This game is more of a remake than a remaster but IMO that is why it works so well. The original half life was literally my first FPS and I don't even know how many hours I played it for on CD. The original is hard to return to these days and the team at the crowbar collective managed to faithfully recreate the feeling of playing through the original half life for the first time. The mystery, the storytelling, the vibes are all there and hold up well.