Black Mesa
Relive Half-Life.
Black Mesa is a fps, remake and action game
developed and published by Crowbar Collective.
Released on March 06th 2020 is available on Windows and Linux
in 30 languages: English, German, Spanish - Spain, Finnish, Norwegian, French, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Italian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Hungarian, Korean, Polish, Romanian, Simplified Chinese, Swedish, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Greek, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America, Vietnamese, Croatian, Georgian, Indonesian and Lithuanian.
It has received 121,838 reviews of which 116,064 were positive and 5,774 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.4 out of 10. 😍
The game is currently priced at 19.50€ on Steam.
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Windows
- OS: Windows® 10 or Newer
- Processor: 2.6 Dual Core Processor or Greater
- Memory: 6 GB RAM
- Graphics: 2 GB Dedicated Video Card or Greater
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 20 GB available space
Linux
- OS: Ubuntu 14.0 or Greater
- Processor: 2.6 Dual Core Processor or Greater
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: 2 GB Dedicated Video Card or Greater
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 20 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Does not support the Nouveau display driver
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The modern reimagination of the timeless masterpiece. It takes the original immersive complex of Black Mesa and expands it immensively. It also displays some of the story and lore more clearly, and more importantly it stablishes the bridge absent between Half Life 1 and Half Life 2. Can't go wrong playing this instead of HL1.
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This is an excellent fan-made remake of the original Half-Life game. I thoroughly enjoyed the first part where Freeman has to escape the facility; It kept true to the original story and maps while also adding some additional rooms and spaces to explore. The introduction, just after the Resonance Cascade event, is even more atmospheric and spookier than the original - adding in the half-zombies was a great touch. The soundtrack is also marvellous; Internal Conflict by Joel Nielsen goes too hard. However, this game is not without its flaws. It did crash on me a couple of times, but most often during the Nihilinth boss fight. Unfortunately, I did spend a good chunk of time relaunching my game and reloading uncorrupted saves before the crash trying to figure out how to defeat the boss. It took me far too long to realise that the rocket launcher was doing negative damage to its brain (makes sense) so once I swapped to the tau cannon I easily overcome it and was able to finish the game. Getting thrown out of bounds may have also added salt to the wound... The Xen level is absolutely gorgeous (so beautiful in fact there are entire guides on how to farm it for screenshots). Visually extremely stunning and rich in fauna and flora I actually preferred this over the original. The alien levels do drop off a bit in quality as they go on. The Interloper chapter was particularly tedious and repetitive, some parts poorly construed and thrown together. Perhaps the developers were also running out of steam towards the end. This game is well-worth a play-through but is by no means a replacement to the original which I believe remains the GOAT.
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Black Mesa | ★★★★★ When I was 6 or 7 years old, I first discovered that PCs could run games. Up until then, I thought gaming was reserved for consoles, and that computers were meant for school or work, at most, maybe only solitaire and minesweeper. That was also the time I was introduced to Half-Life. 'cue random half life baddass music' I was completely blown away by the tram ride introduction. My young mind was racing with thoughts as the game showcased the facility. I kept trying to jump out of the tram to explore, only to meet an untimely death. Sadly, my childhood self couldn’t grasp the basic tutorial and ended up getting stuck in the actual tram when I was supposed to get out. At 13, I nearly finished the game, but the Xen part frustrated the hell out of me. The difficulty ramped up, and without much games experience, I eventually abandoned it. Fast forward 12 years, and here I am. The graphics of the original game haven't aged well, and with this remake already available, I opted out with this. While it doesn’t have a fully modern look (essentially using Half-Life 2 assets), the graphical improvements become evident as you progress through the levels. Black Mesa started as a mod and evolved into a standalone game that was updated for five years. Some parts of the original game, particularly the Xen portion, were initially missing but were added back for the full release in 2020. I enjoyed most of the game, much like I did with the original, but what really stood out to me was the reimagined Xen part. They essentially recreated the Black Mesa levels 1:1 but went bonkers with Xen. Although it doesn't carry the same eerie atmosphere as the original, the rework is much more impressive. The Xen levels have been entirely overhauled to align more closely with the rest of the game. Unlike the original, which was dark and open, this version is more linear and refined. They cranked up the intensity for the last part, making it feel much more modern compared to the earlier sections. It features kickass boss fights and fun puzzles. The hype and excitement I felt before and after the final boss fight is what ultimately made me really love this remake. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3317489151 PC Specs CPU i5-14600k GPU RX6800 XT RAM 16GB No performance problem other than 1 crash in the middle of the Xen part. I also recommend quick saving alot since it has the ole Source "RPG" saving mechanics.
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Probably one of my best purchases here on Steam. The remake of the first Half-Life is just perfect in terms of gameplay, graphics and sound. The areas are beautifully designed and this one atmospheric level (also shown in the trailer screenshot) is just amazing. You can spend many hours playing here. Another game that simply deserves a 100% positive rating. No DLC, no FOMO content and other nonsense.
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I just think it's super chill of valve to allow fans to remake their games and charge money for them, Nintendo would've sued entire family bloodlines for this type of thing
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Online players
1,210
Developer
Crowbar Collective
Publisher
Crowbar Collective
Release
06 Mar 2020
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