Sunday, December 05, 2004
I have to say, I'm seriously impressed with the battery life of this new mobile phone.They quote a maximum life of 400 hours, which I take with a pinch of salt, and also say that it has to be charged and run flat several times before it it gives its maximum life.
So... it's still holding a quarter of it's first charge after almost 5 days on standbye, including one hour of talktime. Now that's no-where near the theoretical 16 days maximum, but hell... I'll take it.
In other news... if you can call it that... I've been playing Half Life 2. As one of the 'big three' first person shootemups released this year, and considering I was so impressed with Farcry, I figured I'd give it a look.
Tricky one this. I dont think the graphics are quite as pleasing as Farcry... not quite sure why... maybe it's the lack of jungle. I find some of the settings to be a bit restrictive. Gameplay-wise, tricky again. There's more puzzle solving involved which doesn't really float my boat, but there's also a more thought provoking use of weaponry.... more specifically, the gravity gun really makes you consider new possibilities in methods of killing zombies.
There's certainly a lot of variety in terms of settings and situations, and the characterisation of the people you encounter is very impressive... especially 'Dog'. This bloody great big attack robot that behaves like a labrador puppy.... cute.
Is it a good game? Absolutetly. Should you buy it? If you have a meaty enough computer and like first person shooters... most definitely. Is it as good as Farcry? Tricky.... from my perspective, I'm not enjoying it as much, but from a design point of view, it has more depth. I guess the definitive answer would be 'maybe'.
Steve 2:22 PM [+]
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