Good ol' LAN-ing

After a series of mostly down and bummer events for the previous week, it was gr8 that I finally caught up with HH over dinner. This was followed with an overnight LAN marathon, with XK joining in our party, something which we used to do in our 4D days. Of course the sore difference is our gaming numbers weren't as large as they used to be (Damn I still can remember the times when half my class would crash the LAN shop in Coronation Plaza!) and it's so hard to play with friends nowadays (work commitment plus the idea that guys our age shldn't be doing this cos it's the world for teenagers!!). And rightly so cos it was army boys and kids who dominated the scene. But I really needed this break or any sort of break...perhaps to forget just how shitty, practical and troubled the real world is or maybe perhaps to re-live the good ol' days in sec. sch of carefree-ness that have long been lost.

Anw rantings aside, some crap stuff on that night. Firstly, I noticed there were quite a number of obese guys in the LAN shop, whom I swear are the perfect embodiment of Eric Cartman and the hard-core obese WoW player in the South Park episode of "Make Love, Not Warcraft"!! HH and I cldn't help but chuckle at that. A short clip to show what I mean...

Secondly, tried my hand in playing Red Alert 3. Always liked trying out new stuff at LAN centres! Crazy non-too-serious C&C fun as always expected from the franchise..


The other game that got us hooked was Left 4 Dead, this new recently released FPS which is incredibly satisfying and engaging. Definitely one of the best games I have tried in terms of multi-player online playing experience. (erm...exclude MMORPGS pls) And of course, who doesn't like blowing up zombies especially after watching movies like Dawn of the Dead and 28 Weeks Later?


A good review which accurately sums up my thoughts on the game