‘Our return to this world, not the end’
When Half-Life: Alyxwas revealed last November, the popular reaction wasn’t a surprising one. It went something along the lines of “After all these years, Valve is finally making another Half-Lifegame.” (Alternatively, the otherpopular reaction lamented virtual reality.) The people behind Alyxsee it as a start rather than a finale, however.
In an interview with Game Informer, Valve programmer Robin Walker says that the developers working on the game “absolutely see Half-Life: Alyx as our return to this world, not the end of it.” Walker also commented: “Half-Life means a lot to us, and it’s been incredibly rewarding to refamiliarize ourselves with its characters, setting, and mechanics.”
Hardly a confirmation of more Half-Lifein the pipeline at Valve, but it sounds as though Alyxhas re-energized people who want to work on the series. That’s encouraging news for anyone who has spent more than a decade looking to find some closure for the way Half-Life 2: Episode 2wrapped up. You want more Half-Lifeand so do they.
Valve on Why Half-Life: Alyx Needed to be in VR [Game Informer]