Half-Life has been on my agenda to beat for quite a while now, and I'm happy that I finally got around to beating Black Mesa. I could never beat the original but this is the definitive way to play the game. Really enjoyable experience throughout, but Xen is pretty crap once you hit the conveyer belts and the final boss was just okay. Loved the atmosphere though and now I can get around to Half-Life Alyx.
It's Black Mesa, what did you expect. The entire game was honeslty a blast, with amazing combat and a lot of fun to be had. I did think I was tired of the XEN NIGHTMARE TOWER by the end though, and had just about all the fun I could have with it for now. I might come back achievement hunting, but until then.
O equilíbrio perfeito entre ação, exploração, puzzle e história, a master piece dos FPSs, isso é Half Life, e Black Mesa faz jus ao titulo ao qual ele faz o Remake, colocando gráficos belíssimos e transformando a experiência do jogo original em algo mais atual.
Mesmo tendo alguns problemas como alguns crashs e bugs (chegando á um ponto onde necessitei spawnar manualmente por meio do console um item que deveria estar no ambiente), é impossivel não recomendar esse jogo.
Half Life é um marco na história, e Black Mesa sem duvida é a melhor maneira de o experienciar.
Mesmo tendo alguns problemas como alguns crashs e bugs (chegando á um ponto onde necessitei spawnar manualmente por meio do console um item que deveria estar no ambiente), é impossivel não recomendar esse jogo.
Half Life é um marco na história, e Black Mesa sem duvida é a melhor maneira de o experienciar.
Such a great remake of the original. Reworks many sections and outdated parts of the original (Not saying the original is bad, just kinda annoying at some points) and streamlines it more in line with the game design of Half-Life 2. Some of the achievements are kinda annoying to get (looking at you purple hat) but other than those hiccups it plays very well and defines itself as a wonderful fanmade remake.
An impressively constructeed remake that contains all the delights the Source engine brings, yet with its new additions still leaves parts to be desired. The puzzles stand out as some of the most engaging I've experienced in a title like this and the game honestly looks superb for a Source engine game. Soundtrack also goes crazy, seriously makes a lot of otherwise "whatever" moments feel more impactful.
I'd say the first half of the game within Black Mesa is the strongest part of the game, as well as the intro of Xen, but as the game goes deeper in it begins to crack with monotony lining each of the levels, especially in the new Xen. While the puzzles are still quality, they become repetitive in structure and goal and by the end it feels kind of mindless.
It's a cool game but doesn't have all the extra oomph that Half Life 2 has with its story and gameplay, even as the remake aims to push a similar envelope in what the Source engine can do. It's still a decent game but not one that maximised its potential in creating Xen a much more unique world that separates itself from the somewhat mundane reality of Earth and its technologies.
I'd say the first half of the game within Black Mesa is the strongest part of the game, as well as the intro of Xen, but as the game goes deeper in it begins to crack with monotony lining each of the levels, especially in the new Xen. While the puzzles are still quality, they become repetitive in structure and goal and by the end it feels kind of mindless.
It's a cool game but doesn't have all the extra oomph that Half Life 2 has with its story and gameplay, even as the remake aims to push a similar envelope in what the Source engine can do. It's still a decent game but not one that maximised its potential in creating Xen a much more unique world that separates itself from the somewhat mundane reality of Earth and its technologies.
There are few games out there with a reputation quite as strong as Half-Life, and as a result, it was one of the few games that, until I had recently started playing this remake, I actively avoided anything that could possibly be perceived as a spoiler. I knew that the player character's name was Gordon Freeman. I knew the game was an FPS that featured 3D platforming. I knew the game had a sequel that left the story unfinished, and I knew that a gravity gun was involved somewhere in the series. That's it. That's all I knew going in. From what I've read online this game does an excellent job of remaining faithful to the original, so I will be moving forward from here assuming as much. Having now finished the game I can see why the original made such a big splash in the pre-halo landscape. That said, my own time here was decidedly mixed to put it mildly. The gunplay bothered me the whole time. The built-in aiming mechanic was basically useless and hip-firing was a gamble even at the best of times, which wouldn't have been so bad if the levels weren't so ridiculously long. I used to think Halo's the Ark or the Covenant were long, but those are nothing compared to some of the levels here. And then, of course, it wouldn't be a PC gaming experience with the thing that really dragged out the whole process of playing the game: performance issues. The game crashed on me constantly in every chapter. Usually it would just close the game window and boot me to the desktop, but there were a couple of times it locked up my entire computer to the point that I had to manually shut it down. One such instance occurred at the tail end of chapter 17. Only this time, I got a bonus surprise. All the saves I'd had stored for safety purposes for the last 4 chapters were gone except for the two most recent ones, which were corrupted and unusable. I did my best to play fair, but when the game goes and deletes my saves I have no issue using console commands to get back to where I was before, which is what I did in this case. I can honestly say that without that I would've dropped the game. It's mildly interesting to a point. I like the ideas behind its level design and the story is at least somewhat interesting. I still plan on continuing on with the series as a whole, but I seriously doubt I'll be returning to this entry.
Effectively a must-play for Half-Life fans, especially if you've already played the first game because seeing how much life was put into this game is genuinely mesmerizing.
Do not that this game (on default difficulty) is significantly more difficult than Half-Life 1 and arguably Half-Life 2 (due to the abscence of the gravity gun) in its middle-part.
Do not that this game (on default difficulty) is significantly more difficult than Half-Life 1 and arguably Half-Life 2 (due to the abscence of the gravity gun) in its middle-part.
A very solid remake of Half-Life, but I wish Interloper wouldn't drag on for so long and that Xen didn't have so many cable/plug puzzles as they get repetitive real fast
Top tier OST and visuals tho and Xen does look more gorgeous than it's ever been
There is also a fan project for this game, dedicated to remake the Blue Shift expansion as a mod
Top tier OST and visuals tho and Xen does look more gorgeous than it's ever been
There is also a fan project for this game, dedicated to remake the Blue Shift expansion as a mod
Os primeiros 60% dos jogos são muito bons, com um ritmo constante e frenético que faz você não querer parar de jogar. Essa criatividade genial consegue ser muito bem explorada com a melhora dos gráficos, com o planeta Xen sendo incrivelmente lindo, mesmo que seja a parte mais chatinha do jogo, ainda não ofuscando tudo o que a fase entrega e muito menos o jogo.