In an effort to keep my mind on not spending any money on non-essentials for the rest of the year and into 2025, I'm making a hashtag.

#BeatTheBacklog

I want to finally tackle most or all of the games I got at stupid sale prices but never made time for, or, in this case, games that threw a hissy fit on my QHD ultrawide or 4K monitors (I bought a 1080p monitor for streaming for Extra Life).

First up: Black Mesa, the fan remake of Half-Life 1.

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My first #BeatTheBacklog game, Black Mesa, is done.

Never played the original Half-Life. I figured if I ever made the time to do so, then the plot of Half-Life 2 would make a little more sense.

I was mistaken. The only thing in the sequel that now has a modicum more of clarity was the opening 30 seconds on the train.

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