The iconic Half-Life monorail opening deserves its own lengthy academic ramble
Hello. Good day. Welcome. Yes, do come in. Sit down. Anywhere. No, just find a seat anywhere. Yes, there’s fine. Yes, I know it’s cold today, but the heating will come on soon. Right. Did everyone read the required text for this lecture? Good. There wasn’t any. Today, we’ll be discussing Valve’s influential 1998 first-person shooter Half-Life. And by “discuss,” I mean I’ll be talking while you sit there and look intrigued — maybe stroke your chins or excitedly scribble notes or something. Yes, this is indeed a flimsy…