Λlfredo

I wonder what'll happen to hardware returns and RMA from now on. Direct to landfill?

What's going to be the next VR thing people pick to play after alyx? That's the kind of interesting question we'll see people asking themselves. With "the best game ever" fresh in their minds. (supposing that's the case)

Or well, hate posting on forums asking for multiplayer mods or whatever, but that's besides the point.

I can't imagine any other reaction after finishing alyx other than wanting more or thinking about replaying it.

the debate I'd like to see is what VR has to make people come back to games and experiences.

reasons to come back don't come from budget but design, you've probably played more hours of binding of isaac or some roguelite, or tetris than any other big title. unless it's a big multiplayer title ofc.

due to current events the boneworks debate feels like a million years ago but there was a strong feeling about its ideas taking over, but other than "more budget is better" coming from alyx, replayability is going to be a top concern.

Looking forward to Valve making all VR developers look bad, we really need that.

Like the Oculus DK2, Half Life Alyx is execution in a sea of potential, it'll be transformative.

I can't play alyx on launch so I'll just avoid social media in full.

reminder to stay home

interesting how an ipad for AR doesn't bring up the gorilla arms critique when it's actually a real concern in that case

what might become a new thing in game sound design is the random stuff people in lockdown do, like spontaneous singing and terrible music.

you live this situation differently if you've played video games for a while, the loudspeakers announcing quarantine and whatnot are such a video game tropé, but now it's a real thing.

the use of alcohol and disinfectants makes people sneeze more often.

the vague definition of "essential" is a global problem

distance when queing is dumb because people don't trust stranges to respect the order. give out numbers at least.