It won’t be coming to flat screens and traditional controls. Valve says you will need a VR headset to play, because Half-Life: Alyx is expressly designed for virtual reality. And even if not in March, it sounds like there’s a chance us Half-Life fans will finally get some closure.īack when the Citadel was still under construction. Rip a Headcrab off your face and throw it at a Combine soldier.īut if all these things make you think it’s just going to be another glorified tech demo for VR, you might want to read Valve programmer David Speyrer’s answers to a few questions we asked:ġ) “It’s not a side story, nor an episodic one - it’s the next part of the Half-Life story, in a game around the same length as Half-Life 2.”Ģ) “While it does take place before the events of Half-Life 2, we actually recommend that you play through Half-Life 2: Episode 2 before you play Half-Life: Alyx, for reasons that will become clear as you progress.”ģ) “Of course, we’ll have to wait and see how people react to Half-Life: Alyx once it’s out, but we’d love to continue pushing forward.” Toss a bottle through a window to distract an enemy. Manipulate tools to hack alien interfaces. Rummage through shelves to find a healing syringe and some shotgun shells. Lean to aim around a broken wall and under a Barnacle to make an impossible shot. Here’s Valve’s description of the kind of gameplay you should expect:
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