So I went out to EB and picked up Chaos Theory for Windows. The box just says that I need a DVD player. Fine.
So I install the game, and it says at the END of the installation that it needs to analyze the computer that I'm on. That takes a few minutes, it approves my machine, and I'm almost allowed to play...
except that it's installed some kind of funky copy protection DVD driver on my machine, and insists that I reboot. WTF? I have to reboot after installing a GAME? Whatever.
Okay, so I reboot and start up the game's auto-updater. There's a patch out already... the day after it was released. Hm... oh well it's only 80 MB. Unfortunately, it's being served by an Apple 2, hooked up to a 300 baud acoustic coupler somewhere in Australia.
Eons pass, and my game is all patched! Ready to rock! Please enter disc key. D'oh! I have to enter two keys: one that's on the manual, and one that's on the disc packaging. FINE! There, you have your proof! I bought the game for sixty fucking dollars! Let me play!
Oops! It forgot to mention during the analysis of my PC, but my video card isn't supported (even though the box says it is). Ha ha! I already opened the box, so I can't take it back!
Strange that I could have just downloaded a pre-cracked copy for FREE and would have had no hassle to put up with.
Not that I'm bitter or anything. Anyone want to trade a copy of the Gamecube version for the Windows version? It has multiplayer.
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Date: 2005-04-15 06:15 pm (UTC)So I went out to EB and picked up Chaos Theory for Windows. The box just says that I need a DVD player. Fine.
So I install the game, and it says at the END of the installation that it needs to analyze the computer that I'm on. That takes a few minutes, it approves my machine, and I'm almost allowed to play...
except that it's installed some kind of funky copy protection DVD driver on my machine, and insists that I reboot. WTF? I have to reboot after installing a GAME? Whatever.
Okay, so I reboot and start up the game's auto-updater. There's a patch out already... the day after it was released. Hm... oh well it's only 80 MB. Unfortunately, it's being served by an Apple 2, hooked up to a 300 baud acoustic coupler somewhere in Australia.
Eons pass, and my game is all patched! Ready to rock! Please enter disc key. D'oh! I have to enter two keys: one that's on the manual, and one that's on the disc packaging. FINE! There, you have your proof! I bought the game for sixty fucking dollars! Let me play!
Oops! It forgot to mention during the analysis of my PC, but my video card isn't supported (even though the box says it is). Ha ha! I already opened the box, so I can't take it back!
Strange that I could have just downloaded a pre-cracked copy for FREE and would have had no hassle to put up with.
Not that I'm bitter or anything. Anyone want to trade a copy of the Gamecube version for the Windows version? It has multiplayer.