âIs Black Mesa the ultimate Half Life mod?â Thatâs the question Atomic MPC asked after going hands-on with a near-final build of the eagerly anticipated Half Life Black Mesa mod. Iâm so jealous.
The front page of the dev teamâs website has us calling the mod âhot shit,â yet still they tease. Itâs been years in the making, and now that itâs inching ever closer to release theyâre flaunting it.
https://lastchance.cc/its-your-annual-black-mesa-update-30942950%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
What did Atomic MPC have to say after playing through the opening level, inbound?
âWow.â
Okay, they said a bit more than that.
The combination of attention to original detail, and new material provided by the modern team is impressive. If youâve ever tried to go back to Half Life youâll know the old engine really isnât aging well; this, however, makes the game fresh and up to date.
I was playing Half Life just yesterday for an upcoming product, and was taken aback by how badly the original holds up to everything thatâs come since. Itâs still an amazing game, but it could use an overhaul.
Full use has also been made of the Source engineâs implementation of Havok physics. Most items can be picked up and thrown around, and the explosive action is much more chaotic than ever before. But itâs the simple things that amuse, it seems â we spent more time than is probably healthy stacking chairs, folders and magazines on the Anomalous Materials reception desk during our initial run through.
Hit up Atomic MPC for the full preview. Iâm not sure I can stand writing about it anymore.
I want to stack chairs on the Anomalous Materials reception desk, dammit!
Is Black Mesa the ultimate Half Life mod? [Atomic MPC]
