Classic Half-life, or Black Mesa?

[wat7443]

Which one do you likle more, i love the classic half life do not get me wrong, but xen makes me want to slam my balls in a waffle iron and scream obscenities to the lord. So because of that i tend to be using black mesa more in recent days.

[k]

without black mesa there would be no half life and without half life there would be no black mesa

[PsyWarVeteran]

Classic of course, BM with its shiny graphics attract people who doesn't know any better like flies, it's not a worthy remake in the slightest.

[Lady Alcina Dimitrescu]

Play the original first.
Then Black Mesa.

Unless you're sucker for good graphics ofcourse.

[matrixdll]

Black Mesa has its merits, but the sound design, soundtrack, tau/gauss rifle and many streamlined game design decisions are a downgrade (also the environmental lighting balance, composition and even architecture, despite higher definition visuals, is weirdly less realistic looking - everything is murky and not a single piece of level architecture leaves a lasting visual impression)

Now that they patched the colored lighting/contrast in the Goldsrc Half-Life + thanks to the comeback of boomer shooter fad, it's the best time to recommend checking out the classic version to the newcomers.

P.S. I'd sooner replay Half-Life: Source than Black Mesa.

[Junior]

both are good since its free its worth a shot, but ip refer black mesa because it makes the universe more unified with the half life 2 aesthethic, i wish half life 1/2 got a offiicial remake in source engine 2 tho

[Sana-kan]

The og. Black Mesa's attention to detail is questionable, especially in sound design.

[Daikatan]

I didn't like much 2012 version of BM, but the finished one is pretty cool.
Still, original game is more nostalgic for me. But both are wonderful.

[Lady Alcina Dimitrescu]

Originally posted by matrixdll:

Black Mesa has its merits, but the sound design, soundtrack, tau/gauss rifle and many streamlined game design decisions are a downgrade (also the environmental lighting balance, composition and even architecture, despite higher definition visuals, is weirdly less realistic looking - everything is murky and not a single piece of level architecture leaves a lasting visual impression)

Now that they patched the colored lighting/contrast in the Goldsrc Half-Life + thanks to the comeback of boomer shooter fad, it's the best time to recommend checking out the classic version to the newcomers.

P.S. I'd sooner replay Half-Life: Source than Black Mesa.

If you compare Half-Life: Source with Black Mesa.
Then you're either trolling, or have a problem with Black Mesa team.
That game is far away from "bad".
And cannot be compared to Half-Life: Source.

Even VALVe themselves admit it and said "we are trying to drive the players to original Half-Life and try to hide Half-Life: Source".

[matrixdll]

Originally posted by Lady Alcina Dimitrescu:

If you compare Half-Life: Source with Black Mesa.
Then you're either trolling, or have a problem with Black Mesa team.
That game is far away from "bad".
And cannot be compared to Half-Life: Source.

Even VALVe themselves admit it and said "we are trying to drive the players to original Half-Life and try to hide Half-Life: Source".

1. Why in the world would I have any problems with Black Mesa team?
2. I prefer HL: Source because it's the same aesthetics, levels and gameplay as the original, but with improved light maps, flashlight effect and dynamic shadows.
3. Valve puts a disclaimer, basically saying "we're not planning to fix Half-Life Source" after breaking it with the pipeline patch. I'm ok with it - the game is playable (minus the finicky tau cannon secondary fire and the hit detection on vehicles)

[wat7443]

Originally posted by matrixdll:

Originally posted by Lady Alcina Dimitrescu:

If you compare Half-Life: Source with Black Mesa.
Then you're either trolling, or have a problem with Black Mesa team.
That game is far away from "bad".
And cannot be compared to Half-Life: Source.

Even VALVe themselves admit it and said "we are trying to drive the players to original Half-Life and try to hide Half-Life: Source".

1. Why in the world would I have any problems with Black Mesa team?
2. I prefer HL: Source because it's the same aesthetics, levels and gameplay as the original, but with improved light maps, flashlight effect and dynamic shadows.
3. Valve puts a disclaimer, basically saying "we're not planning to fix Half-Life Source" after breaking it with the pipeline patch. I'm ok with it - the game is playable (minus the finicky tau cannon secondary fire and the hit detection on vehicles)

What are u huffing mt bro? Black mesa is what Half life Source should have been.

[Gusλλλλλλ]

Classic all the way. Including Xen.

[S1lent_GR]

Black mesa. A better overall experience than Half Life 1. Masterpiece of a remake.

[S1lent_GR]

Originally posted by Gusλλλλλλ:

Classic all the way. Including Xen.

Xen in original is boring. In black Mesa the developers out did themselves. Visuals, environmental story telling and soundtrack much better than the empty and unfinished levels in the original one.

[PsyWarVeteran]

Originally posted by S1lent_GR:

Xen in original is boring.

Maybe, but at least it's short. BM's Xen is not only boring but extremely long, the damn thing never ends. It's awful compared to the brief final section of the original.

[S1lent_GR]

Originally posted by frolltace:

without black mesa there would be no half life and without half life there would be no black mesa

Couldn't said it more right. Without half life Black mesa wouldn't be possible in the first place. We must be thankful for that.