Well HL3 is a meme probably older than most people on reddit so there was always a lot of nostalgia for it. But people got older and nobody realy cares anymore, certainly not genz and beyond...
Then there was DOTA2 being the default DOTA 1 successor and all those lawsuits that people rightfully felt Blizzard/Riot were being stupid greedy fucks trying to contest it. Valve isn't great but is not the worst. They earned a lot of credit due to how well they handled DOTA 2 over the years, compared to LoL and the shitty Blizzard moba, DOTA 2 was always 100% F2P, got regular updates, they cared about the competitive scene and never tried to cash grab except through cosmetics.
That DOTA 2 boom happened right alongside the rise of AAA "live services" bullshit battle pass DLC deluxe piece of crap premium editions on top of $60 base game so it is kind of understandable. They got huge without doing any of that except cosmetics and TI related stuff.
But then they started releasing shit and disappointing games like Underlods and the shitty card game and their image never recovered because people believed the myth that Valve was a great game developer when most likely HL was a one hit wonder and Dota 2 only exists because of icefrog is a genius.
Right I forgot about TF2 because I never played it. I was going to mention Portal but it is on the same HL universe so I thought it was hard to judge but yes Portal games were well received too.
Half Life Alyx came out last year to great reviews . I don't think it makes sense to call them a one-hit wonder considering Portal, Team Fortress, Counter Strike, L4D
HL Alyx is so freaking good, it makes it hard to play other VR games because you get frustrated at how they all have the same problems that Valve solved in their game.
Well HL3 is a meme probably older than most people on reddit so there was always a lot of nostalgia for it. But people got older and nobody realy cares anymore, certainly not genz and beyond...
Then there was DOTA2 being the default DOTA 1 successor and all those lawsuits that people rightfully felt Blizzard/Riot were being stupid greedy fucks trying to contest it. Valve isn't great but is not the worst. They earned a lot of credit due to how well they handled DOTA 2 over the years, compared to LoL and the shitty Blizzard moba, DOTA 2 was always 100% F2P, got regular updates, they cared about the competitive scene and never tried to cash grab except through cosmetics.
That DOTA 2 boom happened right alongside the rise of AAA "live services" bullshit battle pass DLC deluxe piece of crap premium editions on top of $60 base game so it is kind of understandable. They got huge without doing any of that except cosmetics and TI related stuff.
But then they started releasing shit and disappointing games like Underlods and the shitty card game and their image never recovered because people believed the myth that Valve was a great game developer when most likely HL was a one hit wonder and Dota 2 only exists because of icefrog is a genius.
Well, they weren't a one-hit wonder. TF2 used to be fun. And Portal and Portal 2 are some of my all-time favorite games ever.
Right I forgot about TF2 because I never played it. I was going to mention Portal but it is on the same HL universe so I thought it was hard to judge but yes Portal games were well received too.
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Half Life Alyx came out last year to great reviews . I don't think it makes sense to call them a one-hit wonder considering Portal, Team Fortress, Counter Strike, L4D
HL Alyx is so freaking good, it makes it hard to play other VR games because you get frustrated at how they all have the same problems that Valve solved in their game.