I'm not talking about playing a game and having someone watch. That can be fun because you get to look at pretty stuff and watch (basically) a movie, and there is plot and the occasional excitement of a boss fight. That's not what I was talking about with Terminator Salvation.
I'm talking about grinding: repetitive, directionless leveling just to be able to survive the finale. Only this movie didn't even get to the finale. It's not even as intellectually challenging as when you have to constantly restart a difficult boss battle, just killing shit over and over and over again until you get enough items to buy the good stuff you need or your character maxes out some stat. That movie was like watching someone double- and triple-check a room to be sure they haven't missed any items. We're talking about repetitive and dull, no highlights, no lowlights, just the same old, same old, for two hours.
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Date: 2010-03-01 09:31 pm (UTC)I'm talking about grinding: repetitive, directionless leveling just to be able to survive the finale. Only this movie didn't even get to the finale. It's not even as intellectually challenging as when you have to constantly restart a difficult boss battle, just killing shit over and over and over again until you get enough items to buy the good stuff you need or your character maxes out some stat. That movie was like watching someone double- and triple-check a room to be sure they haven't missed any items. We're talking about repetitive and dull, no highlights, no lowlights, just the same old, same old, for two hours.