This track is Xen itself. Thank you, Joel.

@FemboyTyco

4 жыл бұрын

Fuck yeah, all i see is Gordon making his way through Xen with Nihilanth watching his every move.

@shootdacheese9342

4 жыл бұрын

Xen HERself.

@Sockren

3 жыл бұрын

i thought you were talking about joel from vinesauce for a sec lol

@_Zero4_

2 жыл бұрын

For me this is the theme song of the universe itself

@SS-rf1ri

Жыл бұрын

​@@shootdacheese9342Why?

I want you as the composer for the next HL game. Valve, hire this guy.

@DevilWolf000

4 жыл бұрын

"For the next HL game" thats not gonna happen. Not from Valve anyway

@inexistenttt

4 жыл бұрын

@@DevilWolf000 alyx?

@DevilWolf000

4 жыл бұрын

@@inexistenttt A VR game is hardly the Half-life we're waiting for

@JoshMightymouse

4 жыл бұрын

RazzeK 9.6 million people disagree

@DevilWolf000

4 жыл бұрын

@@JoshMightymouse Im happy about it beacuse its Half-Life but that still doesnt change the fact its not the Sequel we've promised AGES ago. And if you look at the comments they doesnt even know the story at all nor whats the whole half-life universe is about. And its still just a VR game.

Honestly, I kinda felt bad for the Gonarch when it starts to limp after the fall. The mother's just trying to protect her children, but we're trying to survive...

@Bananappleboy

4 жыл бұрын

So, how do headcrabs reproduce now that their mother died? Do they just insert sperm into a certain female, have it grow into a new gonarch? Confusing.

@Rogu75

4 жыл бұрын

Myup. When it started limping towards me I actually started feeling bad. Probably cos the level was about to end and it was so friggin' intense gettin' stalked and ambushed at times by Gonarch. This was one hell of a fight.

@mrrandomguy5271

4 жыл бұрын

Bananappleboy World I always thought that at the end of there lifecycle they grow into a Gonarch

@user-sj1mf5od8z

4 жыл бұрын

not sure about this.... In the lair she uses her "kids"....

@boxtank5288

4 жыл бұрын

@@Rogu75 I saw it limp, I shared it's feeling of exhaustion. But we both knew only one of us will come out alive...I let out a breath when it finally died, both of relief and grief.

I love the way they did the Gonarch boss fight. It goes from feeling like a mindless beast, to feeling like a methodical, intelligent predator. And I never thought I'd be frightened by that goofy ballsack crab, but they pulled it off. And it's awesome. And this playing during the final fight made it even more so.

@kingakis6596

4 жыл бұрын

The more difficult boss in Half Life and the best

@wettoast8141

4 жыл бұрын

*NOTHINGS IMMUNE TO EXPLOSIVES! IS THIS GOD, AM I FIGHTING GOD? IS THIS WHAT GOD LOOKS LIKE?*

@15gloriousminutes

4 жыл бұрын

during the final fight i saw it starting to struggle, like it tried climbing a pillar and fell down. it flailed around a bit, like when a spider falls off of something. really well done. also totally fine with it spawning a load of baby headcrabs instead of just one at a time XD

@theradicalone9909

4 жыл бұрын

“Goofy ballsack” nice

@gumfireparalax1371

4 жыл бұрын

The entire level felt like something I have never been able to describe in a game. It felt like a duel, the entire way through. The Gonarch and Gordan slowly descending into the nest, taking shots at eachother.

The Gonarch was never evil. It wasn't a moustache twirling villain. It was a mother defending her children. Unfortunately, there was no way for Gordon to proceed without killing her. I think Black Mesa, especially with the help of this amazing soundtrack, emphasizes this far more than the original Half-Life ever did.

@ralphrestubog5519

Жыл бұрын

There is. Unlock the unquestionably ethical achievement.

@SidorovichGaming

Жыл бұрын

The Gonarch is a filthy alien. It must be exterminated for good.

@monberg1000

Жыл бұрын

Well. It's funny you should say that. XD

@BiddaMeanwater

11 ай бұрын

if it's a mother, then why does it have a testicle

@jacobsantana915

11 ай бұрын

​@@BiddaMeanwaterthat's where all the babies are.

Wake up.. Mr. Freeman! Wake up and listen to this masterpiece!!!

@iDUMB

4 жыл бұрын

this music is why freeman woke up true

This is such a eargasm

@FireZollaBlue

4 жыл бұрын

evet

@dillonrogers7496

4 жыл бұрын

Do u need something?

@asaneb9403

4 жыл бұрын

lan Black Mesa ve Türkler mi ?

@asaneb9403

4 жыл бұрын

birde kalp almış joel reisten

@FireZollaBlue

4 жыл бұрын

yani neden olmasın

To me, this song represents Half-Life rising from the ashes after years of neglect. It's a great feeling, isn't it?

@hatti...

4 жыл бұрын

3 likes, the forbidden number

@deathrow5261

4 жыл бұрын

Stephen Flesch 6 likes now HALF LIFE 6 CONFIRMED BOIS

@deathrow5261

4 жыл бұрын

The Veteran tru tru

@khornethebloodgod4155

4 жыл бұрын

Stephen Flesch Half Life Alyx "Comes.... Another...."

@firefox524

4 жыл бұрын

Half life Adrian Shephard 3 episode 34

"AM I FIGHTING GOD? IS THIS WHAT GOD LOOKS LIKE?!"

@toxicholygrenadethg9906

4 жыл бұрын

LOL, it's an awesome idea as you do play music in certain parts of the Freeman's Mind episodes where the music usually starts in the levels. XD

@beratgunay320

4 жыл бұрын

What's this reference ? i dont get, can u explain me please

@thejellooverlord64

4 жыл бұрын

@@beratgunay320 Freeman's Mind

@randomperson9941

4 жыл бұрын

As a wise man once said: “Jesus tap dancing Christ.”

@ItsChevnotJeff

4 жыл бұрын

Freeman's mind: IS THIS GOD!? This soundtrack: It ain't even a deity, yet it's badass

That feeling when you time it perfectly and Gonarch dies at exactly 2:32

@mulwerk8574

4 жыл бұрын

It feels like Gonarch was singing it lol

@kajlokylo7640

4 жыл бұрын

well i died in this moment once time ex de

@ParkersPlayground

4 жыл бұрын

I did the first time I tried it, but the second time I killed it too early and waited 10 seconds in the pit beneath

@user-uj7qn5px8g

4 жыл бұрын

Same here.

@THEFREEEMAN

4 жыл бұрын

1:55 that feeling when you shoot it with a fully charged tau cannon shot right as it falls of the pillar just so it feels like you made it fall of even though you don't have to and it falls down anyway but you want to be more badass and be the reason why

This song PERFECTLY captures how the final chapters of Half Life should feel. After surviving everything in Black Mesa, the danger is still very real in Xen. You’re facing the absolute unknown. Bodies of other HEV suit wearing scientists scattered all around you as you progress. You’re the only person, the only human, to have gotten this far. You go from a scientist just trying to survive to humanity’s greatest hero, and Xen is your proving grounds. This is Freeman’s finest hour (or in my case, several hours after I die like 20 times).

@oddblues1090

4 жыл бұрын

I just read this listen the music, damn, i cries

@Hsaelt

4 жыл бұрын

im 14 and this is deep

@rippernmode8015

4 жыл бұрын

@@Hsaelt come on, black mesa has been in production since 2007, my brother followed the whole thing since the beginning, and i he doesnt want to play it in beta. When he plays it and hears this for the first time, i can only imagine how he'll react

@Hsaelt

4 жыл бұрын

@@rippernmode8015 ok and? I mean good for him I guess?

@pete8420

4 жыл бұрын

If only everyone could understand how P H U C K I N G D E E P this soundtrack is.

1:28 is actually my favorite part. Something about those vocals and pulsating bass just gets me.

@zomg1337h4x

3 жыл бұрын

I look forward to you getting to Xen in the Definitive Edition playthrough.

@Sexy_Nutella

3 жыл бұрын

@@zomg1337h4x I will get there slowly but surely!

@AndersonMallonyMALLONY-EricCF

Жыл бұрын

I knew I'd find you here.

I love how much of a "never surrender" vibe this track has. You're just some absolutely fucking terrified nerd with glasses and a fancy suit of armor, yet you've come this far, you've survived pure hell, you came out of the other side of impossible odds alive, you've watched nearly everyone you care about get brutally murdered before your eyes, and you're not gonna go down without a fight now. Not when you're this close.

@LyoN003x

Ай бұрын

beautifully written.

Look at this guys, These guys (CC) turned Valve's so-called worst levels into some of the best. I laugh at all of those people who bitched about Xen taking too long to come out, well it was definitely worth the wait! These guys have revolutionized the Source engine in more ways than we thought it was capable of, it's really amazing.

@Latinomicz

2 жыл бұрын

That they did but it wouldn't have been the same without Joel's vision of how it would have sound.

@yol_n

Жыл бұрын

Well part of the long await is they probably just took a damn break after the moddb release lol

Black Mesa is proof that you can have a soundtrack with a gloomy symphony without being generic. All tracks from Xen are memorable.

📂Documents └📁Music └📁 Black Mesa └📁 Bad Songs └⚠️ This folder is empty This the best soundtracks of Black Mesa that I have had the pleasure of hearing... even more so being part of the trailer for the long-awaited XEN episode thank you Joel

@koona1992

4 жыл бұрын

I'm surprised no one replied to your comment besides the love from the publisher.

@gumfireparalax1371

4 жыл бұрын

@@koona1992 No kidding. This was creative.

@rici2118

4 жыл бұрын

everyone knows. ALL SOURCE ENGINE MUSICS ARE GOOD

@ordersquamata930

4 жыл бұрын

I’ll give you props to creativity. I was genuinely impressed.

@oskar3897

4 жыл бұрын

wow, very creative

Black Mesa: Xen for Half-Life is like Portal Stories: Mel for Portal. It takes something good and makes it *b r e a t h t a k i n g*

@Lukas-ev5zr

4 жыл бұрын

you are breathtaking!

@JayedSkier

4 жыл бұрын

(PS: Mel is largely hated by the portal modding community, just gonna let you know lol. It's not that amazing.)

@valoch3187

4 жыл бұрын

@@JayedSkier Hmm, why? I've personally completed it few times and liked pretty much every single bit of it. There are some other same quality level underrated mods in workshop (THE LONE FUTURE STARTER being my favorite), but come on, that isn't Mel's responsibility.

@JayedSkier

4 жыл бұрын

@@valoch3187 I know the devs. People hate it because it undermines a lot of what made the Portal games great - 90% of the games are tutorials, teaching you what to do. Mel throws all logic and progression out the window and just tries to make the most bone-crunchingly annoyingly difficult puzzles in the world, throwing concepts at you that you have no knowledge of and are never taught, and are only used once and thrown away. I'm friends with one of the devs and he confirmed that there was no rhyme or reason to the puzzle difficulty, they just aimed to make frustratingly difficult puzzles for the sake of being a 'difficult mod'. All it has going for it is that it looks good. The story is bland, it's very fanfictiony, the voice acting is somewhat sub par. I could go on forever about this. Ask some portal modding devs.

@valoch3187

4 жыл бұрын

@@JayedSkier What do you call a good portal mod then, just out of curiosity?

It's weird what a good narrative foil Gonarch actually is to Gordon. They both fight like wild animals in this chapter, for the exact same reason: because they're both trying to protect their home from invasion.

i played half life1 when i was 15 years old. at that time my life was floorless shithole. my grandma was old and someday she became like a baby. cannot talk cannot do anything without our help.. my father became alchoholic. also my mother beat me up everyday. in school? it was hell. and that first time i meet half life with a shitty old computer, i felt LIFE- during playing THAT game. you guys might laugh but this game woke my some sort of survival instinct. so i am alive now somehow i think. i played half life 1 for about 500 hours like a mad man over and over. and....god...! that moment. that freeman-me going throw to the gate to the XEN. that first moment i was in XEN, i felt horror and endless freedom. i was still alive. and now? kinda living pretty happy life now i guess. i am living by my own. thanks to valve crew. and this composer. great music. i cried once when i listened to this music. this reminds my old days and that xen moment.

@thesha7447

4 жыл бұрын

Congrats man!

@theharvinator7935

4 жыл бұрын

Anyone who laughs at you for this deserves to fall penis first into a woodchipper.

@AnnaWashburn-nk1mk

13 күн бұрын

nice glowup

There is no words in the English or Xen dictionary to express how fucking amazing this song is. So much emotion, so much badass

@leofisher407

3 жыл бұрын

galunga

@kotikvtanke2349

2 жыл бұрын

Tahr, galalung da, galunga!

@Filipokerface

2 жыл бұрын

Raagrah, gallen galla.

@ralphrestubog5519

2 жыл бұрын

churrrrr

@BudgieScintilla

2 жыл бұрын

goolunga

Joel... This just hit the feels.

Just take my money! This final Gonarch battle was amazing!

This hits harder than my dad did when he was drunk

@CommanderBenjaroonie

4 жыл бұрын

hol up

@hatti...

4 жыл бұрын

Bruh

@yam0024

4 жыл бұрын

same

@AnonymousGamer07

4 жыл бұрын

wha

@gordon7022

4 жыл бұрын

Hold up.

This was legit my first playthrough: 0:24 Gonarch lands in the arena 1:20 Gonarch stops attacking and seems idle 1:35 We fall into the second arena 1:50 I locate the rocket ammo drop and go after it while avoiding Gonarch 2:25 Gonarch dies 2:33 I land on the last floor and look around in peace before moving on Every time I replay that battle I always try to recreate that perfect timing and fail haha

@jasontodd2436

Жыл бұрын

lol

I'm late to the party, but your music is something else. I've only played through Black Mesa recently, but those vocals are incredible. Themes are important, even more so for a game as legendary as Half Life, and you understood this. The way those vocals instill a sense of wonder in the opening shot of Xen, and how they get twisted into something that fills you with dread during the Gonarch boss-fight. They are ever-present through Xen, and they tie your Xen composition together very well.

@JoelNielsenMusic

4 жыл бұрын

Love to hear that these details are being noticed!!

I love how when the music kicks in after the introduction is timed perfectly when Gonarch lands in her nest. Only one alpha is leaving that nest alive!!

@dunndunn3850

4 жыл бұрын

I've timed the music almost perfectly every time I got to this point, most of the time unintentionally. XD I always thought it was coded for the music to pick up at the exact moment the Gonarch lands in the arena, but it actually isn't. Really shows how much I adore this music, and soundtracks in general. Video games are quiet and empty without them.

A mute sir David Attenborough exploring an alien wilderness, his trusty SPAS-12 in hands... On a more serious note, this track beautifully encompasses the essence of Xen: eerie beauty and deadliness.

@simplyaregularguy131

3 жыл бұрын

Now I'm thinking of David Attenborough making a documentary of Xen.

Xen made me question the source engine and reoptimize my optical buds along with my eardrums. It wouldn't have been the same without the music! I hope Operation Black Mesa comes out!

@candacecoyle6810

7 ай бұрын

it will, and judging from what we've seen so far it'll be just as much of a banger as Black Mesa was.

The fight against Gonarch was so hard... but when this music kicked in I got so pumped- that walking nutsack didn't stand a chance!!!

I remember like it was yesterday. I was 8, sitting at home in Poland when my mother brought me a package from USA. Appeared that my godfather was there and he bought me the brand new copy of Half-Life, after it's release. I never heard of it before. I played games like Blood, Doom or Duke Nukem 3D. And then started Half-Life and totally fell in love with. It was laggy on that PC back then. I remember I made it to Lambda Core and it was nearly unplayable there. Finally I beat the game later on another PC. Since then I was waiting for any sequel that will push the story forward. Same after Half-Life 2 and both Episodes. And I'm still waiting for the story to end. Black Mesa is an awesome comeback to the roots, it let me delve into my past when everything was smooth and easy. Such a wonderful times, just go to school, do your homework and play Half-Life as fast as possible. Screw football and playing outside.

The only thing I hate about Black Mesa Xen, is I only get to play it for the first time, once. A visual and audio masterpiece, well done.

@Tankband01

2 жыл бұрын

I agree with this so much, i am so happy i bought it this past weekend. Thank you!

Still getting goosebumps after few days later of the release.

@hatti...

4 жыл бұрын

I never get bored of Half-Life somehow. There's something about it that just keeps you coming back.

my favorite soundtrack

I was wondering when the music from the trailer would be here. It’s seriously awesome and gives that sense of purpose, adventure, in over our heads, running out of time and (again) hope. Great track. Looking forward to hearing where it is played in the game.

@Stongg

4 жыл бұрын

It was played on Gonarch's Lair

@topcomp1066

4 жыл бұрын

Lyrics: Haaaaa Ahhh Ahhh Haaa Aaaa Haaa Haaaa Ahhh Aaaah hhhaaa Haaa AAA aaaa?

@abgmuhdfarmeezulterminator8865

4 жыл бұрын

@@topcomp1066 Nice one

Fear. Cold. Pain. Alone. Hope?

I cant help but feel like many people are missing a part of the meaning of this piece, or perhaps its just me. But I always felt as this song supported the feeling and idea that this is no longer a fight of "underdog player vs boss monster" but instead, two equals, just as much of a boss as one is to the other. Both fighting for their race, neither good nor bad. This is a fight for survival, nothing more, nothing less.

Сколько не переслушиваю этот саундтрек, до сих пор мурашки по коже

Someone: How do spell orgasmic? Me: J-O-E-L N-I-E-L-S-E-N.

@JoelNielsenMusic

4 жыл бұрын

I showed this comment to my wife, and she's still laughing. :P

@andreykrow886

4 жыл бұрын

@@JoelNielsenMusic After Xen soundtracks we all love your wife😏👍

@FreeBird-ws2ye

4 жыл бұрын

@@JoelNielsenMusic thanks man

@Jay-Tan

3 жыл бұрын

Whats orgasmic I know orgasm

this is the best soundtrack in Black Mesa:XEN.

my GOD.I'm having a heart attack. this song ridiculously amazing. I'm hyping so much

Perfectly

Gonarch in Hl1: she pissed you off, so you chase her down Gonarch in BMX: *you pissed her off, so you run away from her*

its absolutely amazing how the team turned a bland and barren place into something beautiful with a living ecosystem

Im glad my dad managed to play all the black mesa with xen and everything in April/May. We played the whole life something and half life was one of his favorite. RIP he passed away suddenly in early june only 51 years old. The last two days after he came back from hospital he played the last time half life 2 remaster. *I know you're looking down on us from up there, miss you every day*

@JoelNielsenMusic

3 жыл бұрын

I'm very sorry to hear that.

Playing this part of Black Mesa with sound volume super high was the best idea I've had this year.

Me: why is this epic music playing? there isn't any epic battle or whatever. Me 2 minutes later: '_'

This is illegally good. I love it!

@kingakis6596

4 жыл бұрын

Drugs?

@user-hk6xo5mu7i

4 жыл бұрын

you are from Poland?)

@ViolentValentine

4 жыл бұрын

@@user-hk6xo5mu7i Ukraine, actually

@BeezOne84

4 жыл бұрын

FBI open up!

@ViolentValentine

4 жыл бұрын

@@BeezOne84 oh shi~!

Internal Conflict not only shows Gordon’s conflicting decision to kill the Gonarch, but also shows the human resistance in the Seven Hour War. I think that Internal Conflict represents humanity’s futile resistance against the Combine in the Seven Hour War. Imagine the Combine has begun bombarding the globe with orbital strikes and the human military and resistance struggling to hold off against an invasion force that they themselves had never dealt with. And when the music slows down, that gives humanity the realization that they are not going to win. And when the music drops again, the human military decides to keep on fighting until the last man. This is why I love Black Mesa: Xen OST, it gives you the feeling that humanity’s problem are far from over and it’s going to get worse from that point. Joel, you are everything that was meant what Black Mesa stood for as the best re-living experience of Half-Life.

Безумно полюбила эту композицию. Моя самая любимая! Композитор постарался на все 1000%!

@ONEIop

8 ай бұрын

Согласен

@peperoni146

6 ай бұрын

Всю игру проходила?

@sora_no

6 ай бұрын

@@peperoni146 да, несколько раз, собрав все достижения, учитывая достижения со шляпой и пиццей

@peperoni146

6 ай бұрын

@@sora_no на сложном проходила?

@sora_no

6 ай бұрын

@@peperoni146 да, было весело. Хоть, как то растянула игру

I downloaded this soundtrack after playing black mesa. 3 years later and i still listen to it sometimes in the car sometimes while running, still giving me goosebumbs. Love it!

hearing the trailer theme ingame combined with the sheer difficulty of new Gonarch had my mouth literally dropped, incredible work from everyone involved

Like what Fry said... SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!! The Xen soundtrack is totally legendary.

To think, there Gordon was, fighting against HECU soldiers and Xen aliens back in Black Mesa with all that badass soundtrack, and here he is, made it this far to Xen itself with a beauty of a soundtrack that just drops so hard it brings you more than a dozen emotions and feelings towards all that beautiful and what seems to be a harmless alien world. Joel, sir. I believe you gave birth to a wholesome masterpiece ever. I can't even get off of the whole album on Spotify and I don't think I ever will. Thank you for this, you deserve all the best. Liked without a doubt and any hesitation.

Whoaaaaaaaaaaaa!

@averagedoometernalenjoyer5990

3 жыл бұрын

engineer gaming

I cry when this music start in xen

an absolutely beautiful and emotional track. props to Mr and Mrs Nielsen for their work in producing and singing some really great music

Shed many tears listening to this track. the struggles of one Scientist desperately trying to save his home from an alien threat. Freeman never gave up on his mission nor his friends, family, And kind. Neither should you.

@hatti...

4 жыл бұрын

All the effort in the world would have gone to waste if it wasn't for him.

why do such songs make me cry :(

God Said to me this song is the best i hear it in my dream with god

What I like about the re-imagining of the Gonarch battle is how it more seemlessally fit into the story, whereas the original was like "Lol random giant crab with big sack". But this version? The thought doesn't even really cross your mind. From the foreshadowing from research sketches, to when the creature interrupts your teleportation and thus creates conflict with you the protagonist, across the entire time of your cat-and-mouse game with it, up even to the point you are finally beating the last flickers of life out of it, and it finally expires in 'In The Shadow of Colossus' fashion, it doesn't cross your mind until you've had a moment of reflection... "All that...from a random giant crab with a sack......LOL."

When i heard that track at first, i've clearly understood - this is going to be true masterpiece.

I can not express in words how much i love this song

" *_COMES.... ANOTHER..._* "

@forthesakeofthenationalist9375

4 жыл бұрын

"Done, what... have... you... done...!?"

@Filipokerface

4 жыл бұрын

" *_YOU ARE MAN, HE IS NOT MAN...._* "

Honestly there should be a Half-Life spinoff where you play as a member of one of the original survey teams and you get to explore Xen.

This is just amazing, black mesa shows what people can achieve when they put their hearts to a project just as amazing as this

probably best bossfight ive ever seen in a game 10/10

This guy could truly be the next Marty O Donnel, I haven't felt the same level of emotions from hearing a game soundtrack since the old Bungie Halo days.

This is why I get up in the morning.

This song was perfect for that last encounter. This is how Gonarchs Lair should have felt, sounded and played out.

This is like final boss music. This was just such a fantastic moment for me, I even killed the Gonarch right when the intense part of the song died down so it felt extra satisfying

Every once in a while I come here to listen to this soundtrack masterpiece. It's just so fcking good! This music really takes you to other worlds

This game always worth it because sick gameplay & Joel in game bgm 😍

Christ this is good. I've been playing the entire soundtrack all day today on repeat and I'm still getting tingles listening to it.

This is a result of Valve's Copy & Paste. Crowbar Collective has not just created a game that just surpasses the original, but also proves how Valve is wrong. Let this be more than perfect replacement of HL3! My personal & public thanks to Crowbar Collective, since just saying "thanks" is simply just not enough in comparison to this masterpiece. #NeverForgetHL3 #NeverForgetBlackMesaSource

@ZiddersRooFurry

4 жыл бұрын

There's no need to trash Valve.

@ZiddersRooFurry

4 жыл бұрын

@Marek I've played Black Mesa. While it's an impressive amount of work they ruin the flow of the story and the feel and mood is inconsistent. There's a reason Half-Life is still considered a classic. Its consistent in its tone, flow and feel.

@gumfireparalax1371

4 жыл бұрын

@@ZiddersRooFurry I never found it to be consistent in the slightest.

@ZiddersRooFurry

4 жыл бұрын

@Marek We're just going to have to agree to disagree. I don't like the changes that were made with Black Mesa. The game looks great, sure but the pacing is off, the new music doesn't fit and it just feels like a slightly better than average source mod. I appreciate they put a lot of work into it but I don't believe it's better than the original by any means.

@theoutergod8666

4 жыл бұрын

@@ZiddersRooFurry Would you please clarify how is it off in a bit more detail? Because so far I have found it to match perfectly with the old game. I am just wondering, nothing else. But in my opinion, even if it doesn't make up for it, it is a really good and solid A game, that puts many Trips to shame (considering it is built on the legacy). Also the music doesn't fit the HL? Perhaps, I find it fitting. But undeniably, it fits the Black-Mesa.

this is the best soundtrack I've ever heard

After all the build up, all the running... oh man. Simply amazing.

they made xen good. listening to this again makes me wanna go back and play it again! can't say that for the original xen. we'll realise in a few years actually how much of a masterpiece this is.

i can't believe is already 3 years past this blast!

I still hearing the shotgun in my mind :D

WOW! WOW!

I've recently realized the use of percussion in this track and other related Gonarch tracks makes them sound reminiscent of the original Gonarch "Jungle Drums" theme!

The second build-up is so perfect. Jaw dropping

One of the best details in Xen is how there is an abundance of lab outposts and scientists. But the farther out you go, the scarcer they become. You really do start entering unknown territory by that point, places where few scientists, if any at all, have traveled.

"Is this a god?! Am I fighting God?!!! Is this what God looks like?!!!" "Theologists don't know what they're talking about!" - Freeman's Mind, by Ross Scott

@StormsandSaugeye

8 ай бұрын

Makes me wonder what kind of voice He would give the Gordon who fights such a protracted battle in this game. Perhaps a more mature Gordon...

As soon as I heard this, I got chills.

The moment this song played, I got goosebumps. Fighting the Gonarch, traversing throughout Xen and it's stunning, beautiful environments, coming across the Vortigaunts. Xen, and it's amazing soundtrack, was definitely worth the wait.

Absolutely amazing track. The way it was implemented at the final showdown with the gonarch...its beyond words with how perfect it is. I played that part a few times since last night and this just amplifies the sheer adrenaline high you get while fighting. Again, just amazing.

JoelNielsen was the perfect to make the music for Black Mesa, and to tell you You are the best, the music just gives a vibe that reminds me of good times, coming home after school and play through the game for the 500th time!!

It’s so powerful. No words. Awesome soundtrack!!!

Nice song bro

I'm getting goosebumps just from hearing this. Time to reinstall Black Mesa and face Gonarch while this piece of art plays in the background. Thank you for this wonderful song.

I never thought a 20-foot tall crab with a giant testicle on it would ever be threatening, you guys somehow made it work. The way she charges you with relentless aggression makes the new Big Momma a force to be reckoned with. That, plus this badass music makes you feel like you've stumbled into the territory of a slumbering Eldritch beast that is pissed off you woke her up.

@hatti...

4 жыл бұрын

Gordon has a knack for pissing off big monsters and killing it after a game of cat and mouse

Your music definitely sets the mood in the levels Joel. Simply fantastic.

How is this so good, I cant stop replaying it

this is the best game ever, better soundtrack than a movie, or titanic

The entire soundtrack is an absolute banger. I can't express just how much I love all of the tracks and all of the feelings they evoke. I've been listening to the whole playlist and reading comments and seeing how it made others feel in the moment, each track perfectly sets the tone at that moment in the game, and this song is just one of many I found to be a favorite of mine. It's amazing how the soundtrack can feel so somber, uplifting, empowering, and inspiring, and for the first time you have clarity and a sense of knowing, when you realize the inhabitants of Xen are just trying to survive like you, they had no say in the matter of invading Earth. When you first see Xen it's beautiful, you don't want to disrupt their world any more than they wanted to disrupt yours. Breathtaking game and soundtrack. One of the best experiences in gaming. A true masterpiece.

The only way human music can capture a completely alien world. It does a good job at it, too.

The black mesa is great, but XEN... That a masterpiece! Feels like another game! Plays like another game! Xen part will be forever stay in my heart, like witcher, subnautica and skyrim do! That atmosfiere of the road that nobody walk through touches my soul. God, pls, if you exist, let every game be like that!

*Xen is not real, and if it would be, it would be the past humanity's limits. It's very incredible how a work of 10 men can create such beauty. This game is far better than real life.*

This soundtrack makes me cry because of its sheer greatness.