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Screenshot: Black Mesaĭon’t get me wrong. Even the original Half-Life is still surprisingly playable, despite its age. But it is old-so old that one of our other Games & Tech writers was born AFTER its release-so it may not be a draw for younger gamers trying to see what this Half-Life nonsense is all about. Black Mesa, on the other hand, is a great stepping on point. It still feels aged-it’s been in development for around fifteen years, after all-but being made in the Source engine, it has nearly modern lighting effects and other graphical bells and whistles to make it feel almost like a modern game. Don’t expect down-the-barrel aiming, though, as Black Mesa keeps itself pretty close to the original game on which it is based, before the practice was popularized. (Okay, the magnum has iron sight aiming, don’t me.)īlack Mesa is such a faithful recreation, that every iconic moment from the original is there, but in greater fidelity.

Developer Crowbar Collective has taken some liberties with level geometry, pacing of action sequences, and even the story. There is additional dialogue, set pieces, and just loads of detail that wasn’t there in the original Half-Life. And that’s even before you get into the last chapters that involve the border dimension of Xen, with Xen having the most alterations. I always found the original Half-Life to be more horror-themed than the later games. Sure, Half-Life 2 has Ravenholm, but nothing tops the initial chaos of the resonance cascade, and then the ensuing horror of the headcrabs. Not only do the scientist headcrabs look great, they’re joined by security guard and soldier headcrabs-though I wouldn’t consider these new enemy types, more like classic headcrab zombie behavior with more lore-appropriate headcrab accommodations.

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