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!
This was one of my highly anticipated mods and I had high hopes for it. Some of it came through in the end and some of it didn't.
Grey is a great horror mod a bit in the style of condemned: criminal origins. The maps in this game are excellent, no complains on that end.
The horror element in the game is very much present, with lots of disturbing images, shifting rooms and creepy events. It really gives itself something more mysterious and illusive rather then for example using the feeling of paranoia or claustrophobia like in Cry of Fear.
The only real scares in the game however are the jump scares. Which are only there because the enemies tend to scream loud in your face when you turn around the corner.
The enemies are often too ridiculous, some just look silly some are just far-fetched and some are just annoying.
The combat in the game is terrible, and that is an understatement. Enemies deal way to much damage, health is never easy to find when you need it. Your firearms are like nerfguns and your melee weapons are like hitting an enemy with a piece of styrofoam.
I can imagine a lot of people having problem with a particular boss battle, I know I did. Don't worry you'll know it when you see it. Quicksave is your buddy here, but do it at the right moment.
The story I thought was pretty good, you have a good voice actor and actress who tell most of the story, and notes that will tell the rest.
Most puzzles were fairly easy, some solutions might be a little to hard to find, though I didn't have much trouble.
The weapons in the game look great, however some sound a bit flat. The voice acting however is top notch. Music isn't very special, just seems like crackling noises and cheap music most of the time.
It's not as good as I hoped it would be, I hoped it would be another one of those masterpieces like Cry of Fear, Afraid of Monsters and Nightmare House 2. The game has some serious issues, but it's still very good with a lot of work that went into it. 8.5/10