Half-Life 3 Confirmed! For real!

No, really!

Okay, not really. But almost, sorta, if you squint.

While Valve remains silent on the issue, fans are not so patient. And
fan-mod "Project Borealis", based on the leaked plot for HL3 (or,
potentially, HL2 Episode 3) just got its own Steam page*, indicating
its coming close to release.

   [Well, technically it's for the "Prologue" which is intended
    as a sort of demo. There's no known release date for the
    full game... yet.]

Will it be any good? Who's to say? The project is using the Unreal 5
Engine, which seems almost sacrilegious, and what little is shown on
that page isn't particularly jaw-dropping. It looks a bit more
cartoony than the Half Life games normally are, in my opinion. But
"Black Mesa" showed off how dedicated fans can be to making Half Life
look good, so I'm optimistic.

   [On the other hand, there's always "Hunt Down The Freeman"
    as a counter-example]

Honestly, despite this post, I can't really say I'm that _excited_
about this project. I'm done and over with "Half Life"; it just
doesn't excite me anymore. If it ever does come out 'for real', it
isn't a must-buy for me; that time has passed. Still, it's expected
release has been a running joke for so long (it's been 20 years since
"Half Life 2" came out!) that I can hardly be expected to _not_
comment on any news about it. ;-)




* here it is:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2215490/Project_Borealis_Prologue/