Runic beyond the “Great Firewall”

Yesterday’s launch of the new patch also happened to coincide with the launch of four members of Runic into the air and towards “The Middle Kingdom.” If my riddles confuse you, let me clue you in with a copy of the latest post from the official Torchlight site:

And they’re off!

Members of Runic Games are en route to China today, spending 10 days in Beijing and Shanghai visiting our partners.

This is Technical Artist Adam Perin’s first trip to China which inspires a lot of glee around the office – Adam is the most notoriously finicky eater we have ever met. Subsisting primarily on mac ‘n’ cheese, fries, and cheap beer, it’s only a matter of time before he dies of scurvy.

Eating in China would be a cuisine adventure for anyone, but for Adam it’s more like truth or dare. We’re daring him to challenge the boundaries of his consumption habits – maybe by a nanometer or so. Here are Adam’s thoughts on the matter:

We want you to add your opinion! Check out the poll on our forums to vote for what you think Adam should eat!

Check back often, we’ll keep you updated with photos from the trip. Bon Voyage, boys!

But the fun doesn’t end there!

A post on the official forums encourages people to vote on what Adam should try to eat while in China.

Poll options

Donkey
Jellyfish
Chicken Feet
Something with an exoskeleton

That all was yesterday, of course. Today we have an update directly from Adam on how the trip has gone so far:

Oh hey guys and gals,

Last night when we (marsh, me, max and erick) finally landed and checked into our hotel, our hosts, perfect world, took us out for some amazing food. Some of it made me uncomfortable (not hard) but all in all there was some really great and interesting food to try. You can cross jellyfish off the list. It was interesting is the best way to put it. Far chewier than I expected. Weird chewy ocean cabage is what it felt like. And although this wasnt my favorite there was really great spicy tofu, great super spicy chicken, and we had a bowl of beefs in spicy oil like Omnifas suggested. I think me being vegetarian is going to have to take a break while being here… I dont think it is even possible… plus it would be a shame to pass up trying so many new things.

Cant see twitter here in china so Im not sure how the images turned out we sent but we are having a great time so far. Im off to breakfast… you think they will have pancakes

-adam