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A year on, Gabe Newell feels “great” about Half-Life: AlyxAnd he spoke about that ending
And he spoke about that ending
We learned a little more about the Steam Deck yesterday viaGabe Newell’s chat with IGN, but that wasn’t all that was discussed. IGN also asked Newell how he felt aboutHalf-Life: Alyxone year on - and (with no spoilers), how he felt about the game’s ending.
You can find the quotes about Half-Life: Alyx around the 23:45 mark in the video below.
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“I feel great a year out,” says Newell. “I think it’s been super helpful in terms of what do we do next. How do we continue to move VR forward, what are the opportunities in the space? In that sense it’s been hugely successful.”
On the subject of its sales performance, Newell was vague, saying only that, “Everything we saw in terms of VR adoption - it had a positive impact there.”
IGN then asked about Newell’s feelings about the ending of Half-Life: Alyx. Newell picked his words extremely carefully, with a lot of false starts, but eventually boiled it down to: “Endings are hard. But to us it feels like the right progression for where we’re going withHalf-Life.”
I won’t spoil anything, but Half-Life: Alyx’s ending is kind of a big deal. If you haven’t played the game yet and have the means to do so, you should. I loved it, and said as much in myHalf-Life: Alyx reviewand inour roundup of the best VR games. It’s absolutely the Half-Life game I wanted as a huge Half-Life fan, and it’s only a shame that more people aren’t able to play it.
