Black Mesa

Black Mesa

Black Mesa: Blue Shift
My (hopefully constructive) feedback for chapters 1-5
This is my opinion as someone who has played chapters 1-5, which is what has been released to date (Feb 2025). First of all, the artwork is fantastic especially when you get to Xen. My main criticism, which is intended to be constructive and not complaining, is the pacing and length. We want action, but when everything becomes an an extended blur of nonstop combat it gets old and not very fun after a while. This balance between action and having time to appreciate the details of the world is something Valve intentionally did very well with the original HL games. I think chapters 3-4 were each a bit too long but chapter 5 was way too long. In summary, great mod and thanks for making it, but for me it became a chore to actually get to the end of Focal Point. Thanks again.