Hard addon

This is exactly what I personally would want most HL mods to be, ah if only others took more notice of this one. True to its name its tough. Some parts I went a good 15 minutes on 5hp, other times half an hour with being consisently under 50hp. The mod really doesn't like giving out health or even batteries much, it makes the assumption that you are a veteran of FPS or atleast Half-life in particular. That to me is what makes HL shine more so than it has in the past. In theory this kind of gameplay might not suit some, as it punishes you down the line for each mistake you make, gradually picking your health down. But its this that makes each section feel tense. Usually when mods just hand you health/energy its like a "reset" of your progress, you feel you can take hits without a care in the world, just aslong you as live by the end. That has never felt satisfying. Here each encounter feels like it matters. And it never feels unfair (except maybe two unintipicateable death traps, but its a quick second or two to reload and easily avoid it), enemies and positioned as to try to take you by surprise in many instances (that speaks more of good level design than anything else) without using cheap teleportation (enemies appearing without giving you time for cover) that other mods use over and over again.

I can think of instances where my friendly NPC's where much more helpful than would be otherwise with dispensing me morphine (you know when you activate them when you have less than 50hp) which you have to take advantage of here for that crucial bit of survivability.

The closest part to unfair was perhaps towards the end where the enemy using a turret bombards your tram with missiles, that was tough to hide from, and perhaps one section where I took on 2 assassins with 5hp and nothing but 3 grenades and a pistol. That took some skillful maneuvering to take them out but boy was it a fight of my life.