The game developers and other team members literally ‘take their desk and move it to whatever project interests them the most.’ The employees are rather dynamic in the way they choose projects and this consequently contributes to Half-Life 3 never getting finished. Valve Corporation manages their employees in a rather unorthodox manner. Therefore, it goes without doubt that Half-life 3 might not reach the height that its predecessors reached. These core contributors to the Half-Life franchise are the ones responsible for Half-Life 1&2 being named game of the year almost 90 times by different reviewers and critics. What I am trying to say is that Half-Life 3 might not have the same charm as the previous Half-life instalments.
This is not to say that new writers might spoil the game if they take the mantle.
These four people were like the backbone of the Half-Life games and them leaving brings about a lot of uncertainty to the future of Half-Life. Half-Life artist and designer, Harry Teasley had already left a long time ago. Chet Faliszek, a major contributor to this wonderful half-life universe, left on April 2016. Erik Wolpaw, a principle writer in both Half-Life and Portal, went in the following month. Marc Laidlaw, the main writer retired in January 2016. The mechanics and gameplay for half-life 2 is perfect so it is almost impossible to add new mechanics to a future Half-life instalment… unless they increase gore and make Gordon Freeman talk.įour of the organization's principle creators – the virtuoso story writers behind the Half-Life and Portal franchises – have left the building. This is especially a tricky challenge for the Half-life franchise, as what made half-life 2 the best game of all time, might not necessarily work. These are different gaming communities and what pleased gamers in 2004 might not please the modern gamer. Half-Life 2 was also a highly hyped game but it went on to exceed all expectations, so why can’t valve also do the same with Half-life 3? The main reason is that the gaming community of 2004 is different from the gaming community today. This what Valve Corporation might be fearing: Creating a game that doesn’t meet our expectations. Mass Effect 3’s ending was a complete disappointment. Is this high good for the game? No! Recall the release of Mass effect 3 back in 2012, at that time, it was the most hyped game, and gamers everywhere jizzed their pants when EA announced the game. It is no secret to that the amount of hype Half-Life 3 has is too high. There will be no Half-life 3, ever, and these are the reasons why we should just quit hoping for it. Until the words ‘Half-Life 3 confirmed’ stop being a meme, a release date for the game is nothing but a dream. Will we finally get to find out the mystery behind G-Man? Might we finally get to see Half-life 3? But no.Įvery year our expectations are blown by Valve Corporation.Ī time has reached where we should just stop anticipating for the impossible. Could this be the year? Will Valve finally announce to us what we have all been waiting for? Half- Life 3 will never be released.or will it?Įvery year as we wait for E3 exhibition, we wait for the rumour come true.