play base HL1 up to Xen, then swap out to Black mesa for Xen, then swap out to HL1 for the ending Gman dialogue;.Black Mesa is my peak HL1 experience. But I like the original a lot too and replay it now and again.
OpFor is my favourite HL1 game overall out of the originals.
HL2 is my fave out of the three but Ep 1/2 also have some fantastic parts I rate over a lot of the base game.
I actually still really like the minimalistic, bleak Xen of the original, for all I know that was only due to time constraints.play base HL1 up to Xen, then swap out to Black mesa for Xen, then swap out to HL1 for the ending Gman dialogue;.
I'm a real big fan of the Black Mesa art direction for Xen, feels a lot more distinctive from earthI actually still really like the minimalistic, bleak Xen of the original, for all I know that was only due to time constraints.
Though Valve actually had something more akin to what Black Mesa did in mind originally. I spoke to one of the BM devs who said they had access to Valve's old files and stuff to help and they found all of the concepts which inspired their Xen.
I love how it feels vaguely recognisable yet entirely alien, too.I'm a real big fan of the Black Mesa art direction for Xen, feels a lot more distinctive from earth
Bit wierd to say, but Xen and earth were both barren desert-like environments I found. the intense foliage style in the remake helped it feel a lot more distinctive imo.
Half life Lost Coast is tech review, it's like a mod but ok.Which game is better?