
So, this is worth picking up if you never played Half-Life. Black Mesa also deviated from the original game by making subtle level design choices, giving a unique spin to it while not losing the Half-Life identity.įurthermore, the developers created one of the most hated sections of the original game, Zen, into something marvelous. And well, that resulted in Black Mesa.Īs mentioned above, Black Mesa is a source engine remake for the first Half-Life, adding every feature that the engine brings with itself. Crowbar Collective, a group of modders turned developers banded together to remake the first Half-Life. Unfortunately, the original Half-Life never got a Source engine treatment by Valve. While the second Half-Life and its episodes paved the way for features like realistic game physics, the first Half-Life gave us the gift called the GoldSRC engine. Darkest Dungeon is discounted on Steam now through Friday, October 6.Half-Life by Valve changed gaming in a turbulent way. Its Ancestral Bundle-which includes the base game, its soundtrack and its Crimson Court DLC-is also on sale for £16.89/$23.37 with a 49 percent reduction. Marvin Seo's Lamia Class Mod is well worth a look, and while I've not had the chance to play Balgin Stondraeg's The Twilight Knight, it comes with some rich lore and a host of camping and combat skills.Īs for Darkest Dungeon's discount, it's going for £7.59/$9.99 with 60 percent off. I am an artist with my own set of story and characters, and I am looking to add my characters or at least one of them in the game. Moreover, Exaelus' Harbinger Class Mod adds a character that echoes "The Lich King from Warcraft, Witch King from Lord of the Rings and Night King from Game of Thrones." Dreysantillan Jun 30 9:16am HELP Mod a new character for Workshop Hi, new to the game and Im liking it so far. Now, Sadbady's Corvian Knight adds a cool bleed-blighting, ACC debuffing class that lets players heal over time and also leverage a deadly low HP maneuver. Steven's already sung the praises of Dark Souls' iconic sun-praiser, while I enjoyed sending Final Fantasy 7's Tifa Lockheart into the depths of the darkest dungeons. The base game is subject to a 60 percent discount on Steam till Friday, and there are a number of cool new class mods which make it worth checking out.

Red Hook Studios' Darkest Dungeon is one of the hardest yet most enjoyable games I've ever played-an experience that's been bolstered over time by its range of neat player-made mods.
