Black Mesa was originally a fan-developed mod reimagining of the Valve game Half-Life. Eventually, the game gained the official approval of Valve and was released commercially on Steam.
Half-Life helped to Define a new generation of FPS games that integrated storytelling into the gameplay by having the story occur in diegetic gameplay rather than cutscenes. This enabled the player to remain in control of the gameplay. One downside is that it often means that the player character is a silent protagonist.
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