Since then, however, the team has stayed quiet.
When the first half of the Black Mesa mod was released in 2012, fans were able to play through a familiar game in a completely new way. That's why the Black Mesa mod is so perfect: it kept the original Half-Life gameplay intact while reworking everything about the presentation: new character models, new textures, new everything. Granted, the game was made in 1997, but still - it just doesn't look that good by today's standards. It's the presentation that hasn't really stood the test of time: there are only a few different character models, textures are either blurry or muddy (or both), and everyone looks like they're made of cardboard.
Not the gameplay or the level design, mind you - Half-Life still contains some of the best first-person shooter gaming ever. Let's face it: the original Half-Life hasn't aged all that well.
