From Wikipedia: Although the actual commercial version on Steam only released on May 5th, 2015. It sounds like they’re doing something really cool with the Xen part, but it’s been delayed a lot:...
From Wikipedia:
The first part of Black Mesa, which included remakes of chapters "Black Mesa Inbound" to "Lambda Core", was released as a standalone download on September 14, 2012.
Although the actual commercial version on Steam only released on May 5th, 2015.
It sounds like they’re doing something really cool with the Xen part, but it’s been delayed a lot:
The release of the Xen part of the game has been difficult, since the Black Mesa team wanted to redesign the levels to overcome their poor perception that they had in Half-Life's original release. The team said, "We want our version of Xen to feel like it really belongs with the rest of the game in terms of mechanics, cohesion and progression," while at the same time, they wanted "to push the boundaries and explore this unique and varied setting; to build an experience that feels both fresh and familiar to players from all walks of Half-Life veterancy." They have had to push the release of Xen off a few times; initially planned for a December 2017 release, its release is presently expected sometime in 2018.
IMO it’s better for it to be delayed and fantastic than on schedule and rushed, although they are taking a really long time.
They made a statement sometime over the summer. They are done with I think 4 of the Zen chapters. Their 4 chapters are something like 5 hours whereas valve's whole Zen was 2.
They made a statement sometime over the summer. They are done with I think 4 of the Zen chapters. Their 4 chapters are something like 5 hours whereas valve's whole Zen was 2.
This looks awesome! It would be awesome if they eventually did the entire game - maybe it’ll come out before Black Mesa is finished :P
How long has Black Mesa been in development? I remember checking in on them a couple years ago or so.
From Wikipedia:
Although the actual commercial version on Steam only released on May 5th, 2015.
It sounds like they’re doing something really cool with the Xen part, but it’s been delayed a lot:
IMO it’s better for it to be delayed and fantastic than on schedule and rushed, although they are taking a really long time.
They made a statement sometime over the summer. They are done with I think 4 of the Zen chapters. Their 4 chapters are something like 5 hours whereas valve's whole Zen was 2.