Through this series of articles, we will bring to your attention at least one Source (HL2) mod every Friday. And it looks like Adam Foster’s work on Minerva deservedly caught the attention of Valve Corporation and he is now working with them on HL2: Episode 3.
This mod expertly carries on the mood set by Half-Life 2 and later enhanced by Portal-a feeling of a rat negotiating through a maze to find the cheese at the end of it all. If you liked the ambience of Portal- where you feel like someone is always watching and getting a kick out of your predicament- you are going to love Minerva. The greatest thing about Minerva is its surprisingly high production value and game-play length that is at least as long as the official episodes. The captivating mystery of this quest which is devoid of any civil human interaction motivates you to keep pushing forward in the hopes of finding the answer around the next corner.
Adding to the vacuous nature of the game are well designed levels, augmented by immersive background score. Without giving away too much of the story, this research facility is running some pretty nasty research involving human subjects and this adds to the feeling that there is more to it than meets the eye. Playing thorough this game, you feel like an unwilling tool to satisfy someone’s morbid curiosity. Just like the original game, Minerva’s game-play keeps it fresh by switching between sequences of gunfights, platforming and puzzle-solving. Guiding you on this mission is a mysterious benefactor who keeps sending you ominous messages about your mission and your nature. After a brief yet frantic encounter with Combine’s security forces, the player enters the facility that runs deep underground. Minerva: Metastasis is based in the Half-Life universe and it starts-off with the player getting dropped on an island that houses a Combine research facility. Over the course of this series, we will attempt to bring to your notice the most noteworthy mods for Half-Life 2, that cater to a variety of tastes.Ĭargo Cult (Adam Foster) started working on this mod in 2007 and now it has grown into a full-fledged single player campaign comprised of four chapters. Today we are going to start looking at some of the best mods available for Half-Life 2 that are created using the Source SDK.
Subsequently, other developers got on the bandwagon and studios like Valve, Bioware and Bethesda regularly release game modification toolset along with their game. This was all the way back in the early 90’s and surprisingly the modding community continues to create mods for Doom. Perhaps, ID Software can be credited with instigating this unique relationship between the developers and the audience, starting with the release of mod-friendly Doom. One of the best things about gaming on the PC is that you can often extend a game’s life, courtesy of a thriving and active modding community.
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