CHECK
IN
PEOPLE
CHECK
Ryan Reyes
Kevin Powell
Nice thread OP. I was just about to replay Opposing Force.
Luke Phillips
SQUAD
NEUTRALIZE
FREEMAN
Jonathan King
>post yfw Xen is just our microbiotic universe.
Anthony Wilson
GOT A SCIENTIST HERE
Michael Cox
WE
GOT
XRAYS
Brody Smith
SQUAD
MOVE IN
William Turner
*screams of the dead*
Jackson Gomez
WAAAUUUGGGGHHHHHH
Blake Phillips
SQUAD
QUIET DOWN
Ryan Williams
>So, who is this guy..... Freeman?
Grayson Kelly
FREEMAN.
CHECK.
MY.
ASS.
Ethan Turner
Uhh, roger that.
Jonathan Myers
ASS
2
ASS
Sebastian Rogers
MY
ASS
IS
HEAVY
Ayden Taylor
>ASS
Samuel Davis
This board makes boot camp look like Disneyland!
Nathaniel Bell
SIR
UHH
I
HEAR
SOMETHING
MOVEMENT
GO
RECON
LET'S
GO
Juan Brooks
MY EXTRACTION POINT
oh, wait
William Perez
Who else to be a part of the vidya gasmask squad?
Henry Brooks
YORE DEAD FREEMAN
Cameron Brooks
With my brains and your braun we will make an excellent gold source thread
Ethan Richardson
ex plosive
Luke Diaz
Ayden Barnes
>play as a soldier
>fellow soldiers kill dozens of scientists and guards
>when you walk up to the scientists and guards they don't shoot you on sight
Why?
James Martinez
Because Gearbox is retarded and didn't want to think too hard when developing their game.
Christopher Cox
>gearbox
Jesus why do they fuck everything up?
Christopher Sullivan
Obligatory
youtu.be
Gabriel White
Nothing is stopping you from mowing down the unimportant scientists along with Otis.
Though, Otis is an amazing shot with his magnum.
Jaxon Torres
I know but it still seems pretty dumb to just have Guards and Scientists trust that you won't kill them even though they are aware that soldiers are given an order to kill them
Austin Adams
Otis is harder to fight than any enemy in half life.
Do you really wanna fuck with that?
Angel Turner
Daily reminder that the black mesa incident happened to stop Otis
Dominic Long
Blake Butler
I feel old.
Kevin Harris
Is Source invited?
Charles Myers
>See, now I've heard rumors that you soldiers may not actually be here to rescue us. Just don't forget about us, alrighty?
The whole facility is basically cut off, nobody properly knows what the hell is going on.
>Oh no, you're one of... them. Can't we all just... get along?
>I don't know what's worse, you soldiers and your orders to silence the facility or these vile aliens!
There's that one bit where a marine interrogates a scientist. He pushes him down and blocks him, but doesn't shoot him. I think it's likely that at some point that the majority of the HECU decide to use their own discretion, that killing the alien monsters is more important than shooting the civilians. They all think Gordon caused the whole mess though, you can hear that multiple times in both the original and in OpFor. He would have been responsible for the deaths of everybody because of letting the aliens in and necessitating the order to shoot civilians.
Logan Scott
>tfw i killed 12 dumbass scientists and not one of them fought back
Aaron Martinez
WHERE'S FROHMAN?
Caleb Mitchell
I don't know what to make of Black Mesa. One one hand I don't like how they changed a lot of the game, but I really love the additions they put on top of it to make it feel like a real disaster.
>Guard goes to the front desk and tries calling for help
>the EAS alert that sounds off in Office Complex
>VOX being taken over by the military and the voice changing
>the flying alien that just glasses the military in Surface Tension
Henry Butler
I would be fine with Black Mesa if it didn't fuck with the gameplay of HL1. As is, the AI is wack and the movement and gunplay are far worse.
John Ramirez
Brayden James
Honestly think that half life 1 captures all parties well, Gorden being at ground zero/activity though unwittingly causing event. Barney getting caught up in much the same way and the opposing force
But I think a amnesia /outlast style game in which you control a scientist would be great to truly capture the fear and horror of other dimensional creatures invading your facility
Evan Peterson
There is something so special to me about Black Mesa, especially when you consider how well handled the event is as a whole.
youtube.com
Combine it with the unique feel of the game (sound, graphics and memorable design) and it's no wonder the game is so fondly remembered. I like HL2 but it simply doesnt have this level of intimacy with the situation.
Andrew Gutierrez
nothing beats downing that resolution to 640x480 and switching on software rendering for classic 1998 feel (anyone else get the rip from a warez cd? years later i find out there is a soundtrack)
Ryder Bailey
I think half life 1 from a narrative standpoint, is far bwyond half life 2. It flows much better I feel, and each section of the game has it's own distinct feel and aesthetic. I feel like the half life 2 we got was almost chapped down, instead of skimming the fat they skimmed the meat, especially compared to it's beta stage in regards to enimes, weapons and locations