The Apocalypse

I really enjoyed this mod. It has some excellent atmosphere, decent story, and fun stealth gameplay. My only real complaint is that the ending is somewhat underwhelming, but besides that everything was great. I hope that the creator of this mod continues to expand the Lunar Descent universe and I cant wait to play their next mod! 9/10.

The story is what you would expect. You've got a weird nebula out in space, the crew goes crazy, and now you arrive to find out what's going on. You know how this goes.

The inventory system is pretty neat. It seems to hijack HL2's weapon system where your weapons are your inventory items, and using an item is the same as firing your "weapon".

The game's difficulty is very easy. Yes, the game handicaps you by never letting you sprint, and no, this doesn't matter. You only ever need to deal with one enemy at a time, enemies can walk as fast as you, and they forget you exist when you hide in a vent or close a door in their face. I also had one time where I jumped on a pile of crates and the guy just stopped attacking me and walked off.

This doesn't mean you should let them get close, though. They can demolish you in seconds if they are able to smack you, and they can smack you for lesser damage if they are right behind you during a chase. Despite this, they aren't very threatening. I was never able to lock them in a room, but they are pretty easy to evade.

Just for giggles, I wanted to see if anything would happen if I actually went back to the shuttle when the captain told me to leave. Nope.

It can be a bit confusing where to go at times. I got lost in one part where you had to find three batteries, but I couldn't find the third. Turns out it was at the end of an out-of-the-way darkened hallway.

The flashlight is also limited use. The game is extremely generous in giving batteries to you, though. Same with medkits and other healing items. There was one part where I couldn't sneak past one guy so I just kept chugging wine while the guy slapped me until I reached the safe zone.

All in all, a pretty good mod for an afternoon.