Valve’s Black Mesa – How the F did I miss this?

Media — By Ryan on December 22, 2009 8:49 am

I have no idea how this one slipped through my Radar especially considering that it’s been announced for years.  Either way I wet my pants when watching the trailer below so had to share.

For a bit of info on the project we need go no further than wikipedia:

Black Mesa, which began in November 2004, was born of the discontent fans experienced when playing Half-Life: Source; when considering the living environment Valve created with Half-Life 2 using the Source engine, the original game fell far short of what many players thought could be done with the software, basically being a straight port, except for improved water and lighting effects along with the inclusion of ragdoll physics. According to the developers,“ Black Mesa: Source was built and founded on the principle that Half-Life: Source did not do the original title enough credit…[Black Mesa] set out to reconstruct the original title, giving it new environments, models, and abilities. ”

Black Mesa won the Mod DB “Golden Spanner Award” for the most anticipated Half-Life 2 mod of 2005.

Most chapters are nearing completion and they have released images of the science personnel, and some Xen aliens. The developers plan to include co-op gameplay, something only the PlayStation 2 version of Half-Life offered.

The developers intend to preserve all of the gameplay elements from the original game, without adding entirely new enemies, weapons, or levels. They have, however, added a ‘sprint’ function.

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