HALF LIFE: ALYX Ending Broke My Brain! | EP 18

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  • @beyond_xen
    @beyond_xen  3 місяці тому +19

    MY ALYX REVIEW: ua-cam.com/video/JAStTqQHse4/v-deo.htmlsi=xMvnzHjNTtpSIhxB
    Thank you for going on this adventure with me!

  • @sandwichical
    @sandwichical 3 місяці тому +26

    It's so entertaining to get to watch someone's first vr experience. I got a quest 1 in 2020 to play this, and now I'm so far down the vr rabbit hole with 5 headsets, a racing wheel, treadmill, and full bhaptics setup..
    I HIGHLY recommend Vertigo 1&2 dude. It's like the gameplay of Half Life with the vibe of Portal.
    I'm currently playing the Outer Wilds VR mod, which is absolutely incredible.

    • @beyond_xen
      @beyond_xen  3 місяці тому +3

      Thank you!! I appreciate you watching and enjoying my first VR experience. I am hearing a lot of requests on Vertigo - so I'll need to check into it and perhaps move it sooner in my list.

    • @LARVideos
      @LARVideos 2 місяці тому

      I second Vertigo 1 and 2. Especially the second one. What a fantastic game.

  • @dayveeman
    @dayveeman 3 місяці тому +21

    I always loved how the containment unit looks like a giant virus.

    • @PanzerGuy
      @PanzerGuy 3 місяці тому +5

      It looks a lot like a Bacteriophage!

    • @beyond_xen
      @beyond_xen  3 місяці тому +5

      YEAH! I just recently saw someone say that on Reddit - and oh my gosh it does!!

    • @firkejdjneii28283
      @firkejdjneii28283 Місяць тому

      I believe it's meant to be the nihilant (I know I spelt that wrong)

    • @viola_case
      @viola_case Місяць тому

      @@firkejdjneii28283 Definitely not the Nihilanth

  • @MnemonicHack
    @MnemonicHack 3 місяці тому +8

    From the tone of G-Man's words, it sounds like he's introducing her to a life of indentured servitude... much like himself. I don't think he's working for his "employers" entirely by choice.

    • @beyond_xen
      @beyond_xen  3 місяці тому +1

      Ooooh that's a good point.

  • @PanzerGuy
    @PanzerGuy 3 місяці тому +21

    That ending was amazing, not only the game's ending but the ending for the video!
    Best series I've ever watched!
    Thank you for making such great videos! You are my new favorite youtuber!

    • @beyond_xen
      @beyond_xen  3 місяці тому

      That's such an honor to hear you say it was the best series you've ever watched! ^_^ I'm humbled and thankful to be your favorite UA-camr. I'm happy you liked the ending - working on more playthroughs of some other games - but also the script for a game review of Alyx.

    • @PanzerGuy
      @PanzerGuy 3 місяці тому +1

      @@beyond_xen I'll keep up with them.

  • @sidewaysfcs0718
    @sidewaysfcs0718 2 місяці тому +1

    Portal 3 VR....imagine the motion sickness :3

  • @djkrazykaly
    @djkrazykaly 3 місяці тому +9

    Honestly, Valve has set up a PERFECT scenario for HL3, if they even actually make it. They started with Episode 2 by killing off eli at the end, now in Alyx, they have brought him back and hired Alyx to the G-man. Now what i wanna know is, do they kill gordon between the end of alyx and hl3, or do you play as two main characters thru different scenarios that will run side by side, via Co-op online play/Half Life Decay (which was a PS2 exclusive campaign made for Co-op) or will you take up the mantle of alyx. of course, this all relies on valve releasing half life 3. which i doubt will ever happen.

  • @SIMBY_VR
    @SIMBY_VR 3 місяці тому +3

    This series was a lot of fun to watch man. I'm excited to watch you discover more VR games because watching you be immersed in VR reminds me of the feelings i had when i put my headset on for the first time. strongly recommend into the radius. its for sure the most immersive VR experience I've ever had and the 2nd game just released in early access so its the perfect time to start playing through the first. great work man thanks for the entertainment👊

    • @beyond_xen
      @beyond_xen  3 місяці тому +1

      Thank you man! I appreciate it.

  • @dayveeman
    @dayveeman 3 місяці тому +6

    During the post scene where you become Gordan for a second, if you look to the left, you can see Gman

    • @beyond_xen
      @beyond_xen  3 місяці тому +3

      Oooooooh - I gotta load up that last save and have a look. That could be something I mention in my game review.

  • @mattymatt2323
    @mattymatt2323 3 місяці тому +2

    Great playthrough, Looking forward to lone Echo adventures next.

    • @beyond_xen
      @beyond_xen  3 місяці тому +1

      Thank you!! Just recorded an episode today! Getting things ready to start dropping soon!

  • @manwh0re1
    @manwh0re1 3 місяці тому +2

    Such a cool ending to the game. The super trippy sequence at the start, followed by the power fantasy with the ironman laser hands at the end is top notch.
    Your reactions have been the most fun I've ever had watching a HL:A playthrough and I'm looking forward to see what else is coming.
    I'll second everyone elses choices of the Red Matter, Lone Echo and Vertigo series to come next. By the time you're done with those you'll be good to venture into some brilliant, but slightly more hardcore titles like Into the Radius, Walking Dead Saints & Sinners, No Mans Sky, Resident Evil 4, Boneworks.
    After The Fall or Contractors would be good ones to play if Jeremy is ever down for some co-op 😊

    • @beyond_xen
      @beyond_xen  3 місяці тому +2

      Thanks man! I really appreciate your kindness and I'm happy you have so thoroughly enjoyed. It's an honor to be a favorite. I'll be playing Lone Echo and Alien Isolation at the same time next, so I think maybe I could do Red Matter and Vertigo together afterwards.

  • @Mucklegipe
    @Mucklegipe 3 місяці тому +1

    First of all I enjoyed your journey in Alyx, thank you again for sharing. If you look to the left when you become Gordon, on landing of the structure there you should catch a glimpse of ‘G’ man. Just a tip, if you choose ’Story’ as the difficulty level then you will need less hits on advisees, and pick ups are more frequent of ammunition and health packs. Wander about using the gravity gloves to help find the goodies, and take your time to explore, so you can find items to aid your quest. Also there are a vast quantity of high quality extra missions out there, so game does not end here. Hopefully you will be inclined to play these and post the games play here on your channel.

    • @beyond_xen
      @beyond_xen  3 місяці тому +1

      Thank you, I'm happy you enjoyed my journey in Alyx. You are welcome, and thank you for watching. Thanks for letting me know about Gman to the side of Gordon. I put a note to myself to check that out and mention it in my Alyx game review. I watched a friend from church play on Story mode at my house a while back and I told him, "man we gotta get your difficulty up" - because he was blowing through everything hahaha. I noticed how much ammo and resin he was accumulating too. I might try that too once I play on commentary. I wanna also beat the game on Hard too. Looking forward to sharing my experiences in the extra missions at some point.

  • @pakomoreno304
    @pakomoreno304 3 місяці тому +1

    Gracias a ti. Lo hemos pasado muy bien juntos y enhorabuena por llegar al final. Es el mejor juego de Vr jamás diseñado y aún lo juego una vez al año. Es una locura. Y es divertido. Gracias de nuevo.

  • @Louk.R
    @Louk.R 3 місяці тому +2

    love the content, cant wait for more!

  • @stevebenwell3836
    @stevebenwell3836 3 місяці тому +1

    Had great fun watching . Thanks.

  • @DJdog-vq2fr
    @DJdog-vq2fr 3 місяці тому +2

    I absolutely loved seeing you play this game. I can't wait to see you play more vr games, but since I know you liked alian isolation, one game I have to recommend is Lone Echo since I saw you were enjoying the floating part in the last part of the game I truly do believe you would love it.

    • @beyond_xen
      @beyond_xen  3 місяці тому

      Thank you! I'm glad you loved it. Happy to hear you are looking forward to what's next in store. I'm actually starting to play Lone Echo and Alien Isolation in VR - so that should be next. =O

    • @DJdog-vq2fr
      @DJdog-vq2fr 3 місяці тому

      @@beyond_xen can't wait for it!

  • @Co-opSource
    @Co-opSource 2 місяці тому

    I love your enthusiasm and running commentary! This is definitely the best way to experience VR for the first time, especially for a huge HL fan. Sub’d for more. Cheers!

    • @beyond_xen
      @beyond_xen  2 місяці тому

      Thank you! I appreciate it!

  • @Dredile
    @Dredile 3 місяці тому +1

    Kudos man! Welcome to the fam Alyx veteran!

  • @edmtrip
    @edmtrip 3 місяці тому +3

    Man, it was amazing watching to all your episodes and your reaction to the end was worth the wait haha. I hope you enjoyed your first VR game and I would love to watch to more VR content. I know the other games will not be Half life alyx, but trust me there are a lot of amazing vr games worth to play and upload to youtube.
    You will have here someone who will watch to all your VR content.
    Greetings from Spain!

    • @beyond_xen
      @beyond_xen  3 місяці тому

      I'm so glad my reaction to the end was worth the wait. I'll be honest, I was watching myself back and wanted more - which is why I'm making a game review. Also, up next I have planned Lone Echo and Alien Isolation in VR. I've already recorded a few episodes - just need to get them all finalized to start dropping. Thank you for your commitment to watching all my VR content. =)

    • @edmtrip
      @edmtrip 3 місяці тому

      @@beyond_xen lone echo is amazing, a little bit slow gameplay but cool graphics and story and alien isolation in vr gotta be terrifying.
      Btw, after you finish those ones it would be cool if you make a poll to decide the next game for the channel

  • @ConnorLinley
    @ConnorLinley 3 місяці тому +1

    Thanks for letting is join you on your first VR experience
    So on May 13th I broke my ankle, few days later had repairative surgery. As I was confined to home with a leg splint on I came across the first video or two of this series. Been enjoying watching as I recover and went from couch bound to knee scooter and now back into my feet. Now as the series ends I plan to go back to work in about a week. Thanks for helping occupy my attention while I was stuck with nothing else better to do while I heal. I'll keep an eye on your channel and look forward to a potential "thoughts and opinions" style video soon here.

    • @beyond_xen
      @beyond_xen  3 місяці тому +1

      Sorry to hear about your accident Connor, but glad to know you are recovering well. It's an honor to have been a part in entertaining you during your restful recovery. Thanks for your support! I hope you continue well on your healing journey!

  • @thesyndrome43
    @thesyndrome43 2 місяці тому

    I beat Alyx earlier this year, so I had to laugh when you said you played for 2 hours, because I got so caught up in the game that I played for 5 hours in a row with no breaks, and after I took the headset off I felt kinda seasick for a couple of hours afterwards

    • @beyond_xen
      @beyond_xen  2 місяці тому

      Wow! That's a long time! I wish I could go that long! That's really cool.

  • @greenth-mac2550
    @greenth-mac2550 5 днів тому

    Welcome to the HL club. My ending in HL Alyx, many of us were stuck with Ep2 ending for YEARS, now we're all waiting for what's after HL Alyx, and it seems this time something is bein g made FOR REAL!
    I still remember the very first time I experienced the ending of Ep2, I'll never forget what I felt in that moment, I'm happy that we now live in a time where a HL3 can finally be a real thing.

    • @beyond_xen
      @beyond_xen  5 днів тому +1

      Thank you. Yes I am very interested in seeing what happens next. I hope HL3 becomes real. Please check out my Alyx review in your free time. You might enjoy it.

  • @duoduos9221
    @duoduos9221 3 місяці тому

    Glad you had fun! I love watching you play

  • @paulbellino5330
    @paulbellino5330 3 місяці тому

    I am really glad you liked it. I totally love this game. Again there are a whole lot of mods to play. If not there are a whole lot of other VR games I would recommend.

    • @beyond_xen
      @beyond_xen  3 місяці тому

      Thank you Paul. I really love this game too. I'll be looking forward to checking out the mods.

  • @paulsmith3440
    @paulsmith3440 2 місяці тому

    best series on youtube, you are a natural , very funny aswell, your the perfect candidate to play resident evil 7 in vr

    • @beyond_xen
      @beyond_xen  2 місяці тому

      Thank you Paul. ☺️ I'm a little scared of Resident Evil tbh.

  • @angelita_bandita
    @angelita_bandita 3 місяці тому

    Great editing, and loved the videos ending!

  • @WunderbarVR
    @WunderbarVR 3 місяці тому

    Played through this game 3 times and loved every moment of it. My first video game console was an (old for the time) commodore 64 with games on cassette tapes. To have lived through those times and gotten to this point in gaming is something I will be eternally grateful for. VR just gives a level of immersion no other medium is capable of and replaying my old favorites like Far Cry, Resident Evil 4 and Half Life 2 in VR has been such a transcendent experience. It's been a lot of fun watching someone have that shared experience with Alyx and look forward to seeing what you do next. I'd highly recommend the Half Life 2 and episodes VR mods as well as Far Cry, Resident Evil 2, 3, 7 and 8 plus there are some incredible DLC quality campaigns for Alyx that are well worth playing like Levitation.

    • @beyond_xen
      @beyond_xen  3 місяці тому

      Wow - that's quite the gamer's journey. Thank you for coming along with me to enjoy the journey. I'll be checking out the mods and other campaigns for Alyx at some point for sure!

  • @_VRSTAR
    @_VRSTAR 3 місяці тому

    Absolutely wonderful series! I’m literally with you all the way! Can’t wait for your full review of this game! It’s been such a pleasure! You are going to be a big UA-camr for sure! Thank you for your hard work and dedication! 😅I hope you can have a little rest now. Xx

    • @beyond_xen
      @beyond_xen  3 місяці тому

      Thank you VRSTAR! Happy you enjoyed, and thank you for your recognition and vote of confidence. =)

  • @BeatzCreations
    @BeatzCreations 3 місяці тому

    Ive been looking forward to you seeing the whole final section and ending 🤘😁

  • @Doug_Burch
    @Doug_Burch 3 місяці тому

    Wow! What a strange ending! Cool episode!

    • @beyond_xen
      @beyond_xen  3 місяці тому

      Yes, a very strange ending! Thanks for watching Dad!

  • @tigertankdude4830
    @tigertankdude4830 3 місяці тому +1

    Hope we get more playthroughs!

    • @beyond_xen
      @beyond_xen  3 місяці тому

      Thank you!! I definitely have more planned. Most immediately I am working on Lone Echo (another recommendation from Jeremy), and also Alien Isolation but in VR.

  • @GoldSrc_
    @GoldSrc_ 3 місяці тому +1

    What a ride, from beginning to end, this game is something special.
    Vertigo 1 and 2 are also solid if you want to check them out later, HL1 has a VR mod that can run standalone on the Quest if you want to give it a go eventually.
    RE4 VR is another good one that I'd recommend.
    Can't wait for your review of Alyx.

  • @bnvmc
    @bnvmc 3 місяці тому +1

    My time watching this type of content is limited, so I’m picky about who I watch play games. Something unique about you is that you take the time to appreciate the details and enjoy the scenery, marveling at the environment, rather than just focus on killing the next enemy or rushing to the next scene. I’ve enjoyed tagging along on this journey with Alyx and look forward to more of your content. Might I suggest you give Red Matter and Red Matter 2 a try. I found them to be very engaging stories and contained many environments where I just wanted to stop and look at the other-worldly locations.

    • @beyond_xen
      @beyond_xen  3 місяці тому

      Thank you very much for letting me know. I'm glad there are others who also appreciate the scenery as I do. Red Matter is actually what I was thinking about next after Lone Echo and Alien Isolation. I've had requests for Vertigo too, so maybe I can play them at the same time as I am for Alien and Echo. :)

  • @PhilipWesson
    @PhilipWesson 2 місяці тому

    The absolute bliss that you felt in the hallway was ALL OF US when we played. It's been so much fun watching you experience this with non-jaded eyes.

    • @beyond_xen
      @beyond_xen  2 місяці тому +1

      Thank you! I'm in great company!

  • @StarFallTube
    @StarFallTube 3 місяці тому

    I always found the targeting on the green laser blasts weird, going off to the side, up or down but thankfully the aiming is quite forgiving.
    That ending though, phew. So many feelings rushing through your mind. That sound note when you grab the crowbar just gets you so hyped for what would come next.
    The journey comes to an end, really enjoyed watching and you seem to have come a long way with your VR feet already. I say do a easy playthrough on your own time and listen to the commentery track, some interesting stuff in there.
    Looking forward to what comes next. Personally recommend vertigo 1 and 2 and the walking dead saints and sinners titles and you can really never go wrong with beat saber for a bit of a workout. I myself am currently playing through into the raidus and finding it amazing while waiting on more content for the sequel which just released in early access. I'm not really into multiplayer vr gaming but I'm sure people could recommend such games for you as well.

    • @beyond_xen
      @beyond_xen  3 місяці тому

      Yeah those green blasts were confusing at first. I think I eventually got the hang of it. Not the grenades in space though! xD
      That ending simply dumbfounded me. I almost didn't know what to think at first. I'll have more to say in my upcoming game review.
      Yeah that crowbar sound note was really cool. I'm glad you enjoyed watching. I really hope Valve makes another headset so they have a reason to release HL3, since that seems to be their pattern. I'll be going back to play the game again on the hardest difficulty and then I think again with the commentary. I like commentary sorts of things.
      Thanks for the recs - been hearing Vertigo a lot. Will have to check after I do some other games.

  • @jameswylie587
    @jameswylie587 3 місяці тому

    That was a blast. Any idea what you are playing next, Alyx is hard to follow.

    • @beyond_xen
      @beyond_xen  3 місяці тому +1

      Yep - Lone Echo and Alien Isolation in VR. Thanks for enjoying ☺️

  • @jjdecani
    @jjdecani 3 місяці тому

    Best. Game. Series. Ever.

  • @AlissonPS
    @AlissonPS 3 місяці тому

    Congratulations on your first finished VR game, it was an honor to follow you! See you in the next one!
    ps: Don't lighten the alien isolation game, it should be dark! ^_^

    • @beyond_xen
      @beyond_xen  3 місяці тому +1

      Thank you Alisson! It was so much fun! I'm happy to say - or scared perhaps - that Alien Isolation will indeed be dark.

  • @LimbaZero
    @LimbaZero 3 місяці тому +4

    I think in HL3 we are going to search and free Alyx

    • @beyond_xen
      @beyond_xen  3 місяці тому

      Yeah, that would be awesome! I wish Valve would do it! I believe there's videos of Gabe saying HL3 is coming, but they are so long ago it makes you wonder. It's gotta be though with the way they ended this game.

    • @vibaj16
      @vibaj16 2 місяці тому

      @@beyond_xen well, there's the recent-ish leaks for HLX. It's definitely Half-Life, not unlikely to be HL3, and has been in development for a similar amount of time as HLA took to develop. Along with recently hiring the devs of Hopoo Games (who created Risk of Rain) and apparently being unusually active based on what is leaking through game updates, Valve is definitely up to some stuff.

  • @angelita_bandita
    @angelita_bandita 3 місяці тому

    Well, you've always been fascinated with time travel!

  • @pheonixblayne8135
    @pheonixblayne8135 3 місяці тому +2

    Valve rewrote the ending to Half Life 2 Episode 2 for yet another cliffhanger, So now we have to wait forever for Half Life 3 to finish the story :(

    • @beyond_xen
      @beyond_xen  3 місяці тому +1

      Yes, it's kinda sad. My friend told me, "leave it to Valve to give us an ending that puts us right back where we left off. "

  • @Jesus_Christ_For_Real
    @Jesus_Christ_For_Real 8 днів тому

    i love how everyone's response to gman (in the comments of all these reaction videos) is just to say
    "OH GOD HE'S HOT NOW"

    • @beyond_xen
      @beyond_xen  8 днів тому

      Are they saying that? That's the first I've heard of it

  • @tensix5481
    @tensix5481 3 місяці тому

    and we're back for the finale :)

    • @beyond_xen
      @beyond_xen  3 місяці тому +1

      Thanks for always being here - like so many others =)

  • @realdanon_224
    @realdanon_224 3 місяці тому

    5:55 The ladder was the right way to go as well

    • @beyond_xen
      @beyond_xen  3 місяці тому

      Ahhh I see that now. I was soo disoriented.

  • @aytuncdemir4844
    @aytuncdemir4844 Місяць тому

    this bro knew thet it was gman by just seeing only 2-3 pixels thats crazy

    • @beyond_xen
      @beyond_xen  Місяць тому

      Yeah man, that outline is unmistakable 😱 Also keep in mind, it's higher quality in my headset than what I can record. 🙂

  • @BigDaddyMacc
    @BigDaddyMacc 3 місяці тому

    if you still going to do VR you should invest in valve knuckles controllers but i think you need to get some HTC lighthouse

  • @Louk.R
    @Louk.R 3 місяці тому

    Btw there was a ladder next to you at 4:21

  • @sidewaysfcs0718
    @sidewaysfcs0718 2 місяці тому

    The weird part is that the Alyx you play as is somewhat younger than the Alyx who witnesses her father die in HL2:EP2, and that older version of Alyx is retconned/erased, so i guess only the young Alyx exists now.
    This will mess up alot of things, my man Gordon has to rizz her up all over again.

    • @beyond_xen
      @beyond_xen  2 місяці тому

      It's a mind bender for sure. It's hard to wrap my head around.

  • @pannomic1818
    @pannomic1818 9 днів тому

    I love valve so much. even with their flaws (cof coff CS2)
    But man they know how to do singleplayer games

    • @beyond_xen
      @beyond_xen  9 днів тому +1

      Yeah I agree. Single player is more my jam so I'm all for it. Thank you for watching. Perhaps you would enjoy my review of Half Life Alyx.

    • @pannomic1818
      @pannomic1818 9 днів тому

      @@beyond_xen I'll check it in a bit for sure!!

  • @dave230k33k
    @dave230k33k 3 місяці тому

    supposdely recently there been a Halflife related leak so maybe HL3...

    • @beyond_xen
      @beyond_xen  3 місяці тому

      That's exciting!

    • @hobosnake1
      @hobosnake1 2 місяці тому

      It has legs, too. Basically the release of Deadlock cleared up a bunch of questions about datamined material in various source 2 games. It seems that half life 3 is actually in full production. Might not be called half life 3. But its a flatscreen regular game in the half life universe.

  • @xArthur60
    @xArthur60 3 місяці тому

    Half life 2 vr mod when?

    • @beyond_xen
      @beyond_xen  3 місяці тому +1

      TBD for now. I've got some other games I wanna play first, including the mods / other side campaigns for Alyx (since I so recently played HL2 on flat screen). You're welcome to go check out my flatscreen HL2 playthroughs in the meantime - there's some silly and special stuff in there from time to time.

  • @jblack877
    @jblack877 22 дні тому

    Not the brightest candle

    • @beyond_xen
      @beyond_xen  22 дні тому

      Even a small flame shines bright in the dark

  • @spinningredchair8092
    @spinningredchair8092 Місяць тому

    Valve taking a decade and change to advance the story 13 seconds

    • @beyond_xen
      @beyond_xen  Місяць тому

      Yep that's about right ain't it. Check out my review for this game if you're interested 😎

  • @extremelyboredtatsumaki.495
    @extremelyboredtatsumaki.495 3 місяці тому

    There’s a mod that makes the entirety of half life 2 play in VR. Will you try it?

  • @PetraPollhammer
    @PetraPollhammer 3 місяці тому

    Can you Play hl2 vr

    • @beyond_xen
      @beyond_xen  3 місяці тому

      I kinda plan to at some point, but since I just played HL2 stuff on my channel, it feels so fresh in my mind that I want to distance myself from it for a bit so I can feel fresher to experience it in VR.

    • @zcamak
      @zcamak 3 місяці тому

      @@beyond_xen Good idea to wait, but when you'll decide to play HL2VR remember to install HL2VR Essentials modpack, it improves the VR experience very much. Personally I played HL2 with both episodes many times, but experiencing it in VR was almost like playing new game - even if you know what will happen. On another note - I've watched many people on youtube played HL: Alyx, but your playthrough was the best one: your emotions expressions was what I'm looking for in someone else playthrough. 10/10

    • @beyond_xen
      @beyond_xen  3 місяці тому

      Thank you for your kind words and recommendations!