The alien vs human conflict in “Surface Tension” is more nail-bitingly unnerving as ever, with incredible sequences that give the world some much-needed depth. The game’s narrative and general theming has been revamped while still maintaining its core structure. It’s not just the levels that have been given a fresh, source-based facelift, either. The section has now been turned into a bustling cargo loading bay with a security office to boot. This can be seen everywhere, from the added research labs in Sector C to an elaboration on the infamous “box room” section in the later parts of the “Unforeseen Consequences” chapter. Even during early releases prior to its commercialisation onto Steam in 2015, Crowbar Collective put extra care into translating the more nonsensical parts of Half-Life over to the source engine. Black Mesa can only really be described as a reimagining rather than a simple HD remake. In the attempts to remaster Half-Life’s lovable but aged look, Crowbar Collective constructed an experience that manages to stand on its own legs. The project has morphed from an interesting little titbit in the depths of the Valve community to a must-have in the hearts of the mainstream gaming fanbase.
#BLACK MESA UARK MOD#
The newly-released Black Mesa: Definitive Edition shows how far it has come more than anything.Įver since its first release as a community mod on the site ModDB in September 2012, Black Mesa has been touted by the community as the way to play Half-Life in the 21st century. The team has felt as much glory as it has pitfalls in the process of Black Mesa’s development. In that time, the labour of love has culminated into one of the most admired community remasters of its time.īecoming the second most downloaded Half-Life 2 mod, as well as being among the top 100 Steam games of all time, hasn’t come without its hardships. It took them from aspiring modders with nothing but the passion, drive, and access to Source SDK, to well-respected developers working alongside Valve itself. This effort would eventually culminate in the critically acclaimed community remaster known as Black Mesa.Ĭrowbar Collective’s journey is nothing short of spectacular.
#BLACK MESA UARK SERIES#
Half-Life: Source is released on Steam in the lead up to Half-Life 2 to generally negative reviews.įans and critics alike lambast the game’s port to Valve’s new Source engine due to the sheer amount of bugs, odd changes made by the team, and general lack of treatment compared to the ports of other games such as Counter-Strike.Īs a result, a group of unassociated mod developer teams would come together to form the Crowbar Collective with one goal in mind: to develop a true remaster that the series and its fans deserve.
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