Valve Index owners can already register now playable preview to Half-Life: lead Alyx to temper. If you log in to SteamVR, there are now two environments from the upcoming VR game to choose from.
The previews live up to their name and let you look rather than play. Here are two locations from Half-Life: Alyx:
- An alley in City 17 with a view of the Combine Citadel under construction
- The laboratory of Russel, Alyx's ally in resistance to the Combine invasion
Preview not representative according to Valve
So if you own a Valve Index and want to get a feel for how the game world of the new half-life feels in virtual reality, you can get an impression in SteamVR. Indeed the preview differs According to Valve, it is considerably different from the finished game:
"The rendering technology available in the native environments of SteamVR differs from that in Half-Life: Alyx. The interactivity is also significantly less than what the game itself offers. So although these scenes are not quite as true to the original as the actual one Game, we think they are a good translation that provides an entertaining VR preview of the game world. "
By the way: According to Valve, Half-Life: Alyx is "only the beginning, not the end". So the hope for a possible Half-Life 3 is growing again with fans. According to the latest announcement, others have at least the hope of being able to buy a Valve Index before the VR hardware will probably sell out again after a short time.
Here you can watch the first of the three new gameplay trailers for Half-Life: Alyx:
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Half-Life: Alyx gameplay video 1 – Zombies in the subway
We have also prepared a special for you that shows you four highlights from Half-Life: Alyx that would not be possible in a conventional shooter. By the way, according to Alyx, there is still a long way to go: A Valve developer recently stoked new hopes for Half-Life 3 with a corresponding statement.
