Thanks to the improved version of the old Golden Source, Half Life becomes revolutionary again. This remake's attention to detail and high quality perfectly revives and improves on the original experience. Tons of assets were remade practically from scratch and don't lose fidelity to the atmosphere, environments nor feel, and largely improves its inmersion thanks to the presence of physics on almost every prop. Half Life's original spirit lives on with this remake: its subtle tutorials, the fantastic mix of action, puzzles and exploration that made its pacing so enjoyable, the fantastic soundtrack and the feeling of encarnating Dr. Freeman as we bring him through a rich sci-fi adventure.
Cons are practically non-existent, and my own personal complaints consist of a sometimes buggy achievements that might not be granted to you, the odd colisions of the recently finished Xen and a couple hitboxes that barely extend beyond some props' models, but make shooting from cover feel a little unviable.
If you didn't play the OG HL for whatever reason, Black Mesa is a great chance to submerge yourself into the universe, even if Half Life was already a timeless classic. You'll find a lengthy campaign full of challenges, an environmental story telling that will grant you as much lore as you want to find and, overall, lots of fun.
For me, this one easily finds itself in a range of 95/100. It's not perfect, nothing is, but it does an impecable job

Thanks to the improved version of the old Golden Source, Half Life becomes revolutionary again. This remake's attention to detail and high quality perfectly revives and improves on the original experience. Tons of assets were remade practically from scratch and don't lose fidelity to the atmosphere, environments nor feel, and largely improves its inmersion thanks to the presence of physics on almost every prop. Half Life's original spirit lives on with this remake: its subtle tutorials, the fantastic mix of action, puzzles and exploration that made its pacing so enjoyable, the fantastic soundtrack and the feeling of encarnating Dr. Freeman as we bring him through a rich sci-fi adventure. Cons are practically non-existent, and my own personal complaints consist of a sometimes buggy achievements that might not be granted to you, the odd colisions of the recently finished Xen and a couple hitboxes that barely extend beyond some props' models, but make shooting from cover feel a little unviable. If you didn't play the OG HL for whatever reason, Black Mesa is a great chance to submerge yourself into the universe, even if Half Life was already a timeless classic. You'll find a lengthy campaign full of challenges, an environmental story telling that will grant you as much lore as you want to find and, overall, lots of fun. For me, this one easily finds itself in a range of 95/100. It's not perfect, nothing is, but it does an impecable job