Will it play Total War series? Half Life: Alyx? Run classics from 90s and 2000s? Will it get Horizon Zero Dawn?

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All the freaking time. In fact just around 5 days ago I stopped playing Freespace 2. Was visiting Wing Commander series before that. Made a tribute trailer for wing 3 (1994) after finishing the whole thing again.

So yeah, pretty satisfying to visit classics every now and then.

Alien: Isolation, Total War: Warhammer 2, Witcher 3, Middle Earth: Shadow of War.

You forgot to mention important stuff. Release Date. It's coming on August 7. System Requirements.

MINIMUM:

• • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10 64-bits
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K@3.3GHz or AMD FX 6300@3.5GHz
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 (3 GB) or AMD Radeon R9 290 (4GB)
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Storage: 100 GB available space

RECOMMENDED:

• • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10 64-bits
  • Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K@3.5GHz or Ryzen 5 1500X@3.5GHz
  • Memory: 16 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 (6 GB) or AMD Radeon RX 580 (8GB)
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Storage: 100 GB available space

Looks like thread backfired.

Holy ****. Loved the first two games. Especially second one was a blast. Story was a bit weak compared to the first one though. Overall it was much better in everything else.

I was lucky enough to get my hands on Half Life: Alyx after receiving a VR headset. It was one of the best experiences I've ever had in a video game in a long time. I was waiting to play The Last of Us Part 2 before making this thread. Since, I've played it and my honeymoon phase for both games is over, it's safe to say that Alyx is one of the most unique and rich experiences you'll ever get in gaming medium. Story for new comers will be pretty simple and straight forward. However for Half Life fans, it brings back so many memories. Visiting City 17 in HD and seeing all those characters you loved back then alone makes the whole experience worth it.

People who understand Half Life's lore will not miss subtle hints or details here and there. They will connect the dots easily, which makes the experience even richer. There is so much detail in each and every location. Every object holds up quite well up close... it has to because it's an interactive world and you are picking up and looking at everything right in front of you. From fully functional snooker to an actual fully playable piano and water bottles, everything is richly detailed and polished. And it's entirely physics based. Production values, character detail, level design, sound design, moment to moment gameplay... everything stands out.

Simplest of tasks like reloading a weapon or searching environments to find items, or just throwing things away to show your anger at your enemies, or breaking window by hitting it with your pistol like in the movies or making hand gestures just for fun... it's all immersive and beautifully crafted. Of course you can encounter minor issues every now and then but none of em are game breaking. Half Life: Alyx delivers a great experience and makes you fall in love with it without being edgy or using cheap tricks to get your attention. You give it your attention at your own will because it's really that good. Last but not least, it isn't 4 or 5 hours long either. It's around 15 to 20 hours long with that much detail in every section of the game.

I'd say it's 9.5/10 and one of the greatest PC games of all time.

For me return of Monolith was a good surprise. I'd say Shadow of Mordor was one of the best new series of this gen. Also Larian Studios

You're taking dick measuring contest too seriously.

@rzxv04: Seems like it lacks reflections. Plus direction of lighting it different, as you can see from shadows in second comparison. May be that's what making it look different too. Plus intensity and choice of colors/temperature.