“But that still doesn’t mean you’ll get to play it”
Well then it doesn’t exist.
And until I actually am staring at the introduction screens, it’s vaporware.
Have we gone on long enough to see the endless wheel of “HALF LIFE 3???” once again spin back around? I remember seeing a handful of these a year, every time valve did anything.
Expect nothing, and you can’t be disappointed.
Valve is notorious for working on games and then not releasing them. There were several Teamfortress 2 versions which only got leaked and playable in the last few years. Similarly HL 3 was worked on several times since HL2 ep2. But due to the company structure and large scope/expectations for such a HL, first person singleplayer game, every attempt was scrapped at some stage of development.
I can recommend Tyler McViker and gabe follower for two great Valve-Journalists with many insider connections and both fid thousands of hours datamining the engine. Its probably where the article got its informations.
I remember when they had an article in CGW back in the day showing off TF2 when it was still being built on the GoldSrc engine and it was going to be a more realistic war game going all in on the AI HL1’s grunts used allowing you to command a whole group of dudes in a single player experience.
I am so glad it turned out the way it really released and not that.
I remember drooling over those articles as a kid, they looked so cool! In retrospect, I think it’s clear they made the right move but teenage me was disappointed.
I really enjoyed those couple years we had where the bullshit HL3 “news” stories were at a minimum.
Unfortunately with HL: Alyx, people are excited about Half Life again. We’re here for at least the next 5 years
At least we did get another half life game (Alyx), I greatly enjoyed the first 4 core games (1, 2, ep1, ep2) and felt that Alyx fit nicely into the bunch though it was interesting that they ended it in such a way that it opens up more options for any future games.
As an aside while I know the market is definitely smaller for VR releases, if the next half life was a VR release again I would love that, i found the experience for Alyx to be stellar
Stop it, just stop. Its been too long to get my hopes up again.
I would love it if the game required a steam controller hooked up to a steam deck that was running a vive off of it and broadcasting via steam link to a TV.
Then you and me are among the few who could play it!
There are dozens of us!
