Anonymous 01/22/25(Wed)18:42:46 | 16 comments | 3 images | 🔒 Locked
>playing Black Mesa Source for the first time
>time to revisit Half-Life 1
>damn this is great Half-Life still really is that bitch
>defeat the tentacles by turning on the rocket
>turn on the power to defeat the Gargantua
>see the rails, realize what's coming
>on-screen text: ON A RAIL
Taking a break right now cause you don't want to be sitting down doing one thing for a prolonged amount of time.There was a lot of kerfuffle about them revamping Xen but did they improve On a Rail at all or is this one I should crack open some bears for?
>time to revisit Half-Life 1
>damn this is great Half-Life still really is that bitch
>defeat the tentacles by turning on the rocket
>turn on the power to defeat the Gargantua
>see the rails, realize what's coming
>on-screen text: ON A RAIL
Taking a break right now cause you don't want to be sitting down doing one thing for a prolonged amount of time.There was a lot of kerfuffle about them revamping Xen but did they improve On a Rail at all or is this one I should crack open some bears for?
Anonymous 01/22/25(Wed)18:44:07 No.700959849
>>700959761
It's been a while since i played Black Mesa but I remembered On A Rail being way shorter and less boring in Black Mesa than in the original
It's been a while since i played Black Mesa but I remembered On A Rail being way shorter and less boring in Black Mesa than in the original
Anonymous 01/22/25(Wed)18:45:34 No.700959951
>>700959761
On a rail is worse because now you can't leave the car alone, you have to babysit it to unlock certain doors.
On a rail is worse because now you can't leave the car alone, you have to babysit it to unlock certain doors.
Anonymous 01/22/25(Wed)18:47:20 No.700960069
>>700959951
Isnt it the opposite? Im pretty sure they de-electirifed the rails for this exact reason
Also I get really tired of those army niggers constantly screaming "YOU GOT NOTHING" in my ear, do they really only have like 3 taunts
Isnt it the opposite? Im pretty sure they de-electirifed the rails for this exact reason
Also I get really tired of those army niggers constantly screaming "YOU GOT NOTHING" in my ear, do they really only have like 3 taunts
Anonymous 01/22/25(Wed)18:50:20 No.700960276
Reminder you can get the full length On A Rail with mods
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2125264718
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfi
Anonymous 01/22/25(Wed)18:52:17 No.700960424
>>700959761
What's wrong with On A Rail? I thought it was a fun chapter
What's wrong with On A Rail? I thought it was a fun chapter
Anonymous 01/22/25(Wed)18:53:26 No.700960520
>>700960276
All this tells me is that the one in Black Mesa curtailed it which is by any metric an improvement.
All this tells me is that the one in Black Mesa curtailed it which is by any metric an improvement.
Anonymous 01/22/25(Wed)18:56:01 No.700960753
>>700959761
On a Rail got completely revamped to be more linear, but has more moments where you actually play the game before hopping back onto the cart and continuing. It's a lot shorter and doesn't overstay its welcomewhich is the exact opposite of Xen.
>>700960069
You could always get off the cart and stick to the sides. Traversing the place was ass by foot but it was technically an option. Funny enough, Black Mesa remove the electrifying rails so you can walk freely without killing yourself.
On a Rail got completely revamped to be more linear, but has more moments where you actually play the game before hopping back onto the cart and continuing. It's a lot shorter and doesn't overstay its welcome
>>700960069
You could always get off the cart and stick to the sides. Traversing the place was ass by foot but it was technically an option. Funny enough, Black Mesa remove the electrifying rails so you can walk freely without killing yourself.
Anonymous 01/22/25(Wed)19:00:46 No.700961149
The hate for On A Rail was always dumb. It was a good level and underground rail stations are comfy.
Anonymous 01/22/25(Wed)19:01:50 No.700961228
>>700959761
They actually made Xen even worse than in the original
They actually made Xen even worse than in the original
Anonymous 01/22/25(Wed)19:02:05 No.700961243
GORDON YOU HAVE A PHD RIGHT? TAKE THIS TROLLEY DOWN THE ELEVATOR AND PUSH IT INTO THE THING
Anonymous 01/22/25(Wed)19:03:21 No.700961367
>>700960753
>>700961228
Xen would be so much better if they just cut some segments down, the intigue began to wear off around the point I was crossing a massive lake and shooting a bunch of branch shit and I was constantly just asking when I would get to Gonarch's Lair
>>700961228
Xen would be so much better if they just cut some segments down, the intigue began to wear off around the point I was crossing a massive lake and shooting a bunch of branch shit and I was constantly just asking when I would get to Gonarch's Lair
Anonymous 01/22/25(Wed)19:03:56 No.700961410
>>700959761
On a Rail is so fucking overblown. You ride the tram in a loop twice and then you move on, following a linear path with a few stops along the way. It's not hard, it's not confusing, it's not even boring. It's just a bit repetitive. The fucking Library in Halo is like 10x worse, and even that doesn't feel like a chore
On a Rail is so fucking overblown. You ride the tram in a loop twice and then you move on, following a linear path with a few stops along the way. It's not hard, it's not confusing, it's not even boring. It's just a bit repetitive. The fucking Library in Halo is like 10x worse, and even that doesn't feel like a chore
Anonymous 01/22/25(Wed)19:05:19 No.700961521
>>700961367
And then it somehow gets worse when you do arrive, because the fucking Gonarch fight goes on for what feels like an hour
And then it somehow gets worse when you do arrive, because the fucking Gonarch fight goes on for what feels like an hour
Anonymous 01/22/25(Wed)19:05:35 No.700961549
>>700961410
Most people are genuine retards, as Valve playtesters have you know.
Most people are genuine retards, as Valve playtesters have you know.
Anonymous 01/22/25(Wed)19:08:10 No.700961749
>>700959761
On a Rail is fine, it got revamped to be more linear.
Xen is significantly better than the original, yet still the worst part of the game. It's just that the game slightly dips in quality rather than "you might as well stop playing after Lambda Core."
On a Rail is fine, it got revamped to be more linear.
Xen is significantly better than the original, yet still the worst part of the game. It's just that the game slightly dips in quality rather than "you might as well stop playing after Lambda Core."
Anonymous 01/22/25(Wed)19:08:36 No.700961775
>>700961243
>get master's degree
>get relevant job in field
>have to become intimately familiar with water system, electrical system, various pressures and vacuums, drainage, and a whole spectrum of spectrometers in order to maintain a robot
>bulk of job involves telling the robot it did a good job or a bad job
Half-Life was so realistic in the way I never expected.
>get master's degree
>get relevant job in field
>have to become intimately familiar with water system, electrical system, various pressures and vacuums, drainage, and a whole spectrum of spectrometers in order to maintain a robot
>bulk of job involves telling the robot it did a good job or a bad job
Half-Life was so realistic in the way I never expected.