Half-Life 3 might never come to be, but these games can ease the pain – Destructoid

Sorry, but most likely we won't get it Half-life 3 in the near future. Plus, it will definitely never be shown at an awards ceremony because Valve simply doesn't need it. However, you can play many modern FPS games that carry Half lifeflame with great grace.

Titanfall 2

Image via EA

If you know the basics Titanfallyou'll probably think I'm trying to trick you because big robot action is the exact opposite of deep and smart FPS gameplay. Well, the industry seems to have fallen to the point where you can only have one or the other, but Titanfall 2 in this sense it is a miracle. It features some of the most exciting sci-fi action in any medium, but it's also filled with extremely fun and well-designed mechanics that you won't see anywhere else. In this game you won’t even see anything enough to get tired, because Titanfall 2 so filled with well-executed ideas that it tries something new and challenges the player with completely new mechanics at every level.

Although its incredibly addictive action may blind you to this fact, Titanfall 2 features one of the smartest and most exciting single-player campaigns yet.

Talos Principle 2

Stunning graphics Talos Principal
Screenshot via Devolver Digital

What if you want a game that's even more of a puzzle than Half-life 3 would it be? Then Talos Principle 2or the original, if you haven't played it yet, is the game for you. It's simply brilliant, its capabilities are comparable to what you've seen in the best first-person shooter you've ever played, and it will absolutely challenge your gray matter to the task. Although players themselves will not shoot, The Talos Principle games clearly have FPS in their DNA. They were made by Croteam, the studio behind the equally awesome, but admittedly less clever, Serious Sam games and their expertise is always on display here.

Interestingly, Croteam only made it to the big leagues after Old Man Murray, a gaming website owned by future Valve writers Chet Faliszek and Eric Wolpaw, wrote about how promising the first Serious Sam demo was, so I think you can really make the case that the Talos Principle is the real torchbearer for Half-Life.

Production

Prey 2 cover
Image via Arkane

I love the original Extraction, one that came out in 2006 and I wholeheartedly recommend you play it, even though it's obviously already considered “old”. However, if you want something new, something great, something that has many Half life affects his sleeve, then you can't go wrong with Extraction. Do you like prop hunt games? Well, the developers are behind us Production Arkane had the incredibly risky idea of ​​using the concept of prop hunting as a central theme, and the weirdest thing is that it works. Although it feels and plays quite differently than its predecessor, well…Production it's a fantastic first-person shooter about using your brain to spot all sorts of lies, and thanks to a very original arsenal, it's also a very fun game to play.

Half-Life Alyx (non-VR)

Citadel in Half-Life Alyx
Image via Valve

At first glance this may seem obvious, but it is not. If this seems obvious to you, it's because you were lucky enough to have a VR headset that allowed you to play it upon release, and now you're sad that you won't be able to enjoy something like it. Most didn't get to play Alix's half-lifean imperfect but fun game, the first and only attempt to create a AAA game for virtual reality.

It's a shame that more people weren't able to play it because it's taking the first steps towards what it could one day become Half-life 3because it has been protected by expensive technology for too long. Now, although a VR headset remains the best way to enjoy Alix's half-lifeplayers can play it without a VR headset using a mod, which is great. Of course, it's not as exciting, but it's still enough. Half life juice to remain more exciting than most other games, so you really shouldn't sleep on this game, especially if you want to be prepared for Half-Life 3rd shadow fall.


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