Black Mesa Release Date - Page 10

On September 15 2012 08:01 Resisty wrote:
I managed to find an FTP server that allowed me to download at 1.3 MB/s instead of the 20 kB/s on torrents :D.

I never played the original so I made some screenshots of my journey into the game:

On September 15 2012 19:39 zeru wrote:
This is the first game ive ever played where im getting motion sickness.

On September 15 2012 16:50 Ooshmagoosh wrote:
I love how some of these levels look, but...I can't stand the soldiers.

Yeah, they don't sound like robots anymore, but instead they sound...almost angsty. It's weird as hell.

What's worse, is they're absurdly difficult to deal with on hard difficulty...either you get a magnum headshot, or reload a save and surprise them with a grenade.

All of the xen critters / gaunts are a lot cooler (and tougher).

On September 15 2012 21:08 Wortie wrote:
What you also can do vs motion sickness, is setting the FoV higher. It will look less like a tunnel then.I get motion sickness from a too low FoV.



I actually like the difficulty in this game. If you set hl1 on hard, it's about as the same difficulty. You just can't handle the 1998 "hard" anymore. New games are all way too simple most of the time.

On September 15 2012 22:26 LuckyFool wrote:
My only complaint (and this is super minor) is they changed the sound when you get health from those wall packs. It feels watered down a bit from the distinctly epic/relieving sound from hl1/2, I was all excited to use one for the sound and was disappointed haha.

On September 15 2012 19:25 hugman wrote:


Interesting.
I'll be curious to hear what you think about it.

On September 15 2012 17:39 Ludwigvan wrote:
I found a secret:
+ Show Spoiler +

On September 16 2012 03:14 Resisty wrote:

Wot I Think:

I will assume that outside of graphics and a few differences, it is pretty much exactly the same as Half Life 1. What I have encountered so far is pretty decent. The story is interesting enough that I want to actually hear it. The game have a good "atmosphere" about it. I walk around and explore all the little things in the beginning that make me laugh over something stupid in a way other games haven't in a long time; when I discovered you could lift trashcans and books, the first thing I did was put one over someone's head.

Now being realistic, this is a linear FPS story. There are many doors with security locks that I wish I could enter just because I am curious. You will walk into a room from one door, and there will be only one exit. But the thing is, it doesn't feel like a linear corridor shooter. There is never a time where I walk somewhere I'm not supposed to and have the game tell me I shouldn't be there, like I've seen in COD. Enemies appear in scripted areas, but not so obviously that one will materialize out of nowhere. Having not played before, the enemies do surprise me when they suddenly burst out a vent.

The game is actually difficult which is nice since I've been so jaded that many modern games try to hold your hand and make things painfully easy. I'm playing on normal difficulty and I dip down as low as 25 occasionally since I do something stupid. I heard from others that later enemies actually have weapons and are very accurate with them. There aren't any ridiculous puzzles that can only be solved with the use of a guide which is nice.

All in all, the game is refreshing compared to some modern games and I can definitely see why many people enjoy the series and are hoping for HL3 (it's never happen).