Half-Life Alyx: 13 Biggest Questions Answered For New Fans
7. Where Is The Gravity Gun?
During the events of Half-Life: Alyx, the Gravity Gun doesn’t exist. The Gravity Gun, or Zero Point Energy Field Manipulator, if you want to be a nerd, is an invention created by Alyx herself.
She’s a genius engineer and inventor, as we’ll also come to in the next entry. This gun is used for heavy lifting and is utilised by Gordon in Half-Life 2. Right-click to pull, left-click to yeet whatever you’re holding at an enemy, be it a toilet, radiator or saw blade.
This relates directly to Half-Life: Alyx, because of a certain prototype - the Gravity Gloves. These are the gloves you’ve no doubt seen in all the gameplay trailers for Alyx and are the perfect device for any VR game. You’ll be able to grab items from far away, including the grenades hanging from a Combine soldier’s belt.
I adore the fact that such a necessary VR mechanic can be so easily justified, simply because the tech was already part of the Half-Life universe.
I’m also sure we'll adore flinging headcrabs all over the place asap.