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Eh, I don't think it's as big of a deal as you're suggesting. Alyx is pretty much the only choice if they wanted to use a pre-existing character as an action pr
by sparky_z 7y ago
Eh, I don't think it's as big of a deal as you're suggesting. Alyx is pretty much the only choice if they wanted to use a pre-existing character as an action protagonist set between HL1 & 2. And from the trailer, it looks like the only "gendered" thing about the player's avatar is the voiceover. That's not a "body swap illusion" like the paper is talking about. In principal, I don't see it having any more deep psychological effect than, say, Perfect Dark.
(1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfect_Dark https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfect_Dark
- danharaj 7y agoAdrian Shephard's still lying around tho :^)
- z3phyr 7y agoI guess gearbox owns the character??
- reificator 7y ago> Alyx is pretty much the only choice if they wanted to use a pre-existing character as an action protagonist set between HL1 & 2. Before I say this, note I'm looking forward to playing as Alyx, and don't expect gender to make much of a difference in a game/story like this. But as far as not having options, I disagree. Barney was already a playable character in Blue Shift, he's shown to be relevant to the plot in HL2. Not only that but he's undercover at least some of the time, opening up gameplay avenues that Alyx wouldn't have available. Not that I'm suggesting that HL in VR needs a Papers Please style minigame or anything...