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Half-Life: Alyx is Valve’s VR return to the Half-Life series. It’s the story of an impossible fight against a vicious alien race known as the Combine, set between the events of Half-Life and Half-Life 2.
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Plot-driven, meticulous, richly built and dark.
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IGNDan StapletonMar 202010/10Half-Life: Alyx has set a new bar for VR in interactivity, detail, and level design, showing what can happen when a world-class developer goes all-in on the new frontier of technology.
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VG247Kirk McKeandMar 20205/5 starsIt turns out Valve just needed new tech. It just needed VR. And it’s what I needed, too.
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Easy AlliesBen MooreApr 202010/10Half-Life: Alyx is a masterful marriage of technology, design, and storytelling.
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AusGamersSteve FarrellyApr 20206/10The <b>Combine</b> structures contrast against the old-<b>Europe</b> buildings to showcase the alien occupation without ever needing to say it out loud.
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EurogamerChristian DonlanMar 2020City 17 provides the setting for a VR adventure filled with brilliant detailing.
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IGDB rating 9.3/10 from 261 ratings.
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