


In his struggle, he is joined by various allies, including former Black Mesa colleagues, oppressed citizens of City 17, and the Vortigaunts. Freeman is forced to fight against increasingly unfavorable odds in order to survive. Freeman is thrust into a dystopian environment in which the aftermath of the Black Mesa Incident has come to bear fully upon human society. Taking place in and around the fictional City 17, Half-Life 2 follows the scientist Gordon Freeman. Gordon meets up with Barney Calhoun and sets out for Isaac Kleiner's lab while being chased by Combine Civil Protection. The world has been overtaken by an extradimensional military force known as the Combine. At the start of the game, the G-Man speaks to Gordon Freeman as part of a hallucination-like vision as he is pulled out of stasis. Still, 3 years after HL2’s release, there is no large commercial game that perfect. Graphics, sound, music, the whole world around you – KO, brilliant. Start of Half-Life 2, the sequel to Half-Life, and the whole feeling till the end are the most positively shocking moments in MY history. Start of Half-Life is, PC Gamer certified, the brightest gaming moment ever. Settings: City 17 and its outskirts, somewhere in Eastern Europe (Bulgaria, Romania or Ukraine).

Here's everything known so far about what's next for Valve's Half-Life.PC Game: Half-Life 2. The big question, though, is whether the next Half-Life game will be another spin-off, such as a Half-Life: Alyx 2, or a more direct sequel to the mainline story.

Related: Valve's Reasoning For Not Making Half-Life 3 Is Really Frustrating Valve itself has said Half-Life: Alyx is the beginning of more Half-Life content, so it's safe to say there's more to come (hopefully with a shorter wait time). It still deals with story beats further in the future, however, leaving things open for new games in the Half-Life series. Rather than being a true sequel to Half-Life 2: Episode Two, Half-Life: Alyx takes place between Half-Life and Half-Life 2. The question is whether the next game in the franchise will be Half-Life: Alyx 2 or the long-awaited Half-Life 3. Longtime fans may have been worried for the franchise's future after a high-cost, VR-only entry, but Half-Life: Alyx's ending shows Valve isn't done making Half-Life games. Valve's first return to the Half-Life series in almost 13 years came in the form of Half-Life: Alyx. Warning: The following contains SPOILERS for Half-Life: Alyx.
