Could it be true? We’ve all been waiting so long I’m very skeptical anytime I see articles like this but this actually looks good?

  • dual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    If the cliffhanger at the end of HL:2 Episode 2 annoyed you, the one at the end of Half Life: Alyx will annoy you even more because it not only returns to that moment but the G Man uses reality warping shenanigans to overwrite what happens in it, and replaces it with a different cliffhanger.

    Son of a bitch and his unforeseen consequences, indeed.

    On the bright side, this also circumvents the need for the original events of Half Life 3 to happen, since Valve has consistently said they were not willing to make it as it was originally drafted (especially now since Marc Laidlaw leaked/released the entire plot online). So now I guess they’re free to do something new with the story direction… Whatever that might be.

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      1 day ago

      Maybe put a spoiler tag at the beginning of your comment for those who haven’t gotten a chance to play Alex yet

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        24 hours ago

        I sort of get it, but also “Half Life game ends with G Man time-freeze BS and a random abrupt cliffhanger that will not be resolved for years, if ever” isn’t exactly an unexpected outcome for anyone who’s interested in Half Life.

        You may as well just watch a Youtube LP of Alyx anyway, since I imagine the majority of players do not have the equipment to play it themselves.