Reviews - chronogyros

This was awesome! My few gripes are the slow weapon switching, and the weapons seemed slightly underpowered, particularly the explosives/grenades (played on medium difficulty). Other than that, I really enjoyed this mod.

The sound effects and music from other games was a nice touch; Gave me lots of nostalgia hearing Quake and Doom 3 sounds in a Half-Life game. The secret areas were a nice touch too.

Additionally, the music complemented the atmosphere in each level. I also enjoyed the voice acting and custom textures for the scientists and guards. I look forward to playing the next part!

A really fun way to spice up those old WADs you've played a hundred times before. Each run is a different experience. And there's lots of customizations for your deck. Lots of replay value here.

In it's current state I must rank this mod 7/10. Having loved playing Brutal Doom, I was really excited to try out the Brutal version of my favorite game of all time, Half-Life. This mod gets a lot right, but there are some glaring problems with it too.

I really love the added blood and gore effects, and the modified gun sounds give everything more punch. I really love the gibbing mechanic. I could sit there joy-smacking and kicking body parts all day, watching them explode into pieces, blood splashing all over the floors and walls. I'm also a fan of the added guns and increased ammo capacity for some of them. The dual wielding is a cool mechanic too. I found myself dual wielding the mp5 a lot since the gun is slightly underpowered on its own, as it was in the original HL. It's also fun to play through the old Doom and Quake levels in the HL engine. That was a nice touch.

Now for the bad. The biggest problem for me is the constant crashing. It seems like it happens every 15-20 minutes, and it seems to happen after a lot of blood/gore and gibbing occurs. So get used to quick saving often. I made it to Blast Pit, and after the 10th crash or so, I had enough and stopped playing.

The other game-breaking problem is the bad hit detection. I'm not sure if it's just the guns seem less accurate than OG Half-Life, or if the hit detection really is off. I tested my gun's accuracy on the walls at different distances, and figured out that you really need to use the iron sights to be accurate at all. But even when I take shots aiming down sights, the hit detection still feels off. It's just very inconsistent. Sometimes it feels like my bullets are connecting to the target, but other times they go straight through them without damaging them. Very noticeable in the barnacles and headcrabs. This really hurts the experience, especially since this mod is centered around powerful gunplay. It really takes away from the impact when your bullets clip through the enemies instead of destroying them.

Overall though, this is a fun mod that will be a definite 10/10 once these issues are fixed.

Absolutely loved it.

This mod brought me back to the original feel of me playing hl1 back in the late 90's. I loved all the little details, and the little humorous moments. I loved the horror elements and the combat as well. Heck, I loved just about everything about this mod. Highly recommend this mod to any hl fan.

Really well done mod of the GoldSrc engine. I liked the 80's vibe going on with the music and aesthetic. Combat was fun, albeit a bit challenging if playing on Hard difficulty. Could've used a bit more health and armor throughout. Was also a bit on the short side, as it took me about an hour to complete. But overall, I really enjoyed this. Nice work.

*Review contains minor spoilers*

What more can I really say about this mod that I haven't already said in my let's play?

Beautiful maps, excellent scripting, awesome lighting effects, loved the monster that always seems to be haunting the player, loved the paranormal encounters that always left me with goosebumps, loved the voice acting, and of course the match mechanic is original and a good way to make the player really appreciate the light.

Some small glitches here and there, such as the mysterious disappearing matches (which you guys fixed) and some missing textures (also fixed), as well as some frame drop in the first map and dungeon map. But those did not hurt the experience too much.

In the final level, however, I was expecting some kind of challenge or boss fight of some kind. The final few levels seemed to be leading up to something, but I found the ending to be a bit anti-climactic. But something I did enjoy about it was the cool little art scenes which told the story of David's escape with Lucy.

All in all, this was a phenomenal full conversion mod, and I immensely enjoyed playing. Keep up the great work guys. I look forward to the next project, which will inevitably be even better!

If there is one thing that stands out about this mod, it's the absolutely beautiful mapping. Bravo for detailed, perfect maps.

Scares were a bit on the lacking side, although there were some parts that got me good. All around creepy atmosphere though that I did like.

Story left me wanting to know more. The ending felt a bit too abrupt, leaving me wanting more. Definitely was on the shorter side of custom stories.

Overall a 9/10. Would definitely recommend this to anyone who appreciates the amazing mapping.

A haunting, dark and terrifying glance at the penance that a coward must pay for his life of selfishness. Expect a couple puzzles that make you think, and a new monster that will make your skin crawl. Loved the ending especially. Great job.

Excellent mapping, great story, fun game play. Some spots had me stumped for a while, but that's part of the fun. Really enjoyed the 4 quarters of war, death, famine and pestilence. Keep it up guys.