Personal computer = game system?

• 10Mar 08

  Games are getting too short!

  I recently played Call of Duty 4 (PC) single player, and was able to complete the game on normal in just less than 7 hours. This isn't too bad, since it was an excellent game, and the multiplayer has kept me occupied for far longer.

  BioShock (X360) took about 14 hours to beat, and wasn't particularly difficult thanks to the limitless re-spawn points and no real fear of death.

  Army of Two (X360) is the most resent criminally short game. I beat it with an AI partner in less than 6 hours!!!! And if some of the achievements didn't feel like work, I'd have all of them in under a week. Why did I spend $60.00 on a game that I could have beat and finished in one rental? The game was good, but with a limited multiplayer mode, what else is there to do after you beat it?

  Ok so short isn't always a bad thing, The Witcher (PC) drags out its game play into a claimed 80 hours by being way too detailed.

  Where is the middle ground? I am willing to forgive games like CoD 4 for being short because there is a great multiplayer element. However the games with no multiplayer offer no real incentive for purchase.

  • Posted Mar 10, 2008 7:27 pm GMT
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• 25Aug 07

  1st Laptop Computer

  I've ordered my first laptop for use at school this year.

  It is an Asus F3 series laptop with...

  Core 2 Duo T7300 (2.00 GHz) 4 MB L2 cache

  Intel PM965 Chipset

  2GB DDR2 667 PC5300

  160 GB SATA 5400 RMP Hard drive

  256 Mb NVIDIAGeforce 8600M GS

  15.4" display at 1280 x 800

  8x DVDRW drive

  Integrated sound card

  56K modem

  10/100/1000 Mbps LAN

  802.11 a/b/g Wireless LAN

  Total weight 6.5 lbs

  Total coast $1,300.00

  • Posted Aug 25, 2007 7:32 am GMT
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• 20Jul 07

  New Xbox 360

  I sent my original Xbox 360 in for repairs, after it continually froze while playing Forza Motor Sport 2, the game was causing an electronic beep, followed by the screen freezing. After restarting the console the same beep would occur on the Microsoft Xbox 360 logo, and the screen would freeze there. The only remedy was to let the system sit for 10 minuets and than it would work. However the system would continually freeze in Forza, and was increasingly having Disc read errors in MLB 2k7, and was unable to connect to any host for Gears of War multiplayer.

  I sent the system in for repairs on June 18th 2007, and on July 18th 2007 I received a brand new replacement unit. The replacement unit is working well, it is quieter than the first console I had. Although I haven't been able to put the system through its paces yet... but so far it looks like this system is problem free. It's running Forza with out crashing... which is a plus.

  I'm not overly impressed with Microsoft's handling of the replacement... I'm happy I got a new system at no cost... but I lost 1 month of my Xbox Live subscription... and even though Microsoft said they sent a 1 month subscription card in the replacement unit's box it was nowhere to be found... Additionally I feel 1 month (4 weeks) is too long a period of time to wait, if Microsoft is just going to give you a new unit any way... it should take 1-2 weeks at the most to replace a unit.

  • Posted Jul 20, 2007 5:43 pm GMT
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