Sure, we hear a civilian NPC mention he’s been to City 13, but that’s probably just a typo. Those are the only two places that anyone talks about. It’s like planet Earth consists of only two geographic locations: Black Mesa and City 17. I just made those up, it wasn’t hard I did it in about ten seconds.Īnd then in Episode 2, Magnusson is also from Black Mesa! Holy shit! Everyone is from Black Mesa. Breen, the antagonist, is also from Black Mesa… what? But, then Judith Mossman is also from Black Mesa! Seriously? They couldn’t have said she was from some other lab or research facility? Couldn’t they make something up? “Valiance Industries”. And then Barney is the security guard from Black Mesa… okay, I guess. Turning generic NPCs into canon characters is kind of cool. I get that Kleiner and Eli are from Black Mesa. I’ve already talked about Half-life 1’s being pretty silly, and how I don’t think Alyx Vance is a strong female character, so here we go again.Īre there people who claim that HL2 has a well written story? I don’t know, but here’s why they’re wrong if they exist. However some escaped, most notably Eli Vance who starts Black Mesa East, the successor to Black Mesa on the outskirts of City 17.So, I’ve always been annoyed by some terrible aspects of Half-life 2’s story. It is assumed the facility was completely destroyed. Once the player defeats the final boss, the Gene Worm, Adrian Shephard is taken by the G-Man and sees the nuclear bomb go off. Decommissioned Sector E Materials Transport Systemĭuring the final level of Opposing Force, the G-Man can be seen re-arming a nuclear bomb which has just been disarmed by the player.Silo D Experimental Propulsion Laboratories.Decommissioned Displacement Field Laboratory.Coolant Reserve (formerly the Section A-17 Prototype Laboratories).Central Command and Communication Centers.
Additionally, while players are not able to access the entire facility, they are presented with many key locations, grouped roughly into eight sectors: Black Mesa Central Complex The majority of the facility is composed of test chambers, storage facilities, administrative offices and laboratories, and due to the sensitive nature of the research being conducted, the indoor sections of the complex are maintained at 68 degrees Fahrenheit at all times. While the majority of the facility is built around some of the most advanced technology on the planet, other parts are shown to be in disrepair, again hinting at the incredible size of the complex. Structureīlack Mesa is a large facility, and the fastest way of moving between its various sectors is by tram, a small part of which the player (as Gordon Freeman) experiences in the opening sequence of Half-Life. In Half-Life, a teleportation experiment at Black Mesa accidentally initiates a dimensional resonance cascade which devastates the complex and leads Gordon Freeman to inadvertently bring Earth to the attention of the Combine Empire. Built into and over several decommissioned nuclear missile silos, Black Mesa is the site of broad scientific research relating to theoretical, quantum, and particle physics, applied mathematics, robotics, genetics, biotechnology, trans-dimensional travel, teleportation, and other classified subjects. The Black Mesa Research Facility is a private research and defense contractor comprised of a massive complex built within the mountains of New Mexico, and is the setting of the original Half-Life, as well as Half-Life: Opposing Force, Half-Life: Blue Shift, and Half-Life: Decay.
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