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.
+ Legendary design of Half Life remains intact and is even enhanced further
+ Skillfully revamps weak sections of original Half Life; entirely new Xen arc is high point
+ Impressive visual overhaul; frequently jaw droppingly beautiful (excellent OST as well)
+ Incredible journey, massive distance traveled all in real time
+ Fun and satisfying weapon loadout with challenging enemies
- Isolated points of frustrating progression (path forward not clear)
Xen ficou muito grande e repetitivo no final, poderia ser menor. As músicas são boas e épicas, tornaram os bosses e cenários muito mais memoráveis.
No meu PC teve em várias áreas quedas de fps horríveis, variando de 60 a 10 do NADA.
Não sei se esse jogo substitui o Half-Life original não, até porque o progresso dele é um pouco arrastado e mais lento.
No meu PC teve em várias áreas quedas de fps horríveis, variando de 60 a 10 do NADA.
Não sei se esse jogo substitui o Half-Life original não, até porque o progresso dele é um pouco arrastado e mais lento.
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.
Decided to play through it again and get the little purple hat achievement, great time all around. It wasn't much of a challenge I guess, more just a minor annoyance to keep track of. Source is just godlike to me man, shooting a headcrab with a shotgun or blowing up a barnacle with a satchel never gets boring. To list a couple nitpicks though, the game crashed a couple of times (especially in Interloper) which wasn't a big deal since I was quicksaving a ton for the challenge, but having to let it load all the way back up was annoying. Sometimes the plugs in Xen would just not plug into the sockets too, effectively softlocking me. Most annoying of all, I'm not sure why they added the pizza achievement (which is just a rehash of the Hat achievement) that makes you carry a prop through all the most annoying sections of the game again. It's a fun little secret ending, but I think the pizza should've been hidden somewhere a lot closer to the Nihilanth. Those all aren't really big deals though! The level design improves upon Half Life's strong foundation really well and Xen is much, much improved over the original. What was an unfortunate ending to a great game is now just... the great ending to a great game. I still love both, hell, I'm playing through Sven Co-op with some friends right now, but I'd probably pop in Black Mesa on any given day