Half-Life: Alyx | Girlfriend Review
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I recently watched my boyfriend play Half-Life: Alyx in his underwear on Valve's Index and now I'm going to make fun of him.
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Shelby has the best character development.
Goes from a non-playing backseat gamer to a first person shooter beast.
Didn’t she do that when she played doom
Also she goes from a nitpicking backseat gamer with pretty much no understanding of games and what makes them great, to a competent and valuable game reviewer on her own right. The later Girlfriend Reviews are not just good fun, but they also count as legitimate reviews, if a little brief. Shelby's insights into what makes a good game are really great, considering that her own gaming career is fairly short.
Bran the broken still has a better story.
This isn't even her final form!
Yeah, she is freaking good at shooters now!
I let my dad play this, and the first enemy that surprised him he turned around and ran straight into the wall. I've never laughed so hard.
Now every time he visits, he asks if he can play some more.
That's so wholesome
He did?! That's hilarious!!! Wish I could've seen that!
Lmao that's funny
Oh man, I wish you videotaped it.
Aaaawwwweeee
The “I just tried to use the bed to get up” line killed me cause it fooled me too
The number of times I've done the same in various VR games...
Once, after taking off the headset I tried to pick it up by poking it with a controller while pressing the trigger.
when I first got my Oculus Rift... playing a flight sim I was in an old biplane. Went to get up, using the plane as my support, fell flat on my ass. *LOL*
I let my mom try this as her first VR experience, one of the first things I told her before she put the headset on was to remember that nothing she's going to see is real and you can't lean on anything, she laughed like I was joking because it's so obvious, then a few minutes later she tried leaning on a wall and fell over.
@@ghurcbghurcb ok I call bs on that
"Why am I so wrapped up in the cord? I just started playing" - VR in a nutshell
Just play wireless lol.
I played through Alyx 2 times already using the oculus quest and virtual desktop 5GHZ wlan streaming.
The quest is also 399,- and not a 1000 bucks lol
coolertuep damn lol I had no idea this would work, how’s the lag
madagaska
Im not noticing any lag at all. Using a 5ghz router in the same room.
coolertuep good to know since I also have a quest and want to try this game, probably needs to upgrade my internet first
madagaska
Your internet isn’t really important - it’s the router. I got a 20€ on amazon and it works flawless - that’s cheaper then the link cable lol. Make sure the router is 5 ghz and has like 786mbs or so
"Threw It On the Ground" is the official anthem of VR games.
I DON'T NEED YOUR REALITY!!!
I'M AN -ADULT- GAMER!!!!!!
Breaking shit is fun.
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From someone that's been playing games since the mid 90s, and has finished Half-Life: Alyx, this is hands down one of the greatest video game experiences I have had in my entire life. It truly has to be played to really understand. Absolute masterpiece.
Eh, I'll settle for YT playthrough
@@GigglingStoners Yeah, I dont exactly have the money to buy the game, the headset, and a pc good enough to run it. Think I'll settle for yt playthroughs.
Started gaming with Chuckie Egg on BBC computer, bought a Vive day one and Alyx on release, the future has arrived mate.
Honestly feel really bad for anyone who has to watch it on youtube
@@FHD80057 Dont be, there are mods as well.
*smooch smooch smooch*
"Oh, Spider-Man..."
*shlap*
Laughed way harder than I probably should have.
Same!
I almost choked on my Dr.Pepper
Best. Moment. Ever.
Me too! If I was drinking at that moment, it would have probably come out of my nose 😂.
Ever one in the lounge looked at funny
That has to be the smoothest transition to a sponsor ever.
Not as smooth as Linus.
Go watch Scruffy’s videogame sound design video, seriously the smoothest shit ever and a lot of effort put in
It’s called ’what is adaptive audio?’
Adam Regusea
Me just living a normal life...
Shelby: How long before life can't imitate art, because art imitates life beyond perfection.
Me: I don't trust anything.
Magnus Stephansen
As long as the tube that keeps feeding me nutrients keeps me alive, still works, I'm okay with it.
@@bbrbbr-on2gd ignorance is bliss *takes bite of juicy and delicious steak
@@bbrbbr-on2gd Hail the might tube
"Mr. Stephansen"
well eventually she will find out about anime.
Me: Another Girlfriend Reviews! These are always fun and wholesome!
Shelby: We will all willingly plug ourselves into a false paradise to escape the horrors of reality.
Me: Uhhh...
Me: plug me already, I can't take this anymore!
Its soo well written, them some educated folkss
Isn't this literally the premise of Ready Player One? Actually I think that line was a quote from it
@@flashgnash“Being human totally sucks most of the time. Videogames are the only thing that make life bearable.” ?
@@star_memory that's the one
"The implications of virtual reality are mind-boggling!"
I'm getting chills just thinking of all the different kinds of fully-immersive hentai the future holds in store!
*Y* *E* *S*
Please kill me before then
It brings me physical pain knowing that most people haven't, and probably won't, play this wonderful game, just see someone else play it on a screen.
Well, we want to play the games not to pretend to be in one... that kind of sentiment gets old fast, the reason why valve released this game as VR only is because this is first a VR experience and secondly a game, everything is too slow paced in here, enemies are dumb and easy in comparison to normal half life games
Eugen M “We want to play games not be in one.”
Every rpg player would like to know your location
@@TheWarKeeper Speak for yourself. Immersion is a pretty big deal to a lot of people, and in that regard VR can't be beat. I'd argue that the gameplay looks like that, but, feels much more daunting when you're playing. It certainly is never as hard as Half Life 1 or 2, but it never really claims to be. It still manages to create a novel gameplay experience imo.
@@Scorch052 To be fair I get it where you come from with the immersion argument, but consider this:
If we can immerse ourselves into a story completely by reading a book, we certainly can by playing a game on a monitor too! Humans are pretty good at pretending to be in somewhere or in someone elses shoes, so my argument would be, even if VR adds an extra layer on top of that immersion, for me its not worth it.
For me im not feeling VR, at least not yet, not even in this game, you sacrifice too much for the sake of having a screen strapped to your eyes, the entire game of HLAlyx i couldnt help feel this was a VR experience first and a game second.
But eh, each to their own opinion i guess.
@@TheWarKeeper tbf, I questioned VR up until the day I tried it then I decided to get it,
5:08
*Kiss kiss kiss kiss* "oh Spider-Man" *SLAP*
Best part of the video hahaha
Made me laugh...
SEALING GANG! REEEEEEEEEEE!
Ah yes, my favourite marketing segue
*EXISTENTIAL DREAD*
I lost it at "oh spider-man!" - Matt is the kind of guy I wanted to be friends with in high school.
_"THAT'S NOT MY DAD. THIS IS A CELLPHONE!"_
I love how you could just tell how excited you both were when you had the headset on.
*tries to open a wine with a bottle opener*
"It doesn't work!"
Yeah, I find that bug in real life really annoying as well. I wish Valve fixed it.
By far the greatest video game experience I have had since I was a kid playing Halo for the first time. The immersion was absolutely incredible
“I tried to hold the bed to stand up”
I tried to rest my elbows on the back of John Wick’s car. I get it
I smashed my controller after playing Tabletennis, cause i lay them down in VR and realise:
There is no table in front of me.....
and i smashed a glasbottle on my floor and covert my pc in water.
But i'll never stop playing VR. Since i've tried im in love
All I hear Shelby saying during the gun gameplay is:
“Ehhh heh heh hehhhh, whooo wants a tasssssteeeee”
Wheee...
Me : Trying to watch a girlfriend review and take my mind off of all the things going on in the world.
Shelby : Unreality is going to take over the World..!!!
True, but relаx, most of us аre too poor to escаpe reаlity (unless we settle for smelling glue), аnd аre only going to be poorer in neаr future. So there is аlwаys а silver lining))
Regina Lannister It’s time to eat the rich. No seriously, Bezos invests in space travel meanwhile his employees work 40+ a week and still have to sleep in cars...
@@justalostlocal " eat the rich"
I welcome our future robot overlords if this is the future :0
@@justalostlocal What are you? A communist?
"Ow!"
"What happened?"
"I looked through the window...and..."
"Decapitated yourself?"
That's a conversation I've never expected to hear...
Konosuba 😂
I've just started playing recently and didn't know that was possible, expetimenting ensues
relationship goals
@@UNSCPILOT what are your findings?
@@katechaste It is indeed possible, and disorienting XD
"Oh! I'm sorry, Did I bonk you?"
Shoots it.
‘Hol up a minute, she didn’t say “‘hol up a minute”...
To be fair half life has usually been pretty linear
That's fine. It only works when it's genuine.
she was too busy having an existential crisis
The cuteness of the headcrab on the title screen thingy is amazing
Jennifer Fischer Thats lamaarr from half life 2
Lamarrrrrrrr!
Dude, that cut to RAGE at 4:05 was so freakin gnarly! You're normally very humorous, but haven't really done 'cool' like that before in a video. Excellent.
Thanks, this is the game I look forward. Watching at the hospital going through my 3rd chemo and all I want is been able to buy a VR to play the sequel of my favorite game. You are the best.
You've got to do Skryim sometime! I'd love to hear Shelby's Skyrim-themed comedy.
I think they have
they should do skyrim vr with mods. i heard about a few that make it crazy realistic like one that allows you to say your dialogue choice out loud to pick it.
Skyrim Vr is pretty good as well - hopefully the next elder scrolls game is build from ground up for Vr
@@coolertuep Oh man, the first time one of those giant spiders came down from the top of a cave I nearly pooped myself, those things are HUGE in VR :O
7:01 Scott the woz! I’m surprised he is in this video
Hey all Scott here
Owen YT hey Scott, all here
Not surprising since they praised him in a Q&A video
We need a woz/gf crossover
4:58 Yes, once I tried to scratch my leg with the saber in beat saber! Haha
RS
I still try to grab stuff by flicking it over to me in real life
I need to take a break from VR...
6:03 Hardcore Henry is fantastic and I will stand by it.
It was fantastic...when I watched it on my laptop. When I watched it on my big TV I was ready to hurl a few times.
i completely agree
@@dasdovian7785 Bruh even on my laptop that clip got me screwed up LOL
same
Playing Half Life Alyx was the best game experience of my life. It felt like I was truly experiencing the future.
How's the motion sickness? I played about 30hrs of Skyrim on the PSVR and it was incredible but it would always give me motion sickness, I just couldn't do it any more (nothing in the real world makes me sick).....
@@khimaros Personally, continuous movement made me feel REALLY sick right off the bat. Especially when I stopped moving I felt like I was about to fall over. Teleportation was fine, but a bit confusing to me (but I literally started HL:A on my second day of owning a VR set), I got disoriented pretty quickly. My favourite was the shift movement. It really helped me avoid disorientation without causing motion sickness.
@@khimaros How did you play it? With teleportation or smooth locomotion? Can't speak about the PSVR (never tried it) but with my Rift it was an adaption process over time as I've always been sensitive to motion sickness IRL. In the beginning I could only play with teleportation and would still start getting slightly nauseous after about an hour's play, but that was gone after a couple of weeks of frequent play. After 3-4 months I could start playing racing games (generally very predictable smooth movement) and after a year I could start using smooth locomotion in general (played through Subnautica in 90+ hours). I've seen many VR users report very similar experiences but of course with variation. Some adapt quickly (within weeks/months) and others (like me) are more slow.
3:56 Shelby’s reaction reminded me of - “Wow that’s a full rainbow...all the way. Double rainbow....oh my gosh”
@Thomas Johnson .....oh boy, waaaaay too soon
@@AaronRJPower why the 'XD' though? He literally died of corona. RIP double rainbow legend.
@Nabil Yusoff you are absolutely correct, I’ve removed the emoji. I didn’t mean to be insensitive - I was just laughing at my own ignorance. I’m so sorry if it rubbed you the wrong way 👍
@@AaronRJPower nahh I've no problem with it. Just confused lol.. Good day!
Too soon, bro. Too. Soon.
Thank God for young people! Wait! I’m retired and 61 years old and I don’t even have time to construct videos like this! But hey, I just ordered an Oculus Quest 2 from Santa and I cant friggin wait! Yeehaaa, baby! Thanks for nine minutes and twenty two seconds of...virtual reality !?
That IASIP "implication" reference is one of my favorite gf reviews bits ever, keep up the great work
I miss the bye at the end :(
When the Half-Life song starts... The chills man, the chills....
I was hoping the Valve mascot guy with the bald head and valve in the back of his head would be rendered in VR in front of me and turn around and spook me
I always watch videos until the end, love how the ads are part of the comedy too)
I like how she whispered at the start of the sponsor plug. Adorable.
excuse me, Miss Girlfriend Reviews Lady ma'am
Hardcore Henry is a masterpiece.
I agree. Best first person movie I have ever seen.
@@danielduncan6806 there are others?
@@feryth I can't think of any off the top of my head.
@@danielduncan6806 So its also the worst you've ever seen :(
@@deale- There is that part in the Rock doom movie so that count as the worst one for me
This video was awesome, but the even cooler thing was the use of Rage against the machine at 4:10
I love that song to no end
7:50 Did anybody else find that segue into the Squarespace advertisement just a little... I don't know... sudden?
It was pretty much "Reality is backsliding into unreality and because of this we are hopelessly losing touch with our own experiences. EXPERIENCE SQUARESPACE."
I showed this game to my father and the day after he had convinced my entire family to try it
“My boyfriend was like, I’m gonna throw you through that window, and a second latter he did!”
LOL!!! You two are so awesome together!
5:06 « I can feel covid in the air tonight, oh Lord »
The timing of the RATM song to the gameplay was absolutely perfect. Amazing editing
I swear the editing is always spot-on, I couldnt think of the puns and cool little memes and references thrown in when my life depended on it. It is what makes these reviews soooo good, even if I already played the game or cant play it at all or even dont want to play it.
After finishing this video, I looked at your Upload list to see what videos of yours I hadn't watched yet. Sadly, I've watched every single one at this point.
Welp, time to rewatch.
My favorite review is Nier Automata.
Finally! I’ve been checking TH-cam everyday for a new Review
Had to pause the video to comment on the great appreciation for the They Live clip. You guys have always been really good at pulling clips from pop culture to represent your point/comments, but the They Live one is close to my heart, haha. Keep up the good work!
:O the scott clip!
I'm so happy to see how quickly your channel has grown :) love you guys.
Great great video! Replaying HL Alyx rn myself. It’s amazing. And OMG i never tried to squeeze a can like that, can’t wait to try it in the game hahaha
Nevermind the original content focus, that transition to your sponsor was gold.
I just found this channel and you guys need more views and subs. These vids are gold
I was so happy as he put Rage against the Maschine music in the back round xD
Early to the vid just wanna let you know that I love you guys and your channel so much y’all are a massive comfort and your channel inspires me I love you once again ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ pursue your dreams
i was just watching another one before this, thank you!
I always love how creative your ad plug-ins are
Incredible video, the dialogues, the editing everything. Amazing!!
8:09 _sqaur space_ :)
If you have a gaming pc from the last 3 years , you can get a headset for the price of a Nintendo switch... vr is not 999$ any more.
Your comedy writing on the Half-Life Alyx review was top-notch! And the VR fail clips were a nice touch. And thank you for the honest take on the VR industry. This is the exact reason why I want to wait on this game until I have a VR headset. A walkthrough sounds tempting, but nothing beats playing one of best games Valves released in years. Plus we'll probably get more in the next few years. So for now, stay safe and thanks for a good time in Unreality. Keep up the great work Shelby and Matt.
ya'll are too damn good at this. It feels like you're putting so much effort into everything you do, and it really show.
I always love a good “They Live” reference.
"Promise me you'll think of the implications!"
what implications?
Wow, first video i see from you and this is too good to look at only one vid. You have real writing skills. That was funny to look and interesting to listen :)
Definitely some of your best editing to date, congrats. That was laugh out loud funny!
NEED MORE VR GAME REVIEWWWWSSSS - Walking Dead: Saints and Sinners next??!!
Crysis, Halo and ghost recon next
didn't expect to see Conan at 0:44 hahah definitely caught me off guard.
Shelby, your monologue at the end was beautiful. I loved how you incorporated Twinkle Twinkle Little Star at the end; it gave me chills.
you guys do such a good job illustrating themes through your editing. wow.
Strongly think you should hire Internet Historian to do your ads, he’s a master at them
It's kinda mind boggling that Valve can apparently just not release anything major for approaching a decade, then seemingly arbitrarily knock one out of the park from basically nowhere.
Yeah, I fricking hate them. Hands down the best games developer in the business. But the bastards hardly ever develop any games. Then, just as we've given up on the buggers, they go and do something incredible. Then make us wait.
And wait...
And wait!
So good!!! What a review.
Even your intro to squarespace at the end was impressive 😅
3:31 that ”wow” is what convinced me to buy the game and a vr set
We still need a full Version of the todd howard Song (attempt 4)
This game was just... mind blowing to experience. I'm still digesting it.
Thanks always, for the always sunny in clips
3:45 They Live!
Now THAT movie could do with a VR spin-off!
Please do the Mass Effect Trilogy
The last time I was this early at something my girlfriend left me for another
i really hope you do more VR game reviews in the future because this was great
i love that you took that scene from they live :D
I've got my pcvr headset coming next week just to get a taste of this
You are One of the Best Game Reviewers on the entire TH-cam (English).
Top Ideas, Editing, Scheme and "Commentary".
Platinium.
🔱™
Didn't know this channel. Well I'm going to follow and watch every video on it ! Great job !
This is (your) best video by far. I've seen this like 7 times by now which is a ridiculous amount to watch a review of a game you'll probably never play.
When will people understand that vr is the exact same amount of money as a new console? Rift s and quest are 400. Vr isn't that expensive.
thank you!
Seriously. A Quest is the console, TV, everything you need to play. It's much cheaper than say a PS5 + TV would be.
Anyway the Quest has been sold out for most of the past year, so people are waking up.
They bought an Index to play Alyx. Also, you need a serious PC to play Alyx properly, even with a Rift S (or Quest with link and mods) you'll be spending well over a thousand to stably play at medium to high settings (I spent 3 thousand cause laptop). Been VR'ing for over a year and frame dips plus head rotation in a shooter with full spacial movement equals incredibly nausea and cold sweats.
@@lsevent
I bought a gaming laptop just for half life Alyx early this year paid 1200€ for a rtx 2070 (no max q) and i7 9750h. Runs Alyx completly fine. What did you bought for 3k lol?
2:52 nice lonely island reference
i love the index and alyx, it was so cool beiong able to pick ANYTHING up like thats so cool, and you can grab stuff where youre actually trying to grab and being able to crush a can, break a bottle pot and more
5:05
Me (out loud): I CAN FEEL IT COMING IN THE AIR TONIGHT OH LORD! AND I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS MOMENT ALL MY LIFE OH LORD!
I can recognize that drum fill from anywhere.
Was that my SON scott the woz??????
Hold up a minute the guy in the beginning who pulled up his shirt.
in all the years i've been browsing TH-cam. This has got to be one of the most well-made video I have ever seen in a long while. Quality content. Lots of effort. Very enjoyable. Subscribe.
god damn...i never subscribed faster... the timing and the comedic flow is flawless :D
3:40 Oh my God, I never even noticed the black guy from They Live was Elroy Patashnik from Community.
I'll always think of him as Goliath from Gargoyles.
I always think of the voice of Arbiter in Halo :)
I always think of him as Captain Anderson in Mass Effect
Or Big Tim from Requiem for a Dream
@@concinnus Wow I didn't even know he was in that. I saw it almost 20 years ago and vowed "never again!"
It's 2024 and Alyx is still the VR game. It's a little sad tbh, maybe 10 more years?
That transition to the squarespace ad was so smooth I needed a GTX 2080 to run it.
So glad I've found this channel during quarantine