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Another Friday, another set of pictures…

Terminator Salvation

Before we start, I’m not some obsessed Terminator fan.  I’ve seen them all and I enjoyed them all, but I’m not some rabid fanboy so bare that in mind while reading this review.  If you don’t like the movie because they destroyed your childhood memories of Terminator or some shit, then don’t bother reading this review.

Now, with that out of the way, I really did love the new Terminator.  It was a bit of a surprise as I really wasn’t sure how well it would turn out after the lackluster affair that was Terminator 3.  I was pretty keen for it since I knew Christian Bale would pull a great performance and I had high hopes for Sam Worthington.

I don’t want to carry on too much about the plot as there are a few (fairly predicatable) twists throughout.  On a general note though, the action was really quite intense.  Keep your eye out for one particular scene in the beginning with one long tracking shot of John Connor running to a helicopter, jumping in and taking off.  The camera actually follows the helicopter up into the air.  It’s a very well done shot and you’ll see why when you watch the movie.

Everything about the way the movie is made is very impressive, right down to the colour shifting used to bring more silver into every frame.  It works a treat and gives the whole film a very industrial, futuristic feel.

In short, you should probably go see this movie, even if you didn’t like the other three much.  It’s done in a very different style, and is probably closest in overall atmosphere to the original Terminator.  That being said it’s still quite a unique take, with very serious overtones and only a spattering of humour offered throughout.

Please, please don't be a terrible and shitty game

As I mentioned in one of my other updates, I’ve been reading a LOT about Diablo III lately, and figured I would post an entry detailing why exactly I’m so excited about it.

Diablo & Diablo II

Both Diablo and Diablo II were amazing games with a lot of replay value, meaning I played the absolute shit out of them.  That being said there were a lot of annoyances that will hopefully be removed in Diablo III.  Of the few I can remember, these ones stick out the most:

• No ability to “link” items to others in multiplayer, meaning you have to manually type out the stats, or drop it for the player to check out themselves.  Neither is really very convenient.
• ‘Tetris-style’ inventory resulting in constant juggling of inconsistently sized items to free up more space.
• Skills & stats are set in stone and all changes are permanent making it very easy to completely ruin a character.
• Resolution permanently set to a maximum of 800×600 (or 640×480 in the case of Diablo).
• No real incentive to apply stat points and/or skill points as you get them.  The player can effectively hoard their points and them place them all into some really high skill.
• No real indication of whether an item is worth keeping to sell or not.  Picking up a magic item, then identifying it and selling it can often leave you at a loss, if you had to purchase a Scroll of Identify.  Gay.

As you can see I whine a lot, but I really do love both the games.  The good news is ALL except one of the above points have been confirmed as solved in the newest Diablo.

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You may have noticed by now that I make a lot of updates on Fridays.  This is basically because it’s often the quietest day at work, meaning I usually wind up with some extra time to spend on shit like this.  I am trying to think of some regular content to add each week (similar to Bikini Friday, but on other days) so if anyone reading this has any ideas, feel free to drop in a comment and let me know.

This week I’ve been reading up a lot on Starcraft II and Diablo III.  I’m so looking forward to both of those games it’s ridiculous.  I have a big update in the wings about Diablo III and I’ll do one for Starcraft II, just in case you’re not up on the latest and want to know what’s happening with the two games.

Anyway, since this allowed Essendon to win last time I did it, I’m going to say:

“GO THE BOMBERS!”  Good luck vs. Geelong guys.

Go the mighty Bombers!

That woman is disgusting.