Friday, July 25, 2008
It's been a bad week.
I broke my glasses (new one) again but luckily it's built to be destroyed. Bend it and it can be unbent..twist it and it can be untwisted..crack the sides open.. and yes, it can be put back together. Pretty cool glasses I would say albeit a lil' troublesome, having to go back to the optician to get it fixed up... but it saves up a lot since the frame can be reused again and again if the damage is not unsalvageable. I didn't like wearing glasses and still don't but I couldn't replace it with contact lenses either as you all know, I'm just that careless with delicate stuff. So, I'm left with only one option if I were to rid myself of this glasses burden - eye treatment, which the last time I checked, costs around RM 4000+.
I still prefer not wearing them.. See the difference?
There are plenty other mishaps this week.. like realising that I just missed Hancock, microsoft announcing FF XIII for the Xbox 360 (thus the series is no longer sony exclusive), petty stuff like that which I'm sure most of you don't bother about. I do..especially the latter. Microsoft must've stuffed wads of cash into Square-enix's pocket, quoted from NoobToob (a very fun and lively gaming podcast which I shall talk about later). It soils my sole reason for getting the PS3! Petty petty stuff I agree..compared to what the world is facing. I'm pretty selfish I'd say and hopefully that'll change as I age and mature :) Hopefully.. but for now...Why? Square-enix??! WHY?! You're supposed to be Sony's trump card!
No..I'm not done with complaining. My other complaints are as follow:
- Connection sucks like a feisty little leech, goes without saying, but still deserve a saying.
- I'm bored outta my mind and would try anything new and refreshing if given the chance. Not a good attitude I'd say, given the time we're in. Don't worry, I haven't sunk that low yet.
- And to top it off..I just came back from a losing streak of badminton with the uncles and aunties. Couldn't seem to focus with that little headache clogging my head up. Plus I broke the strings on my new asdacquet..yowch..
I'm guessing I should stop now since I'm sure the readers out there, if any, don't come here to "read" me whine about life. So on to the good parts of my life.
For the past 2-3 weeks, I've been playing quite a bit of Starcraft, a pc game which many would consider a classic. It didn't appeal to me when my friend played it ages ago but after seeing starcraft 2, I decided to give it a try..like there's anything interesting going on in my life right now. I gotta say, it's a great game, and should be put into PC games' hall of fame if it hadn't been done. Nice story, great gameplay, and decent graphic for an age old game. I just finished Starcraft, the original and am now indulging myself in brood wars which, imo, is not as good. The new units weren't as creative.. I mean.. devourer for the zerg which looks like a flying infested dragon, capable of shooting acid at air units but not at ground units..not really what I was looking for. But the lurker :) I like..very mucho. Heck..it's an age old game, and everyone gives it a thumbs up so why should I say otherwise. I'm really pumped about SC2 and hopes it'll be coming out this year. My only worry is that..will I be able to play it? PC games' graphic are getting more and more demanding. That's why I prefer to be a console gamer..just slot in the disc and play..no upgrades or whatsoever required. So here's to hoping I could and would be giving a review on it..if I could find the time to :P
Hydralisk: Alright! Huddle up! We'll do the choo choo train!
Zerglings: YEA!! Wooo WOO!
(reminds me of the time I did it in the scottish Ceilidh)
Below shows how I own with the Zerg..yes..my favourite unit is the guardian :)
The mission was to bring the crystals to the temple and later fend off the zerg from the temple(the zerg in blue is mine btw..mind control is awesome:) while the the heroes do their thang. I forgot to read the objectives and wiped out the entire zerg army instead..lol..
So I waited out the 15 minutes by having some fun with my forces. A random Z done with the arbiter's annoying skill..
My forces applaud my ability to own by spelling my initial :) Aww...
I don't understand why so many people like the protoss.. Sure..they do have fancy names..like zealot.. archons.. carriers.. *chokes*
Their units look nice and shiny.. oo.. shiny!
Talk about attracting attention!! We're in a war!
Not to mention they're oh sooooo EXPENSIVE..
And their units come with shields..but they cannot regenerate themselves like the zerg or how the humans heal and repair.. and it ticks me off when I see one my carriers.. damaged ..permanently.
Here's a scene I find particularly amusing.. a dragoon, having 4 legs for f's sake.. can't manouevre up/down a staircase.. Guess aliens can't comprehend how our simple contraptions work.. They prefer teleporting ya?
Sorry protoss fans.. I don't mean to diss the protoss but I do feel that the other 2 races deserve some love too.. especially the zerg :)
The final mission in the original game. After being pummelled on my first time playing this mission.. I paid it back a million fold to them.. yes.. I never forget a grudge..
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Initial attack, victory was sealed within minutes as the overmind wasn't really well protected.. Had to replay the mission as I didn't overkill them.. What's overkill you may ask..well.. it's killing more than what's necessary..
See the map? Not really clear.. but yea.. I wiped out the whole colony surrounding the overmind. Like this..
And rubbing it in their face by having only the 3 heroes slay the overmind.. like this..
I like all the races.. each has their own strengths and weaknesses.. but I'm intimately attached to the zerg. They're built to survive.. Plus.. I can do this <<, in a matter of seconds.. And no..I don't cheat, cause I ain't no cheater..
Ultralisk: Alright! Group photo before we take the temple!
oO .. one more thing. Anyone who feels like replaying starcraft, or maybe giving it a go, like me, try this trick which I just found out from a website. Keep clicking on a unit, protoss or terran preferably since they're not verbally challenged and you can listen to them say some funny stuff, mostly insider jokes.
An example.. artanis would say..
Stop poking me..
Do I look like an orc?
This is not WARCRAFT(another blizzard game)!!
I know it's not 3D!
Nerdy huh?
Like I care what you think...
I'm out!!
Fight on 4:14 AM
It's been a bad week.
I still prefer not wearing them.. See the difference?
Hydralisk: Alright! Huddle up! We'll do the choo choo train!
I, as defined by myself..