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 review may contain spoilers
Definitely one of my favorite singleplayer source mods.
Gameplay:
While there have been many complaints about scarcity of health/weakness of weapons, having played Cry of Fear I was expecting some difficulty with this, and STALKER taught me to have my quicksave at the right moment. However, I felt like the melee battles should have been done... differently. I did the whole step forward, swing, and step back. It didn't feel like I was fighting, but rather I was exploiting. I always love a hard mode that does more than just change balance, and this mod does an excellent job at changing what I expected. However, I felt as if there was too little explained in the normal mode. Challenges were pretty neat too, though having to reload each time, especially on those timed/short ones, was a pain.
Visuals:
It's very good looking for a source mod, and the use of new textures was a good thing, as I don't enjoy looking at the same plaster wall in so many different settings. The enemy models, while some were ridiculous, were well done, especially that human-sized puppet. That wagon one made more sense when everything was over.
Sound:
The new sounds, while some enemy ones are hokey, are still new. It was strange but also neat to hear DragonmasterNor again, reprising a similar role.
Misc:
C'mon, was the pony thing necessary? I thought I'd be rewarded for completing the challenges, not punished. I get that it's an "easteregg" but it's just unnecessary and out of place. I understand that you might like it, but don't push it on me, especially for completing the game to the fullest.
Overall:
An excellent mod and one of the best singleplayer source mods. I'd highly recommend this to any horror buff, or just someone seeking a challenge.