Overall, Black Mesa does a fantastic job of modernizing the notorious classic without sacrificing any of its complexity or charm. What better way to enjoy Half-Life than with friends?
This mod allows players to team up and enjoy the campaign together. This mod also adds new missions into the game, including encounters designed around multiple players and even different genres. Puzzles and gunfights are equal here and help make this mod stand out from the rest.
Oh, and who doesn't want to play Half-Life with a friend? It's just a shame there's no mod like this for Half-Life 2. Players get to experience the Black Mesa incident from a different pair of eyes in Echoes, a fantastic mod that every Half-Life fan needs to try.
The first thing players will notice is the visual quality on offer. This game blows every other Source game out of the water with its fantastic lighting and textures. The immense amount of scripted sequences helps make the world seem real and living.
This mod has a few small issues, but overall Echoes is Half-Life at its best. Not all mods have to enhance the base game. Some can change the direction of a game entirely, sometimes even changing the genre it is based in.
Cry of Fear does this excellently by focusing more on horror elements than gunplay. This game focuses more on Half-Life's cinematics and immersive factors than the gunplay or level design. This is also a standalone game player can try for free now, not needing a copy of Half-Life to play.
Check this mod out! Poke takes place 13 months after the original Half-Life, and the game reflects the climax of that game in a unique and interesting way. Without spoiling too much, the game will take players to a variety of locations that set a unique tone, unlike any other Half-Life mod.
Amazing combat sequences accentuate the amazing story and level design here. Seriously, the level design here is of high professional quality. This mod is so good it got a sequel called Vendetta you can try once you finish this. Players control a security guard for Black Mesa, rather than a scientist or bonified badass. Blue Shift might have done this with Barny, but this mod came out before Gearbox released that expansion. Most notable, though, is the inclusion of an NPC that follows the player around for most of the game.
This is similar to what Alyx does in Half-Life 2, only this was made years before Valve's sequel. This mod not only shows that the community is extremely talented, but it also shows their creativity matches that of most game developers. Half-Life has been exclusively been told through the eyes of humans, with aliens as antagonists or supporting characters. The atmosphere is really exceptional. The game length is around 5 hours and half for experienced players or at least 10 for newbies and offers an excellent experience, I recommend playing at medium.
USS Darkstar is a giant spacecraft intended for exploring the living creatures discovered during its journey through space. One day a expedition to a nearby planet returns to the vessel because one of the security guards has gotten ill.
During his examination a Headcrab bursts from his chest, and causes the scientist to panic and activate a flame thrower. Due to unwisely positioned fuel containers, a powerful explosion is triggered which causes a series of technical problems on the vessel. During the chaos, prisoners from Xen escape from the cages, and take over the control of the spacecraft. The story is great and will surely be liked by fans of the Alien series. Although the whole game takes place inside the spacecraft, the authors have nevertheless managed to create an extremely diverse experience.
You will not only be limited to corridors and laboratories, but you will also ride with trains, be forced to overcome jumping challenges, jump in a zero gravity environment, and even get shrunk to a mouse size when the teleportation system fails.
The maps are perfectly connected to each other, occasionally through alternative routes. There are a few places in which you have to go around the obstacle, and sometimes you will also need to backtrack. The paths forward are well hidden. There are some secrets with goodies and even bonus weapons, but there are also numerous traps. During the game, you will be fighting exclusively against the Xen monsters which have flooded the vessel and also infected the computer system.
The opponents are very well placed, and they can also surprise you behind your back. I was very fond of how the Xenians use human devices because this way they are not just cannon fodder , but show intelligence, which presents them as even more dangerous. Weapons are standard, and the amount of ammo and goodies is just right for you to enjoy the game on Medium.
For experienced players I recommend Hard for the best challenge. The game has no outstanding visual novelties, but with very detailed maps it still succeeds to create very good visuals.
Its main trump card is certainly a phenomenal atmosphere, which it reaches not only with good ambient sounds, but also with fantastic scripted events. The latter make it feel like the ship lives and things happen in parallel with your advancement towards the end. To complete the modification, I spent about 2 hours and a half playing it.
In Azure Sheep, you play Barney, a security guard at the Black Mesa complex, which happens to have same name as the hero from the Blue-Shift expansion. Just another day at work quickly turns into a nightmare after monsters from Xen invade the complex. In order to save his girlfriend, Kate, Barney ventures deep into the heart of the Black Mesa lab complex.
The Azure Sheep and original Half-Life Stories are perfectly intertwined, so you are able to meet with Gordon Freeman even help him progress. The mod's story is spiced up by video sequences, and quite a few scripted events. The level design is good and is almost as diverse as the original, but some labyrinths of corridors with numerous locked doors are really a letdown.
There are quite a few alternative routes to reach the goal, which will allow you to try a different advancement approach. The enemies are well placed, and there are quite a few ambushes and shocking moments. Classic enemies from the original were expanded by modified and brand new ones, but there is also quite few new allies.
Kate stands out from the crowd, because she is crucial for advancement she opens some security doors , therefore you must take great care to protect her and get angry when she does not want to pass through the door :. Arsenal was also expanded with new weapons and a portable medkit, which you can use to treat Kate. Although the fights are quite demanding, there were enough bullets and healing packages that I did not have any problems. Sometimes, you also need to mount a machine gun or rocket launcher, but at the same time this means that you have to be a good shooter, as a lot of opponents will storm you.
In addition to custom models and speakers for them very commendable! The color can sometimes be very problematic as you can't distinguish it from the surroundings. The game is about 4 hours long and offers a very diverse gaming experience, I recommend playing on medium.
In the Black Ops mod, you play a special force soldier named Declan Walker, whose task is to find and eliminate a runaway scientist called Dr. The latter has stolen a mysterious suitcase from Black Mesa, which the government wants to recover in every way possible. The story sounds interesting, but it has some faults.
It's revealed through comics that strongly resemble those of Max Payne , and there are also a lot of levels and scripted events that players of Max Payne will immediately recognize.
The similarity is not only limited to Max Payne, but also Half-Life 2. Maps are full of detail and very aesthetically made, the paths are often not obvious, and there are some jumping challenges. Occasionally you will encounter a locked door that you will need to unlock with a card, key, or security code. You will be able to get the latter by reading it from a computer or a piece of paper.
Some puzzles will also require you to find a missing piece of some device, or explosives to blow up a wall. Enemies are often positioned at different height levels, which can make some situations pretty difficult. During the game, you will mostly fight against soldiers and turrets, here and there you will be harassed by Headcrabs, zombies, and Alien Slaves.
Other Xen creatures are not really newsworthy. With the exception of the silenced pistol, your arsenal has not received any changes, with the exception being removal of biological weapons. There is definitely too much ammunition, and the same applies to healing packages and armor. You can find even more stuff by exploring, as there are a lot of hidden places with goodies in the game. The visuals are very nice, not only because of detailed maps, but also because of detailed textures khm, khm, posters don't count :P.
The experience is also enriched by scripted events and music that turns on at the right moments. Unfortunately, the comics are cut off at widescreen resolutions. Due to the relatively low difficulty, I recommend that you play on Hard which will provide you with approximately 2 hours and a half of gameplay.
The story of Heart of Evil is set up in the time of the Vietnam War. You play Percy Freeman, a special forces captain, who is assigned a mission to kill a renegade colonel called Kurtz did you detect any connection with the Apocalypse now movie yet? You are not alone in your mission as you are accompanied by Barney, an indispensable assistant which will be of great help through the game and will also be driving you through enemy territory.
The story is extremely interesting and it is revealed through events, dialogs and documents. The modification consists of gigantic sections, which are connected by vehicular transport. Each of them consists of a large number of maps that are incredibly well-connected to each other. The developers have provided an enormous amount of freedom to the player, as sections can be explored almost indefinitely, but in my opinion, the paths should be more limited.
Although some places contain way points and you can read some useful navigation tips from the documents, you must be extraordinarily focused to not get lost. Because your progress depends on Barney who will often severely slow you down in the numerous corridors, it is advisable to leave him in a well-marked place.
This way you can quickly find him when his help will be needed. I also advise you to play with pen and notebook, as certain puzzles will require you to perform a certain sequence correctly, and it can be really useful to also mark areas which were already explored.
Progress through certain sections will often be disabled with one side barricades or locks, and sometimes you will also need to blast your way through or find certain items, so keep an eye out for interesting things.
The enemies are extremely varied. First of all, you will encounter well-armed renegade US soldiers supported by tanks and extremely dangerous choppers; then there are lesser armed, but still dangerous enough, Viet Cong people; and last but not least, there are zombies accompanied by other monsters.
The factions are hostile to each other and are constantly fighting, so there is always lots of action, additionally, their fights can be used to your advantage to save health and ammunition. Opponents are not only skinned AI from the original, but have modified parameters that make the fights more demanding. Soldiers can take cover, attack you with a rocket launcher, and they really like throwing grenades.
Zombies are extremely resistant, some of them will also attack you with weapons. Gorillas surprise you with long jumps and a scary screams.
And we could go on and on Your arsenal is very diverse. You can kill opponents with a machete or a chainsaw, poke some holes in them with several types of machine guns, pistol or shotgun, and disintegrate them with grenade or rocket launchers. You will also be able to use grenades, laser bombs and very interesting Snarks Weapons are not well balanced, and for some of them you can carry a ridiculous amount of ammo. Medkits and healing stations are plentiful especially if you love exploring , and there is also a lot of armor available.
Even though some situations may be very challenging, experienced players should be able to finish the mod on Hard difficulty without any major problems. Because it's a total conversion for Half-Life, the game has mostly new models and textures. Although the latter can sometimes be low quality, I still liked the overall appearance of the game. There are enough details present, architecture is good enough, and everything is enriched by pretty good scripted events.
In addition to custom voices and music, you will also find some humorous things in it, but they can sometimes be distasteful. I ended playing the game after about 5 hours and a half of playtime, because at an end of a boring boat trip a door didn't open. When will it all stop?
It is an enhanced version of the original Afraid of Monsters. If you enjoyed Afriad of Monsters, remember to the play its companion game, Cry of Fear. The player is one of the Barney guards that is on post in one of the entrances of the Black Mesa facility When the chaos starts you realize that Kate, your college, code name 'Azure Sheep' is in the complex and in big dangers.
You decide to rescue her Without even waiting for Valve to make the first move, DAVLevels decided to make a mod that satisfied those demands. Azure Sheep was the result of that. The interesting thing about Azure Sheep is that you are paired with a partner that is similar to Alyx from HL2 before HL2 was even released.
Another thing that stands out in this mod is all of the new voice acting. A classic HL mod. The screenshots in this guide are using the Super Definition mod found here. If you are familiar with Brutal Doom then you already know what this means. First of all it, it ups the amount of gore in the game. You can easily blow the limbs off your enemies.
Watch your enemies torn under your merciless prejudice. A couple of new weapons have been added. You also get to weld the awesome power of the BFG from Doom.
Other weapons have been modified. For example, the pistol has a detachable silencer and the double blast from the shotgun pushes you back a bit. Gordon also has a new attack. He can release a punishing kick that causes certain enemies to fall back on their aces. This makes close encounters a more feasible option.
Its still in very early beta at the moment. I am sure that the developer will continue to expand on this concept. I can't wait to see whats next. This re-designed mod has been in development for more than 7 years by the same author.
This is classic Half-Life gameplay through and through. You better be a master at crouch jumping before you even consider this. This is mainly aimed at Half-Life veterans. The levels are huge and length is considerable. The modder is good at catching the player off guard so expect plenty of surprises. I'd say its very good at capturing the feeling of the original Half-Life.
If you want more Half-Life gameplay, but grow tired of the original campaign after the th time, this mod is for you. Cry of Fear is a psychological single-player and co-op horror game set in a deserted town filled with horrific creatures and nightmarish delusions.
You play as a young man desperately searching for answers in the cold Scandinavian night, finding his way through the city as he slowly descends into madness. Not everything is as it seems Cry of Fear is made by the same team that gave you Afraid of Monsters and the two should be considered companion pieces. This is a quality horror experience and any fan of classic Resident Evil style gameplay should start playing this immediately.
The story takes place in Russia at the secret plant called "Object E7" or "Black Star" at the same time as the unexpected consequences at Black Mesa. G-Man was planning to organize three incidents of portal opening originally. First one - at Black Mesa Complex. Second one - at Black Star plant. The third place is unfortunately unknown.
But thanks to the fact that the cascade resonator at Black Star was out of order, the planned incident didn't take place there. Object E7 is a laboratory complex researching anomalous materials and organisms. Its academic adviser is Dr. Victor Shmurghe. He has connected directly with G-Man.
The protagonist is a political prisoner who was moved from a jail to Object E7. His main purpose was to test a prototype of the new protection suit H. But he could escape during usual testing by chance. This mod is very explosive and full of combat. It feels like you are playing Rambo crossed with James Bond. There are some alien enemies, but be prepared to fight a whole lotta army grunts. Its short, but still not a mini-mod.
I beat it in 2 hours. There's a lot of action with less puzzles than your typical HL mod. Its pretty good. However, it does have one thing that I absolutely depise. Wooden crates that do not break, it has tons of those. Download the standalone HERE. Gunman Chronicles was initally a commerical game, however Rewolf is defunct, Valve doesn't care, and the petition to get it on Steam has failed. Gunman Chronicles is clearly abandonware.
In contrary to this, the Hazardous-Course, as it's name let's suggest, is much more dangerous. Although it's a mod for a first person shooter, the player can only wield a weapon at the designated target range. So it plays more like an adventure. The difficulty is quite challenging, but the rewards are accordingly.
The Basic Training is peppered with hidden Secrets, which reveal tools, shortcuts, control rooms, and other features, to ease almost all challenges. There are two Secret Levels and one Bonus Level to discover, and to complete to access the final part of the Hazardous-Course.
With that said, Half-Life gameplay fits that style pretty well. Quickloads are fast, player movement is tight and predictable, and puzzles are nothing new in HL. I just have to warn you that this will require a lot of skill and patience from you. This may not be for everyone. Plot: You play in the role of Captain Percy Freeman, a Special Forces officer who is assigned the task of tracking down and assassinating the renegade Colonel Kurtz.
To install the English subtitles go to Do the same to titles. Fortunately, scientists hidden in a subsidiary laboratory with Black Mesa manage to repatriate you there with a space probe, in which you jumped just before the G-man kills you. Once awoken, you discover this secret laboratory that the government forces haven't discovered yet.
You are watching a teleportation experience, when suddenly overtrained marines invade this hiding place. From this moment, you'll never be alone. This new trip will lead you into subsidiary areas with Black Mesa where you'll get more revelations about the government objectives and the world of Xen. You get to run into G-Man and Gordon from time to time. Life's End prides itself on being a very surreal mod.
The mod is not afraid to be funny and spoofy. Playing this mod is like experiencing a hallucination. It has some excellent map design without straying too far from classic Hal-Life gameplay. Must-Play if you want a laugh.
English speakers must install the English translation which will give you English subtitles. There is no English dub. Your first impressions are that this mission will be just like any other, but you really have no idea what nightmares future events have in store for you Another short, but sweet mod. Its a mix between horror and high octane action with some beautiful mapping.
This is a must play. And what did you did during all that time? You killed all those poor Xen aliens! Have you ever thought about their Point of View? This is a pretty awesome mod. How many times have you thought to yourself, "Gee, I'd really like to play as a Vortiguant! Made by the same guy who made Azure Sheep. The Black Mesa Research Facility has been shut down. The nation never got to know anything about the experiments there.
The less you know, the less you worry. The government founded a new organisation to handle "alien related topics". They hired the best scientists, technicians and military forces worldwide, its name is Poke You play the role of Damien Reeves, the technical assistant of Dr.
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