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I hate Half Life I like VR so Alyx worked out nicely for me haha.

haha.

 

[BlackTron]

Probably because Valve wants to see VR as a medium grow, and they're known for not really caring about exclusivity.

Do they really care about VR growing outside of PC headsets? If Switch 2 has a VR feature, will Valve be happy because seeing VR grow as a medium is what they wanted? Meh. They have their own VR headset. Alyx is the "free pack in game" with Valve Index. They didn't care about exclusivity when they had no horse in the race.

 

[Gordon Freeman]

There are very few mods like ours.

There are more mods taking 2D games into VR

Hold the phone. This runs on the Steam Deck with maxed settings at 60fps?? I’ve got an Index so I wasn’t at all originally interested in this… but now I am.

Indeed. It’s so great playing it anywhere

 

[Dacvak]

There are very few mods like ours.

There are more mods taking 2D games into VE


Indeed. It’s so great playing it anywhere

How hard is it to set up on Steam Deck? I’m on a work retreat right now with fairly limited internet, so I’m not really sure if I’ll be able to download Alyx or not. But I’d really like to try. Sounds so awesome on Deck.

 

[YeulEmeralda]

Episode three!

 

[Gordon Freeman]

How hard is it to set up on Steam Deck? I’m on a work retreat right now with fairly limited internet, so I’m not really sure if I’ll be able to download Alyx or not. But I’d really like to try. Sounds so awesome on Deck.

Just copy and paste the files! Check out moddb page for download and details!

 

[rodrigolfp]

The gameplay without VR would be uninspiring/border line boring. They should just watch the cutscenes on YouTube lol

By that logic the same can be said about every non VR game.

 

[Wonko_C]

By that logic the same can be said about every non VR game.

Exactly. Every non-VR game is made better with VR.

 

[Agent_4Seven]

The 1st animation update is available - https://www.moddb.com/mods/half-life-alyx-novr/downloads/half-life-alyx-novr-animation-update-1
Plus there's launcher to check for updates and update the mod, which is very convenient and easy to use

 

[Griffon]

Has anybody tried the mod yet? How is it?

 

[supernova8]

Chances are people who build their own gaming PCs can easily afford a VR headset. Outside of some physical disabilities, there is no excuse to miss out on the decade's most innovative game.

I suppose the barrier (at least for me) is the lack of VR games genuinely worth buying a headset for. Sure Alyx is meant to be amazing but really buying a headset just for that? There aren't many. I have a Quest 2 and my favorite VR game so far has actually been Super Hot VR running natively on Quest 2.

 

[Melon Husk]

All the team members played it in VR and loved it so much we wanted to get it to everyone who can.

It was not a belief we could make it better than VR. No way. VR is the way to play this game. Of course.

But playing it on a Steam Deck anywhere at 60fps max settings is also awesome.

Awesome, I played Alyx in VR but looking forward to replay it the traditional way.

 

[SF Kosmo]

I'm all for accessibility, but Half-life: Alyx isn't a very good game without the VR. The puzzles are only interesting because of the VR perceptive, and the AI is brain dead and only challenging because you have to physically aim. Game would be extremely meh as a regular FPS.

Yeah and these aren't flaws, they're design choices. Although even in VR there's a disparity between traversal modes and it can feel like combat was dumbed down to keep it playable for people who need to use teleport.

 

[Wonko_C]

I suppose the barrier (at least for me) is the lack of VR games genuinely worth buying a headset for. Sure Alyx is meant to be amazing but really buying a headset just for that? There aren't many. I have a Quest 2 and my favorite VR game so far has actually been Super Hot VR running natively on Quest 2.

If you're not into indie games I can totally understand not finding much to play. In my case it invited me to try and play games even in genres I don't normally like. I hate roguelites with a passion, but in VR I had a blast playing In Death Unchained and Until You Fall, and now I want to check out Synapse and The Light Brigade. That's already 4 games. This is how, after a bit, 50-game backlogs start without realizing.

Forgot about Yuki, damn that's 5 already.

 

[ChoosableOne]

What's next, Wii sports?

 

[Moses85]

Oh man, I want it so badly for PSVR2

 

[IbizaPocholo]

What happens when Half-Life: Alyx, a 10/10 IGN Masterpiece, is stripped of its virtual reality foundation? Would it hold up as an FPS, like Half-Life 2, without a VR headset? Well, the GB_2 Development team, over on ModDB, have provided an answer with the aptly named Half-Life Alyx NoVR mod. This modification allows an entirely non-vr playthrough of Valve's Half-Life: Alyx, without a virtual reality headset such as the Meta Quest 2, or the Valve Index.

 

[darrylgorn]

This is awesome for people that can't experience the game in VR for whatever reason. It's most certainly better than nothing!

 

[Romulus]

I just can't imagine this. VR is what makes the core of the game. It's designed around it.

 

[MiguelItUp]

For those that want to play it that have absolutely no ability to, sure. It's at least cool that there's a haphazard option. Of course VR is the best bet, but you know, options are neat.