Now here is a game that passed under my radar. Last month, Faros Interactive released a teaser trailer for its upcoming Half-Life-inspired FPS, Invariant. So, let’s take a look at it, shall we?
In Invariant, you play as a scientist who must take on rogue AI, strange creatures, and deranged colleagues. Players will be able to use inventive tools, powerful weapons, and quick thinking to uncover a station’s secrets and reclaim control.
Faros Interactive consists of devs who have worked on Serious Sam and Skywind. Invariant aims to blend tight combat mechanics with smart puzzles and a unique narrative in a chilling tone. And, as you will see, its teaser trailer looks actually good.
Sadly, there is no ETA for when the game will come out. And, since this is a small team we’re talking about, we can assume it will not come out until 2027 (or even 2028). And that’s me being optimistic here.
Invariant scratches that double-A FPS category that has been lost these past years. And you know what? I’m all in for simpler double-A games with good gameplay mechanics and a cool story. I don’t expect this to be the next best thing. At the very least, I hope it has fun gunplay mechanics, cool graphics and an interesting story to tell.
Speaking of HL, there are rumors that Valve may reveal Half-Life 3 this year. As I’ve said before, these are mere rumors and nothing more. So, take them with a grain of salt. Until Valve itself officially announces it, HL3 isn’t real. At least for me.
Enjoy and stay tuned for more!
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This should be renamed as "HALFvariant" instead ! That guy/scientist even sounds like the G-Man, lol.
But in all seriousness, assuming this game comes out in 2027, or around that time frame, then that would be a very long wait.
And, by that time it will loose all the hype surrounding it, imo. But I hope the devs work on it sooner.
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It's a hommage at best, a rip-off at worse, certainly not just Half-Life inspired
Half-Trash?
No It is FULL-TRASH
Well if valve isn't going to make new half life games. Someone else is gonna do it.
Keeping in mind it's Valve, do people really believe it's going to be called Half-Life 3?
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Damn it's RIDICULOUSLY 'inspired' by Half Life!
Everything is there! It even sounds like HL!
Come on, it's waaay too much of a rip-off
Yeah, these "inspired by" tend to be a cheap copy and nothing more.
Was playing "The Mute House" the other day, cause I liked the style, just to find out it is a RE from Wish.
If not even the plot is original, then there's nothing worth in there.
so what is the best modern indie survival horror game?
That’s a personal matter, so go out and find yours.
Interesting, but the voice-sycing needs some polish..
This should be renamed as "HALFvariant" instead ! That guy/scientist even sounds like the G-Man, lol.
But in all seriousness, assuming this game comes out in 2027, or around that time frame, then that would be a very long wait.
And, by that time it will lose all the hype surrounding it, imo. But I hope the devs work on it sooner.
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so after doom clone sand sillent hill/resident evil clones, next up its command and conquer and half life clones.
So what comes next? unreal tournament and ? tomb raider clones? Need for speed clones? What is up next? Oh wait i know rainbow six clones.
far cry clones? Like ferocious
need for speed clones like car x street and jdm drift legends
battlefield clones maybe?
hmmm maybe skyrim clones? I dont know we will see, we already have age of empire sand sims clones being worked on.
Deus ex clones, when is core decay gone come out?
While I have a nostalgic streak and get that there must be HL1 fans who want more of the same, I also see a total lack of innovation as a yellow flag at least. Over 25 years have passed since Half Life and your best idea for a game is a total ripoff, with some "cinematic" Metro-style sequences added? It just strikes me as really uncreative, like I can't imagine any developer being passionate about making this of all possible concepts.
ive had to watch more gameplay videos looks better than most of this sh*t now tho.
half life 2 sucks, half life 1 was alright.
i wouldnt say it sucks but i want the beta storyline, i dont like the story and locations of hl2 after ravenholm, the last part is meh and combat and ai suck.
Looks like more fun than the typical UE slop we see these days.
Half-Life 3 (Codename HLX) is a thing that is constantly updated by Valve, the same goes to Source 2 Engine.
But when will they drop this bad boy, nobody knows.
That vidual style looks terrible… I don't judge games by their graphics, but this is neither "simple-stylized" nor "good-realistic". It just looks like a badly made game from 2005 :/
Could still be a good game, just my first thought