I’ve always thought Half-Life didn’t have enough teenagers in it. I mean, what’s an underground research facility for if not navigating the relationship challenges of adolescence? It is, frankly, shocking that Valve so flagrantly neglected this demographic in its depiction of alien invasions and military coverups. I demand justice! I demand action! I demand Max Caulfield!
Fortunately, modder ThePriceFielder has picked up the baton Valve dropped, increasing the number of young adults in Half-Life from zero to one. Half-Life is Strange switches out Gordon Freeman as its protagonist for the lead character of the first series of Life is Strange, as well as Life is Strange: Double Exposure and the recently released Life is Strange: Reunion.
[NO SPOILERS] Half-Life is Strange: playable Max Caulfield mod with working time rewind from r/lifeisstrange
Some interactable objects are highlighted with Life is Strange’s distinctive chalk-sketch tooltips, which blend surprisingly well with Half-Life’s lo-fi visuals. Alongside her powers, Max can also wield all the weapons that Gordon can. There’s a scene later in the trailer where Max murks a pair of marines before saying “Don’t mess with Max, bitches,” thus justifying this entire endeavour in a five-second clip, and making a compelling case for the next Life is Strange being a no-holds-barred boomer shooter.
Half-Life is Strange is still very much a work-in-progress, with no release date as yet. But I’m already sold on the concept. In the meantime, you could check out some other excellent Half-Life mods, such as a mod that lets you definitively rescue Half-Life scientists, or the hugely ambitious total conversion, Diffusion, which has now replaced its AI voices with proper actors.
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