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Half-Life 3 fan-made demo in Unreal Engine 4 is now available for download

DSOGaming writes: "Half Life fans, here is something for you today. Denys Almaral has released a demo for his Half-Life 3 fan-made version in Unreal Engine 4. This demo uses free assets that are currently available via the Unreal Engine marketplace, and looks quite cool."

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XxINFERNUSxX2197d ago

I like this quote from one user in the comments: "He made own "Half Life 3" on EPIC unreal game engine? This is best trolling ever" Valve you are pathetic, if this gets completed and a proper release I lost all faith in you.

Giblet_Head2197d ago (Edited 2197d ago )

Honestly if expectations weren't so high after Half-Life 2, we probably would have had a third entry by now. A problem with universal acclaim is trying to replicate it a second time. If Half-Life 3 came out now, the hype would build as would expectations of it being 'the next big thing' as Half-Life 2 was, and failure to meet potentially unrealistic expectations would actually hurt Valve. For them it probably comes down to 'more likely to fail than succeed, so why bother?'. It also doesn't help that they've sat on it for as long as they have with most, if not all the people who worked on the previous entries have since left the company.

Skuletor2197d ago

It's been so long, I doubt most people would expect much from a new Valve game these days tbh

william_cade2197d ago

Yeah, because staying average or slightly above or below is such a great way to do things.

opc2197d ago

A few years back, Gabe Newell mentioned that he wants to develop new games and hardware at the same time in the same way Nintendo does. In a couple of weeks they are revealing a new VR headset, Knuckles controllers and they are also rumored to be working on 3 games to go along with them.

jjb19812197d ago (Edited 2197d ago )

I agree with this completely. The game came from a time when mechanics were a bit simpler in first person shooters. The game has a great story and setting but players expect too much nowadays. The integrity of the story would probably be torn to shreds by journalists that were 6 when part 2 came out. It would be ridiculed for not staying true to half-life roots by older journalists that can't relive the magic. There would be a focus on which "version" is better. It seems like they're damned if they don't and damned if they do.

XxINFERNUSxX2197d ago

I also believe that if it came out now, it would never live up to the hype. If it was released many years ago I would be certain it would be epic. But lets see what comes out of this ^_^

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william_cade2197d ago

This is awesome and sad at the same time. The passion is great, but the deaf publishers are sad.

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Valve only wants to make HalfLife if they push medium forward but what could it push forward next?

If Half-Life 3 ever happens, what big innovation would justify it in Gabe Newell's eyes?

-Foxtrot16h ago

Innovation doesn’t always have to be a VR game, look at one of the rumours for HL3 that someone was saying earlier last week

"Procedural generation (ie. L4D Director) and advanced AI will be pushed by HLX. "

"“The 'procedural generation' in HLX does not relate to terrain or roguelike-ish mechanics but something like the Left4Dead director made "significantly more powerful". Doors, physics props, enemies, enemy types items, NPCs of any kind will be influenced by said director"

That to me is pretty significant if it's done well, that along with better enemy AI, physics and the like are what games should be evolving more but they always choose graphics mostly. The fact that it keeps circling back to only VR is the way forward when it comes to Valve is silly in my opinion.

VR can be a choice but it shouldn't be "VR only because VR is the only innovation we have left"

Levii_9213h ago

No, and they already did that.

Vits14h ago

Just go back to what made Half-Life 2 special: the physics.

At the time, it was groundbreaking and arguably influenced a wave of other games that started to experiment with more interactive and dynamic environments. For a while, physics-based gameplay became a trend. But if you've played any first-person shooters in the last decade, you've probably noticed that most developers have either abandoned those ideas entirely or significantly toned them down. The focus shifted away from immersive world interaction toward faster pacing, scripted set pieces, and visual spectacle.

And while you're at it, ship it with a robust modding tool. That’s another thing most developers have completely given up on. It could offer a much-needed alternative to the current AAA landscape, which feels increasingly trapped in a cycle of cinematic universes and safe, homogenized content. In a world of "Marvelized" blockbusters, a game that draws inspiration from the experimental spirit of the late 1990 and mid-2000s wouldn’t just be nostalgic,it would be genuinely fresh. Ironically, looking back might be the most forward-thinking move a studio could make right now.

Chocoburger10h ago

Here's something innovative, finish the God damn story. Wow, a concept! Locking a series behind forced innovation is stupid, and stupidity is not innovation.

ZycoFox10h ago

They can have the game be slightly less linear but not too open. HL2 had parts like that, then Episode 2 did it a bit more.

That and expand upon the physics & AI system and further increase the graphics over Alyx and that's pretty much all they gotta do. I hope they release a separate multiplayer part after if not immediately as well, like they did shortly after HL2 released.

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Half-Life 3: Being Playtested Ahead of a Possible Summer Reveal; Game Is Playable From Start to End

The project codenamed HLX, which is thought to be Half-Life 3, is reportedly being widely playtested ahead of a Summer reveal and Winter release.

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LordoftheCritics3d ago

Don't do this.

I've waited 100 years

_SilverHawk_3d ago

hopefully its a vr game or has the option to play in vr

TheColbertinator3d ago

The second option hopefully. I haven't played Alyx VR since the VR goggles hurt my eyes.

LordoftheCritics3d ago

Alyx VR was incredible.

Still unmatched

-Foxtrot3d ago

VR as an option - Totally fine.

VR Only - No thanks

I've been a Half Life fan since the original and have waited since 2007 for a sequel, it was already a kick to the nuts to have Half Life Alyx, a game which changes the ending of Episode 2 and will clearly be required to understand the story going forward in HL3, be a VR only title so I don't want a proper, full on sequel to be VR only aswell, it would be highly unfair to the HL fans who either don't like VR, can't afford it or can't do it for whatever reason.

Luckily going off the rumours, HL3 is a more traditional game.

FPS_D3TH2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

Sybau! Lol jk but please only the option. I’m still not buying vr today lol

Amplitude2d ago

It'll probably be VR exclusive with full body tracking sensors and a treadmill required to play

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RaidenBlack2d ago

Now we know, why GTA VI got delayed.
Gabe Effect.
/s

ZycoFox3d ago

I wonder if the rumours are true - that it has a highly destructible environment and very reactive with hot/cold with realism placed on wind and other physics, I guess it makes sense, HL2 was very impressive at the time and it carried over into GMOD. That's what I really liked about it, everything built into the engine.

The only thing that might slightly disappoint me is if they don't upgrade the graphics more. I like that Source and Source 2 has such a clean look, I just hope they push it so it's more like Source 2.5 if they haven't budged it up to Source 3. Being (supposedly) the game to finish the original story I hope they go all out if they can while maintaining high frame rates with modern hardware.

badz1492d ago

Source 3? Bold of you to assume Gaben knows how to count to 3

PRIMORDUS3d ago

If this is true I'm going to guess it would be still using the Source 2 engine.

SimpleDad2d ago

I hope!!! Dude... let's go! Can't wait!

RaidenBlack2d ago

We haven't seen the best of Source 2, yet.
No really.
Checked some threads, many features are still WiP.

Plagasx2d ago

GTA 6 and Half Life 3 releasing in the same year?? IMPOSSIBLE.

FPS_D3TH2d ago

6 hours too soon bro. GTA delayed to next year

Profchaos2d ago

It just seems so impossible that after so many years and so many false leaks and rumours this might be it.

I don't know how to feel about this the game has so much weight on it in terms of expectations now half life alyx was amazing so I think they can do it but they would be feeling the pressure

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Half-Life 3 Is A Call For More Series To End

If Half-Life ends with 3, it should be a call for more series to wrap it up.

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goken36d ago

Oh i agree.
Especially CoD and them annual sport titles 😎

PRIMORDUS36d ago (Edited 36d ago )

Me to I want HL 3 to be the last in the series, it will probably still use the Source 2 engine but I would guess heavily modified. Then you know Valve will release some kind of collectors edition that includes all the games, then years later more remasters 😂

goken36d ago (Edited 36d ago )

Me too. At the rate valve release games, if they did HL4, it would be something like 2050 😱😱😱

goken35d ago

Not only CoD will never end, many of it’s spinoffs never seems to end either.