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This single-player modification has been in the works for 5 years. The story takes place in the Half-Life universe and you take the role as Gordon Freeman. You start in jail, interred (ineffectively) by the G-Man, who reprises his role as Creepy Distant Voyeur Dude from the Half-Life games. Your first steps are cautious and exploratory, but as you clamber out of the dark bowels of the facility you’ll stumble into escalating firefights that pay homage to Half-Life 2 and – in a challenging train ride section – Half Life 1 as well. There’s a haunted house vibe to the dimly lit starting corridors as well. It never stoops to FEAR level scare-craft, but you’ll walk into black and white flashbacks showing a time when the facility was full of people yet to be munched on by an army of invading headcrabs. It’s clear from the disturbed inmates and foggy Blair Witch visuals that ALL WAS NOT WELL. |
