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48gb of new half life, friend!
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So wake up, Mr. Freeman...wake up, and increase your bandwidth cap
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Mar 22, 2020 01:38
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I've seen pics of the edge magazine review of it (i think). Can I post them?
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Mar 22, 2020 01:50
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I'll allow it
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Mar 22, 2020 01:53
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I’m about to go dark in this thread till I’ve completed it, see you guys next week.
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Mar 22, 2020 01:59
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MMF Freeway posted:I'll allow it    
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Mar 22, 2020 02:33
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You're a saint.
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Mar 22, 2020 03:23
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Reading an article in a real paper magazine about a Half-Life game in 2020 on Something Awful Dot Com.
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Mar 22, 2020 03:34
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Mar 22, 2020 06:11
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So let me get this reading right: Edge thinks the game is pretty solid all around and translates the Half-Life gameplay pretty well into VR. Lot of good, small things and details, but nothing too revolutionary. Story is okay, but well told. That post-script seems pretty pessimistic about the game's success though, mostly because of its VR trappings and the flaws inherit in the VR goggles. They think it may not end up being enough to truly justify VR in its current state, even if it is a very good game. That sound about right?
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Mar 22, 2020 06:35
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I'm disappointed they're not being called Grabbity Gloves
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Mar 22, 2020 07:04
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Same
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Mar 22, 2020 07:08
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Sounds like a plausible joke to put in the game dialogue to me.
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Mar 22, 2020 07:41
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First day off work is going to be spent playing a new Half-Life, maybe this Coronavirus ain't all that bad.
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Mar 22, 2020 10:33
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Secret leaked footage of HL3:DM, don't tell anyone  https://twitter.com/Papapishu/status/1241585338398707717 https://twitter.com/rectus_sa/status/1235944040539058177
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Mar 22, 2020 16:51
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What........actually is that? garrys mod VR?
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Mar 22, 2020 19:05
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:What........actually is that? garrys mod VR? It's just SteamVR Home in both tweets
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Mar 22, 2020 19:37
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I'm surprised more people aren't talking about this game. I thought the world would poo poo itself when HL3 came out (I know this isn't HL3 except it is).
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Mar 22, 2020 21:21
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pre-load for alyx is now upi must compose posted:I'm surprised more people aren't talking about this game. I thought the world would poo poo itself when HL3 came out (I know this isn't HL3 except it is). Some people can't afford VR setups, other people have shrugged off VR as a gimmick after motion controls were a bait and switch Its unfortunate though
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Mar 22, 2020 21:21
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https://twitter.com/valvesoftware/s...817895241265152
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Mar 22, 2020 21:45
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i must compose posted:I'm surprised more people aren't talking about this game. I thought the world would poo poo itself when HL3 came out (I know this isn't HL3 except it is). There's the VR thing but also its been over a decade since episode 2 and half life as a franchise has fallen out of the collective consciousness. To most people HL3 is a funny meme from years ago and they've forgotten what even made HL good in the first place. I am kind of surprised its not getting talked about more here specifically though since this forum is full of old PC grogs.
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Mar 22, 2020 21:58
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That spectator HUD and smoothing sounds great
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Mar 22, 2020 22:05
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MMF Freeway posted:There's the VR thing but also its been over a decade since episode 2 and half life as a franchise has fallen out of the collective consciousness. To most people HL3 is a funny meme from years ago and they've forgotten what even made HL good in the first place. I am kind of surprised its not getting talked about more here specifically though since this forum is full of old PC grogs. I'd love to be talking about it non stop but I'm not going to get to play it properly for a very long time, if ever. Like the vast majority of Steam users.
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MMF Freeway posted:There's the VR thing but also its been over a decade since episode 2 and half life as a franchise has fallen out of the collective consciousness. To most people HL3 is a funny meme from years ago and they've forgotten what even made HL good in the first place. I am kind of surprised its not getting talked about more here specifically though since this forum is full of old PC grogs. Honestly I had kind of forgotten even though hl2 is my favorite game. I've been going back and replaying all the hl games and now I remember. Feels good it does.
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Mar 22, 2020 22:08
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stev posted:I'd love to be talking about it non stop but I'm not going to get to play it properly for a very long time, if ever. Like the vast majority of Steam users. Same tbh I'm just going to live vicariously through people posting about it lol
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Mar 22, 2020 22:14
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If you own a PC there ain't no reason to not buy be besides the lack of inventory. Buying a new you is the same as an Oculus quest
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Mar 22, 2020 22:39
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MMF Freeway posted:There's the VR thing but also its been over a decade since episode 2 and half life as a franchise has fallen out of the collective consciousness. To most people HL3 is a funny meme from years ago and they've forgotten what even made HL good in the first place. I am kind of surprised its not getting talked about more here specifically though since this forum is full of old PC grogs. It always blindsides me when I see people saying the games were never good. I feel like I go back to them every other year and they still hold up.
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Mar 22, 2020 22:54
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i must compose posted:I'm surprised more people aren't talking about this game. I thought the world would poo poo itself when HL3 came out (I know this isn't HL3 except it is). It's a PC only game. Compare to the reach that have Doom Eternal, being in PC, Switch, PS4 and Xbox one. Now that it's VR only game, that means it's has a reach a magnitude smaller than a normal PC game. And Valve have made a pretty small marketing campaign for it. The trailer at VGA? Cancelled. After that? 3 small trailers, an interview with ign and the typical round of previews. Also reviews seems to be embargoed until release date, no marketing campaign done with popular streamers/youtubers, nothing.
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Mar 22, 2020 23:18
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Valve is not looking to make a profit on Alyx.
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Mar 22, 2020 23:20
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i must compose posted:If you own a PC there ain't no reason to not buy be besides the lack of inventory. Buying a new you is the same as an Oculus quest My PC can run most games fine in 2020 but just barely scrapes the requirements of the original Oculus. And even if that wasn't a factor I'd be dropping hundreds to play this one game (and Beat Sabre of course) which just isn't realistic for me right now. Then there's the fact I'd have to drag my PC across my flat for space every time I want to play it.
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Mar 22, 2020 23:22
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KakerMix posted:Valve is not looking to make a profit on Alyx. They're not really looking to make anything at all for that matter
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Mar 22, 2020 23:23
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mobby_6kl posted:They're not really looking to make anything at all for that matter Except literally a new half-life game in virtual loving reality that releases tomorrow 
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Mar 22, 2020 23:50
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Saintv77 posted:Except literally a new half-life game in virtual loving reality that releases tomorrow outside the confines of logical consumerism am I right
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Mar 23, 2020 00:04
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KakerMix posted:outside the confines of logical consumerism am I right the virgin activision vs the chad valve
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Mar 23, 2020 01:44
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Junk posted:the virgin activision vs the chad valve Virgin Interactive
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Mar 23, 2020 01:46
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KakerMix posted:Valve is not looking to make a profit on Alyx. Not directly from purchase of the game, maybe, but you bet your rear end it's causing $1000 Index kits to fly off the shelves
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Mar 23, 2020 05:42
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porksmash posted:Not directly from purchase of the game, maybe, but you bet your rear end it's causing $1000 Index kits to fly off the shelves Thinking long term is way, way beyond most people let alone most companies. I don't know if Valve even makes a profit on the Index, but you are right in that they are attempting to grow, or at least see if it can grow, virtual reality. I also think that they wanted to make Alyx outside of whatever future profits they might make, that's just a cool bonus.
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Mar 23, 2020 06:30
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porksmash posted:Not directly from purchase of the game, maybe, but you bet your rear end it's causing $1000 Index kits to fly off the shelves Only what they can make, which isn't much. Most are going to be playing the game on other headsets.
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Mar 23, 2020 07:14
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Saw a YouTube notification on my phone when I woke up from engadget, it said "Half-Lufe: Alyx review, the best VR game. Period." Private now sadly, super hyped.
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AEMINAL posted:Saw a YouTube notification on my phone when I woke up from engadget, it said "Half-Lufe: Alyx review, the best VR game. Period." Seems all reviews are under embargo, except gamerant talking about Edge Magazine's review https://gamerant.com/half-life-alyx-review-score/ I was 20, when I played HL2, I thought I would never play another Half-Life game in my life, until tomorrow, that is. Lemming posted:That spectator HUD and smoothing sounds great My kids watched me play Boneworks and they got nausea from it. I'm glad Valve is making this spectator friendly.
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