Black Mesa: Xen (Episode 06) - Blasted Tentacles
0So, I've reached Blast Pit. Black Mesa's incredible dedication to environmental protection not withstanding (!), this is an amazing redesign of the original level - beautiful, atmospherically lit, and bloody hard.
Yes, those Tentacles are back, and look a lot creepier. But what's worse is their noise sensitivity seems to have been really jacked up - the slightest noise from the surroundings and they go straight for it. Which causes me a lot of problems.
There's another piece of beautiful score here as well, Joel Nielson has done an amazing job with this soundtrack.
Black Mesa (formerly known as Black Mesa: Source) is a first-person shooter video game, developed and published by Crowbar Collective. It is a third-party remake of Half-Life (1998), and was originally released as a free modification for Half-Life 2 on September 14, 2012. It received a standalone commercial release through Steam Early Access on May 5, 2015.
The gameplay of Black Mesa is reminiscent to that of the original game: the player controls Gordon Freeman, a scientist at the Black Mesa research facility in New Mexico, as he navigates through the complex after a botched experiment, with nearly uninterrupted control of the character. The main differences include: an entirely reskinned collection of textures, models, and NPCs; a noticeably longer runtime; and additional dialogue and story elements. The initial release in 2015 excluded the "Xen" chapters from the original game. A staggered release was used for the Xen chapters, with their entirety publicly released on December 24, 2019. A full release is planned by early 2020.
The project was initially announced in 2005, shortly after the release of the Source engine port of the Half-Life. Over the course of its nearly decade-long development, the game has been overhauled several times, including redesigns of several components and effects, as well as an added multiplayer mode. It has been featured in several video game publications, including attention from Valve. Due to its long development time, the modification became notable for its delays and dwindling updates on the status of its completion. Wired included the game on their "Vaporware of the Year" lists in 2009 and 2010.
Black Mesa received highly positive reviews from critics upon its initial release. Praise was directed towards the gameplay and attention to detail, comparing it to that of an official Valve release.
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