Half-Life: Alyx was arguably the most memorable game I played in the past year. Partly because I played it during the first week of blocking in the UK and the game puts it for several hours in the “Quarantine Zone” of City 17. But also because it is an innovative virtual reality game and a brilliant prequel to my series favorite games.
As of today, he is one year old and has a 40% discount on Steam.
Half-Life: Alyx takes place in City 17 before Gordon returns in Half-Life 2. Instead of the silent scientist, you play as a young Alyx Vance, who wields a pair of gravity gloves that allow you to interact with the world at a distance. They are a fun toy and an ingenious solution to many virtual reality FPS design problems.
To celebrate the anniversary of Half-Life: Alyx, Valve has also produced a summary of their favorite mods made by the community. It is written by a familiar name – Craig Pearson, the author of our own mod column, Modder Superior. Craig knows his mods and his virtual reality, and highlights the mods for HL: Alyx that add new enemies, weapons, campaigns and levels.
I loved HL: A, as I wrote in my review of Half-Life: Alyx. It’s funny, smart, beautiful – and a real shame that more people can’t play it. Although it is inseparable from its virtual reality format, hopefully, this discount will make some more headset owners venture out.
Half-Life: Alyx’s 40% discount reduces the price to £ 27.89 / $ 36 / € 30, via Steam, natch.