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What a poncy title, sorry but it made me feel all literate and noble for a Monday morning, so there.
FRUSTRATION:
Went to a store we shall call Pee-Sea World yesterday, and I really should have known better. Every time I go there, it makes my head hurt. And it was no exception yesterday. I chose my games, stood in line and then continued to wait in line for almost 15 minutes whilst some mouthbreather tried to operate the till.
Now, maybe it’s me. But if you were the manager of this place, you’d think that somewhere deep in that set-back pair of eyes would be a flicker of intelligence.
But no, on a busy Sunday with loads of people waiting, you just leave your monkey to blunder through the till process and gum the change in the trays.
Clowns to the left, jokers to the right here I am, stuck in the middle with a headache and murderous intent.
After 15 mins of standing there trying not to go Mr T on them, I finally get out into the fresh air whereupon I stand in the car park, smoke and scream at the sky for littering my path with bozos and circus folk.
JOY:
So I get home and play the two games I bought.
Comanche 4.
A helicopter game that is a nice blend of sim and arcade action. Controls are simple, weapons are many and you get to blow everything up in a big helicopter with guns.
I’ve read that sim-heads are screaming and crying that the controls are too easy, you can be flying like a pro within 2 minutes.
So what? Not everyone wants to spend 2 days reading the manual in order to crash into the sea within the 1st 5 minutes of play.
Some of us want to fly about like Airwolf and launch artillery strikes on tankers and aircraft hangers.
Thank you god for giving this 80s tv action baby a game with helicopters and lots and lots of weapons to shoot at trees.
This game rocks. If you’re a fan of Sudden Strike/Desert Strike etc and fancy playing it from a 1st person view (although you can outside views as well), then get this game.
It’s not for sim-fans. So those people can hide in their room wearing mic headsets and actually thinking they are a pilot.
The rest of us will fly about being all Jan Michael-Vincent thank you very much.
And then the other game I got:
Operation Flashpoint – Red Hammer.
The expansion for Flashpoint that allows you to play from the Russian perspective.
You get 20 campaign missions (the original had 18), the strategy guide and all of the upgrades/patches and changes released so far if you didn’t fancy downloading the 35mb patches.
All for £10.
Now that is how to treat customers that bought your original product. Give them all the downloads you’ve ever done (which include Ultimate Upgrade 1 & 2 with a total of 11 new single player missions) and a new game bigger than the original, for £10.
Codemasters treat their fans correctly, and other companies may learn from that (Black & White expansion comes next month and you can bet your life it will be £19.99 or more).
One word of warning:
Red Hammer is hard. Harder than Flashpoint. There will be much gnashing of teeth and wailing of voice as you get scythed from enemies you can’t see whilst your idiot comrades run in front of your machine-gun in mid attack, ensuring they get shot in the legs and head before you know what’s going on.
So frustration of stupid McComputer Store and joy of 2 games that rock the casbah.
This has been another pointless post from me.
Thank you.
FRUSTRATION:
Went to a store we shall call Pee-Sea World yesterday, and I really should have known better. Every time I go there, it makes my head hurt. And it was no exception yesterday. I chose my games, stood in line and then continued to wait in line for almost 15 minutes whilst some mouthbreather tried to operate the till.
Now, maybe it’s me. But if you were the manager of this place, you’d think that somewhere deep in that set-back pair of eyes would be a flicker of intelligence.
But no, on a busy Sunday with loads of people waiting, you just leave your monkey to blunder through the till process and gum the change in the trays.
Clowns to the left, jokers to the right here I am, stuck in the middle with a headache and murderous intent.
After 15 mins of standing there trying not to go Mr T on them, I finally get out into the fresh air whereupon I stand in the car park, smoke and scream at the sky for littering my path with bozos and circus folk.
JOY:
So I get home and play the two games I bought.
Comanche 4.
A helicopter game that is a nice blend of sim and arcade action. Controls are simple, weapons are many and you get to blow everything up in a big helicopter with guns.
I’ve read that sim-heads are screaming and crying that the controls are too easy, you can be flying like a pro within 2 minutes.
So what? Not everyone wants to spend 2 days reading the manual in order to crash into the sea within the 1st 5 minutes of play.
Some of us want to fly about like Airwolf and launch artillery strikes on tankers and aircraft hangers.
Thank you god for giving this 80s tv action baby a game with helicopters and lots and lots of weapons to shoot at trees.
This game rocks. If you’re a fan of Sudden Strike/Desert Strike etc and fancy playing it from a 1st person view (although you can outside views as well), then get this game.
It’s not for sim-fans. So those people can hide in their room wearing mic headsets and actually thinking they are a pilot.
The rest of us will fly about being all Jan Michael-Vincent thank you very much.
And then the other game I got:
Operation Flashpoint – Red Hammer.
The expansion for Flashpoint that allows you to play from the Russian perspective.
You get 20 campaign missions (the original had 18), the strategy guide and all of the upgrades/patches and changes released so far if you didn’t fancy downloading the 35mb patches.
All for £10.
Now that is how to treat customers that bought your original product. Give them all the downloads you’ve ever done (which include Ultimate Upgrade 1 & 2 with a total of 11 new single player missions) and a new game bigger than the original, for £10.
Codemasters treat their fans correctly, and other companies may learn from that (Black & White expansion comes next month and you can bet your life it will be £19.99 or more).
One word of warning:
Red Hammer is hard. Harder than Flashpoint. There will be much gnashing of teeth and wailing of voice as you get scythed from enemies you can’t see whilst your idiot comrades run in front of your machine-gun in mid attack, ensuring they get shot in the legs and head before you know what’s going on.
So frustration of stupid McComputer Store and joy of 2 games that rock the casbah.
This has been another pointless post from me.
Thank you.
Goatboy wrote:
Clowns to the left, jokers to the
> right here I am, stuck in the middle with a headache and murderous
> intent.
Yeah, I know that feeling.
Worst shop experience ever is QD though. Every couple of minutes you get a "Manger to till number 'X' Please" announcement.
But it is tough to use a till without opposable thumbs.
Clowns to the left, jokers to the
> right here I am, stuck in the middle with a headache and murderous
> intent.
Yeah, I know that feeling.
Worst shop experience ever is QD though. Every couple of minutes you get a "Manger to till number 'X' Please" announcement.
But it is tough to use a till without opposable thumbs.
Moral of this story?
Go to Special Reserve shops for games, the staff are helpful, polite and know what they are doing.
I couldn't because I wasn't driving.
Go to Special Reserve shops for games, the staff are helpful, polite and know what they are doing.
I couldn't because I wasn't driving.
What a poncy title, sorry but it made me feel all literate and noble for a Monday morning, so there.
FRUSTRATION:
Went to a store we shall call Pee-Sea World yesterday, and I really should have known better. Every time I go there, it makes my head hurt. And it was no exception yesterday. I chose my games, stood in line and then continued to wait in line for almost 15 minutes whilst some mouthbreather tried to operate the till.
Now, maybe it’s me. But if you were the manager of this place, you’d think that somewhere deep in that set-back pair of eyes would be a flicker of intelligence.
But no, on a busy Sunday with loads of people waiting, you just leave your monkey to blunder through the till process and gum the change in the trays.
Clowns to the left, jokers to the right here I am, stuck in the middle with a headache and murderous intent.
After 15 mins of standing there trying not to go Mr T on them, I finally get out into the fresh air whereupon I stand in the car park, smoke and scream at the sky for littering my path with bozos and circus folk.
JOY:
So I get home and play the two games I bought.
Comanche 4.
A helicopter game that is a nice blend of sim and arcade action. Controls are simple, weapons are many and you get to blow everything up in a big helicopter with guns.
I’ve read that sim-heads are screaming and crying that the controls are too easy, you can be flying like a pro within 2 minutes.
So what? Not everyone wants to spend 2 days reading the manual in order to crash into the sea within the 1st 5 minutes of play.
Some of us want to fly about like Airwolf and launch artillery strikes on tankers and aircraft hangers.
Thank you god for giving this 80s tv action baby a game with helicopters and lots and lots of weapons to shoot at trees.
This game rocks. If you’re a fan of Sudden Strike/Desert Strike etc and fancy playing it from a 1st person view (although you can outside views as well), then get this game.
It’s not for sim-fans. So those people can hide in their room wearing mic headsets and actually thinking they are a pilot.
The rest of us will fly about being all Jan Michael-Vincent thank you very much.
And then the other game I got:
Operation Flashpoint – Red Hammer.
The expansion for Flashpoint that allows you to play from the Russian perspective.
You get 20 campaign missions (the original had 18), the strategy guide and all of the upgrades/patches and changes released so far if you didn’t fancy downloading the 35mb patches.
All for £10.
Now that is how to treat customers that bought your original product. Give them all the downloads you’ve ever done (which include Ultimate Upgrade 1 & 2 with a total of 11 new single player missions) and a new game bigger than the original, for £10.
Codemasters treat their fans correctly, and other companies may learn from that (Black & White expansion comes next month and you can bet your life it will be £19.99 or more).
One word of warning:
Red Hammer is hard. Harder than Flashpoint. There will be much gnashing of teeth and wailing of voice as you get scythed from enemies you can’t see whilst your idiot comrades run in front of your machine-gun in mid attack, ensuring they get shot in the legs and head before you know what’s going on.
So frustration of stupid McComputer Store and joy of 2 games that rock the casbah.
This has been another pointless post from me.
Thank you.
FRUSTRATION:
Went to a store we shall call Pee-Sea World yesterday, and I really should have known better. Every time I go there, it makes my head hurt. And it was no exception yesterday. I chose my games, stood in line and then continued to wait in line for almost 15 minutes whilst some mouthbreather tried to operate the till.
Now, maybe it’s me. But if you were the manager of this place, you’d think that somewhere deep in that set-back pair of eyes would be a flicker of intelligence.
But no, on a busy Sunday with loads of people waiting, you just leave your monkey to blunder through the till process and gum the change in the trays.
Clowns to the left, jokers to the right here I am, stuck in the middle with a headache and murderous intent.
After 15 mins of standing there trying not to go Mr T on them, I finally get out into the fresh air whereupon I stand in the car park, smoke and scream at the sky for littering my path with bozos and circus folk.
JOY:
So I get home and play the two games I bought.
Comanche 4.
A helicopter game that is a nice blend of sim and arcade action. Controls are simple, weapons are many and you get to blow everything up in a big helicopter with guns.
I’ve read that sim-heads are screaming and crying that the controls are too easy, you can be flying like a pro within 2 minutes.
So what? Not everyone wants to spend 2 days reading the manual in order to crash into the sea within the 1st 5 minutes of play.
Some of us want to fly about like Airwolf and launch artillery strikes on tankers and aircraft hangers.
Thank you god for giving this 80s tv action baby a game with helicopters and lots and lots of weapons to shoot at trees.
This game rocks. If you’re a fan of Sudden Strike/Desert Strike etc and fancy playing it from a 1st person view (although you can outside views as well), then get this game.
It’s not for sim-fans. So those people can hide in their room wearing mic headsets and actually thinking they are a pilot.
The rest of us will fly about being all Jan Michael-Vincent thank you very much.
And then the other game I got:
Operation Flashpoint – Red Hammer.
The expansion for Flashpoint that allows you to play from the Russian perspective.
You get 20 campaign missions (the original had 18), the strategy guide and all of the upgrades/patches and changes released so far if you didn’t fancy downloading the 35mb patches.
All for £10.
Now that is how to treat customers that bought your original product. Give them all the downloads you’ve ever done (which include Ultimate Upgrade 1 & 2 with a total of 11 new single player missions) and a new game bigger than the original, for £10.
Codemasters treat their fans correctly, and other companies may learn from that (Black & White expansion comes next month and you can bet your life it will be £19.99 or more).
One word of warning:
Red Hammer is hard. Harder than Flashpoint. There will be much gnashing of teeth and wailing of voice as you get scythed from enemies you can’t see whilst your idiot comrades run in front of your machine-gun in mid attack, ensuring they get shot in the legs and head before you know what’s going on.
So frustration of stupid McComputer Store and joy of 2 games that rock the casbah.
This has been another pointless post from me.
Thank you.