This game is very cool like source half-life but iis different place, what i playing looks like some reference of Skibidi Toilets Characters like Astro project, cameraman project and more legends projects, I STILL LOVE THIS GAME <3

Liked
* Improved visuals and alien materials
* Expanded Xen section with Vort slave side story
* Improved shotgun and submachine guns
* Security guard NPCs were very friendly
* Headcrab zombies are more fun to shoot
* Improved Nihilanth fight. The original was a ballache. This one is not bad and definitely less frustrating. Impressive animations, particle effects, ideas, etc. Good job. Only criticism is that you can kind of just stand there and shoot. I liked the idea of doing a basketball slam grenade into his brain on the original but have no patience for that now.

Disliked
* Went a little overboard in adding decoration in the early BM maps
* Inconsistent use of glow sprites and colours in panel illumination and gameplay objectives
* Too much gloomy lighting
* Factory section in Xen is too long
* All these weapons, health and ammo but not many things to shoot. Spent a lot of time just walking
* Gonarch fight. Too difficult, frustrating, takes ages. Sometimes it's invincible but you can't tell. Questionable design decisions.
* Music. Often too loud, sometimes disruptive, sometimes not as suitable in its use compared with the original music. I turned it off during the first Gonarch fight because I kept dying and respawning and there was a woman moaning loudly at me. The rest of the game was more enjoyable without any music.
* Flashlight lags behind slightly as you move. Takes some getting used to
* Flashlight position is too low, and range seems a bit too short. Seems they traded functionality for atmospherics
* Vorts have a spazzy animation when charging up, and sometimes deal high lethal damage for unknown reasons. PITA to shoot.
* Houndeyes seem to have a shorter attack charge time and their sound effect isn't as obvious as the original. You can easily get overwhelmed and can't shoot them quickly enough in a cramped space.
* Some really poor clipping on the ground in the first part of the Gonarch fight. Some props are non-solid so don't protect against the acid attack. Elsewhere, it was sometimes surprisingly difficult to get out of water.
* Weird grenade throw angle. Goes higher than your crosshair and can come back down on top of you. Particle trail is useless.

If someone had never played Half-Life I'd tell them to play the original on easy or medium, then go onto Half-Life 2. I think both of those communicate what Half-Life 'is'. This game is a longer remake of the original for old players who want to experience it again in a different way. I just didn't feel drawn to come back and play it much. I played it until I got frustrated by something then shut it down.

Black Mesa is basically first Half Life game, reimagined in newer, more acceptable graphics for today's standard. I've never played the original Half Life game, and at the time, these gameplay mechanics and overall storytelling felt groundbreaking to say the least, which is why I understand why the original received a somewhat cult status in gaming, especially for the older audiences. I've played for 5+ hours so far, and even though the game seems decent I doubt I'll continue any time soon as I'm dealing with a massive backlog of games, and for me personally it wasn't that appealing to continue playing at this time. I'm not saying the game is bad, on the contrary I think of it as a good FPS with a lot of gameplay possibilities and good story, it's just not for me but I can definitely see why someone would like this.

7/10 - if you're fan of old school shooters this game will be right up your alley!