Xen in Half-Life serves to contrast the Black Mesa levels so that the Xen aliens are no longer the invaders, with Gordon Freeman instead invading Xen. Jumping puzzles make up a majority of Black Mesa's Xen levels, with some minor deviations to complete some pretty enjoyable puzzles. Still, the spirit of the original Xen remains. Other changes include giving enemies new AI that wasn't possible in the GoldSource engine and implementing some physics-based puzzles that are very reminiscent of the ones in Half-Life 2. For purists, the Crowbar Collective team released an uncut version of that segment on the Steam Workshop page for Black Mesa. For example, a much-detested segment known as "On a Rail" from the original game has been shortened to be far less confusing and maze-like. Entire segments have been reworked, expanded, replaced or even removed to polish and modernize Half-Life's existing progression. While the similarities are numerous, the differences are where Black Mesa really comes into its own as a reinvention of the original game. RELATED: Steam Deck Is Valve's Biggest Hardware Misses in One Convenient Packageīlack Mesa's approach to Half-Life's story and settings is essentially a shot-by-shot remake with a few extra scenes thrown in. The alien world of Xen is forced over Earth, causing the hostile residents of Xen to appear in Black Mesa. During a routine test of anomalous materials, Gordon Freeman is instructed to make some slight deviations from normal protocol, which leads to a critical malfunction known as a Residence Cascade. Black Mesa also follows the same general plot as Half-Life and takes the player through the Black Mesa Facility much like the original game did.
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