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It's just the original game touched up to work on modern systems. It's still the original experience. Black Mesa is a full reimplementation (and partly reimagi
by seritools 3y ago
It's just the original game touched up to work on modern systems. It's still the original experience.
Black Mesa is a full reimplementation (and partly reimagination) by a fan team, with large changes, while keeping the feel mostly intact.
- fbdab103 3y agoUnless you are looking for the full-on nostalgia trip, I think Black Mesa is how people should play the game today. Many quality of life improvements and stream-lining decisions. Except for Xen. Worst part of the game, and they made it longer.
- account42 3y agoHard disagree. Black Mesa is not Half-Life. It takes way to many liberties to be even considered as a replacement.
- dajoh 3y agoI don't agree at all, Xen was my favorite part of Black Mesa and my least favorite part of the original Half-Life. I was blown away by how good they managed to make it look (with a 2004-era engine, albeit with updates), it's absolutely gorgeous. The gameplay and puzzles were far more fun for me too, and I greatly appreciate that they made this part of the game longer. But to each his own.