Recent reviews by Walter Fountain

Classic fps that's impossible to dislike

This game has to be one of the best singleplayer games I've ever played. Whether you're familiar with the half life anthology and the original, or whether you have never heard of the series you're bound to love this game. It provides a solid 10 hours of playtime to get to the end of the game (Depending on difficulty and other factors.)

Pros:
-Amazing soundtrack
-Enriching story
-Great mix of puzzle and action gameplay
-Stupendous graphics compared to Half life source or even Half Life 2
-I ran out of fitting adjectives to describe this game

Cons:
-Ladders (Can be buggy and finicky)
-It is easy to get lost and confused on where to go next (Specifically the chapters residue processing and lambda core)
-The multiplayer deathmatch lacks players and you will only find about two servers with anyone on. (Hopefully this will change when the game comes out of early access...)
-The workshop system for downloading mods does not work well, and will hopefully get some work
-I ran out of cons

Tips:
-Play through the game again and get the hat to xen, it provides a way to challenge yourself and look back at the game and see things you missed
-Use the hivehand in the chapter "Lambda core"

In summary, Black Mesa is an awesome game that gives you the experiance the original half life would give you and more. The developers on this game are amazing in that they've been able to pump out such a great game, and I trust that the xen chapters will be amazing (When they finally come out.)

I doubt Valve could have made this game better...

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