Black Mesa vs Half Life | Direct Comparison

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A graphical comparison of the most recent update of the fan remake "Black Mesa" to the original 1998 classic "Half Life."

This comparison includes the new "Xen" beta for Black Mesa.

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Nick

Valve: Let the others make a masterpiece out of our previous games, and earn money from them.
Sega: Let's hire these people to make a good game that we publish.
Nintendo: *takes down all the fan remakes*

FloppyFiona

To anyone wanting to get into Half Life for the first time

Black Mesa is actually very, very good for those that just want a solid, more modern take of the events that preceded Half Life 2. Crowbar Collective even makes some of Valve's retconning come to life (for example, Eli and Isaac right after the resonance cascade).

Valve's original is still amazing because of how they were able to create a game with that big of a scope in the late 90s. So if you wish to see Valve's industry changing technologically impressive masterpiece in all its 90s glory, go for it.

jooperino

"Bennett, have you seen Freeman? He's supposed to be in the test chamber half an hour ago"
"Yea he's in the hall next to the locker room door"
"What the hell is he doing there?"
"Uh, you know, he's.. shooting at a wall with his weapons"
"Huh, classic Freeman."

auzabraar

He sounds like he's trying not to sound like Kermit.

popbopboi

the Gauss Cannon in black Mesa has the doom door sound... and now that i've rewatched this video, it *LOOKS* like doom.

connor

Gordon: *Is a smart man*
Also Gordon: *Picks up random gun that just blew up a room and begins fiddling with valves and buttons*

ThePigeon

Not to mention that they've updated the game to include the retcons that were made in HL2 and its episodes. For instance, the original game has a random scientist tell you to go to the surface, then in HL2 Eli Vance says "Last time I saw you, I told you to go to the surface". In Black Mesa, Eli (and Kleiner) make appearances exactly where Eli said they would-and with new, younger-looking models to boot!

obkenobi

I love the way they've done this. Basically remade it with modern technology with just a few tweaks to gameplay. Not trying to change or improve it, but lovingly updating it like a mechanic restoring a classic car.

Rapscallion

It's not just the characters, weapons, and objects that have taken advantage of the improved source engine. Xen is now finally what it should have been in HL1, but couldn't be due to engine limitations. The developers have both beautifully and hauntingly captured the nature of Xen in ways only the imagination could back in 1998. It's kind of funny how that levels which were never even in HL1 have surely become a fan favorite of the series, no doubt for the fact that they feel the most "Half Life" out of the whole game. There needs to be more hype about this to get the attention of players who aren't fully aware that Black Mesa doesn't have to be played for the nostalgia (I myself played HL2 and all its mods long before I played HL1), but more so for the fact that it's a NEW and authentic Half Life title.

Colesalad

That’s what I love about this channel! Comparisons are the best man, keep up a good job! ))

kotokrabs

Gordon: *Literally shoots a rocket in a corridor*
Scientist in the room nearby: *How is the debugging procedure coming along ?*

vergil

Imagine devoting almost 20 years of your life to recreate a game that’s not even yours. Dedication and love brought us this masterpiece

gardenfstone

I was 10 years old, when I first played the original Half-Life in the year 2000. The memories I have with this game are forever merged with the memories of my childhood and that is the probable reason why I cry when playing Black Mesa. It's either the nostalgia or the fact, that this remake is such a masterpiece that I am speechless. Xen is something else, when I was fighting Gonarch and the music from the trailer kicked in... damn, what a moment it was. Last time I felt something like this was at the end of Mass Effect 1... More than a game.

fonfa

We started in 2004/2005 with Black Mesa, can you imagine that?. I had to leave the project after about a year due some Unforeseen Consequences of school life :P I am proud of what the team managed to do with it after all these years!

Geronimoux