This is a simple but realistic shooter so you just need to learn the recoil and all the objectives. Everything else is what you expect with mods to enhance or give you an advantage but this game is better as a finished game than Sandstorm which feels like it is on a pipe dream. If you want a fun hardcore shooter this is for you and it's made in Source engine.

July 9, 2017 | 12:23 AM
Ok let's make sure we make this clear

You go and play as Morga- no actually you play as Gordon Freeman, a MiT graduate and also has received PhD as a theoretical scientist. You find and regroup with your survivo- actually you all know Morgan Freeman from "The Walking Dead" but this isn't the zombie apocalypse game, you find this mysterious dude who is named Gman in a blue casual suit and holding a briefcase, but that isn't what the main thing is. All you gotta do now is to find your way and after the catastrophe you've caused cause you released the aliens and the military wants to kill you, great job as a silent protagonist, you fight your way until you reach point B.

Overall this is the great remastered version of Half-Life 1, alternatively it has remade one of the areas and weapons also the enemies but including the models, the AI is not the best I'd say in my speculation, and it looks nice, and if you played Half-Life 1 than your good. I recommended for people to get this game who haven't played Half-Life 1, Black Mesa is one of the great source game to get.
10/10 the best remade game of Half-Life 1


March 11, 2020 | 15:37
EDIT: Since this is my old review, I must say that its a remake not a remaster and nothing has changed on this old review.

June 9, 2020 | 19:39
I must say after finishing Xen on my first playthrough couple weeks ago, I really love this game even more, the ost or bgm, enemies and the looks of Xen blew my mind, thank you Crowbar Collective for the wonderful experience since 2017.