Half Life 3 confirmed at Gamescom!
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Clockwork Cupcake said:
George Smiley said:
Odd response based on other threads CC. Not everyone wants to be the lawnmower man
True. However, there is a difference between saying "it's not for me" and implying that anyone who is into it is a pratt ("prancing around with a box on my head")
p1stonhead said:
Really struggling now to justify spending £2k on a game and all the kit that’s needed for it... Was about to buy but seems actually mental when I stepped back to think about it....
On the fence now. How good can one game possibly be?!
Why can't the kit be used for other games?On the fence now. How good can one game possibly be?!
Fittster said:
p1stonhead said:
Really struggling now to justify spending £2k on a game and all the kit that’s needed for it... Was about to buy but seems actually mental when I stepped back to think about it....
On the fence now. How good can one game possibly be?!
Why can't the kit be used for other games?On the fence now. How good can one game possibly be?!
So I am in effect buying all of it simply for Alyx. Two kids under 4 means I never get a second to myself!
p1stonhead said:
Well it can of course but to be honest I don’t play much anymore and don’t even have a computer.
So I am in effect buying all of it simply for Alyx. Two kids under 4 means I never get a second to myself!
I seem to remember that, back in the day, I bought a PlayStation and a steering wheel simply to play Gran Turismo, but then ended up playing loads of other games too. So I am in effect buying all of it simply for Alyx. Two kids under 4 means I never get a second to myself!
Now that I come to think of it, I'm pretty sure I bought a PS2 for the same reasons when the next Gran Turismo came out (or whichever one was PS2-only).
But, yes, that's a pretty big spend if you genuinely don't think you will use it for anything else.
p1stonhead said:
Well it can of course but to be honest I don’t play much anymore and don’t even have a computer.
So I am in effect buying all of it simply for Alyx. Two kids under 4 means I never get a second to myself!
Pretty much the same in our house, it’s all macs for our work, with a couple of older pcs that are used by the kids these days.So I am in effect buying all of it simply for Alyx. Two kids under 4 means I never get a second to myself!
Tom plays all his games on the Xbox one which was actually bought by me for me, I bought a WiiU for Tom and all his lego games but now he’s older he’s playing GTA type games so the Xbox is long lost to him.
It’s a lot of money to pay agreed, but I just can’t not play it, I’ve been waiting for over 10 years for half life 4 and this is basically it.
So got to suck it up if you want to pay to play!
nigelpugh7 said:
p1stonhead said:
Well it can of course but to be honest I don’t play much anymore and don’t even have a computer.
So I am in effect buying all of it simply for Alyx. Two kids under 4 means I never get a second to myself!
Pretty much the same in our house, it’s all macs for our work, with a couple of older pcs that are used by the kids these days.So I am in effect buying all of it simply for Alyx. Two kids under 4 means I never get a second to myself!
Tom plays all his games on the Xbox one which was actually bought by me for me, I bought a WiiU for Tom and all his lego games but now he’s older he’s playing GTA type games so the Xbox is long lost to him.
It’s a lot of money to pay agreed, but I just can’t not play it, I’ve been waiting for over 10 years for half life 4 and this is basically it.
So got to suck it up if you want to pay to play!
Would love if a console brought out a a good VR setup and Alyx. PC gaming is generally better but it’s a bit of a faff if you aren’t already set up. Would definitely buy a console if it just worked. I don’t care that much about the best graphics ever.
Edited by p1stonhead on Thursday 12th March 16:21
Clockwork Cupcake said:
I seem to remember that, back in the day, I bought a PlayStation and a steering wheel simply to play Gran Turismo, but then ended up playing loads of other games too.
Now that I come to think of it, I'm pretty sure I bought a PS2 for the same reasons when the next Gran Turismo came out (or whichever one was PS2-only).
But, yes, that's a pretty big spend if you genuinely don't think you will use it for anything else.
Come to think of it after we got rid of our first original Xbox , I did exactly the same by buying the bundle of the PlayStation with Gran Turismo too, and oddly enough ended up buying half life and playing That on the PS2 as well, I’m pretty sure it’s still in a box complete with all those games and peripherals in the loft somewhere.Now that I come to think of it, I'm pretty sure I bought a PS2 for the same reasons when the next Gran Turismo came out (or whichever one was PS2-only).
But, yes, that's a pretty big spend if you genuinely don't think you will use it for anything else.
nigelpugh7 said:
Come to think of it after we got rid of our first original Xbox , I did exactly the same by buying the bundle of the PlayStation with Gran Turismo too, and oddly enough ended up buying half life and playing That on the PS2 as well, I’m pretty sure it’s still in a box complete with all those games and peripherals in the loft somewhere.
I'm pretty sure I bought an XBox simply to play 'Halo: Combat Evolved' too 
My console days are long over now though - I'm PC gaming only these days.
p1stonhead said:
Clockwork Cupcake said:
I'm pretty sure I bought an XBox simply to play 'Halo: Combat Evolved' too
+1 that game was unbelievable. I played it WAYYYYY too much and Halo 2 afterwards. Xbox live when it first came out was immense. Great game up to the f
king Library/Swarm level. I did make it out but don't think I ever finished it.Just downloading Black Mesa. Damn.
There's a good article on RPS published today about Alyx, on the various supported play styles, room requirements, PC requirements, headset requirements, etc.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2020/03/13/half-l...
Those with a small play area, like me, are not going to be left out - you do not need a room scale setup to play, although obviously this is better.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2020/03/13/half-l...
Those with a small play area, like me, are not going to be left out - you do not need a room scale setup to play, although obviously this is better.
Mannginger said:
Just cancelled my order. Doesn't seem to be a good time to be dropping nearly $1k on hardware, especially as I have an older Vive so can still get a good sense of the game
I must admit I thought the same recently, but then if we are forced to self isolate and remain at home, what else will there be to do.I’m leaving my order running, I need something to look forward too!
nigelpugh7 said:
I must admit I thought the same recently, but then if we are forced to self isolate and remain at home, what else will there be to do.
I’m leaving my order running, I need something to look forward too!
You can stay at home and play Contagion VR and get in some practice for the real world - https://store.steampowered.com/app/676840/Contagio...I’m leaving my order running, I need something to look forward too!
FourWheelDrift said:
You can stay at home and play Contagion VR and get in some practice for the real world - https://store.steampowered.com/app/676840/Contagio...
I can see me getting that just to fulfill my morbid ramblings about the end of society and civilisation as we know it!Valve's Gabe Newell confirmed that Valve has several new games in development, stating that the company has a lot of "momentum" to create more single player titles after the release of Half-Life Alyx.
https://www.overclock3d.net/news/software/gabe_new...
Could be...3. Yes......Portal 3 at last
I think though it would be a trolling masterpiece to release it as Half-Life 4
https://www.overclock3d.net/news/software/gabe_new...
Could be...3. Yes......Portal 3 at last
I think though it would be a trolling masterpiece to release it as Half-Life 4
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