Just got it for $20! I figured it would get this low one day. The fact that it took four years to reach this sale price point is a testament to how good the game actually is.
@BigWynter
Ай бұрын
Still don't think I have played or seen a better VR game yet
@madanshaw63
27 күн бұрын
@@BigWynter😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮
@Elite-bh6pm
6 ай бұрын
Since you never played Half Life 1 or 2 as you mention in the video, now would be a great time to play them because you can play Half Life 1 and 2 plus all their expansions in VR.
@BigWynter
6 ай бұрын
Very good point! I'll take a look.
@Maxtorym
3 ай бұрын
Ohh nice are those vr titels by itself or modded? and where can i find them
@therealmovieman
Ай бұрын
They are on steam so hl 1,2 and 2 has ep1 and ep2
@Paszq
27 күн бұрын
Reviewing Alyx without playing previous games is pretty pointless. Like reviewing 3rd season of Breaking Bad without knowing anything about it.
@bobbastian760
Ай бұрын
Still the GOAT. IT has hundreds of great user made workshop maps too, hundreds of hours of free to play mods.
@BigWynter
Ай бұрын
Not played any mods for it yet, sounds exciting
@jeremygman2710
3 күн бұрын
Alyx is the most amazing gaming experience I’ve ever had. I bought an Index just so I could experience it back in 2020. Community mods have helped ramp up the challenge of the combat-making the Combine smarter and more aggressive, for example. A few other VR titles have been very fun and a handful have decent graphics, but by and large VR titles are developed by individuals or a team of just a few and it shows. I know motion sickness and just the weight of headsets make VR gaming unappealing for many, but hopefully hardware will continue to improve and VR can finally go mainstream. Because after playing Alyx, flat screen games just aren’t as immersive as they used to be.
@insectostrich4407
4 ай бұрын
Even though it feels smaller in scale, it makes up for in everything else. The graphics have greatly improved. The animations and character models have more variety, making them feel more immersive. However, what really sold it for me, besides everything, was the characters and ending. We get to see just how clueless Alyx is about life before the war, Russell is gold and every other supporting character is great. The ending makes it feel like we actually gained something because it wasn’t just a prequel, it was something that literally affected future events. I just hope the next Half Life game will release someday.
@BigWynter
4 ай бұрын
Great points my friend!
@insectostrich4407
4 ай бұрын
@@BigWynter Thank you. Yeah, sometimes the original game felt like sprites put in a sandbox, which wasn’t its fault, but in this game the environments, objects and characters all feel like they belong. If that makes any sense.😅
@feritye767
Ай бұрын
@@insectostrich4407 yeah lack of variety was definitely a problem with half-life 2, it still confuses me that even the antlions have different patterns on their backs, yet every single zombie has the same white shirt
@manuelferreira8772
21 күн бұрын
I am currently playing it on psvr2, and I have to say that it's amazing.
@BigWynter
21 күн бұрын
Glad you’re enjoying!
@mjfilmmatics
18 күн бұрын
I really feel like another decade is gonna go by and this game will still be the VR GOAT. There's simply not enough investment in the VR space to go big. Imagine if Nintendo really invested in this space, if only it weren't such a risk
@BigWynter
13 күн бұрын
You might honestly be right, we're not far off half way and it still at the top
@Treebsquire
29 күн бұрын
What's even more incredible with the game was the included steam workshop support. There are some custom made campaigns that are as good as the base game. Plus some incredible weapon mods like the recurve bow.
@BigWynter
27 күн бұрын
I’m still yet to do a modded playthrough, but I just might take a look!
@christoffer886
6 ай бұрын
Half Life Alyx is the only real high profile VR game. Every other game on the market is either a very good janky multiplayer knockoff of PC games like Pavlov or some slapped together add-on VR to a 2D game. Half Life Alyx is a REAL game, MADE for VR, with good storytelling, good acting, writing, optimized good graphics, VR functions that's polished and with purpose. Like.... no one else comes close. It's actually the only game that's actually pushed gaming forward overall in a time with stagnated gameplay design. And every other VR game feels like a cheap gimmick in comparison. That studios aren't using it as THE template guide for how to design VR games is downright stupid and so far into the life of VR gaming, that no one else have even come close.... ugh. The only one who's gonna be able to beat this is Valve themselves with a follow-up on the Deckard. It's gonna be wild.
@BigWynter
6 ай бұрын
Whilst it does frustrate me too and I do agree with you, I think VR game development is extremely under funded and notoriously difficult to develop. I do think there have been some great developments in the last year or so and I'm hyped for 2024/5 for the VR space.
@Andrew-hk8qi
5 ай бұрын
Asgard Wrath 2 is pretty sweet. Another 1 player story game. Also, while grimlord is still in early access it's a great time as well. I'll definitely be picking up this one soon.
@yeeyo11
4 ай бұрын
Just ordered my vr headset, and i just bought it for this game. Half life series has been my favorite game of all time, cant wait to play this game
@BigWynter
4 ай бұрын
Which headset? Let me know how you get on with it and I hope you enjoy!
@yeeyo11
4 ай бұрын
@@BigWynter its a meta quest 3, do you think its a good option?
@BigWynter
4 ай бұрын
@@yeeyo11 Great headset!
@ashtondillard6906
4 ай бұрын
@@yeeyo11how was the game?
@yeeyo11
4 ай бұрын
@@ashtondillard6906 well this my first time expericing vr and it was a blast, the game is really fun and very challenging in their way, i havent played that much because the battery of my headset is very stupid, i also played Half life 2 and portal 2 in vr and i think these 2 last games are better than Alyx in vr mode. Alyx is good in its way. 8/10
@petersmith1190
6 ай бұрын
Nice intro brother
@BigWynter
6 ай бұрын
Thank you brother
@ChefPrownlos
6 ай бұрын
How is this video underrated!?!
@BigWynter
6 ай бұрын
I didn't say it was underrated did I? I think as far as gaming more generally, perhaps as not everyone has access to VR. But for the VR space I wouldn't say its underrated
@ChefPrownlos
6 ай бұрын
@@BigWynter No, no, I meant "How is this videunderrated?" This is too good
@BigWynter
6 ай бұрын
@@ChefPrownlos oh I’m sorry I totally misunderstood, thank you so much!
@ChefPrownlos
6 ай бұрын
@@BigWynter Nah, I didn't word it good, it's my fault
@BigWynter
6 ай бұрын
Not at all bud, just my poor reading!
@samuelm4021
19 күн бұрын
Loved the game so much. I just wish the guns were a little more satisfying to shoot… Valve still had the half life magic, that much is clear. Like yourself, I won’t spend 900 bucks on a valve headset. That being said Quest 2 driver support has been lacking since day one. It’s now becoming smooth after years of updates.
@BigWynter
19 күн бұрын
I get what you mean and to be honest I don’t have a tonne of experience with VR shooters, but to me it seems hard to give VR guns good weight to them if that makes sense?
@thenosid951
21 күн бұрын
Questt 2 lenses and display are not "outdated" as PSVR 2 has the same lenses, and the upcoming quest 3s will have the same lenses and display.
@BigWynter
21 күн бұрын
I disagree my friend, I would say they are outdated. That’s not saying they’re terrible, but they are still fresnel with a lower resolution and field of view compared to newer headsets
@thenosid951
21 күн бұрын
@@BigWynter There is no point comparing those newer headset to the quest 2 giving they cost at least 2 times the price. The quest 2 and quest 3s lenses and display is and will still be the entry point in VR at around 250$ for years to come. Thats the same as saying most cars are outdated because supercars exists.
@BigWynter
21 күн бұрын
I still disagree here, even the jump from quest 2 to 3 is big in my opinion in terms of colour, clarity, resolution and fps. I agree that super high end headsets aren’t a fair comparison, but that’s not what I was trying to refer to
@thenosid951
21 күн бұрын
@@BigWynter even the quest 3 is 2 time the price of the quest 2.
@bobbastian760
Ай бұрын
Playing wireless is better - you just need to make sure nothing else is using a 5Ghz wifi network in the same room.
@BigWynter
Ай бұрын
I would prefer wireless, but my 5ghz just isn't as good as the link cable
@bobbastian760
Ай бұрын
HL 1/2 are some of the best games ever made.
@BigWynter
Ай бұрын
I feel like I would struggle going back to them now
@TheBaldrickk
6 ай бұрын
Alyx is STILL the most polished VR title. Though even at release, it felt a little old in gameplay (no running, sprinting, proper climbing (you can't drop) etc) So it's a little weird on that aspect :D
@BigWynter
6 ай бұрын
Completely agree my friend! Was shocked at just how good it was though despite its flaws.
@TheBaldrickk
6 ай бұрын
@@BigWynter I put it down to Valve UNDERSTANDING what they set out to do, AND the medium. While the time spent developing did lead to having "old school" mechanics (smooth loco being a last minute addition) - They made what they intended it to be, and did it well. CoH is my go-to contrasting title - it could have been a great game, but it's very clear that the studio treated it more like an exorcise in ticking boxes - that as soon as something was made, it was ticked off and left, to move on to the next one with none of the polish that it required to work well.
@underflip2
6 ай бұрын
Absolutely amazing game and still one of my favorites and that includes flat games.
@BigWynter
6 ай бұрын
It’s one of those games I wish I could forget and replay fresh.
@itsafigure9955
12 күн бұрын
Half life Alyx is arguably the best vr game ever or even the best game ever and it was released 4 years ago!
@BigWynter
12 күн бұрын
Let’s hope something comes to rival it soon!
@kshitijdedhe7258
Ай бұрын
its like 10-15 dollars right now and im buying it for my quest 3 i jus had a question my laptop is rtx 3060 (8gb) 16 gigs ram and rysen 7840hs will it work smoothly? because normally these specs are pretty good but laptop components are usually weaker
@BigWynter
Ай бұрын
It should be totally fine to run I think!
@kshitijdedhe7258
Ай бұрын
@@BigWynter oh thanks and also i mis spelled my rtx 4060 for 3060
@oe5580
29 күн бұрын
There won’t be any other VR title that will come close to Half-Life Alyx in the next 5 years. Valve was always developing games that were a decade ahead of the rest. Counter Strike was a Half-life mod and people still play it today;) Talking of Mods. There are already lots of HL Alyx mods on steam like: Locomotive Post-Human Re-Education Storm Drain The Undertwo Incursion
@BigWynter
27 күн бұрын
Whilst you might be right, I really hope you aren’t. It would be awesome to get games as good as Alyx frequently.
@the-guy-beyond-the-socket
6 ай бұрын
i think HLA is actually weaker than any other half life game. the weakest part is locations, they are the same from first 30 minutes to last 30 minutes. next is lore, which is just smol. any other are just small cons
@BigWynter
6 ай бұрын
You may just be right as I haven’t played the first two. But to be honest, I think what VR might lack in depth it makes up for in pure immersion. After all, what is great and in depth world building for if not immersion?
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