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Reawakened from stasis in the occupied metropolis of City 17, Gordon Freeman is joined by Alyx Vance as he leads a desperate human resistance. Experience the landmark first-person shooter packed with immersive world-building, boundary-pushing physics, and exhilarating combat.
  • arglebargle@lemm.eeEnglish
    8·
    1 month ago

    I disagree. Black Mesa is Black Mesa. It is no Half Life 1. The atmosphere in one is completely lost with Black Mesa. Start with Half Life and play to Alyx. Go back to Mesa for a second way to view 1.

    • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      3·
      1 month ago

      This might only be true for people who played the original when it first came out (or at least, were playing video games at that time, and are used to the dated graphics).

    • Masta_Chief@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      1 month ago

      Interesting, I haven’t actually played HL1 but I enjoyed BM a lot, and figured it’d be the better reccomendation for someone just getting into HL.

      What parts of the atmosphere do you think BM missed? When I watched videos of HL1 gameplay it seemed that BM did a great job having a graphically updated but similar vibe