Why Valve Never Made Half-Life 2: Episode 3

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  • Опубликовано: 26 мар 2020
  • Valve explains the reasons behind one of the greatest cliffhangers in gaming history.
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  • @Varil92
    @Varil92 4 года назад +7071

    At this point, now that Source 2.0 is ready and Alyx has been universally acclaimed by critics and fans, it's now or never to make Half-Life 3.

    • @einjohannis4711
      @einjohannis4711 4 года назад +613

      Well gmans voice actor I think already said that half life alyx isn't the only surprise this year

    • @aidilmubarock5394
      @aidilmubarock5394 4 года назад +37

      In VR?

    • @andrewromitti2038
      @andrewromitti2038 4 года назад +170

      aidil mubarock I Hope not, they can try their new tech on a prequel, but for episode 3... I think they’ll understand that everyone needs to experience it.

    • @umamifan
      @umamifan 4 года назад +16

      @EinJohannis [Citation Needed] give us a source

    • @DrCranberry
      @DrCranberry 4 года назад +67

      @@einjohannis4711 Well, Mike Shapiro has been very, non confirming that it's a Valve title.
      He said it's a "blast from the past" but never said it's from Valve. Which means it very well could end up being Blood 3 (as thats the only major role he's had in a game since the half-life series came out)

  • @ShinkeiDEI
    @ShinkeiDEI 4 года назад +4694

    It is kinda refreshing not only playing HL: Alyx but also Valve's being more transparent.

    • @catwithshades7577
      @catwithshades7577 4 года назад +139

      Now all we need is a Portal 3. Sure, Portal 2 ended perfectly but I want more content!

    • @ShinkeiDEI
      @ShinkeiDEI 4 года назад +8

      @@catwithshades7577 That would be great indeed!

    • @portal4ever257
      @portal4ever257 4 года назад +16

      DoodledBro oh I’d love that just to hear glados one more time.

    • @xdsenpaiii
      @xdsenpaiii 4 года назад +85

      yeah man, not only is valve actually starting to make games, they've also started to communicate with the community ALOT more, games like csgo which used to be ignored by valve are getting way more frequent updates. This is honestly the best version of valve we've seen in a long damn time

    • @logoffkid3613
      @logoffkid3613 4 года назад +37

      Dont forget *Left 4 Dead 3*

  • @spoonikle
    @spoonikle 4 года назад +1513

    HL:A is the best looking game in VR I have ever played... and it was on Low.
    Valve put some magic in source 2.

    • @evanabbott2737
      @evanabbott2737 4 года назад +30

      That’s great to hear....Valve is the best out there and I think always will, too....🤔👍

    • @thegombie
      @thegombie 4 года назад +38

      Source 2 is the big leap VR needs. Runs so well and looks amazing.

    • @Ryder056
      @Ryder056 4 года назад +63

      To be honest "best VR game" title is not a high bar to overtake. Considering HL:A is the only AAA VR game, that I know of.

    • @juanme555
      @juanme555 4 года назад +8

      @@Ryder056
      Resident Evil 7 too.

    • @moonprincess_xoxo
      @moonprincess_xoxo 4 года назад +11

      @@juanme555 not really a vr game...

  • @stainie
    @stainie 4 года назад +1811

    Oh boy, can’t wait to see what Source engine 2: episode one will bring

    • @shillian4770
      @shillian4770 4 года назад +57

      Stanko Kostic lawl Alyx is basically Lost Coast: VR

    • @Something_Disgusting
      @Something_Disgusting 4 года назад +28

      @@shillian4770 damn. That's an exciting prospect.

    • @NazmusLabs
      @NazmusLabs 4 года назад +12

      Colton Frogge are you serious? HLA has a gameplay length of HL2

    • @pasta248
      @pasta248 4 года назад

      @@shillian4770 it's really not though. It's like half life 2 lol.

    • @toaster_toaster2398
      @toaster_toaster2398 4 года назад +2

      @@NazmusLabs HLA is about 10 hours, and my first playthrough of HL2 was 18, maybe even 20 hours. HLA is no Lost Coast, and is fantastically long for a VR title, but in my eyes it's not nearly the same length as HL2.

  • @papelhat4265
    @papelhat4265 4 года назад +2281

    Half Life Alyx: VR innovator
    Half Life Barney: AR innovator?

    • @houghwhite411
      @houghwhite411 4 года назад +171

      BI innovator
      I mean *Brain Interface*

    • @ratupmyass
      @ratupmyass 4 года назад +82

      blue shift source 2 port confirmed

    • @herald1953
      @herald1953 4 года назад +37

      BlueShift, OpposingForce sequels confirmed

    • @vally3475
      @vally3475 4 года назад +9

      There should be a new view, Maybe being a metro cop, or OTA.

    • @nyorri3490
      @nyorri3490 4 года назад +3

      not happening.

  • @asmodeus5369
    @asmodeus5369 4 года назад +1156

    Anyone remember that kid called Eli who finished the HL2 series? Yeah, he's probably a happy man now.

    • @NoNameAtAll2
      @NoNameAtAll2 4 года назад +11

      Who?

    • @madmellian
      @madmellian 4 года назад +380

      @@NoNameAtAll2 there was this video of a young boy finishing episode 2, asking what will happen in the next one, his father told him there wasn't another, both were sad.

    • @aurin_komak
      @aurin_komak 4 года назад +68

      @@madmellian don't make me cry, please

    • @yes5937
      @yes5937 4 года назад +36

      Lil Chonk He is, the guy got a quest and link unfortunately instead of a Rift S

    • @asmodeus5369
      @asmodeus5369 4 года назад +2

      @@yes5937 Ah right, but atleast he got something. xd

  • @Nasrul260
    @Nasrul260 4 года назад +532

    "Lol Valve can't count to 3"
    *_- Posted 6 years ago_*

  • @manuelb__r
    @manuelb__r 4 года назад +1047

    It took Valve a pandemic to realize that they needed to start developing Half-Life 3 before the world ends.

    • @fomalhaut_the_great
      @fomalhaut_the_great 4 года назад +62

      if it takes the world ending for hl3 then i've got us covered
      *_starts burning egregious amounts of plastic_*

    • @__Babaaaa
      @__Babaaaa 4 года назад +24

      Half-Life 3 release date : *apocalypse*

    • @theorangeoof926
      @theorangeoof926 4 года назад +1

      Fomalhaut It’s the best bargain that you could get.

    • @kevingame3198
      @kevingame3198 4 года назад +1

      But they got source 2 done for half-life Alyx if they rush the game development it'll be a buggy mess like fallout 76 but developing it too long will start to be impatient

    • @d9zirable
      @d9zirable 4 года назад +2

      They've gotta finish HL3 before the actual Combine takes over our real world

  • @jacksongibbs8998
    @jacksongibbs8998 4 года назад +401

    “We didn’t want to go dark for long”
    *Over* *a* *decade* *goes* *by* *between* *HL* *games*

    • @GhuyGuldY
      @GhuyGuldY 4 года назад +8

      Jackson Gibbs 13 years in Valve time are like 2 months.

    • @jacksongibbs8998
      @jacksongibbs8998 4 года назад +9

      Ghuy Guldy
      2 months... because Valve can’t count to three, right?

    • @CrashB111
      @CrashB111 4 года назад +7

      @@GhuyGuldY We will eventually discover there actually exists some kind of singularity in their office spaces that causes time to travel slower within the bubble.

    • @CaveyMoth
      @CaveyMoth 4 года назад +3

      Bravo Six, going dark.

    • @Eternal_Sky_Tardis
      @Eternal_Sky_Tardis 3 года назад

      U forgot dota 2, cs go, the lab, artifact and dota underlords

  • @yugen3968
    @yugen3968 4 года назад +1160

    HL 2: Non-Virtual Reality
    HL- Alyx: Virtual Reality
    HL 3: Reality
    .
    .
    HL3 confirmed

    • @randgrithr7387
      @randgrithr7387 4 года назад +50

      You're living in a simulation, HL3 will never release.

    • @robertomorales8751
      @robertomorales8751 4 года назад +10

      @@randgrithr7387 NOOOOO!!!

    • @Videogamer96_
      @Videogamer96_ 4 года назад +18

      *Brain Interface

    • @chrisc7265
      @chrisc7265 4 года назад +17

      @@Videogamer96_ Gabe has already signed a deal with the aliens, they just need to travel several million light years to get things going

    • @Videogamer96_
      @Videogamer96_ 4 года назад +9

      @@chrisc7265 Of course, sounds perfectly in line with Valve Time

  • @pierre-mariecaulliez6285
    @pierre-mariecaulliez6285 4 года назад +828

    One lesson Valve can learn from this : their fans are dedicated, and so long as Valve remains Valve, we'll wait for the next game, no matter how long it takes them :)

    • @lgbtshl2882
      @lgbtshl2882 4 года назад +29

      I do hope tho Valve comp' realise, us hl2 fans have so much respect for them since the original to the last, whether pc or vr (hopefully pc as vr is way too expensive) we will still be so over the moon for hl2 ep 3 or hl3. Big respect to valve for making brilliant games and us fans for waiting patiently

    • @lgbtshl2882
      @lgbtshl2882 4 года назад +2

      @@sem6045 may I ask how I'm crying? I juste said that I have a lot of respect for pc and vr games valve has now given us, for me I can't afford a vr set, that's my problem so hopefully in futur they will make either a vr and/or pc version for hl3 for everyone :)

    • @xJets1
      @xJets1 4 года назад +3

      de_heilige_kip Valve already confirmed hl3 won’t be vr dumbass. They know it’s still a small market and didn’t want to leave a lot of their fans waiting, so they made Half Life Alyx instead.
      Please respond with something smart.

    • @xJets1
      @xJets1 4 года назад +1

      marshall branin not true at all lmao

    • @xJets1
      @xJets1 4 года назад +1

      marshall branin IGN literally did a ton of valve interviews where they talk future games. There’s your source. Valve says they didn’t want to shut out a large portion of the player base with vr so they decided to do alyx instead. What did that mean to me? I don’t think VR will be mainstream until probably the end of this decade or close to 6 years. HL3 won’t just be a single VR title. I gave you the sources

  • @weezusQL
    @weezusQL 4 года назад +421

    Mad respect for the one AAA industry giant that wants their work to be the absolute best it can be and not just churn out mediocrity every six months.

    • @moonlightact1792
      @moonlightact1792 4 года назад +7

      yeah... apart from "THAT" one mistake they did

    • @danmoar94
      @danmoar94 Год назад +13

      The cynical take is that they've largely given up on developing games because they can just print infinite money by running steam.

    • @vVex_
      @vVex_ 10 месяцев назад +14

      @@danmoar94 and that puts valve in a very special position where they don't have to worry about churning out mediocre games to keep afloat, and they can take their time and truly experiment in order to make something truly great

    • @Lord_Sunqu
      @Lord_Sunqu 7 месяцев назад +1

      *ahem* COD *cough* FIFA *cough* Pokemon *cough*

    • @halolasomaster3900
      @halolasomaster3900 6 месяцев назад +1

      ​@@vVex_I'm going to be dead before HL3 comes out.

  • @JaggedJack1
    @JaggedJack1 4 года назад +1002

    Half life 3 confirmed memes have lost "steam". Well punned, IGN!

  • @LucidAmori
    @LucidAmori 4 года назад +324

    imagine you wake up and theres a trailer for: Gta 6,Portal 3,Half life episode 3/3

    • @NassimSYD
      @NassimSYD 4 года назад +50

      World Peace Unlocked ✔

    • @walkingidiot2533
      @walkingidiot2533 4 года назад +43

      And tf2 heavy update

    • @allen3178
      @allen3178 4 года назад +23

      And a CSGO source 2 port.

    • @benjaminfranklin1571
      @benjaminfranklin1571 4 года назад +8

      Damn . That will be the bestest day of my entire life , no kidding , the EPICEST DAY EVER , but we cant give out hope because valve always ruins it

    • @abluecircle7753
      @abluecircle7753 3 года назад

      uhm i think therenis something missing

  • @overpoweredmatsop9369
    @overpoweredmatsop9369 4 года назад +391

    1) Half 2 Episode 2 is some of the finest gaming ever created
    2) I still get emotional thinking, hearing, or seeing the end of Episode 2 which says something about their storytelling
    3) Regardless of what the reasons are, the fans deserve closure to this series
    4) Half Life Alyx has been incredible in my 5 hours so far
    5) Would love to see Half Life 2 Episode 3 in VR bring the cliff hanger to a close

    • @brokenlegend23
      @brokenlegend23 4 года назад +23

      Wait 'til you finish the game mate :)

    • @spacelag5104
      @spacelag5104 4 года назад +12

      Don't wanna spoiler, but you don't need to wait for episode 3...

    • @neonalva
      @neonalva 4 года назад +1

      What vr headset do you use?

    • @volkitolkitorino
      @volkitolkitorino 4 года назад +30

      GET AWAY FROM THE INTERNET UNTIL YOU FINISH THE GAME. THE END OF THE GAME IS VERY IMPORTANT !!!

    • @ShoopDaWoosh
      @ShoopDaWoosh 4 года назад +13

      @@spacelag5104 That's... that's a spoiler.

  • @Kalinskiya
    @Kalinskiya 4 года назад +281

    Meanwhile Adrian Sheperd drinking beer with g-man and watching Gaben interviews.

    • @nukiradio
      @nukiradio 4 года назад

      Rubber fruit videos

    • @lolo27234
      @lolo27234 4 года назад +20

      JeLezen Kalin what do you mean he’s waiting for his brother to save him in hunt down the freeman 2

    • @WindiChilliwack
      @WindiChilliwack 4 года назад +25

      @@lolo27234 Im gonna stop you right there.

    • @civo4457
      @civo4457 4 года назад

      "You can't just wade into the field, it will peel you apart!"

    • @player2-lightwater914
      @player2-lightwater914 4 года назад +4

      The worst part is Valve rarely acknowledged the events of Half-Life: Opposing Force and Blue Shift due to being developed by Gearbox Software. The only thing Valve acknowledged is the destruction of Black Mesa as depicted in Opposing Force.

  • @jrespace04
    @jrespace04 4 года назад +588

    A moment of silence, to those who passed away, before Half - Life: Alyx's release.

    • @doko3000
      @doko3000 4 года назад +17

      Cheap bait for likes... There's been a bunch of stuff that people have missed, HL:A is not that important

    • @Athropod101
      @Athropod101 4 года назад +48

      doko
      You severely misunderstood the meaning of OP’s comment

    • @niz3215
      @niz3215 4 года назад +5

      Dude they already have played the game
      In heaven you have everything remember?

    • @comrademays9631
      @comrademays9631 4 года назад +10

      @@doko3000 he mean half life fans that passed away

    • @doko3000
      @doko3000 4 года назад +1

      Comrade Ma YS I know what they meant. My point still stands, they are fishing for likes

  • @j_nl7689
    @j_nl7689 4 года назад +76

    Its kind of crazy to think that half life aylx didnt even nearly use source 2's capabilites to the max ,must be a extremly powerful piece of software.

  • @stefantheconqueror8710
    @stefantheconqueror8710 4 года назад +370

    Worry not lads, we'll be seing a half life 3 VR Card game by the end of 2033!

    • @aurin_komak
      @aurin_komak 4 года назад

      Ooo

    • @Sam-bu6mh
      @Sam-bu6mh 4 года назад +4

      @DrCoomer hello Gordon!

    • @Xx_Oleander_xX
      @Xx_Oleander_xX 4 года назад +5

      @DrCoomer look Gordon a rope, We can use this to climb up pi- HELP ME GORDON!!!!!

    • @TheONLYFeli0
      @TheONLYFeli0 4 года назад +3

      Sydney Long Kill.
      Kill.
      Kill.
      Ki- Hello, Gordon!

    • @stephenmcconkey2036
      @stephenmcconkey2036 4 года назад +2

      DONT GIVE THEM ANY IDEAS!

  • @dungeoneering1974
    @dungeoneering1974 4 года назад +51

    Damn, even all these years later I still got the feels with that ending clip of Alyx weeping over Dr. Eli Vance's body. :(

    • @TheVvdevil
      @TheVvdevil 4 года назад +4

      Then have a look at half life alyxs ending....

  • @mathpc4047
    @mathpc4047 4 года назад +555

    Each Half life game, it's a game changer for the industry.
    Half life 1: *FPS game with amazing story telling for the time*
    Half life 2: *revolutionary physics and interaction system*
    Alyx: *amazing use of VR with great controller integration*
    That's why Half life 3 is taking long. Valve just hasn't found that "wow" factor or revolutionary feature, to justify the making of Half life 3.

    • @Blackhawk211
      @Blackhawk211 4 года назад +33

      System shock came before half life and tells a brilliant story.

    • @C.M_
      @C.M_ 4 года назад +17

      except they don't introduce anything game changing to VR except polish.

    • @Blackhawk211
      @Blackhawk211 4 года назад +28

      @@C.M_ it completely mitigates motion sickness

    • @poquyul5360
      @poquyul5360 4 года назад

      Yeah true mate

    • @PowerSenpai
      @PowerSenpai 4 года назад +78

      @@C.M_ A true full game in VR that people are willing to call a system seller I think qualifies.

  • @ArielJalaludin
    @ArielJalaludin 4 года назад +715

    I used cheat on Half-Life 2 Episode 2, I tried to kill the Advisor that grabbed Eli Vance, I hope if I can go to Episode 3 if I can kill that Advisor.
    5 seconds later, G-Man suddenly appear behind me.

    • @C.M_
      @C.M_ 4 года назад +112

      in half life alyx (spoiler warning)
      gman lets alyx time travel to kill the advisor and save eli vance

    • @cinnabon7272
      @cinnabon7272 4 года назад +42

      @@C.M_ lol I was about to say no need for that solution anymore

    • @defalhady9885
      @defalhady9885 4 года назад +27

      You have extraordinary value

    • @Tylergube616
      @Tylergube616 4 года назад +14

      You should play half life alyx if that's want you want.

    • @alialatrach9788
      @alialatrach9788 4 года назад

      Hey, wanna a quick way to kill him?
      Use "Impusle 203".

  • @slavojdyrdek
    @slavojdyrdek 4 года назад +280

    I didn't even need it to be perfect or innovative. It could've played just like Ep 2 and offered nothing new but if it'd finished the story I'd've been fine

    • @nickboy7919
      @nickboy7919 4 года назад +37

      Literally, most game developers just tack on extra levels made from the same assets when they go episodic. Hell thats the whole point of episodic games, just make MORE without doing anything new or designing a separate engine.

    • @royliber3824
      @royliber3824 4 года назад +35

      Agreed... Problem is Valve decided they doesn't JUST do Half Life games for the sake of the story anymore... They are willing to wait with the episodes for some
      big technological upgrade in the world of gaming in order to release a brand new refreshed game... Honestly one of the things I liked about Alyx is the fact
      they used the same sounds from previous HL games and heck even soundtrack at times... I still would'nt mind seeing HL3 with same assests from previous games
      just the story being continued...

    • @Elaiden
      @Elaiden 4 года назад +11

      @@royliber3824 they could have finished that story in episode 3 first. And then after wait until they find something new and groundbreaking (like they have now). But I understand that can be difficult if motivation and creativity fails.

    • @RE4PER
      @RE4PER 4 года назад +9

      That isn't what Valve is about though. They've always been about innovating and pushing new technologies.

    • @pasta248
      @pasta248 4 года назад +1

      But this is valve and honestly it would be disappointing

  • @brodhax6148
    @brodhax6148 4 года назад +614

    Valve:
    Since we cant make the biggest most amazing perfect game ever...we just wont make anything at all!
    OK.

    • @inthefade
      @inthefade 4 года назад +77

      Yeah I find this obnoxious. They have an obligation to finish the damn story. The tech innovations in the episodes was great enough to just wrap it up for the time being.
      Then HL3 could have been another innovation, but Christ, they have to finish what they start.

    • @coffeetext
      @coffeetext 4 года назад +29

      memespace
      This. AFAIK the whole point of the episodes was to tell a story to completion via short bursts of content. The upgrades to Source that came with them were just little extras. At the point that they were at they could've just finished the story and freed up time to truly put time into what they wanted to do without the ghost of the series looming over the company as it has for the past decade.

    • @Lordmattfreeman
      @Lordmattfreeman 4 года назад +12

      @@inthefade How could've it been another innovation if it was just going to run on the same engine, same graphics, same everything except the story. Won't be much of an innovation, would just be a wrap up to the story. Which is what they didn't want.
      Also considering what Valve has said about their reasonings for not making half life 3, this could mean a golden age in valve where team fortress 3 could be released, portal 3 and even half life 3. However, this is just speculation.
      Edit: Also about the main comment. They did make something they finished Source 2 (the engine they were planning to use for half life 3) and made Half Life: Alyx which ran on source 2.

    • @tristanmayer5373
      @tristanmayer5373 4 года назад +58

      @@inthefade Valve doesn't owe us anything. They're actively developing projects, they just aren't what you want. If they decide that they never want to make another Half Life game again that's their call.

    • @brodhax6148
      @brodhax6148 4 года назад +9

      @@inthefade Thats exactly what I said. When Newmann said "Whats our motivation to make HL3?". Because you started a story dude, f'n finish it.

  • @w13d0w
    @w13d0w 4 года назад +35

    Valve is talking openly about half-life again. We are living in the end times bois

    • @gamepad3153
      @gamepad3153 3 года назад +3

      this I'm looking forward to. two routes valve can go here either VR or another keyboard and mouse Half life 3.

  • @TheAronDark
    @TheAronDark 4 года назад +69

    I DON*T CARE what Valve does or say... I just WANT a Ending to Half-Life, before i die.
    I don't think that is to much to ask.

    • @onlylonly888
      @onlylonly888 4 года назад +7

      TheAronDark, But you know that's a lot to ask

    • @TheAronDark
      @TheAronDark 4 года назад +2

      @@onlylonly888 Not in Dreams 😂

    • @jamesmcilvenny2294
      @jamesmcilvenny2294 4 года назад +5

      TheAronDark Gordon has a heart attack immediately after HL2 episode 2. Combine come back and kill everyone. The end.

    • @daruistube2007
      @daruistube2007 4 года назад +2

      Well, lets just hope that Valve can find something grounbreaking soon and we might even see the day the elusive number three rises.

  • @hotto-dogu5829
    @hotto-dogu5829 4 года назад +36

    The only thing I’m scared of if they’re going to make more half-life games it’s going to be VR exclusive

    • @Asghaad
      @Asghaad 4 года назад +6

      im not because that is exactly what VR needs to get off the ground and become viable system for big developers

    • @stalk8r
      @stalk8r 4 года назад +1

      Of course it will.

    • @citywokbesitzer6834
      @citywokbesitzer6834 4 года назад +5

      @@Asghaad As if other game developers will jump on that bandwagon as well....
      It's about money and companies like EA and Ubisoft will never make VR-Only titles because they know almost nobody uses VR

    • @Asghaad
      @Asghaad 4 года назад +1

      @@citywokbesitzer6834 Steamspy has current sales for Alyx at between 500k-1mil ... i wouldnt call that "almost nobody" and $25 milion in revenue in first week (at minimum it can be DOUBLE of that...) bad ... itm more than likely the game already is in the green numbers especially considering Valve doesnt deal with distribution platform charges like others.

    • @citywokbesitzer6834
      @citywokbesitzer6834 4 года назад +7

      @@Asghaad 0.26% of all Steam users.
      It is NOTHING compared to the entirety of steam users and gamers overall.

  • @boyuzhang1051
    @boyuzhang1051 4 года назад +20

    Since Alyx became yet another milestone, let's start making source 3.

    • @L3monsta
      @L3monsta 3 года назад

      You hit the nail on the head there

  • @HenritheHorse
    @HenritheHorse 4 года назад +387

    Half Life 3 comes out when more people can afford VR and when the technology gets better.

    • @prasadpawar7027
      @prasadpawar7027 4 года назад +17

      @BegissoR I laughed more than I should on this

    • @nickr3526
      @nickr3526 4 года назад +21

      HL3 isn't going to be VR. Calm down.

    • @josantosp77
      @josantosp77 4 года назад +70

      @@nickr3526 Yeah, it probably will.

    • @Gaming_Legend2
      @Gaming_Legend2 4 года назад +10

      @BegissoR they could, remember how Gabe said last year and thos year also that valve is working with neural stuff? He wants to make a real hl experience, one you can actually feel by tricking your brain into feelimg the experience but i thimk that is still kinda green

    • @HenritheHorse
      @HenritheHorse 4 года назад +15

      @@nickr3526 Most likely it will be the next evolution in VR.

  • @LadaHusakLH
    @LadaHusakLH 3 месяца назад +5

    Ok so... it's been 4 years, sooo... are we waiting for Source 3 now?

  • @obi-wankenobi5411
    @obi-wankenobi5411 3 года назад +75

    CDPR should take notes from this. They kept quiet, didn’t advertise before even starting to work on the game properly, didn’t over-promise, didn't sell their integrity. They just delivered.

    • @Dhips.
      @Dhips. 2 года назад +10

      Where have you been the last 14 years? Ep 3 was a non-stop discussion from the time 2 came out till now. The talks became less and less as it became more clear we're never getting the game, but they did not keep quite by any means. Gabe talked about it a lot, ironically saying very little.

    • @LordVader1094
      @LordVader1094 Год назад +3

      Literally completely unrelated subjects and not even correct anyway lol
      Valve danced around it for years, but acted like it wasn't cancelled when it very much was.

  • @toiletpaper8958
    @toiletpaper8958 4 года назад +144

    10/10, has a little bit for everybody.

    • @mikaelantonkurki
      @mikaelantonkurki 4 года назад +5

      what about me who does not want a VR.

    • @Hitsujindayo
      @Hitsujindayo 4 года назад

      His father was raising donations to buy a VR and HL:A
      he is going to play it guys

    • @pasta248
      @pasta248 4 года назад

      @@mikaelantonkurki then you are dishonest lol... Everyone wants to try HL alyx

    • @mikaelantonkurki
      @mikaelantonkurki 4 года назад

      @@pasta248 You are right. If only it wasn't a VR game.

    • @pasta248
      @pasta248 4 года назад +2

      @@mikaelantonkurki I get that and unfortunately I cant play it either for the time being, but id still rather that it was something new and exciting than something disappointing :)
      Guess ill play it in 5 years when VR is more mainstream haha

  • @nihalkprakash8070
    @nihalkprakash8070 4 года назад +87

    I hope it happens
    Pc needs something big

    • @nihalkprakash8070
      @nihalkprakash8070 4 года назад +1

      @@JoshMightymouse don't have a vr

    • @nihalkprakash8070
      @nihalkprakash8070 4 года назад +1

      @@JoshMightymouse sure watching PewDiePie playing it.. will eventually see it :D

  • @RunniDer
    @RunniDer 4 года назад +209

    You know what, I’m not even mad

    • @chamoyless
      @chamoyless 4 года назад +12

      im being so sincere right now

    • @NazmusLabs
      @NazmusLabs 4 года назад

      fish yeah, right? And I used to be confident that after a decade of waiting, anyone would buy their excuses...and yet, here I am, buying it...well played, gaben

    • @AJegoist
      @AJegoist 4 года назад +8

      even though you broke my heart and killed me

    • @abisheiksekar
      @abisheiksekar 4 года назад +1

      And tore me to pieces

    • @shep07
      @shep07 4 года назад +1

      And threw every piece into a fire

  • @TransSappho
    @TransSappho 4 года назад +35

    Having played Alyx I can definitely say that the wait was justified. This game really is a benchmark in the same way that HL2 was in 2004 and it is nearly perfect as it is

  • @nickmedlin3475
    @nickmedlin3475 4 года назад +8

    mad respect for them not cash-grabbing the Half-Life series like so many other devs

  • @lostplaya8768
    @lostplaya8768 4 года назад +230

    They’re literally scared of the number 3

    • @lufetm
      @lufetm 4 года назад +15

      The only *3* in Valve I can think of is Counter Strike 1.3 version

    • @aerina_eclair
      @aerina_eclair 4 года назад +8

      It's like the Japanese that are scared of the number 4

    • @nanopi
      @nanopi 4 года назад

      HLA release date has a 3 in it

    • @pedor5965
      @pedor5965 4 года назад +5

      @@lufetm no, that's Counter Strike 1 + 0.6/2

    • @amirmuzakkir3450
      @amirmuzakkir3450 4 года назад +1

      3
      3
      3 3 3

  • @mrxxbrian
    @mrxxbrian 4 года назад +183

    Big fan of Half Life 2, but was bit disappointed when they announced episodic releases. They didn't feel drastically innovative, more like DLC packs. I think they realized that idea wasn't meeting their standards and rather intrusive to their development schedule

    • @thesensur6214
      @thesensur6214 4 года назад +18

      Makes sense. they did even say that episodic releases felt outdated at one point.

    • @Crowbar
      @Crowbar 4 года назад +38

      Half-Life 2 Episode Two is the best game in the series though.

    • @thesensur6214
      @thesensur6214 4 года назад +10

      Crowbar I disagree.

    • @RJPharry
      @RJPharry 4 года назад +8

      I like the episodes more than HL2

    • @LukesOffline
      @LukesOffline 4 года назад

      They stated that the episodes are DLC. HL2 came out in an era when most games were expected to have DLC and lots of people believed half life should too.

  • @heimareuardo
    @heimareuardo 9 месяцев назад +8

    Well...this didn't age well. Three years have passed and no news on Half Life 3.

    • @gengarvenom1180
      @gengarvenom1180 8 месяцев назад +1

      That doesn't mean it didn't age well.

    • @Vamatt99218
      @Vamatt99218 8 месяцев назад

      3 years? Half life 3 confirmed!

  • @wingman-1977
    @wingman-1977 Год назад +4

    Valve doesn’t know how to count to 3 (not HL ep 3,L4D3 nor Portal 3). The least Valve can do is release a non VR version of HL:A.

  • @1fanoforange
    @1fanoforange 4 года назад +96

    I hope alyx has something like episodes or blue shift and opposing force for the original

    • @sparksk8er
      @sparksk8er 4 года назад +5

      People will mod for this guaranteed.

    • @12warmacha
      @12warmacha 4 года назад

      Really hope we get a Half Life Barney and Half Life Shepard after this

    • @antondavidovic3996
      @antondavidovic3996 4 года назад +1

      @@12warmacha No, what we need now is a Half-Life 3. No More Half-Life: "Insert Name Here"

  • @chrislaverick6413
    @chrislaverick6413 3 года назад +12

    Hl2 is One of the greatest games I’ve ever played in my life, at the time it was simply groundbreaking with the physics engine

  • @Jounzey
    @Jounzey 4 года назад

    Thank you so much for the thorough explanation and dive, dude! Really happy! That's some awesome work! :)

  • @KonigKrueger-qz5jh
    @KonigKrueger-qz5jh 9 месяцев назад +4

    Imagine. Gaben the ultimate troll as he is. Puting Half Life 3 on steam store without announcement, trailers. Etc.

  • @MrSwallows
    @MrSwallows 4 года назад +53

    Half Life: Opposing Force 2.
    Make it happen Valve!

    • @Rays_K
      @Rays_K 4 года назад +10

      Shephard joining the combine to catch Gordon or Shephard join the resistance and become their leader for an upcoming huge assault or Shepard is prematurely waken up near Borealis and had to survive or something, help the Local to fight some huge fish monster or combine incursion (The ending be like, Gordon & Alyx arrive at the place and Shepard finally got to meet the man he was task to capture then the end. Epic cliffhanger confrontation haha).
      So many possibilities.

    • @evanabbott2737
      @evanabbott2737 4 года назад +2

      Yesss....Shepard is just waiting to be woken up...!😬👍

    • @SiisKolkytEuroo
      @SiisKolkytEuroo 4 года назад +1

      You mean: Make it happen Gearbox

    • @AntzolY111
      @AntzolY111 4 года назад +5

      2050 maybe

    • @royliber3824
      @royliber3824 4 года назад +2

      @@SiisKolkytEuroo If Gearbox decided to step in again and continue their story on Adrian Shepherd... heck im not even going to be mad if it aint "official" Valve
      product... The original OP isn't really part of the Valve family yet it made a lot of impact on the universe itself... I hope once Source 2 will be "open for market" in sort of speak,
      Gearbox will jump right to it to make it happen.

  • @Maxibon2007
    @Maxibon2007 4 года назад +8

    Episodic gaming was going to be the future of gaming, turns out it was way more expensive then normal game production, remember Sin : Emergence ?

  • @no.love.for.a.nation
    @no.love.for.a.nation 7 месяцев назад +5

    already 3 years later and of course no news

    • @ElseAndrecool
      @ElseAndrecool 7 месяцев назад

      coming up to 4 years in a few months

  • @dmxdxl
    @dmxdxl 4 года назад +10

    Half Life Alyx was worth the wait, and I can't wait to see what they make next...

  • @4ever_reckless
    @4ever_reckless 10 месяцев назад +4

    just as a reminder, people have died waiting for this game to come out someday

  • @Violent2aShadow
    @Violent2aShadow 4 года назад +6

    Valve: "Three? What is this strange word that everyone keeps throwing at us?"

  • @TorimWaken
    @TorimWaken 3 года назад +4

    Im 12 years old,i played the entire half life 1 and im playing half life 2,im so glad for knowing about this game series so early.Sadly half life is not too famous here in brazil.

  • @GetterRay
    @GetterRay 4 года назад +45

    Ah yes, the infamous Valve playtesters. The ones that got lost in a fork in the road, one that looped back to the fork and one that led out, so they just made the fork into a corridor. Valve catering "religiously" to room temperature IQ testers explains a lot.

  • @XantheFIN
    @XantheFIN Год назад +4

    Hope third episode comes to X360. Still waiting.

  • @GMMReviews
    @GMMReviews 4 года назад +91

    But here's another important question. Why not let more third party developers create expansions, or standalone titles to appease the fans? Remember Blue Shift, and Opposiing Force?

    • @ShadeKirby500
      @ShadeKirby500 4 года назад +64

      Y'all remember Hunt Down the Freeman?

    • @Chara-chan
      @Chara-chan 4 года назад +3

      Ahem Shepard

    • @pasta248
      @pasta248 4 года назад +3

      Hunt down the freeman lol

    • @lukkkasz323
      @lukkkasz323 4 года назад +28

      There are mods created by the community, you can download and play them, Valve really supports that.
      Btw ever heard of Black Mesa?

    • @shahood8116
      @shahood8116 4 года назад +6

      Arkham origins was also developed to appease fans and no one liked it even though it was solid

  • @danmoar94
    @danmoar94 Год назад +2

    "We didn't want to go dark for so long" lol that intention lasted all of about five minutes

  • @HIM-on7gx
    @HIM-on7gx 4 года назад +12

    If Shenmue 3 can happen, then Half Life 3 can happen too.

  • @BizKwikTwist
    @BizKwikTwist 4 года назад +6

    I have always seen Half Life as a real life experiment of sorts testing new technology, awesome to hear Valve say the same, respectable. Loving Alyx btw it goes hard.

  • @xinquiote9572
    @xinquiote9572 4 года назад +10

    We have forgotten, why Half-Life is Half-Life.. It's not a half baked master piece, it's a masterpiece with life and Valve didn't forget

  • @Violence-Escalated
    @Violence-Escalated 4 года назад +1

    But here’s what happens in the ending of half life Alyx
    When you release Eli, you change the future. Alyx gets taken, and you assume the perspective of Gordon. Dog comes in and gives Eli the crowbar, who then gives it to you. They then went to go take down G-Man.

  • @bbluva20
    @bbluva20 4 года назад +8

    Wait wait wait... are you telling me they HAVE been working on stuff for Half-Life this whole time?!
    Cool, I knew it.

    • @ips2124
      @ips2124 3 года назад

      is that really much of a secret though?

  • @yvngdende
    @yvngdende 4 года назад +8

    I never would’ve thought we’d be at this point, honestly. Finally, now we know the actual, factual, serious truth straight from the horse’s mouth.

  • @panduino2156
    @panduino2156 4 года назад +8

    ITT: “Half Life Alyx is VR so it’s bad”
    “No, I dont own a VR headset and I haven’t played it, why do you ask?”

  • @SaltOnWounds
    @SaltOnWounds 4 месяца назад +2

    Early 2024, still no episode 3 or just hl3 and that is sad

  • @thepaintingbanjo8894
    @thepaintingbanjo8894 4 года назад +3

    I get so giddy knowing that the ALYX team wants to make more Half-Life content after this! That stinger of the post-credit scene sold me on the idea that we'll get a continuation of Gordon's story soon after.

  • @MostlyPennyCat
    @MostlyPennyCat Год назад +3

    7:30 And it only costs, like, a couple of grand to get into half life vr... 😡

  • @Doodlebob563
    @Doodlebob563 4 года назад +8

    It's like a 7 and a half minute commercial patting valve on the back and about 10 seconds of providing an actual answer which isn't even that much different from what everyone has known for years.

    • @Doodlebob563
      @Doodlebob563 4 года назад

      @@colbyboucher6391Yeah fair enough :[

  • @Y2K4Y
    @Y2K4Y 4 года назад

    I could hear about Valves internal processes and development more than I wanna play any new games.
    Such a fascinating studio with seasoned developers that we still dont know much about on the inside.

  • @TheChillStart
    @TheChillStart 4 года назад +1

    I hope soon in a E3 or something gaming event. The lights go out, the crowd whispering what happened. Then the only thing you see fading in his the half life logo with the number 3 next to it. That would send chills down my spine

  • @thesilverfinger
    @thesilverfinger Год назад +3

    Please deliver this post to Gabe Newell, my worst fears are to die before finishing the half life story 😢

  • @cansytgames6957
    @cansytgames6957 4 года назад +3

    Valve thank u so much for creating this game, i feel so great watching rich people in VR helmets complete the whole game

  • @noparkingnoparking
    @noparkingnoparking 4 года назад +44

    "the impact it strives for on each release" -gabe newell talking about how he'd like to impact your wallets

    • @ACogloc
      @ACogloc 4 года назад +6

      Gabe has so much money by now that even GTA 5 money would make him *slightly* wealthier, and it would still pale compared to Steam's earnings. They're doing this for fun.

  • @user-bv8wr3vw4x
    @user-bv8wr3vw4x 4 года назад +2

    HL 2 development started in June 1999. So it took them 5 years and 5 months to develop the game.

  • @mj.bieber
    @mj.bieber 10 месяцев назад +4

    3 years have passed and still nothing from half-life 3, Even tho 2024 is near.... 3 months and 2 weeks until 2024

  • @hdolfaitler5587
    @hdolfaitler5587 4 года назад +51

    Still hoping for Half life ep 3...........F

    • @thesensur6214
      @thesensur6214 4 года назад +5

      Project borealis is looking pretty promising. (:

    • @hdolfaitler5587
      @hdolfaitler5587 4 года назад +2

      @@thesensur6214 Yea, I saw some of the clips of it and maaanh I'm sure it won't let us down bud

    • @LukesOffline
      @LukesOffline 4 года назад +16

      @@thesensur6214 Have both of you seen the end of Half-Life Alyx? It's a big nod a to a real possibility of a HL3, spoilers: Alyx is hired by the G-Man, Eli's death is revoked, and Gordon is told by Eli he has work to do as Eli wants to kill the G-Man, this scene is shown lost credits!

    • @thesensur6214
      @thesensur6214 4 года назад +4

      lasago Yeah, I’ve played it. (It’s great.) But Project borealis is a half life *Episode* 3 Game Inspired by epistle 3 with Gameplay as close as possible to Half Life 2. And whatever happens next officially would be A *Half life* 3, Most likely VR, fairly different gameplay To Half Life 2and a different storyline.

    • @LukesOffline
      @LukesOffline 4 года назад +2

      @@thesensur6214 yeah I know what project borealis is lol there's another epistle 3 inspired game that uses source to emulate episode 3 being made when it was planned called Boreal Alyph

  • @mauroblardony7703
    @mauroblardony7703 4 года назад +1

    I wish they knew that their fanbase were captivated more about the storyline and was content with the engine. Like they didn't need to explore and make the game better, they just needed to complete the story line that they started...

  • @christianfleitas7467
    @christianfleitas7467 4 года назад +1

    The one problem I see with this is that Valve might make more Half-Life VR games and might even make Half-Life 3 a VR game so it could be another “next big thing” but I kinda want it to be a pc game with something in it that can still be a game changer for future games to come

  • @hoels4216
    @hoels4216 4 года назад +31

    Greg coomer

  • @nopenopenopex100
    @nopenopenopex100 4 года назад +3

    It be cool if they made an art book of all that un-used half life 2 beta art.

  • @CapeRides
    @CapeRides 4 года назад

    13 years passed since half life 2 wow. It blew me away back then. I wonder if we'll ever get half life 3 and system shock 3😓

  • @charlieandrews-came1392
    @charlieandrews-came1392 3 года назад +1

    If they ever release Episode 3, there should be no marketing, just a quiet drop on Steam. It would make everyone wild.

  • @KangOle
    @KangOle 4 года назад +4

    The main point is that Valve would never make any Episodic format anymore and with the promising capabilities of Source 2 showcased in Half-Life Alyx, Valve would now be ready to make the real sequel. Not in the form of an "Episode" but full-on "Sequel" that we always need: Half-Life 3

  • @agarcia7336
    @agarcia7336 4 года назад +10

    Valve started making more money selling other developer's games than their own, it's not because of scope creep and all this stuff about the story. HL: Alyx is out because they sunk money into a VR platform and need a killer app to sell it.

  • @montengro234
    @montengro234 4 года назад +1

    from wikipedia "Half-Life: Alyx was developed with the Source 2 engine and supports all PC-compatible VR headsets"

  • @Obama_Hunter
    @Obama_Hunter 4 года назад +1

    About 4 years of use not knowing another half life game would ever come.

  • @KeybladeKnight14
    @KeybladeKnight14 4 года назад +10

    After seeing the ending for Alyx, I'm glad Valve didn't make Half Life 2 Episode 3. The ending for the script of Episode 3 was a terrible ending for a lot of characters. I didn't like the idea of the borealis destroyed, Mossman killed even though the mission was the save her, and Alyx suddenly ditching Gordan Freeman out of the blue with the Gman while Gordan is trapped in a time paradox giving up to the combine.
    At that point, I didn't like where the story was heading.

  • @raylot13
    @raylot13 Год назад +3

    Loving Half Life Alyx so far but if they do make Half Life 3... I hope it's not VR lmao.

  • @SaumBodhi
    @SaumBodhi 7 месяцев назад +2

    Be nice if decent VR headsets were affordable and could be played in super tiny rooms.

  • @halolasomaster3900
    @halolasomaster3900 6 месяцев назад +2

    Everything bad happening in the world today is because Valve hasn't made Half Life 3 yet.

  • @casted_dreams
    @casted_dreams 4 года назад +15

    I mean, from the looks of HL: Alyx’s ending, we may eventually get it after all.

    • @brettbaumler754
      @brettbaumler754 4 года назад +1

      Ian Radcliff several Alyx team members have said they want to make another Half Life game. And if they just wanted to do a VR side story, they certainly wouldn’t have ended it that way.

  • @Torgo1969
    @Torgo1969 4 года назад +25

    Imagine Gordon Freeman with both a Portal Gun and the Gravity Gun.

    • @toakovika
      @toakovika 3 года назад

      Gordon and Chell team up game anyone?

  • @TheLegitAlpha
    @TheLegitAlpha 4 года назад +2

    I sure hope that if HL3 ever gets developed, we get to play as either Gordon or Alyx, with weapons being unique to them.

  • @miecraftandmoregames
    @miecraftandmoregames 4 года назад

    i honestly think now is the time to be axcited about half life future. since Alyx reveal it feels like i've been living on a dream one that i hope it never ends.

  • @dertegh
    @dertegh 2 года назад +3

    It took Valve 13 years to expand the story by 15 seconds

  • @xjackx1417
    @xjackx1417 4 года назад +47

    half life : jeff

    • @Puffycheeks
      @Puffycheeks 4 года назад +2

      nope

    • @flying_Night_slasher
      @flying_Night_slasher 4 года назад

      Who's Jeff?

    • @SuperWeedPower
      @SuperWeedPower 4 года назад +1

      the gameplay would be you just looking for vodka

    • @jase276
      @jase276 4 года назад +1

      Jeff was just misunderstood

    • @daruistube2007
      @daruistube2007 4 года назад

      @@flying_Night_slasher The zombie thing that you "meet" halfway through HL:Alyx

  • @e4-m0nngaming57
    @e4-m0nngaming57 4 года назад

    The noises the strider makes in half life alyx sound so cool

  • @youngdud21
    @youngdud21 4 года назад +1

    its pretty much confirmed at this point the ending of Alex makes it very clear what direction there going in here

  • @mnamethonk
    @mnamethonk 4 года назад +28

    Why are they gameplay footage of the PS3 version lmao

  • @Lurch150
    @Lurch150 4 года назад +4

    Valve will be making half life VR games until they've showed all their tricks and the market gets saturated. Then we'll be in another decade long lull until the next big leap in gaming technology

  • @RoboJules
    @RoboJules 4 года назад +1

    Half Life 3 will probably be a traditional FPS, while Alyx 2 will be her VR journey though the events of Half Life 3.

  • @notfurb1378
    @notfurb1378 4 года назад

    I also believe that in a episode of boundary break they had Barney’s guest actor come on and say how there was going to be another surprise this year I think