If you played Half-Life when it was released, and Half-Life 2 when it was released, and you valued those experiences, then you will most likely miss out on another valuable experience by not giving this game a go.

I understand that VR headsets can be expensive to some. I haven't checked what the cost is for the various VR headsets, but I used my Oculus Rift for this, and it worked without any issues.

I have a problem with feeling "seasick" after a while in VR. Any VR game. Using the teleportation system in this game helped, and did not feel like it removed too much of the immersion. When I fled from a crab in panic and teleported myself miles back, however, it took a bit away from the immersion, because it made me realize that I can basically be immortal as long as I remember to do teleportation-jumps like that in every situation. In one hand, I'm thinking it's bad, but in the other, I'm thinking that this is no more immersion breaking than the good ol' bunny-hopping that we invented back in HL1. Besides, it was the result of my abuse of the mechanic, and I decide what I make of the game. I have the option to restrict my actions, and I am principled enough to do that.

There is a Half-Life 2 level amount of debris in the world, and plenty of unique objects to make the game feel as though it might actually have people living in it, and I spent quite a while getting used to what could be interacted with and what could not. After a while, however, I started to get used to it, as well as the mechanics, and I started to play the game from intuition alone. The mechanics took a lot less time to get used to than figuring out what in the world could be interacted with.

The loading time between maps are on the hefty side, but these are neat opportunities to take a seat, and possibly even take the VR headset off for a while, and fetch a drink, so that you don't get dizzy from having spent too long in VR.

Overall, I see no reason why I wouldn't recommend this.

If you played Half-Life when it was released, and Half-Life 2 when it was released, and you valued those experiences, then you will most likely miss out on another valuable experience by not giving this game a go. I understand that VR headsets can be expensive to some. I haven't checked what the cost is for the various VR headsets, but I used my Oculus Rift for this, and it worked without any issues. I have a problem with feeling "seasick" after a while in VR. Any VR game. Using the teleportation system in this game helped, and did not feel like it removed too much of the immersion. When I fled from a crab in panic and teleported myself miles back, however, it took a bit away from the immersion, because it made me realize that I can basically be immortal as long as I remember to do teleportation-jumps like that in every situation. In one hand, I'm thinking it's bad, but in the other, I'm thinking that this is no more immersion breaking than the good ol' bunny-hopping that we invented back in HL1. Besides, it was the result of my abuse of the mechanic, and I decide what I make of the game. I have the option to restrict my actions, and I am principled enough to do that. There is a Half-Life 2 level amount of debris in the world, and plenty of unique objects to make the game feel as though it might actually have people living in it, and I spent quite a while getting used to what could be interacted with and what could not. After a while, however, I started to get used to it, as well as the mechanics, and I started to play the game from intuition alone. The mechanics took a lot less time to get used to than figuring out what in the world could be interacted with. The loading time between maps are on the hefty side, but these are neat opportunities to take a seat, and possibly even take the VR headset off for a while, and fetch a drink, so that you don't get dizzy from having spent too long in VR. Overall, I see no reason why I wouldn't recommend this.