2012 Vidya Gaem Awards (2013 TV Special)

Diplo: Self - IP Twist Award

Quotes 

• Self - IP Twist Award : To say this game came out of nowhere would be both right and horribly wrong. After almost 8 years in development, what was once a hotly talked about project was released to little fanfare. So what did we get? Surprisingly, everything that was promised. Black Mesa took the story of Half-Life, and re-imagined the earth sections in the updated Source engine. Clunky sections were cut down, weapons were enhanced, and jumps were crouched. Black Mesa's strength was that it wasn't a shot-for-shot remake made by fans with rose-tinted-glasses. It was made how a remake should be; by analysing the original, removing the bad, improving on the good, and making meaningful additions along the way. Black Mesa offers us a better way to experience the opening story of the Half-Life saga and wins our IP Twist Award.