A brand new Half-Life VR recreation, primarily based on Half-Life: Alyx, launches at present on Steam and options full voice-acting, a four-hour marketing campaign, and central characters from Valve’s FPS sequence like Alyx Vance and G-Man, because the Portal and Dota developer provides the nod to fan mission Half-Life: Levitation.
Developed by an unbiased crew, which incorporates degree designer Shawn Snelling (who has beforehand constructed maps for Counter-Strike) and Half-Life YouTuber and animator CoreyLaddo, Levitation is a free, unofficial add-on for Half-Life: Alyx which brings an entire new marketing campaign to Valve’s VR hit, and focuses on Alyx as she makes an attempt to rescue members of the Earth Resistance from a mysterious floating constructing that has appeared within the centre of Metropolis 17.
Absolutely voiced and that includes the return of Alyx, G-Man, and Russ (there are additionally some nods to Gordon Freeman), Levitation launches on Steam Workshop at present, November 25.
As Half-Life fan video games go, Levitation is up there with the likes of Entropy: Zero, a Half-Life 2 sequel that appears and performs as if it had been made by Valve itself. The environments in Levitation are wealthy and detailed, the enemy encounters are well-paced, and even the script has that very same mix of readability, drama, and fast humour that you just’d recognise from a Half-Life recreation.
If you happen to beloved Half-Life: Alyx, and wish to enterprise again into the Mix nightmare by way of VR as soon as extra, Levitation is a must-get. The Steam Workshop web page isn’t stay simply but, however regulate Snelling’s Twitter for when the sport hits launch time.
With all these nice Half-Life fan initiatives popping out, we’re as soon as once more left to marvel no matter occurred to Half-Life 3? In addition they encourage a contact of nostalgia, the unique Half-Life being top-of-the-line previous video games on PC. And naturally, if you happen to’re pondering of attempting Half-Life: Levitation, you’ll need the very best VR headset out there in 2022.