Black Mesa - Discussion Thread
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DigitalDude
Herald
Fired up the title and completed the first 6 chapters! 
Most of the locations were pretty much familiar and I knew what to look for and where to head to so this wasn't hard. And it looks like the devs. have changed some portions from the original game? I mean I am damn sure that those weren't present in the original. Anyways, visuals look gorgeous and although not upto the mark of the sequel and the episodes, this is definitely a winner. Combat is a bit dumbed down however. It doesn't look like the devs. did much in this aspect - it is exactly the same as it was in the original title.
Eli looks so fcuking similar to what we had seen in HL 2! I was like OMG when he appeared in the BMRF during the start of the game. :scared14:
Paused it near the huge ventilator. Where the tentacle claw monster appears in the rocket propulsion test chamber and Gordon needs to sneak through the locations silently.
Most of the locations were pretty much familiar and I knew what to look for and where to head to so this wasn't hard. And it looks like the devs. have changed some portions from the original game? I mean I am damn sure that those weren't present in the original. Anyways, visuals look gorgeous and although not upto the mark of the sequel and the episodes, this is definitely a winner. Combat is a bit dumbed down however. It doesn't look like the devs. did much in this aspect - it is exactly the same as it was in the original title.
Eli looks so fcuking similar to what we had seen in HL 2! I was like OMG when he appeared in the BMRF during the start of the game. :scared14:
Paused it near the huge ventilator. Where the tentacle claw monster appears in the rocket propulsion test chamber and Gordon needs to sneak through the locations silently.
Black_Hawk
Juggernaut
Ummm not much actually. IIRC I got the handgun first and then the crowbar. The crowbar was stuck between 2 sliding doors. I remember it wasn't like this in the original game. The crowbar was laying on the floor and Gordon picks it up. Like I said before, there are some changes that the devs. have done here and there.
Completed the title. Oh boy what a lovely playthrough it was. Reminded me of my early childhood days when I had played Half Life: Uplink from one of Chip's (or was it Digit?) bundled CD. And then it was Half Life: Day One which would sadly end after the first couple of chapters. And one fine day, I sourced the original game and fired it completing it in under 10 days!
This playthrough was just the same except that I knew where to go and what to watch out for. The gameplay was smooth and refined. Never faced a hiccup, not even once! The upgraded visuals were good albeit not as much as HL2 or Episode One or Two was but perhaps that was a limitation to the total conversion mod. These devs. are ingenious! Perhaps Gabe should seriously consider hiring them.
The Lambda Reactor Core in all its glory:
The final notice before the credits sequence begins:
I just wish Episode 3 comes up real soon. Or HL 3. One of the two.
This playthrough was just the same except that I knew where to go and what to watch out for. The gameplay was smooth and refined. Never faced a hiccup, not even once! The upgraded visuals were good albeit not as much as HL2 or Episode One or Two was but perhaps that was a limitation to the total conversion mod. These devs. are ingenious! Perhaps Gabe should seriously consider hiring them.
The Lambda Reactor Core in all its glory:
The final notice before the credits sequence begins:
I just wish Episode 3 comes up real soon. Or HL 3. One of the two.
quan chi
Herald
Completed this game. Its an awesome remake. BTW the game as you may know ends in the lambda core. Rest of the chapters are still missing. However it does worth its price & I would recommend it to anyone who have not played half life 1. Took me around 20 hours to finish it on normal difficulty.
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