There was a Half-Life mod called The Specialists that I played ages ago. It was a Matrix-inspired arena shooter. There was only one map, but it was well done and I got a tremendous amount of gameplay out of it. The bullet timing mechanic was wild. At the time I'd never seen something like that in a multiplayer game.
I was kind of hoping this demo would include something similar, but this looks more like a cinematic than anything. Then again I'm too old to play games like that now. Civilization and Railway Empire are more my speed.
EDIT: Here's a gameplay video if you're interested.
There eventually were many maps in the game. The lobby one might be the best for role playing The Matrix, but the game also had Castor Troy as a player model so the theme was a bit more broad.
This was one of my favorite games for a while. I was part of a “clan” and played tournament games — even made my own website for the whole thing. It sucked up a lot of my time for a summer or two.
They will feel nostalgia but I don't think playing the specialists, a niche mod for a pastime at that time, is the same as playing fortnite, an heavily marketed locked-up game with a world audience.
https://www.moddb.com/mods/the-specialists
I was kind of hoping this demo would include something similar, but this looks more like a cinematic than anything. Then again I'm too old to play games like that now. Civilization and Railway Empire are more my speed.
EDIT: Here's a gameplay video if you're interested.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8V4IQlb0zc