*** Half-Life: Alyx ***

[roddypoddy]

Going to jump in when uncle Boris has been on and given us our order's,Rift s and 2080ti btw.

 

[Gerard]

Consider me Jelly

 

[jrodga2k5]

Amazing. I think Rift S is my next stop for VR gaming then. Soon as my current workload is done, I'll take a look at prices!

I'm honestly very happy with it, also got some nifty leather style pads for it to replace the original foam ones and they're much better.

 

[melmac]

Consider me Jelly

It brought me right back to the first time that I played Half Life 2. I played it for about an hour and half and so far it's been almost perfect.

 

[agnes]

Using the Rift, played this for an hour with all settings max, absolutely brilliant. Only put in an hour so far, but it's amazing, handles really well, probably the best VR game I've played so far.

 

[DrCrabHands]

Wow, just wow. This is everything I'd hoped for and some. Looks incredible, sound amazing. Plays so well. Index owners will love this with the controllers. Works really well on my Rift S. Worth the wait.

 

[ci_newman]

+1 to the love-it crowd.

I managed 90minutes or so before my controllers ran out of battery (foolishly I forgot to charge them this afternoon).

Spoiler

The "splat" from the health recharge points

 

[agnes]

Spoiler

The "splat" from the health recharge points

IT'S SO GROSS! I love it haha. The graphics are simply stunning. I just wish I knew which VR headset to upgrade to from the Rift to really get the most out of this title.

 

[enigma27]

I have said for ages valve have been waiting for a the new engine to become mature.. this looks stunning... wouldn't be surprise if this is what they have been waiting for to do the next half life fps

 

[Gerard]

wouldn't be surprise if this is what they have been waiting for to do the next half life fps

There was an interview with Newell the other day and he more or less said that.

 

[ci_newman]

IT'S SO GROSS! I love it haha. The graphics are simply stunning. I just wish I knew which VR headset to upgrade to from the Rift to really get the most out of this title.

I'm playing it on my mk1 Vive and it already looks gorgeous. If I'm being really picky, I lose definition on the pistol when I'm aiming down the sights, but I barely noticed it after a while.

 

[Wilko_Dog]

What’s best but at same time affordable vr to get for this? Would you be able to tell the difference with any other apart from the index ?

 

[agnes]

What’s best but at same time affordable vr to get for this? Would you be able to tell the difference with any other apart from the index ?

Playing on the original Rift, it's amazing. If it's your first and likely entry into VR. Get the Rift S.

 

['Wes]

Was watching Twitch for this and it looks awesome.

 

[bmad]

For all the WMR naysayers out there I'm playing on an HP Reverb and it's incredible. Had no issues at all with controller tracking and the reverb resolution is just amazing.

 

[Skidder]

I finished far cry 5 over the weekend and played an hour of HL Alyx last night. Going to be really hard to go back to regular FPS and get any wow factor.

The gloves are great, atmosphere amazing, controls quickly become second nature.

I'm playing with the fluid motion and haven't found it too pukey.

First gen rift and vega 64. All good.

 

[SS-89]

This, WD:SaS and Asgards Wrath for me have taken VR to a whole different level. Kudos to Valve they've been a bit rubbish for years but this may finally push VR to the next level. Hopefully more AAA devs start producing.

 

[lokiss]

Hopefully more AAA devs start producing.

That's the thing, they could do exactly what Valve have done here. Ubisoft, EA, they've the resources to do it. Can you imagine The Division played out as with what Alex is doing!

 

[Mark A]

Watched a few streamers playing this and the movement and gunplay looks so slow and jerky, like 10x worse than console. Maybe its just the fact they're probably new to VR or something though.

They all seem to be having fun regardless though. Just seems odd seeing someone trying to shoot a headcrab for 2 minutes lol.

 

[jrodga2k5]

Watched a few streamers playing this and the movement and gunplay looks so slow and jerky, like 10x worse than console. Maybe its just the fact they're probably new to VR or something though.

They all seem to be having fun regardless though. Just seems odd seeing someone trying to shoot a headcrab for 2 minutes lol.

That's the thing, there will be a lot of streamers who are picking VR up for the first time for the views.

It certainly doesn't take 2 minutes to shoot a headcrab once you get your VR bearings Although there are techniques to do so and some of the Sights that Valve have added to the game help a massive amount with aiming in VR.

You cannot beat an intense shootout in VR, that's where you feel the main differences between VR and non-VR as it's so easy to just panic.

Spoiler:

That scene when you get the flashlight and Poison Headcrab/Spider things appear...talk about intense!! Should have used my shotgun but decided to panic through the Pistol!!!