[Game] First glance at Diablo 3

Although I've waited so long to hear this news, I didn't know it until 10 days after it is officially announced at Blizzard homepage. There were rumors before saying Blizzard has given up on Diablo series, while I believed that they wouldn't, since World of Warcraft and Starcraft II are, after all, of very different genres and attract different groups of people than those who play Diablo series. I for example, am immune to Starcraft, nonchalant to Warcraft III and do not dare to try WOW more than a few hours with the free demo. But having indulged in Diablo II for quite a few years with dozens of characters above lvl 90, Diablo III has been THE computer game I look forward to the most, yet fear its addictive factor also the most.

The first glance at this long waited, and to-be-longer-waited game is mostly satisfying, but not perfect. The graphics have certainly improved greatly, much like Baldur`s Gate or Titan Quest (THQ)---- since I have been playing Titan Quest: Immortal Throne till the beginning of this year, and it was developed by part of Diablo II crew members, let's do a comparison in between these two games. Diablo III design does remind me quite a bit of THQ. The quality of graphics matches, the male-female character choices of each class, the unique way of enemy's deaths, the witch doctor's resemblance to Spirit-Earth-Nature class and more-- I am glad Diablo 3 has taken in some great merits of THQ (and maybe some other games of ARPG). What are even better include more character designs (compared to only 1 male and 1 female in THQ), random maps (same as D2), interactive environment ( falling walls crashing enemies is VERY cool), tons of enemies ( limited in THQ so that you have to make personalized quests in order to lvl up after lvl75 ), and guaranteed better online play on battlenet (one ultimate problem of THQ...). And I am sure that Blizzard will not fail us to provide unlimited fun of finding loot, better than any other game out there. What's lacking for D3 at this moment though, is the feature to have the enemies fly high in the air upon a massive damage, which is a lot of fun in THQ. Also without the ability to choose from more than one class at one time, D3 is not going to have as many classes as THQ (7x7-7=42 different kinds). There are only 5 classes announced at this point, with 2 new classes. That makes you curious, doesn't it, --which are the two classes they eliminated from D2? My guess is necromancer's probably gone. Barb is definitely there, and I don't think any of the sorceress or amazon can be eliminated. Well, we'll see, they can always make a change, and there's always an expansion as a tradition ^ ^b

My biggest concerns are first, whether this time the online play of D3 will still be kept the same as D2, i.e. FREE. For a hardcore fan like me, even if it is not, I'll probably still play it; but if it is free, I can see myself addicted in it for another a few years ^ ^;;; My second biggest concern is everyone else's concern: WHEN will it come out? Unfortunately it's a question even Blizzard may not be able to answer at this point of development. My estimate is 3 years, and I find myself quite optimistic among friends _____orz But you know, it's Blizzard ^_^a Even so, I am still very, very happy about it. No matter how long, I'll wait for it. Waiting for something like that, knowing that it IS coming, is worth my patience, always :)))

[火星物] 漫游07年最OTA/内涵的一句话

不是我装B，老实说漫游许多第一人称内涵帖若不打黑版就糟糕得应当地图炮，否则就如一群蛋疼的怪叔叔被LOTAI发 好人卡后基情大发，不躲去角落看真人版无修正的大邪神补魔，却马上黑化并逆天地在公众场合裸(哗~)却没有KEEP OUT，杂鱼们还在一旁“GJ”、“满赛”、“D.V.D.”地助威，完全不知道便当两个字该怎写，真是有够河蟹，拜托，做人别那么广电总局，让这我治愈 星人不禁祭起支书宝具，宁愿转学找个作画崩坏祖国版去脑内补完，顺便坚信自己是POPGO唯一CJ的人。

前阵子想再看看却找不到了的，今天偶尔在某篇草稿里找到了XD

请问看官你看懂了多少其中的动漫论坛术语？ 是说当时就能看懂90%以上的我真是没救了。。。
今年的还得加上以nice boat为代表的新一代jargon。 好久没去popgo的我现在必定已经落伍了~

[小说翻译]はじまりの春（初始的春天）

前言：

会动手翻译这篇小说的动机， 70%是出于对神无月的忠诚，15%是想要继续学习一点日语，最后的15%是想要挽救自己日益退步的中文写作水平orz。
所以诸位看官们如果看到翻译上的差池，语言上的尴尬，拍砖的时候稍微轻那么一点，不胜感激~~~



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《はじまりの春》

原作： 介錯

著： 植竹須美男

中文翻译： 忘川

姬宫千歌音 孤月诗

这里是剑之神社。
没有开始也没有结束。
沉默与寂静环绕的青白之国。
只有唯一的公主统治着的月之圣域。

那时起已经经过多长的时光了呢。
是只有眨眼的工夫？
还是流逝了千年？
我什么也不知道。也没有办法知道。
温度，颜色，形状，或是可以记录的时间。
但那颗青色星球上确实存在着的，是我非一个人留在这里不可的原因。

亲爱的你在笑着吗。
在春天温暖的阳光下，如同微风吹拂过的花儿那般。
可以请你绽放笑容吗？
在这个两人共同守护过的绿色星球上。
在这个没有大蛇的美好的世界里。

早起果然还是很辛苦吧？
有像早乙女同学这样活泼又好心的朋友叫你起床吗？
甜甜的蛋卷烧虽然好吃，可是也要注意身体。
摄影的爱好还在继续着吗？
今天又拍了些什么呢？
是花园？是夕阳？还是那最喜欢的小狗？

你的幸福。你的心愿。你的梦想。
那些是我的宝物。
比起世界，比起命运，比起我自己，重要得多得多的。。。。。。
我最心爱的公主。
将水中倒映着的月之巫女的我。
将罪孽深重动摇踌躇的我。
将不安颤抖少女情怀的我。
全盘接受的你。
紧紧，紧紧地拥抱在怀中的你。
笑着说"没关系"的你。
说着"我爱你"并给予亲吻的你。
无论相貌和记忆变成什么样子，
绝对也会找到我，
如此发着誓的你。
你的温暖胜过几百个春天。
你的坚强胜过几千柄利剑。
你的微笑胜过几万支花朵。

你一定也在这个地方，如此地思念过我。
在这个如同冰封的圣地，为我而祈祷过。
只求我能够幸福。

所以我也要变得更强。
如同你那般坚强。

和大蛇无止境的战斗也好，
轮回的苦恼也好。
离别的泪水也好。
无穷无尽的孤独的时光也好。
罪孽深重的过去。 看不见的未来。不得不沉重的现在。
全部超越过去。
只为和如日光般的你，一生一次的约定。
因为那无论何时也支持着我，燃亮我心的，是你太阳般的光芒。





*说明：《はじまりの春》是由千歌音的诗起头，两人相遇的春天的故事为主干，最后以姬子的答诗结尾的一本小册子，总共10页左右，作为神无月限定版手办的特别附录，在07年夏季发售。辗转了一年多（发行延期了两次）才到了我的手上，其间给小洛添了不少麻烦，特此感谢小洛之前的费心，之后的割爱:) 具体呢。。。 前后的两段诗我一定会翻译，中间的看情况^ ^a

另：植竹大叔的少女情怀我自愧不如:-)

[闲谈] 7月会是个好月

原因如下：

7月2日 Slayers Revolution始播
7月3日-6日 Anime Expo 2008
7月6日 Mnemosyne最终话放送
7月25日 少女派别OVA第一卷发售
7月29日 圣母在上北美DVD第一卷发售
7月29日 Soul Calibur IV on Playstaion 3北美发售


个人基本安排：

Slayers Revolution按时追。
Anime Expo等具体日程出来后挑1，2天去。
Mnemosyne只要不烂尾就收DVD版本。
少女派别先看，等北美无码版（爆）
圣母在上早已预订了，等着邮过来。
Soul Calibur 4订了限定版，终于可以擦擦落在PS3上的灰尘了:D

如果再有空，就来翻译小说 ;-)