Black mesa: Real/ City 17: Made up

[DEATH eVADER]

I heard many people and publishers refer to City17 as "Fictional". Why did Valve decide to use a real location for BMRF (ironocally at Black Mesa, Arizona. It overlooks Lake Powell), and then make up a city for City17 (PCZONE said it was in North Central Europe, whilst other publishers say it is in Eastern Europe)

Using the concept of the Icebreaker ship, I personally believe thats in Northern Central Europe

I always thought that it would be much more harder making up a place, rather than use photos to recreate a location.

Any info on this idea that Valve decided to take

 

[The Mullinator]

Actually there was/maybe still is a City-17, although Valve most likely never moddeled City-17 after it.

Take a look at the link in my sig and you should see what I mean.

 

[Pitbul]

maybe they used ideas from each Black Mesa around the world.

 

[The Dark Elf]

City 17 is probably based on a real place, only the name has obviously been changed. For reasons that'll be explained in the storyline no doubt

 

[Champ]

Gabe said they got their inspiration from real photographs, so even though the name is changed, there must be something similar to it. Oh, and the Black Mesa in Half-Life is situated in New Mexico, so that's kinda the same.

 

[BabyHeadCrab]

city 17 seems like one of the last remaining resistence cities to me.....