Half-Life: Alyx - Locomotion Deep Dive
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- Опубліковано 5 кві 2020
- The Half-Life: Alyx team talks player locomotion in a behind-the-scenes deep dive. Valve developers Jason Mitchell, Luke Nalker, Greg Coomer, and Roland Shaw share some of our early prototypes, and walk through user interface, audio, and player movement discoveries that led to the game's final designs.
Half-Life: Alyx is now available on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/54...
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It’s weird seeing Valve talk to us now
I find it even weirder that dev commentaries are available outside of a valve game
@Faylum1 boohoo your daddy wont buy you a vr headset boohoo
Valve remembered their UA-cam password.
@Faylum1 All the Vr units were sold out and the reaction was overwhelmingly positive what you on about
@Faylum1 They sold out on Valve Index's. What the hell are you on about?
I was wondering why there aren't any developer commentaries in the game. This is a treat and I hope we get more of this. Its always interesting to hear the design process of people at valve.
Maybe they will add them if there's enough demand :)
What about TF2, Valve N-bot Killers , those bots are ruining the game.
@@snackermantm105 dead game
Snackerman TM i can’t stand those bots, i was once in a round that lasted (roughly) an hour and i got 70 kills when one of those bots joined the game and crashed the server right before the match was over.
@@prorussianman No U! , *Pow Haha* , You are DED, not big surprise.
The Combine Soldier AI never seizes to amaze me in this game. Fluidity of the animations in combination with the movement especially.
"My name is Gabe Newell and my favorite class is the spy."
"Thanks and have fun"
“ Welcome to Team Fortress 2 “
"After nine years in development"
"Hopefully it was worth the wait"
rEmOvE rAnDoM cRiTs PlEaSe ThEy ArE bAd FoR tF2
would love to see a Half-Life: Alyx - Lighting Deep Dive. the lighting in this game is on a whole new level. would be interesting to hear the developers talk about how they came to this final amazing result.
Lightning is pre calculated on valve's game. That's why we don't see "open world" from valve
It's also not expensive on processing power
@@houghwhite411 Lightning or lighting? I thought there was some dynamic lighting. Shadows of objects are crisp and beautiful. Glow of the gun and item pickups is clean. Some areas have dynamic lighting. Maybe mixed in with some static lighting.
@@SolDizZo in steam engine, most ambient light is baked in, but there is dynamic lights from objects too
Probably they put the pretty and expensive ambient as "baked in" and leave the rest as dynamic
Hough White Valve used Dynamic Shadow and lighting in their every games since Portal 2, even Half-Life 2 has dynamic flashlight shadow since 2004. They’re also make the new lighting system of Source engine 2 for Half-Life Alyx that you can see the shadow from the game will blurring when the objects near or far from it, just like how shadow in real life work. And it’s called “Source engine”, not “Steam engine” btw. The reason why you never see any open world games from Valve that because they don’t like to made Open world games, with all of boring shit open world games today, i’m glad that they don’t even give a fuck about them and stay with story driven games, btw Source engine 2 already support level streaming system since 2014, so you can even created an Open World game with even bigger than Rdr2 with it. You don’t play any of Valve games since 2004 don’t you?
Why does a guy have to be aggressive prick
I don't see a point being aggressive except if youre the dev of the source engine lightning
Also, all csgo maps is still using static baked lightning
Hearing some developer thoughts and insights behind the development of a game is always great to have. Thanks Valve!
*_H o l d u p_*
Yes, just like the dev commentaries on older valve games, love the fact they still do that
Valve seriously put so much effort in game physics.
Meanwhile Ubisoft...
Also the fact that you allow teleporting while using continuous is amazing
I feel bad for these guys when they watch the speedrun
Not to worry I found a a way already
@@horrorhunter5064 record and upload
I feel bad for the guys doing the speedrun, must be really nauseous!
@@Seskoi it is I only found out you could do it by having shift and let it move continuously on a object then it would just launch you out of the world lol it was a 50%chance of you died or at the end of a level,or part of it
Imagine when VR actually requires walking, running or jumping. The speedrunners would get buff.
9:46 The Heavy's sandvich
Heavy Update confirmed
Sandvich make him strong
heavy update confirmed
Heavy Update Confirmed
Heavy update confirmed
Hey valve, can you please keep up the communication? This was a nice streak, please dont let this be a flash in the dark
3:46 im in awe at the size of this lad
I think she’s very small
Absolute unit.
I really love how I can hear Alyx's clothes making sounds as I was waving my arms around. That just adds so much. It just makes me feel that I have a whole body and not just "floating hands". And the moving sounds and drops snd jumps are excelent! Good job, guys!
They actually simulate the whole body as well, they just decided to "hide" it all because playtesters kept getting caught on things without realizing it.
The sound design in this game is for sure my favorite part.
Furry
@@bluebird8440 yea?
Lishak furry alert
3:48
"you see this bug in the level?"
"yeah it's a fly i'll get it"
Is he making the music with his hands? :D It's flush with the music track.
@@VRinRL breathinginformation beckons
Lmao this is the MVP comment
Thank you for making such an unbelievably amazing game.
Rest in peace rick may
God Bless him
How the fuck rick may is related to this video?
@@springus3887 Half-Life is made by Valve, which also developed TF2 and Rick may is a voice actor for soldier
@@springus3887 now dont rude
@@waw1537 still, seems a bit unrelated
Honestly I prefer the Continuous movement, it feels more realistic.
your allowed more direct freedom in movement
@@armydawg1292 the first time i used continuous, i hated it. but after many hours its fine and i can play for hours without too much nausea, you have to get used to it
@@eth_r1 I mean, I don't have to - I can just stick to blinking around like a wizard. I like it - it's out of my way, and I don't have to think.
I can understand you liking continuous, but please also try to understand that I like teleporting
Same, but I definitely appreciate the added options for people. My sister gets motion sickness and having teleport movement options (blink teleport especially) makes thing much more tolerable for her.
I prefered a mix of both, walking when I was exploring a room and teleport when I actually needed to move quickly.
Nobody:
Valve talking to us after 10+ years: *WASDEE*
Is that even a thing? I always just pronounced it W-A-S-D
W-sad
ESDF master race
ZomBeats their way of saying it is shorter which probably helps when your job is making / discussing video games
@@DNB_connoisseur god no
"Greg Coomer" What an interesting last name..
Hello Gordon!
*LOOK, GORDON! ROPES, WE CAN USE THESE FOR BIG PITS!*
I’m gonna COOOOOOM!
@@natethegreat7967 cringe
How do you think Gaylord Perry feels?
Seeing how much thought you have to put in and then code it and everything makes me respect everything about your game
This is terrific work Valve, I used to absolutely love how you made commentaries on how your games are made back in the ol' days. I'm looking forward to more of them and hope that down the line you'll add them in-game to Alyx, just like you did with Ep.2, Portal 1/2 and Team Fortress 2. They really give us a sense of the passion and care that went in the game and it's a feeling we rarely get today.
8:20 That was a smooth transition.
I adore you guys. Thanks for really interesting updates, and just showing everything you’ve put in. I don’t even have a VR console but I’ll find a way 💚
I love that you can peak around stuff! Great work!!
let this be a lesson to all: Valve only talks when it has something unique and new to say. In the meantime they are working.
True words from the gods,
Give this man a 🙌
it dont always feel like they are working tho
Artifact
@Phenom Gacha H3VR, Hot Dogs, Horseshoes and Hand Grenades (Meat Fortress Addon)
is here.
"unique and new" they abandoned TF2 man.
A "Lost Coast" for Half-Life: Alyx would be very cool! Would especially be helpful for other developers and would help push other games to HLA quality!
InferiorToYou The Lost Coast was released to show off the HDR lighting... I’m guessing you’re talking about the commentary, but that’d be like asking for a L4D of HL:A and mean weird SFM videos.
Lost coast is Also i think is cut map or Maps from hl2
They were planing on releasing the sdk for HL:A but they haven't done it yet.
i wish there were more deep-dives. these little mini-documentaries are really cool!
Valve thanks! 39 hours it took me to go through and this is a masterpiece! I really lacked the support of my native language but it is a masterpiece !!! Thanks!
Half life 2: Don't sit too close to the monitor or you'll damage your eyes.
Half Life Alyx:
The difference between an old CRT display, and a new OLED or LCD panel
Edit: Since I need to explain.
We were told not to sit too close to TVs as a kid because the old CRT screens were actually harmful. They leak small amounts of radiation since it works by firing rays at the viewer to make pixels glow.
Modern flat screens don't use technology like this, and when you're in VR, the lenses focus the screens as if they're anywhere from 6' to infinity away from you. You're more susceptible to just eye strain from light in VR compared to other damage fears of older technology
@@JamieVatarga I do feel immersed
@@JamieVatarga CRT radiation is one thing, from what I heard, what makes VR not strain your eyes in the same way sitting with a screen on your face would is that these headsets trick your eyes into focusing on a "distant object", so to speak - they're not constantly focused on a plastic box 10cm away from your eyes.. Not sure how true it is but makes sense to me.
Despite all the comments comparing CRT's to LCD and OLED displays(which is true btw), it actually does have negative effects on younger people whose eyes that have not yet fully developed. Technically this should not be a problem since it is rated M 18+ and only people over 18 should be playing this game but it would be naive to say that the M rating stops people who have underdeveloped eye vision from playing VR games. It's not fully researched and understood by scientists, but as of now, as long as your eyes have fully matured, you should be safe from any severe eye damage.
@@mr0o that is very true considering I'm 17 and still made it rain on valve the VR totally made the game better, valve got it right, only thing that sucks is I can't play for more than an hour before I get a headache
My biggest problem with the movement is that continuous movement feels slow, I wish that there was some kind of sprint option.
The body is really static unlike boneworks.
I use sliding movement in most other vr games but it feels slow in half life alyx, so I use the blink teleport movement
Valve games are made to be played slowly so that you have to look around and explore
it feels a lot more grounding but sometimes i do wish I could move a little faster. i appreciate the environment more tho
@@mooglp2373 You can still teleport in continuous
Rip Rick May,
GABEN, DO SOMETHING IN HONOR OF RICK.
Nvm, they did, the statues.
Yeah do something
F
R.I.P
Guys. we can't forget that maybe, they don't want to, not out of disrespect, but more respect, I imagine so many people at Valve knew Rick, and maybe they don't want to talk about him, it's a sad, depressing thought that you lost someone to something they couldn't control one bit, I imagine even Gabe is having a hard time getting over this, so don't, stop trying to make them do what we want, let them, Valve, humans like you and I, do what they believe is their best idea, if they make a video to honor Rick, then they will, if they don't, then it was to hard to handle and it's early for that I think, let some time pass, I can't imagine they don't care, that would be ridiculous, but remember that it's always hard to talk about losing someone, so let them take their time, if it never happens, then it doesn't, And if it does, it does.
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really interesting, do more of these behind the scenes videos
valve is currently walking so everyone in the future could run
Love the continuous move
Valve compren lilithgames
Dog, these mechanics are years dated compared to real inventors in this space.
mate shut the fuck up im talking about vr tech for games
Is this supposed to be a witty comment? It’s like something the emo kid who dreams of being a writer says while the REAL writer in the class is actually writing.
The icon in the "voice of" caption is the developer commentary object in HL2!
Tf2 to
Yea
And?
WOW OMG TOP 10 MOMENTS YOU MISSED IN VALVE VIDEO, OMG OMG
@@SensPiotr I just thought that was cool
@@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep it is.
You guys work so hard thank you for that also thank you for your time for making the VR for us i wish i could get one but they are way to expensive. Thats so cool that you guys can do that.
This really helped in my bachelor thesis about locomotion in VR. Thanks a lot for making this.
Welcome to Half Life: Alyx. After 13 years in development, hopefully it will have been worth the wait.
*ofc its worth the wait*
Justin7885 it definitely has been!
I actually thought that Gabe Newell started talking in the video
thx and have fun
Its worth it twice
Valve actually communicating with his community
Developer commentary has always been a big part of Valve's games.
Johnny McLarren _n o_
Valve is a he confirmed.
amiibler turns out the Valve logo guy is actually all of Valve
Just because they havent been talking about HL doesn't mean they haven't been talking. They communicate far more than the average developer. Think of the public face of Origin asking you for personal emails and actually replying.. yea.. I didn't think so.
So much detail and thought into something I completely didn't even realize.
Playing HL:Alyx in VR is incredible, it's pure fun. I'd buy a VR set second time if I knew I could play Alyx. People complaining about not being able to play the game on PC just don't realize what they're missing.
"Hey guys, DeSinc here"
Lol....how to beat half life alex in just 5 minutes
He's gonna prop fly in real life
The fucking speedruns feel like a DeSinc video
Man game designers have to think about so much, I didn’t even consider how awesome the sound of your feet during teleports is in this game. Playing this game feels real so I don’t even notice a lot of the “game details” like I would in a pc game. I don’t notice the sound of my feet because I don’t in real life either.
As someone who DOES listen to their feet when they walk, I can appreciate their effort, also you should listen to your steps it's fascinating :)
that's the sign of a good game right there, when you don't even notice some of the things that you wouldn't in real life, like footsteps, but you will if you listen for them.
As someone once said, "good design is invisible".
Rick May F.
legendary voice in the game.
why are you brining rick may in here for no reason
The locomotion is very good. It makes it really fun to apply on-prop-standing knowledge in VR. I just throw a propane tank, move onto it mid air, and then just stay in the air while propane tank falls. I do this about 20 times and I’m flying!
2:14 - HELLO GORDON
Do you have your passport?
We can use those to help with pits!
HELP ME GORDON!
HELLO GORDON
@Francisco A G Helped make Half-Life 1. He's got a locker in the Black Mesa locker room! :D
The only downside to continuous locomotion in this game was that I was unable to figure out how to run. I ended up needing to use teleport to escape many situations and to move quickly through large areas.
you can't run. you can use launch commands to make the walk speed faster but there is no way to switch between walking/running, you are always walking.
Joystick movement is pretty fast and the speed conforms to how much you push the stick...
Trust me, if the continuous mvmt was any faster most players would be blowing chunks within minutes
@@mvnkycheez It is faster in most VR FPS. Or at least there is "run" option which is much faster.
Alyx was my first VR game. It felt so natural and I really liked the controls, however I noticed what you noticed almost right away. I found myself using a combination of continuous motion and teleport to "run." I thought it was kind of weird that there was no run or faster continuous motion. However after finishing Alyx and moving onto Boneworks, boy let me tell you, the run option in Boneworks makes my stomach turn. So I now appreciate my movement speed in Alyx.
really nice, please more
Valve, awesome video, please make more like this.
tf2: *silent screaming
It's time to move on.
munkycheez no... never
@@mvnkycheez no, screw u.
@munkycheez lmao no
munkycheez There’s nowhere to move on. Other games are trash and have horrible communities
Meanwhile at EA and Blizzard
"How do we make another monetized mobile game?"
I did not know Fallen Order, Diablo 4 and OW2 were mobile games.
@@Masilya111 fanboiiiiiiii
What about CSGO, TF2, and especially Artifact? There are use monetized items.
haha ea bad
*cries in Artifact*
@@bychop Are they pay to win mobile games? Didn't think so.
You guys hit 1.5 MILLION SUBS!
Dude's keyboard at 6:10 was rescued from Black Mesa
I played through continuous motion on my first run of the game then shift teleport on my second. Surprisingly I actually found my second run (the shift teleport run) to be alot more enjoyable and immersive in a spacious room scale setting. I actually found myself moving alot more physically in real life because I'd actually make the small movements irl such as side stepping or approaching objects, rather than simply adjusting my ingame position constantly with a joystick like a traditional FPS.
Doop™ this is completely how I feel
Interesting. I'm getting Half-Life:Alyx today maybe, so it will be quite interesting to see how it goes. I'll try shift teleporting first.
@@HeavenlyCelestia How did it go?
I get your point, but I still prefer the walk, giving the choice is probably the best option
you can still shift teleport in continuous movement mode
This is such a wonderful breakdown!
Please make more of these!!
Veeery clever. Thank you for everything!
I love that player height is an aspect of this. As a 2 meter tall guy, many VR experiences feel 'off' - because it's built for smaller people. It's fairly uncanny and can make the scale of things become absurd, and almost comical at times - even though the game is intended to be serious.
Can I just say that VALVE still got that magic touch!
yes.
absolutely
Jake the Astronaut we‘re just gonna forget that that.😬
@Jake the Astronaut I don't know anything about Artifact, but I'd bet the main reason it was DOA is because of the expectation of something bigger, i.e. a new Half Life game. If not for that, it might have done better than it did. Knowing Valve, it's probably still a decent game on its own, it's just not what anyone wanted.
LukeDude759 yeah.
It was this exact reason.
And a lotta people already played virtual card games like Heart Stone.
I used to hate teleport movement in VR. After playing it in Alyx, I found out shift was my favorite way to move around.
I’m still waiting on the major TF2 update
Same
Same dont let TF2 dead
Why cant tf2 community Accept that a Game cant be given content forever
rEmOvE rAnDoM cRiTs PlEaSe ThEy ArE bAd FoR tF2
how dare they only support the game for 13 years
The best thing about the locomotion in this game is that you can do both continuous and teleport. I have it set to shift locomotion, but the left stick still will do continuous. It's a little thing but it makes a huge difference. I probably wouldn't feel ok doing continuous all the time, but it's really nice to have it as an option during fights or to make fine adjustments.
Now this takes me back. This sort of commentary is always worth listening to!
Never heard it pronounced “was-D” before.
cool
Кампания Valve навсегда в моём сердце(RU)
It's a conflict I've heard often, whether you should say "was-d" or "w-a-s-d"
@@pillgrimm wasda
1. "wasduh"
2. "W, A, S, D."
3. "wasdee"
4. "dubaysdee"
This makes me miss when you did in-game dev commentary, but this is nice too.
i like your videos so much
4:34 you know it's a realistic game when she reaches to get her hair out of her face by instincts
She was probably in chapter 7
don't spoil anything guys.. many people including myself have yet to play it
@@adxo Then stop reading youtube comments, terrible idea. You'll probably get pm's spoiling just because of that.
@@adxo yep, definitely do not watch any half-life content until you play it because the spoilers are everywhere rn... I was lucky to play it one day after release.
SpazzMellow lmao imagine
I wish continuous movement had a sprint option or something.
Or you use your arms like jogging to be faster during the continious movement
running at continous movement will immediately start a headache and nausea while you dont run in real life i think
@@orxanaliyev4913 no not for everyone. Some of us have our vr legs and would like to travel faster in games like this without having to teleport.
Valve, please a tribute for Rick May?
Well they did in tf2
@@ryfyyt171 indeed
They added a soldier statue in many of the maps of TF2, as a tribute.
Its not enough its Rick May he deserve more than a statue
Who gave you the authority to speak on behalf of a dead person? Fuck outta here. Valve know what he would have wanted better than you do.
Thanks for sharing those details. Glad to know why my VR app not works
Next video: Team Fortress 2 - Bots deep dive.
TF2: Quiet background screaming
PLease more deep dives!!
R.I.P. Rick May.
I saw u on swipez video
Thank you Valve, we are ready and anticipating what is to come next from you guys!
Thank you so much to experience a new hl game in my thirties! I was 9 years old (in 1998) when I played HL1 the first time. There is so much love and passion within this alyx game. I love it! And I am looking forward to see more HL franchise stuff in the future.
Watching this again after playing through the game twice, reminds me that a lot of work went into not making the players feel sick.
Fascinating!
I know, right!
2:17
Ok coomer, thanks for this usefull info
Holy shit I forgot the lockers in HL2 were actually Valve devs
Can't wait for more of these. Finding a balance between people with VR legs and people without is tricky. You guys found an excellent balance
Hats off to you, a worthy ancestor to Half Life. I hope it gives games a boost like HL2 did in its time.
AMAZING! 8)
Oh MY GOD ! i just finished half-life alyx this was the most amazing game in my life. please continue making more
The continuous looks a bit slow. There should have been a sprint feature for continuous movement.
every time i moved more than a few feet a time i was begging in my head for a sprint action or even just an increased overall movement speed. ended up having to use the "jump" as a teleport especially during fighting cause continuous is just too slow in those moments
Yep VR devs are still fullly tone def to that fact that ACTUAL VR GAMERS. Don't need all the hand holding BS they keep forcing into games. I get they want it for the noobs, That is fine. But for gods sake why do all the most high budge VR games have to act like no one can handle movement??? It isn't a problem for actual VR gamers.
the game wasn't design for fast movement, beside you still can teleport in continuous movement option for faster navigation
@@srt7248 If the game was not designed with fast movement why can you move rapidly via teleportation?
I'm pretty sure we'll be able to change this with a console command soon.
Obrigado pela legenda. Muito interessante o vídeo.
Rest in Peace, Rick May a.k.a *The Soldier* 😭
4:58 I learned that I had to crouch once I reached the level with the all of the washing machines. I freaked tf out and tried to get to "high" ground and naturally crouched as I tried to teleport on top of a machine.
"The future of gaming is open-world games"
Me : **Laughs in half life: alyx**
Open world games are finally dying, I hope. They were never a particularly good type of game in the first place, bar a few exceptions such as Morrowind.
Open world games are boring shit since GTA5 come out, i can’t even finished that game because it’s fucking boring, nonsene storyline. Don’t know why people get hype for those boring shit games like Cyberpunk 2077. Graphics and gameplay don’t even look that good.
It was sad to see beloved franchices like Mass Effect go open world and lose all the well paced, crafted and continiously engaging linear story telling that they used to do.
@@mvnkycheez they arent even dying
There are some great open-world games out there, but that quote is objectively false. I was never a big fan of open-world games, until I got into The Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Assassins Creed, Borderlands, etc. Games like those are prominent in the open-world genre. Although those games are great, there are a lot of other amazing games out there, that have a more direct way of storytelling, such as Doom and Half-life. Personally though, the open-world genre is just another river flowing into a sea of games.
this world needs more H-L Alyx Making of and tech talks
Sometimes, just sometimes, I wish I had my own VR headset so I can play all these games, even though I dont have one, this is still a very great video, and a very great game. Keep working guys! :)
Im late but you dont have to buy the index to enjoy alyx, there are headsets that cost less than a console
They have payed so much attention to the movement styles.
This game was amazing, worth all the wait and money
와... 알릭스의 개발 내공을 간접적으로 공유 받을 수 있다니 너무 행복하네요. 정말 대단한 기술 경험입니다. 감사합니다 !!
This game made me realize it's okay a teleport in VR games. I always thought I had to use full locomotion to be immersed but when done right like this game it's really great.
I want a full scale documentary or series of videos on Alyx's development just like this.
You created a masterpiece, Valve. Thank you for this. PLEASE make another one PLEAAAAAAASE.
We need a sandbox for this, awesome stuff
The solid Blink Teleporting system in this game saved me from getting dizzy and allowed me to play for much longer than normal.
The only thing that really stopped me was fatigue which is something I never experienced in VR...usually I feel dizzy before I get there.
Great job on the whole game. Half Life Alyx is my favorite title I've played in the last several years!
I like how most comments are about tf2
bc there's a big lagbot problem that's making every server crash and everyone's getting mad about it bc the game's becoming unplayable
@@the_legendary_yeeter cool I totally didn't know that from the comments
@@ayakaasama lmaoo they feel like a copypasta now and the reply is just 👍👍👍
Let that fucking game die
@@ayakaasama the tf2 is not ded yeet and will never die because of the comunity. TF2 was the bigest comunity ever. Sorry for my english
This game has been absolutely incredible for both myself and my 12-year-old. I made a super short video of him playing it on my channel. Thanks for putting so much into this game, it's given us some awesome memories in these weird times!
Yikes lmao did he get to meet Jeff yet?? hahaha
@@Kyezie131 Holy crap. I can't imagine being 12, being THAT immersed in a game, and meeting up with a towering Jeff. I was a year YOUNGER than Aaron's son when HL2 came out, and I thought Ravenholm was the scariest thing ever, back then. Just. couldn't. imagine.
@@rms1493 haha oh man, I think I was about 13-14 when I first played HL, if I remember correctly. I was so enveloped in that game, it still brings back so many memories playing it now and showing my son!
@@Kyezie131 Oh he sure did. He played and beat the game well before I did. He kept saying "did you meet Jeff yet?!" haha
Aaron Mello Impressive lol
Hey, Valve. I just wanted to thank you for making a tribute to Rick May. I truly appreciate, and you gave us the message that you still care about us. This gives us hope. Not just for updates, but for the future of Team Fortress 2. Godspeed, you magnificent bastards.
gracias Valve ustedes me cambiaron la vida, todas las partidas de cs go, mi primera vez jugando ALYX fue increíble, mucha gracias Valve