HALF-LIFE: ALYX REVIEW - The Gist of Games
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- Опубліковано 28 бер 2020
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#HalfLife #HalfLifeAlyx #VirtualReality #VR - Ігри
please, stay at home if you at all can, and wash your hands!!
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Connor Shaw Do nugget need to listen?
my grandpa was killed by the corna
Potatogamer i very sorry for you
Actually for real and not a joke, F in the chat I very sorry for your lost. :(
"forget about freeman"
"unforeseen consequences"
"you have chosen, or been chosen"
oh, connor
"my little quarantine zone"
And callin resin "anomalous materials"
"...drab office corridors and office complexes..."
With some of the new enemies in this game you gotta wonder why the combine sent these more busted troops for alyx but didn't even try them against gordon
My guess 5 years later the combine retired those units, they probably found them redundant, and replaced with the elite soliders.
That might not be actually canonical, the difference between combines can be caused just by a reimagination of the combine, since the old design is not that cool anymore.
Notice that the current units seem somewhat...
Weak, and overspecialized.
Grunts are lightly armored, if armored at all, going by their attire, although well armed. Their fragility however ,would prove fatal, especially with Freeman's tendency to spam grenades, rockets, and other explosive ordinance.
Ordinals have good armor, nice arnament, and are overall well suited to the task, but are comparatively few.
Suppressors look well equipped, although their bulky arnament makes them unsuited in CQB and tight spaces, and they lack pelvic/upper leg armor.
Funnily, CP seems better armoured than Grunts, and reasonably armed.
Chargers are poorly armed, with weapons that lack fire rate, and deceptively weak armor. Considering what Freeman is packing, they'd be torn apart. Their shield is their one saving grace, really.
@@KoishiVibin I assume that suppressors and Chargers were just too slow for gordon. Ordinals seem to be re-imaginings of the HL2 combine, and it's possible that by then all soldiers became ordinals.
@@KoishiVibin I disagree with the charger part. They definitely wouldn't be great against Gordon but their weapons do quite a bit of damage and their shields have serious potential
For the record you really dont need that powerful of a pc for alyx specifically. People are reportedly running the game great at medium with stuff like 1660ti with relatively cheap rx cards as well.
I was worried since I had the minimum specs listed on steam with only 8 gb of RAM, but I run half life alyx on low fidelity without a single lag or visible frame drop. And the game still looks stunning !
IK I'm not the best example of a mid-end graphics card but I ran the entirety of the game with 0 hiccups at max FPS. I have an nVidea GTX 1080.
Also he didn’t mention how oculus is making vr much cheaper with their more recent headsets
This is one of the few games to make me want vr
"... more important things at the moment." Ah yes, 20 TF2 keys and all TF2 special Titan skins.
0:31 Forget about freeman was a chapter in half life 1 and black mesa
Good video, Now to see if you enjoy Boneworks as well.
U deserve more love, i can tell u put effort in these
hey mate! been here since around 40k, HOW THE HELL HAVE YOU NOT HIT 100K YET?!?!
You thought it was a comment saying how he has, but it was I, DIO!
Good to see you uploading videos again!
Amazing video Connor! Hope you’re doing well
2:17 no you
"Developed by valve, but I feel I don't need to tell you that"
Considering that the last half life games have been Black Mesa, HDTF (and arguably Boneworks), I say it's not an unnecessary distinction to make
Btw we love you Connor, stay safe and wash those VR hands
We don't talk about the mess of a "game" that HDTF is.
love your content keep up
I dont know man the controlls for me with vive controllers felt just fine
What's new in the City 17 update?
pretty
0:19
Oof!
You can throw cans at birds.
y e s
Guys, the gravity gun go get it.
Bain is Freeman confirmed
Can't wait until HL:A speedruns.
Accelerated backhop in VR
What I have to add from my personal playthrough of HL:A:
- Enemies were a bit... Simplistic. Not very dynamic; the most ‘intelligent’ thing they do is flush you out with grenades... And they've been doing that since HL1. The tougher enemies in the game just have tank-level health and good guns. They aren't particularly impressive, but they're fun /enough/ to kill, I guess.
- There's a TON of places they could've hid resin and such, but they missed like 50+ opportunities to make it worth my time to scour every drawer and shelf I came across. Maybe I'm just a bit frustrated because I wasted all that time, but still.
- HOW DID THEY MISS THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THE GRAVITY GUN A FUN, DYNAMIC WEAPON? The gravity gun was BY FAR the most exciting part of HL2, so WHY CAN'T IT BE WEAPONIZED IN HL:A??? I'd even be happy with a dozen sawblades scattered throughout the game... C'mon, Valve.
- Second, HOW DID THEY MISS MELEE WEAPONS? THIS IS VR WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, THERE'S GAMES MADE EXCLUSIVELY USING MELEE WEAPONS AND THEY'RE NOT EVEN COMBAT GAMES!!!
Okay sorry, I'm just a bit ticked that I can't bludgeon a zombie with a baseball bat, but quite frankly I have every right to be pissed that they ignored the sole method of combat that VR motion controls are specifically designed for!
- Some side-story shenanigans would've been entertaining and could've added /some/ replay value to a $60 game. Instead all we got was a single newspaper with font so tiny you have to insert the newspaper into your face to read it.
I give the game a 6.5 out of 10. It was a good try but they screwed up the simple stuff that counted most IMHO.
In all fairness the story was /good/. Definitely not /great/ but the ending caught me off guard (pleasantly surprised) and has serious implications for the Half Life storyline.
Some parts of the game were absolutely fantastic, those being the opening sequence, the square right in front of the hotel (IDEK what was so great about that location, it just seemed atmospheric and believable), and parts of the last chapter, namely the *MINOR GAMEPLAY SPOILER*
... strider battle. The end of the battle was flipping awesome, I swear to God I would play a game devoted JUST to the artillery.
The game had its moments, but it really dragged on for some of the more monotonous sections.
Some sections worthy of praise were the opening sections of the zoo, the brewery (specifically trying to problem solve against Jeff, I only died once but I nearly shit my pants quite a few times TBH. Just challenging enough to be scary, but not cheap).
I also thought the beginning of the ending (before the *MAJOR ENDING SPOILER*
... G-Man cutscenes start rolling) was pretty cool, specifically the parts with the mirrored and upside down rooms. Quite breathtaking in VR.
Anyways, would I recommend the game to someone without VR? Absolutely not, too expensive.
Would I recommend the game to someone with VR?
Yes, but... Not outside of a Steam sale. $60 is pretty expensive for a game that can only truly “wow” you once. $40 would be a reasonable MAX price, I'd definitely buy it for $30-$35 or less.
Overall opinion: Good, but not great. Very mixed opinions on certain chapters, but it's a unique experience with its moments.
It's a sad misconception that VR requires computers that are much beefier than ones that play regular games in mid-high fidelity. I played many games (albeit somewhat laggy) on my 1060 3gb (a graphics card that I do *NOT* recommend for someone building a PC from the ground up/ someone who is trying to get the bang for the buck). Sure, a computer needed to play VR is more expensive than a console, and the headset itself is the price of a typical console, but it's not the multiple thousands of dollars most people say it is. You don't need enormous play-spaces to play a majority of really good VR games (including Alyx, Boneworks, Beat Saber, Pavlov, most every modern shooter, I'm gonna assume Windlands, ect.). My PC cost me less than $900. I understand that plenty of people still don't have that much money to drop on videogames. I just find it unfair that most modern games aren't treated poorly for requiring a modern graphics card to run reliably, while VR is always getting dumped on for needing similar hardware.
I just want to make an edit here and say that UA-camrs like Linus have said multiple times that you can have a very passable gaming rig for less than $600 if you look in the right places for your components.
bruh
@@tuckeredout2887 I just wanna address your "bruh" real quick. You're either agreeing or your saying something like "that's still very expensive." I specified in an edit that you can get a better computer for ~$600. I know that's still expensive, but everyone I've heard complaining about prices say that gaming rigs/ VR setups have to cost thousands of dollars, with huge space commitments. A streamlined VR experience in the modern day requires a whole setup that's less than $1000 and a room just big enough to stand still and swing your arms around. By no means am I saying it's cheap or something that you can just pick up, but if you're truly interested in this innovative new medium, I don't want you to be deterred by the myths. It's more than possible to save $1000 in less than a year, given that you make enough money to support yourself.
@@purpleshirtkid2732 bruh, i know, i own a vr headset
The thing is, if this game isn't the reason you should buy VR, what game is? For real, there must be a point where some game or characteristic is compelling enough that you buy the VR hardware. Isn't it this game?
You've reviewed a half life game, now you've gotta review EVERY SINGLE game in the franchise, you can put black mesa there too.
Hey Connor
would you recommend this game to a person who does have a VR setup but has never played any other half life game?
Valve does state that it is advisable, but not necessary to have played the franchise beforehand, so probably yes, you should.
And while you're at it, buy the rest of the Half-life series as well.
wait- the game released the same day as this video- what?
forget about freeman i got that lol
Epic half life 3
the knuckles in this game are fine, but its more of a... aestetic thing I feel. It's nice not having such a long head but for percision, I personally have not noticed a difference in play. movement with joysticks are great but that might also be a preference. In this, in beat saber, knuckles suck lol
One of the things I noticed was the difference between the movement using the trackpad for the vive less practical than the joystick of the index, and that navigating menus thanks to the pad and the joystick was better.
The hand tracking mostly helps for the immersion and is more confortable.
I'm glad I did the upgrade, but I think that people who are confortable with the basic HTC vive controllers do not need to do so. But if your vive controllers are broken, instead of buying a 300 euros replacement, it's better to upgrade to the knuckles since it is also at 300
I so want to get the game. I even have a vr headset! But... It is a Oculoss quest and I do not have a pc only a laptop
bruh what. half life costs $60?
in my country, pakistan, it costs 19.99 USD since release. And no, not all games are cheap here. I think 90% games are of same price but I'm genuinely surprised to hear that alyx is one of the 10% that cost less here . I thought it costs 19.99 everywhere.
If you play a lot of VR games, I think Boneworks is a lot better since it just lets you do so much more with movement and gunplay. Half Life: Alyx may have great detail and story, but its gameplay was severely lacking when I compared it to Boneworks and I felt a bit disappointed. Mind you Boneworks isn't nearly as polished and has a lot of jank, but it lets you do so much more (including the use of a crowbar!!!). Half Life: Alyx just felt like a normal single player VR game but on a larger scale. They played it safe, but I can respect that since they want more people playing VR, however I want a immersive shooter, not to be a rolling turret that can't go fast.
Edit: You said you need room scale in order to run Half Life: Alyx but you don't. I have a super small space where I play VR and its no where near capable of a room scale experience. Room scale is required in that one portal demo requiring you to fix robots if a reference is needed. Valve developed HL:A in mind to make sure that room scale wasn't a requirement.
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@@Joe-rl9is I don't know
possibly
its good
Plz do a vid on it
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I need tips on being a better youtuber
Here’s a game to try...
Take a shot every time Connor makes a Half-Life reference
I wish you had less health and the combine could be one shotted in the head. The combine are a bit too bullet spongey for me. There is probably a fix or a mod for it but I haven't found it yet.
Since you have a vibe maybe consider reviewing something like Beat saber. I've played and even made videos on it and I absolutely love it. But whatevs idc what u do
It’s pronounced like Alex i thought it was said like slley-x
do'h
Does this make half life alyx half life 2 and half life 2 half life 3?
No, steam still can't count to 3, so half life alyx is half life 2,5, or 1,5
Dude i hate valve from the deep of my heart. I love the half life games and in my perspective is the best series i have played but they stopped mid story... why ? Everybody needs a ending.. that is just mockery to all who played half life
God I hate this. I only have a laptop but I want to play this game so bad ughhhhhhhhh.
Ayy iam here pretty early
Bruh
Wait, I have almost 100k subs?
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To dislike
truly a madlad
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Should have just been on PC. No VR nonsense