Realistically, what can it do to live up to the first two games?

>>713655167 (OP)
Doesn't have to. It just needs to come out and even could be a joke like DNF.

>>713655167 (OP)
Imagine some guy in 2009 saying he's delaying his suicide for this game

>>713655167 (OP)
2 more weeks

>>713655167 (OP)
>what can it do to live up to the first two games?
Do cool physics stuff and innovative gameplay based on it. HL Alyx was great in that regard, so if they make 3 I'm sure it'll be great.

>>713655167 (OP)
Just tie up the story and give us as much full freedom for Source 2 so we can make gmod 2 and a lot of mods, half life alyx support is tied up to vr and valve refuses to release a propper working version of the cs 2 variant.
Thats literally all they have to do, oh don't worry about critics, there will be no doubt a bunch of contrarians around here calling it the worst game ever, its just in their nature to be giant faggots.

>>713657339
>give us as much full freedom for Source 2 so we can make gmod 2 and a lot of mods
I don't know why Valve has been sitting on Source 2 for so long. Releasing the proper tools would start another golden age for PC gaming.

>>713655167 (OP)
>Have more unique variety of enemies that are challenging and fun to fight against. HL1 had way more unique variety of enemies compare to HL2.
>Graphics should be stylize realistic.
>More physics gameplay where you get gravity gun early on.
>Don't make story or characters be lame and gay.

>>713655919
Gaben doing more work than a suicide hotline. Praise Gaben nigga.

>>713655167 (OP)
Give me the same fun Opposing Force gave me. I wish that expansion was longer.

empty open world slop with useless skill trees
ooohh I cant wait

>>713659231
>I MUST GET MAD AT IMAGINARY SCENARIOS I CREATED ON MY HEAD AND SO DO YOU

>>713659231
open world wouldn't be the worst thing, i can imagine it really building on the idea that the world is doing its best to recover since the combine retreated

half life 2s buggy sections were great, i'd love to have that be a whole open world experience

imagine the rubble and remains of city 17 basically become "the zone" from stalker thanks to alien dimensional fuckery, and the main plot is recovering GlaDOS's stash of cryo-preserved humans for repopulation
but ideally that would be a spinoff, half life 3 should stick to the linear marathon route formula

>>713657339
>>713658210
these

>>713657562
source 2 despite its advancements is quite limited (esp for open worlds) compared to what s&box is seeming to be turning into

im not sucking garry newmans cock, guys pissed me off with how long hes gatekept the only source 2 dev tools, but no use crying over spilt milk

>>713659231
Nintendo isn't making it though

>>713655167 (OP)
If the leaked dota code is anything to go by, hopefully massively improved AI. AI has been stagnant for the past decade and half.

>>713655167 (OP)
HL1 and 2 feel very distinct from eachother. Half Life 3 would need to follow that tradition in terms of gameplay and design but, we all know its just not ever coming out. If it did its gonna be more hl2 slop like HL Aylex.

>>713662056
>Alyx
>slop
You haven't played it. You're also a retarded third worlder for using the world slop.

>>713661918
Why hasn't someone made an AI that uses machine learning in a shooter yet like Polyphony is doing it with Sophy in GT7.

>>713662371
>retarded third worlder for using the world slop.
no
>You haven't played it
>y...you didn't spend money on it!!

This old ass argument
You can tell how aids a game is by watching gameplay for 2 mins

>>713655167 (OP)
Like HL1 and HL2, HL3 must be a tech demo for some crazy cool emerging tech.

>>713662697
>You're right, anon. I didn't play it
Cool. Now you can stop pretending your opinion matters.

>>713663025
>VR is still a gimmick
>$500 5lbs sweaty headband.
>Aids games

yeah no one cares

unfortunately nothing.
zoomers/alphas are too ADHD and millennials bitch about pricing. millennials would never pay $200 for HL3

>>713655167 (OP)
fully modeled alyx vagina and anus physics complete with heat simulation and liquid physics

Infinite procedural generated campaign

>half-life 3
>gordon is now a pansexual
>and he has a voice
>voiced by a trans

RPG ELEMENTS WITH STATS
CRAFTING SYSTEM
OPEN WORLD
COLLECTABLES
ROGUELIKE LEVELS
CARD GAME

not broke. dont fix it. literally just release another set of maps same engine.

dont adjust graphics either.
literally clone half life 1

HL3 has to coincide with the release of Valve's penultimate VR gaming hardware. Pavlov VR, BoneLabs/Works, (probably alyx too, but haven't played) all prove that the platform works when you have the hardware to run it (index and knuckles controllers). I'd say the index is almost there for HL3, but the FOV and image clarity of the lens just aren't there yet. Once Valve locks in next gen VR, HL3 will be the flagship game, followed by the other source games. Pancake peasants will be left with Source 2, while vr chads will enjoy source 3, designed from the ground up with AR/VR UI. screencap it

Adding to this: The alternative to the VR HL3 path would be a HL3 that incorporates local LLM/AI systems to manage ingame AI. This already exists in the modding community for Skyrim, but you need a fuckin 20+GB VRAM GPU to run it and you're still waiting 5-10 seconds on a response from the LLM. If GPU's got cheap enough to be able to consistently run powerful LLM's on local systems and be affordable, gaming will change significantly for sandbox/RTS style games.

from 7 months ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eltu_8C7j4s