Is Half-Life 3 ever gonna happen?

[76561199586008601]

What do you guys think?

After Half-Life: Alyx got released, i just lost hope for it, but never say never as some people say.

[Your Dad 👨‍🔬]

Postat inițial de Adam Beckett:

They are waaaay to afraid about player expectations, for years and decades by now.

What would any "HL3" look like in 2024/25?

Outdated.

I cannot see anyone at Valve having any interest to get drawn into this blackhole.

Lots of AAA games look more outdated than source engine tbf. Some of these games dont even have water splash animations tf

[Dadpool]

Postat inițial de eram:

Postat inițial de Adam Beckett:

... yet, it kinda IS HL3 ... just without the number?

Half-Life
Half-Life: Opposing Force
Half-Life: Blue Shift
Half-Life 2
Half-Life 2: Episode One
Half-Life 2: Episode Two
Half-Life: Alyx

HL: Alyx is HL7?

Half-Life (1)
Half-Life: Opposing Force (DLC for 1)
Half-Life: Blue Shift (DLC for 1)
Half-Life 2 (2)
Half-Life 2: Episode One (Part of 2)
Half-Life 2: Episode Two (Part of 2)
Half-Life: Alyx (3)

[Magic A. I.]

Postat inițial de Aquarium:

What do you guys think?

After Half-Life: Alyx got released, i just lost hope for it, but never say never as some people say.

You can't seriously be asking this question in 2023, can you?

[ArgentAbendAzure]

It doesn't look like it.
Valve is through with continuing any series.
And lets face it, they really don't care if the fans want the games.

[PurpleBeast]

No, because that would mean the death of a meme

[Adam Beckett]

Postat inițial de Your dad👨🏻:

Postat inițial de Adam Beckett:

They are waaaay to afraid about player expectations, for years and decades by now.

What would any "HL3" look like in 2024/25?

Outdated.

I cannot see anyone at Valve having any interest to get drawn into this blackhole.

Lots of AAA games look more outdated than source engine tbf. Some of these games dont even have water splash animations tf

I wrote "look like" but meant more the gameplay and design.

I have nothing against their Source2 engine. You are absolutely right about 'new' AAA games managing to look bad. Even the ones using Unreal Engine, clicking in the UE editor with zero programming knowledge.

I am currently replaying the old Uncharted 1-3 games on the PS3.

The visual quality of these decades old games not only hold up well, but are to this day superior(!) to many new games. Especially, the water reflection and refraction is still astonishing! It can compete with more modern shaders and even with the latest "real-time ray-tracing" puddles, since it did something physically similar over a decade ago! They used many cool rendering techniques, which were still new then and incredibly hard to code on the infamous Cell-chip PS3.

If Valve would have the guts to do something 'retro', the way Doom3 already was retro when it came out, or the way Wolfenstein New Order embraced the 'classic' gameplay ... I would be satisfied. HL1 was novel, in the way it heavilly used scripting. HL2 was novel, the way the gameplay was heavilly influenced by physics manipulation. "HL3" would be ... ? Hard to pull out a new bunny out of an old hat? Alyx VR was their best (and excellent) shot?

[Xautos]

still waiting on HL2-EP3 (the greatest lie ever brought out by Valve as it stands) and Alyx with a non-VR version (non-negotiable).

Valve can do a HL3 after that if they want.

[eram]

Postat inițial de Brutal Sensualist:

Postat inițial de eram:

Half-Life
Half-Life: Opposing Force
Half-Life: Blue Shift
Half-Life 2
Half-Life 2: Episode One
Half-Life 2: Episode Two
Half-Life: Alyx

HL: Alyx is HL7?

Half-Life (1)
Half-Life: Opposing Force (DLC for 1)
Half-Life: Blue Shift (DLC for 1)
Half-Life 2 (2)
Half-Life 2: Episode One (Part of 2)
Half-Life 2: Episode Two (Part of 2)
Half-Life: Alyx (3)

Half-Life 2: Episode One (Part of 3)
Half-Life 2: Episode Two (Part of 3)
Half-Life: Alyx (2)
?

[Tonepoet]

The Church of Gabe is antitrinitrarian.

[76561199586008601]

Postat inițial de eram:

It's going be an Epic game store exclusive title, wont be on Steam for a year.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1645258535

That's some great news i guess.

[76561199586008601]

come on gaben please make it happen

[MeowDread]

no

[76561199586008601]

now i saw a very intetesting video about hl3 leaks
https://youtu.be/KHonNBVh4k4?si=8j-7fyM71ILDgFBm
it was meant to be an open world and was planned to have a crafting system which its a little bit odd for half life universe but however those are just playtests for potential features for hl3.