Gaming goodness, mini-brick

by Duf Anything and Everything

Yesterday at lunch I decided to try do a small training brick at the gym.  I hopped on a stationary bike and put in 5 miles at a good pace.  I then jumped on a treadmill and ran two miles at an 8:34 clip.  I felt pretty good through out and had a thoroughly sweat soaked shirt as testament to my effort.  I am hoping as I continue the training that I am able to stretch the run to 3 miles and still get the brick done under the time constraints of my lunch break.

As I was going at it I was watching The Longest Yard in the cardio theater, the newer one.  I forgot how much I enjoyed that movie, a total man flick.

I was surprised when I got home from work and saw a box from Gamestop by my front door.  It was my copy of Starcraft 2.  The game was just officially released on Tuesday, I expected to get my copy toward the end of the week.  It was a pleasant surprise.

I also got a surprise email yesterday morning from Blizzard, the makers of WoW.  They said I was selected as one of the few beta testers for the new expansion, Cataclysm.  Basically they give you access to the new game so you can check it out and report any bugs you find along the way.

I spent a good chunk of last night installing both games.  Both installations took a very long time.  Finally I got to play a bit of Starcraft 2 shortly before heading back to bed.  As expected the graphics for the game are fantastic.  The detail in the various buildings and units is awesome.  They also have maintained the basic control scheme which is a huge plus.  Even without playing Starcraft for at least 5 years I was able to step right back into it and have a base comfort with the controls.

I only played the first couple missions of single player mode so far.  I will surely offer up more opinions as I get deeper into the game.

I didn’t get a chance to play Cataclysm yet, it didn’t get finished downloading/installing until right before I went to sleep.  I told Ali that one of the new things in the games is a new race that can be selected, Worgen.

A Worgen is basically a werewolf.  With my reaction to full moons, Ali thought it would be quite appropriate for me to create a Worgen.

With my copy of Starcraft 2 I got some codes that allow someone to play either Starcraft 2 or WoW for 10 days for free to check them out.

If you have any interest in the codes let me know, first come, first serve.