It’s not a superweapon meant to crush the resistance fighting the alien occupation of Earth but a prison meant to keep someone very important trapped inside. What is the Vault and how did G-Man end up there?Īlyx and Eli Vance spend much of the game thinking the strange Vault hanging above City 17 is the location of some kind of Combine superweapon, but the story slowly reveals the Vault’s true purpose. Let’s break down the ending of the game and see where it leaves Alyx and the Half-Life universe as a whole. Fan-favorite Alyx Vance has already joined the fight against the Combine invaders in City 17, and when her father, the scientist Eli Vance, is captured by the enemy, the young hero springs into action and sets out on a mission to rescue him.īut as the story unfolds, all roads lead to a much bigger mystery that has huge implications for the future of the franchise as well as its past. The VR game is set after the first Half-Life but five years before the events of Half-Life 2. Half-Life: Alyx isn’t exactly the sequel you were waiting for, but it’s nonetheless a fascinating look into what will likely be the future of the franchise. A new Half-Life game has been released by Valve, 13 years after the last installment, Half-Life 2: Episode 2, ended on a grim cliffhanger, with no sign that the story would ever be completed. It seemed like this day would never come.