Black Mesa 1.0 is now available for PC, and its the best way to replay Half-Life
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NeverBackDown
AMD Enthusiast
I've never played half life.. any of them. So I never understood the hype. But hey it's already got insane ratings on steam so I guess it must be fantastic
You should try playing them 
. The original half-life is what got me into upgrading my PC. My first PC had a Cyrix CPU and onboard video. I played Half-Life in software mode and some spots the frame rate dipped so low it was unplayable. Then I started upgrading and saw the game in a whole new light. To this day I still prefer linear games for the most part, especially single player. Anyway, check them out, you might like them. Or not...
. The original half-life is what got me into upgrading my PC. My first PC had a Cyrix CPU and onboard video. I played Half-Life in software mode and some spots the frame rate dipped so low it was unplayable. Then I started upgrading and saw the game in a whole new light. To this day I still prefer linear games for the most part, especially single player. Anyway, check them out, you might like them. Or not...
WYP
News Guru
You should try playing them
Cyrix. That's a blast from the past.
AlienALX
Well-known member
Went to buy it. £15.
So I obtained it from elsewhere to see what it was like. It looks nice, not great. The characters still look stiff and odd. The graphics look modern, yet still dated. IDK why.
Either way after 30 mins I realised it was just the original Half Life, again. I'd already played it with prettier graphics before.
I wouldn't mind but I've bought Half Life and every other version at least once before. Then I bought the orange box. Maybe they should have considered this when asking people to fork out another £15, in what seems like an attempt to get people back on the pipe for HL Alyx.
It's OK but I am not playing through it again. Gameplay has moved on, and it's nowhere near as innovative as 20 odd years ago.
So I obtained it from elsewhere to see what it was like. It looks nice, not great. The characters still look stiff and odd. The graphics look modern, yet still dated. IDK why.
Either way after 30 mins I realised it was just the original Half Life, again. I'd already played it with prettier graphics before.
I wouldn't mind but I've bought Half Life and every other version at least once before. Then I bought the orange box. Maybe they should have considered this when asking people to fork out another £15, in what seems like an attempt to get people back on the pipe for HL Alyx.
It's OK but I am not playing through it again. Gameplay has moved on, and it's nowhere near as innovative as 20 odd years ago.
I think I may even have it in a box somewhere. I know I don't have the board. I wanted to upgrade the computer and my parents wouldn't let me spend the money even though I bought the computer myself and would be buying the new parts as well. Anyway, as any teen would do, I bricked the board by unplugging the computer during a BIOS flash. A week later I had some new parts and down the rabbit hole I went.
It's not a Valve produced game, all community driven, isn't it? It was always supposed to be free, but considering all the time and effort these volunteers put in I'm not surprised there's an entry fee.
