A pretty solid half life 2 mod, but it misses the mark in a few ways that the source material excels in. For the concept of playing as an antagonist, it's handled pretty well. Being able to use tech the antagonists use while being barred from using good guy stuff helps sell the atmosphere well. Many moments are fun and fast paced, as well as challenging. However, I frequently got lost due to poor direction. I'd press a button, a sound would play, and some random door would open. It really needed some more signals, ESPECIALLY in the last chapter of the game which just sucks. The game uses darkness a bit too much. One chapter uses it very creatively, but other areas just force you to constantly be in night-vision mode which just makes everything look a bit worse. But as a fan mod, it's pretty good. I hope to see some improvements in 2 in regards to environmental design and communicating important information to the player.

Reviewed on Aug 25, 2022


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