This review contains spoilers
This is the best Half-Life game and one of the best VR games I have ever played. I don't think anything can even compare to this level. The world of City 17 is so immersive and everything feels so fluid. The gunplay is so much fun, I love how reloading in the game works. The ending is fantastic and leaves me wanting so much more from the series. I loved the level design with "Jeff" being my favorite; the way it used the VR tools it had was so creative and Jeff himself is a palpable threat.
I had minimal issues with this game. I only really have a couple of things to say. The biggest issue I ran into was the technical issues. I started the game using a wired connection with the Meta Quest 3 and the game rendering on the TV so my roommates could watch me play. This caused the game to crash almost every time I loaded a scene meaning when I transitioned levels or died. The issue wasn't terrible though since I just had to switch to a wireless headset connection and stopped putting the game on the TV.
My more important issue is with Half-Life overall. I played through something revolutionary, but Valve doesn't care about it. I genuinely believe I will never play another VR experience like Alyx. The quality is leagues beyond most VR titles I have played. It is so unfortunate that Valve will never do anything with it though. They will say that they are working on it and that a follow-up to Alyx will happen, but there is no guarantee with Valve because they don't have to keep their promises when they own all of Steam. The income they make with any of their other games will always pale compared to owning the only digital games marketplace that people care about. I want Valve to do something they will never do or take years to do because I already liked Portal and I like Half-Life now, the worlds that Valve created fascinate me and I want to continue to be a part of them. It can't happen though because they won't make another game.
Despite my disappointment with Valve's status as a game maker, this experience was genuinely one of my favorites and I want more.
I had minimal issues with this game. I only really have a couple of things to say. The biggest issue I ran into was the technical issues. I started the game using a wired connection with the Meta Quest 3 and the game rendering on the TV so my roommates could watch me play. This caused the game to crash almost every time I loaded a scene meaning when I transitioned levels or died. The issue wasn't terrible though since I just had to switch to a wireless headset connection and stopped putting the game on the TV.
My more important issue is with Half-Life overall. I played through something revolutionary, but Valve doesn't care about it. I genuinely believe I will never play another VR experience like Alyx. The quality is leagues beyond most VR titles I have played. It is so unfortunate that Valve will never do anything with it though. They will say that they are working on it and that a follow-up to Alyx will happen, but there is no guarantee with Valve because they don't have to keep their promises when they own all of Steam. The income they make with any of their other games will always pale compared to owning the only digital games marketplace that people care about. I want Valve to do something they will never do or take years to do because I already liked Portal and I like Half-Life now, the worlds that Valve created fascinate me and I want to continue to be a part of them. It can't happen though because they won't make another game.
Despite my disappointment with Valve's status as a game maker, this experience was genuinely one of my favorites and I want more.