Half-Life: Alyx (formerly: Half Life 3 is coming??)

Retr0gamer

It was in early access but this is the full we are done release.

Except they aren't and will be updating the start of the game over the next few years

https://www.moddb.com/mods/operation-black-mesa

A remake of Opposing Force in a similar vein to Black Mesa

Homelander

Absolutely

Enjoying Black Mesa but for some reason some of the keys will just not rebind, which is driving me absolutely mad as I can't jump or crouch in-game now without massive effort.

https://ie.ign.com/articles/half-life-alyx-a-we-played-the-first-4-hours-a-ign-first

"Half-Life: Alyx – We Played the First 4 Hours – IGN First"

High High praise thus far!!

cnocbui

Apparently the index sold out in under ten seconds yesterday, or thereabouts.

mrcheez

As terrible as Covid-19 is, there's something rather auspicious about the timing of being asked to work from home just when Half Life: Alyx is being released!

At least now I know how I'll spend my lunchtimes

TitianGerm

mrcheez wrote: »

At least now I know how I'll spend my lunchtimes

Working? So you can dedicate the working day to HL?

CastorTroy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sK_PdwL5Y8g

Sierra Oscar

Pre-loading for the game starts on Friday. Getting close now!

B.A._Baracus

Absolutely

mrcheez wrote: »

As terrible as Covid-19 is, there's something rather auspicious about the timing of being asked to work from home just when Half Life: Alyx is being released!

At least now I know how I'll spend my lunchtimes

Just lunchtime? :pac:

mrcheez

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

Just lunchtime? :pac:

I was thinking of sitting out in some quiet side street in City 17 while eating my lunch, but then battling headcrabs in the evening

cnocbui

mrcheez wrote: »

I was thinking of sitting out in some quiet side street in City 17 while eating my lunch, but then battling headcrabs in the evening

Just make sure your hand-mouth coordination is up to it and that you don't end up with a food smeared headset because you kept missing.

B.A._Baracus

Absolutely

cnocbui wrote: »

Just make sure your hand-mouth coordination is up to it and that you don't end up with a food smeared headset because you kept missing.

Nice. But I am meant to be working from home and i am just playing battlefield 3 online lol.

Is this the greatest moment in gaming since 2004?

Doom Eternal and Half life Alyx releasing in the space of 7 days

Would you even thought that possible 3 or 4 years ago hah

Next month has FF7 remake and Re3 Remake
Then TLOU2 the following month after that

Poor wallet

mrcheez

... and Westworld Season 3 ... and working from home (or "working" for some of you lazy bastids)

2020 is turning out a-ok ...considering

TheValeyard

mrcheez wrote: »

... and Westworld Season 3 ... and working from home (or "working" for some of you lazy bastids)

2020 is turning out a-ok ...considering

I've two young kids. No gaming time, and working from home, with no creche open....... So...... No.






But















When everyone goes to bed....... Game on.

B.A._Baracus

Absolutely

Quick question. See the way you can pick up items with your "fingers" - that only applies to index vr setups right?

mrcheez

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

Quick question. See the way you can pick up items with your "fingers" - that only applies to index vr setups right?

Got a video link example?

B.A._Baracus

Absolutely

mrcheez wrote: »

Got a video link example?

Sadly currently on phone. But in the reveal trailer you see that players can pick up a shotgun shell (for example)
I've never played VR so just wondering if that's index only controllers

mrcheez

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

Sadly currently on phone. But in the reveal trailer you see that players can pick up a shotgun shell (for example)
I've never played VR so just wondering if that's index only controllers

The Rift controller can track thumb and index finger, but Index tracks them all, so it is possible to do a pinching motion in both.

Homelander

Absolutely

I do find a lot of people are attributing some ground-breaking new "firsts" to Alyx/Valve that have been standard in VR (whether Rift or Vive) for a long time.

Alyx bringing VR even more mainstream is a very welcome thing, but as someone who's been heavily invested in VR since Day 0, I don't think it's likely to be as earth shattering as is being made out....more just a superb refinement on the tech.

Rob2D

I eagerly await the day someone mods this for gamepad/mouse and keyboard play. Maybe a dolphin bar + wiimote and nunchuck ??????

mrcheez

Homelander wrote: »

I do find a lot of people are attributing some ground-breaking new "firsts" to Alyx/Valve that have been standard in VR (whether Rift or Vive) for a long time.

Alyx bringing VR even more mainstream is a very welcome thing, but as someone who's been heavily invested in VR since Day 0, I don't think it's likely to be as earth shattering as is being made out....more just a superb refinement on the tech.

I dunno, I think this could be something special.

Gabe Newell was saying that "this is as good as we get", so they want to see how people react to the best content Valve claim they can create at the moment. In the IGN interview they were saying they analysed all the best moments in Half Life 1 and 2 and took those over to Alyx and improved upon them.

I normally always wait for a sale. Rarely would I spend more than €20 on a game, but fsck me I think I'm gonna have to drop the full €45 on this pre-order.

Homelander

Absolutely

Totally agree. I'll be buying it. I don't for a moment believe it won't be the best experience VR has yet offered.

More just a point that so many people are claiming so many of its technical features are inherently ground-breaking when really, it's shaping up to just be a perfect refinement of tech that's actually existed for a few years.

But fundamentally I believe it will be a killer app.

mrcheez

Homelander wrote: »

Totally agree. I'll be buying it. I don't for a moment believe it won't be the best experience VR has yet offered.

More just a point that so many people are claiming so many of its technical features are inherently ground-breaking when really, it's shaping up to just be a perfect refinement of tech that's actually existed for a few years.

But fundamentally I believe it will be a killer app.

Hey hey now... no other VR game has allowed you to reach into bins and pick out objects then rotate and throw them!

https://twitter.com/mikeshapiroland/status/1240767388913729537?s=19

Dyr

mrcheez wrote: »

Gabe Newell was saying that "this is as good as we get", so they want to see how people react to the best content Valve claim they can create at the moment. In the IGN interview they were saying they analysed all the best moments in Half Life 1 and 2 and took those over to Alyx and improved upon them.

IMO Gabe and Valves good-as-we-get hasnt been very good in a long time

Sierra Oscar

Pre-load has just gone live on Steam. 48GB download, 67GB uncompressed. Possibly more to download closer to Monday.

cnocbui

Currently downloading it at 11 MB per second.

TheValeyard

Downloaded, but it was very, very slow.


Now to charge up controllers!