Yeah, it’s not Crysis, but it sure as hell beats the murky-textured playdough visuals of the first game, so kudos to the developers for taking the Source engine to its absolute limits.
That vision finally came to fruition in 2012 in the form of Black Mesa.īlack Mesa gives you a unique opportunity to (re)experience Half-Life’s campaign with its every single feature dialed up to eleven, the most prevalent one being the overall presentation. Understandably, this left a lot of fans most displeased, and a few of them determined to amend Valve’s incompetence by delivering a proper modern rendition of their classic shooter. Released in 2004 to serve as a prerequisite to Half-Life 2, Half-Life: Source was a lackluster Source engine port of the original game that failed to deliver any significant improvements and offered barely noticeable differences when compared to its five-year-old counterpart. Let’s kick things off with a refurbished blast from the past! The idea of a Half-Life remake was first put into practice by Valve themselves, which resulted in Half-Life: Source. Anyhow, up next is a list featuring but a glimpse into what the Half-Life 2 modding community has to offer, in no particular order.
The only modding community that comes close is the one revolving around the Elder Scrolls series, and it’s impressive to see the ways in which they’ve managed to completely overhaul Morrowind, Skyrim, or even mod Oblivion.
