14 years of development of a fan remake of the original shooter Half-Life culminated in the launch of the final version of the game - Black Mesa 1.0. The Crowbar Collective team will, of course, continue to work on their brainchild, but overall the project can be considered completed. On this occasion, a new trailer was also presented.
The video includes cutting scenes in the engine (usually non-game ones - from non-standard angles), which are interspersed with various enthusiastic responses from the press. The first part of the video is dedicated to what is happening on Earth, and the second - in the alien world, Xena. For example, PC Gamer called the game the best way to survive the Black Mesa incident, and the reimagining of the world of Xen was simply a triumph. Eurogamer writes that Black Mesa is a breathtaking mix of old and reimagined.
The IGN staff thinks the results were definitely worth the wait. Kotaku called the remake an impressive achievement. Destructoid wrote: "A wonderful tribute to one of the greatest video games ever made." Polygon: βLooks and plays phenomenally.β Vice: "She's here, she's real, and she's everything I wanted her to be." Rock, Paper, Shotgun: "Black Mesa feels very alive and inviting."
In version 1.0, compared to early access, the developers transferred many developments from the chapters dedicated to the world of Zen to the earthly chapters. All major arenas have been redesigned, puzzles have been redesigned to be clearer and more understandable, and environments have been improved to highlight objectives. Many locations in the game have been visually updated to make the game feel more cohesive, and the dynamic lights created for Xen have also been heavily used.
The artificial intelligence of soldiers has been significantly reworked: they use cover and movement more actively, conduct suppressive fire at the playerβs intended positions, use grenades more often and strategically, analyze the environment better, use weapons and abilities of their class, grenadiers sometimes use RPGs, commanders use an MP5 grenade launcher, doctors are correctly distributing first aid kits, masked soldiers speak in a deeper voice, the number of voices on the radio has been increased.
Vortigaunts have also been significantly redesigned, receiving many innovations from human AI: they dodge better, approach the player more effectively, use electric attacks at point-blank range, can be afraid or actively attack depending on the playerβs efficiency. Finally, alien charging uses dynamic lighting.
In addition, several balance changes have been made, a lot of optimizations and fixes, a new user interface has appeared with advanced settings and descriptions, and much more. In general, the remake is a must for all fans and those interested in the Half-Life series.
Black Mesa 1.0 . The game has been completely redesigned, received new voice acting and music, but at the same time the developers tried to preserve the spirit, levels and plot of the original adventures of Gordon Freeman in the Black Mesa research center. Don't forget that in addition to the single-player campaign, there are also classic network levels for team or single battles.
Source: 3dnews.ru