And it won’t cost you an arm or a leg
What happens when you combine the world’s most popular toy brand with one of the most influential first-person shooters of all time? That’s right, you getLEGO Half-Life 2. If you ever wondered what it’d be like to take on the Combine or seek the Vortigaunt’s help as one of the Danish company’s little plastic figures, wonder no more.
The mod is available on theSteamworkshop (thanks,PCGamesN) and comes from userNot Dave or Daniel. It’s described as a “full conversion” project that basically swaps out majorHalf-Life 2characters forLEGOfigurines. It seems the modder is aiming to eventually replace all the characters in the game, but the images so far show that a few have already been done.
Fans ofHL2will recognize theLEGOfacsimiles of Dr. Kleiner, Alyx Vance, Father Grigori, and even the mute protagonist himself, Gordon Freeman. The mod is available to download for free now, and it sounds like there are going to be some updates in the future.
So are we gonna talk about..?
Look, it’s nearly impossible to talk aboutHalf-Lifewithout mentioning the whereabouts of the long-awaited third entry. It’s been 16 years sinceEpisode Two, and it’s safe to assume that a new game in the series is not happening. In fact, back in 2017, ex-Valve writer Marc Laidlaw basically gave away what was likely to be theplot ofHalf-Life 3, perhaps in an attempt to appease fans who were still waiting.
It’s just not coming. We have to accept that. But at least the games that are out are still getting a lot of love. Between theray tracing version ofHalf-Lifeand thisLEGOmod, Black Mesa and its inhabitants remain in the gaming consciousness.
