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Fuck, this started out as a defense of Jonathan Holmes, but I somehow friended Rammstein instead. YOU'RE NOT MY FRIEND, BAD INDUSTRIAL BAND FAN.
I mean, you could be, but I don't know you that well. Let's talk, maybe the three of us could stroke cocks.
I mean, you could be, but I don't know you that well. Let's talk, maybe the three of us could stroke cocks.
It would be very cool if this was ported to a console (maybe a next gen). Imagine playing this on a plasma TV in 1080p.
Where do I download it? Is it a mod on steam? I was looking but I couldn't find where they put the mods anymore.
@ pascuz46
It WILL be on Steam, since it's been Greenlighted. But it's not on there YET. You can download the game from their site, though.
http://www.blackmesasource.com/download.html
It WILL be on Steam, since it's been Greenlighted. But it's not on there YET. You can download the game from their site, though.
http://www.blackmesasource.com/download.html
I'll just put this out there: I didn't like it as much as everyone else did. The game itself was fun, but there was a very large level of artificial difficulty that was put into the game to make it more challenging. Getting shot hurts a lot more than it did in the original mod, and your max ammo is WAY too small. 3 rifle grenades? Shotgun and magnum ammos cut in half? And don't get me started on how terrible the rifle is now...
Also there's a semi-frequent crash that happens, which is also frustrating.
I'd give it a 6, myself. It's still worth downloading and playing, but it doesn't live up to the hype at all.
Also there's a semi-frequent crash that happens, which is also frustrating.
I'd give it a 6, myself. It's still worth downloading and playing, but it doesn't live up to the hype at all.
If you told the average person this was made by Valve and being released as a remaster of HL1, they would probably believe you.
Also all the time playing TF2 and HL2 has made crouch jumping second nature to me by now, so I actually enjoyed being able to use it everywhere. I suppose it's probably odd to other people though.
Also all the time playing TF2 and HL2 has made crouch jumping second nature to me by now, so I actually enjoyed being able to use it everywhere. I suppose it's probably odd to other people though.
@NovaKnight21: What are you smoking? The shotgun has way more ammo capacity than HL1 and the Magnum has the EXACT same capacity as HL1. Also, I'm playing on Hardest, so I dunno about the pussies playing videogames today but if I play on hardest, I expect to get hurt a lot. This isn't your daddies regenerating-health shit, this is a hardcore FPS gamer's FPS.
And the problem that everyone's experiencing with the crouch jumping is the fact that your jumps are much shorter and thus a crouch-jump is required for EVERYTHING, whereas in HL1 you could make some jumps without crouching. That's all.
And the problem that everyone's experiencing with the crouch jumping is the fact that your jumps are much shorter and thus a crouch-jump is required for EVERYTHING, whereas in HL1 you could make some jumps without crouching. That's all.
It's an amazing mod that's for sure. I've never seen a mod with so much detail. It almost feels like something Valve did themselves. It is missing a few sounds, and it has a few other small issues. But, I was really impressed by it. I think HL1 is still my favorite FPS adventure type game today. I gotta admit some of the sound changes made me miss the old HL1 sounds. Sound is an extremely potent nostalgia factor, I'm guessing Valve has trademarks on them or something.
I LOVED Black Mesa, still do, just that I love it until it crashes every time I turn one of those giant fans. Aside from that, It's amazing.
@Rammstein
I'm speaking the truth, my friend. 9mm ammo in the original was 250, shotgun ammo 125, magnum 36, crossbow 50. That's 100 less pistol/rifle ammo, about HALF shotgun and magnum ammo, and a FIFTH crossbow ammo. Also 7 less rifle grenades. And don't get me started on the 3 burst minimum rifle itself.
As for difficulty, I had a much easier time making it through hl1, on normal, than I do on black mesa, on normal, because enemies HURT MORE.
I'm speaking the truth, my friend. 9mm ammo in the original was 250, shotgun ammo 125, magnum 36, crossbow 50. That's 100 less pistol/rifle ammo, about HALF shotgun and magnum ammo, and a FIFTH crossbow ammo. Also 7 less rifle grenades. And don't get me started on the 3 burst minimum rifle itself.
As for difficulty, I had a much easier time making it through hl1, on normal, than I do on black mesa, on normal, because enemies HURT MORE.
This deserves a 10 so it becomes successful and they actually FINISH THE DAMN GAME WITH A XEN EXPANSION.
Some of the comments to this are exceedingly moronic. I don't think I need to specify which ones, as it's pretty obvious. Not everything is about money, capitalist pigs with tiny scopes of reality.
Anyway, it'd be great if people were generally allowed to do remakes like Black Mesa. It's only because it's Valve that they're letting it happen. If it were any of the other big, greedy companies, they'd be slapping cease and desists down and squatting on their IPs, letting them stagnate. I don't think I need to name some of the fan projects that were shutdown despite eclipsing anything those companies made since last century.
It's not about the money that could be made or who originally owns the IP. Once something is marketed and distributed, it doesn't only belong to the owner anymore, it becomes something shared by a large number of people. Those people tend to be the most faithful and wish to express themselves using their ability to do so. What's wrong with that?
Were it not for those people, that something wouldn't be popular or generate cash to begin with. It's a two way thing, and IP holders often forget that. They tend to be unreasonably possessive of their work, and I think that's very selfish, ignorant and arrogant. Where's the appreciation of fan support that got them where they are today?
Japan has a lot of great examples of people allowing their fans to create all sorts of things, and in the end everyone has tons of stuff to enjoy, and we're all happier. I'm strongly under the impression that the Japanese generally have a two-way relationship between creator and consumer. They often influence each other, and share a level of understanding that, as far as I'm aware of, is almost completely absent outside of Japan.
Part of it is culture and society, of course. The West is filled with assholes who come out of the woodwork just to complain that they don't like something, that it's "ruining what they love", or that they have no interest in it. If they don't care, why are they wasting their time and ours just to tell us that? Nobody's forcing them to try those free things. Japan has plenty of stupid problems, but at least many of the people there seem to understand that it still takes time and effort to create and share things for free, and they aren't forced to try it. Why can't everyone else realize something this simple?
When I considered and discussed with friends about well-known Western companies that have a two-way relationship with their customers/consumers, we could only think of Valve. And here we are, with Black Mesa.
By the way, I don't particularly like or love Valve. They're far from perfect. I just respect that they're reasonable and often take their fans and customers into consideration, unlike other faceless money-sucking companies who keep us behind an invisible wall and treat us like rabid mindless dogs with open wallets... like some of the people who commented in this thread.
Anyway, it'd be great if people were generally allowed to do remakes like Black Mesa. It's only because it's Valve that they're letting it happen. If it were any of the other big, greedy companies, they'd be slapping cease and desists down and squatting on their IPs, letting them stagnate. I don't think I need to name some of the fan projects that were shutdown despite eclipsing anything those companies made since last century.
It's not about the money that could be made or who originally owns the IP. Once something is marketed and distributed, it doesn't only belong to the owner anymore, it becomes something shared by a large number of people. Those people tend to be the most faithful and wish to express themselves using their ability to do so. What's wrong with that?
Were it not for those people, that something wouldn't be popular or generate cash to begin with. It's a two way thing, and IP holders often forget that. They tend to be unreasonably possessive of their work, and I think that's very selfish, ignorant and arrogant. Where's the appreciation of fan support that got them where they are today?
Japan has a lot of great examples of people allowing their fans to create all sorts of things, and in the end everyone has tons of stuff to enjoy, and we're all happier. I'm strongly under the impression that the Japanese generally have a two-way relationship between creator and consumer. They often influence each other, and share a level of understanding that, as far as I'm aware of, is almost completely absent outside of Japan.
Part of it is culture and society, of course. The West is filled with assholes who come out of the woodwork just to complain that they don't like something, that it's "ruining what they love", or that they have no interest in it. If they don't care, why are they wasting their time and ours just to tell us that? Nobody's forcing them to try those free things. Japan has plenty of stupid problems, but at least many of the people there seem to understand that it still takes time and effort to create and share things for free, and they aren't forced to try it. Why can't everyone else realize something this simple?
When I considered and discussed with friends about well-known Western companies that have a two-way relationship with their customers/consumers, we could only think of Valve. And here we are, with Black Mesa.
By the way, I don't particularly like or love Valve. They're far from perfect. I just respect that they're reasonable and often take their fans and customers into consideration, unlike other faceless money-sucking companies who keep us behind an invisible wall and treat us like rabid mindless dogs with open wallets... like some of the people who commented in this thread.
@Rammstein
How cute.
Also: your "pussies playing videogames today" comment says a lot about your character. And your maturity level. Way to go.
How cute.
Also: your "pussies playing videogames today" comment says a lot about your character. And your maturity level. Way to go.
This game is so damn good, and for absolutely free!
Voice acting is great too.It's really well made.
Voice acting is great too.It's really well made.
The only two things about this game that get in the way of how fun it is were the assinine jumping mechanics, and the frame rate skipping during some of the moments when the soundtrack kicks in (such as during the Lobby Fight in Questionable Ethics) Luckily a quick google search can reveal some config file edits that fix the jumping, and I spose I have to attribute the frame rate issues to the fact the game is still technically not finished yet?
Outside of that, perfect, if slightly unfinished remake. 8 is the right score.
Outside of that, perfect, if slightly unfinished remake. 8 is the right score.
@ctg867 lol about your pussy rage. I guess Rammstein touched a nerve. Well, the vagina does have a thousand times more nerve endings than the penis, so it's no wonder you're all in a tizzy about it.
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