Reviews - coolskitz

I really wanted to enjoy this mod, but it ended up frustrating me a lot more than I was anticipating. This may just be me, but I felt the enemies did way to much damage to me, there wasn't enough health to go around (the majority of the game I was in 30 hp range), and Kate is the most annoying character I have ever had the mispleasure of meeting

Pros
Solid Map Design (in most areas)
interesting weapons
Interesting enemies

Cons
Kate!
Not enough Health
Enemies are to strong (this may be my imagination)
ammo is scarce in certain spots
Bad Ending

Okay so thats a lot of cons so let me explain them in a little more detail. Starting with Kate she is always about 5 seconds behind you, and always gets stuck somewhere requiring you to backtrack. You can leave her behind, but if you do you have to go back and find her later to unlock doors. If you go onto another area when shes to far behind you leave her, and have to go get her to follow you agian, and to top things off at the end she kept getting stuck on bodies so I couldn't beat it.

Health is way too rare in this mod, as my health was 30% and under the majority of the game(at the boss fight it was at 20%!)

One thing I noticed quickly is that enemies do way to much damage vortigaunts deal 10 per shock, and they are usually grouped in large numbers, soldiers and assasins will destroy your health, turrents will do the same, barnacles deal 50 damage a bite, I'm pretty sure these aren't the original values

Another big problem is ammo I always found myself running out of it late game at the most inoppurtune times (like the boss fight).

Even though I didn't get to "win" the mod I still looked the ending up, and all they do is drive away as the screen turns black its not deserving of the torture you have to go through.

This mod has its good spots such as on Xen, and at the beginning, but the cons are outweighing the pros for it to be an enjoyable experience.

Wow this was an amazing mod to go through, and I'm sad that it is over. For the short version of my review for people just wanting an idea of it this mod has an amazing storyline, gives you new ways of thinking about old enimies, new well cut weapons (that explode!), and enimies. There are a few flaws in the mod, but the pros outweigh the cons so download this great mod.
pros:
unique gameplay
Fun Combat
Nostalgia
fun bosses

Cons:
Really difficult spots
no crosshair with the electric charge
Repetitive hallways
weird controls for the journal (though it can be changed)

Story: This is a highly unique story that is quite diffrent from the run of the mill mods (escape from Black Mesa) , and it tells the story in a way that doesn't interfere with game play (reading the thoughts of the protaganist through jjournal entries). The story does not only cover Xonxt, but gives you a bit more insight about the creatures of Xen, and a whole new perspective of the Nihilanth. Overall it is a great unique story that no one should miss out on.

Gameplay: Point of View offers an original form of gameplay with using a vortiguants electric charges although it can get tiring without a crosshair as you often miss the smaller enemies. I also found myself often getting lost in spots especially areas where I needed a keycard as I often missed the keycard entirely. I found difficulty to be really wasy in spots, and impossibly hard in other spots all in all though gameplay is really great offering a unique experince in half-life mods.

I loved this mod I only wish I discovered it sooner. It was quite entertaining after the first chapter, and I can't wait for times end
9/10 simply because nothing is ever perfect