I expected certain chapters like Water Hazard to be borderline unplayable, due to the speed at which you move, and how the hovercraft controls in conventional play.

It's also impressive how well Half-Life 2 transitions to VR. But it still lets you grab stuff at a distance through more traditional VR telekinesis. It doesn't have the same 'gravity glove' functionality as Alyx, where you flick items toward you and then catch them using the grip buttons. Moreover, the mod wisely borrows quality-of-life features from Half-Life: Alyx (opens in new tab), relocating HUD information to display on your wrists, and deploying a similar weapon-selection system that lets you bring up a Dead-Space style holographic menu and literally point at the weapon you want to wield. Gordon's eclectic arsenal has been cleverly reworked to make use of VR controls, letting you aim, fire and reload weapons as if holding them in your actual hands, with bespoke reloads for every weapon. While I haven't played Episode 2 in VR, I have taken vanilla Half-Life 2 for a spin on my (increasingly decrepit) Oculus Quest, and Source VR Mod Team's adaptation is thoroughly excellent.

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