Black Mesa | Geeks Under Grace
Maurice Pogue writes,
"As I make my way through the science labs, through the toxic waste processing plants, through military installations, and through mountainous desert, I yearn to be consumed utterly by Valve’s brilliant scripting, level design, and emergent narrative throughout the entire Half-Life franchise. I realize that I miss Gordon Freeman though he does not even so much as grunts or groans when he is shot or lands from a too-high place. I miss the awkward moments when Alyx glances at Gordon (or is she looking at me, that coy seductress!) with contorted eyebrows and abashed flashes of teeth that might pass as a smile because there ain’t no time for batting eyes because the Combine is coming. I miss the Alaskan Malamute-like howls of D0G as I also miss spelling its name. And of course, I miss Eli, and demand to know what will happen next."
