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Let me first say ... I'm NO gamer ... this is not intended to be an "in-depth" review of games on Vista ... just merely one persons feedback.
There are some very good sites out there that have done a lot of "real" testing on nearly all the popular games ... go read them instead.
Anyway, I have a few I like to play.
I'll start with "Silent Hunter III" ... oh shut up at the back, I like it.
Installation: No bother
Updates/Patches: Now then ... this is not the first time I have clicked on an .EXE file and Vista's UAC has not pipped in asking me, do I know what I'm doing, and would I trust this program ... yep, even I was a little surprised.
However, the patch failed to "successfully" install all of it gubbins. It is overwriting files in one of Vista's "protected" folders after all.
Hmmm, bugger, BUT, as soon as I pressed the Finish button, Vista popped up with a notice ... would I like to give this program Admin rights ... so I did. Nice, it worked no bother & was successful updated. how did it know that ?
GamePlay: I still get sunk, no difference there then.
Guild Wars
Installation: No bother
Updates/Patches: well, they are automatically downloaded when you log-on, so no bother there.
GamePlay: Wow ... it just works.
I would like to add that the graphics are superb, actually better than XP, though I have gone back to 1024x768 as it is easier on my eyes.
Oblivion
Installation: No bother
Updates/Patches: No Bother
GamePlay: Again, I do see an improvement in graphics, it is quite noticeable too, this game is quite a power drain on lesser cards, but my little 7600GT / 256 is doing ok on this one.
Well there you have it ... not much to report, was there ?
However, if you wish to send me any games for evaluation, then I'll be only too pleased to "test" 'em out for you. Offer closes April 1st.
I have been looking for an old game I have ... Woolfenstine (sic?) ... no, not the newish one, the one we got on a 1.44 floppy disk and played in DOS ... can't seem to find it.
There are some very good sites out there that have done a lot of "real" testing on nearly all the popular games ... go read them instead.
Anyway, I have a few I like to play.
I'll start with "Silent Hunter III" ... oh shut up at the back, I like it.
Installation: No bother
Updates/Patches: Now then ... this is not the first time I have clicked on an .EXE file and Vista's UAC has not pipped in asking me, do I know what I'm doing, and would I trust this program ... yep, even I was a little surprised.
However, the patch failed to "successfully" install all of it gubbins. It is overwriting files in one of Vista's "protected" folders after all.
Hmmm, bugger, BUT, as soon as I pressed the Finish button, Vista popped up with a notice ... would I like to give this program Admin rights ... so I did. Nice, it worked no bother & was successful updated. how did it know that ?
GamePlay: I still get sunk, no difference there then.
Guild Wars
Installation: No bother
Updates/Patches: well, they are automatically downloaded when you log-on, so no bother there.
GamePlay: Wow ... it just works.
I would like to add that the graphics are superb, actually better than XP, though I have gone back to 1024x768 as it is easier on my eyes.
Oblivion
Installation: No bother
Updates/Patches: No Bother
GamePlay: Again, I do see an improvement in graphics, it is quite noticeable too, this game is quite a power drain on lesser cards, but my little 7600GT / 256 is doing ok on this one.
Well there you have it ... not much to report, was there ?
However, if you wish to send me any games for evaluation, then I'll be only too pleased to "test" 'em out for you. Offer closes April 1st.
I have been looking for an old game I have ... Woolfenstine (sic?) ... no, not the newish one, the one we got on a 1.44 floppy disk and played in DOS ... can't seem to find it.