Black Mesa: Xen (Episode 08) - Standoff
1This episode kicks off with me finishing up Power Up, starting with one of the biggest fights against the military so far. Aside from some trouble with the physics, I use both my weapons and my surroundings to my advantage, including some interesting traps I couldn't put together in the original Half Life.
From there I head off into On a Rail.
Power Up is another map that has seen a lot of QoL improvements - even down to the train platform automatically rotating rather than needing to retreat back to the control room to turn it.
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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