“Wait, you’re recommending a Walking Dead survival game?” Yes, dear reader, I am. These five games should get you up to speed, and ready to step into the shoes of Alyx Vance as she fights against the oppressive rule of the Combine in City 17. With the weekend ahead of us now is the best time to catch up with the franchise, and to establish your VR legs if you haven’t already (nothing derails a good VR experience like motion sickness). No matter your circumstances Half Life has been out of the limelight for some time. That, or maybe you’re just now jumping on the Half Life bandwagon and wondering what all the hype is about, considering Half Life 2 is old enough now to earn a driver’s license in the States. Still, thirteen years? If your rose-tinted glasses are covered in a thick layer of dust you’re not alone. While Half Life: Alyx may not be the game we’ve all been clamoring for (and it being a VR-only title has certainly chaffed a few folks raw), it’s at least proof Half Life may still have a pulse. Can you believe it’s been thirteen years since we’ve last had a new Half Life game? Valve’s silence surrounding the franchise these intervening years slowly made any mention of Half Life 3 into a punchline, and up until last year it was considered safe to assume the venerable first-person shooter series was dead and buried.
