Black Mesa is definitely a beautiful experience – especially for "younger" folks like me who missed the HL1 boat by a few years. Mind, though, that development

Black Mesa is definitely a beautiful experience – especially for "younger" folks like me who missed the HL1 boat by a few years. Mind, though, that development appears to have ceased on Black Mesa; and while it's basically 99% complete, I encountered a few show-stopping crashes and performance blackouts requiring some intense googling to bypass. I'd still recommend it, though.