The Bottom LineAbsolutely a banger game and I highly recommend it for both people who never played Half-Life and those who did. Unfortunately, a few details from the original game are also lost in this remake, but they are so minor that most players will likely not notice them. Surprisingly, most of them blend together pretty well, but at some specific situations (particularly the very last cutscene) are pretty jarring because of it. There is a bit of inconsistency in some of the graphics, as many assets are taken from Half-Life 2 and others are new, combining models and textures from 2015 with ones from 2004. Quicksaving also sometimes glitches out creating useless corrupted loads. One of which completely stopped my progress and I had to load the last save. Fear, calmness, tension, relief, it's almost as if the music conveys the emotions of Dr. Black Mesa's soundtrack, though, shines EVERYWHERE. While Half-Life had some cool songs, I never saw myself listening to them a lot outside of the game with the exception of the badass heavy rock ones. In my opinion the largest improvement from the original is the music. I especially enjoy how some details in the original game that I was only able to catch up after watching videos about it were shown much clearer in Black Mesa. Every major thing Valve intended to do in Half-Life but couldn't because of technical limitations is done in this game and it really shines because of it. Black Mesa takes gambling to another level. Id probably argue that its the best way to experience the classic tale, period. You can get unlimited entertainment with the Indian casino. The GoodBlack Mesa enhances almost every aspect of the original Half-Life game, not just the graphics. Black Mesa Casino in Algodones, NM, one name you cant leave out when mentioning gambling and casinos. Black Mesa is the best way to play the classic original 1998 Half-Life today, but it's a remake that already feels old enough that it would benefit from a remake itself. Black Mesa is an incredibly thought out and improved upon vision of the original game taking advantage of so many of the great features we expect from today’s action shooters.

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