
Thankfully, those wanting to play a modernized version of Half-Life had their prayers answered when developer Crowbar Collective put out Black Mesa this year, a remake of the 1998 classic. However, Half-Life has aged badly over the years, and even Valve’s own remaster Half-Life: Source failed to live up to expectations.

It’s realism, great action and superb story (which was seen only through protagonist Gordon Freeman’s eyes) meant it won many Game of the Year awards back in the day. When Half-Life was released in 1998, it left many gamers dumbstruck: it was a truly amazing first-person action game.
