The Metrocops' hitboxes don't travel with them as they play an animation. In order to kill them you need to be aiming where they started or where they'll finish it.
HL2 was overrated at launch, and I'm pretty sure Valve understood that they could never produce a sequel that wouldn't just tear the veneer right off their sacred cow.
It was a thoroughly boring tech demo, and much of the tech was done just as well in other games at the time.
The question should be: does Valve need Half-Life 3? The answer for now is that they don't. Valve's primary interest when it comes to first party games is to show off tech and there hasn't been any meaningful leap since 2. VR is still niche, which is why Alyx was a spin-off release. In the case of something like Dota 2 it was purely to show that the Source engine was capable of that kind of gameplay, not just FPS titles.
It was an impressive technical demo for its time, like the original Half-Life.
Half-Life 3 will come exactly when Valve decides that a new new version of the Source engine has enough in the way of significant features to show off to make up a "full game". The series are technical demonstrations first and games second.
>It's a question for the ages
It was the long awaited sequel to the first narratively driven FPS. It wasn't all about physics, AI or graphics. Same reason many people want HL3: they know they'll get at least a decent game, what they really want is the continuation of the story.
Alyx is half life 3. They just didn't call it that because the dev team felt too much pressure with the name.
>Alyx is half life 3. They just didn't call it that because the dev team felt too much pressure with the name.
Alyx is a prequel with a HL3 teaser as a post-credit scene. They knew a VR-only game would not attract a big enough audience.
Most zoomers who know the half life 3 meme haven't even played any of the half life games. Guarantee that if hl3 came out, barely anybody would even play it.
Unaccessible to most of the fanbase, and it was just a prequel. It didn't even play like a half life game, it was more akin to an arcade shooter on rails.
Yes but only if VR or some other new technology to video games is used. HL has always been a series about 'pushing the boundaries' so anything other than bleeding-edge tech is a no go.
After how bad Alex was. No, no we dont.
Valve sells lootboxes and DRM, lets stop pretending they make good games anymore. Orange Box was their swansong
there's not really any point to releasing half life 3. too much time has past, too many people have left valve at this point. the half life 3 we wanted and maybe could've gotten is gone. it would just end up be a game called half life 3.
Give it 23 years
somebody will discover Arbitrary Code Execution in half-life 2 and have a TASbot run millions of inputs and create epistle 3 so we can all enjoy it
If we ever get to the point where we need an example of an average modern video game again, yes. That's what all of Valve's games ever were, average. TF2 was an average, boring class-based multiplayer fps game. Portal was an average, boring puzzle-platformer game. Left 4 Dead was an average, boring horde fps game. They've never made an exceptional video game.
They absolutely are average. Every game Valve has ever put out (with the exception of one) is objectively 5/10, 50%, middle of the road, mediocre. They're games you play when there's nothing else to play.
not even a valve fanboy but explain what was wrong with them. your only criticism of some of the most acclaimed games of all time in their genre is that they were "average" and "boring". I'm fairly sure you're just a troll but please entertain me with your insights
So do people Hate HL2 because their boomer shooter fans who got cucked during that era or is this just Ganker contrarianism over something that was big 10+ years ago that they can be "subversive" and stand out by saying it was always bad thing?
I dunno man, it's not so much that it won't live up to the hype and more that there no more hype or hope left.
There's such a over welming sense of despair and dread that's weighing on the whole gaming community that a hl3 might be met not with a roar but with a quite "oh" and then never looked at
What we NEED is GOOD GAMES
I could not give half a shit about Half-Life 3 if it would not be GOOD or better.
Hell, I can not even remember Gordon's voice.
I hated the ugly-ass, gimmicky consolised HL2 sooooo much compared to the beautiful and absorbing journey of HL1. It was like going from a 20 hour long Hollywood blockbuster to a 20 hour long Russian liveleak video.
So what IS the next big thing game engine wise?
Physics seem figured out
Lighting seems figured out
VR seems like a fad still
Is Sound design the next frontier?
Player agency
Even the largest, non-linear games are still scripted
An AI generated game could be truly unique every time and really give you the freedom of choice
Number of things happening at the same time and interacting with each other, on-screen and in the background. Real time calculation of a bunch of things instead of scripts or precalculed scenes.
If they make half life 3 another shitty VR game then I'd rather they just don't make it at all. Vr is a worthless annoying dead meme just like 3d screen cinema
>more than any other
maybe 15 years ago
It's a question for the ages why HL2 was ever considered important, revolutionary or even good.
The Metrocops' hitboxes don't travel with them as they play an animation. In order to kill them you need to be aiming where they started or where they'll finish it.
newbies who never played HL2 and PCgays who never had a console
MGS2 is older than HL2 and is FAR more impressive on a technological level.
???
MGS2 doesnt have physics
HL2 doesn't have ice cubes
HL2 was overrated at launch, and I'm pretty sure Valve understood that they could never produce a sequel that wouldn't just tear the veneer right off their sacred cow.
It was a thoroughly boring tech demo, and much of the tech was done just as well in other games at the time.
psiops the mindgate conspiracy on the PS2 and xbox for example had far better physics driven game play.
it didn't brainlet
not enough teeter totter puzzles for this homosexual with 200 IQ lmao.
physics, thats pretty much all I remember being wowed about it.
HL2: DM was awesome though, lets not pretend.
HL1DM was wayy better, it is still played for a reason
sure thing
All the games that piggy backed off HL2 are dead now, so its hard to explain to zoomers that are too young
>godmode on
Frick right off scumbag piece of shit.
The question should be: does Valve need Half-Life 3? The answer for now is that they don't. Valve's primary interest when it comes to first party games is to show off tech and there hasn't been any meaningful leap since 2. VR is still niche, which is why Alyx was a spin-off release. In the case of something like Dota 2 it was purely to show that the Source engine was capable of that kind of gameplay, not just FPS titles.
It was an impressive technical demo for its time, like the original Half-Life.
Half-Life 3 will come exactly when Valve decides that a new new version of the Source engine has enough in the way of significant features to show off to make up a "full game". The series are technical demonstrations first and games second.
>It's a question for the ages
It was the long awaited sequel to the first narratively driven FPS. It wasn't all about physics, AI or graphics. Same reason many people want HL3: they know they'll get at least a decent game, what they really want is the continuation of the story.
>Alyx is half life 3. They just didn't call it that because the dev team felt too much pressure with the name.
Alyx is a prequel with a HL3 teaser as a post-credit scene. They knew a VR-only game would not attract a big enough audience.
It was fun.
>By Gabe Newell
Most zoomers who know the half life 3 meme haven't even played any of the half life games. Guarantee that if hl3 came out, barely anybody would even play it.
They recently released a HL game.
Unaccessible to most of the fanbase, and it was just a prequel. It didn't even play like a half life game, it was more akin to an arcade shooter on rails.
>it was more akin to an arcade shooter on rails.
so like HL2. Got it
>so like HL2
Every single-player valve game is linear as frick because source is a pile of shit.
>source is a pile of shit.
Why is Source considered bad? The Input/Output system if really strong.
>linear means on rails
moron
Can't wait for them to release Half-Life Alyx 2, leave it on a cliffhanger and then never touch that series again.
At this point, there's no way it could ever live up to the hype. I don't think they could possibly make a game that would be what everyone hoped for.
And they fricking know it
After Epistle 3? No
Also too many HL voice actors died, so it's like asking for continuation of Legacy of Kain series.
I was really sad when Gordon's voice actor died.
He's not dead, he just got old and can't do the voice anymore. You're confusing him with Adrian Shepard's VA.
Stage 5: Acceptance.
just make a spin-off where you play as a combine soldier or something
Yes but only if VR or some other new technology to video games is used. HL has always been a series about 'pushing the boundaries' so anything other than bleeding-edge tech is a no go.
After how bad Alex was. No, no we dont.
Valve sells lootboxes and DRM, lets stop pretending they make good games anymore. Orange Box was their swansong
Valve is waiting for BCIs to advance to deep dive levels of stuff so they can made the “3” sequels with the ability to call them “3D”
there's not really any point to releasing half life 3. too much time has past, too many people have left valve at this point. the half life 3 we wanted and maybe could've gotten is gone. it would just end up be a game called half life 3.
Give it 23 years
somebody will discover Arbitrary Code Execution in half-life 2 and have a TASbot run millions of inputs and create epistle 3 so we can all enjoy it
we might even have AI generated video games by then
We don't need another AAA Half-Life game, what we need is for indie devs to stop making bland cuhrayzee quake clones and start copying HL1.
HL2 already has "arbitrary code execution," it's called Hammer.
Give me a qrd on this
Was that triforce thing at gdq sort of like that weird thing those dudes did where they made super mario world play pong?
If we ever get to the point where we need an example of an average modern video game again, yes. That's what all of Valve's games ever were, average. TF2 was an average, boring class-based multiplayer fps game. Portal was an average, boring puzzle-platformer game. Left 4 Dead was an average, boring horde fps game. They've never made an exceptional video game.
None of them are average, zoomer, but yes, they are boring
They absolutely are average. Every game Valve has ever put out (with the exception of one) is objectively 5/10, 50%, middle of the road, mediocre. They're games you play when there's nothing else to play.
Oh yeah I miss the times when we had 40 portal based puzzle games release every year
Black person
Portal isn't a genre dumbass. Portal is a puzzle-platformer that uses the first person perspective.
not even a valve fanboy but explain what was wrong with them. your only criticism of some of the most acclaimed games of all time in their genre is that they were "average" and "boring". I'm fairly sure you're just a troll but please entertain me with your insights
>You will play nothing and be happy
So do people Hate HL2 because their boomer shooter fans who got cucked during that era or is this just Ganker contrarianism over something that was big 10+ years ago that they can be "subversive" and stand out by saying it was always bad thing?
It's the kiddies who weren't around when it was out.
Alyx is half life 3. They just didn't call it that because the dev team felt too much pressure with the name.
I dunno man, it's not so much that it won't live up to the hype and more that there no more hype or hope left.
There's such a over welming sense of despair and dread that's weighing on the whole gaming community that a hl3 might be met not with a roar but with a quite "oh" and then never looked at
What new tech could possibly justify HL3's existence?
BCI is to far off and VR plays too differently, so I think realistically it's going to be some kind of next gen procedural generation or AI.
Yes. What a stupid ass question.
So is Ganker really going to pretend that they hated HL2 now? You guys are so boring.
This isn't the Ganker you know and love anymore, old man.
Zoomers only have two personality traits: hate anything that could be good and gossip about twitter screencaps.
They are honorary israelites.
What we NEED is GOOD GAMES
I could not give half a shit about Half-Life 3 if it would not be GOOD or better.
Hell, I can not even remember Gordon's voice.
I hated the ugly-ass, gimmicky consolised HL2 sooooo much compared to the beautiful and absorbing journey of HL1. It was like going from a 20 hour long Hollywood blockbuster to a 20 hour long Russian liveleak video.
So what IS the next big thing game engine wise?
Physics seem figured out
Lighting seems figured out
VR seems like a fad still
Is Sound design the next frontier?
Personalization. The procedural generation revolution of the 2010s laid the framework.
AI
Modern FPS games are still stuck with enemies that can only run in a straight line towards you.
Player agency
Even the largest, non-linear games are still scripted
An AI generated game could be truly unique every time and really give you the freedom of choice
this has been infesting games since the mid 2000s and nothing has improved from it.
Procedural generation is a rudimentary algorithm compared to what I'm talking about
We haven't had neural nets used in gaming yet aside from DLSS
Number of things happening at the same time and interacting with each other, on-screen and in the background. Real time calculation of a bunch of things instead of scripts or precalculed scenes.
physics seem so figured out that barely any games use them in a meaningful way, yeah
At this point, if HL3 were to come out, it'd be more to fulfill the long and tiresome wait for it instead of actually giving it a decent trilogy.
>The greatest videogame never made
Looking at the thumbnail, i thought this was a mass effect 2 screenshot
Reddit-Life
Half life 2 sucks and I'm tired of pretending it's good
>we
Who the frick is "we"?
Game "journos" need to be publicly drawn and quartered. That's all they need.
If they make half life 3 another shitty VR game then I'd rather they just don't make it at all. Vr is a worthless annoying dead meme just like 3d screen cinema
I know I've stopped caring.
>Valve spends time and money making TWO VR games that are set in the HL universe
>can't spend that time making HL3
What did Valve mean by this?
I want more HLVR so I can stare at Vortigaunts again