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Sweet C May 7, 2013 @ 3:27pm
Should I play Black Mesa before Half Life 2?
I played the original, but didn't get around to finish it. Heck, I think I left off very early in the game, though I'm not sure about that. I recently purchased HL2, and was wondering if not finishing the first game would throw me off course in the second game.

Also, does anyone else get stuttering with these Source Engine games? How have you dealt with that?
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2point4 May 7, 2013 @ 5:49pm 
I might be behind with the news, but I didn't think BMS was "complete" yet. Again, could be wrong. If I'm not, I'd suggest sticking with plain old HL1.

Having said that, you kinda sorta don't technically need to play HL1 before HL2. The continuity isn't all that great going from the first to the second, but then that's sorta how the HL story works...non-continuity. Even still, I'd recommend playing the first all the way through as you'll be better able to understand the beginning of HL2 and maybe, possibly why/how you came to be there.
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Amazing Spy-The-Man May 7, 2013 @ 9:20pm 
Don't play just BMS yet because it doesn't have the xen missions, I think you should play it after HL1 & HL2.
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Minkleton May 8, 2013 @ 2:53pm 
Finish HL1. Black Mesa is far better graphically, but if you want to know the story finish the first game.
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>prope11er< [UA] May 9, 2013 @ 3:27pm 
Finish HL1. Yes, graphically it's very outdated but still it's an amazing game and you need to know what the whole fuzz is about. Personally I have beaten HL1 for about 10 times - and it was not dull, but rather fun to replay it from time to time.
After that you can walkthrough Black Mesa, as it's extremely great and immersive experience. For me it will actually replace HL 1. Unfortunately, the last part of the game is yet to be released.
And only after that you can start playing HL2 and its episodes. You might want to grab HL2 Update 2.0 from Steam forum thread (3.0 is yet to be released)

And after taht you might want to try HL: Blue Shift and HL: Opposing Force. But these are optional.
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Ben Dover May 10, 2013 @ 10:05am 
dont play hl2 you wont understand story dont play black mesa too becouse black mesa arent 100 procent finish play half-life 1
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