Half-Life: Alyx

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  1. NateVanDeusen
    Apr 14, 2020
    9
    Best VR game I’ve ever played. Took me a day or two to acclimate to the controls and not get motion sickness but after that the game was a blast. Wish there was some more post game content but can’t win them all.
  2. TitantraderZ
    May 4, 2020
    9
    Fantastic. This is the first major VR game and it is great. The story is fantastic, gameplay is great. I feel that at points the game is stale, but the graphics are gorgeous and the novelty of seeing a vortigaunt never wears off and the ending is up there with the greats, my jaw was dropped the whole time. Summary: If you have a VR it's a no brainer, but if you don't have one maybe waitFantastic. This is the first major VR game and it is great. The story is fantastic, gameplay is great. I feel that at points the game is stale, but the graphics are gorgeous and the novelty of seeing a vortigaunt never wears off and the ending is up there with the greats, my jaw was dropped the whole time. Summary: If you have a VR it's a no brainer, but if you don't have one maybe wait but if you want to reward the creativity and risk taken by Valve buy one and get this game you will not regret it.… Expand
  3. A12345K
    May 5, 2020
    9
    Half-Life: Alyx絕對是我玩過的VR遊戲裡最棒的沒有之一。V社不但融合了過去自家遊戲的元素內容，而且替VR產業帶來了全新的遊戲體驗跟標竿。

    這種體驗不是鍵鼠可以辦到的，平面的螢幕無法像雙眼直接看到場景般壯闊，鍵盤與滑鼠的操作更無法比直接用雙手觸碰這個世界來的全面。 雖然依舊有許多人無法玩到這款遊戲，但如果當某日有機會遊玩時，尤其是戰慄時空的粉絲，這款遊戲絕對值得戴上VR頭盔踏上這趟旅程，用雙眼雙手接觸這個世界。    Half-Life: Alyx絕對是我玩過的VR遊戲裡最棒的沒有之一。V社不但融合了過去自家遊戲的元素內容，而且替VR產業帶來了全新的遊戲體驗跟標竿。

    這種體驗不是鍵鼠可以辦到的，平面的螢幕無法像雙眼直接看到場景般壯闊，鍵盤與滑鼠的操作更無法比直接用雙手觸碰這個世界來的全面。

    雖然依舊有許多人無法玩到這款遊戲，但如果當某日有機會遊玩時，尤其是戰慄時空的粉絲，這款遊戲絕對值得戴上VR頭盔踏上這趟旅程，用雙眼雙手接觸這個世界。
  4. ProfAmateur
    Mar 21, 2021
    9
    Dieses Spiel ist der Durchbruch für VR-Gaming. Sicher kann man einige Sachen verbessern aber es ist eine echte Pionierarbeit.
  5. GeneralRew
    Jun 21, 2020
    9
    Truly a great game to bring back the Half-Life franchise. Best VR experience so far.
  6. param1209
    Jun 23, 2020
    9
    Brilliant Game.
    Marvel not technology.
    Hope to see non VR versions as well.
    Steam VR is best fot this
  7. Starnas
    Jan 28, 2022
    9
    Half Life: Alyx really shows the potential of what VR gaming has to offer. It clearly shows that there are some experiences only VR can accomplish, and I'm 100% certain it laid the groundworks for triple A VR games to come out in the future. Is it a perfect game on it's own? No. But it does have a unique experience you can't replicate in a non-VR way.
  8. Saladin10
    Jun 22, 2020
    9
    Thank you valve for making this a reality!
    You got a VR HMD? Get this game!
    You don't have a VR HMD? Stop whining get a VR HMD and get this game!
  9. Vasya2314
    Jun 25, 2020
    9
    Очень понравился опыт ВР в данной игре.Являюсь фанатом серии и очень ждал какую-либо игру от Valve
  10. OtherworldGuy
    Jun 28, 2020
    9
    This is a technical achievement as a VR game. It is also a satisfying piece of storytelling for those that have been waiting so long for.
  11. Sadra69
    Jul 3, 2020
    9
    Best VR game ever,puzzels,story,gameplay and music valve made another masterpiece
  12. Fpscritic
    Apr 25, 2021
    9
    The fact that this game is VR-Only really bugs me, i don't know if Valve is going the right direction or not but many people don't have access to this game my buddy has the money for VR but he really doesn't want to buy a thing that he will probably only use once, but it's still good to see valve making games.
  13. Alegotron
    Jan 28, 2021
    9
    Specs: RX580 8GB Red Dragon Powercolor, jet engine model.
    R5 3600
    Oculus Quest 1, virtual desktop wireless PCVR streaming. Compared to PSVR and native Quest games, Half-Life Alyx, even on medium fidelity, looks pretty good. the art style and use of light and shadows is done pretty good. The controls, even on a Quest set-up, also work very well, with smooth locomotion options and some    Specs: RX580 8GB Red Dragon Powercolor, jet engine model.
    R5 3600
    Oculus Quest 1, virtual desktop wireless PCVR streaming.

    Compared to PSVR and native Quest games, Half-Life Alyx, even on medium fidelity, looks pretty good. the art style and use of light and shadows is done pretty good. The controls, even on a Quest set-up, also work very well, with smooth locomotion options and some pretty nice VR interactivity. Shooting feels nice, although I would have much preferred body mounted UI with holsters, shoulder holsters, and a utility belt to the button swipe weapon switching. Mild nitpick anyways, the game lets you eject your magazine, place a new one in and slide the rack back, which still is not done by every vr game. While I'm nitpicking, as a left handed shooter, a body mounted UI would have let me freely switch hands between weapons, (right hand for handguns, left hand for shotguns, just like in real life for me) but as it is with a lot of VR games, your weapon is stuck to your primary hand. If you want the gun on the left side it switches locomotion to the right controller, and considering character movement has been mapped to the left side of any controller since the NES, I cannot adapt to that. So I'm stuck shooting right handed, which works better in this game than most for me, but not ideal as I am nearly blind in my right eye. Overall, the controls work well, are easily memorized and never lose tracking or otherwise fail me.

    The gameplay is very good, but not great. If you've played other Half Life games, I'll have you know that general level traversal is pretty much the same. Linear paths, broken up with secret item caches, enemies, and a decent amount of problem solving and mild puzzle elements. I think VR suits the problem solving aspects of Half Life very well. Little gimmicks like pushing barrels over to pull a valve handle off of a broken railing, turning it with your own hands, smashing boxes and throwing trash away to find missing batteries and ammo work really well and are really immersive. The combat, however, can be a bit generic. This is the kind of game you get as a full package, because if you were expecting top of the line VR action and mechanics, this is gonna mildly disappoint. The combat is very slow paced, and really spread out. You'll only be fighting 2-5 enemies at one time for the most part, and they aren't nearly as aggressive or resourceful as in past Half-Life games. The combat IS fun, but compared to the past Half-Life games, Robo Recall, Sairento, Superhot, even the general feel of Pavlov were that a singleplayer game, it just felt like combat in Alyx went in safe and didn't take any risks. Probably in the name of character legitimacy, since Alyx Vance is not Gordon Freeman. Combat is functional, nice, and in character, I just thought it could be a little better.

    Exploration on the other hand is done much better. The gravity gloves are REALLY gimmicky. But damn, they are fun. Just flick that object towards you and catch it, it doesn't get old. I'm always on the hunt for Resin, a material you collect to upgrade your weapons. It highly rewards slow, methodical exploration, and going out of your way to look through every nook and cranny. It's satisfying to come by in a well hidden spot, and in my opinion, prevents the game from feeling too much like a walking simulator. Hunting for resin is one of the most enjoyable parts of the game for me.

    Overall, it's a very solid game. It's a full length game, not just an experience, and it has AAA level design compared to some other decent VR games that feel like mobile games made for VR. I do think if it wasn't for the VR gimmick, people wouldn't be as impressed by the game, and neither would I. A game like this just wouldn't be as fun to play on a flat screen like the other games, because it's a lot slower paced and personal than Half Life 2. As a VR game though, it goes leaps and bounds above what most games made for VR do with their world building and gameplay length. Worth a buy? Yes.    … Expand
  14. Al_SotskOFF
    Feb 1, 2021
    9
    Hello there. Yeah series of the Half-life games have been legendary. Alyx continue it worthy; bringing new creatures, combines, to our understanding of the Half-Life world. At expense of VR we can dive in the days, going up to the second part. Alyx shows us the cities captured by the Alliances from the other side: architecture is not yet so disfigured, a cat is sitting on the balcony. TheHello there. Yeah series of the Half-life games have been legendary. Alyx continue it worthy; bringing new creatures, combines, to our understanding of the Half-Life world. At expense of VR we can dive in the days, going up to the second part. Alyx shows us the cities captured by the Alliances from the other side: architecture is not yet so disfigured, a cat is sitting on the balcony. The plot in the game is quite fascinating, there is a shooter and action. And for this we love Half-Life Alyx. The game deserves 9 points… Expand
  15. HarborMan3838
    May 18, 2021
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The choice to make this game VR exclusive really botters me, i've been always against the exclusivity in the industry, there are more ways to compete and innovate than making sth exclusive. The game is worth playing and a great VR experience that is certainly one of the best in this niche market but Half-Life brand is as of now in a limbo, an unfinished narrative that is certainly going to take a lot of time to be finished, the original game certainly can enjoy a remaster by valve, but this entry while being reasonably good, didn't satisfy me. It's not worth getting a VR set just for this game because you are not going to use it after playing this game, the fact that they messed with the end of episode 2 is a bit annoying but let's not judge too fast and see what valve has in mind for this franchise.… Expand
  16. Flaks
    Apr 4, 2022
    9
    Very good game. Very great interactivity and a lot of player interaction with the world. Good graphics, game design and thoughtfulness.
  17. Askel
    Oct 22, 2021
    9
    A really amazing experience. The only drawbacks is the price point of hardware which is hardly the games fault in reality. Story is a bit bland but all the ambience and places you visit are well crafted and truly nice to look at.
  18. BaldursThones
    Jun 22, 2022
    9
    The best VR game I have ever played. Its the only VR game I have played where I forgot I was in VR.
  19. 3ls0ul
    Mar 6, 2023
    9
    Este juego aún no lo eh jugado o completado, así que pondré una reseña y nota diferentes cuando lo haga.
  20. rockodagamer
    Nov 16, 2022
    9
    This is one of the best VR games ive ever played, the horror part of the game can be way to scary depending on how scared you get playing games, if you are normally scared playing games i recommend you turn on developer commentary.
  21. MadAdventurer
    Jul 2, 2023
    9
    This game just don't get full score because I wanted to play it like a 'regular' shooter, no VR stuff. But God... the game is great! And G-Man is a hot grandpa!
  22. pi972
    Mar 26, 2020
    8
    A level of polish, attention to detail, beauty, cohesion and writing yet unseen in VR, marred by unfortunately safe (as in not innovative) and repetitive gameplay. Nevertheless, a must buy for all VR owners, as its gameplay, too, gets much better in the second half.
  23. NordicSnow
    Apr 6, 2020
    8
    Alyx is as conservative as it is groundbreaking. I don't really know what I was expecting from it, as the company that made it has notoriously been out of the game making loop for years, and Alyx definitely shows that. The game's mechanics all feel next to identical, if a little dumbed down compared to previous HL games. You go through a set of linear levels solving puzzles and fightingAlyx is as conservative as it is groundbreaking. I don't really know what I was expecting from it, as the company that made it has notoriously been out of the game making loop for years, and Alyx definitely shows that. The game's mechanics all feel next to identical, if a little dumbed down compared to previous HL games. You go through a set of linear levels solving puzzles and fighting both human and monstrous foes with an assortment of weapons. The only difference is that this time you only have three weapons to choose from, with only two being particularly viable for most of the game. Combined with a slight ammo drought, the lack of melee feels kind of jarring.

    Although the game doesn't break boundaries in terms of gameplay, it still feels that way just due to just how damn polished it is. It's the little things that you don't even think about that sell it best. The enemies react to everything in a super natural way, with hundreds of procedural animations that play out in front of you in real time. The sound design is fantastic, with every step feeling just right. Overall the entire game just is an experience to play, and the fact that you're not even conscious about it all makes it all the better.

    I do have some complaints. While the teleport movement is some of the best I've seen, I still vastly prefer the smooth locomotion option which feels like an afterthought. Several points, namely jumping, absolutely require teleporting, and as Alyx cannot sprint the movement speed is far too low. You'll end up having to teleport anyways, especially in combat, which isn't ideal in my mind. I also with the weapons were just a tad more physical. two handed aiming would have been nice.

    These points are mostly just nitpicks, but they still are there. Compared to other VR experiments like Boneworks, I think Alyx is not the perfect VR game Still, Alyx just does much more right than any other VR game out there to the point where it's easy to forgive it's failings. If you have the hardware, this is the game you're looking for. You won't regret it even for a second.    … Expand
  24. Kelen
    Oct 13, 2021
    8
    8/10 - Very good.
    (after 27 hours of playing & completing the game)
    A sensational VR game, it restores my faith in this universe. A slightly horror-like atmosphere, a sensational ending. Fighting with melee weapons is missing. Shooting is very enjoyable, the need to manually reload the weapon is really cool. You can pick up a lot of items and even deflect a jumping headcrab with    8/10 - Very good.
    (after 27 hours of playing & completing the game)

    A sensational VR game, it restores my faith in this universe. A slightly horror-like atmosphere, a sensational ending.

    Fighting with melee weapons is missing.
    Shooting is very enjoyable, the need to manually reload the weapon is really cool.

    You can pick up a lot of items and even deflect a jumping headcrab with them, but it won't deal any damage to him.

    Unique VR experience.
    I played the game slowly and played with everything I could find.
    Great graphics and lots of beautiful places. It was a really fun experience to play through this game

    I was playing VR on Oculus Quest 2 and Samsung HMD Odyssey + (Windows Mixed Reality)    … Expand
  25. Wueby
    Mar 23, 2020
    8
    This is a very well polished game, however they definitely developed it with comfort in mind. The gameplay mechanics are simple and frankly could use a boost from looking at Boneworks. Fewer bugs than Boneworks, but still. It’s an over all great game.
  26. dechyper
    Mar 23, 2020
    8
    Favorite VR game so far, beating out my previous favorite Boneworks. Fantastic story telling and wonderful atmosphere with a nice 11-13 hour campaign. I do wish there were more variety of weapons, having only three weapons, and two that are very similar, made the combat a little meh at times. The gun scopes became useless when compared to using a laser, as aiming down the sights was moreFavorite VR game so far, beating out my previous favorite Boneworks. Fantastic story telling and wonderful atmosphere with a nice 11-13 hour campaign. I do wish there were more variety of weapons, having only three weapons, and two that are very similar, made the combat a little meh at times. The gun scopes became useless when compared to using a laser, as aiming down the sights was more unreliable, and took longer. I also wish that the final fight was a little more fun, but that's just nitpicking, as it was pretty great. Overall great game, a 9/10 for VR standards, but an 8/10 for valve standards, (which is saying a lot).… Expand
  27. splix_es
    Mar 25, 2020
    8
    вроже не плохо, хорошая графика даже в принципе, для массового потребления норм
  28. Thejodjeremie
    Jan 24, 2022
    8
    I played the game through oculus quest 2 link cable and I really enjoyed it.the graphics looked good to me. The music, gameplay, and story were all awesome.
  29. hoanns
    Oct 16, 2020
    8
    A really cool vr game with a long story and well thought out VR interactions
  30. Goorman1996
    Jun 24, 2022
    8
    Probably the best VR title so far. I'm not going to debate weather that game has exceeded my own expectations or not, but this is a worthy continuation.
  31. raszvan
    Jun 22, 2020
    8
    i hope it will be a half life 3 . the vr is still at the begining , but for a vr game is a good one
  32. Francox635
    Jun 30, 2020
    8
    Lo volvieron a hacer, otra vez inovaron como hicieron con la 1 y la 2. No sera el half life 3 que todos esperaban, pero es un gran juego en historia, gráficos y jugabilidad.
  33. r1czyro
    Jul 9, 2020
    8
    This is a must play and a reason to start saving towards a vr headset. It is the most immersive vr game I have ever played and it %100 worth full price.

    However it does have a few flaws in my opinion. The main one for me is the lack of ammo in gun fights with the combine. Fighting the combine is a really fun experience however there is always a lack of ammo and within about 30 seconds    This is a must play and a reason to start saving towards a vr headset. It is the most immersive vr game I have ever played and it %100 worth full price.

    However it does have a few flaws in my opinion. The main one for me is the lack of ammo in gun fights with the combine. Fighting the combine is a really fun experience however there is always a lack of ammo and within about 30 seconds of the fight starting you'll have run out of ammo and be looking around for grenades and other weapons. I would prefer it if for these sections you had more ammo because I want to focus more on the fighting and being able to strafe the area with bullets and have some fun. But this is rare and most of the time you'll have used up all the ammo and will be left to try and take out 2 guys with only a few grenades.

    Overall though it is a fun game and the best bit for me was the start of the quarantine zone until you get to the hotel. This was honestly the best gaming experience i have ever had and will no doubt replay it many more times :)    … Expand
  34. MicroShoe
    Sep 3, 2020
    8
    + : Immersive, Godlike environments, awesome music, good scenario and humor
    - : stupid AI, barely felt like a challenge most of the time
  35. robomartion
    May 16, 2020
    7
    Half:Life Alyx is nothing special, and that's really what it needed to be. It lacks the atmosphere cohesiveness and the character that made the Half:Life the series what it is. Fun VR mechanics such as throwing and smashing bottles are a great tech demo and proof of concept but behind these gimmicks is a an empty and often frustrating experience. Valve still has the skills to make highHalf:Life Alyx is nothing special, and that's really what it needed to be. It lacks the atmosphere cohesiveness and the character that made the Half:Life the series what it is. Fun VR mechanics such as throwing and smashing bottles are a great tech demo and proof of concept but behind these gimmicks is a an empty and often frustrating experience. Valve still has the skills to make high fidelity, polished experiences but do they still have the soul to make engaging, memorable games that leave an impression on the player and stand the test of time? Whether it's a sign of the times or a hint at a deeper change within Valve itself, frankly, I don't think so.

    As for the VR experience, I am more inclined to see games that utilise the VR environment to create highly atmospheric, tangible, immersive experiences that play on the senses such as fear, awe or something in between rather than highly interactive ones where the VR experience amounts to a lot of fiddling with objects and puzzles as opposed to being immersed and convinced you really are in another world. It's a shame that Valves offering focuses so heavily on carrying broomsticks around and throwing bread rolls at pigeons and not really much on the actual virtual experience itself.

    The environments of Metro Exodus are more detailed than Half: Life Alyx, its atmosphere more compelling and the sense of urgency and agency far more heightened resulting in an engaging experience that's far beyond what is seen in Half-Life Alyx - and thats all in a game that is not even in virtual reality. It shows that just because you use a VR to experience a game won't make it more immersive without the care and attention on the game's atmosphere.

    It might sound comical but I see Until Dawn: Rush of Blood as a vastly more compelling VR experience. Heck many of the Playstation VR experiences from just a couple of years ago, including titles like Ocean Descent, I believe were on a better track to creating the VR experiences we dream of. Half Life Alyx could easily have been a game which is controlled with mouse and keyboard and experienced on a 2D screen. A lot of work went into perfecting Half-Life Alyx's interaction and it's a shame as they largely fail to incite the feeling of immersion you get even from comparatively introductory experiences such as Ocean Descent.

    It's also a shame that Half Life Alyx is only now bringing attention to VR when previously it was more of a niche experience even when there are already many highly realised virtual reality games. It is good however that Half-Life: Alyx is bringing the spotlight back to what was quickly again becoming a disregarded technology. I personally would like to see a PT like experience in VR or another immersive ocean experience with high fidelity graphics. As for purely interactive VR experiences that are pushing the boundaries with what is possible within a VR environment I think Boneworks goes far above and beyond Valve's offering here.

    All-in-all like Half-Life Alyx just doesn't live up to the promise or expectations of a truly immersive virtual reality experience. Does it have innovative interaction in high fidelity environments? Yes. Is it an immersive, memorable experience worthy of the Half-Life universe? No.    … Expand
  36. Destruct_
    Mar 23, 2020
    7
    Great game great gameplay never seen such a detailed vr game but sometimes we have fps drops and the controls are not very good
  37. OrwellWasRight
    Mar 3, 2021
    7
    It's a great tech demo but not a great game. The interaction with the world is nice and really shows what is possible in VR. The leveldesign is boring and dull and far inferior to previous HalfLife entries.
    The story is okay but nothing special. Dialogues are kinda cringy.I was expecting a lot more from a HalfLife game when it comes to story telling, atmosphere and leveldesign.
  38. GabFire
    Aug 9, 2020
    7
    Eu queria entender qual é o problema da Valve para não trazer o Half-Life 3, invés disso trouxeram um jogo VR, e bem chatinho por sinal, não recomendo.
  39. Rei-kun
    Mar 24, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. очень огорчила концовка....
    если это действительно намек на альтернативную концовку hl2ep2 - я разочарован вдвойне    … Expand
  40. PandaPowGames
    May 19, 2020
    7
    It’s good and a great return for the series and in VR it’s a lot more immersive but still a true Half Life 3 would be great
  41. johnsky
    Oct 13, 2021
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is a good game for VR. It is a terrible shooter.
    The game mechanics, given that it's VR, are great. It is immersive. You want to go back to it. You feel like you're there. The atmosphere, as with a lot of Valve games, is brilliant.
    As a shooter, it feels like a simple shooting gallery tailored to VR with some additonal logical gimmicks (rather good some of them). Granted, it's understandable. Nobody wants players to hurt themselves in the real environment while dodging the attack of imaginary enemies. VR game design must somehow address the fact that quick reflexes that can be achieved with a joypad or good ol' mouse and keyboard must somehow be transalted to VR without the player breaking a nearby cabinet to pieces along with his/her arm.
    This works very well as a VR tech accomplishment for 2020. One can complete it and enjoy it. But VR still isn't quite there yet. Also, given it's a HL game, did I mention the ridiculously poor script? Never mind.    … Expand
  42. Skals
    Apr 1, 2020
    6
    I've played a lot of VR games and Half-Life: Alyx is certainly one of the more polished ones of the lot. So why did I give it a 6? Well first of all, it fails to do anything new. I was excited for what Valve could come up with with their infinite resources, but unfortunately there's not much to set this apart from other VR titles. It comes with the same bugs i.e. hands disappearing, frameI've played a lot of VR games and Half-Life: Alyx is certainly one of the more polished ones of the lot. So why did I give it a 6? Well first of all, it fails to do anything new. I was excited for what Valve could come up with with their infinite resources, but unfortunately there's not much to set this apart from other VR titles. It comes with the same bugs i.e. hands disappearing, frame drops, tracking issues and so forth. The mechanics are great, they work well, from the gravity hands, to guns, and combat. However the game really drops the ball on level design. The core loop is extremely repetitive and gets tedious at times. The game is essentially a room simulator with constant lock & key puzzles. 1. You walk into a room, grab some resin, grab ammo, grab health pick ups. 2. You find an enemy fight an enemy or two, and kill them. 3. You find a locked door. 4. You find a way to unlock that door (which is usually a key card, power core, or re-routing some power) 5. You get to the next room and rinse and repeat. This is an extremely dull way of doing puzzles without much creativity, each puzzle gets slightly more complicated but they are all essentially the same puzzle copy+pasted. This is a far cry from the interesting level design of Half-Life 2.
    As for the story - it's there, stuff certainly happens. Can't fault the game in this sense. Voice acting is good, but can get annoying at times - each time you're about to run out of ammo Alyx exclaims "this is my last clip" as if you can't see the hud. This wouldn't be that bad if not for the fact that you're usually close to being out of ammo.
    On the subject of ammo - what were you thinking? I've had several encounters where I have no ammo at all, and I end up running around the level whilst under attack hoping to find some here or there, which isn't easy when you die from a few shots. I've also had an encounter with 10 combine soldiers where each one dropped health pick ups but no ammo at all. So I'm expected to kill all these dudes with health pick ups? When you run out of ammo that's it, there's no way to fight back, Half-Life 1 / 2 didn't have this issue as you had the crowbar. This is a big oversight as well.
    The game can be fun and interesting at times, but tedious and annoying at others.    … Expand
  43. Kvasi
    Apr 9, 2020
    6
    Played a couple of hours. It's a shooter in vr. Nothing more nothing less. It's polished sure. Is it fun? I had more fun with robo recall.
  44. Deragonsu
    Mar 24, 2020
    6
    Básicamente Half life con VRs, es una pasada, sin duda, evidentemente mucho niño con pasta queriendo justificar la compra de las VR y la supuesta superioridad en la experiencia, nada más lejos de la realidad, es tedioso y convierte un gran juego en una experiencia infantil, mas allá de mi opinión personal al respecto no está doblado y para colmo es exclusivo para VR, lo que lo convierte enBásicamente Half life con VRs, es una pasada, sin duda, evidentemente mucho niño con pasta queriendo justificar la compra de las VR y la supuesta superioridad en la experiencia, nada más lejos de la realidad, es tedioso y convierte un gran juego en una experiencia infantil, mas allá de mi opinión personal al respecto no está doblado y para colmo es exclusivo para VR, lo que lo convierte en un título de una saga tan importante como Half life en un título de nicho y clasista bajo mi opinión por supuesto.… Expand
  45. CIIAPTANEC228
    Mar 28, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 1) There is no interesting campaign, except for the ending.
    2) Only 3 types of weapons ...
    3) 9 hours of play is simply no use. Very dumb AI.
    4) Monotonous riddles.
    5) No action!
    6) It feels like all enemies are intentionally created stupid, headcrabs wait until they are killed (
    I do not recommend the game! 6 out of 10.
    Not interested.    … Expand
  46. Wralda
    Mar 25, 2020
    6
    HL:ALYX это условная виртуальная реальность , ничем не выдающийся сюжет и привычная непримечательная графика как и у всех других современных игр. В итоге инноваций и особенностей у игры нет.

    Мне запомнился диалог между Аликс и Расселом , где шла речь о оценке жизни на Земле во время оккупации и до нее . Аликс оценила жизнь в оккупации на 2 балла , а Рассель поставил 6 баллов    HL:ALYX это условная виртуальная реальность , ничем не выдающийся сюжет и привычная непримечательная графика как и у всех других современных игр. В итоге инноваций и особенностей у игры нет.

    Мне запомнился диалог между Аликс и Расселом , где шла речь о оценке жизни на Земле во время оккупации и до нее . Аликс оценила жизнь в оккупации на 2 балла , а Рассель поставил 6 баллов жизни в свободные времена . Этот диалог , на мой взгляд , скрытно намекает нам на оценку разработчиками своей игры. Можно предположить , что 6 баллов они дали Half-life 2 , а 2 балла ( по оценке самой Аликс ) своей новой игре . Это подтверждает цена игры ( и предзаказ ) , ее содержание и отношение самого Гейба . Он лично считает лучшей игрой портал и доту 2.

    Графика ничем не выделяется и совершенно обыкновенная на фоне остальных современных игр . Эта проблема делает похожей игру на очередной кусок говна из "unity" в стиле HL2. Яркость цветов не подходит оккупированному , разрушенному , нищему миру . Архитектура , интерьер и дизайн несовместимы и не отражают последствия более 10 летней оккупации Земли . Мы не видим обилие мусора , грязи , плесени , паутины , ржавчины , костей , следов от пуль на стенах и других важных и неободимых элементов для "полного погружения" . Виртуальная реальность в данной игре является лишь набором слов и простым манипулированием сознанием людей и никакой речи о ней и быть не может. Вы не можете взаимодействовать со всеми предметами , например с каким-нибудь шкафом , горшком от цветов и с другими бытовыми вещами. Музыка в игре является ремиксом саундтреков из HL1 и HL2 , то есть оригинальной музыки тоже нет. Сюжет в игре очень слабый . Сцена с Gman в конце самая худшая . Просто сравните ее с последней сценой Gman из HL2:EP2. Атмосфера игры не имеет ничего общего с Half-life2 .

    К опытной компании Valve мы должны относиться строго и не прощать им грубейшие ошибки.
    HL:ALYX это полное разочарование для фанатов серии и очень слабый продукт для Valve . Абсолютно все в это игре сделано плохо . Окружение , среда , музыка . графика , возможности все лишино оригинальности и помимо прочего не соответствует миру Half-Life2.    … Expand
  47. Need1Taps
    Mar 25, 2020
    6
    Half Life Alyx sadly just feels like another half life DLC or mod, The story is excellent like any other half life game made by valve. The puzzles in Alyx are good for VR but nothing too special, but the games biggest flaw is the movement and combat. The continuous movement is very slow and annoying there is no sprinting, or jumping. When in areas you have to backtrack the game forces youHalf Life Alyx sadly just feels like another half life DLC or mod, The story is excellent like any other half life game made by valve. The puzzles in Alyx are good for VR but nothing too special, but the games biggest flaw is the movement and combat. The continuous movement is very slow and annoying there is no sprinting, or jumping. When in areas you have to backtrack the game forces you to walk at a snails pace or just teleport, and for a game that's supposed to be a story rich immersive adventure having teleport movement really takes out of it. Overall Alyx would be the best VR game to ever come out if it hadn't been released after Boneworks. The movement and gun play hold the game back so much that I have a hard time enjoying it. If you are looking for a great, immersive VR experience, I recommend playing Boneworks… Expand
  48. TixyLix
    Mar 24, 2020
    5
    The Most disappointing game ever......

    I loved Half Life and Half Life 2, I grew up on them and did the whole map making thing, and played thousands of hours of Counter Strike. So you can imagine how excited I was for this game, especially thinking it would be so innovative inside VR. It's not innovative at all though, it has the same problems as every other VR game, and in most    The Most disappointing game ever......

    I loved Half Life and Half Life 2, I grew up on them and did the whole map making thing, and played thousands of hours of Counter Strike. So you can imagine how excited I was for this game, especially thinking it would be so innovative inside VR.

    It's not innovative at all though, it has the same problems as every other VR game, and in most cases of gameplay mechanics, they have been done better. What Valve could have done is bought the Superhot developers and turned that into a full game like they did Portal. I just find Half Life Alyx boring, and not only that it's clunky and horrible to control and play.

    On top of that the writing doesn't feel like Half-Life, it's not even funny like it's trying to be, and has nothing on Portal 2... did all the talent leave Valve?

    WORST of all, Alyx is being voiced by someone else, she doesn't sound like her, and it's so distracting... I feel like I have no emotional connection to the character as a result.    … Expand
  49. Derek1st
    May 15, 2020
    5
    Easily, unequivocally, the best game I have every played. Period. Best story, best music, best combat, best everything
  50. Alexandr2001
    Mar 24, 2020
    5
    Playing this game is a waste of time when you have DOOM ETERNAL
    Call me a hater but I never really enjoy Half-life series, it's just decent shooter
  51. Martillonegro
    Mar 28, 2020
    5
    mi principal problema es con os controles y la visivilidad
    el teletransportarse se hace muy incomodo y las manos parecieran que tiene espasmos cada segundo , y que hablar que casi siempre se las pasa viendo al piso ( y las fisicas de las manos y las armas
  52. Loftin
    Mar 23, 2020
    5
    A great VR game, but its not as groundbreaking as Half Life 2 was. Enjoying my time with it, but at the same time, kinda wishing i was playing a tradition KB/M Half Life game.

    I recommend Black Mesa for gamers like me, It was an excellent fan made redo of the OG Half Life. Half Life Alyx is a great VR game, but i believe if it wasnt in VR it wouldnt hold a light to the traditional    A great VR game, but its not as groundbreaking as Half Life 2 was. Enjoying my time with it, but at the same time, kinda wishing i was playing a tradition KB/M Half Life game.

    I recommend Black Mesa for gamers like me, It was an excellent fan made redo of the OG Half Life.

    Half Life Alyx is a great VR game, but i believe if it wasnt in VR it wouldnt hold a light to the traditional games coming out today as far as content.

    VR competition is non existent, VR software is mostly experimental and not full thought out AAA games. Alyx is indeed a flushed out AAA game for VR, it was guaranteed to score well with critics.

    Its still no where near what i want for HL3 (if it ever does release, if it does, i hope its not VR)    … Expand
  53. CrusaderJP
    Jun 19, 2020
    5
    The best part of the game are the graphics and the physics engine. But It is awkward to play, and boring like all virtual reality games today. This technology still has a long way to go.
  54. Missfish173
    Mar 31, 2020
    5
    glad that half-life is back since it was such a good game but it is a shame that it is only as a VR game.
  55. TheTechGuy
    Dec 20, 2020
    5
    With all the hype I expected too much. Didn’t help that I’m not used to playing long with the VR set. I see why it was not released without VR support though. Nice touches. Too bad more people will not play though.
  56. BFG-1337
    May 6, 2021
    5
    The VR market is overpriced, and overrated.

    This is the most average game I've played yet, its so dull and uninspiring its kind of weird that its made by Valve, it honestly feels like a very polished school project.

    Ahh, what the OG developers could have done with VR.....
  57. tom2189
    Mar 24, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 1) Add More SPEED to enemies, i want hardcore
    2) Add AMMO BOXES (50+ ammo) in Combine crates
    3) Stupid and ANNOYING puzzles and hacking mini games
    4) Add few melee weapons with capability of carrying em
    5) Kind of stupid dialogues with Russell
    6) Very stupid verbal codes like "I am gonna shoot in 3 2 1, shooting" Thanks "a lot' for the info soldier!!!

    Other things is 10/10    … Expand
  58. Joe_Sanderson
    May 17, 2021
    4
    No amount of polish can make a fundamentally flawed game good, this is the case with HL:A. No amount of stunning visuals can mask antiquated movement systems, utterly odd physics choices, obviously flawed AI, or simply strange inventory and weapons. There's a sprinkle of humor here and there, but the characters are mostly forgettable. Overall, there's a gimmicky feel that's baked into theNo amount of polish can make a fundamentally flawed game good, this is the case with HL:A. No amount of stunning visuals can mask antiquated movement systems, utterly odd physics choices, obviously flawed AI, or simply strange inventory and weapons. There's a sprinkle of humor here and there, but the characters are mostly forgettable. Overall, there's a gimmicky feel that's baked into the core of the game that stays for the duration of the game. The only thing it's worth playing for is the "A gnome vault of my own" achievement which very few people seem to have, and you get the bragging rights that go along with it.… Expand
  59. GEFFUNDEI
    Mar 23, 2020
    3
    It’s really not that Hal-life, that was expected by fans for years. I think it is made for selling Vavle’s versions of VR. After Boneworks it’s no pleasure to play Alyx.
  60. rikersisland
    Mar 25, 2020
    3
    Immediately skeptical of all of the gushing 10/10 reviews (most likely trolls and Valve shills), and it turns out my concern was justified.

    Half Life is at its heart an FPS. Slowing down shooting gameplay for the sake of selling headsets is inexcusable. If you're looking for a challenge, you won't find it here as dumb as rocks enemies hold your hand from beginning to end. The tells    Immediately skeptical of all of the gushing 10/10 reviews (most likely trolls and Valve shills), and it turns out my concern was justified.

    Half Life is at its heart an FPS. Slowing down shooting gameplay for the sake of selling headsets is inexcusable. If you're looking for a challenge, you won't find it here as dumb as rocks enemies hold your hand from beginning to end. The tells are laughable, and in some cases you're given a full minute to prepare for being attacked. Its very slow. No keyboard and mouse support is another deal breaker. The game tries to pad these shortcomings with minor distractions (drawing peepeecacapoopoo on tram windows, throwing headcrabs into baskets) before the next scripted scene.

    And without spoiling the plot: established canon has been rewritten and ruined to push a side character. The series real protagonist is nowhere to be seen, and events are altered in favor of said side character. This is a slap in the face to longtime fans.

    In the midst of all this, where is Half Life 3? Where is the man who is free? God help us if that too becomes a terrible VR exclusive like this game.    … Expand
  61. AAAAAAAAAAAAAOO
    Mar 31, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Good old Valve, infamous for their mediocre games, and releasing too many sequels. Let's see what they messed up this time:

    Graphics:
    The graphics in this game look terrible, especially when you're playing this game with a giant strap over your head. It hurt my eyes to look at anything, mostly because I had my eyes wide open with a plastic headset resting on them, but that probably had something to do with the graphics.
    Controls:
    I don't care how it controls, I have the headset hurting my head.
    Gameplay:
    Really fun, if you hate fun. The terrible controls ruin everything, enemies are untouchable, because you'll be busy turning around slowly to find them, with your little imaginary gun. Boring gameplay, way too boring. I got a hole in the wall at my local Chile's' that I got stuck in because I tried to play this game in there. I can't see anything, terrible game.

    Characters:
    Idk I wasn't paying attention

    Story:
    See above

    Music:
    The music in this game sounds like it's some song that plays in the background of a 2007 YouTube tutorial. Ear-bleeding.
    Overall:
    Bad game.    … Expand
  62. SamLang
    Dec 25, 2020
    3
    Half-Life: Alyx – In Review
    “This game… It insists upon itself.”
    Un-immersive. From all I have heard about how immersive this game is I was disappointed when I got the gravity gloves & a gun, you press a button & open a two-dimensional menu to switch between them. There are only a few guns & a multitool, these could easily be fitted to your hips & back (like many VR games do) for a    Half-Life: Alyx – In Review
    “This game… It insists upon itself.”

    Un-immersive.
    From all I have heard about how immersive this game is I was disappointed when I got the gravity gloves & a gun, you press a button & open a two-dimensional menu to switch between them. There are only a few guns & a multitool, these could easily be fitted to your hips & back (like many VR games do) for a more immersive experience.

    Interact with everything or just don’t.
    Many think this game is revolutionary because you can “interact with everything” but it’s totally pointless. The only things you really interact with are weapons, healing items & a multitool. Everything else is set dressing & has no use apart from the occasional object you need to move out of the way of a door.

    Early in the game I had to pull a pipe out of a door to get through it, after picking up the pipe I came upon an enemy & tried to hit them with it… Nope. You can’t even swat away head crabs when they jump at you, your only option is to move (teleport) out the way or get head grabbed.

    At least 80% of the time that I interact with anything I become unable to turn for a few seconds, this is one of the most annoying (of the many) bugs in the game & as you can imagine it's great in combat or when you're navigating near deadly drops.

    Painful Traversal.
    This must be the only VR game I have played where I can move faster by physically walking in my play space than I can by using the control stick in the game. I have heard some say the developers implemented this to make it more immersive, if this is true how come you can still teleport in an un-immersive way?

    You still need to teleport all the time to jump or drop down & anything that is not walking. It got to the point where I was using smooth walking only in small areas after teleporting or just to back away from enemies.

    Un-immersive AI.
    The AI in this game is annoying & stupid, they just run at you using no tactics or intelligence. They know where you are all the time even before they have seen you & will try to shoot at you through walls. They don’t see doors & push themselves partly through them to hit you, I had one occasion where a head crab zombie was pushing through a door so I shot it & the head crab that he had pushed through the door was still alive & attacked me on the other side of the door.

    Dark but not in a spooky way.
    You get to a dark area & must find a torch to get through it, they tell you “it will turn on automatically in dark areas”. This is a lie, what they mean is that it will turn on when the developers want it to. Most of the time you will be left in the dark wishing you had a [working] torch. On more than one occasion I was grabbed by a barnacle that I could not see at all because it was too dark & I couldn’t even shoot it to defend myself while it sucked me up because It was hidden in complete darkness.

    Retro Crashing.
    One of the many bugs in this over nine-months-old game will cause your headset screens to flash rapidly & asynchronously whilst freezing your pc to the point where you need to press the reset button on the pc itself. I have not had crashing like this since the original half-life! To fix it you must go into the game’s files in app data & delete them.

    Things I Like.
    This is the best glass smashing simulator I have ever played, glass breaks in a very realistic way & it’s very satisfying, the most fun I had in this game.
    You can place helmets, traffic cones, buckets & all sorts of things on your head! As a bonus if you walk under a barnacle you haven’t spotted, instead of grabbing your head they will take what’s on it instead.

    Summary.
    This game is a below par retro first-person shooter with some highly pretentious, non-useful or impactful interaction gimmicks crowbarred into it. Anything outside of picking up random useless scenery objects is handled in a completely non-immersive (& often glitchy) way. The graphics are pretty if you can run them but I would rather play something that is more immersive & fun.

    Three out of ten.    … Expand
  63. vilefox
    Jul 12, 2021
    2
    Story: 0/10
    Most cliché story of any game I've ever played. If this was a movie it would've been a complete joke. Very slight spoiler: your objective is to save the world. Amazingly original, I know. Alyx's character is incredibly annoying. She is condescending to the one creature that tries to help her, and she constantly makes snide remarks to the person guiding her through her journey.    Story: 0/10
    Most cliché story of any game I've ever played. If this was a movie it would've been a complete joke. Very slight spoiler: your objective is to save the world. Amazingly original, I know. Alyx's character is incredibly annoying. She is condescending to the one creature that tries to help her, and she constantly makes snide remarks to the person guiding her through her journey. The story also makes the person who invented the gravity gloves seem stupid. It's supposed to be funny, but I'm not really amused by the "look this guy is so stupid!" kind of humor. You have no choice in what Alyx says, and she basically says the opposite of what I want her to say every single time.

    Gameplay: 3/10
    Guns are really satisfying (reloading and holding your gun "feels" nice. Really well polished) and the upgrade mechanics are nice. Gun fights are pretty fun and the AI is decent. Only issue is the enemies are always in front of you. Flanking typically isn't an option and you kind of just hang out in one cover spot shooting everybody. There's no incentive to move around of anything.

    Problem is, gunfights are about 5-10% of the game. Most of the gameplay is walking around, shooting the occasional headcrab, figuring out where to go next, and solving the same 3D puzzle over and over again. Its a very boring and slow paced game. You're given a flashlight that turns on automatically in the dark, but often it doesn't actually turn on so you can't see what's on the floor and find stuff. Just a minor annoyance. The game has some scary flashlight in the dark scenes, but they're ruined by Alyx's snide remarks throughout them. It's a very linear game. Its essentially just going level to level without any real options. I'd prefer at least a semi open world game like Metro Exodus, but I guess it stays true to HL so not a big deal.

    Graphics: 10/10
    Definitely the best looking VR game I've ever played. Runs really well and looks fantastic. I'd love to see an open world game where you can just go around exploring City 17 with this level of graphically fidelity, but it seems they were only able to achieve this because of linear nature of the game.

    Overall: 2/10
    The occasional fun gun fight and beautiful graphics aren't worth the annoying entitled condescending 19 year old constantly screeching in your ear. A story based game needs a good story and good characters, something HL:A clearly lacks.    … Expand
  64. Bryuvlar
    Mar 28, 2020
    1
    I don’t understand where such high marks are from? 90% of the game is some kind of item search simulator, 5% shooter, 5% riddles for preschool children and all this in narrow corridors. After Alyx, I don't need a Half-Life 3. Today's journalists can not be trusted.
  65. Salixx
    Mar 23, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Tremenda basura, jugabilidad asquerosa y nada llamativa, no te da nada que te invite a jugar mas… Expand
  66. Gmanfreeman
    Mar 31, 2020
    1
    thank god for you tube vids that showed the game play and storry line otherwise the game might just sold itself on the nostalgia factor alone.. that would had been a huge expensive mistake .. the game dosent know what it supposed to be: a fps game or a vr simulator showing off the source 2 engine, plus a recycled storyline from previous episodes with same pitch: everybody it's fightingthank god for you tube vids that showed the game play and storry line otherwise the game might just sold itself on the nostalgia factor alone.. that would had been a huge expensive mistake .. the game dosent know what it supposed to be: a fps game or a vr simulator showing off the source 2 engine, plus a recycled storyline from previous episodes with same pitch: everybody it's fighting the combine from a different perspective, now its alyx in the hl2 ep4 will be alyx father maybe. and the game play is slow paced and less dynamic than a normal shooter! Even worse that some vr employees and developers have stated that it's an "exclusive" you are not a fan if you don't like it, or you are poor!… Expand
  67. Lily33
    Apr 2, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. El segundo jugador no tiene las mismas opciones en el juego que el primero, está muy limitado el juego… Expand
  68. Vasot
    Mar 25, 2020
    0
    Generic FPS with nothing new to offer to the genre and only available for VR what a waste of money
  69. nonaste
    May 16, 2020
    0
    A vehicle just to push newell's vr "vision" and not an attempt to give Half Life fans a game that provides closure of the series before gaben ruined it with this atrocity.
  70. helloarty
    Nov 6, 2022
    0
    Whoever decided to make the game for VR, and especially SteamVR developers - just burn in hell pls. I ruined around 8 hours of my life trying to figure out how to run it as with each new method it just spited another error and in the best case showing black screen instead of game (it worked well on pc screen tho, just couldn't do anything). Don't understand why it was a probleem to justWhoever decided to make the game for VR, and especially SteamVR developers - just burn in hell pls. I ruined around 8 hours of my life trying to figure out how to run it as with each new method it just spited another error and in the best case showing black screen instead of game (it worked well on pc screen tho, just couldn't do anything). Don't understand why it was a probleem to just make 2 mods (VR and no-VR) so everyone could try it. Valve could focus on a great gameplay/concepts as they always do, instead of just putting the same game into VR which bugged af and even doesn't work.
    They'll soon complain that no one buys single player games anymore and continue add new hats to DOTA.    … Expand
  71. Xelluse
    Mar 25, 2020
    0
    Unoptimized peace of crap, which uses title Half Life, just to sell VR.
    Graphics bad for such system requirements, game look worse, than Fallout, a lot of bugs, polygon and geometry are like from 2002, bad sound quality (tbh, nice music), Gameplay after what Boneworks provide feels bleh..., story... wait, is there a story ? Did not find...
    Shortly - overpromoted Zzzz, with bad graphics,    Unoptimized peace of crap, which uses title Half Life, just to sell VR.
    Graphics bad for such system requirements, game look worse, than Fallout, a lot of bugs, polygon and geometry are like from 2002, bad sound quality (tbh, nice music), Gameplay after what Boneworks provide feels bleh..., story... wait, is there a story ? Did not find...
    Shortly - overpromoted Zzzz, with bad graphics, bad optimization, not interesting gameplay, feels like a F2P student work...    … Expand
  72. BELLjr8
    Jul 12, 2020
    0
    Another **** VR game that would be a very poor game without the expensive VR kit.
  73. progamerr
    Mar 25, 2020
    0
    No, I just don't get it. After all these years, we get the Alyx based VR version of this game. Most people were different expectations. For myself, I wanted to hear an announcement about HL3 or episode 3. At least a game that does not require VR for playing. They made a decision and that decision is wrong. I want to be optimistic, maybe we will see HL3 or similar games in the future.No, I just don't get it. After all these years, we get the Alyx based VR version of this game. Most people were different expectations. For myself, I wanted to hear an announcement about HL3 or episode 3. At least a game that does not require VR for playing. They made a decision and that decision is wrong. I want to be optimistic, maybe we will see HL3 or similar games in the future. Now I feel a big disappointment. All of HL fans feel the same way possibly. I suggest you should take a look at the Black Mesa instead of this. Thx to the developers like Crowbar Collective the real Half-life never gonna end. ( they added Xen planet at the lastest patch to Black Mesa.)… Expand
  74. siltsunrise
    Apr 10, 2020
    0
    First thing: majorly overhyped. Goofy floating hands destroy immersion. Clunky. Slow. Boring story. Boring gameplay. Corny dialogue. Linear. So you dropped a grand plus to play this? Sucker.
    What a waste.
    Only redeeming value: gorgeous graphics.
  75. mrdollar
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    There are a lot of problems in the game. Worst Valve's game for sure, except Artifact. Also requires way too much PC power (bad optimization) and additional VR equipment.

    - No sprinting, no crouching, no jumping - only teleportation, witch instantly brakes immersion - No smooth turning, it really makes you motion sick fast enough - No arms, only floating hands really look weird -    There are a lot of problems in the game. Worst Valve's game for sure, except Artifact. Also requires way too much PC power (bad optimization) and additional VR equipment.

    - No sprinting, no crouching, no jumping - only teleportation, witch instantly brakes immersion
    - No smooth turning, it really makes you motion sick fast enough
    - No arms, only floating hands really look weird
    - Cannot use objects and your arms to defend or attack the enemy
    - locomotion moves at snails pace, pathetic attempt to prolong the game
    - Some objects cannot be interacted with like you can move chair, but can move table, feels strange
    - Too many invisible walls, brakes immersion
    - Terrible voice acting of Alyx, really lame jokes and annoying Russel
    - Levels are very linear, you can't stray of form main path at all.    … Expand
  76. OnlyOneHere
    Mar 23, 2020
    0
    This game is complete VR garbage. If the developers are going to force people to buy a VR just to play this trash game, the least they could do is make it immersive. It fails to do that with so many invisible walls. The AI in this game is incredibly stupid. The voice acting for the monsters are cringeworthy. Those small jumping monsters don't even sound like monsters, they sound likeThis game is complete VR garbage. If the developers are going to force people to buy a VR just to play this trash game, the least they could do is make it immersive. It fails to do that with so many invisible walls. The AI in this game is incredibly stupid. The voice acting for the monsters are cringeworthy. Those small jumping monsters don't even sound like monsters, they sound like raccoons growling. The level design is trash and boring. While the graphics are good, the outside environments have horrible lighting effects. The story is awful. The walking is too slow in this game.

    There is no multiplayer at all. So once you beat the story, there is not a reason to play this game again. Charging $60 for a game with no replay value is a cashgrab. These greedy developers are asking for too much money for a gimmicky game. I recommend you wait until this game is $5 before picking it up.    … Expand
  77. agentbinky
    Dec 1, 2022
    0
    This game makes every other Virtual Reality "effort" almost an embarrassment by comparison. Say what you will about Valve and their taxes and hats, they almost always hit a home run when it comes to game development.
  78. AceAscendus
    Mar 23, 2020
    0
    Garbage story that ruins everything that Half-Life 1 and 2 did, what a disgrace. Also the VR is more of a gimmick than a boon. The gameplay is interesting for 30 minutes but then it becomes very boring, it lacks depth.
  79. redbeggsandsham
    Oct 13, 2020
    0
    Half Life: Alyx is a clunky, annoying, poorly thought out VR game. It looks superb, which is probably why a lot of gamers wasted their money on this shlock, but behind the pretty picture, is a disgusting diarrhea filled toilet. It has unresponsive and poorly tracked controls that leave you lagged behind and more often than not, irritated. It has clunky annoying movement that make you feelHalf Life: Alyx is a clunky, annoying, poorly thought out VR game. It looks superb, which is probably why a lot of gamers wasted their money on this shlock, but behind the pretty picture, is a disgusting diarrhea filled toilet. It has unresponsive and poorly tracked controls that leave you lagged behind and more often than not, irritated. It has clunky annoying movement that make you feel like a Bus with entirely popped wheels. It has poor and slightly pathetic level design, that make you question if anyone even cared about this game in the first place. You'd think a new Half Life game from Valve is a miracle, but in reality Half Life: Alyx can only be described as a curse.… Expand
  80. szgege
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    Half Life is a game for most of us, with story and good ai. Not this overhyped vr **** VR is 1% of the gaming community. Wow what a good idea...
  81. Alfredson
    Mar 23, 2020
    0
    Uninspired, jaggy, rushed fan service to the most overrated franchise of all time. LMFAO. critics giving this a 10/10 to justify their $1000 PC VR headset purchase. The game looks like they took 2004's Half Life 2 ... but in VR.
  82. NamelessRocker
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    Выпустили по сути полноценную третью часть, события которой очень важны для понимания дальнейшего сюжета. И сделали это игрой для избранных. 0 из 10
  83. fckrianjohnson
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    13 years waiting for a true Half Life game, and what did we get? a floating hands simulator.
    Shame on Valve.
  84. BlueHalo
    Mar 23, 2020
    0
    Basically this game costs the full price + VR equipment's price. Worth buying VR for playing games ? No.
    Just buying VR to play 1 game its incredibly stupid thing to do.
    Game is not that good, i don't get the hype. I repeat, GAME IS NOT THAT GOOD, just OVER HYPED, not worth buying. Its just a VR exclusive made so some waste their money on VR they don't need, i won't be forced to do    Basically this game costs the full price + VR equipment's price. Worth buying VR for playing games ? No.
    Just buying VR to play 1 game its incredibly stupid thing to do.
    Game is not that good, i don't get the hype.
    I repeat, GAME IS NOT THAT GOOD, just OVER HYPED, not worth buying.
    Its just a VR exclusive made so some waste their money on VR they don't need, i won't be forced to do this just because some smarty-pants wants VR exclusives.
    Game sucks.    … Expand
  85. jonato
    Mar 23, 2020
    0
    Ensure you have a finger tracked setup for this game. Nothing is added by using VR for this game, a bad shot at trying to breathe some life into VR using a beloved franchise.
  86. gimmicklord
    Mar 23, 2020
    0
    Tried it over an hour, it's really just a generic FPS with a little more interactivity, I really do think VR is just a gimmick, this was my latest and probably last attempt, tried Boneworks and several other titles before this one, VR really needs to mature a lot before I could recommend it.
  87. ofnoconsequence
    Mar 23, 2020
    0
    The most glaring issue is the lack of keyboard and mouse support. Valve is catering to the 0.1% of Steam users who have VR while forsaking the rest of their customer base (and throwing longtime HL fans under the bus). With that aside, lets get down to it:

    Looks pretty, but gameplay consists of fighting the motion controls while moving to the next scripted cutscene. AI is dumb as    The most glaring issue is the lack of keyboard and mouse support. Valve is catering to the 0.1% of Steam users who have VR while forsaking the rest of their customer base (and throwing longtime HL fans under the bus). With that aside, lets get down to it:

    Looks pretty, but gameplay consists of fighting the motion controls while moving to the next scripted cutscene. AI is dumb as rocks with enemies not even noticing your presence as you very loudly grab bullets right behind them. Shooting them is even funnier, as you get a full ten seconds to empty a mag into them. Its incredibly slow and BORING. Nothing entertaining like past entries.

    This is not Half Life. This is a tech demo meant to sell VR hardware. Where the hell is the Freeman? Where is Half Life 3? These 100 score critic reviews are incredibly suspicious and suggests Valve is paying people off to dampen any legit criticism.    … Expand
  88. silviopandrenna
    Mar 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Graficamente è invecchiato malissimo
    sembra la stessa grafica di half life 2, oltre tutto il gioco è mal ottimmizzato è presenta un altissimo numero di bug e glitch che lo rovinano. storia mediocre che rovina la saga valve invece di fare il 3 ha puntato su questo gioco vr da prequel per vendere i suoi visori, bel gameplay ma il motion sickness è davvero livelli altissimo, sconsiglio fortemente    … Expand
  89. Gintodj
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Такой убогой игры я давно не встречал, начнем по порядку.
    Вау вот это погружение-народ, который это пишет вообще в виар не играл? Огромное количество невнятной хрени ввиде сабов которые крутятся с башкой найс, невнятная реализация ходьбы
    Теперь о главном
    Але снг,где нули гейб не дал ру азвучку. Рефорджу вы же понаставили. Дальше больше , сюжет. Хотя какой сюжет письмена макаки, завязку делали тупа для даунов которые схавают. Ну вот в чем завязка? Батю и алекс повязали и везут в двух разных машинах на 8-10 мест,в двух разных карл. Рояль не просто вышел ,а вылетел на реактивной тяге из кустов.
    Дальше больше в конце алекс оказывается видела джи мена и он ей намекнул на гордона, но падаждите в оригинале это было? Нет. Атличный сценарий. Так же мелкие замечания в виде блевотного телепорта, панцирей у хеткрабов и пластмассовых моделях    … Expand
  90. Doom2033
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    Игра создана только для Виар(что есть не приемлемо) , а для обычных компьютеров(мышка и клавиатура ), валв положили большей ... .

    The game is created only for VR(which is not acceptable), and for ordinary computers(mouse and keyboard), valve put more ... .
  91. kettlechip1
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    The Half life franchise WAS my favorite game franchise, however after a long wait of over 10 years for Half Life Alyx I could have not been more disappointed. I will be honest, I was not excited before the release because of that fact that it was going to be on VR which couldn't possibly deliver the experience that Half Life fans had been looking forward to but I tried to keep an open mindThe Half life franchise WAS my favorite game franchise, however after a long wait of over 10 years for Half Life Alyx I could have not been more disappointed. I will be honest, I was not excited before the release because of that fact that it was going to be on VR which couldn't possibly deliver the experience that Half Life fans had been looking forward to but I tried to keep an open mind and actually bought a VR set just for this game. Even though I had low expectations for the game play, I still wanted to play it out because of the amazing story line valve had created for this game.
    Well it turned out to be one of the worst games I've ever played and completely ruined the franchise series for me. As someone who played the previous Half Life games over and over before, I can say Half Life Alyx is the biggest let down of any game I have ever played. This game is not only super easy but also extremely boring. It simply doesn't challenge the gamer at all. Common enemies such as antlions used to be a menace in the past games, being able to fly around and would spawn by the dozens and actually put of a difficult fight for the player. Now the antlions just walk at you in such slow motion that you could put the VR set down for 30 seconds and then come back to it and the antlions would just be catching up to you. It's not just the antlions that changed though. Every enemy you face that doesn't have a weapon will just walk at you like a zombie and are so easy to put down even if the enemy reaches you, it will swing at you in such slow motion that its so easy to dodge. If you stay moving around you will not die at all. seriously. Anyone that is decent at video games can literally play this entire campaign though without dying once if they tried. The only enemies you kind of have to worry about is the combine which actually have weapons to shoot at you. However don't worry too much as they have worse than stormtrooper aim. Really the only way to die is if you just stand still in fights which no gamer with any common sense would do. Originally i thought i was playing on a beginner difficulty or something because of how easy the game was. It seemed like just a target practice game and gave me no motivation to want to keep playing it but I did just so I can see the ending.
    The only thing this game had going for it was the graphics. The storyline was bland and pointless. you find yourself just walking around different places with no actual big picture to the game, just in the moment missions such as turn on the power switch in a building. Its pretty much just roaming around on a set path killing grunts. Unlike the past games when you play as Gordan with an overall mission of saving the planet and taking out the combine leader.
    The last thing I wanted to do was say anything bad about valve or the Half Life series but come on, this was an absolute joke. Anyone writing a good review clearly has never played the past games of this series. I understand that they needed to tailor the enemies towards a VR gameplay but this game extremely lacks challenging the player. I mean maybe its a challenge if you're like 12 years old with bad hand-eye coordination, but to me it was a boring let down. The scenery is good, like the first 10 minutes I enjoyed looking around admiring how far valve's graphics have come. but once you start getting in fights that seem to be against tutorial level enemies. You really start to lose interest. I would have rather this been really hard to play than this easy. I think the only thing valve tried on was the graphics, which no where near makes up for the terrible gameplay and storyline. And its not like the graphics are that great, like yeah they are better than 10 years ago but obviously they should be after a whole decade. id only give it like a 7 or 8 out of 10 for graphics which isn't anything special.
    The way I see it, VR is NOT the future of gaming, at least for shooter games. VR shooters are gonna need some serious work because it was not fun to play at all even with such a great franchise to back it up. All this game did was ruin the franchise series for me and make me have no interest in playing any other shooter game that comes out for VR. Overall it was a boring boring boring let down which should be avoided at all cost. Especially, do not play this if you were a fan of the past Half Life's. Even if you have never played the past ones don't play this because it will give a terrible impression on what used to be an amazing series. Sad to watch something that was so great die.    … Expand
  92. HL_is_dead
    Mar 25, 2020
    0
    This game destroyed the reputation of the best game franchise ever. It is below the level of the rest of the games in the franchise. What a shame. Valve is not consumer oriented.
  93. Frgtuw
    Mar 26, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Довольно странная игра, выворачивающая сюжет Half life на изнанку!… Expand
  94. holoman
    Mar 31, 2020
    0
    Imagine thinking the Half-Life series has great storytelling when games like Planescape Torment exist, wrong, the Half-Life series is a series of tech demos and sadly this time around Valve is using it to force a gimmick into the mainstream, a gimmick that was dying and only survived this far due to the mindless and irrational love for a corporate overlord that has treated his fans likeImagine thinking the Half-Life series has great storytelling when games like Planescape Torment exist, wrong, the Half-Life series is a series of tech demos and sadly this time around Valve is using it to force a gimmick into the mainstream, a gimmick that was dying and only survived this far due to the mindless and irrational love for a corporate overlord that has treated his fans like trash for years.

    The game itself is bland, the little interactivity segments like drawing on a wall is a gimmick that makes the user waste time fooling around instead of proceeding through the bland story line, the game itself is as boring as Half-Life 2 was, and for the life of me, I'll never understand what makes these games great.    … Expand
  95. sasha2rus
    Apr 1, 2020
    0
    boring puzzle
    bad shooting
    disgusting gameplay
    but beautiful graphics (by standards of 2012) in a boring game
  96. XSeoN
    Apr 2, 2020
    0
    Just mainstream spinoff. Not interesting story, universe not grow up. just VR features. really disappointment
  97. kaoria
    Apr 6, 2020
    0
    The only thing more disappointing than a game that only exists to sell a gimmick after years of GabeN spitting on his fans, is the colossal amount of shills around here.

    A bland shooter with slightly more interactive elements.
  98. Black_S
    Jan 14, 2023
    0
    Most overrated game of all time again in VR. Same way people overrate nonsensical art, they overrate this "game" only to show their own superiority and ego. No surprise. The Bussiness of valve stands on those people.

    - shallow story . shalow npc, blabbering all time - shalow enemies, dead in one hit - easy to play/win gameplay - shallow graphic which is ugly as before, wow, 10    Most overrated game of all time again in VR. Same way people overrate nonsensical art, they overrate this "game" only to show their own superiority and ego. No surprise. The Bussiness of valve stands on those people.

    - shallow story
    . shalow npc, blabbering all time
    - shalow enemies, dead in one hit
    - easy to play/win gameplay
    - shallow graphic which is ugly as before, wow, 10 years, nothing changed
    - "Gabe" man image of what gabe tumor newell wanna be, but never be.

    No reason to play this, what keeps it alive is nostalgia.

    #StopSteam #StopNewell #FreeGameIndustry    … Expand
  99. nickpemb
    Oct 11, 2021
    0
    At first, it was an amazing game, I absolutely loved it, however, after less than 2 hours of playtime, the game started instantly crashing when launched, saying Timed out waiting for response from mongoose. This bug has been around since the day after its release, and it still hasn't been addressed. I tried contacting steam support however they were completely incompetent and there seemsAt first, it was an amazing game, I absolutely loved it, however, after less than 2 hours of playtime, the game started instantly crashing when launched, saying Timed out waiting for response from mongoose. This bug has been around since the day after its release, and it still hasn't been addressed. I tried contacting steam support however they were completely incompetent and there seems to be no set solution online, only solutions that seem to apparently work for some people and not work for others. Utterly disappointed. Eventually, I just got a refund because after 5 hrs total of attempting to fix this bug, multiple requests for support from steam, all they had to give me was half baked solutions like "You should remove razer software" which I did, and it still didn't work and "You should verify your game files" which I had already done multiple times and I prefaced the whole interaction saying that I had already verified my files for both HL: Alyx and SteamVR multiple times, they also told me to go into the beta version, which I knew wouldn't work due to their incompetence to fix a single bug over the span of more than a year, however, I humoured them and did it anyway, and it still didn't work as I thought. I wish steam started caring about their customer experiences rather than putting crappy staff on their support team and forgetting about it.… Expand
  100. BlackChicken
    Mar 10, 2023
    0
    Its a great shame its VR only, they really did us dirty +++++++++++++++++++
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  1. Areajugones
    Dec 21, 2020
    95
    Half-Life Alyx is proof that Valve is still at its best creatively. This emblematic franchise has been brought to virtual reality; in Alyx we enjoy an immersion never seen before, with comfortable and intuitive mechanics as well as excellent visuals and atmosphere that accompany this interesting adventure within the iconic saga.
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  2. Game World Navigator Magazine
    May 21, 2020
    92
    It’s a good thing that Valve didn’t add a digit to the title: from Half-Life 3 we expect nothing short of revolution, while Alyx is “merely” an amazing game. [Issue#245, p.50]
  3. Screen Rant
    May 15, 2020
    100
    A special mention should be made of the game's dialog, mainly consisting of Alyx herself and Russel, a scientist who Alex remains in constant communication with throughout the game. Their relationship feels genuine, the conversations between them are enjoyable, and almost all of the intended comedic moments land perfectly, which is something most video games seem to have trouble with.
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