ThisIt's a very, veryhighbarfor V R content, and I reallyhopedevelopersareputtingmoneyandtimeandeffortinto V R contentbecausethishasleftsuch a strongimpactonme.
Thereweresomemomentsthroughoutthegamethatfeltliketheyweredragging a littlebitlikesomeofthestuffinthemiddleoffeltlikeitwasgoingon a littletoolong.
But, I mean, thegameisnotthatlongintotality.
Itwaswhat, like, 8 to 10 hourslong?
Um, so I getitanyshorter, and I wouldhavefeltlikeitjustwasn't reallyworse.
I thinktheyhavemade 1/2 lifegamesinceEpisodetwo, Andthat's whyeveryoneisjustsochompingatthebitbecausetheyreallywantedthestorytowrapuponthisanswers a lotofthat, Ah, lotofwhereit's goinganditsetsitupforanothergame, which I wasn't expecting.
I didn't think I thoughtthiswouldjustbelike a littlethingthatAlexwasdoingonherown, tryingtobuilduphercharacterandkindofshowingwhosheisandwhatshe's beenuptobeforesherunsintoGordonon.
Then I didnotexpectittotieintohalfLifetwo, and I meaninsomeways I did.
Butyouknowwhat I mean.
I didn't thinkitwoulddirectlyimpactwhatwasgoingoninthatgame.
I justthoughtitwouldbe a coupleofnodshereandthere.
I definitelydidn't expectittolinkinto a possiblehalflifethree.
Sureyoucouldworkaroundthoseandmakeitmaybesomesortofsemblance, butstill, likethebombdisarming, whereyouactuallyhavetomovein a three D way, wouldn't reallyworkthewiringoneswheregoingover a blankwallwithyourmouseisfine.
Buthavingtoactuallylikeopenup a CabinetandgointotheCabinetandsearcharoundinitlikethatstuffdoesn't workatall.
Yougoupagainstveryfewenemiesinthisgameallatonce.
Thatwouldn't workwithmouseandkeyboard, so I thinkit's justifiedinwhyit's a V r game.
Andifyouhaven't played V R andyou'rekindofsaltyaboutthefactthatit's a V R gameoryou'rejustwonderingwhyit's inthatspace, notonlydothemechanicslendthemselvestoit, butthinkabouthowmanytimesinthisgame I wasgobsmackedbythesenseofscaleandthings, justthevisualsalone, likeseeingthatvaultupaboveseeing a dropdownandexplodeon, thenseeingtheirfuckinstriderthinggetupandseeing G maninfrontofyouandwalkaroundyou, andit's soincrediblyimmersive.
It's themostimmersed I haveeverbeenin a videogame.
Thisisanexperiencethat I willrememberfor a longtime, and I thinkthatthisisoneofthosegamesthatpeoplearegonnashowcaseaslikeLike I wassaying, halfLifeTwowassuch a turningpointforfirstpersonshootersatthetimeandnarrativesandgamesandinteractivity.
So I'm hoping.
I thinkthatthisisgoingtobeoneofthoseturningpointsaswell.
ThatlevelwithJeffisoneofmyfavoritegamingsequences I'veeverbeen a partofhavinglikebeinginthatcornerandseeinghimthereandbeingsoscaredof, liketalkingandbreathingandhavingtocoveryourmouthasyougobotherthrowingsomethinginthecorner.
Whenstuffwashappening, itreallyfeltlikeitwashappening, and I can't I'm justimmediatelygonnastartplayingthisgameagainonmyownandexperiencingthisagainbecause I can't believewhat I justplayed.
And I wasableto, like, detectwhen I couldn't seehimthatthesounddesignwassoperfectthat I wasabletoletgolike, Oh, he's rightthere.
Like, trackhimwithjustmyears.
God, I can't pushoverthisenough.
Um, everyoneshouldplaythisgameorwatchthisgameorexperiencethisgameinsomeway, shapeorform, because I thinkthatit's someofthegreateststuffthatthemediumhastooffer.
Youdon't getthislevelofimmersionandinteractivityin a regularvideogame.
Youdon't getthisinanymovieyouwatch.
Youdon't getinanyother V r experience.
Thisistherealfuckingdeal, man.
Thatwasincredible.
Thankyouguyssomuchforbeingwithmeonthisjourneyandbeing a partofit.
Um, there's somerealbighighlightsinthisthat I thinkpeoplearegonnabetalkingaboutanemulatingforyearstocome, and I'm justreallygladthat I gottoplayitandexperienceitwithyouandgetthatleveloftensionanddread.
Playingitonmyownwouldn't havebeenthesamehaving
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