FakeFactory's Cinematic Mod

FakeFactory's Cinematic Mod (often abbreviated as CM), also simply known as Cinematic Mod, is a mod that aims to improve Half-Life 2 and its episodes, and push the Source Engine's capabilities as far as possible. It was created and developed by German IT service employee Jürgen Vierheilig (aka FakeFactory). The current version is Cinematic Mod 2013 Final 1.24.

It has received criticism from many fans, mainly because of the character models and music not fitting with the universe of the Half-Life franchise and this is one of the reasons why many people hate "graphical mods".

Why It Sucks
NOTE: Some features of the mod are optional, but they are still bad features that were heavily criticised.
 * 1) The new character models are awful and they don't fit the Half-Life universe at all (for starters, the female NPC models are heavily oversexualized). Half-Life 2 was a revolutionary game for its time due to its artstyle and great character animation, but that's completely absent with these new models.
 * 2) Speaking of the artstyle, it completely misses the point of what the original artstyle was trying to convey.
 * 3) The new music is ripped directly from the Dark Knight trilogy soundtrack by Hans Zimmer.
 * 4) FakeFactory messed with a few weapons, and the new weapon changes are awful and broken. Some weapons have even been outright removed.
 * 5) There's suggestive photos on several walls in the game and even a dildo inside Alyx's room in Black Mesa East.
 * 6) The mod itself takes over 50 gigabytes of space.
 * 7) FakeFactory cannot take even the slightest bit of criticism, as he decided to stop working on the mod after Version 1.25 due to the mass criticism he received from angry fans.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) The mod is a good demonstration on how powerful the Source engine is.
 * 2) In response to fan criticism, later versions of the mod by default do not use any of the optional content. A main menu launcher is included for toggling the more controversial elements of the mod, allowing for a more canon-friendly experience.
 * 3) The version released for Gunship Mk. II's MMod is a big improvement over the original, as it removes many of the offensive content, and it doesn't touch the weapons and soundtrack. For the other content, use these mods.

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