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[Rivdoric]

Are those my only two choices?

Third one is Concord 2.

 

[Mr.Phoenix]

I think you are overestimating the value of half life as a franchise if you are putting it up against GTA.

 

[Guilty_AI]

How the fuck do you not like GTA? It's a state of the art Open World crime simulator. Like come on, just weird.

And yes, in an OPEN WORLD game.. Budget and scope mean everything.

Its not a open world simulator of any kind. Its a spectacle type of game, whatever you do in the open world will be easter egg like, cool for a moment but ultimately hollow and meaningless.

Once you enter the marker for a mission, you'll be locked in into a extremely restrictive script.

Whatever side activities there are will exist and be interesting for a short while but will show themselves to be poorly designed and boring in the long run, much like it has been with every other 3D GTA or RDR game.

It wont have detailed simulated economies and politics, it won it won't have highly destructible enviroments, you wont be able to affect the game in any way by shooting rockets at a house beyond maybe very simple destruction or an easter egg, going on rampages wont have any long term deep consequences on game with maybe at most triggering a few simple events like bounties or something, you wont be able to interact with the world in any deep, meaningful or truly mechanically relevant way beyond what has been strictly estabilished by rockstar's script. I'd be suprised if it has as much as a proper enemy AI at least the level of stealth or immersive sims from decades ago, with levels to match.

It'll be a game designed around extravaganza. Its not interested in being a good game of any sort, its interested in cramming as much random shit possible together in a game without sparing thoughts to design, fun or relevance. At most, it wants to give the superficial appearance of a living world to people who dont play games, one that crumbles as soon as you try experimenting a little bit.

Dont get me wrong. It has its value, it'll be good in many ways, but there's absolutely nothing strange about not digging any of the above. Some people prefer their games to have actual depth and challenge, and not to be the open world equivalent of Mixtape minus the cringe (hopefully)

 

[Parazels]

What so special do people expect from.GTA6, aside from a bigger scale?

Half Life is famous for its physics that is rare in modern games.

 

[Memati187]

GTA6 will eventually get released on PC, but I think HL3 is going to be Steam exclusive, considering how Valve removed The Orange Box from every stores.

Don't know the reason of the removal, but they won't say no to potential buyers from console only gamers.
The same thing with gta, it is common sense and my post is just a joke comment not to be taken too seriously lol.

 

[Hawk The Slayer]

GTA VI easily cause it'll be close to the best game of all times only below Elder Scrolls VI, Fallout 5, and other modded Elder Scrolls and Fallout games.

Half Life 3 would still be great but always prefer Half Life 1 over 2 and got a feeling HL3 would be more like 2 instead of 1.

HL2 had cooler factions and a cooler setting. Xen, Race X, HECU, Black Ops, Black Mesa >>>>>>> boring ass Combine and rebels in 2.

 

[Neff]

People saying no to GTA 6 make me think of the guy staring down a super model who won't even look at him while he says "yeah, no way I'd fuck her". Deep in your souls, you know y'all want it.

There's far hotter women around than GTA

Also, GTA very much wants me according to her pimp

 

[lughnasadh123]

There's far hotter women around than GTA

Also, GTA very much wants me according to her pimp

Pretty sure the game IS the pimp.

 

[HerjansEagleFeeder]

Outside of GAF, nobody gives a shit about Half Life anymore

 

[RJMacready73]

GT6 would absolutely embarrass HL3's numbers, nobody under 30 could give a shit for Half Life let alone heard of it

 

[Guilty_AI]

Pretty sure the game IS the pimp.

Definitely not interested in fucking the pimp

 

[bitbydeath]

same i am hoping the 60fps ps5 port will help with that

It won't, the same issues plague Pc too.

 

[Neff]

Pretty sure the game IS the pimp.

Well the pimp's pimp is getting nervous

 

[Guilty_AI]

Outside of GAF, nobody gives a shit about Half Life anymore

GT6 would absolutely embarrass HL3's numbers, nobody under 30 could give a shit for Half Life let alone heard of it

Didn't Half Life Alyx trailer got like 14 million views or something

 

[FauxXeno]

Never played half life but I'd probably choose it over gta6 since I'm big into sci-fi , I've basically played every mainline gta and the only one I've ever beaten was gta3. I bought every one because of hype but usually stopped playing after a week , it's almost always a "been there, done that" after the graphical "WOW" wears offs . The main reason I'd probably be intrigued is because I'm a south Fl naive and to see all the sites they've replicated .

 

[Guilty_AI]

Never played half life but I'd probably choose it over gta6 since I'm big into sci-fi

You should try Black Mesa then

 

[Gaiff]

Grand Theft Auto 6

These Half Life games are one of the most overrated games out there imo

This must be irony.

 

[Durin]

Never loved a GTA game (they're fine), but Half-life is great so I'd go with that.

 

[HRK69]

This must be irony.

Zero irony here. A crowbar and basic physics puzzles might have blown minds last century but it's never impressed me

I'd rather look forward to GTA 6 than live in 1998

 

[Gaiff]

Zero irony here. A crowbar and basic physics puzzles might have blown minds last century but it's never impressed me

I'd rather look forward to GTA 6 than live in 1998

You're not even making sense. Half-2 was a huge step up from Half-Life that came out 22 years ago. Why in the hell would 3 be stuck in 1998?

 

[ScHlAuChi]

Let´s look at the facts:

Half-Life series sales: close to 20m
Dead IP for anyone under 40
HL3 will sell a few million if they are lucky - based on nostalgia

GTA series sales: close to 500m
Kids love this shit!
GTA 6 will set new sales records

Anyone who thinks that HL3 could compete with GTA6 should seriously get their head examined!

 

[HRK69]

You're not even making sense. Half-2 was a huge step up from Half-Life that came out 22 years ago. Why in the hell would 3 be stuck in 1998?

I never said Half-Life 3 was stuck in 1998. I said the franchise is overrated

The Half-life defenders are stuck in this permanent nostalgia loop, judging games based on their historical significance. I am judging games based on whether they are actually impressive to play today

 

[Robb]

Half-Life. I'm not getting GTA VI for a long time. Might pick it up on Ps7 or something assuming they'll milk it as much as V.

 

[Gaiff]

I never said Half-Life 3 was stuck in 1998. I said the franchise is overrated

The Half-life defenders are stuck in this permanent nostalgia loop, judging games based on their historical significance. I am judging games based on whether they are actually impressive to play today

And this has fuck-all to do with Half-Life 3 once again. The last major title came out in 2004. Do you want them to judge a non-existent game that came out last year or something? If your problem was "they only released 2 major games", sure, but that the franchise is overrated because games from 2004 aren't impressive today is nonsensical.

 

[BlakeofT]

Me personally? Probably HL3. Would probably get GTA eventually.

 

[existensmaximum]

No interest in HL3. I Loved the first game but HL2 is seriously overrated imo.

GTA on the other hand is one of the most brilliant series ever so..

 

[HRK69]

And this has fuck-all to do with Half-Life 3 once again. The last major title came out in 2004. Do you want them to judge a non-existent game that came out last year or something? If your problem was "they only released 2 major games", sure, but that the franchise is overrated because games from 2004 aren't impressive today is nonsensical.

You're out here fighting ghosts. The literal thread title is comparing a non-existent game to a modern one

I did not start rambling about HL3 being stuck in 1998. Calling a franchise overrated because a 22 year old game doesn't hold up today makes perfect sense

Lets just say I'd rather play the game that's trying to be the biggest and most entertaining thing in 2026 than the one coasting on 'but it invented the modern FPS in 1998'

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

The husband of my sister is a gamer but when i asked him if he's excited about GTA 6 he said "No, i tried GTA 5 but it wasn't for me"
That blew my mind honestly. But he is busy with life and doesn't play much games anymore so yeah.

I have played quite a lot of games and I couldnt care less for GTA, after not finishing any of the previous ones.

Half Life is a really groundbreaking IP but today it would be somewhat niche. Popularity wise they can't be put in the same sentence. Straight up ridiculous.

 

[TKOFromTokyo]

I have zero interest in GTA. I remember playing a little bit of III in HS when it was huge. I was bored.

 

[lughnasadh123]

Definitely not interested in fucking the pimp

Depends on who the pimp is. I fully expect a proper career path in the game. Factor in some empowering self-employment when the ladies can pimp themselves. Why not?

 

[Soodanim]

HL3 is the easy choice for me.

Modern GTA just isn't for me. The series I liked was on PS2 and things have gone downhill ever since.

Of course I'm also a HL fan, so seeing the continuation of that series is something I'm interested in.

That's without going into Rockstar's awful forced launcher that I'm not interested in having any part of.

Edit: I find it weird that people are even approaching sales numbers. Obviously GTA will break records, but this thread isn't about that. It's about a individual choice, no more no less.

 

[Guilty_AI]

Depends on who the pimp is. I fully expect a proper career path in the game. Factor in some empowering self-employment when the ladies can pimp themselves. Why not?

I sure as hell hope the female lead won't be pimpimg herself.

 

[lughnasadh123]

Well the pimp's pimp is getting nervous

I think it's reasonable that despite being the literally being the biggest entertainment piece, not just game, people will still go into this with wildly unreasonable expectations then throwing tantrums when those don't happen. It would take something cataclysmic for this to go bad.

 

[BennyBlanco]

Let´s look at the facts:

Half-Life series sales: close to 20m
Dead IP for anyone under 40
HL3 will sell a few million if they are lucky - based on nostalgia

GTA series sales: close to 500m
Kids love this shit!
GTA 6 will set new sales records

Anyone who thinks that HL3 could compete with GTA6 should seriously get their head examined!

Well the thread isn't about what would sell more. By this metric we should all be hyped for Roblox every day since it has more users than PSN and Steam combined.

 

[lughnasadh123]

I sure as hell hope the female lead won't be pimpimg herself.

You can't tell me they have twerking in the game with no way to monetize it.

 

[Bernardougf]

Half-life 3. That choice couldn't be any easier for me

 

[Ishma3L]

 

[Dorfdad]

Those picking Half Life 3 are delusional and while I agree that the game would be a massive success and a great series 70% of gamers know nothing about half life. Outside this forum and hard core pc gamers GTA is know by Grandmoms

 

[ShirAhava]

GTA 6...burned out on 3D GTA but valve games are just ok never understood the hype I got bored with HL1 and went back to playing SiN which was way better to me

 

[Rosoboy19]

Those picking Half Life 3 are delusional and while I agree that the game would be a massive success and a great series 70% of gamers know nothing about half life. Outside this forum and hard core pc gamers GTA is know by Grandmoms

The poll is which would YOU pick, not which will sell more.

 

[SomeNorseGuy]

Between the two I'd easily pick HL3.

But of notable upcoming releases I'm more excited about Clockwork Revolution (inXile), 40K: Dark Heresy (Owlcat) ...and the new Divinity (Larian) game ofc, but that seems to far off to get too hyped about just yet.

 

[calico]

HL3 better not be on console day one in this hypothetical scenario

 

[Memati187]

On a serious note, even hypothetically the chance for this actually happening is as high as my dick functioning like a decade ago.

 

[Guilty_AI]

On a serious note, even hypothetically the chance for this actually happening is as high as my dick functioning like a decade ago.

I could visualize a scenario where valve just shadowdrops Half Life 3 out of nowhere

 

[BloodFree]

Between those two, I'd actually pick gta. I wasn't there for half-life (and I still haven't played it to this day) and while I'm sure it was great at the time, nowadays if I was to go back, I doubt it would do much for me. Other than half-life birthing things like counter strike and tf, I have no real attachment or care for it. Gta might not be the best thing ever, but at least it has some significance to me, having been there for its earlier entries.

 

[PeteBull]

Very surprised with poll results, its not only actually quite close but HL3 winning, i bet with more casual/mainstream crowd it would look more like 10% HL3 to 90% for GTA6, but again, core crowd like here on gaf is simply unique

 

[Memati187]

I could visualize a scenario where valve just shadowdrops Half Life 3 out of nowhere

Don't do that to yourself mate. Trust me, here speaks experience. I visualize a scenario where I have a threesome with young halle berry and salma Hayek out of nowhere everyday, but shit didn't happen till now.

 

[Plague Doctor]

Here's a fun fact. I have never played GTAV.

IV was my last and the schtick isn't for me.

Love RDR though.

So going for HL3

 

[EDMIX]

Both cause I'm not broke...but if I was broke and had to crack cards to get 1 game...GTA 6 by default.

 

[Guilty_AI]

Don't do that to yourself mate. Trust me, here speaks experience. I visualize a scenario where I have a threesome with young halle berry and salma Hayek out of nowhere everyday, but shit didn't happen till now.