According to rumors, OXM, citing Journaldugamer, writes that Half-Life 3 is created with the concept of an open world and role-playing elements, and the release will take place "after 2013," as reported by a source close to Valve. The source claims that development of Half-Life 3 first was extremely chaotic in the absence of new ideas, once the game was a pure shooter, but over time, the developers added a study of the game world and solving puzzles. In the world of Half-Life 3 is that typical role-playing games - open world quests, NPC, and so on.
In addition, the informant says that the way Half-Life 3 will take place no earlier than 2014, which suggests that the project has been created for the next generation console. Perhaps it is a choice of platforms and the decision to create a game to a whole new version of the Source engine led to the fact that the original conception of the project changed so much and it has already become one of the most famous long-term construction of modernity.
In addition, the informant says that the way Half-Life 3 will take place no earlier than 2014, which suggests that the project has been created for the next generation console. Perhaps it is a choice of platforms and the decision to create a game to a whole new version of the Source engine led to the fact that the original conception of the project changed so much and it has already become one of the most famous long-term construction of modernity.