Half-Life: Alyx Official Thread

[Kafe]

They added a Fast Headcrab but cut it out with the Fast Zombie, stating that it would be too much for the player to experience a fast zombie running towards it out of a corner lol

oh god imagine it leaping right into your face while screaming in full VR.
Fuckkkk no

 

[bubblegum]

I really like searching for resin and ammo. VR makes you feel like you're actually ransacking a hidden place. It's fun to just pull random boxes off a shelf and find it hidden.

 

[tc5670]

Anyone else think there's a mechanic that increases the amount of ammo you find for a certain weapon depending on what you use? I used the combine pistol for most of the game in my first playthrough, and got loads of ammo for it, but hardly found any for the shotgun. On playing through a second time, I've found loads of ammo for the shotgun since I've started using it more.

 

[Qball]

You know when you first meet the Vortigaunt? What he's saying is referencing this.

Either that, or it's a coincidence.

 

[PilotBland]

Spoiler: fuck you

Spoiler: eyy alyx

isn't it so weird how she's kinda being a cunty dick to the advisor and didn't immediately get vored by their little tongue? it's almost as if you should be able to have dialogue with combine higher ups / cabs / a fucking RL without their first thought is gouging your eyes out or stabbing them out OF DISRESPECT. oh yeah and advisors have advisor bosses lol

sure you can play your characters differently but not everything is so goddamn cut-throat and dry and everyone is a fucking bad guy like fuck

 

[Ricsow]

Finally the Valve Intro guy face has been revealed

Tbh I hoped they‘d have just ported Coach‘s face into Source 2 and used him for the Valve guy model

 

[Kafe]

Finally the Valve Intro guy face has been revealed

Tbh I hoped they‘d have just ported Coach‘s face into Source 2 and used him for the Valve guy model

To be honest.
It feels wrong to witness this man's face, his identity was an enigma for decades.
Plus, the idea of seeing his face gives me SCP-096 Vibes

 

[Ricsow]

Plus, the idea of seeing his face gives me SCP-096 Vibes

The Valve Guy should be a SCP seeing how creepy he is, I literarily backed off from my PC the first time I saw him turn around in Portal 2‘s intro

 

[Kafe]

The Valve Guy should be a SCP seeing how creepy he is, I literarily backed off from my PC the first time I saw him turn around in Portal 2‘s intro

vALVE was cutting off the video feed for your protection Ricsow!

 

[Ricsow]

vALVE was cutting off the video feed for your protection Ricsow!

I do wonder why VALVE makes so many funny games yet their intro makes you feel like someone is about to kill you lol

 

[Kafe]

I do wonder why VALVE makes so many funny games yet their intro makes you feel like someone is about to kill you lol

Part of the charm in my opinion. It's got a sense of unease and foreboding that I really dig, especially when all other company splash screens is just a image of their logo and some chirp sound effect.

Although the fanmade TF2 variant is still one of my favourites, mostly because of the TF2 remix they put on the theme.

 

[Ricsow]

Part of the charm in my opinion. It's got a sense of unease and foreboding that I really dig, especially when all other company splash screens is just a image of their logo and some chirp sound effect.

Although the fanmade TF2 variant is still one of my favourites, mostly because of the TF2 remix they put on the theme.

The Mr. Valve one is fucking weird too

 

[Deleted member 3818]

What the fuck even is the story behind those cursed intros?

 

[Ricsow]

What the fuck even is the story behind those cursed intros?

 

[Ond]

Spoiler: fuck you

Spoiler: eyy alyx

isn't it so weird how she's kinda being a cunty dick to the advisor and didn't immediately get vored by their little tongue? it's almost as if you should be able to have dialogue with combine higher ups / cabs / a fucking RL without their first thought is gouging your eyes out or stabbing them out OF DISRESPECT. oh yeah and advisors have advisor bosses lol

sure you can play your characters differently but not everything is so goddamn cut-throat and dry and everyone is a fucking bad guy like fuck

NOOOOOOOOOO YOU CAN'T JUST FORCE ME TO NOT PLAY A 1 DIMENSIONAL BAD GUY CHARACTER

 

[metropaun]

Spoiler: russel

The beer bottles under Russel's apartment window in the trailer are a subtle sign of his alcoholism, which you see Russel attempt to overcome during Half-Life: Alyx.

 

[Zappericus]

Spoiler

Awesome game aside we waited all these years for a literal retcon ending.

 

[axido]

Spoiler: so far so Good playing half life on my new Valve Index

you've to get a bit creative when it comes to pushing buttons but das aite

Spoiler: ot some first person pics

overall pretty fun experiment, can't wait to get my index to play this properly

desktop also allows you to view the game from pretty cool and immersive angles though

 

[metropaun]

i am now downloading half life alyx. I have avoided most story spoilers and only looked at some gameplay videos. I am pumped

 

[Kafe]

i am now downloading half life alyx. I have avoided most story spoilers and only looked at some gameplay videos. I am pumped

Have a great time, tell us all about it when you get back!