

(It’s worth noting that gamers loved this community contribution as well.) Black Mesa took 15 years to make, which isn’t a mind-boggling amount of time once you consider how the creators completely overhauled the game’s soundtrack and voice acting, beyond “just” adding new levels, achievements, and effects. Last year fans released a version of the original game titled Black Mesa, which brought more drama and detail to main character Gordon Freeman’s story. ” Few details have been released about the remake, but according to a Steam forum post, the base game and Episodes 1 and 2 will feature major updates.Ī note on the remake’s SteamDB entry states it isn’t technically affiliated with Valve, but Half-Life isn’t new to remakes. It’s this same group of fans who hope their Remastered Collection will put their previous work “ to shame. The 2015 mod was received exceptionally well, earning itself an “overwhelmingly positive” Steam rating that persists even six years later. According to an entry in SteamDB, the Remastered Collection is being produced by a group of fans who built and released an extensive 7GB Half-Life 2 mod that offered enhanced lighting and particle effects, a number of bug fixes, and a Community Commentary Mode featuring the voices of Youtubers like Caddicarus, Brutalmoose, and ProJared. Valve reporter Tyler McVicker confirmed the legitimacy of the project Thursday via Twitter. If you haven’t had enough of fighting interdimensional aliens to save science and the world, never fear: Half-Life fans are at it again with another remake, this time titled Half-Life 2: Remastered Collection.
