Half-Life: Alyx

"An incredible, best-in-class achievement that could only be done in VR, with excellent voice acting, sublime visuals and audio and, yes, a truly Half-Life story."

"Half Life Alyx is the game that VR needed. The story is good, technically it&s;s delicious piece of cake and the gameplay is Half Life at its best. We need a powerful PC and the VR helmet, but it&s;s worth …"

"A stunning return for Half-Life and an essential VR purchase - if you have the required equipment and space."

"Half-Life Alyx is proof that Valve is still at its best creatively. This emblematic franchise has been brought to virtual reality; in Alyx we enjoy an immersion never seen before, with comfortable and intuitive mechanics as well as excellent visuals …"

"Valve has showcased a clear way for developers to create a high quality AAA experience built for VR that still hits all the marks of a traditional PC game."

"Half-Life: Alyx is a masterful marriage of technology, design, and storytelling."

"All future VR games will look to Half Life: Alyx as the gold standard hereon, and thanks to its absolute excellence in design and presentation we are all the better for it. Virtual reality will never be the same, nor …"

"Half-Life: Alyx is an accomplishment no matter which way you spin it."

"City 17 provides the setting for a VR adventure filled with brilliant detailing."

"With old friends, new enemies, and an exciting story, revisiting City 17 in VR is a thrill in Half-Life: Alyx."

"Although they&s;re mainly known for maintaining the video game distribution network Steam these days, it&s;s important to remember how instrumental Valve&s;s games have been in moving the video game industry forward. With the recent release of Half-Life: Alyx, Valve&s;s most …"

"The hysteria generated by last year&s;s surprise announcement heralding the return of the genre-defining but long-presumed killed-in-action shooter series Half-Life was quickly tempered by news it would do so exclusively in virtual reality."

"Half-Life: Alyx has set a new bar for VR in interactivity, detail, and level design, showing what can happen when a world-class developer goes all-in on the new frontier of technology."

"Alyx doesn&s;t propel VR to unseen heights, nor does it overcome the limitations of the platform. What it does is provide an exceptional name-brand experience that is extraordinarily polished and just about the best example of what VR has to …"

"Half-Life: Alyx is an incredible demonstration of what can be done with virtual reality. Nobody, so far, has put the amount of resources and research that Valve did. This might not be the killer application VR needs, but it&s;s an …"

"Half-Life: Alyx is the new benchmark for future VR products. More generally, it is a magnificent game, the worthy heir of an immortal saga: an adventure that has nothing to envy to those episodes that have contributed to mark the …"

"Valve has surpassed impossible expectations with Half-Life: Alyx, bringing a series long thought buried back into the limelight with extraordinary impact. While some might find it unfortunate that such an experience is housed inside virtual reality, I feel it&s;s an …"

"Tight gunplay and a solid, ambitious crack at AAA VR mean that Half-Life: Alyx is one of the big hits of virtual reality. While the combat could be a little too mellow for some, the ambulatory opening is dripping with …"

"Alyx is a trooper throughout the entire adventure, and while she can get freaked out by the places she needs to go, she never stops moving forward."

"I had such an incredible time going back into the Half-Life universe, and in VR. It&s;s outstanding. The story is full of surprises as you can expect from a Half-Life game. A true AAA experience in VR, Half-Life: Alyx is …"

"It turns out Valve just needed new tech. It just needed VR. And it’s what I needed, too."

"The dense campaign never lets up with surprising reveals, new enemies, and witty dialogue to carry you through the exciting journey"

"Valve selects the best features of VR action games and takes them to another level. Half-Life: Alyx is not innovative in choosing what is needed for the perfect virtual reality experience – between interactivity of the environment, gestural use of …"

"Half-Life: Alyx is a tremendous VR experience that captures and elevates what makes the series special."

"But judged on its merits as a VR game, it excels. If you&s;re looking for something to wow you with what the technology can do, this will get that job done."

"A groundbreaking experience that makes the world of Half-Life more tangible than you could imagine."

"It’s the best VR game yet, and maybe, just maybe, the best in the Half Life franchise."

"Not just a Half-Life game, but an invitation to live in its world."

"The classic shooter series gains a thrilling new perspective, thanks to VR tech that works symbiotically with the narrative"

"Through the lens of VR, Half-Life: Alyx is an amazing experience that blends action and storytelling with a profound level of immersion."