Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Spring Break Update

So I've been in Washington D.C. visiting the other half of DinGi, Weison. It's been pretty fun so far, with plenty of sightseeing and gaming. We've seen the amazing D.C. subway, which in terms of quality puts the NY Metro to shame. Similar to comparing Blizzard's games to the majority of EA games; EA may have variety, but it lacks the average quality. There's also the International Spy Museum, Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, and the National Museum of Natural History; pretty sick stuff, I definitely recommend the spy museum if you're ever in D.C.. I've also seen the Washington Monument and the White House, but I still have yet to join a protest and bring my own sign. We did see some of the snipers at the White House (that or some very random people on top of the roof). Black outfits just don't seem to blend very well.

As to the other activities we've been up to, gaming is still what takes our free time. I've picked up a couple new games, the main one being Synergy, a Half-Life 2 mod. If you've ever played Sven Co-op, it's pretty much the source equivalent of it. Fun as hell, with great co-op where you can play through HL2 or other custom maps with friends online. Another HL2 mod we've tried is Age of Chivalry, a good mod based on medieval combat but a bit slow paced. It's like an escalator, you love the free ride but if only it'd go faster. That said, every subway station in DC has an escalator to bring you up and down. Damn they got it good.

I'll update a bit more in a few days, there still some other games and movies I want to talk about.

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