Half Life 1 has that special kind of story and character motivation of "shit's fucked, get out there" that my brain got infatuated from a young age. This is that game, recreated with the most love possible on a modern engine. Some of Xen is bad, which I guess comes with the territory of remaking Xen. Just going around, seeing Black Mesa and traversing it will never get old for me. I got the stupid hat all the way to the Nihilanth and it was worth it.