10 hour shifts with 3 days off every week does have it’s merits. Coupled with having to shell out tons of funds in bills this week though, sitting in front of the computer for 2 days instead of going out for the rest of the weekend to save any remaining fun funds may or may not have been a bonus this week. I took it as a time to try lotsa new games. Free time at home if you will.
First was DOD. I told ack-ack what I thought about it. BF1942 it ain’t. Good free download though. A 1 hour distraction. Off to the TV and doing chores.
Then Madden 2003. Maybe Funky can explain it, I know the career mode with stats is supposed to be good, but I lost interest very quickly. I did learn to dig the Microsoft gamepad I got at a garage sale for a buck $1 though. And scoring a long run against the Bears WAS cool. I just missed the whole picture I guess.
Most important, I then I dug through the game pile and got out the “WWIIOL Reader Choice” box. I thankfully downloaded the entire new patch unlike last X-mas when I got the turd game for the second time. (I bought the initial release but I’ll not discuss that.)
The Reader Choice Edition CD second time around made me download patch after patch after patch via auto-update. This time I got the current patches, and installing it was a snap. I re-registered and went to offline to play.
It’s been said before, but getting a Saitek X45 and USB Pro CH Pedals to work is damn near impossible. Certainly a savvy computer gamer would figure it out, I kinda did, but my god, never did get it to work right.
I finally took off in a Hurricane C, and with full rudder deflection was able to fly through billboard trees. What is with that btw? I liked the speed sensation though, then I crashed because I couldn’t set it up nor hold the rudder anymore.
I also tried the tanks, the GUI is so intuitive isn’t it, lol. I at least started the tank.
I then went back to their webpage and tried to join the training group to find answers. I couldn’t get online, I guess no membership till I get an account, so no training. I did register; I’m still waiting for an email response. Well, I was, but now I won’t for the 3rd time deal with it.
The bottom line is regardless if this game is the best thing going, who is in charge of the interface and what is that position called?
Fire them and fast.