Damn you just spoiled it for me, put a spoiler on that.
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dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 3 weeks agoIf 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.
Alk@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Zetta@mander.xyz 3 weeks ago
Maybe put a spoiler tag at the beginning of your comment for those who haven’t gotten a chance to play Alex yet
dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I sort of get it, but also “Half Life game ends with G Man time-freeze BS and a random unresolved 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.
Yermaw@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
I’m watching absolutely zero spoilers for it. It’ll still be there when I can get the gear together.
HeyJoe@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
That’s not entirely true. I believe there are several people who made mods to make it playable without VR.
github.com/HLANoVR/HLA-NoVR
I will play it someday, and this will most likely be the way.