Everything the Crowbar Collective team has set out to do was accomplished with a sense of polish unheard of for an indy team making a game of this scale. Although not everything is perfect, such as the dam scene or the infamous Xen, it is still a breath of fresh air into one of my favorite games.
I played Black Mesa a few times while it was in development, but I never expected the final product would be this good.The addition of Xen takes what was already a loving, meticulous recreation of the original Half-Life and turns it into something special.
Very cool to play HL 1 nowadays. Didnt age that well though.
An excellent fan remake that re-imagines the original in interesting ways that fundamentally change the experience. Though it doesn't replace the original, the accomplishment of remaking this game so faithfully and so ambitiously deserves accolade.
Normal Half-Life'ın elden geçirilip Valve'dan bağımsız bir şekilde oluşturulmuş remake'i.Gayet hoş grafikleri var oynanışı da bildiğiniz Half-Life'ın aynısı alıp oynamanızı öneriyorum.
Black Mesa's Xen is mesmerising.
Half Life atmosphere is at its best when it puts to good use its setting as a means of story-telling. In this regard, the original Xen really wasn't as fleshed out as the rest of the game. Thankfully, Crowbar Collective's efforts in recreating the chapter did justice to the original idea and managed to go even beyond said idea.
That said, I didn't like a few design choices and gameplay tweaks that were made. Namely, some awfully designed open area gunfights, and the recurring physics-based puzzles pulled straight out of Half Life 2.
Moreover, it doesn't retain the same grottesque atmosphere as the original. Albeit preserving the same chromatic dichotomy of dimly lit sterile indoors and colourful sunbathed outdoors, the new character and gun models and detailed scenery really strip the game off of its original uncanniness.
Not that I'm complaining; on the contrary. I love that it is its own thing.
Half Life atmosphere is at its best when it puts to good use its setting as a means of story-telling. In this regard, the original Xen really wasn't as fleshed out as the rest of the game. Thankfully, Crowbar Collective's efforts in recreating the chapter did justice to the original idea and managed to go even beyond said idea.
That said, I didn't like a few design choices and gameplay tweaks that were made. Namely, some awfully designed open area gunfights, and the recurring physics-based puzzles pulled straight out of Half Life 2.
Moreover, it doesn't retain the same grottesque atmosphere as the original. Albeit preserving the same chromatic dichotomy of dimly lit sterile indoors and colourful sunbathed outdoors, the new character and gun models and detailed scenery really strip the game off of its original uncanniness.
Not that I'm complaining; on the contrary. I love that it is its own thing.
this game fucking whips but im certain its cursed. my power supply broke during the nihilanth fight, which proved to be more funny than anything, but when my friend was playing through the game a month in a half later, her computer started having serious hard-to-diagnose issues, which resulted in her just saying screw it and replacing several parts. play at your own risk.
I miss playing this, goated.
Maybe it's just not my speed, but...I didn't find it particularly interesting or fun. Dropped it after about 3 hours.
Every mute person I've ever met can do this, actually
It is rare that a project like this ever comes out. A full remake of the first Half Life made by the fans with support from the original Developers of the game. Black Mesa is truly a testament to what the fans of any media can achieve. Everything from the environments to the voice acting has been overall while still keeping the same general layout and feel of the original intact. Old areas like Xen no longer feel drawn out and dull to play with the developers focusing hard on redesigning the area so it not only looks better but plays better. I wholeheartedly recommend this game to anyone interested in a great first person shooter.
O inicio e a metade são maravilhosos, fantásticos, simplesmente um dos melhores jogos que já joguei na minha vida, mas a parte final é tão ruim e longa que quase me fez dropar
It's a really great extended remake of one the best games of all time. It really shows they worked on it very long and very passionately and ends up being a beautiful retelling of Half-life 1 with some changes in the story, especially at the end.
It offers a fresh but familiar experience with some added elements taken from HL2, and thankfully shortens some chapters which were annoyingly long in the original.
Then we have the Xen part which is very mixed in my opinion: it's a heavily changed part from the original, expanding it much more and adding brand new areas to go through. While it looks great and interesting, the problem is that the original intention of this part was endgame so they kept it short, but in this game it's dragging on waaay too long... It gets very heated by the end and most of the changes are beneficial, but I still can't help feel it just takes a bit too long, especially that "Surface Tension" was kept as long as it was...
It offers a fresh but familiar experience with some added elements taken from HL2, and thankfully shortens some chapters which were annoyingly long in the original.
Then we have the Xen part which is very mixed in my opinion: it's a heavily changed part from the original, expanding it much more and adding brand new areas to go through. While it looks great and interesting, the problem is that the original intention of this part was endgame so they kept it short, but in this game it's dragging on waaay too long... It gets very heated by the end and most of the changes are beneficial, but I still can't help feel it just takes a bit too long, especially that "Surface Tension" was kept as long as it was...
in my opinion the best way to play Half Life 1
really good linier story if you like that but the game also feels free like you arent forced to go anywhere combat was fun too and movement feels amazing just lacking a bit in the dialogue and general story explanation but it makes up for it and is in a way expected
It's a bit of a mixed bag, but I'd say try it out anyways when it's on sale.
It's Half Life but with some improvements here and there. Xen does have a couple parts that drag on though, and the combat is nothing really special.
It's Half Life but with some improvements here and there. Xen does have a couple parts that drag on though, and the combat is nothing really special.
A great remake of one of my favourite games with occasional rough spots, mainly when fighting the military. Half-Life is one of the few games I can happily fire up and play through at least once a year, and I can say the same thing for Black Mesa, which is pretty high praise. Certain bits of Xen drag on and are sort of shit, but fails to drag the game down.
A great remake of one of the best games ever made. The expanded Xen was an unnecessary addition and drags down the end of the game.
One of the best remakes ever. I honestly enjoy this more than Half Life original. (it however, is not a replacement, make sure to play the original)
Half-life but Xen doesn't look like Gabe Newell vomitted on your screen
Meia Vida - Uma Vida de Consequências
Pretty much the definitive HL experience. A couple frustrating parts, and the pacing on xen is a bit rough, but still.
A fine game that works better than half life 1 and its very impressive, but is still way too long without drastically changing the gameplay.
Pros:
Very fun interesting first half
I generally like the story and connectedness everything feels
The locations feel like normal buildings generally and that's interesting
Gameplay was fun and varied
Just a really solid FPS
Cons:
about halfway through the game i was feeling ready for it to end, then it kept going, by the time i got to xen i was really ready for it to end
Xen, despite having cool moments, throws out any fps combat for just a whole lot of platforming, you'll remain fully stocked for the entirety of the time as you occasionally shoot things
By the time you get to xen the puzzles have fully taken over which is the weakest part of the game, the started taking over just before then though
Still a very solid fps, one of the best.
8/10
Pros:
Very fun interesting first half
I generally like the story and connectedness everything feels
The locations feel like normal buildings generally and that's interesting
Gameplay was fun and varied
Just a really solid FPS
Cons:
about halfway through the game i was feeling ready for it to end, then it kept going, by the time i got to xen i was really ready for it to end
Xen, despite having cool moments, throws out any fps combat for just a whole lot of platforming, you'll remain fully stocked for the entirety of the time as you occasionally shoot things
By the time you get to xen the puzzles have fully taken over which is the weakest part of the game, the started taking over just before then though
Still a very solid fps, one of the best.
8/10
Boomer Shooters just aren't for me. Cool world building though.
Melhor remake já feito.
Gameplay - 10
Trilha Sonora - 10
Gráficos - 9
História - 10
Nota - 9.75
Gameplay - 10
Trilha Sonora - 10
Gráficos - 9
História - 10
Nota - 9.75
Prachtige remake. Heb Xen nog niet gespeeld, maar het segment op aarde is helemaal mooi.
I think the only change that actually improved anything was the Nihilanth, otherwise this remake does very little to adress what I consider to be the flaws of half-life and made me do like 3 times as much shitty platforming when Xen rolled around.
I waited for Xen for several years, but it was worth it.
Hate to admit, I've never played HL1... But damn this was saucy. I really like a lot of the intuitive level design choices, making it easy to know where to go, where to explore, etc.
gun-play and bosses feel very vintage, which I love, and graphics feel like a polished gen 7 game.
I wish more games were made like this.
gun-play and bosses feel very vintage, which I love, and graphics feel like a polished gen 7 game.
I wish more games were made like this.
no words can describe just how an immaculate masterpiece this game is.. go play it for yourself..