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After 100% completing the game

I can confirm, this game is PEAK

My playthrough took a little under 2 hours, and I have to say, it's definitely a different experience than most other Half-Life mods. There were a few things I thought could have done better, the distance between autosaves is a good example of this. It felt like I had to manually save every few feet with how beefy the combine were against the pistol.

That being said, this mod feels more "realistic" in terms of combat and ammo reserves. I think it's a nice touch that there's no ammo count, instead you have a mag count. it took me out not being able to see things like health, but adding a subtle heartbeat to let you know you're low on health is a nice touch, and again adds to the realism. The inability to sprint made things a bit off-putting, but that's simply because when it comes to source engine games, sprinting is a huge part of the gameplay loop, but it didn't stop me from enjoying the slower paced, almost "tactical" way of playing.

There are other downsides, such as the parkour. I know other people have talked about it so I won't delve into it very much, but because of the lackluster autosave checkpoints, it again, made me hit save every few platforms. The platforming itself wasn't unrealistically terrible however, and felt relatively fair in some areas (not to mention, this is alien architecture, it's not made to be climbed on, so it's not bad at all).

TLDR; The mod is really good in most areas, and bad in some. The VA is really good, the story is relatively good, and the combat feels clunky, but it feels that way because you're NOT playing as Gordon Freeman, wearing an all-powerful HEV suit. I personally recommend it, and would love to see an Act 2, and even an Act 3 if that's where the dev decites to take it (I know the dev team is working on another game right now, but I hope they find time to work on the next acts for this, as I genuinely want to play through them).

Kudos Elseware!

imagine adding features just to put them behind a subscription model (and they're mid features)

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my original review was hella cringe, I'm only updating it slightly

this game is still one of the best games on the platform, and I love seeing that the addon support is still alive