Story: Under certain radiation exposure this artifact opens a portal. Presumably the portal will lead to another artifact in the parallel world. Mission: Enter the portal and find the artifact in the parallel world. You will receive our new development, a suit that will allow you to safely get through the portal, and theoretically protect you from possible dangers in the parallel world. Once you have found the artifact, press this button on your suit and you will get teleported back to the Black Mesa laboratory.
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Half-Life mods can be a dynamic Piece of work:Some may explain themselves overtime while others take the plot and hide it in plain sight. Some mods are good, Some are bad, Some are.. Utterly useless.
Half-Life:Before isn't what I'd call a bad or good mod, It does however really struggle to get off the ground and make a case to be called a mod in the first place..
Half-Life:Before is a short mod about a crystal, Which is believed to be the opening key to a portal of an unknown world.. In the mod, Gordon Freeman is after this Crystal to stop the military and an alien boss from getting the crystal.
The basic Half-Life weapons or HD pack weapons are all here with new sounds and physics:Jump damage will hurt you more then usual.. Gunshots disorient you and explosions shake the screen.
The overall mod took me about 10 minutes to complete and even after I did complete it, I had to play it again and after that, I haven't really played it again because I thought a mod from 2009 would appeal to me.. But Before? It doesn't excite a player long enough to enjoy what story or gameplay there is. This is a mod that only Half-Life mod collectors will enjoy.