The interesting thing for me is exactly how many alien enemies we seen in such a short time. Of course, getting there is not going to be easy and we’ve already seen a headcrab stuck in a tube, so we should have guessed that the enemies we will be fighting won’t be human. Any aimless wandering has been replaced by motivation. Up until this point we didn’t really know, but now we have a clear objective. The two scientists tell us exactly what we need to do. This gives a clear indication of the havoc wrought by our actions.Īt this point the game reaches a special crux. We then walk through the same sections we came in but obviously destroyed in some way. Beside the scientist is the health kit, which fits the scene so well but also is part of the gameplay mechanics. Next, which only added to that feeling was the scientist giving CPR to the security guard. Suddenly, we have innocent casualties and that abstract “accident” has now become serious reality. The first thing that hit me was the dead scientist in the main entrance. Next came Anomalous Materials, which stepped up the interactivity to the next level and also added to the atmosphere of the created world.īut now, all the “setting” has essentially finished and it’s time for us to actually get our hands dirty. We have gone from Black Mesa Inbound, which had limited interactivity but did a great job of setting the scene. This could be a masterclass in level design and game setting. Since the tram is too damaged to work, Gordon must cross Sector B’s Coolant Reserve Facility in order to find a way out. Also, strangely, Gordon occasionally witnesses the man in the suit, the G-Man, watching him from out-of-reach places, always walking off before Gordon can get to him.
Most are simply reacting naturally to their new surroundings, but even more hostile are the creatures Gordon saw earlier (known as Vortigaunts). Black Mesa has received massive structural damage, and to make matters worse, aliens from Xen, the border world, begin randomly teleporting all around them. Gordon is given his trademark crowbar, and more weapons and hazards entail.Īfter being told that all communication outside Black Mesa has been lost, Gordon is requested by his colleague Eli Vance to try to make it to the surface in order to acquire help. The building starts falling apart in his face, and mysterious alien creatures materialize from thin air.
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