see what ppl did to prevent the wcs. That's my fear tbh

[@lajeandom]

Half-Life Alyx, FF7R, Cyberpunk, RE3R, Streets of Rage 4..........what a time to be alive! I swear we are living a new golden age of video games.

[@CeeJayVox]

Doom Eternal as well!

[@lajeandom]

​@@CeeJayVox omg haha can't believe I forgot that one! I will get it for sure! Actually I got a PS4 only for FF7R (yea im crazy like that haha) but turns out I am playing a lot with it, especially Warzone. I am more a Nintendo kind of guy, on my stream it's mostly Mario Maker 2 but man I have to admit the PS4 has a really great library of games.

[@coolertuep]

The other games arnt Vr though so you can’t really compare it. I will prefer playing iron man Vr, Medal of Honor above any beyoned, sniper elite vr and lone echo 2 over last of us 2, cyberpunk and halo on a screen

[@coolman124356]

i feel like reviewers are scared too review this anything other than 10.

[@Nutty151]

Every point lower than 10, HL3 is delayed by one more year.

@Chosenxeno ACG doesnt give any scores. Just a buy rating. Get your facts straight.

[@franciscofarias6385]

@Dam Sen That's a standard for a 10 that you invented. I can't find anything to complain about lots of games that I don't think are a 10.

[@Goober89]

Play the game and see for yourself.

[@broom_404]

Now i just have to wait for dunkey to review it

[@mikaxms]

Half-Life: Alyx raises the (crow)bar

[@PlanetSamix]

why

[@mikaxms]

@@PlanetSamix Because it's a bad joke.

[@PlanetSamix]

Your giving me PTSD when Alyx said “it’s a Zombine” in Half-Life 2

[@netriosilver]

Half-Life: Alyx raises the (red-hot re) *bar* (crossbow)

[@PlanetSamix]

I hate This comment section

[@mikdan8813]

This game really makes you *feel* like Alyx.

[@jjuan4382]

Does it make you feel like a girl?

[@makak_zeleny]

@@jjuan4382 yeah, you need to change tampons mid-gane

[@IKightTrooperI]

If there was any game that could be a VR system seller, THIS is it!

[@darrylalagdon8534]

Next is the VR Counter-Strike, Team Fortress, Portal, Left 4 Dead & GMod. And maybe there will be a VR Esports game too.

[@dkskcjfjswwwwwws413]

vr tf2 is already a thing.

[@fatalmokrane]

Portal in VR = Nausea for a lot of people i thing It would be to hard to make Anyway i don't think portal needs a 3rd game

[@Kyoko_02]

I mean Gmod is and was a mod for HL2 just saying.

[@7448CHRIS]

@@fatalmokrane you can't say it wouldn't be awesome if it was made 😂

[@ThePro100DK]

I mean I won't resist

[@brylidan]

hi mom, i'm in history books

[@christopheryoung-stone3957]

brylidan factsz Im hère tpo

[@belmoski]

brylidan yeah me too

[@nikawisesa877]

take me with you kind sir

[@LIONSKAY]

me too

[@d9zirable]

put me in the screenshot

[@5hane9ro]

Halo, Doom, and Half Life all returning this year, my babies are back

[@TMCProductions]

We need a new single player quake

[@FelixS.]

@@TMCProductions Oh yes, we do! In the Quake 1 setting please :)

[@TMCProductions]

@@FelixS. yes please

[@engendex7721]

5hane9ro Sorry buddy but Halo is dead if you’ve kept up with the news.

[@StrikeWarlock]

Until brain interfacing becomes a thing, Valve wont work on it

[@odiseezall]

I'm playing the game right now.. what a masterpiece.

[@hokori7534]

When Valve makes a game its always a 10/10 for the reviews

[@NigerianCrusader]

Except for Alyx because it wasn’t released on disks

[@RoysProjects]

​@@NigerianCrusaderHuh (ik you commented 8 months ago but still Huh)

[@NigerianCrusader]

no disks not real product@@RoysProjects

[@SatchelStreams]

Come on Valve. This should be a wake up call that people still care. People want more. I really hope they consider making Half Life 3.

[@dkskcjfjswwwwwws413]

they will.

[@vextium9396]

@@FounderX9 kids crap lmao stay mad

[@Kyoko_02]

@@FounderX9 you know HL2 is still ahead of it's time. That's what they're doing with this. They don't make games to make them they do it to innovate.

[@point-bl4nk]

How is 1 guy giving it a safe max score supposed to be a sign of anything?

[@Kyoko_02]

@@point-bl4nk I'm sure they all agreed on the score at the team for IGN.

[@TslilTapiro]

Half life Alyx is the third game in the series. it has 3 words. each has 4 letters HALF LIFE 4 CONFIRMED?

[@awesome9174]

It's actually like the 7th or 8th game in the series.

[@CharlieViking95]

I can't believe this is actually happening, and even though I can't play it, I'm still hyped and excited out of my mind!

[@theyellowbrad8168]

Why you can't play it?

[@CharlieViking95]

Ultra Trolling garbo computer & no VR headset 😭

[@RobertSela]

Amazing, I feel so lucky to have a strong VR setup in those trying times. It couldnt have come at a better time and the same goes for this game.

[@maheshkumar-sk1kc]

truly a game from the future After 3 years and 8 months no vr game is better than this

[@betonman9]

Well..i kinda like re8 better more...

[@theconsolekiller7113]

I was always afraid to reach into my toilet in real life. Now I can do it in virtual reality.

[@MrRobotrax]

Watch out for the headcrab though

[@theconsolekiller7113]

@@ndstrlsm The nintendo power glove?

[@BugLocc]

@@theconsolekiller7113 no, the 'russel' gravity glove

[@nyesass1491]

Why would you need to reach into the toilet

[@rarsh7800]

10/10 what did you expect it's half life.

[@ahchurro111]

I’m so glad that this game is turning out to be as amazing as everyone hoped it would be. Now, alongside a Half-Life 3, I REALLY hope they don’t stop with VR titles, cause I REALLY wanna see a Portal VR game made with this amount of quality.

[@umpire5615]

+1

[@smellyclementineshorrifyin5973]

Portal VR would make me so fuckin nauseous

[@psionski]

I’ve watched interviews with Valve, they said Portal was the first idea, but they decided it will be too puke-inducing and went for a Half-Life game instead. I’m sure you can find this interview somewhere, it’s not like they’ve been giving that many of them.

[@Sumatchi]

Next game is gonna be L4D

[@vinsanity982]

I just downloaded the game a few days ago and I love it. I get so immersed that picking stuff up, throwing it around, reloading my weapons etc that it seems second nature like you are really there.

[@HOFFERN342]

I need a new hardcore gaming computer, a VR headset and a new house to play in now...

[@eightsprites]

I’m running Rift CV1, i7-4820k and a 1080. Not really VR spec PC. Works fine

[@jeremyc311709]

I hope this kicks other developers in the butt to start putting out for VR

[@SK83RJOSH]

@Denny Rubin they had basically the same by using their niche VR audience on KZbin to secretly fund their game. :)

[@danielevans8910]

The animations and lighting is so spot on I thought you were showing us real footage of some old guy exploring a house.

[@bongjai]

this game is the pinnacle of gaming. we need more of these.. seriously.

[@sbartuk]

The most manly hands for a 19 year old girl ever seen :D

[@Crowbar]

she IS a mechanic

[@captaingrizzly9511]

I can't imagine playing this as a kid. I'm only an an hour in. It's thoroughly impressive. I hope they do a freaking horror game next. I want a Resident Evil 2 remake VR remake. Also IGN I wholeheartedly commend your reviewer on playing with the continuous movement option. Don't let someone that has to take dramamine to play VR do you VR reviews.

[@midnight687]

foreaal! resident evil in VR would be sick

[@Bogglemanify]

Give me a Dead Space VR game!

[@yourlongshadows5568]

RE7 is already in VR, and AMAZING. Rumors are there's going to be a new Silent Hill game too, with VR. Future is looking terrific/horrific.

[@teagan9460]

2010-2019: Man the world in this game is beautiful! 2020: Guys these hands are incredible!

[@Taggez1]

Game looks amazing, but I don’t know if it’s worth buying a vr headset for.

[@hellgast0]

if not for HL than there are plenty of other games out already that definitely are worth it

[@air9535]

Get it if you can afford it :)

[@Hatemx1]

*You* look amazing.

[@ZEREN_X]

Nobody gonna spend money on vr especially with next gen console just around the corner.

[@m.webster1261]

Z Ξ R Ξ N Λ D L I unless you’re on PC so you don’t have to buy the next console lol

[@shadecory]

It looks like slowmo after 10 hours of DOOM: Eternal

[@jgperes]

Lmao it does

[@jgperes]

vr doom eternal tho

[@shadecory]

@@jgperes I couldn't play it because of the constant puking

[@Goober89]

gotta go fast

[@HamzaTuranKubulay]

shadecory LOL

[@MrOoBAZoO]

I dont own a vr headset after watching this ,that mite have to change .

[@The_Crozius]

I'm playing this now on the Meta Quest 3. It is blowing my mind again like Half-Life did in 1998.

[@donpcmartin]

3:36 '...you never have to bend down again.' - IGN 10/10

[@Jay-uc9ql]

The people who are mad that this game is a VR only game are the same people who said VR wouldn’t succeed until some AAA games were made for VR

[@andnowwecry9225]

Honestly, I would have accepted a review that said "It's a new Half-Life...10/10"

[@WTFitsPauL]

After 3 years finally im playing it!!!! Got my Quest 3 airlinked to my PC!!!! Lets goooooo

[@synecdoche8783]

This game will honestly be in the video game history books. It's the VR game that actually feels like a game, with so much polish and detail; I can't wait to get an index once it becomes more available for the masses.

[@synecdoche8783]

@Son of Europa if its with a keyboard and mouse it's just like every other FPS

[@Alexo_]

Masterpiece! Yes!!! :D Plz Valve make Left 4 Dead 3 and Portal 3

[@HamzaTuranKubulay]

Alexander Olsson And C.S 1.6 lol

[@tokis1181]

oh man, imagine portal vr

[@darthmalgus3043]

@@tokis1181 No. I hope it isn't because I can't afford vr.

[@Nexist]

so my predictions from 5 years ago were correct valve waited for vr and then raised the bar and revolutionized vr gaming with half life.

[@isaacweisberg3571]

the only important thing about this review: a number at the end really makes you feel like Alyx Vance.

[@tim_despair]

This game is at least 5 years ahead of its time

[@vitsavicky]

I love the gun handling in this game. The feeling when you run out of bullets and two headcrabs are jumping your way is intense like nothing I have experienced in VR to date. Getting comfortable with reloading quickly is essential and so much fun! Also, for anyone wondering: It works flawlessly on the Oculus Quest using ALVR ove 5Ghz Wifi.

[@reizorbeatz519]

Must never played boneworks

[@valcrye6145]

I'm so happy that they spared no expense, this game was fantastic to play for hours on end.

[@TrolIvind]

Wow. First 10/10 since Red Dead Redemption 2 I think.

[@benwasserman8223]

Arvind Gudepu It’s Half-Life. What did you expect?

[@point-bl4nk]

And rdr2 was a 7 at best

[@kumorishumi2536]

@@point-bl4nk Yeah no

[@kostasspirou1010]

@@point-bl4nk For rdr2, 7 is the lowest. It has a fantastic story, fantastic characters, fantastic development, very beautiful world, the only bad thing about the game is the slow pacing...

[@ucnguyenmanh1479]

THEY SHOULD HAVE GIVEN THAT TO DOOM ETERNAL.

[@Jack_Krauzers]

this games in a revolution for VR games... the graphics are "unfair" for VR, the textures are superb and the graphics are super photorealistic, I think they used photogrammetry in this game

[@SSS_413]

Half life games are specifically meant for breaking the boundaries according to valve. If it isn’t pushing the limits they said that they just scrap the idea

[@CPorter]

The only thing thats really missing from this game is the 10 minute bit of relative normality before the campaign takes off. Like in Half Life 1 with the tram and going into Labs at black mesa, and then Half Life 2 with getting off the train and exploring City 17 and eventually ending up in Kleiner's lab.

[@brinnanstauffer2982]

Most people needed to see something actually amazing to sell them on VR. I think this will help for sure

[@catarmour375]

They had 13 years of hype, and infinite requirement to innovate. They had to break new ground, and make it better than you ever dreamed. And they did it... They did it...

[@westbrooke1174]

IGN knows that if they gave this game anything lower than a 10 then their reputation would be tarnished.

[@sydney_pepper]

Yeah..

[@non-shockingtopics7563]

They already rated Fortnite higher than Doom Eternal, their reputation was already tarnished my dude.

[@STEJTHEGREATEST]

3:53 WHOAAAAAAA!!!! I WANNA SEE HOW HORRIFYING THOSE ZOMBIES LOOK WHEN THE HEADCRABS COME OFF THEIR HEADS!!!!!!

[@Legion12Centurion]

They look nasty seen some footage, just wait untill the headcrabs jump at your head in vr thats horrifying.

[@LeechTM]

its f*cking horrifying. Played it for 2 1/2 Hours. Got damn those small little Things. And the sounds. You instantly turn to everything that makes a beep, no matter where it came from.

[@ahmedshaikh7662]

I was playing it today and they look pretty gnarly.

[@STEJTHEGREATEST]

@@Legion12Centurion Wouldn't a legion centurion use a dead headcrab's corpse to protect his crotch as a new addition to his unique armour, though????

[@Legion12Centurion]

@@STEJTHEGREATEST Well jokes aside you can pick up hardhats and wear them as protection in the game.

[@paulmitchell73]

2:02 this video does not do this game justice, in VR, that soldiers gun barrel is almost in your face, the characters are life size and are extremely menacing to behold. Just got an index and started playing this.

[@watt2785]

Still can't believe that I can say that there's a new Half-Life game out right now

[@mass5904]

Valve is always making trend setting games truly amazing

[@briankeogh335]

Come on, not a single flaw? You’re a critic, stop being so soft because the game is hyped. I’m sure it’s still amazing but no game is perfect

[@weloc]

Well they have to give some games a 10, because a 9 would be the highest possibility. A 10 isnt really regarded as perfect, but more "you can't get much better than this"

[@briankeogh335]

weloc agreed, I’ve no problem with a 10, IGN don’t claim 10s to be perfect, they call them masterpieces, which I’m sure the game is. I’ve no problem with giving a game 10 but still criticizing it. But it’s lazy and I think dishonest to not showcase any issues the reviewer had with the game

[@briankeogh335]

Faxor that’s not the argument I’m making. I don’t have any issue with the game being a 10, I just think it’s dumb the reviewer didn’t want to criticize the game at all because he was going to give it a 10, every game has flaws no matter how great it is

[@L4DOWNED]

After beating this game an hour ago... Half Life:Alyx has the potential to be GOTY. Seriously. This game is worth VR alone. I was mind blown and the ending left me shaking. Thank you Valve.

[@MrAlexbreak]

After beating this game half an hour ago, I could barely breath, and was drenched in sweat

[@L4DOWNED]

MrAlexbreak What was your reaction when entering the vault? I was mind blown.

[@MrAlexbreak]

@@L4DOWNED It was cool, I was too anxious to take it all in. I really didn't follow anything G-man had to say. I watched a video to clarify things

[@MartinArgg]

I need a full walkthrough no commentary video of the game asap. I'm not playing it for at least a couple of years (i dont even have a pc that can handle vr) but i cant wait to see the full story.

[@JamieLikesGames]

Between this, Beat Saber and No Man's Sky Beyond, VR is slowly taking over my life