For real, as crazy cool as it is to see n updated look at what this world looks like, it's also a little surreal and depressing at the same time that it is only in VR..and some time should be spent recovering from a 13 year wait to see a glimpse of the world with modern tech.
@@mattswank Look at the bright side. They made the Source 2 engine for this, it looks phenomenal and it is well optimized. It would be pessimistic to think that they're only planning to make VR games for this engine.
@@crust5909 I hope you are right, fair point for sure! I do have hope after how this game ends that it may not be over after all. That moment really did bring tears to my eyes, and I was in shock for sure for a few minutes.
I love watching people's first reactions to the opening. Valve knew exactly what they where doing by placing you on a balcony with a bunch of random crap for you to throw. Your first thoughts are 'can I pick this up?' and 'how far can I throw it/what can I throw it at'. Geniusly teaching you basic controls without telling you.
Holy crap it’s here! A little disappointed it’s this early though you should’ve waited the full 13 years like we did. HLA is a masterpiece and I can’t wait to watch you experience it.
To this day, I still think Half Life Alyx is the first and possibly only true Triple A experience in VR. Admittedly I have been taking a break from VR for the past year, so something new might have come along, but certainly I would argue that this is the first true triple A game on VR. And honestly, Valve knocked it out of the park yet again. Half Life 1 and 2 both were revolutionary for their time and Half Life Alyx has most certainly been revolutionary for VR in the sense that its set the bar really high for what a great VR game looks like.
nah, there’s still no other game that compares with Alyx, and I suspect there won’t be for a long time. This game is quite literally from the future, as it took Valve 5 years and an ungodly amount of money to develop. No other developer in their right mind would spend that much on a VR game due to PC VR’s current niche state. But since Valve owns Steam, they have as much time and money as they want
The whole "kid in a candy store" energy Mapo brings to the table with new Half Life experiences is unmatched. The pure unfiltered joy and excitement over every little detail and new toy makes his playthroughs special.
I love how the "Y" in the "HALF-LIFE: ALYX" title screen looks like an inverted lambda symbol. Such a neat little detail. I also love those huge cables/pipes that crush the buildings of the city in order to power the Citadel: it illustrates perfectly the complete disregard that the Combine has for human existence. Amazing visual storytelling, incredibly evocative. Valve is exceptionally good with that. (Similarly, in HL2, there was this black metal wall that slowly advanced by crushing human buildings.)
36:28 Spoiler free tip: Grab the ladder and do a kind of yanking motion, it zips you up ladders fast and gets it over with, if it makes you feel too funny to climb it like you would IRL.
Great to see you take on this adventure! Can't wait for the next episode :) If you're interested in why you might be feeling motion sick in vr, there are usually two main contributing factors. I'm a VR developer myself and had to wrap my mind around the whole thing at some point, so feel free to ask any vr related things that might interest you. :) VR motion sickness is basically the inverse of feeling sea-sick. This happens when your inner ear (responsible for letting you feel gravity/acceleration) is getting different input than your eyes. For example when you are inside a ship and see a static environment, while your inner ear still perceives the motion of the rocking waves. In vr it's the opposite.. Your body is static but your eyes see motion. Whenever you experience a change in velocity in the real world your body is trained to automatically counterbalance your center of mass, so you don't just fall over in the direction you were going. Good news is you can get used to it through a bit of exposure and getting better at predicting what sort of visual feedback your controller inputs will lead to in the game you are playing :) The other common complaint about VR is getting headaches / tired eyes after a bit of playing. This is also due to your body having developed an automatic mechanism for dealing with things in the real world, which you have to "unlearn" a little bit for vr. It's called the 'Vergence Accommodation Conflict" and deals with how depth perception works for your eyes. Vergence refers to parallax, eg. your eyes having to different points of view and rotating in their sockets to bring the same object into focus. Accomodation is how the lens in your eyes has to expand and contact in order to bring incoming light rays into focus on your retina. Lightrays from far away objects reach the eye almost in parallel, requiring a different amount of curvature in the lens than close objects, whose rays are usually more spread out. Vergence and accommodation are usually linked together and looking at a far away object needs adjustments to both systems. In the current generation of vr however, the screen is always at the same distance to your eyes, no matter how far away the digital object is, meaning you don't actually have to adjust the lens in your eye to a different focus. This is the same reason why some people going to 3D cinemas used to complain about headaches btw. Just like with the motion sickness this usually just takes a bit of getting used to and once your brain has learned to decouple the two mechanisms, vr headaches don't really occur the same way anymore. Hope you guys find this information helpful if you struggle with motion sickness and wish to do something about it before hopping into our glorious Metaverse future ;)
@@StefanScripca Understandable. I think it'll be pretty fun to see which ones actually survive though. The tech advances have been crazy in the past two years and so much of the hardware stuff which made it tedious before is kinda solved now. I'm sure humans will find a way to mess things up, but the incredible potential even with stuff already available today is pretty staggering :)
"pro" tip in regards to 'vr legs' & motion sickness: walk in place as you joystick walk in games, it has a two-part result leading to no more motion sickness in a relatively short time span. PART1 Initially it will help fool your brain that everything is fine because you are walking according to multiple of your senses, so your brain is fairly okay with it (wont really get motion sick anymore, but dont play too long sessions during this part as your brain is still learning this new stuff, 30-45mins max depending on the person, if you start feeling uneasy stop playing, remember how long that was and stop a few minutes before next time) You will get comfortable with using the joystick in a few play sessions (it will no longer feel like somebody pulls a rug out from under your feet when using joystick) PART2 After doing PART1 for a few play sessions and having gotten comfortable with that, your subconscious will start bothering the conscious part of your brain about how stupid the walking in place bit actually is (i mean, you've always known you were just walking in place so your brain is just going to go "okay you can stop now") & you will likely feel a sort of urge to stop moving your legs all the time (also because fatigue hehe) when you stop walking in place it might feel a little awkward again but this time the awkwardness is much much lower & it will pass super quickly (likely the same play session) Now you have so called "VR legs"! :D they will get even better over time as you try more games, before you know it you're flinging yourself around as an acrobat in games like climbey, having scary vertigo experiences without getting any sort of motion sickness! Wooh! now you can start working on getting rid of your real world vertigo hehe ^^
I actually think HLA is like a big marvel achievement in the gaming industry. The ideas aren't new, there's been interactable objects and many shooters on VR before. It's just the attention to detail, the amount of interaction that ties into gameplay, and the visual fidelity, all wrapped into one package that makes it a true modern masterpiece. It's something a player has to experience to truly understand.
Loooool I love the ending, idk if it’s intentional but the silent focused drawing is so funny and truly dedicated! Especially trying to pick stuff up off the ground in vr! And of course the have to do drawing
Wait... There's a cat.... Remember in Half Life 2 when Barney said "I still have nightmares about that cat" when talking about Kleiners teleporter..... Oh God...
Yes! At last! Always love how meticulous Mapo is when playing games looking at every nook and cranny in detail.... although I was a bit sad he missed the dead rat in the bin that you can pick up and play around with...
worth the wait on this! love how you were throwing stuff down at the metro cop at the beginning! also, do not stop exploring everywhere when you can. the game does reward you for that. just wanted to throw in some encouragement there! love the freeman drawing! i drew a godzilla attacking the citadel on mine.
I absolotely love how much you found in the intro! Plenty of people looked around, but you actually went a step further and even thought about the lore behind a lot of the little bits and bobs
It’s fascinating to see how you approach this. You spent so much time like a kid in a candy store where I would have jumped right into playing. It’s awesome to watch and really enjoyable. Your wonder at the tech and how it looks is amazing, I love it. Once again I must commend you on your choice of shirt. AiC is my second favorite band of all time with Dirt being my second favorite album ever. Metallica and Master of Puppets will always occupy the top slots of those two categories.
There's an easier way to climb stairs. You almost triggered it a few times. If you hold your hand out to a ladder you'll see a circle fill up and it will teleport you to the top
@@insertgenericusernamehere2402 You got something backwards there, its the opposite, teleport does not make you motion sick, climbing might (and going by the video does) make him motion sick.
It took me about the same time as you to get to where you got by the end of the video on my first playthrough of the game, definitely take your time to mess with things and get adjusted to the game, that's what the first part of the game is all about (and it's always entertaining to watch someone fiddle with things in VR)
Yeee was waiting for this, enjoy it & dont read any comments cuz of possible spoilorz!! Edit: Oh, one thing a moderator should forward to him, a great way to "get vr legs" (read: not get motion sick from joystick movement) is to 'walk in place' as you joystick walk in game, its a weird trick where your brain initially 'stays calm' because you appear to be walking according to several of your body senses (so brain doesnt freak out thinking you've been poisoned) but then after a relatively short period (3-4 play sessions of an hour or so) your brain just goes "hold up this is stupid, just stand still" and then fairly suddenly you'll be fine. Dont push yourself too far too soon with this, its something pretty much everybody new to VR has to get used too & you shouldn't worry about it too much (but ideally you DO want to train your vr legs sooner rather then later, because once you're used to it joystick walking is so much nicer compared to teleporting) Edit2: Also good to know, you can teleport up ladders :) (just teleport like normal, when u aim that at ladder it will teleport you to the top of it (or down if you're above it)
Ah, so cool to see you finally play this masterpiece! And the beginning of this game is explicitly meant for you to gawk at everything and get comfortable so no worries there. Small comfort tip; you can bind crouch to a button. It's less tiresome, might help with your limited room and keeps you better in view.
I have been waiting in complete and utter anticipation for this video/series. I was introduced to your channel after watching your half life series along with other valve games. I love seeing people newly experience the half life universe and thank you for allowing us to watch you along the ride!
Just a heads-up, this game will be slow paced and that might mean less fun to watch compared to other series on his channel (long story short its because game was made for people new to VR and valve didn't wanna freak new VR players out with high paced action, so it takes a while to reach that point in the game)
Wait...... I just realized you never played this HOLY SHIT. I find it so amazing how the artstyle hardly actually changed and how it is so effective even today in conveying the mood of the games. After half life Alyx I REALLY want a Half life 3 because this franchise has a ton of potential
They pretty much confirmed that HL3 is back in development again during interviews given when HL:Alyx released, and then there's also... * REDACTED * 😊
The inscription on the wall of the elevator: "We are speaking: WORK SMART NOT LONG! Three basic rules for effective time management. * Write down your tasks * Pass them on to others * Pass on what's left to others" I have never seen anything like this in Russian elevators, there are advertisements, all sorts of obscene inscriptions, a pissed floor, a painted mirror, and this is mainly in old houses with old elevators, everything is cleaner in other houses.
Keeping up putting attention to the details of the game as always, this won't be dissapointing at all for all of us :3 I'm pretty hyped to see what conclussions you might get playing this.
I've never been so captivated and enchanted by a view in any game quite like the very first scene in HLA. As a long time Half-Life fan, I knew I would love Half-Life: Alyx, but I never expected it to become my favorite Half-Life game so far.
This is what Valve does, they dont publish HL games unless it's seriously groundbreaking, the HL series is the epitome of their design philosophy and why i have so much respect for their process, their games have blown be away for nearly as long as i can remember. What a treat it is to see mapo do his discovery run!
I think there's a setting to have that feature with the trigger but im not a 100% sure. Also in all honestly the whole squeeze functionality on the index is a bit meh, it feels wrong trying to squeeze the life out of a piece of plastic 😅
@@jasonmoustache1693 You can still crush the cans and squeeze the bottles on any controller. I believe it's the same button binding as "eject mag." I don't have an index with the pressure-squeeze, so it took me forever to find out that you can still do it with a button.
This was my first VR game ever, and using the Quest 3. It's more mind-blowing when you're the one actually playing it. You really feel like you're there, and the audio of the headset surprisingly emulates surround sound really, really well. I just hope more AAA games, especially longer ones get released.
Mapo you dont have to climb ladders manually, point at one and hold the shift button, wait till the timer fills and youll be teleported up there. Hope this helps!
Honestly, I have played A LOT of VR games and none of them really beat Half Life Alyx. Valve really took it to the next level and showcased just what is possible in a VR game. I just hope other developers follow bc this really raised the bar.
Wow, being following your Valve/HalfLife play through and never expected to see you jump into Alex so soon. Hoping this will be as amazing for you as it was for me when I first played it.
I genuinely remember where I was and what I was doing when I hear about alyx being announced, and also how hard I freaked out lol Alas, I don't have vr and likely won't for a while but this game definitely justifies being vr exclusive
Yeeeees! Yeeeeeeeeeeeesssss!! And yeah, definitely want to take your time, and smell all the roses this game has to smell. I remember reading an interview with some of the designers, and they were enjoying putting so much more detail into each room/space than in previous HL games, because in VR, people spend a lot more time in each room/space, investigating all the nooks and crannies.
I already played through this a few times and I never noticed the cat! lol also wow the detail in the elevator, I never tried shutting the door again and the Combine soldier actually puts his arm out to stop it. The amount of detail they put into little things is crazy.
I discover your channel looking for some Half Life 2 reactions and then binge all the Half Life 1, 2, episode 1 & 2 and Portal 1 (not portal 2 because i didn`t play it). Since I don`t see in the near future the posibility of buying a VR head set, i am super excited to watch this Let's Play. You sir have a great channel. Cheers from Argentina
I small tip to keep your bearings better is to have something like a small carpet that you can feel with your feet, that way you know where to stand and when you are going too far.
The combine soldier who is at the elevator door also actually stops it by sticking his hand in front of the sensor when you press the button. He similarly responds to you trying to grab his gun.
Hate to admit it, but Elden Ring stuff isn’t really for me, not my cup of tea, so naturally I’ve been anticipating the hell outta this! I can tell how ready your body was!
![The Quarantine Zone - Half-Life Alyx | Blind Playthrough [Part 2]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/6mY4BY3_M78/mqdefault.jpg)
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if you spend 30 minutes on the starting balcony, you’re playing the game correctly
I’ve put like 1,000+ hours into vr games. I still boot this chapter up sometimes and I’m still blown away.
For real, as crazy cool as it is to see n updated look at what this world looks like, it's also a little surreal and depressing at the same time that it is only in VR..and some time should be spent recovering from a 13 year wait to see a glimpse of the world with modern tech.
@@mattswank Look at the bright side. They made the Source 2 engine for this, it looks phenomenal and it is well optimized. It would be pessimistic to think that they're only planning to make VR games for this engine.
@@crust5909 I hope you are right, fair point for sure! I do have hope after how this game ends that it may not be over after all. That moment really did bring tears to my eyes, and I was in shock for sure for a few minutes.
@@mattswank The point of valve games is usually to kickstart new technologies forward
I love watching people's first reactions to the opening. Valve knew exactly what they where doing by placing you on a balcony with a bunch of random crap for you to throw. Your first thoughts are 'can I pick this up?' and 'how far can I throw it/what can I throw it at'. Geniusly teaching you basic controls without telling you.
Didn't chuck the tin of paint though did he. Start again!
Valve has some people who are absolute masters at 'hidden tutorials' etc, love that about their games
@@AlmostYearly also, I'm pretty sure you CAN open the matchbox, right?
@@Pir-o Hmm, don't think so.
@@AlmostYearly weird, I remember someone using a finger to open it. Maybe Im confusing it with a different game
Holy crap it’s here! A little disappointed it’s this early though you should’ve waited the full 13 years like we did. HLA is a masterpiece and I can’t wait to watch you experience it.
Hahaha. Yeah.
@@IshanH9 windows xp background
@@GratefulNPC haha
@@IshanH9 yeah.
"you should’ve waited the full 13 years like we did"
nice joke btw
Guys please, NO SPOILERS THIS TIME!
Let Mapo experience this in peace
indeed!
Mapo is the least spoiled person tho
Agreed. Need to start blocking repeat offenders.
@@suddenimpulse030 repeat offenders? zero tolerence policy is better
@@cleverman383 I agree but I'm assuming it's not that iron fist here given prior events.
The Freeman drawing at the end is pure art. Love it
The googly eyes are a genius move. So hyped for more Half-Life.
To this day, I still think Half Life Alyx is the first and possibly only true Triple A experience in VR. Admittedly I have been taking a break from VR for the past year, so something new might have come along, but certainly I would argue that this is the first true triple A game on VR. And honestly, Valve knocked it out of the park yet again. Half Life 1 and 2 both were revolutionary for their time and Half Life Alyx has most certainly been revolutionary for VR in the sense that its set the bar really high for what a great VR game looks like.
nah, there’s still no other game that compares with Alyx, and I suspect there won’t be for a long time. This game is quite literally from the future, as it took Valve 5 years and an ungodly amount of money to develop. No other developer in their right mind would spend that much on a VR game due to PC VR’s current niche state. But since Valve owns Steam, they have as much time and money as they want
@@torikenyon Eh... it didn't really take 5 years. They just did a lot of R&D to see what works in VR.
Only thing that compares is Bone works, and thats not too similar
@@zeallust8542 hot take I actually hate boneworks lol
@@torikenyon Im not big on it either
The absolute joy on your voice and face when the game started :D Insane! Game looks good
Love his little laughs
The whole "kid in a candy store" energy Mapo brings to the table with new Half Life experiences is unmatched. The pure unfiltered joy and excitement over every little detail and new toy makes his playthroughs special.
Also the joy when interacting with the cat ahahaha
You can see it in his eyes.
I won't lie. The half life series got me into the channel. Can't wait to see your reactions to this
I love how the "Y" in the "HALF-LIFE: ALYX" title screen looks like an inverted lambda symbol. Such a neat little detail.
I also love those huge cables/pipes that crush the buildings of the city in order to power the Citadel: it illustrates perfectly the complete disregard that the Combine has for human existence. Amazing visual storytelling, incredibly evocative. Valve is exceptionally good with that. (Similarly, in HL2, there was this black metal wall that slowly advanced by crushing human buildings.)
The art direction for Half-Life has always been exceptional. That’s why these games are timeless
36:28
Spoiler free tip:
Grab the ladder and do a kind of yanking motion, it zips you up ladders fast and gets it over with, if it makes you feel too funny to climb it like you would IRL.
or just point ur teleport button to it and it will teleport u up
@@MrAaol1 That too! 😄
Actually, you'll be zipped up to the top even if you simply let go of the ladder. Valve didn't want players to fall off the ladders.
@@OnemarioOLDCHANNEL That makes sense. If you could fall off ladders, I'm assuming that would have led to a lot of player accidents in real life.
10:44 You are fine. I love that you are exploring and trying out everything. Now is the time to do all of that.
Great to see you take on this adventure! Can't wait for the next episode :)
If you're interested in why you might be feeling motion sick in vr, there are usually two main contributing factors. I'm a VR developer myself and had to wrap my mind around the whole thing at some point, so feel free to ask any vr related things that might interest you. :)
VR motion sickness is basically the inverse of feeling sea-sick. This happens when your inner ear (responsible for letting you feel gravity/acceleration) is getting different input than your eyes. For example when you are inside a ship and see a static environment, while your inner ear still perceives the motion of the rocking waves.
In vr it's the opposite.. Your body is static but your eyes see motion. Whenever you experience a change in velocity in the real world your body is trained to automatically counterbalance your center of mass, so you don't just fall over in the direction you were going.
Good news is you can get used to it through a bit of exposure and getting better at predicting what sort of visual feedback your controller inputs will lead to in the game you are playing :)
The other common complaint about VR is getting headaches / tired eyes after a bit of playing. This is also due to your body having developed an automatic mechanism for dealing with things in the real world, which you have to "unlearn" a little bit for vr. It's called the 'Vergence Accommodation Conflict" and deals with how depth perception works for your eyes.
Vergence refers to parallax, eg. your eyes having to different points of view and rotating in their sockets to bring the same object into focus.
Accomodation is how the lens in your eyes has to expand and contact in order to bring incoming light rays into focus on your retina. Lightrays from far away objects reach the eye almost in parallel, requiring a different amount of curvature in the lens than close objects, whose rays are usually more spread out.
Vergence and accommodation are usually linked together and looking at a far away object needs adjustments to both systems. In the current generation of vr however, the screen is always at the same distance to your eyes, no matter how far away the digital object is, meaning you don't actually have to adjust the lens in your eye to a different focus.
This is the same reason why some people going to 3D cinemas used to complain about headaches btw.
Just like with the motion sickness this usually just takes a bit of getting used to and once your brain has learned to decouple the two mechanisms, vr headaches don't really occur the same way anymore.
Hope you guys find this information helpful if you struggle with motion sickness and wish to do something about it before hopping into our glorious Metaverse future ;)
all good and nice, but I plan on staying away from Metaverse
@@StefanScripca Understandable. I think it'll be pretty fun to see which ones actually survive though. The tech advances have been crazy in the past two years and so much of the hardware stuff which made it tedious before is kinda solved now. I'm sure humans will find a way to mess things up, but the incredible potential even with stuff already available today is pretty staggering :)
"pro" tip in regards to 'vr legs' & motion sickness: walk in place as you joystick walk in games, it has a two-part result leading to no more motion sickness in a relatively short time span.
PART1 Initially it will help fool your brain that everything is fine because you are walking according to multiple of your senses, so your brain is fairly okay with it (wont really get motion sick anymore, but dont play too long sessions during this part as your brain is still learning this new stuff, 30-45mins max depending on the person, if you start feeling uneasy stop playing, remember how long that was and stop a few minutes before next time) You will get comfortable with using the joystick in a few play sessions (it will no longer feel like somebody pulls a rug out from under your feet when using joystick)
PART2 After doing PART1 for a few play sessions and having gotten comfortable with that, your subconscious will start bothering the conscious part of your brain about how stupid the walking in place bit actually is (i mean, you've always known you were just walking in place so your brain is just going to go "okay you can stop now") & you will likely feel a sort of urge to stop moving your legs all the time (also because fatigue hehe) when you stop walking in place it might feel a little awkward again but this time the awkwardness is much much lower & it will pass super quickly (likely the same play session)
Now you have so called "VR legs"! :D they will get even better over time as you try more games, before you know it you're flinging yourself around as an acrobat in games like climbey, having scary vertigo experiences without getting any sort of motion sickness! Wooh! now you can start working on getting rid of your real world vertigo hehe ^^
Ah, so that first part is why I don't get carsick unless I'm reading something or on my phone. Luckily I don't get sick in VR!
That’s pretty fascinating.
I actually think HLA is like a big marvel achievement in the gaming industry. The ideas aren't new, there's been interactable objects and many shooters on VR before. It's just the attention to detail, the amount of interaction that ties into gameplay, and the visual fidelity, all wrapped into one package that makes it a true modern masterpiece. It's something a player has to experience to truly understand.
Loooool I love the ending, idk if it’s intentional but the silent focused drawing is so funny and truly dedicated! Especially trying to pick stuff up off the ground in vr! And of course the have to do drawing
Super excited for this one. Half Life Alyx is truly a revolutionary game!
Wait... There's a cat....
Remember in Half Life 2 when Barney said "I still have nightmares about that cat" when talking about Kleiners teleporter.....
Oh God...
What cat?
Yes! At last! Always love how meticulous Mapo is when playing games looking at every nook and cranny in detail.... although I was a bit sad he missed the dead rat in the bin that you can pick up and play around with...
Man, you're doing the absolute right thing by exploring every single inch of this game.
I'm excited to finally watch you experience this!
WOW, this is amazing
The dedication that you got on this channel is amazing, love this Saga and love your videos, this is gonna be amazing
worth the wait on this! love how you were throwing stuff down at the metro cop at the beginning! also, do not stop exploring everywhere when you can. the game does reward you for that. just wanted to throw in some encouragement there! love the freeman drawing! i drew a godzilla attacking the citadel on mine.
I’ve been waiting sooo long since episode 2, can’t wait!!!
I absolotely love how much you found in the intro! Plenty of people looked around, but you actually went a step further and even thought about the lore behind a lot of the little bits and bobs
Haven’t started watching yet but finally you’re in HL:A, I can’t wait for you to play through all of this! 🥳
It’s fascinating to see how you approach this. You spent so much time like a kid in a candy store where I would have jumped right into playing. It’s awesome to watch and really enjoyable. Your wonder at the tech and how it looks is amazing, I love it.
Once again I must commend you on your choice of shirt. AiC is my second favorite band of all time with Dirt being my second favorite album ever. Metallica and Master of Puppets will always occupy the top slots of those two categories.
That ending was extremely cute.
There's an easier way to climb stairs. You almost triggered it a few times. If you hold your hand out to a ladder you'll see a circle fill up and it will teleport you to the top
Might make him motion sick so he avoids it...
@@insertgenericusernamehere2402 You got something backwards there, its the opposite, teleport does not make you motion sick, climbing might (and going by the video does) make him motion sick.
@@suicidalbanananana I said this before I watched the video.
It took me about the same time as you to get to where you got by the end of the video on my first playthrough of the game, definitely take your time to mess with things and get adjusted to the game, that's what the first part of the game is all about (and it's always entertaining to watch someone fiddle with things in VR)
Lmao I can't get over the googly eyes! I died when the drone made the van crash and you were looking back and forth!
So excited to get to the final of the game with you!!
The sound is good btw, even if you turn around
You should try the continuous movement, they have fixed so people shouldn't get motion sickness 😊 Can't wait to see the whole serie 😍
Loving this!!! So immersed he was so concerned about killing the pet lol. Take your time and experiment in vr, no rush, it's a fun part of this!
Yeee was waiting for this, enjoy it & dont read any comments cuz of possible spoilorz!!
Edit: Oh, one thing a moderator should forward to him, a great way to "get vr legs" (read: not get motion sick from joystick movement) is to 'walk in place' as you joystick walk in game, its a weird trick where your brain initially 'stays calm' because you appear to be walking according to several of your body senses (so brain doesnt freak out thinking you've been poisoned) but then after a relatively short period (3-4 play sessions of an hour or so) your brain just goes "hold up this is stupid, just stand still" and then fairly suddenly you'll be fine.
Dont push yourself too far too soon with this, its something pretty much everybody new to VR has to get used too & you shouldn't worry about it too much (but ideally you DO want to train your vr legs sooner rather then later, because once you're used to it joystick walking is so much nicer compared to teleporting)
Edit2: Also good to know, you can teleport up ladders :) (just teleport like normal, when u aim that at ladder it will teleport you to the top of it (or down if you're above it)
Ah, so cool to see you finally play this masterpiece! And the beginning of this game is explicitly meant for you to gawk at everything and get comfortable so no worries there.
Small comfort tip; you can bind crouch to a button. It's less tiresome, might help with your limited room and keeps you better in view.
Dude, you are checking and playing with almost everything and I love it. I almost forgot how games can be enjoyable, thank you for reminder!
Played this multiple times it's incredible
I have been waiting in complete and utter anticipation for this video/series. I was introduced to your channel after watching your half life series along with other valve games. I love seeing people newly experience the half life universe and thank you for allowing us to watch you along the ride!
Dude, I've been waiting for this. I can't wait to watch your entire playthrough.
This is my first time seeing VR or H&L not really in too the game but it’s always a joy watch Mapo Playing games!
Just a heads-up, this game will be slow paced and that might mean less fun to watch compared to other series on his channel
(long story short its because game was made for people new to VR and valve didn't wanna freak new VR players out with high paced action, so it takes a while to reach that point in the game)
@@suicidalbanananana I sold my PS4 pro just to get a VR headset. Was the best experience I have in any videogame.
Wait...... I just realized you never played this HOLY SHIT. I find it so amazing how the artstyle hardly actually changed and how it is so effective even today in conveying the mood of the games. After half life Alyx I REALLY want a Half life 3 because this franchise has a ton of potential
They pretty much confirmed that HL3 is back in development again during interviews given when HL:Alyx released, and then there's also... * REDACTED * 😊
@@suicidalbananananaI'll believe it when I see it. Gabe has pulled my heartstrings too many times. The GRRM of gaming.
@@suddenimpulse030 itll be worth the weight
It's been a long journey, I haven't played Alyx myself, but I am ready to see the reactions!
You can teleport up the ladders by holding the teleport button, you don't need to climb them manually.
The inscription on the wall of the elevator:
"We are speaking:
WORK SMART
NOT LONG!
Three basic rules for effective time management.
* Write down your tasks
* Pass them on to others
* Pass on what's left to others"
I have never seen anything like this in Russian elevators, there are advertisements, all sorts of obscene inscriptions, a pissed floor, a painted mirror, and this is mainly in old houses with old elevators, everything is cleaner in other houses.
Keeping up putting attention to the details of the game as always, this won't be dissapointing at all for all of us :3 I'm pretty hyped to see what conclussions you might get playing this.
12:57 Apparently in the future pigeons can caw.
I've never been so captivated and enchanted by a view in any game quite like the very first scene in HLA. As a long time Half-Life fan, I knew I would love Half-Life: Alyx, but I never expected it to become my favorite Half-Life game so far.
This is what Valve does, they dont publish HL games unless it's seriously groundbreaking, the HL series is the epitome of their design philosophy and why i have so much respect for their process, their games have blown be away for nearly as long as i can remember.
What a treat it is to see mapo do his discovery run!
YES, I have waited for this video for a long time and now you finally get to experience this overlooked masterpiece of the last decade (at least)
Top notch content, its fun to watch your playthroughs because youre well spoken and humble
I haven't finished the video yet, but in case you haven't found out already: you can squish some items. Cans and dish soap bottles for example
That's only with the advanced controllers like the ones included with the Valve Index. The Rift S Mapo has doesn't have that function.
@@jasonmoustache1693 oh, that sucks
I think there's a setting to have that feature with the trigger but im not a 100% sure. Also in all honestly the whole squeeze functionality on the index is a bit meh, it feels wrong trying to squeeze the life out of a piece of plastic 😅
@@jasonmoustache1693 You can still crush the cans and squeeze the bottles on any controller. I believe it's the same button binding as "eject mag." I don't have an index with the pressure-squeeze, so it took me forever to find out that you can still do it with a button.
the can you feed the snark with has russian text on it saying "coffee" and the label in english is saying "not coffee"
Might help to buy a rug/rubber mat to stand on. Helps so you can feel with your feet the area that you should be standing in.
i had to admit valve really did blow (almost) every ones mind with this game when valve make games you know they will be straight up bangers
I love the fact that the first 10 minutes are just mapo trying to disturb a random guy on street.
It's a CP, they deserve it.
This was my first VR game ever, and using the Quest 3. It's more mind-blowing when you're the one actually playing it. You really feel like you're there, and the audio of the headset surprisingly emulates surround sound really, really well. I just hope more AAA games, especially longer ones get released.
Mapo you dont have to climb ladders manually, point at one and hold the shift button, wait till the timer fills and youll be teleported up there. Hope this helps!
OH MY GOD IT'S HEREEEEEEEEE I WAS JUST REWATCHING YOUR HL PLAYTHROUGHS THE OTHER DAY LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOO
Honestly, I have played A LOT of VR games and none of them really beat Half Life Alyx. Valve really took it to the next level and showcased just what is possible in a VR game. I just hope other developers follow bc this really raised the bar.
57:01 I love the "extra" content at the end!
Oh my god. I never imagined you would play Half-Life Alyx! Very excited it's a great game!
I'm so excited you're finally playing this!!!
Wow, being following your Valve/HalfLife play through and never expected to see you jump into Alex so soon. Hoping this will be as amazing for you as it was for me when I first played it.
HOLY CRAP IT'S HERE!!! I'd like you to take alllll the time you need to play this game, it is truly worth every single minute of it!
You can disable the climbing up ladders being motion sick in settings. there is also a setting to make barnacles not lift you off the ground
I don't know why, I just love the 2 officers panicking over the grenade. It just makes them seem a lot more human.
FINALLY YOU POSTED IT! i am so glad that i can watch more of Half Life.
47:18 i only now realized dog's face was built out of one of these
I genuinely remember where I was and what I was doing when I hear about alyx being announced, and also how hard I freaked out lol
Alas, I don't have vr and likely won't for a while but this game definitely justifies being vr exclusive
Yes!! so excited for this playthrough :)
Please do not apologize for exploring and messing around with things! I absolutely love it and I can already tell this is gonna be a great time!
46:57 Looks like he's actually looking at the Strider irl, lol.
A tip with the ladders if you let go of them you will zip to the top.
Yeeeees! Yeeeeeeeeeeeesssss!! And yeah, definitely want to take your time, and smell all the roses this game has to smell. I remember reading an interview with some of the designers, and they were enjoying putting so much more detail into each room/space than in previous HL games, because in VR, people spend a lot more time in each room/space, investigating all the nooks and crannies.
I already played through this a few times and I never noticed the cat! lol also wow the detail in the elevator, I never tried shutting the door again and the Combine soldier actually puts his arm out to stop it. The amount of detail they put into little things is crazy.
24:49 famous xD
You have the best playthrough of the half-life series! Thanks
"I've been waiting so long for this!"
Oh boy you know not of wait
Stoked to watch the series as always 😍
I discover your channel looking for some Half Life 2 reactions and then binge all the Half Life 1, 2, episode 1 & 2 and Portal 1 (not portal 2 because i didn`t play it). Since I don`t see in the near future the posibility of buying a VR head set, i am super excited to watch this Let's Play. You sir have a great channel. Cheers from Argentina
Yeah baby
I found this channel when the half-life 1 playthrough started
Now i'm just happy for you to be playing this
It's great to see someone who loves and appreciates the details of HL universe as much as myself.
Trust, we love to see you take your time and take everything in. That's the beauty of this game, the first time is wonderous.
Yess I spent my first 2 hours literally sitting on the floor playing with the physics on the balcony
9:50 its not a beans! It said actually in russian xD
Oh neat, you can read Russian, so you know what all those little labels and stuff in game say that most of us don't.
Ali e in chains shirt just elevated you to a legendary status
The balcony at the start could've been a game of its own :D
Absolutely hyped for this playthrough! Have a wild ride, Mapo!
Finally!! I've been waiting for this reaction!! Cheers!
10:49 If you notice, the book kleiner has on portals has blue and orange on the cover. ;)
I small tip to keep your bearings better is to have something like a small carpet that you can feel with your feet, that way you know where to stand and when you are going too far.
Oh heck yeah! Very happy to see you start playinh this!
Wearing the bucket is the best part of this video hahaha
Finally, i've been waiting
The combine soldier who is at the elevator door also actually stops it by sticking his hand in front of the sensor when you press the button. He similarly responds to you trying to grab his gun.
YES YES I WAS WAITING FOR THIS!!!!
Hate to admit it, but Elden Ring stuff isn’t really for me, not my cup of tea, so naturally I’ve been anticipating the hell outta this!
I can tell how ready your body was!
FINALLY! So looking forward to this series!!
I love the googly eyes on the VR headset
This game is a banger. I am so excited for this series
5 minutes into the video and he's already throwing stuff from the roof.....Yup, he's definitely a gamer.
...pretty sure you can strap a grandma into HL:A and she'd start throwing things off the roof too...everyone does this
Could not have been a better time for me to view your playthroughs