Mod Corner - Half-Life 2: MMod

[@xxfalconarasxx5659]

A few points I would like to add to this review... -The Emplacement Gun doesn't do more damage than the AR2 Pulse Rifle. Both deal 8 damage per shot. It probably only seems stronger, because you acquire it early in the game, where you fight the weaker Civil Protection instead of Overwatch Soldiers. It also of course has a ridiculously large ammo capacity. In its mounted state, it is even more powerful, dealing 15 damage per shot. -The AI improvements also give the Combine the ability to jump. While that may seem negligible, it actually goes a long way. They can vault over obstacles to make up for limitations in their pathfinding, taking shortcuts they couldn't have in the original Half-Life 2, and sometimes escaping my grenades by jumping over a wall and taking cover behind it. This feature also makes the turret defence sequence in Nova Prospekt punishingly hard, because the Combine can now jump off the second floor balcony instead of suicidally running down the stairs to get gunned down by the turrets the player will likely set up there. Now they can more easily ambush your turrets to knock them down. -The AI improvements also allow the Combine to use the secondary fire of any weapon, not just the MP7. Soldiers can use the secondary fire of the AR2 Pulse Rifle and SPAS-12 Shotgun as well. -Projectile Weapons, as awesome as the feature is, is not without limitations. It does not give the guns bullet drop as you say, only bullet drag. So there is a delay before they reach their target at a distance, but they are not pulled down by gravity. For some people, I guess that is a good thing, as it is far less complicated, while still adding a touch of realism and enhanced gameplay. -Projectile Weapons sadly do not effect Gunships, Choppers, Striders, and Turrets, which are still hitscan regardless of your settings. Only the handheld weapons wielded by the player and other NPCs fire actual projectiles. This is apparently due to scripting limitations according to the developer.

[@jcdenton2187]

Adding to that - - The Airboat gun can't be removed, as awesome as that would be. - The jeep gun on the other hand, can refill its ammo by placing it back on the mount and taking it off again. - You can get an addon on Moddb that makes the shotgun fire at semi-automatic instead of pump, and it is DELICIOUSLY overpowered. I try not to abuse it too much, but it is highly satisfying when you want to rip apart an antlion guard or combine shotgunner. - Disappointingly, the Rebels seem about unchanged. I'd like it if they had the same improvements the Combine do, and followed Gordon looser like they do in the coast chapters. I also would love if the developer added gibbing. There's a good amount of props already available in HL2 and the Episodes for it. I also ended up turning off projectile bullets because of said limitations. Neat, but i prefer my bullets to be more instant in HL2

[@EugenijusKrenis]

I started mod on Lost Coast so I get to check out AI using jump quite early on, as the ascent to temple offers a lot of areas they could jump over. It was pretty cool seeing them shorten their routes like that.

[@jcdenton2187]

@@EugenijusKrenis i don't think i even tried Lost Coast with it. Why didn't I think of that! It probably looks gorgeous with the additional bloom and saturation

[@Midgert89]

I love that they fixed the sound on the pulse rifle so it's consistant with the NPC versions of the gun. It's much better imo.

[@jcdenton2187]

@@Midgert89 ditto. That always bothered me in the original game

[@JomasterTheSecond]

I'm so glad there's an improvement mod that _doesn't_ involve Alyx's fully modeled cervix.

[@justiceforjoggers2897]

It's nice sure, but goddammit I do love Alyx in a g-string with mega milkers

[@bunkerdown8494]

@@justiceforjoggers2897 bruh

[@johnnyswann3464]

The Dayman ^

[@Enclavefakesoldier]

ight imma head out

[@ulric8445]

You lot do realise shadman exists, get angry at him instead of a mod

[@phaeton01]

1:40 should have gone "the game begins with gordon being brought out of stasis by ME"

[@f.palmero5010]

^

[@cringy7417]

^

[@SteveOnlin]

^

[@deadrivers2267]

^

[@LunetteBlackStar]

^

[@corombb]

I think grenade launcher attacks can be signaled with some sort of "get back!" gesture, like waving his hand behind his side to warn teammates that he's about to launch a nade, and/or loading the launcher, and/or some sort of audio hint like a click sound from releasing a safety or loading the launcher, and/or yelling commands.

[@tortillatime401]

They could probably just rip the sound cue used by the HECU in Half-Life: Source and that would work. FIRE! IN! THE! HOLE!

[@bobmartin9918]

@@tortillatime401 GO! RECON!

[@DARS_04]

Make them do a funny sound before the boom. Like the HCEU.

[@connorgolsong290]

@@tortillatime401 That would actually work really well, due to the robotic nature of the line matching perfectly with the Overwatch Soldiers in general.

[@mangleman25]

They could signal it like in Rise of the Triad, where in that game, the enforcers yell "Here, catch!" before lobbing a certain projectile at the player. Maybe they could make the Combine soldiers shout out "launching bouncer" or something akin to that, since I know that they have their own lingo / codenames for grenades.

[@CMrigdon]

12:46 "They'll probably have this done and dusted before Black Mesa is finished as well" seeing as Black Mesa Xen exists to the public, that statement lasted about as long as the screen time of captain Phasma in both Star Wars episodes 7 and 8.

[@jimjam4real]

black mesa 1.0 is out now too

[@Autumn_red_fox]

And now there's gonna be Half-Life 1 MMod v2

[@RatzCarnatz]

@@Autumn_red_fox The day has come

[@GunshipMarkII]

Thank you for your review! Glad that you have enjoyed it and thank you for your suggestions and critiques, HL2MMod thrives on user feedback. I've actually been a sub of yours for quite a while and I'm quite happy to see you spend your time playing and reviewing it :D I had to disable "Projectile Bullets" by default because they take some time to get used to, people often would mistakenly blame damage/spread on them, even though none of the damages or weapon spreads were different from hitscan, they also don't have any sort of auto aim function, making shotgun gunplay a bit frustrating. Emplacement Gun/AR3 will be definitely remade in next version, it is indeed too OP in its current state. Some of your suggestions are already in the works for the next version too, glad we're thinking alike c: Thanks again, and I hope you had great time while re-playing Half-Life 2 games with HL2MMod!

[@Tyrlon2]

If I may make a suggestion, give us something beefy to shoot at with the emplaced gun. That way you don't need to tweak the gun itself and give the player a proper challenge in the process.

[@xxfalconarasxx5659]

The Emplacement Gun is not really that overpowered in later sections of the game, since at that point it is essentially an AR2 with a lot of ammo, and it isn't as common. I did some file tweaking myself, and my fix was to simply reduce the ammo capacity from 400 to 100, but increase the damage from 8 to 15 to match the gun in its mounted state. It made the gun powerful, but it also made me more conservative of my resources, where as in its original state, I had so much ammo, that I would often just find another Emplacement Gun before I even emptied the previous one. I feel like the gun should feel like those temporary "heavy weapons" you use in games like the Halo Series and Saints Row 3, where you only get to use them for a short window of time, before they need to be discarded.

[@bruhmoment4633]

Bro is there a way to install mmod on a pirated hl2? I dont have steam

[@the_dook2145]

Your mod is very good, but I have one problem with it. I haven't played the latest update, so forgive me if this has already been changed, but the gameplay feels slower than vanilla HL2. Part of this definitely comes from the stamina mechanic, which prevents you from sprinting until the bar is full again. I like to play HL2 with my finger pretty much holding sprint down almost the entire time, so if you could add a toggle to make sprinting like it is in vanilla, that'd be great

[@GunshipMarkII]

@@bruhmoment4633 Probably not, i haven't tested, wait for Christmas sale, valve games are dirt cheap on any sale.

[@manboy4720]

its called mmod because when you play it, it makes you go mmmmm.

[@W.2026]

We need an overly sexualized one called "mhmhmhhmmmod"

[@lambdaaa]

@@W.2026 try cinematic mod ohh shit

[@manboy4720]

@@W.2026 hand over your alyx tiddies now.

[@RaptorCuddles]

It turns you into a microwave?

[@TheBreakingBenny]

Mmmm richer!!!

[@MoodyBlues2077]

Half Life mod police, just checking for a Cinematic Mod joke. Edit: There it is, you have a nice day sir.

[@PersonatorTheKing]

"If you get sick of using Gordon's crowbar." *"Impossible."*

[@heliosmasc]

I was dying to get my hands on a crowbar in Episode 1

[@vreikezen8268]

@@heliosmasc Thank you Barney the dinosaur!

[@vibes_4225]

OpFor Wrench is better than crowbar

[@heliosmasc]

@@vreikezen8268 YESSIR :D

[@deutschesmanutter]

Im gonna say it. The shotgun/Gluon gun fits gordon rather than a crowbar. Sure you might be saying "NO! THE CROWBAR IS GORDON'S!" *Silence* . In the cover art of the first half life, it depicts gordon with a S H O T G U N. Infact, the crowbar wasn't seem as gordon's thing by valve till the sequel.

[@NecrosVideos]

the serious commentary dabbled with the insanely funny jokes here and there are what i love about this channel

[@yoboikamil525]

yo it's necros I watched you all day back then

[@bleach186]

This is your standard for insanely funny? Really?

[@CoconutSevvie]

Hello necros.

[@zomeister8367]

Haha yeah cause he says your mom jokes!!

[@MrCat-fy7bz]

If he’s impressed with what this does with the source engine, he’ll have a hard time believing titanfall 2 ran on source.

[@tokyosmoke291]

I'm pretty sure Apex runs on a modified source engine as well, and it looks pretty damn good.

[@leonbelmont4028]

the new halh life games also runs on source and it looks very good

[@emberd-l795]

loooper6 Half Life Alyx runs on source 2, not source.

[@leonbelmont4028]

@@emberd-l795 no shit sherlock

[@tokyosmoke291]

@@leonbelmont4028 No need to be rude, he thought you meant just plain Source. You didnt really specify...

[@HiddenGemsReviews]

Another fun use for the new Stun Stick: Try using it underwater, it's great.

[@necrobynerton7384]

Aight' imma be tryin dat tanks for the idea+

[@celeb-seventeen]

o *W* !

[@udinthetomato]

;-;

[@epsilon1572]

Oh no.

[@computr166]

my boi died

[@Megatog615]

10:15 hey, i gotta say hl2 is probably the only game i've ever played that has a decent motion blur implementation. it is really subtle at higher framerates which is actually a nice thing about it. it felt more relaxing on my eyes.

[@aldrichhf35]

Probably bcs of the not oversaturated textures

[@ratheraforgetableuser6168]

"They will have them Done and dusted before black mesa" A week passes Xen is out

[@onehitwonder4470]

i remeber when i was a kid 16 years ago how impressed i was as i stepped out of the train in city 17. never had such an memorizable moment in a game since then...

[@kaj7135]

I was 13 when I first played it. It was like $2 at GameStop for Xbox and I it turned out the be the greatest $2 I’ve ever spent in my life.

[@Nikke-nn5mn]

This mod shows how good the visual design in half life 2 was. Sure OG HL2 doesn't look as good, but the visuals are a lot more clear, there's not exessive bloom or other effects distracting you and the animations take up a lot less space, making it easier to see what is in front of you.

[@icyjiub2228]

Also, half the visual updates are actually from the Half Life 2 Update mod which brought the visual quality up to EP2 levels / fixed valve's lazy initial port of the game to the orange box version of the engine.

[@titok0018]

its like you put a stupid filter on it, I dont like it

[@hbv8064]

13:07 I felt that on a spiritual level, due to the fact that it had happened to me countless times...

[@YangTheGoddess]

Doesn't everyone

[@rocpack6721]

yess

[@SpecShadow]

Delivered like a glass of beer on the bar counter

[@MikMoen]

@@SpecShadow A Pint that'll knock you on your ass in seconds.

[@Deadsnake989]

I haven't had that happen to me all that much in Half-life. But man it brought back memories of F.E.A.R.. I can't count the number of time I retreated into a hallway in that game. Only to have a grenade bounce off the wall, right onto my face.

[@SinaelDOverom]

2:35 "Bloody screen" UGH SO REAL"

[@xxfalconarasxx5659]

It's more of just a red tinted overlay. There are no blood splatters on screen. Not to mention that this mod has an option for playing without the HUD, and it simply would not be possible to deduce how much health the player has without this post processing effect to tell them they are low on health.

[@SinaelDOverom]

@@xxfalconarasxx5659 It's a meme joke from a parody game. watch?v=cn7hHGQXxbE

[@m3rl1on]

RANK UP!11!

[@Geeler]

MASTER SERGEANT SHOOTER PERSON

[@MSupaCroc]

I am crying tears! I AM CRYING TEARS!

[@Dial8Transmition]

I wish every FPS game gave you the option to choose between a "zoom" and iron sights

[@GaryHelldive]

Iron sights don't even work anymore

[@Lordbobomb]

My favorite change from this mod is how it makes the Combine AR look like a belt fed Machine Gun instead of having these tiny cups act as batteries / clips.

[@ShadowHunter120]

The model for the ar2 was originally a single shot combine flare rifle. Its animations were just lightly modified.

[@kopperhed4472]

Interesting. This was my least favorite change. I would say going through one of those tiny cups for each shot seems weird, instead.. But as long as they don't change the sound, It's the best sounding weapon from HL2.

[@TheEmeraldSword04]

I kinda liked the concept of one little shell have 30 energy pellets that cycle out one at the time, but I guess that would mean we would lose that satisfying reload animation.

[@danielezero]

@@TheEmeraldSword04 i would like a combination of both, just like having like 5 of them, changing them every 6 shots, but i guess it could be hard from a technical standpoint

[@TheEmeraldSword04]

@@danielezero I'm learning coding, and that doesn't sound too hard to do actually. it would probably be a counter where shots 1-5 would play the standard punch animation, and the 6th shot will trigger an animation that punches then swaps out. To ensure it won't occur at random, pre-mature reloads (reloading the gun before it's empty) will reset the counter.

[@triplehelix3207]

Mmod is almost everything I've ever wanted in an HL2 mod. Two things that would make it perfect is mobility mod support and opening some of the locked doors and areas throughout the game.

[@InnuendoXP]

How about beefing up the combine soldier AI to be more like the soldiers in FEAR?

[@triplehelix3207]

@@InnuendoXP to be like Fear would require a lot more than just beefing up the AI, you'd also have to change most of the enemy placement and alter some of the level geometry to give them more cover. It'd be nice but a massive endeavor and I'd imagine the squad ai would need a boost too to keep up

[@InnuendoXP]

@@triplehelix3207 I understand it would be a massive endeavour, but damn would it be good.

[@peppermillers8361]

@@InnuendoXP they're already beefed up a bit.

[@jcdenton2187]

I would love it if someone made a mod of the HL2 Update maps that just expands the existing maps to open up those doors and add alternate paths to the end goal.

[@thejonathan130]

It bothers how often he says "excuse to play half life 2", as if You need an excuse.

[@baitreview]

To be fair, half life 2 is not as replayable as half life and it's expansions

[@bergonath8851]

@@baitreview It's more like "I've played through this game so many times that I need an excuse to not feel bad about replaying it".

[@matchmakerchris7617]

@@baitreview I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to give you a thumbs down now.

[@baitreview]

@@matchmakerchris7617 but it is true. Half life 1 is just better

[@nigelpisswater484]

yeah compared to half life 1, you have parts of the game in half life 2 where you are just sitting around other characters talking to eachother like black mesa east, and entanglement so not the most engaging gameplay and can make replaying really boring. Its definitely one of those games where you mostly play for the story, which can be a good and bad thing.

[@thegoldencrowbar6439]

This is definitely my favorite HL2 mod of 2019, it just makes the game look so much better and the guns... Just delicious.

[@natb8800]

TheGoldenCrowbar butt it doesn’t have first person body view 😕

[@thegoldencrowbar6439]

@@natb8800 That's a feature that I always like in games, perhaps sometime in the future we might get it

[@natb8800]

TheGoldenCrowbar 👌 Hope it should

[@ahmetkaraosman7509]

i suggest you to play this mod with half life 2 update its awesome as hell

[@natb8800]

Ahmet Karaosman played it , it’s good but still wish to see that legs feature added to make it more immerse !! It’s not fun yet to me so far .

[@TheNorthlander]

"We'll never get a proper sequel." Oof, you poor fool.

[@guardrailhitter]

That's a prequel though

[@crunchy7200]

@@guardrailhitter that teases a sequel at the end owo

[@alphamoonman]

@@crunchy7200 HL2 E2 hinted at a third episode in the series. I don't think do chief

[@crunchy7200]

@@alphamoonman ayyy lmao

[@fixit9844]

Crunchy it took them 15 years to move the timeline forward 15 seconds. See you in 30 years!

[@OnTheSpaceship0001]

“It’ll probably be done before black Mesa...” Lol

[@HadesWTF]

Man, these guys could do some great things with Left4Dead 2.

[@PrivateBryan]

HadesWTF I dream of an mmod for l4d2

[@jockeyfield1954]

with left 4 dead 2 there are tons of first person animations for weapons, tons of weapon reskins, different hud icons and health bars, so you could practically make your own left 4 dead game with the amount of different addons

[@Sizifus]

Projectile mechanics. God damn, this is exactly what I WAS LOOKING FOR!

[@DevilWolf000]

@Luka Hays Why? Cus its actually works as a shoutgun now? Lets be honest it was op as fuck

[@n0m4r22]

@@DevilWolf000 ikr, it feels like the most op weapon that it makes the smg more useless even in close-range

[@redymel6084]

Tf2 players will be happy

[@JINORU_]

If you want full Iron Sights you have to put in the extra file thats included in the 1.3 version zip file. The only standard weapon that doesn't have them is the AR2 because of modeling issues with the original gun.

[@DarkHoodness]

Yeah that confused me a bit - True ironsights were advertised in the trailer for MMod 1.3, but I couldn't find it in the options menu. Then I re-read the text files that came with the zip. Perhaps there ought to be a note or text or something in the options menu if the option itself isn't possible for whatever reason. 1.3 is a massive improvement over 1.2 though. :) Good enough excuse to replay HL2 twice in a year, heh.

[@JINORU_]

@@DarkHoodness oh yeah. The upgraded weapons make it feel really good. Definitely agree they could put a tooltip in the game about true iron sights

[@kaj7135]

Makes sense. It’s a weird ass gun, design wise.

[@thndr_5468]

It's amazing how small changes make a game feel so much more modern. Exited to play this.

[@something3118]

"Because now, Valve seems more intent on publishing games than to make them, we'll never know either" Little does he know what's about to happen...

[@yeetyateyote5570]

This mod seems as close to perfect as it gets, I gotta get on this! It improves gunplay, changes it from hitscan, and everything looks way better! And it looks like it can still satisfy the purist who wants no core features changed

[@miecraftandmoregames]

"to dull the pain we will never get another sequel" do not be so sure it is said that half life alyx will have more from episode 2 on it and now that source 2 is finally done and valve seems to be back making games i think now it's the time to start being more optimistic. Also black mesa Xen levels are nearly completed.

[@shaunroberts2037]

I keep getting my hopes up when Black mesa has a bit of news and a patch waiting in my steam, it feels like I've been waiting about as long as with HL3

[@miecraftandmoregames]

@@diomedes7971 well. If someone can do it. Its valve

[@HonsHon]

darsirious They did lose many of the people who worked on Half Life 1 and 2

[@miecraftandmoregames]

@@HonsHon yes and honestly it could be for the better. new blood always comes with innovation and fresh ideas and i think that's what half life needs. about the story they said that they had consulted mark laidlaw even when he wasn't with the company anymore and was cooperative so they seem to be in good terms. with sagas this old it's nearly impossible that the same people would be working at the game right now.

[@Mrjormax]

@@miecraftandmoregames I agree. People usually give the usual "Its not the same people making it so its noy going to be good." Well duh. Even if they were the same people, people change and i think they wouldn't be able to make the same kind of a game nowadays anyway. Half life has always been about innovation and the people who work with it. I think we should give HL-Alyx a fair shot.

[@Jojje94]

Wow I just started a HL2 Update + Mmod playthrough the other day. I really dig it. I didn't turn on the ballistics tho, I really should do that. Appreciate the Little Britain reference.

[@-AAA-147]

6:50 This is probably why I love the Hunters from Ep. 2 so much. They're more mobile and tanky than the Combine but use projectile and melee based attacks, making for longer more involved battles. They also incentivize an under appreciated part of HL2's gunplay: weapon switching in order to take advantage of passive reloading.

[@STEFiRoTH]

i DIDN'T EVEN NOTICE HIM QUOTE PLINKETT but my brain did...

[@AK3601]

11:58 Yeah. It's called SMOD. Play that if you want the Duke Nukem kick.

[@triplehelix3207]

Or just wait for Overcharged which is basically brutal HL2

[@AntiHamster500]

Does SMOD still work? I tried installing it last year but I got an install error. Apparently Valve's new software distribution system "SteamPipe" changes HL2 in such a way that older mods like SMOD and SMOD: Tactical no longer work.

[@AK3601]

It sure is a shame. I used to play a lot of the zombie outbreak one and that just glitching all over the place now. SMOD Redux Version 8 works fine though.

[@XenoSpyro]

A left-handed crowbar swing would make more sense, but okay.

[@whitedude877]

@@AntiHamster500 Google SMOD Standalone.

[@MkfMtr]

13:20 That transition was nice.

[@marvinspowers]

I recently played Half Life 2 for the first time in my life, before playing I downloaded this mod and it was so hard. The AI have aimbot and I found myself dying atleast every 5 minutes. This mod made half life feel better than most games I have played in years. I for real almost cried because of how amazing this game was. I have been thinking of restarting again because of how much I loved it!

[@aliendrone]

8:00 Mr Plinkett.. I love RedLetterMedia and this channel !

[@GAKtion64]

8:19 I really like that. Shows that you're actually wearing the HEV suits helmet.

[@samuelolivier3792]

GAKtion64 I love this mod. Have you gotten it already?

[@gestaposantaclaus]

You can also interpret that as his glasses.

[@R3GARnator]

"You probably didn't notice, but your brain did." Phantom Menace Plinkett review reference!

[@Crowbar]

The biggest achievement of this mod is that every single "improvement" is an option, so you can decide for yourself what you want. For example that you can decide if aiming down sights affects weapon accuracy. I don't want that, but I still like looking down the sights.

[@samuelolivier3792]

Crowbar yeah when I first got it I was experimenting with settings for like an hour, that is the reason why this and Halo Combat Anniversary are the best type of remakes/remasters, they don’t play it safe, but if you don’t like something you don’t have to have it. Difference is this is a free mod for a $10 game while Halo CEA is about $20 and you get more options with this mod.

[@Crowbar]

@@samuelolivier3792 That's a weird comparison though. Halo Remaster completely modernized the graphics. That's a much bigger task.

[@samuelolivier3792]

Crowbar good point, I’m just trying to say I like remasters which let you switch to the original on the go.

[@stefantodorov420]

I love this mod and I'm happy to see that someone finally gave it the respect it needs. I hope the new H-L A will be good but I never got that impressed by VR. Me and my friends are looking to buy and share a VR set because we all have families and can't or won't sped the money on a set and Valve Index . I hope they make a PC version but i think that moders will some how make it happen. Big fan keep making this amazing videos.

[@gostigoo6706]

If you have the ability to play HL:A in VR, DO IT. There is absolutely no way that a pancake mod will do the game justice with what we've seen

[@klortikterra4423]

the 'to be contuied' with the explodeing barrel is just... YES perfect.

[@SeasonedKale]

Love this mod, played it back in 2020 and loved it. Coming back to it again for my series replay before I finally try Alyx. Main thing for me is for most of my childhood I was on gmod 24/7. So my brain is so used to the same old textures, props, and guns. And this works as a great new coat of paint to keep everything feeling fresh for me

[@Vnix]

8:34 those explosion effects are incredible

[@johnyonghwang6112]

"This mod is done and dusted before Black Mesa is done" that didn't age well

[@thisaccountisntreal107]

"if you get sick of using Gordan's crowbar"

[@007spudman]

Yeah like well like you know.

[@MrGermandeutsch]

@@007spudman W h a t ?

[@thelastminuteman7513]

Sweet I was literally thinking about replaying all the Half-Life games the other day and now this video drops.

[@JimmyChampane]

Great video as always. Found your channel this year and it is one of my favorites now. 🤘

[@jamescarrino3696]

All this detail, but the cylinder doesn't rotate on the revolver. Maybe next update.

[@ThatNormalBunny]

Thanks for pointing that out. This mod is now 0/10 unplayable

[@eduardolindner9333]

It does! go to 5:35 with 0.25 speed

[@jamescarrino3696]

@@eduardolindner9333 How did I miss that? I could have sworn I didn't see it at all. Sorry for the confusion.

[@eduardolindner9333]

@@jamescarrino3696 its ok man, its really fast as i needed to put in 0.25 speed, normal modern revolver are more like this nowadays

[@StiusMarton]

Just finished my replay of Half Life 2 Update and the episodes with this mod, it was fantastic. My only issue was a few bugs, like how the ending of Episode 1 softlocked and I could only escort the same two rebels over and over.

[@shadowgrimfoxy592]

That's been fixed if you didn't know

[@CoolPsyco]

"its not like someone is gonna play hl2 with this mod for the first time" me: ummm...

[@michaelcerbo110]

you shouldn't honestly, the gritty original graphics for the original half life 2 are a really good aesthetic. i won't judge you for it, but getting mods like these in my opinion is plastic surgery for your game if you're playing it for the first time lol

[@zeallust8542]

I personally wouldn't recommend it for a first playthrough, but it's not like it's gonna ruin the experience

[@PedrixPH]

@@lagarus1341 and did you like it?

[@MrGermandeutsch]

*_Nothing to be ashamed of_* I played Black Mesa before I played Half-Life, and I still enjoyed both equally

[@Wraithix88]

Sold! This looks awesome. I've been wanting to do another run through and this mod looks like more than I could have hoped for. I gave Cinematic a try years ago and just couldn't.

[@skrep123]

Amazing Little Britain reference! I've used that reference for years, much to the confusion of mostly everyone so to see it in this random KZbin video blew my mind

[@LoneBerseker]

3:08 you know you played to much doom, quake and halflife to have a ptsd reflex right here.

[@cringewalker8824]

This mod lagged the shit out of me when there was a lot of fire, Ravenholm for example. But despite that only problem, i enjoyed this mod so much.

[@ileryon4019]

DuH jUsT bUy A bEtTeR pC

[@landlockedcroat1554]

low fps, not lag

[@gimmedataids]

Longer load times too

[@frazza5503]

idk why you have improved fire visuals on if your system can’t handle it.

[@cringewalker8824]

@@frazza5503I checked the options and didnt found it or maybe i just ignored it, still, i enjoyed the mod as it makes it a whole new way to experience half life 2

[@0RecklessAbandon0]

I've been seeing VNN using this MOD and was planning on downloading it soon. Looks awesome.

[@W.2026]

Don't let that distract you from the fact that he missed his chance to get a free vr headset

[@Karyonic]

Tyler seemed to find the mod pointless when he first played with it but now it's in all his HL2 footage, must have changed his mind

[@fazyt1508]

and i appreciate the little britain clip at the end! thanks gman x

[@moniumus6303]

I played this mod with the Cinematic Mod integration. Was a great experience

[@peppermillers8361]

@Exodus N MMod removes features people didn't like about the original.

[@Stupoider]

FULLY

[@Hugal.]

Yeah me too, Cinematic mod has its problems but replaying the game with a new take on the maps is always great, even if some detail is exagerated it looks amazing.

[@T--kq3pj]

Sorry to hear that

[@ziggyboogydude1]

"it'll probably be done and dusted before Black Mesa's even finished!" >BM:Xen review released 5 days later

[@Neo2266.]

A 2d 30FPS gif of an explosion reminiscent of the original Half Life arguably looks better than the explosions in Black Mesa

[@stipuledfatcat]

0:55 that trigger discipline on the pistol

[@Da_Gr8_I_AM]

I replayed hl2 recently with a slightly older version of this mod.. and i have to say im kinda proud of myself for not unsubbing from this sonny jim coz this was a pretty good video. Hopefully this will get more people supporting this mod. Coz its really fantastic. Made you wish you could experience hl2 again for this first time with this mod.

[@thesketchhog]

Everyone: Captions: M Y T I T S

[@-Raylight]

13:07 I didn't expect Jojo reference here xD

[@OiCCaboose]

13:03 ... That EXACT thing has happened to me so many times in the vanilla game at that exact spot. o.O

[@izauraschmidt2756]

Holy moly that pulse rifle re-work is amazing. Each individual shot is those weird energy cells that only cycled when you used it’s alt fire.

[@dunkinheinzgruber757]

Great video. Few points. The weapon strap is called a sling. Also the reload animation he is checking that there is a round in the chamber. This is known as a "Press Check".

[@sbraypaynt]

Imagine being such a lobotomite that you like Motion Blur and film grain

[@TooMuchSascha]

Motion Blur literally makes me sick

[@MrHoxworth]

only thing that motion blur gives me is nausea and headache

[@Franku_4]

Nah it looks ok here, and I even enabled chromatic aberration for that 2010's feel.

[@rapidreaders7741]

I've played too many Indie Horror games with hardcoded Motion Blur, that run at less than 30 fps. Let me tell ya, it's more painful than getting crowbarred in the face by _not_ Gordon Freeman.

[@revolveralice]

film grain is ok. FAR less intrusive and nausea-inducing than MoBlur.

[@baba3958]

My first half life 2 play through glitched so that when I was supposed to get the airboat gun it didn’t actually happen, so I just had to outrun the hunter choppers with no way to actually fight back, fun times.

[@mvnkycheez]

Bruh, my first HL1 playthrough was HL:Source.... yeah. I got stuck like 3 times cause the levels were literally broken, and I was only a kid so i had no idea why

[@TOMLEE64]

This is probably one of the greatest half life 2 mods ever.

[@n0t_zat0ichi29]

Cinematic mod: *laughs*

[@TOMLEE64]

@@n0t_zat0ichi29 Yeah no that mod is a joke and takes away from what half life 2 is.

[@n0t_zat0ichi29]

@@TOMLEE64 nobody asked/cares + I'm objectively right + L + ratio

[@TOMLEE64]

@@n0t_zat0ichi29 You didn’t just L + ratio what are you 12. And you know I can see all the sus playlists you have saved on your profile right? Maybe private that stuff.

[@n0t_zat0ichi29]

@@TOMLEE64 don't care + didn't ask + get some bitches + get rid of that yee yee ass pfp + find your father + L + ratio + still don't care + find a job

[@TheNiteNinja19]

The tweaks are subtle, but noticible. This game is one of the most re-playable games ever, and its always nice having little additions added in.

[@trapsarenotgay8228]

I love the amount of videos I’ve been watching that have said there will be no half life 3, months or even weeks before HL Alyx was announced.

[@gwbublitz]

nobody is a true gamer until they turn off motion blur. video games are pretty good when you can actually see things while your turning and not get motion sickness

[@TheNecromorph1]

Remove combine grenade launcher abilities or give me the option to. They have perfect accuracy in hard mode with it and it does like all your armor worth of damage and half your health.

[@SquimboRapper]

"They'll probably have this done before black mesa get's finished" didn't age well lol

[@agrashh]

I replayed HL2 last year with this mod on and it makes the whole game better I loved using the Tau gun on foot. So OP

[@janhildingholmstrom6835]

I just love when I can hear some YES in Reviews. ”I'll be the roundabout The words will make you out 'n' out”

[@honestjason7854]

Im disappointed i didn't hear a schwack at 3:44

[@slyseal2091]

Hes gonna have to reupload the video now.

[@hegyimutymuty]

It's strange to see the combine soldiers' eyes having Sans animation to them, regardless quite amazing mod! I might try out my first mod on HL2 after all these playthroughs :)

[@clumtimberson6536]

What do you mean when you say “Sans Animation”?

[@hegyimutymuty]

@@clumtimberson6536 Sans is the name of a character from an adventure game.

[@qx4n9e1xp]

I love this review so much. I love your passionate swear words, passion for games, and all that other good stuff. Almost done with Black Mesa & the game just blew me away, I thirst for more with HL2, but I wanna see an update or re-master mod before picking it up. Looks like MMOD is the ticket.

[@l0k1verloren30]

Realistic gun ballistics and accurate visual showing tracing in the dark, and iron sights was what made Stalker my fave after years of replaying hl2... So I am excited to see this review.

[@OnemarioOLDCHANNEL]

"They'll probably have this done and dusted before Black Mesa is finished as well" Oh how wrong you were

[@chris2ndaccount69]

I'm not gonna lie I really like your accent

[@Gggmanlives]

I really like you.

[@pesvboude]

What accent is it, actually?

[@curple3]

@@pesvboude Sounds british or even australian to me

[@mredgeworth4428]

The Combine AI in MMod is fascinating don't you agree

[@thepotatoof4219]

I really love the retro-glitch art aesthetic (such as when the player moving while shooting or getting shot, you can see the glitch-art effect on the bullet tracers). Especially the screen effects.

[@uchihaedgelord5589]

Think this is essentially what cinematic mod should've strived to be. Seriously, the lightning and shadows along with the color grading effects, especially at Ravenholm are fucking beautiful to look at and the film grain filter surely helps that feeling.

[@aortaplatinum]

>gives the flashlight it's own power bar like in Ep2 Shit homie that's all you had to say!

[@alangeorge5592]

Severance blades of darkness?

[@a98793]

yes !! Wish we would get some sort of spiritual succesor

[@alangeorge5592]

@@a98793 exactly! I can't believe people don't know about this game!!!

[@nonamenoname1942]

Fantastic game!

[@a98793]

@@nonamenoname1942 It was dark souls before dark souls

[@nonamenoname1942]

dark souls is like unloved and premature grandchild of Blades of darkness) Different leagues.

[@yngwievanhalen9640]

HOLY SHIT YOU ACTUALLY GOT THE TO BE CONTINUED MEME RIGHT! Almost no one knows how to do that one properly, damn Gman.

[@samvimes9510]

Hearing those manhacks is like sitting in the waiting room at your dentist, listening to them drill away at people's teeth in the back. Every time I replay HL2, the second those things first show up I get a sinking feeling in my stomach.

[@BenersantheBread]

While I don't think that Half-Life 2 is the "worst sequel ever made" I do prefer the first Half-Life a lot more. The enemies mostly being dudes with guns just sucks the life out of the combat for me, considering Half Life's mechanics. Because of the extremely low DPS weapons (outside of point-blank range) taking damage is usually unavoidable. The weapons are less interesting as well. And the boss fights in which only a vehicle-mounted weapon or an RPG (with an endless supply of rockets nearby) are *so* dull. Rocket, hide, rocket, hide. Also, Half-Life's environment based storytelling is mangled into incredibly long unskippable cutscenes. Being able to walk around while people talk to you and each other for minutes on end doesn't mean it's not, in effect, a cutscene.

[@samz8691]

At least it's better than Doom 2016. Why yes, I do want to stand still in an unskippable cutscene where I am denied even the ability to move the camera, why yes I do want them to last a solid minute or two!

[@shrub8644]

Yeah. I think I enjoyed Episode One and Episode Two way more than I did the main game

[@triplehelix3207]

Half life 2 is my favorite game ever but you are correct

[@BenersantheBread]

@@samz8691 Half-Life 2's cutscenes are like several times the length of Doom's ones. I never finished Half-Life 2 but I'm pretty sure there are more of them as well.

[@peppermillers8361]

@@BenersantheBread while I do prefer the first game MMod boosted HL2 from okay to good in my opinion.

[@radiack123]

But the real question is can i switch alyx for a fully modeled porn actress and also ferns

[@Neo2266.]

1:17 ... *_Yeah... uhhh... What the fuck?_*

[@samuelolivier3792]

Neo2266 I’m my opinion Half-Life 2 is a great GAME, but it’s not a great SEQUEL or follow up. I can ramble on for hours now, but lots of people talk about how a great sequel is one that differs but still acknowledge and improve what made the original great, and if you want it I can ramble for hours on how Half Life 2 is one of the extremely rare cases of sequel where it just changes too much.

[@RundFyrkant]

Its been ten years since i did a playtrough of HL2. This mod looks awesome. I'm on it! Thanks for the review!

[@tortillatime401]

Aah yes, I forgot in Australia they have "Giant mosquitoes with razor blades for wings"

[@demogorgonzola]

8:51 69 Health!

[@jacobkingan60]

“I’m only playing this game to dull the pain of the fact we’ll never get a proper sequel” bet you feel kinda dumb for saying that now huh?

[@Espartanica]

With all 15 seconds of moving the timeline forward that came in Alyx

[@user-yk3bd2ee5q]

He already acknowledged Half Life Alyx's existence in the video dude....

[@aaaaaahhh9537]

He’s not talking about that

[@3xtan327]

jacob kingan technically it is a proper sequel but we advanced in the time line by like what? 10 seconds?

[@Espartanica]

@@3xtan327 I wanna see someone time the exact amount of progression we get to the closest frame

[@spycbanana8379]

13:04