Night at the Office- Half-Life

gofmaverick Says:
23 January 2006 at 10:17 pm

anyone want to write me a walkthrough?

This is too confusing.

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thinhle115 Says:
26 February 2006 at 7:57 pm

It’s not that confusing it just that you are doing something wrong.

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The Abandoned Workshops Says:
27 August 2006 at 11:39 am

Gameplay:
This one has a new storyline that has nothing to do with the Half Life storyline. You, the player, is trapped within the office you work at as terrorists have overtaken the building while you were working. The mod also includes new weapons such as a fire axe, AK and a few more. I found this one extremely fun to play through and enjoyed every second of it. You must try to survive and escape the place. It is non-linear as you can explore each floor to your own satisfaction in any order you wish, some areas are locked but can be accessed by the vents. Although, there are still key places you must go, such as finding the security guard to continue further with the story line. You can fight the terrorists although it can be risky since there are no health pickups anywhere and a few bullets can put you down. There’s a lot to do in the mod as well, and most of the time you find yourself back tracking to other areas and developing the plot a little further. Quite lengthy and worthwhile, great cut scenes and just plain fun. I recommended you try the training room first, as it also introduces the characters and you getting the job there

Design:
Average design throughout, the texturing is quite simple and each floor is basically the same shape with different rooms placed at different areas. Normal office objects with nothing too special to comment on either. Lighting is also simple as well, but is good as well. The character models also fit with the design, since both aren’t too detailed so nothing looks too out of place, and everything gives the general idea so it’s all good.

Conclusion:
A very enjoyable, non-linear mod that is fun throughout.

Rating:90%

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planetphillip Says:
27 August 2006 at 12:12 pm

There is a walkthrough on the author’s site.

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Kyle Johnston Says:
14 October 2006 at 5:29 pm

Rating: 5/5 + Excellence Award
Good: New everything (models, textures, sounds); 3 different endings; original idea/concept.
Bad: Somewhat short.

Review:
Night at the Office. That can mean many things, ranging from actually doing work you were supposed to do earlier in the week, to giving the new secretary some ‘tips’ on how to stay organized. This mod is neither of those. You are an administration assistant working for a courier company in a high rise office complex. One night, you discover that terrorists have entered the building and are moving quickly up the floors. You’re in a desperate scramble to halt the terrorists and save all the other employees. So thats the premise of Night at the Office, does the mod make it all the way to the 16th floor and become great? Or does it even leave the ground? Read on to find out.

NATO starts off great. With a new hazard course, you get to explore some of the floors used during the game. I would recommend going through it first, because you may not understand the rest of the story. Alright, here we go. I enjoyed NATO. There is all new material, from weapons (AK47, Shotgun, Flashlight, etc…), people models, textures (floor level descriptions, fun jokes in some places), and sounds (new voice-acting). They all fit well and make the levels fun. Enemies are logically placed around the building floors, with some patrolling, others taking a break, some talking on the radio, things like that. There are 3 endings possible with NATO, I’m not going to say what they are, because that would ruin the fun. And finally, Night at the Office isn’t another resonance cascade scenario in a secret government building mod either.

I believe this is the first time a mod has been located in one high-rise building. Its refreshing to see something so original. Another thing I should point out, is the scripting. It really adds to the experience and adds to the feel of the game. There are numerous extras that are included in the download package too. Fun screenshots of models, to a couple videos and some other stuff too. I think including this stuff was a good touch. Also, you have the option of using crosshairs of not. Make sure to read the readme when you download NATO.

To be honest, the only negative I can think of for NATO is the length. It’s certainly not as long as other mods, but the quality of the work makes up for the length I guess. If you really want to nit-pick, every time I pressed my ‘F’ key, the lambda logo would be sprayed, but this is completely subjective and I remedied that problem by unbinding my ‘F’ key (bring up the console, then type: unbind f). That could have been my own fault too though.

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piledriver Says:
18 April 2007 at 10:36 pm

Hmm. Yes original. Fun? Hmm. No health pickups means any damage or death is followed by a F7 and another try. and another. etc. On the medium setting this game is impossible to complete without dying a monotonous thousand times. If you like that, this is for you.
There is no crosshair available. Not even a choice of crosshair or not. It says so in the walkthrough.
The ‘hazard course’ is a walk across an office and a jump over a desk and screen to open a door!???
Graphics are basic, gameplay is not varied. Some may like NATO, it may be different but its not good. 2/5

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piledriver Says:
18 April 2007 at 10:39 pm

If you want original and fun, play Ispitatel4

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Zhouy Says:
27 June 2007 at 5:58 pm

I remember this mod, I just walked around without knowing where to go o_O

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poisonheadcrab Says:
04 November 2007 at 12:34 am

crapy voice acting for the terroists

PS I’m coming for you

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The Watcher Says:
22 December 2007 at 1:54 am

I didn’t really like this mod; I found it rather depressing (especially since the 2 possible endings have the same outcome), as well as somewhat boring most of the time. There are only a few HL mods that I don’t like, and this happens to be one.

It’s not a bad mod, but I guess the nature of it just didn’t agree with me…

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~Jazz~ Says:
26 August 2008 at 2:33 am

*Spoiler : I kind of tell the ending.. a bit..*

It’s an OK mod. But the ending is poorly executed, It’s one of those mods that say “Hey, you did all this crazy crap, now your going to die / fail anyway! Thanks for nothing!” So why even bother playing the thing in the first place IF YOUR GOING TO FAIL?! WHAT’S THE POINT?! Models are pretty LD but that doesn’t bother me because I rigged my own custom weapons. Overall, It’s not horrible but If you need a good time killer, I guess you can play it and be depressed about the ending. (Go under the Sewer grate)

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