Examining Half-Life Alyx, its place in the Half-Life series, and its potential impact on video games as a medium. Thumbnail illustrated by my brother Daylan - https://www.instagram.com/daylanb.art/ Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 3:26 Prologue - Prove Me Wrong 12:27 Half-Life: Alyx 53:36 Conclusion Sources: Valve opens up about Episode Three - https://ca.ign.com/articles/valve-explains-why-half-life-2-episode-3-was-never-made Gabe Newell moves on from the episodic model - https://www.mcvuk.com/business-news/publishing/newell-weve-moved-beyond-the-episodic-model/ HL3 will not be a VR game, says Chet Faliszek - https://www.vg247.com/2015/09/24/half-life-3-wont-be-a-vr-game-says-valve-2/ Valve is working on three full VR games - https://www.engadget.com/2017-02-10-valve-working-on-three-full-vr-games.html Valve is experimenting with Half-Life in VR - https://kotaku.com/yep-valve-is-experimenting-with-half-life-in-vr-1689726340 GameSlice Podcast with Gabe Newell and Erik Johnson - https://soundcloud.com/gameslice/valve Kerry Davis @ DigiPen - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kzu2Y33yKM The Final Hours of Half-Life: Alyx Preliminary Interview - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9K0eJEmMEw Ozioma Akagha on playing Alyx Vance - https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/life-alyx-star-ozioma-akagha-taking-iconic-role-1258133 HLA Workshop Tools on SteamDB - https://steamdb.info/depot/1295040/ Why You Can’t Use a Crowbar in Half-Life: Alyx - https://kotaku.com/why-you-cant-use-a-crowbar-in-half-life-alyx-1842491319 If you liked this video and want to see more, give it a like and consider subscribing for future updates from yours truly! Be sure to check out Last Life, a community and forum for thoughtful video game discussion! https://www.last-life.net/ Like my videos a ton? Consider becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/liamtriforce #HalfLife #HalfLifeAlyx #LiamTriforce