But too many things dont make sense here…like the mapping. There are many dead end routes that garner you nothing, and areas with boards that can be broken…for no gain. A few areas just seem strung together, as the enviroments keep changing – perhaps a bit too much! It feels rushed. I’m not crazy about some of the lightning either. Plus, there is too much NPC action for my liking. Little cut scenes that break the players immersion certainly do not help.

Nice game overall, but not for me.

- Nothing major to complain about in the visuals department, but that’s about the only positive thing I have to say about EoTS.

- The voice-acting is serviceable as far as mods go (most of the time), but the writing is appalling. The intro made a horrific first impression on me, I can still remember clearly how ham-fisted and overwrought it was. Any scene in the mod that attempted to introduce drama fell flat or became unintentionally hilarious.

- The way this mod treated music and peaks of excitement really, really irritated me. After a certain point into the game, the tension levels are raised and virtually never fall until the end. No rest, no periods of quiet, it just becomes a soul-sapping tour of destruction with at most a few minutes of decompression and recovery. The music embodies this perfectly: as soon as one action song ends, the next one is waiting in the wings to begin blaring immediately.

What exactly happens when you attempt to get rid of all the dips or “valleys” in the tension and plot only peaks? What one would expect. Your progression is now as flat as a straight line, and fatigue and apathy set in quickly. That fatigue hounded me for as long as the mod lasted and made what should have been exciting very dull and very disagreeable.

“Eye of the Storm” is a strong example of how not to pace your mod. Action as implemented here crowds out all else and burns out player enthusiasm with rapidity.

- Not much of a fan of the ending either. City sights segue into Episode Two outland terrain in the space of ten meters, and then an ambush you see coming from a mile away occurs. A random citizen lifts a section of the nearby Combine wall with what appears to be telekinesis. No answer was given then, and now that Episode Two has been canned, an answer in the future is unlikely. Urgh.

Summary: If you like pretty visuals, don’t mind mediocre gameplay and combat, and have nothing new to play, then you can’t go wrong here. It has very little of substance, but unlike most average mods, it has a little style that helps it go down a bit easier.

While the mapping is fantastic, the gameplay is crap.

Long range firefights with no long-ranged weapons.

Lack of cover.

Clear spawning entities.

Poor weapon placement.

Excessive manhacks.

Enemies from behind.

Insufficient ammunition.

Frustrating and completely lacking flow, the ending feels rushed. I had high hopes – I was really enjoying myself; then I picked up a SMG and the mod fell apart.

It’s truly : FANTASTIC. MUST HAVE. MUST PLAY. I can’t wait for the sequel…

I really liked that he made the level design logical, so there isn’t just a barricade when you shouldn’t move an specific way, there is a big crater which stops you.
The mod has a really fast gameplay, you never want to stop anywhere, only to watch the beautiful look of the mod.
HDR is a must have when you play that map, it will look awesome.

The only things I was a bit sad about where the voices, some of them just sound silly, and that it was quite short though.
But there are some bonus challenges too, so this mod truly brings you 1 hour of fun.

It’s a must play, that’s all folks

Why?
#This mod is visually the best HL2 mod I have ever played.
# The environments is very detailed and feels realistic.
#There is a lot of scripting, people walking, trains moving and such, giving life to the environments.
#The audio is very well done. The voice acting is near perfect and default ambiance sounds is well used.

I Think this is one of those mods few that manage expand and give more depth to the HL storyline without contradict the official games, kudos for that.

There is not much that could be improved.
I agree with Phillip and Kasperg that the lighting sometimes is both a little to dark and too bright. I also thought that the phasing not is perfect.
At first it is mostly about calm exploration (i like that), but when the shooting and running begins there is very little time to admire the beautiful environments and details, as Kasperg already has stated a few puzzles would slow down the phase and give time for relaxing and watching the scenery.

Great mod from start to end. I just wish it was longer : )

Thanks

10/10

Fan-TASTIC!

The last two battle sets were TOUGH. I tried several times to conquer the hunter in the small courtyard when you emerge from the tunnel. Finally, I set the difficulty to easy and just made it through. Health was down to about 5-6.

The final battle was intense. Enjoyed the challenge!