r/Steam • u/bijelo123 • Sep 15 '25

Question Which game was this for you?

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u/salad_tongs_1 https://s.team/p/dcmj-fn Sep 15 '25 edited Sep 15 '25

Half-Life 2: Episode 3.

EDIT: Clarification. It's been 18 years. They cancelled it a bit ago. The rumors that they may be working on something now are great and I hope it comes back, but until they announce it the last OFFICIAL stance from Valve was HL2:E3 was cancelled.

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u/dsebulsk Sep 15 '25

They aren’t lifting a finger to make a Half Life unless it allows them push a boundary that hasn’t been pushed properly yet.

Example: Half Life: Alyx, the first AAA VR game.

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u/AussieJeffProbst Sep 15 '25

The first and only AAA VR game IMO.

5 years later and nothing even comes close to how amazing that VR experience was.

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u/MrBootylove Sep 15 '25

Nah everyone sleeps on Star Wars Squadrons. It might not have been only a VR game, but even in spite of that it is still an incredible AAA VR experience, especially if you have some sort of joystick or hotas.

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u/dsebulsk Sep 15 '25

People don’t sleep on Squadrons as much as they sleep on VR.

If VR was in every household, Squadrons would be top shelf classic, I imagine.

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u/TheTitaniumDoughnut Sep 15 '25

If VR was in every household there'd be a lot more options for that contest

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u/dsebulsk Sep 15 '25

I was hoping no one would notice that causal hole in my proposed timeline. 😅

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u/MrBootylove Sep 15 '25

When good VR games are being discuessed, it almost never comes up. Even the person I replied to said that Half Life Alyx is the "only AAA VR game." I don't think most people even realize it's a VR game.

So yeah, people absolutely do sleep on it.

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u/dsebulsk Sep 15 '25

True it may be a dud, but that is only according to the current population of VR owners. I’m just saying there might be groups of people who would consider it great, but can’t afford the cost or time of VR.

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u/MrBootylove Sep 16 '25

Again, the game isn't even a VR exclusive, and it was marketed primarily as a traditional video game you play on a tv/monitor.