Todesangst (pronounced TOH-dess-ahngst) is a German word that literaly means fear of death, but is usually translated as meaning terror or dread. Todesangst introduces the new sinister character Dr. Jack Newell, expert chaos theory mathematician and Director of Black Mesa R&D. Gordon Freeman and Dr. Newell have always had an adversarial relationship at best, and Gordon's hero status following the containment of Xen only served to inflame Dr. Newell's hatred and jealousy of him. The timeframe for Todesangst is set shortly after Gordon Freeman's successful return from Xen. The episode opens with a cut-scene of Mr. Blackstone (a.k.a. the G-man) arriving at Dr. Newell's office. As we soon discover, Dr. Newell has had Mr. Blackstone in his control all along, and has his own intentions for the exploitation of Xen's biological uniqueness. . . Its up to you, Gordon, to stop your evil colleague from unleashing the horror of Xen on humanity. . . if its not too late. . ....

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This was awesome! Not perfect but fun!

Very well done GldSrc mod.

This is a must play for anyone who enjoys mods for the original HL.

One of the greatest mod I played so far.

Just finished up the first one. I'm impressed of the outcome. Still have to play the second one, but here's my grade on the game.

Graphics: We all know Half-Life is outdated as far as this, but for the game itself it's very detailed. I liked how it wasn't "flat" and had many different areas to explore with different levels of flooring. I did notice some overlaying of the environment, but it didn't affect the game.

Story: It's a typical one that everyone usually branches off from, but it has a bit of a twist to it. I was interested in what was to happen next. Also, the cut scenes make it nice since it involves you in understanding what's going on.

Gameplay: As lame as it sounds, I played the game on Easy difficulty. But there was a bit of a challenge with the enemies, which I liked. Some games/mods out there are a breeze and seem boring. This game however, kept me wanting to head for cover and making sure I was going to be able to move forward.

Overall: Detailed graphics [from a Half-Life point of view], interesting story, and a good challenge make this one of the better mods out there. Although on the short side, it kept me playing til I was finished. Also, without spoiling anything... towards the end it gave me a smile and chuckle.

*I recommend this to anyone who loves Half-Life mods.*

8

Intro was wacky. Donuts? And why is there an HEV suit in the bathroom? Are you supposed to just strip naked in a public restroom?

Proceeded to immediately softlock myself by breaking all the boxes in the supply room. Why on earth would you do that to me? You put items in the first boxes you see, so you smash 'em up. Then you see more boxes and smash those up too (but there's nothing inside) and suddenly you realize you need those boxes to get up to the vent. Now I have to reload and listen to that entire guard script again. Why do this? Surely every single one of your playtesters softlocked themselves, right?

Fun gameplay, but clumsy scripting. Cool to control turrets, but make it more exciting and less confusing.

Epsilon Facility sure was beautiful. Rich, nostalgic atmosphere. It's always striking to me when a mod is able to transport me to their world. To see realistic, believable rooms. Couches that are worth sitting on, soaking it all in. I can feel myself living in this world.

Softlocked again jumping over a bannister into a random pit.

Very adventurous. Excellent level design and variety. Kinda weird, but super enjoyable to play.

Plot is some lame supervillain offshoot that makes zero sense in the Half-Life universe. The gameplay is solid enough to stand on its own. You could insert basically any subtle story and you chose this? Awful and memey, but loveable in a sort of way.

A great mod if you can turn your brain off and try to FEEL it rather than make sense of it.

very solid!

It's Incredible perfect! It's Has Good Story, Cut scene, And the others thing.

7
8

This mod was pretty cool. The new enemies are kind of creepy and the storyline, while basic, is pretty good and the ending is satisfying. There are also a couple new characters. No new weapons and a very limited loadout. I was expecting it to be in some Germanic language, but everything was in English. Even the voice acting wasn't bad for a non-professional. Oh yeah, FREEMAN SPOKE! Not kidding. Even if it was just 3 words, that's the first time I've seen him speak in any mod aside from Azure Sheep, which I don't count because the voice actor in that mod did such a crap job. Overall, I can see why this is a classic.