Half-Life 2 sold more than 12 million copies and is as highly revered as games get. Second, as a full-length game and not an expanded tech demo, it's by far the highest profile title to be released in VR. Regardless, Alyx is an official Half-Life game that's easy to get excited about. Fans have been waiting for literally over a decade for news on Episode 3, but nada. Valve has yet to officially announce Half-Life 2: Remastered Collection despite the game already being on Steam Database.Half-Life: Alyx has created huge buzz for two reasons.įirst, It's the first Half-Life game since Half-Life 2: Episode 2 launched 12 years ago. Thanks to Valve’s supportive attitude towards modders, players have been blessed with incredible experiences such as Black Mesa and the Update mod. With Valve not updating its own games, the task is left to dedicated community members like Filip Victor. As the name suggests, this prequel featured Alyx instead of everyone’s favourite crowbar wielding silent protagonist, Gordon Freeman. This proved to be a clever marketing strategy as the VR-only title increased Valve’s Index VR headset sales. Yet, Valve reignited some hope with the release of Half-Life: Alyx last year. At this point, Half-Life 3 has become a meme. The community even thought Valve had abandoned the franchise after the cancellation of Half-Life 2: Episode 3. Indeed, there are those who have waited for a sequel to Half-Life 2: Episode 2 for almost 15 years now. While there is no release date as of yet, Half-Life fans have acquired zen-like patience over the years. Image credit- Pinterest What about Half-Life 3? According to its developer, it will put his first accomplishment to shame. However, the update turned out to be big enough to have its own standalone release. This addition would incorporate Valve’s two episodic expansions to the mod. Seemingly, the mod was meant to be a patch for the original mod. Somehow, this modder managed to pull all this off without sacrificing Half-Life 2’s iconic graphics.Įmboldened by his previous success, Half-Life 2: Remastered Collection is Filip’s new pet project. Players especially praised the Community Commentary Mode. The mod fixes some bugs, improves the lighting system, and adds particle and fog effects.
This mod caught Valve’s attention enough for Filip to get his own Steam page and backing from Valve. In 2015, community member and modder, Filip Victor, launched a Half-Life 2 Update. This may not be an official Valve product, but it does have Valve’s approval. The news excited fans as this project comes from the same team that made the excellent Half-Life 2: Update mod. Fans of Valve’s flagship Half-Life franchise spotted a listing for Half-Life 2: Remastered Collection on the Steam Database this week.
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