>>32844If Half-Life 3 were announced, it would be because Based Winter Sales Man finally came out of his cave after 15 years, not because people fondly remember the games. Remember a new HL came out just a couple years ago and nobody cared.
Half-Life's real legacy is making games more boring. Before the first game, twitch shooters like Quake were the norm. HL1 was lauded for it's immersive, atmospheric storytelling experience, which really just meant long stretches were the player doesn't do anything.