Grey’s life has been nothing but a struggle. A constant downward spiral, and it seems even reality has turned against him. Grey awakens to find that the world has gone quiet, the streets empty. You must find help. Explore the grim world Grey lives in a completely new and unique world, and find clues to his shattered past. Grey is a total conversion Half-Life 2 horror modification where the player must solve puzzles, fight to survive, and find out what is happening to the world around you. We have made a lot changes to the base Source engine and have added countless new mechanics in the mod such as the objective indicator, portable medkit, donator based extras, pickup animations, failed reloads, new picture based GUI elements and much, much more!
I downloaded the mod on the first day it was released. Having tracked it for a few years, I was thrilled to finally play it.
The intro was pretty suffocating and unnerving, which made me question the overall experience, but after that brief moment, it began to build some suspense and create a dark atmosphere through it's lack of enemies or any type of characters. That state lasted long enough to get the player used to the environment and prepare him for the first enemy encounter. That is one thing I did not like and I believe it could have been done better.
Another aspect I didn't enjoy is the overall level design. The world is built chaotically and is often unclear where to head. I understand you want to put emphasis on exploration, but when the player loses direction it's bad. Using the light a lot more often to guide him through the level would have been an excellent choice.
Thirdly, the hand animation when opening the doors. That must have been the most annoying thing aside the poor ambient sounds and some pitch black areas.
Overall, the mod wasn't that bad, but wasn't very good either. There are a lot of areas that can be improved upon, the story especially. However, one thing you managed to get right is the enemies, which are downright scary.
I rated the mod a 7 because I think it has a lot of potential.