this is a great mod to play wwell in your spare time if i get bord i would play this
This old mod is one of the most cherished Medieval 2 mods for a reason, it's very fun to play and the campaign's pacing isn't deliberately slowed down to a crawl as is often the case. The art direction, while a little campy at times, fits nicely into the game and don't look tacked on or "moddy", showing the modders had a clear and well thought-out vision and stuck to it.
I'm not really a fan of mods based on original half-life story. But i tried and i haven't regret it. i strongly recommend you to try this one out too.
So the story is basically half-life 1 from a different perspective.
I like the fact that the voice lines were reused from the other half life games. I'm not spoilering but at some point it looked like the voice lines were made specifically for this mod. +1 point for immersive aspect of the mod.
Custom animations for NPCs are also worth mentioning.
The mod is kind of straight-forward. There is not a lot to explore beside the main plot. The only reward for investigating, for instance, women's WC, is the weapon you would otherwise get later anyway.
To cut a long story short, solid 9. Hope this review will help you to decide whether to play this one or not. Cya!
One of my all time favorite HL2 mods, absolutely love it. I think the story is really cool (even if it is kind of hard to understand sometimes), I love the inspiration taken from HL1 in a few places, the guns are fun and different, the bullet-time mechanic and the new health system is really cool and the health mechanic makes sense since considering Alex is not in the best health, the settings where the game take place are interesting and the colors used look very vibrant in comparison to hl2 and it gives off a different and interesting feel, oh yeah and the music is awesome, I even started listening to it outside of playing the mod. All this being said, it definitely shows it's age. The hitboxes for the zombies are very janky and does not always hit or hits weird, a couple of the puzzles are very bad, and the spelling and grammar and voice acting are also not the greatest and you can tell it was not done by native english speakers, but it is understandable. When it is bad, you can at least find some of the aspects to be humorous.
It is very weird and that could be a good thing or a bad thing depending on the person, when it is cool, it is very cool.
I played the first Slums mod so I got kind of spoiled, there is no real reason to play the first one as this includes it but makes it better. There is not any story, but it makes up for that in amazing graphics when it comes to source, I found myself taking screenshots like every two minutes because of how cool I thought some stuff looked. The enemy placement is a bit weird in some places, like it just feels a bit off sometimes, but the odd enemy placement is not too bad. The sound effect choice is great, the music choice is great, the lighting and settings are definitely the best part. If you like a little shooting mod you put some thought into but not too much, definitely give this one a try.
I downloaded this mod as part of a compilation mod on a site called Zoo Tek Phoenix. I like the mod overall, but one thing that does irk me is the changes to the sounds the various animals make. The one change that irks me the most regarding the changed sounds is the fact the Tyrannosaurus doesn't have its distinct Dino Crisis-esque roars going for it anymore.
true american hero mod
9/10
The quintessential remaster mod for SWB2, if you want a modernized and faithful reimagining of an old classic go no further.
Posting this in 2023. I'm quite impressed by the fact that such a good mod was made such a long time ago. Not that I wish to imply there are no good mods right now but this... This impressed me alot.
I can't help pointing out the fact that the author knows for sure how to "play" with you. Well placed jumpscares, right-behind-you zombie spawns and the design make the playthrough unforgettable.
Also worth mentioning. The ammo management... This is probably the only con I could find. I'm dead sure most of my playtime I've spent swinging my knife and not firing any weapon. Just to save the ammo. It might be the problem with Hard difficulty. Don't know for sure whether this problem occurs while playing Easy or Normal difficulty.
Interesting idea but strange execution
I like it when the game can be configured flexibly
I liked both the story and puzzles, as well as the textures and music! True, some corridors could be more filled with various items, but this does not in the least prevent you from enjoying the modification. Message to future players: Save the Cube!
Very good MOD and realization ! The work done is amazing, and I understand why it took so long.
However, for me, it's missing more good combat zones that I could remember, In Swelter is quieter on these sens. Not really a problem, but I expected more spectacular staging.
But still be one of the best HL2 MOD so far to play !
This is how video games should be made today.
The RPGMaker graphics turn me off, I hate the "click on random furniture to see what's there" mechanics, and some of the music isn't that great...
...but otherwise I am really amazed what these people were able to do with RPGMaker. They rip-off many of the Final Fantasy mechanics (e.g. materia, ships, etc.), some of the characters (the shirtless dude reminds me a lot of Sabin from FF6) and many plot beats (mainly from FF7), but somehow they managed to remix everything so well that this game has its own personality. And it is an epic story and AWESOME storytelling, clearly a labor of love, they spared no RPGMaker-efforts to tell it the best way they could. A few long cutscenes in the 2nd half are incredible, including an epic battle (again, despite the RPGMaker graphics) and a fantastic epilogue.
So this is probably the best $1 game I ever played. Since I spent about 75 hours on it, it is certainly the largest time/$ ratio I have ever seen. Score: 85/100.
A game of many flaws, yet one of the best Star Wars games ever made. You can shape the galaxy: raise armies, deploy spies, train jedi, win systems over with diplomacy, and send famous SW characters to missions.
just necessary addition to the base game
I mean, just wow. Amazing new units from all the C&C's; huge campaign, music. OpenRa just better. I just wished this was in c&c remastered graphics.
Top tier HL2 modding. Recommended.