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Half-Life: Alyx Anouncement Trailer
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Deleted member 17706
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This looks so fucking awesome. I've got an Oculus Rift (sitting in a box somewhere) and a GTX 1080 + i7 6700k system, but I'm thinking I will want to build a whole new PC and maybe even get an Index for this.
Croatoan
They/Them A-10 Warthog
As a VR Developer and an owner of the Rift, Vive, and Index I simply cannot wait for a Valve VR game. Having them support the Index like this is awesome for the eco system. While it wont move a huge amount of vives or indexes it will increase the install base of both.
Edit: I'd also like to add that this game will also make our job a lot harder as our game is somewhat similar in style, and we don't have the budget to compete with Valve
. Still, raising the bar for VR games isn't a bad thing and hopefully us small guys can get some good ideas out of a real AAA experience like this.
Edit: I'd also like to add that this game will also make our job a lot harder as our game is somewhat similar in style, and we don't have the budget to compete with Valve
. Still, raising the bar for VR games isn't a bad thing and hopefully us small guys can get some good ideas out of a real AAA experience like this.
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ultrazilla
Gold Member
Has Valve confirmed that was actual in-game footage? If not, I sense a huge downgrade in the future.
June
Member
Did you see any great innovation in the trailer?
MrRenegade
Banned
There is still hope Valve is not derailed like all the other big developers. Although that 1000$ will surely butcher down the potential customer base.
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stickkidsam
Member
Okay that was actually really cool...
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Deleted member 17706
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Man I REALLY wish this was also on PSVR.
There's probably zero chance they don't port it over eventually. Maybe for PS5.
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MiguelItUp
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So, uh, I'm defintely looking at VR headset prices, lmao.
Vawn
Banned
And this is the best part. VR is so awesome, but we have been limited on the really big games made specifically for VR because of the smaller player pool.
The more great VR games we get, the more VR players we will have, and the more great VR games we will get, and so on.
I'm not a Half Life fan, but I'm rooting hard for this game.
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Tell me what dekstop games you are physically controlling your arm having to manually move objects with your hand to find something. Not pressign a button, but you are using your mouse to atually control your hand and your fingers.
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Digity.exe
Member
Yawn.
Alexios
Cores, shaders and BIOS oh my!
Yes, it's a VR Half-Life game, unless you think actually manipulating, reloading and aiming to fire your weapons or physically duck behind cover to lean out of is at all similar to point and clicking or thumb twiddling and pressing buttons. And that physical realistic interaction extends beyond guns and to every single thing you may do in such a game. But yes, it's Half-Life so it's still at its heart an FPS, why would anyone expect something else, other types of games will be made with other or new IP, not an FPS IP. If being Half-Life is what makes it uninovative then you're setting expectations a Half-Life game could never beat, lol.
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June
Member
This is standard for VR games
Heebie Jeebies
Banned
The game is free for Index owners
ultrazilla
Gold Member
EverydayBeast
ChatShitGPT Alpha 0.001
Half life anything raises eyebrows because the possibility for a new Half Life was always there.
Paperboy
Member
I thought it would only be a short tech demo where you could play around with the Gravity gun and such, but this seems to be a proper game (as proper as VR games usually goes).
I play VR just fine in a space of maximum 1,5m x 1,5m (~4'11 x 4'11) and use the thumbstick on my controller to move around (when it's supported).
Valve has recently released their own VR headset and wants to sell that to you, of course.
I play VR just fine in a space of maximum 1,5m x 1,5m (~4'11 x 4'11) and use the thumbstick on my controller to move around (when it's supported).
Valve has recently released their own VR headset and wants to sell that to you, of course.
mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
That looks SOOO good. I'm never going to be able to get it because i don't have PCVR, but I LOVE seeing what next-gen VR games look like.
Come On Tars
Member
The only way a HL sequel could possibly live up to the hype would be VR. Looks like they pulled it off. Might buy a headset just for this.
No it's not. Most VR games does not use the kind of physics you saw in that trailer, the closest is comign on december 10th and is called Boneworks.
I know, cause Ive played a ton of VR and the biggest dissapointment with VR games so far is lack of interactivity and physics and this is especially for VR games that has also a dekstop/pancake version.
ZywyPL
Banned
Look better than an average VR game due to more down-to-earth, toned-down colours and more realistic artstyle, but the saddest part is, the trailer clearly shows that Valve STILL has what it would take to make HL3. With all the power of next-gen console, it just begs to once again push the boundaries and set a new standard of physics, AI, motion/facial animations, and what's not in the video game industry.
LostDonkey
Member
Shame im never going to experience this. I love half life but i cant use VR because of a vision problem (eye floaters) that are very problematic when the screens are so close to my eye.
flibbertyjibbert
Banned
Super nostalgic feels to see the half life world again. But im in the camp who wont be able to play it
Hope this leads to real HL3
Hope this leads to real HL3
gifgaf
Member
All Index owners get it for free.
mindfreak191
Member
It doesn't matter when you buy your Index it comes bundled with it either way.
nani17
are in a big trouble
Oh VR wow thought this gimmick died already. Hmm let me check my gimmick closet for one
Xbox Kinect no not it
3D glasses with 3D monitor oh it's the future of gaming. hmmm dig deeper
Power Glove. It's so BADD
PS Move
hmm
oh, here's one wow covered in dust Oculus Rift. Oh the good old days were some of these pieces of shit would take up 40mins at E3
Xbox Kinect no not it
3D glasses with 3D monitor oh it's the future of gaming. hmmm dig deeper
Power Glove. It's so BADD
PS Move
hmm
oh, here's one wow covered in dust Oculus Rift. Oh the good old days were some of these pieces of shit would take up 40mins at E3
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gifgaf
Member
Yikes, some serious salty troll in this comment.Oh VR wow thought this gimmick died already. Hmm let me check my gimmick closet for one
Xbox Kinect no not it
3D glasses with 3D monitor oh it's the future of gaming. hmmm dig deeper
Power Glove. It's so BADD
PS Move
hmm
oh, here's one wow covered in dust Oculus Rift.
Nice!
I had a strong feeling their next HL was going to be a VR title. Simply because the hype is so enormous that no "regular" game could have ever lived up. VR, on the other hand, is such a groudbreaking and very new experience that it has a good chance of feeling revolutionary to many players, and truly be remember for as being as legendary as HL1 and 2.
Having said that, I'm curious how many people will get to play it. I unfortunately won't for the lack of highly powerful hardware and/or a VR headset. But I still think they made the right call here. Looks like it has the potential to write history.
I had a strong feeling their next HL was going to be a VR title. Simply because the hype is so enormous that no "regular" game could have ever lived up. VR, on the other hand, is such a groudbreaking and very new experience that it has a good chance of feeling revolutionary to many players, and truly be remember for as being as legendary as HL1 and 2.
Having said that, I'm curious how many people will get to play it. I unfortunately won't for the lack of highly powerful hardware and/or a VR headset. But I still think they made the right call here. Looks like it has the potential to write history.
Vawn
Banned
Oh VR wow thought this gimmick died already. Hmm let me check my gimmick closet for one
Xbox Kinect no not it
3D glasses with 3D monitor oh it's the future of gaming. hmmm dig deeper
Power Glove. It's so BADD
PS Move
hmm
oh, here's one wow covered in dust Oculus Rift. Oh the good old days were some of these pieces of shit would take up 40mins at E3
I had/have all of those things. One of them is not like the other. VR is amazing.
mango drank
Member
PS Move
PS Move is alive and well as PSVR controllers.
Romulus
Member
VR really isn't about trailers. That's for regular gaming.
reconminicon
Banned
Resident Evil 7 was one of the best gaming experiences I have ever had and this is dripping with the same goodness. Please come to PlayStation. Pleeeeeeeeeeese.