Also includes an exciting multiplayer mode that allows you to play against friends and enemies around the world. The expansions are typically shorter than the main games. Half-Life Named Game of the Year by over 50 publications, Valves debut title blends action and adventure with award-winning technology to create a frighteningly realistic world where players must think to survive. Oculus Quest is a standalone headset, which means that it launches the game directly on the headset.
That aside, how long you might take really depends on the game. What you need in order to play Half-Life: Alyx with Oculus Quest You can read our full and comprehensive guide on how to play Half-Life: Alyx on the Oculus Quest, clicking on the link. If we are to believe certain popular Twitch and YouTube talking heads, the "average player" would likely get frustrated and quit any given Half-Life game. In fact, it is better for gaming that they do not exist. I do not recommend playing Black Mesa before playing Half-Life however, as it's good to have the context of the original game in mind going into Black Mesa.Īs for how many hours it would take. Black Mesa is also a remake, and much more elaborate. Half-Life Source is just a remake of the original Half-Life, really more like a remaster. Technically, Alyx is a prequel to the Half-Life 2 series, but it really only makes sense after playing the Half-Life 2 games. They certainly have the same spirit at least.Īfter all this is Half-Life Alyx. Cameos or not, these are essentially major Half-Life spinoffs. For some reason, Valve decided to just can everything planned after Episode Two. At one point it was going to be its own game, called Ravenholm. There was also an Episode Four planned, featuring the main character of Opposing Force. It's a little odd, thematically, that they're going with Unreal Engine instead of id Tech (did you know that the original Half-Life engine was partially based on the original Quake engine?), but it's not my project. I am told a group is working on a game based on that synopsis. There was supposed to be an Episode Three, but it just didn't happen, though what appears to be a synopsis got released. The above three games make up the "Half-Life 2 series". These three games actually do play out in order. This is followed by its own expansion packs, Episode One and Episode Two. Then you have Half-Life 2, again the original game.
The above four games make up the "Half-Life (1) series". There is an unofficial port of it, but you have to go through some effort.
The developers intended to release it for PC as well, but things happened and the port never materialized. This was made specifically for the PlayStation 2 port of Half-Life and comes with that port. There is yet another standalone expansion pack known as Decay. They don't need to be played in any particular order. Opposing Force is a standalone expansion pack. I haven’t tested if the deliveries don’t unlock at certain story points unless you’ve already completed the prior deliveries.What's simply called "Half-Life" is the original game. They’re easy to spot from a distance but you can also use your scan to spot it at a distance as it’ll be listed as “lost cargo: companion cube.” The Gravity Gloves are legitimately helpful, so I’d suggest getting them.Īll of the messages appear as yellow text with a Half-Life logo making them near impossible to miss.Įach mission has you looking for a companion cube.
A typical day at the office goes completely awry as numerous alien life forms invade the facility. ( do note that when you receive the missions could be slightly different, but I believe the timing should be mostly the same.) The game follows the adventures of Gordon Freeman, a young research associate at the Black Mesa Federal Research Facility. Here’s a guide to when all the missions show up in the game and how to finish them. Each one rewards you with a new piece of cross-over gear which can include things like Gordon Freeman’s glasses to the Gravity Gloves from Half-Life: Alyx. These missions aren’t given to you by normal means and instead arrive through messages in your inbox. The major piece of new content added for this new version of the game is some Half-Life/Portal cross-over missions that are spread throughout the game. In my review, I said, “Death Stranding on PC is another way to play one of this generations greatest games.” Death Stranding is now out for PC players to enjoy via either Steam or the Epic Games Store.