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Half-Life: Alyx

Valve Corporation · Mar 23, 2020

PC

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Half-Life: Alyx is Valve’s VR return to the Half-Life series. It’s the story of an impossible fight against a vicious alien race known as the Combine, set between the events of Half-Life and Half-Life 2. Playing as Alyx Vance, you are humanity’s only chance for survival.

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Critic 9.3 (47 critics) · Gamer 9.8

9.3

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  • NoobFeed

    LG18 · Oct 06, 2020

    10
    As a true representative of the excitingly surreal experience of VR and the added immersion it brings, alongside brilliant pacing, narrative and visuals, the game takes the player to another world in a way no other has. It’s a fantastic achievement, and if there was one title to convince someone that games can stand on their own unique artistic merit, this is surely it.
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  • Way Too Many Games

    Jordan Hawes · May 27, 2020

    9.5
    Half-Life: Alyx is a superb experience that I wish didn’t have such a barrier to experience, but it really does need to be experienced. It may not fully impress VR enthusiasts with its gameplay rules, but it offers so much more to the VR space. It’s refreshing to have a game that focuses on telling a full fledged story experience on a platform that is mostly stretching its legs with gameplay tech demos.
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  • Hardcore Gamer

    James Cunningham · Apr 15, 2020

    9.0
    I took my time with Half-Life: Alyx, partly due to limited hours in the day but mostly because each new area was a joy to thoroughly explore, sifting through the wreckage, corpses and otherwordly fungus to turn up the tools of survival. Half-Life: Alyx is an incredible journey, worth every second of the nineteen hours from start to epic finish, and an adventure worthy not only of the Half-Life name but also the enhanced expectations that grew during the series’ thirteen year absence.
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  • USGamer

    Mathew Olson · Apr 07, 2020

    9.0
    It is a full-length VR experience that both needs to be in VR, but that uses the tech to more strongly evoke the same feelings you got with a mouse and keyboard years ago. There are some small flaws that are no more annoying than over-long sewer odysseys or having to crouch jump were in past games, and its spectacle hits the hardest of any in the series. It sets Half-Life up for a compelling future—here's hoping we see it.
  • COGconnected

    Paul Sullivan · Apr 07, 2020

    9.7
    It needed to prove that all the tools for making a brilliant VR experience – one with an impactful story, fun and fluid combat, and an entrancing world – already exist, and then execute. It has done that, and it shattered my expectations from start to finish. If you’ve yet to make the VR leap, Half Life: Alyx is an extraordinary reason to do so. It’s the best VR game yet, and maybe, just maybe, the best in the Half Life franchise.
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  • Darkstation

    JohnK · Apr 07, 2020

    10
    The format still has its shortcomings and likely always will, but with Half-Life: Alyx, it’s very close to realizing its full potential. If you think back to the first time that you visualized what VR would look like and feel like, then you probably envisioned something very similar to what Half-Life: Alyx has to offer. It’s immersive, exciting, terrifying, and exhilarating – everything that you would hope for a virtually reality game to be.

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Gamer reviews

  • Jezreel Ian Manuel

    Feb 7, 2022 · PC

    9.4

    Half-Life: Alyx

    This was actually the first and last PCVR game I've finished in the year 2021. Since I'm new to VR gadgets, I finally was able to experience this. It was an awesome experience every VR owner must play this game. The immersion is insane. The mechanics, the storyline, and in-game graphics. This has been one of my dream games to play with. I'm lucky enough to own an Oculus Quest 2 in the year 2021. Enjoyed this game a lot! Especially for first-time VR users like me! Looking forward to playing and finishing more PCVR titles soon! **VISUALS** _Artistry: 12/12_ _Technical Merit: 8/8_ **SOUND DESIGN** _Music: 12/12_ _Sound Effects & Vocals: 8/8_ **INTERACTION** _Control & Interface: 8/8_ _Player Agency: 8/8_ _Accessibility: 4/4_ **MECHANICS** _Feedback & Fun: 9/10_ _Depth: 5/5_ _Variety: 5/5_ **CHARACTER** _Narrative: 6/8_ _Heart: 3/6_ _Originality: 6/6_

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  • Richard Love

    Dec 5, 2021 · PC

    9.0

    Amazing - HL Alyx showcases the future of VR gaming

    True to the original Half Life series - but built from the ground up for a full VR experience, As so many others have said, this (still n 2021) is THE game that shows the quality, immersion and graphics fidelity that leaves me so excited for the future of VR gaming. Half Life Alyx needs a PC but it's 100% worth the investment (you can play on Quest 2 via a Linc Cable or now wireless to if you have a good quality Wifi network) It can be intense in places, the atmosphere is brilliant, tense and plenty of jump scare moments, but also some calm and truly beautiful scenes looking out over City 17. Highly recommended.

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  • Tovarășul Adriano

    Mar 12, 2021 · PC

    10

    The Best game ever made. A truly next gen game. I know is a VR game, but is great.

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