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  • Fizz@lemmy.nzEnglish
    8·
    3 months ago

    Is black mesa still a good game even if i have never played half life?

    • allidoislietomyself@lemmy.worldEnglish
      9·
      3 months ago

      Absolutely! I recently beat Black Mesa and it was a great game. It’s been a long while since I played HL but I’d argue Black Mesa is the better HL experience in terms of modern FPS game mechanics and overall feel.

    • magic_lobster_party@fedia.io
      9·
      3 months ago

      Both Black Mesa and the original are great. I’ve played both almost back to back, and I enjoyed both.

      There are things the original does better, and there are things Black Mesa does better. Personally I slightly prefer the original.

      Half Life 2 is a masterpiece, and you don’t need to play the original to appreciate it.

      • OutOfThyme@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        3·
        3 months ago
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        Xen just ended up too long, imo. They should have released it as a free DLC and stayed more true to the source.

        I really felt like the pacing suffered too much as a consequence. Everything up until then gives you the impression that you are heading towards the grand finale and Black Mesa is suddenly like: “Solve some more puzzles for the next 2-3 hours”.

        I liked it but that really threw me off.

        • magic_lobster_party@fedia.io
          3·
          3 months ago
          spoiler

          I agree with you. For this reason I prefer the original Xen. It was bad, but at least it was short. Black Mesa’s Xen is mediocre, but way too long. They overdid it.

    • woelkchen@lemmy.worldEnglish
      52·
      3 months ago

      It’s a remake of the original HL. Why would you need to play the original before the remake? The point of remakes is to replace the original releases.

  • kamihekuEnglish
    7·
    3 months ago

    Mildly amusing: The thumbnail gets cropped to a square on my Lemmy client, leaving just

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