A brand new fan-made Half-Life sport, out now totally free, allows you to relive the franchise’s 25-year historical past in a condensed, humorous, and pixelated stroll down reminiscence lane.
In case you didn’t know (and wish to really feel previous), Valve’s authentic Half-Life simply turned 25 years previous over the weekend. And to have fun, Valve launched an enormous replace for the basic 1998 shooter on November 17. This massive Half-Life replace added new maps, fastened previous bugs, and slipped in some minimize content material. The firm additionally launched an in-depth documentary concerning the making of Half-Life. But it’s not simply Valve celebrating the large 25-year milestone. Popular Half-Life and Valve group web site LambdaGeneration (created in 2010) received in on all of the celebratory enjoyable with a brand new web-based online game of its personal.
Launched on November 19, the LambdaGeneration Half-Life twenty fifth Anniversary Adventure is a 2D-pixel artwork sidescroller that lets gamers discover all the historical past of Half-Life, together with the entire official expansions, spin-offs, and sequels. You begin as Gordon Freeman who’s late for work at Black Mesa, identical to within the authentic Half-Life 25 years in the past. You then transfer ahead, studying information about every sport whereas breaking crates and recognizing Easter eggs dotted throughout the map.
Something I actually appreciated about this fan-made tribute to Half-Life’s legacy is that it features a ton of references to fan-created mods, machinima, and different group tasks. Not solely that however the mods are handled with the identical stage of reverence and care as Valve’s personal entries within the sci-fi sequence.
And as a bonus, the sport is partially narrated by Half-Life voice actor Harry S. Robins, returning to play fan-favorite scientist Dr. Kleiner.
If you’re a large fan of Half-Life and the franchise it spawned, it is best to positively spend 10 to fifteen minutes as we speak taking part in twenty fifth Anniversary Adventure. It’s free, well-made, and a blast of nostalgia and Half-Life historical past. Like a digital museum, however with extra jokes and pixelated headcrabs.
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