Half Life thread - Discussions about Valve's FPS magnum opus(es) and any related content (spin offs, expansions and etc)

[harbringer883]

I'll bump this from three posts above you.
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I have been hearing the same copium for about 22 years

 

[Creative Username]

I have been hearing the same copium for about 22 years

he bumped it from three posts above you
it's confirmed now faggot
nobody knows when it will be announced or what it will look like but a new half life is on the horizon

 

[harbringer883]

he bumped it from three posts above you
it's confirmed now faggot
nobody knows when it will be announced or what it will look like but a new half life is on the horizon

When I said "nothing ever happens" I was refering to his checklist of events/when he thought HL3 was going to be released. No shit its going to be released, I just dont think its going to be in the big 2025.

 

[thhrang]

No shit its going to be released, I just dont think its going to be in the big 2025.

I agree it probably won't be released this year but G-Man's voice actor very strongly hinted at its' announcement this year.

 

[Coolio55]

I'm going to be honest, I think that killing Gordon would be a pretty shit idea. It makes sense from Valve's perspective (actual closure and maybe an intention to deliberately subvert what I'm going to mention) but Gordon has essentially become a larger than life character due to his inclusion in millions of mods and fangames.
It feels a bit like what Disney did with Luke Skywalker and the expanded universe.

 

[capitalBBustard]

G-man saying Alyx is so heckin kewl she could replace Gordon had all the meta subtlety of a brick. A sequel post-HLA was always going to be about getting rid of Gordon for the "superior" protagonist ala Last Jedi. Seeing as HLfags are so desperate they accept any fucking trash, case in point HLA turbo retconning Eli dying, which is as big a fuck you to people waiting for Ep3/HL3 as it could possibly get, they will happily lap up any slop that shits all over Gordon as long as they get a new game.

I half expect the Borealis to be the tutorial level that never gets mentioned again, just to get rid of that vestigial plotline as fast as possible.

 

[Nameless One]

I'm going to be honest, I think that killing Gordon would be a pretty shit idea. It makes sense from Valve's perspective (actual closure and maybe an intention to deliberately subvert what I'm going to mention) but Gordon has essentially become a larger than life character due to his inclusion in millions of mods and fangames.
It feels a bit like what Disney did with Luke Skywalker and the expanded universe.

Thankfully Epistle 3 isn't gonna be canon

 

[thhrang]

I'm going to be honest, I think that killing Gordon would be a pretty shit idea. It makes sense from Valve's perspective (actual closure and maybe an intention to deliberately subvert what I'm going to mention) but Gordon has essentially become a larger than life character due to his inclusion in millions of mods and fangames.
It feels a bit like what Disney did with Luke Skywalker and the expanded universe.

I think it would really depend on execution. What Disney did to Luke had zero dignity- I think Valve could theoretically make it work if they wanted to, while retaining the player's dignity. Make it some grandiose thing where you have to sacrifice yourself to save the planet or something, and not something like Joel in TLOU2. I don't want this, but I think it could be done.

G-man saying Alyx is so heckin kewl she could replace Gordon had all the meta subtlety of a brick. A sequel post-HLA was always going to be about getting rid of Gordon for the "superior" protagonist ala Last Jedi.

G-Man's interest in Alyx wasn't an HL:A retcon though, it was the seemingly natural continuation of plot firmly established in Ep2.

Seeing as HLfags are so desperate they accept any fucking trash, case in point HLA turbo retconning Eli dying, which is as big a fuck you to people waiting for Ep3/HL3 as it could possibly get, they will happily lap up any slop that shits all over Gordon as long as they get a new game.

Didn't they only do this because Laidlaw published Epistle 3 in 2017, which spoiled story broad strokes and they wanted something fresh?

 

[StacticShock]

Didn't they only do this because Laidlaw published Epistle 3 in 2017, which spoiled story broad strokes and they wanted something fresh?

epistle 3 hinted on them passing the torch while ep1 and ep2's commentaries revealed that devs liked alyx, such faggotry was to be expected.
but if the devs at valve refuse to see the unforseen consequences that making half life not being about gordon after a few franchises tried to do the same fucking thing and failed miserably, not my problem and i hope they get fucked and fail miserably as it will be extremely well deserved.

 

[Nameless One]

epistle 3 hinted on them passing the torch while ep1 and ep2's commentaries revealed that devs liked alyx, such faggotry was to be expected.
but if the devs at valve refuse to see the unforseen consequences that making half life not being about gordon after a few franchises tried to do the same fucking thing and failed miserably, not my problem and i hope they get fucked and fail miserably as it will be extremely well deserved.

I wouldn't mind if Alyx takes up Gordon's role and the price of Eli's safety is her lovers demise but that sounds way to cliché for Valve. As long as they get Merle Dandridge back to voice her.

 

[thhrang]

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>Thumpers comeback
I hope bugbait makes a return.

 

[StacticShock]

I wouldn't mind if Alyx takes up Gordon's role and the price of Eli's safety is her lovers demise but that sounds way to cliché for Valve. As long as they get Merle Dandridge back to voice her.

i would mind, i hope she gets killed due to not having a HEV suit.
she was a annoying as fuck character in HL2 and the episodes only made it worse by forcing you to rely on her.
but that was when game devs sniffed some retarded coke and made every game have a annoying sidekick.

 

[Star Classic]

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>Thumpers comeback
I hope bugbait makes a return.

I hate to say it but I'm really not happy to see Antlions returning, not to say that they are bad per se but just incredibly overdone, they were eh in HL2 outside of the Prospekt raid and in EP2 they were phenomenal (odd how adding a singular enemy that isn't even an original idea can do wonders for gameplay variety, innit?) but I still think EP1 should've replaced them with Houndeyes and Bullsquids because this'll be game 5 there in.

I also forgot to talk about the fact they were in Alyx since they're only there for what feels like 3 maps.

 

[Chieftain Coke Peanut]

I can't see them killing Gordon when he has the double deus ex machina of the G-man and the Vortigaunts being able to pull him from reality.

I could see them trying to make Alyx the new main character though. I have mixed feelings since it would be shitty to sideline Gordon but Valve did do a good job with Half Life Alyx.

We might actually end up with GTA 6, Half Life 3, and Squadron 42 all in one year. The year something finally happened?!

 

[Nameless One]

These rumors equate to nothing.



But if something happens, valve need to one-up the cinematic mod

Spoiler

 

[thhrang]

I hate to say it but I'm really not happy to see Antlions returning, not to say that they are bad per se but just incredibly overdone, they were eh in HL2 outside of the Prospekt raid and in EP2 they were phenomenal (odd how adding a singular enemy that isn't even an original idea can do wonders for gameplay variety, innit?) but I still think EP1 should've replaced them with Houndeyes and Bullsquids because this'll be game 5 there in.

I also forgot to talk about the fact they were in Alyx since they're only there for what feels like 3 maps.

Well, we know the Houndeyes are already returning, and I wouldn't be surprised if Bullsquids come back too. I have no qualms with more enemy variety as long as it's not an overreliance, and from what we can gather there seems to be a good spread, and new things too like "Xen Gorillas".

Edit to not doublepost: I just saw this in my feed, one of the big Half-Life SFM animator autismos just released an hour and thirty minute long wishlist video...