Half life alyx

Thanks for saving my theory. Better than this entry-level pocket dimension reddit shit.

He means "is it time to put you back in stasis again"

>entry level
>implying BAD GUYS ARE THE GOOD GUYS isn't the dumbest twist that's been done to death

Objectively wrong, he means the OTHER important time
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Doesn't mean they're fully good, good. They're not good in terms of "we actually care for mankind" they're good in terms of "Fuck shit piss fuck the universe is in danger fuck shit. Some few million human lives is fine whatever. shit fuck"

It's the classic case of cold, logical, vs the emotional and traditional.

what the FUCK how does this guy sound so good

This is the gayest shit in these threads so far

well yeah, but thats been done to death and has been a prevailing theory since 2004.
Plus they've already done that with Half-Life 1.
Why can't G-Man just be an interdimensional chess player?

No gman pls don't flatten my dick

>this thread again

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Gman is an interdimensional chess player.

He goes around, playing interdimensional chess and cackling like the "you've been gnomed" gnome, and the combine imprisoned him, gave him a slap on the wrist and said "No, stop making alternate timelines. Stop it."

I love G-Man so much bros

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>thinking an entire interdimensional force who's soul purpose is to capture the Gman would have him in a prison and be debating on what to do with him, so much so that advisors would be arguing with a human about what to do with him.
no, the combine dont know what the fuck gman is, except that vortessence energy can keep him under control

Okay, I think you guys are seriously over thinking it. This seems more likely to me.
>G-Man is able to manipulate time with "nudges" as in he does / has someone do something that at the time is small but will have large consequences in the future. He is incredibly intelligent but CAN NOT SEE THE FUTURE.
>G-man uses Gordon for the events of HL2, all goes according to his plan.
>HL2E1 Starts and he is separated from Gordon by the Vorts, he didn't see it coming because he was not sure if they knew of his existence or he didn't know they could interfere like they did.
>He is ultimately upset at this but sees and opportunity for another "hire".
>HL2E2 Happens and G-man is able to predict what is going to happen to Eli
>It does
>Now, KNOWING this is the future, he has leverage for making a deal with Alyx as he can literally show her what the future holds if she does not side with him (She is not fully aware of what the deal actually means).
Now with Eli Alive and Alyx Suspended, he has 3/3 assets in the form of Eli, Gordon, and Alyx insted of the original timeline where he would only have 2/3 assets (Alyx and Gordon).
this is probably retarded but it makes less mental gymnastics than a pocket dimension theory to me.

Why is everybody losing their shit over the ending? Did everybody forget what G-Man said during Ep.2?

>There was a time they cared nothing for Miss Vance... When their only experience of humanity was a crowbar coming at them down a steel corridor. When I plucked her from Black Mesa, I acted in the face of objections that she was a mere child and of no practical use to anyone. I have learned to ignore such naysayers when... quelling them... was out of the question.

I honestly think they got cocky and thought they had him. And nothing could stop them,

Yet here comes future alyx, talking to them. effectively saying how her past self is going to make a stupid decision.

Combine, in their arrogance, are all "Nah lemmie check with my boss first before we move it."

Then shit gets real.

so where does alyx go after being detained? if she is detained at the end of HLA how do the events of hl2 and its episodes take place?

I honestly think it's this, mixed with a bit of this
Gman puppets a few, for his own ends.

>you guys are overthinking it
>here is my much more complicated theory

More complicated? It's considerably easier. You goddamn brainlet.

Has anyone tried not saving Eli yet? Is it even possible?

>G-Man can see the future and plot shit out ahead of time
Explain why he'd hire Gordon at all if he could just fucking see the future.

No, you can't. Saw a streamer earlier and he left it for like 5 minutes, and nothing changes.

Kinda lame. But I guess it HAD to happen in order for whatever HL3 has in store.

I was hoping for an HL1 style unwinnable fight if you didn't.

My View of the timeline
>HL>HL:A>HL2>EP1>EP2

HL: Eli begs Gman to save his family, only saves Alyx. Eli is in debt to Gman. Gman also saves Gordon his debt is paid via employment to Gman

HL:A Alyx frees Gman saves Her dad (Eli) from death as repayment, Employs Alyx to settle the debt owed from Eli. Wipes her mind of the deal

HL2:Gman at some point contacts Eli (possibly to say his debt is settled) Eli makes a new deal to bring Gordon back to fight the Combine Eli is debt to the Gman again decides to keep quiet of everything that happened in HL:A, Gordon Accomplishes his mission gets sent back to stasis, Unknown what Gman was going to do with Alyx

HL2EP1:Vortigaunts free Alyx and Gordon Block Gman for the time being Gman is pissed

HL2EP2: Gman still blocked from Alyx and Gordon by the vorts uses a small window to tell Gordon to get Alyx to White Forest and mentally manipulate Alyx again.
Eli is warned and gets spooked. The end happens and and Eli dies but Gman "nudges" the outcome and replaces it with the one he and Alyx created at the end of HL:A, takes Alyx in for full time employment as his repayment to Alyx has been offically fulfilled. Gordon left behind with Eli who is still in debt to Gman.

Gman wants Eli to do something with the Borealis is my guess, thats why he wants him still alive.

These threads will become much more focused during the night, when the shitposters go to sleep/

The theory where Gman can quicksave and can create the pocket dimension for Alyx, is probably the only Theory I’ve seen that isn’t filled with plot holes, or breaks the lore with multiple timelines.
It’s retarded, it’s obvious that the people that wrote Alyx can’t write for shit and probably didn’t intended this, but it’s the only one that makes sense in my opinion.

>Gman can't see the future, but he CAN revisit the past, to change the future.

Motherfucker quickloads.

do you think Merle Dandridge will voice Alyx in Half-Life 3 or do you think she's been given the boot

It's also not that complicated and it jives with what we've already seen.
The pocket dimension theory is basically just a proper application of what we've already seen the G-Man is capable of doing.
I fucking hate "well he saw the future and then went back to a different universe and got captured by the combine and then hired two versions of alyx"
That shit is retarded

It's possible that the events of HL2+E1/2 happen but at the point where Eli is grabbed, G-Man frees Alyx so she can saver her dad at that point (Which is why you don't see her future self in the scenario where Eli is saved) When Alyx uses the Vort lightning in HLA its actually from the perspective of future Alyx. G-man then suspends her which is why Eli tells Gordon she's gone.

We know, Laidlaw.

Bros... just finished HL:A on my Vive. The ending was just so perfect... how the fuck does Valve do it?

After 15 years, hopefully, it was worth the weight.

It takes 13 years to make a soup this good.

these things, they take time.

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oh, so that's what shepard's been doing

Fan Theories are so fucking gay.
Yall are fucking gay.
Jesus fucking christ yall are so fucking gay.

Please learn how to form coherent inferences backed by evidence.

Watching it on youtube right now and it does look nice, but there are some things I don't like.
>for a VR game the interaction with environment is very limited
>I don't know how aiming works in this game but it's VR and it should be aiming downsight and not what it's actually are
>almost all cases of picking things up are through gloves, like there is a body with a magazine with it so you just move your hand and it's in your hand, rather than crouching by the body and searching it proper
>what the fuck is resin
>in intro the IGN journo (I'm watching IGN playthrough) tried to grab combine's gun and didn't get shot
>teleporting instead of jumping or crawling through tight spaces
>I don't know if it's by journo's choice, but the character moves slow as fuck all the time, is it even possible to run in this game?
>alyx should shut the fuck up, it annoys me whenever she says anything because it's soulless dialogue that doesn't really convey anything interesting, dialogues with Russel are boring, holy shit why the fuck are they even having this boring conversation
>no look at teen tits

Positives
>looks really nice and atmospheric, I loved City 17 in HL2 and in first several minutes of HLA it looks great, I love the combination of slav city architecture and futuristic alien LED technology

Will post more complaints and praises as I watch and come up with them

Oh I also liked that LED bug in a jar and it reacting to touching the jar

My mom said I'm a good boy and she believes me even with no evidence. I don't need any coferences.

>Please learn how to form coherent inferences backed by evidence.
Please present some, shitposter.

>>for a VR game the interaction with environment is very limited
what the fuck are you talking about? unless you watched some dude speedrunning through, it has tons of interaction that's similar to early 2000s shooters

Are you telling me Yas Forums anons outgrow REEE RETCON TIME TRAVEL phase and start theorycrafting after beating/watching game?

>alyx doesn't know anything about quarantine
>russel has to tell her what a quarantine is
what the shit

>I don't know how aiming works in this game but it's VR and it should be aiming downsight and not what it's actually are
Just watch some twitch streams I reccomend /poeg/ approved quin69 cuck It's not so easy to aim as I can see in VR. God I really want to play it now

>after
I'm theorycrafting after absorbing the energy from these threads alone. I haven't even touched the game. AMA

Dude, we're talking a VR game that was made by Valve and so far from what I've seen it seems like you can only move boxes and bodies around and move a carousel. I bet it's not possible to grab a pigeon as it flies away from you (they fly away too late, I know pigeons don't fear humans that much but alyx's hand was like 30 centimeters from them before they flied away), nor does it seem possible to jump through low fences and other stuff unless intended by developers

Well it's kinda hard to argue against this theory
It also means HL3 will be kino af

Apparently. I don't know if any game is really worth 13 years of waiting, but it certainly exceeded all expectations I had.

Actual non-meme spoiler below:
You being Gordon at the end with Eli alive, and grabbing the crowbar. It couldn't have ended on a better note. HL3 confirmed

>for a VR game the interaction with environment is very limited
Not true. It strikes a perfect balance of interactivity without getting too janky like Boneworks.
>I don't know how aiming works in this game but it's VR and it should be aiming downsight and not what it's actually are
You do aim down sights. You can get weapons upgrades that add laser sights for convenience though.
>teleporting instead of jumping or crawling through tight spaces
For many, this will be the first VR game they play, It can't induce motion sickness. When you're actually playing it, you really shouldn't notice it all that much. This is coming from someone that loves boneworks.
>I don't know if it's by journo's choice, but the character moves slow as fuck all the time, is it even possible to run in this game?
Movement in VR looks a lot different than watching it on a screen. EVERYTHING is different when you're actually playing it. It sounds like a meme, but you really don't understand the scale of things until you actually are playing it in VR. The train crash sequence scared the fuck outta me more than any other part in the game.

anons revising the retcon by coming up with a meh theory that they hope will spread to reddit (where valve's attention is), get picked up by campo santo who will realize its better than their shit, implement it and save the franchise

>so far from what I've seen it seems like you can only move boxes and bodies around and move a carousel.
I finished the game and this is complete bullshit. I'll list a few you somehow missed
>xen grenade snatching
>every single interactable object can affect enemies (zombies would just try to hit it back to you or get stunned)
>creating your own cover with boxes
>using boxes as shields AND push away enemies to their death
>using environment objects to bait barnacles
That's just a few. Watch the rest of the game past the prologue dude

>for a VR game the interaction with environment is very limited
Literally every physical object is interactable
>I don't know how aiming works in this game but it's VR and it should be aiming downsight and not what it's actually are
I don't know what the fuck you're saying but you aim down the sights like you would with a gun
>almost all cases of picking things up are through gloves, like there is a body with a magazine with it so you just move your hand and it's in your hand, rather than crouching by the body and searching it proper
You can totally just walk over or bend down and grab shit with your hands, the gloves are just more convenient
>what the fuck is resin
Combine upgrade material they use for their equipment
>in intro the IGN journo (I'm watching IGN playthrough) tried to grab combine's gun and didn't get shot
He reacts to it and pulls the gun away, they might still be useful for information on the resistance so it's the smarter move to not instantly kill them
>teleporting instead of jumping or crawling through tight spaces
You can use free stick movement along with 2 other movement options
>I don't know if it's by journo's choice, but the character moves slow as fuck all the time, is it even possible to run in this game?
You talk about teleportation and now you claim they're walking? Either way, there is no sprint but the movement speed is fast enough for getting into cover quickly while still being comfortable to play in VR
>alyx should shut the fuck up, it annoys me whenever she says anything because it's soulless dialogue that doesn't really convey anything interesting, dialogues with Russel are boring, holy shit why the fuck are they even having this boring conversation
Brainlet opinion
>no look at teen tits
Oh, you're some coomer brainlet. No surprise then

>>for a VR game the interaction with environment is very limited
did you watch like 10 minutes of the playthrough or something?

>eli dies
>gordon passes out
mmm no that's not what happened

How did this blatant bait actually get replies?

also, VR games are impossible to judge through videos.

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This is shitty bait.
Good job on this one (You)

does anyone in game call gman the gman? i thought that was that just a term coined by the models filename and his real name is unknown

This is the equivalent of IGN complaining about DMC5 having quiet music when it turned out they just suck since music is tied to gitting gud

If you think about it all these features were present in HL2 already but had no VR.
VR mod for HL2 came out like 2 years ago?..

>a fade to black is somehow gordon passing out
nah

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>If you think about it all these features were present in HL2 already but had no VR.
You really talk like someone that doesn't even know what a VR is. I really suggest you stop posting right now

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Two more complaints
>as he was being attacked by two zombies, the journo remained stationary which makes me suspect moving around during combat is difficult or severely limited, no running around enemies and spraying them like in previous games
>why health and resin meter's are both on the glove and the screen? If they could have had it all on the glove and it's easy and intuitive to look at it, there shouldn't be that info on the screen at all, it would be more interesting and immersive

>he was actually watching a journo
What a fucking waste of time, everyone ignore this nigger from now on

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Has anyone done a full play through without talking over the cutscenes yet?

>the journo
I knew it

>I'll list a few you somehow missed
I only just began watching it user and I'm posting my thoughts on the go. Be patient if I draw wrong conclusions and feel free to correct

Or...just hear me out. Or....WATCH THE WHOLE FUCKING THING FIRST

That's like not reading the safety instructions of a tool and then complain when you purposely hurt yourself

Could you assume that the pocked dimension is just Gman using genjustu on Alyx?

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G-guys? It's already playable without VR
Just with some digging
twitch.tv/tylermcvicker

Yeah but I'm interested in the game and want to learn some thing about it and the entire playthrough is probably several hours long.
Anyway, even if wrong, my observations are always an opportunity to have a nice discussion, aren't they?