Tag Archives: Half-Life

Firing the Canon: Black Mesa

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Edcrab

Black Mesa is a faithful recreation of Half-Life, for better or worse. It plays like a fusion of Half-Life andHalf-Life 2, as you might expect from a fan project attempting to recreate the original using the sequel’s engine. Well, more … Continue reading →

Posted in Firing the Canon , SERIES | Tagged Barney , black mesa , Edcrab , Episode 1 , Episode 2 , Episode 3 , Gabe Newell , Greenlight , Half-Life , Half-Life 2 , Lambda Complex , SDK , Source , Valve , Xen | 1 Comment

Horror Done Right: Being Gordon Freeman

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Karl Parakenings

by Karl Parakenings “…His figure is synonymous with the darkest urges of instinct, ignorance, and decay. Some of the worst excesses of the Black Mesa incident are laid directly at his feet. And yet, some continue to imbue him with … Continue reading →

Posted in Criticism , Horror Done Right | Tagged black mesa , Call of Duty , existentialism , film noir , G-Man , genre , Gordon Freeman , Half-Life , Half-Life 2 , homefront , horror , Karl Parakenings , Marc Laidlaw , metagame , trauma , Valve Software , Vortigaunts | Leave a comment

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