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AusGAF 10 - Node Country for Old Men
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Sutton Dagger
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What? What's the local price?
Any benches? I've got a 670 and wondering what sort of increase I can expect?
Cliff Bleszinski
Jason West
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David Jaffe
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I take it you aren't into Metal Gear?
Was Hitler into Seinfeld?
He probably would have been if it was on TV back then.
I'm not. Everybody is into Seinfeld. Why wouldn't Hitler be?
I'm not into Seinfeld
Darren870
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Went to Purvis today, great selection!
Oh, I guess I get why you didnt like my jibes on Hitler in the past >.< YOU ARE HIM.
Why do car makers still have 'brouchures' on their webistes? What century is this? The one Hitler was born in?
Buying a new car us too daunting.
Also second hand cars are so expensive, 200k 5 years old and $5k off the new car price? tell em theyre dreamin.
Jables Swan
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reptilescorpio
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Must be a Tassie thing :/
Standard GTX 970 retail in the US is $330 RRP, $459 here in Australia.
Importing the EVGA card through Amazon costs a grand total of $378 Abbott bux. Posted to your door.
Performance specs!
Here's a handy graph, your 670 is rated at 65% of a 970. So not too bad but if you are having to turn down settings to get a decent framerate atm it would let you crank everything up.
I still have a lot of the old old stuff on a CD somewhere, copied the images off the website as I used to re-read them so often when I was drunk/bored back in my uni days lol
I really only read Gaz's stuff these days!
2 new cards, the top tier, fastest card around 980 and the lower end of the premium scale 970.
Standard GTX 970 retail in the US is $330 RRP, $459 here in Australia.
Importing the EVGA card through Amazon costs a grand total of $378 Abbott bux. Posted to your door.
Performance specs!
Here's a handy graph, your 670 is rated at 65% of a 970. So not too bad but if you are having to turn down settings to get a decent framerate atm it would let you crank everything up.
Yeah, and I still chuckle at their portal comic
I still have a lot of the old old stuff on a CD somewhere, copied the images off the website as I used to re-read them so often when I was drunk/bored back in my uni days lol
I really only read Gaz's stuff these days!
Although my GOAT is Sam & Fuzzy but the large arcs he shifted to meant I wanted to wait to digest them all at once, which led to me never going back lol 
You hate Metal Gear and the Vita?
Jesus Christ... I was with you on Destiny and The Phantom Menace but this I cannot abide by.
Why are you so full of hate?
There are people here who claim to like Phantom menace, yes.
So I recently listened to the album In the Aeroplane over the Sea for the first time recently and holy shit it is amazing.
I'm going back to my bubble where i didn't know about this.
Btw you can get fifa 15 for ps4 for 45$ delivered from dick smith, won't find it cheaper than that for ages
Jables Swan
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Probably. People seem to like movies like Transformers, Pirates of the Carribean sequels, John Carter etc. Why not TPM?
ThoseDeafMutes
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reptilescorpio
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The Phantom Menace is a shit movie, but it's way better than the other 2. The 2nd prequel is without a doubt one of the worst movies I've ever seen in terms of enjoyment.
I don't recall any of it, but isn't the 3rd one supposed to be the best, if what you're saying is true, then I'm glad I don't remember any of it.
The voice acting in D4 is terribly amazing.
Sutton Dagger
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Must be a Tassie thing :/
2 new cards, the top tier, fastest card around 980 and the lower end of the premium scale 970.
Standard GTX 970 retail in the US is $330 RRP, $459 here in Australia.
Importing the EVGA card through Amazon costs a grand total of $378 Abbott bux. Posted to your door.
Performance specs!
Here's a handy graph, your 670 is rated at 65% of a 970. So not too bad but if you are having to turn down settings to get a decent framerate atm it would let you crank everything up.
I still have a lot of the old old stuff on a CD somewhere, copied the images off the website as I used to re-read them so often when I was drunk/bored back in my uni days lol
I really only read Gaz's stuff these days!Although my GOAT is Sam & Fuzzy but the large arcs he shifted to meant I wanted to wait to digest them all at once, which led to me never going back lol
Brilliant, thanks for that.
Yeah mate I'm still fucking digesting it. I can live with the knock on call but the SBW knock on and SKD obvious shepherd let go towards the end were the real killers. No wonder they floated the idea of a conspiracy last year, also the post game interviews... ugh.
Sad
reptilescorpio
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I was blazed out of my mind when we went to the release and I still fell asleep after like half an hour.
We all did.
It's got some redeeming qualities but most of it is schlock. Just throwing shit at the wall in terms of visuals to the point where it just becomes a painful blur to your mind.
The 'big' showdown goes for fucking forever and is on the same level as Transformers in terms of empty, hollow action.
reptilescorpio
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Yeah they did okay with absolutely terrible dialogue and ZERO idea what was going on in the scene around them since so much was green screen. Neeson especially.
Feels like an adventure movie at some points, which was enjoyable for me in those patches of time. The plot and pacing is painful though.
The other morning I did a snap poll of everyone in the office about what Space action movie they liked best.
Most people chose Star Wars, but one guy chose Star Wars PREQUELS.
AND YET I WAS THE MONSTER FOR SAYING HE SHOULD BE FIRED
Sutton Dagger
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If anyone is interested in buying a Gigabyte gtx 670 for $180 shipped let me know. I've got all the original packaging.
I want to upgrade to the 970.
I want to upgrade to the 970.
Thats pretty much my standpoint.
ClivePwned
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It's complicated.
I find TPM pretty ordinary and prefer the other two prequels (which still have a looooot of problems with direction, pacing, acting and script but aren't as bad as TPM)
TPM would be thought of much more highly without one character who just isn't needed.
In the pantheon of the six current star wars films, TPM is the one that came out with the most hype, and the most level of disappointment since they were hoping for so much more. I find this silly since the special editions proved George Lucas had developed a tin ear. Actually, RotJ had proven that. Everyone was hoping for another Empire, would settle happily for A New Hope, but got a leaden Return of the Jedi.
That said, when I compare TPM to other SF and Fantasy movies, I would rather watch TPM than The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug, which is truly awful. I vastly prefer Game of Thrones than anything Tolkien but DoS is spectacularly woeful, even worse than the first Hobbit movie and far worse than the LotR, whose main problem is terrible pacing. At this stage I don't know if I'll bother with the last Hobbit.
Putting TPM up against other SF movies of the 90's. TPM is on a level with Star Trek Insurrection (watchable but nothing special), Independence Day (silly goofy action). The audience had a right to expect more from a Star Wars film.
I'm looking forward to a George Lucas free Star Wars, but expectations need to be in check. Also, you tend to enjoy things more if you don't go into them hyped up.
Gazunta, I'm reading my hard copy of your book right now. You ARE a monster.
I find TPM pretty ordinary and prefer the other two prequels (which still have a looooot of problems with direction, pacing, acting and script but aren't as bad as TPM)
TPM would be thought of much more highly without one character who just isn't needed.
In the pantheon of the six current star wars films, TPM is the one that came out with the most hype, and the most level of disappointment since they were hoping for so much more. I find this silly since the special editions proved George Lucas had developed a tin ear. Actually, RotJ had proven that. Everyone was hoping for another Empire, would settle happily for A New Hope, but got a leaden Return of the Jedi.
That said, when I compare TPM to other SF and Fantasy movies, I would rather watch TPM than The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug, which is truly awful. I vastly prefer Game of Thrones than anything Tolkien but DoS is spectacularly woeful, even worse than the first Hobbit movie and far worse than the LotR, whose main problem is terrible pacing. At this stage I don't know if I'll bother with the last Hobbit.
Putting TPM up against other SF movies of the 90's. TPM is on a level with Star Trek Insurrection (watchable but nothing special), Independence Day (silly goofy action). The audience had a right to expect more from a Star Wars film.
I'm looking forward to a George Lucas free Star Wars, but expectations need to be in check. Also, you tend to enjoy things more if you don't go into them hyped up.
Gazunta, I'm reading my hard copy of your book right now. You ARE a monster.
keep it up
ThoseDeafMutes
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TPM has irritating child actor Anakin. AOTC has angsty creepy romance Anakin. But AOTC also has more consistently good action and a better plot. Neither of them are good movies but I'll take AOTC any day.
ROTS is better than both by a comfortable margin, it's a solid film. Not great but not bad.
ROTS is better than both by a comfortable margin, it's a solid film. Not great but not bad.
How old was the person in question? Not that would excuse him of his wrong opinion. I can't comprehend how you could pick the prequels.
That said sounds like you work at a pretty fun place, making the intern play lego and all.
On the topic of lego, should I spend 7.5 on lego the movie the game. I've had an urge to play that one for some reason.
FormallyMegadrive
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the fuck is wrong with the pirates of the caribbean sequels. sure theyre not as good as the original but fucking hell, theyre still great, fun movies
ClivePwned
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The first movie was funny. The sequels just went for epic stupidity rather than having much humour.
The first 2 sequels were bearable, that last one was utter garbage.
roosters93
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yeew glad you liked it
Apparently Linklater is making a spiritual sequel to Dazed & Confused with college kids so I expect more great things to come.
Area 7 are still around huh? wow
Jables Swan
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I didn't enjoy the Lego Movie the Game. Lego Marvel is probably the best one.
I really enjoyed the first Pirates movie, ignoring the bloated run time, but the sequels just sucked the fun out of it for me. They gave more time to characters I didn't care for and just got even more bloated. Depp got worse and worse in each one too.
I NEED to see this.
Damn it I've got a friend's going away party. Otherwise I'd totally be up for ruining your lives further. Next time!
(Yes, late response..I know..I know....scum of the earth etc.)
Not as late as mine lol. I'll allow it this time, but leave all of next year free in case RadGAF calls.
Damn I've got lego marvel, played it for 5min and i couldn't get into it. I was hoping that the movie the game would be more up my ally. I really likee undercover, and the movie the game looked similar.
What was it that you didn't like about it. I probably prefer the more traditional lego setting over superheroes
What was it that you didn't like about it. I probably prefer the more traditional lego setting over superheroes
Poimandres
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Seriously? They are bloated self absorbed turds. Both films are too long, have way too much Keira Knightley and take themselves way too seriously. The first film was nothing special but at least it was fun. Good effects in Dead Man's Chest, but that's about the only good thing I have to say about those sequels.
Have you played Lego city undercover? It was my first Lego game I played for more than a few hours. I tried to play marvel when it came out and some of the others and they just seem awful in comparison
Jables Swan
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I should give the Lego Movie game another chance but I had just sunk over 40 hours into the Marvel one and it was totally different.
Haven't played Undercover. Heard good things. Will definitely check it out at one point. My favourite is still the original Star Wars ones but Marvel is up there. I don't like Harry Potter, so I couldn't get into those ones. Batman games are fun and I didn't like the Lord of the Rings ones as much.
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