Wichi Dude

GAMES

The game I talked about here came in this week as promised.  It is now in my possession.  And while there, another game that had my attention was on a "Managers Special" sale for about a third the regular price.  Picked it up as well.  Not bad considering the "Limited Collectors Edition" was less than the regular game (which was on sale also).  Normally it was almost $50, and I got it for under $20.

STARTED A NEW GAME LAST NIGHT

Started a new game last night; Half life.  It took a long time to load up on the computer...

THE GAME IS DONE

Finally finished Doom 3.  For a gamer, this is a good game.  I enjoyed it greatly.  But I won't tell you too much about it as it is best to be played, not talked about.

It has all the action you could hope for and the graphics are wonderful.  There are events and scenes that will make you rock back in your chair.  Sneaky designers.  Pulling scare tactics in a game.  hehe.

Anyway.  I finished it and recommend it to anyone into "first person shooter" gaming.

Good games happen.  Next, Deus Ex; Invisible Wars.

PLAYING DOOM 3

So far I have been enjoying DOOM 3. It has a lot of the stuff that makes a game good: action, thought, a need for attention (on the players part), a good sense of direction, and a willingness to get killed and redo an area. It also has a bunch of twists and turns to keep you from getting bored.

One of the features about it is the "surprise" happenings. When you are least expecting it, "things" happen that catch you unawares. Being in an area where you are already absorbed by the action, waiting for the next attack, "stuff" happens that makes you wonder if you just lost your video card, locked up the computer, or ruined some other peice of hardware. Then "WHAM", the surprise will hit you. Sometimes it is a silly thing that you wouldn't even concider happening in a game (no, I won't tell you. You have to play the game to find out. If you're a gamer, you'll appreciate it.).

Other times, the surprise makes total sense in the flow of the game.

Having replayed several areas, mostly from my character getting killed, I've looked for the "trigger" to some events; amount of time, placement in the scene, use of different equipment, stuff like that. So far, I haven't figured out what triggers a lot of the happenings. That is good as it keeps the game fresh.

If you're into games, this is a good one so far.

Suspense happens.

NEW GAMES

Two of my favorite computer games were "Half-Life" (by Valve) and "Deus Ex" (by Eidos). I got them when they were new and enjoyed playing both of them. Though there was about a 9 month break in the "playing" part due to time constraints (work).

Well, there are Part II's out now.