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Former Valve writer Chet Faliszek has no interest in writing Half-Life 3: 'I don't want to touch that with a 10-foot pole' (www.pcgamer.com)
submitted 5 months ago by to c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca
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Or even a grav gun separating me from that 10-foot pole.

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[–] 64 points 5 months ago (13 children)

honestly I don't blame him nor do I blame Valve if they never release it.

At this point if a Half Life 3 did exist it would literally have to be the most perfect game in all of gaming to ever exist. It reminds me of the whole Duke Nukem Forever thing from like 10+ years ago.

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  • [–] 33 points 5 months ago* (8 children)

    I just want a god damn conclusion to the fucking cliffhanger they ended Episode 2 on. I don't care if it's just more HL2 or slides back to HL1 or is the shittiest game ever; I just want resolution. 😬

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  • [–] 8 points 5 months ago (4 children)

    Didn't half-life alex expand on it? Haven't played it myself.

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  • [–] 7 points 5 months ago* (1 child)

    Not really no. It's a separate story with separate characters in a different part of the world. They reference a couple things, but it doesn't give any hints or conclusions to the main series.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago

    No it's a prequel. So you get more world building but no resolution.

    IDK what the other person was on, but it's not a separate story with separate characters in a different part of the world. It still takes place in Eastern Europe, and everyone you expect to be in a HL2 is there except Gordon.

    If you don't have a VR headset yet, they're way cheaper now than they used to be. So you should definitely consider getting one for this game. Hell VR is worth it for the porn alone.

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 5 months ago

    I would personally be OK with engine updates (with a focus on getting that timeless look like in HL 1/2) and a continuation of the story.

    Unless they decide to go with a hybrid genre model, it will be difficult to make a game as innovative as HL1/HL2.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago

    Except Gearbox is an objectively shit company that put out an objectively shit game.

    It wasn't a matter of not meeting expectations. It was a matter of being unfunny assholes who didn't care about the work to begin with.

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