For those of you that don’t know,Black Mesais a full conversion mod ofHalf-Life 2, developed by a team of dudes who thought that Valve’sHalf-Life: Sourcesimply wasn’t good enough. Their goal is to re-create the originalHalf-Life,from scratch, polygon by polygon, brick by brick, using the full capabilities of the Source engine. In short, they want the graphics, environments, and character AI ofHalf-Life 2retrofitted onto the original.
And that’s awesome. And it might be the best-looking fan game ever.
If Valve were smart (and they are), they’d hire these guys. I seem to remember someHalf-Lifemod selling a metric asston of copies —Counter-Strike, or something? Don’t people still play that today? Then there were thoseDigiPenkids that did thatNarbacular Dropgame. I think Valve called itPortal, though. Sound familiar?
Anyway, theBlack Mesaproject started in 2004 and should be ready to go sometime next year or “when it’s finished,”says the Black Mesa team. If you own any Source engine game, you’ll be good to go. Until then, feast your eyes (and ears) on the first official trailer for the game.
Well, I really don’t know what else there is to say. TheBlack Mesatrailer is simply stunning. Came buckets, do want, new pair of pants, sex with face, etc. …
[ViaBlack Mesa— thanks to everyone who sent this in]
