Comment on Half Life: Alyx is Five Years Old Today

SplashJackson@lemmy.ca ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• zenpocalypse@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  But what if you bought a real VR headset instead of a gimmick one?

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  • SplashJackson@lemmy.ca ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I tried with that cardboard but I’m waiting until more controllers become available

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    • AdrianTheFrog@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      IIRC no cardboard ‘headset’ ever had 6dof tracking. It’s about as far as you can get from an immersive VR experience. I say this as someone who bought one before learning about VR and getting a real vr headset.

      It’s like VR with all of the downsides, even less apps, and the only advantage over a flatscreen being (limited) depth perception.

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      • SplashJackson@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        What if I were to get the game to play on my 3D TV?

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• JustARaccoon@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Do I have a video for you

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  • SplashJackson@lemmy.ca ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Thanks essay!

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• Kolanaki@pawb.social ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Nope. VR exclusive.

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• AdrianTheFrog@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I think there’s a mod for that iirc

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  • CatLikeLemming@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    There is, yes, but it’s pointless. I think some people are missing the point of Alyx being a VR game, the game would suck pretty bad in pancake mode. It’s the intricate interactions with the world you simply can’t get with a mouse and keyboard that make it special compared to other Half Life games. They didn’t just make a regular Half Life game and said “well we’re just gonna force this to be in VR now”, they made a VR game and set it in the Half Life universe.

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  • Kanzar@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    The usual fit site release has a mod included for flat screen mode.

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