Terrible Ass Kicking!

   I'm a few years behind the curve when it comes to games.  That's a gentle way of saying I can't afford the high-end gear.  My PC is circa 2008 overall, and I don't have a console that's younger than 10 years.  I just finished Half Life 2, including the 2 episodes and The Lost Coast.  I think they were released about 2005, right?  I don't know.  I have to play cheap.  Things are tough all over. My gaming budget is slim.  I've got Gametap (don't know why...ever since Sam N Max ended...), and there's a couple things on Steam that were worth buying.  Other than that, I get my games used, or on clearance.  A few games I got cheap ended up making me buy a new video card.  Damnit...  But, that's kickass, 'cause I got to catch up a bit:  Bully (fantastic) GTA4 (still getting started) BioShock (HOLY SHIT...okay, still haven't got past installing), not to mention how it made all my old games look good enough to play again.

   So, what's so terrible about that?  Far Cry.  This shit is just as insane as Half Life 2, although, not quite as refined.  What it has that HL2 didn't was the "sneaky" factor.  You can't fucking sneak up on ANYTHING in HL2.  I've only spent a few hours on it so far, and there's been so many ways to complete the first chapter, my ass is twitching.  Go ahead and watch that clip.  That'll make you thirsty, for sure.  I bought the discs for 5$.  Good buy.  However, do NOT buy Half-Life 2, or ANY steam game used, unless it's under 5 bucks.  Why?  Because the Steam Nazis won't transfer the Game Key for less than 10$, and you have to pay online, AND install their proprietary software.  NAZIS!  That said, I still had to play HL2, so I bought the goddamn discs for 8$, and still had to pay 12$ online to play the goddamn thing.  How fucked up is that??  I owned the goddamn game, and STILL had to pay these bitches.  Tha's just why DIVX went belly-up so quick, you fucks.

   But, Steam aside, the terrible part is how GRUESOME getting killed is in Far Cry compared to other FPS shooters I've played.  Fuck, it's sudden for one...some fucker will sneak up and BAM, red tinged screen, and suddenly sideways, too.  I can't describe it, but it looks JUST LIKE you frikkin' hit the ground yourself.  Oh, SHIT it was so frustrating...  I started bitching, and had to stop the game for half an hour just to relax.  Sad...I destroyed 2 keyboards with the SAME CUP OF COFFEE in one night thanks to the original Half-Life.  Those fucking headcrabs made me jump, and not just once, but TWICE, I knocked my twitch-juce onto my desk.  After the second time (and I was using my wife's keyboard by then), I put the coffee (decaf, by that time) off to the side...

   Yep, the terrible part of tonight is that I have died, HORRIBLY, over 3 dozen times.  And the SOUNDS...ugh...sickening.  I tell 'ya, it's starting to work on my nerves.  By fuck, on Saturday morning, I'm going to FUCK this game up so damn bad...shit...