Cinematic Mod

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Imagine, a Hollywood producer got his hands on the game. The result would be similar to what the Cinematic Mod is: a graphics blockbuster, redesigned to the typical game to movie adaption with an orchestral soundtrack and beautiful people everywhere.

Don't let yourself fool by the ratings, this mod is of excellent quality. I guess most people are kind of bothered by the new look and feel of the game, but that's just how it goes. This mod is a Half-Life reimagination, not just an enhancement. And the new controversial models you see in the trailer/pictures are optional and disabled by default.

Other than that: Yes, there are sexual graffitis in the game. And the creator put a sex toy in Alyx' room. You can like it or not, but giving up the whole experience because of something this minor seems excessive to me.

The mod itself is of such a high quality that it almost feels like playing a remake of Half-Life 2. The new high quality textures, impressive skybox objects, awesome particle effects, gorgeous lighting, dynamic new background music, new weapons (not just skins but new handling and all), new difficulty level, the maps being full of new details and props, etc. etc. All of this stuff has continued to impress me through my entire playthrough.

Also a lot of areas have been enlarged or extended with small segments. And everything is lovely detailed. In one of the coast levels for instance I've found a huge crashed passenger aircraft in the distance. The level design is still the same, but often it feels like an entirely different place.

The staging is holywood-styled and the mod a masterpiece imo. The download is massive and comes with many requirements, like installing Source SDK etc. But it's not hard to do, there is a fairly fast torrent to download the whole thing and the installer does everything on its own.

It's for the base game as well as EP 1 and 2. Entirely free. I can only say =

Rating: most deserved 10/10 possible