Thursday, February 19, 2009

Work Day Gym Session 19/02/2009

Work Day Gym Session 19/02/2009

I got into the gym about 6:30 pm and got off the gym about 8:00 pm, total time spent in the gym = 1 hour 30 mins.

My workout routine is as follows:

Dips + Front squats (Super-set)
4x15 @ body weight (squats)
4x15 @ body weight (dips)

Elevated pushups:
4x15 @ body weight


10 mins on inclined strider @ resistance level = 10
10 mins on inclined strider @ resistance level = 12
10 mins on inclined strider @ resistance level = 14
1 min on inclined strider @ resistance level = 8
* Resulted in 300 calories burned and 3.2 km strided.

10 mins on exercise bike @ resistance = 10
20 mins on exercise bike @ resistance = 12
5 mins on exercise bike @ resistance = 8
* Resulted in 200 calories burned and 6.5 km cycled.

I am unsure whether I will be hitting the gym tomorrow. However, if I do go to the gym tomorrow, I will focus on both shoulder and legs as per usual.

FEAR 2: Project Origin

Recently, I have completed the game known as FEAR 2 within 3 days of casual gaming. Although it was about 12gb (comes in 2 DVD9s), the gameplay was pretty generic and the story was even more confusing the Fear 1 and its expansion packs.

1. Start menu of Fear 2
Start men

2. An annoying person you will see throughout the game
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3. Dark hospital area during the start of the game
Dark hospital area

4. Outdoor scenery for Fear 2
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5. A bus just crashed here?
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6. After the nuclear blast, reminds me of Japanese Anime "Akira"
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7. Having fun killing clones in the power armor.
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*This is armed with 4 machine guns and rockets which replenish themselves, prone to overheat while using the machine guns.

8. In the APC with 3 other teammates
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*In horror games, most characters will die anyways leaving the main character alone with his struggle.

9. Starting position outside of an elementary school
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10. Alternate start menu after completing 50% of the game
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11. Hallucinating to the maximum in the game
Hallucinating to the maximum
* One would think that the main character has been taking drugs constantly. Uh wait he did have a lot of injections earlier.

11. Weird place to have an elevator platform
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12. The main character is going to be in that monstrosity (ie. the amplifier)
The amplifier

13. The final showdown between good and evil
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* I think this showdown is pretty cliche anyways.

14. The endgame, I'll leave this for you to find out what's it about.
End game scene
* A very disappointing ending for me and a very weird one as well.

My take on FEAR 2 Project Origin, a decent game but has been done better in other FPS. Hence, I give it a rating of 7.5/10 score.

Pros:
1. Good atmosphere
2. Intuitive controls
3. Scary moments (but not for me since I am quite used to horror games)
4. Play great on lower end PC like mine.

Cons:
1. Very linear route and small levels
2. Routine, feels the same throughout the game.
3. 12GB of data but graphics look decent only.

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