Behold! My mighty hand will open that stubborn pickle jar.

This post is short as I’m at the tail of a 90-hour work week. Tonight (Sunday) I got to take a break and play a game. Since I felt pretty beat up, I figured a little Black & White could make me feel like the king of all creation. After spending 30 minutes getting it to work on Windows XP I felt my divine power fading fast. Once it was running, I took a moment to digest just how far we’ve come in video gaming since 2001 when Black & White was considered the pinnacle of graphical quality in gaming. And even though we have come a long way, the game is still quite lovely. The opening training session is still annoying as ever with the good and bad consciences telling you how to use the mouse and get around. Fortunately, once you get past that, it’s all “Behold My Glory” time.

More to come on my godly exploits. The release of Black & White 2 is scheduled for October 4 so maybe I’ll finally wrap this game up before then. Stop laughing, it could happen.