Whos playing hl:Alyx?

MikeF

This game is awesome, cant even get all my thoughts together. This is the culmination of 6 years of vr r&d and truly a leap in game design and mechanics i havnt seen the likes of since hl2. Whos playing, what hardware, how are you liking it? I've been playing at 120hz on an index primarily but also gave it a shot on a rift cv1 and og vive. Index is my preferred but all others work great, just love that higher refresh rate you get on the index.

If any polycounters worked on it major props, you all killed it!

Taylor Brown

I wish i was

another caveman

Took a day for it

Never been that excited about a game (not as in waiting for it but as in while playing it), I am really having fun, it reminds me of beyond good and evil (ps2) a little and that was a crush. No hand combat but the game deals okay with it. Hope to see it through mods or update tho.

(Never played HL1 or HL2 (yet) ).

Playing on Index as well, very smooth experience so far. Game is very beautiful.

Zi0

Dont have room for a VR set up in my apartment

rollin

The space you need is really a thing.. I would assume you need around 2x2, better 3x3 meters of free space so you can move around and spread your arms even at the borders of your tracking space. There aren't many who have this at hand I would guess.
But it probably depends on how much you want to be able to move and jump around...

another caveman

If you don't have any room for VR, something like this is enough to play safe:

https://www.ikea.com/ca/en/cat/round-rugs-20543/

MikeF

A Roomscale setup is great to have, but its totally playable in a stationary layout like another caveman pointed out. I've got a dedicated VR room so i know i'm in the minority but y'know priorities

another caveman

love these polished with love environments. Lighting is so smooth, feels just right. Haven't been into playing a game like this for a while really.. Only wish is still melee combat.

PollySong

I've been playing it on my old WMR headset, on my 3 year old computer with a gtx1070, and it works really well. It's a good feeling to actually peek around corners, trading shots with a heavy, trying to flank them. It's a bit inconsistent though, most places are really good looking, and then you find a stone wall that is just a photo pasted on a polygon, shadows and all. And I do miss melée, if you run out of ammo, the fun stops.

MikeF

dont run out of ammo
that end scene walking up to catwalk to the vault has got to be one of the most beautiful pieces of art i've ever seen in a game, on my 3rd playthrough now and cant get enough

Brian "Panda" Choi

This game is worth the $60.

AND THAT ENDING!