Saturday, July 19, 2003
Okay, I Need A Sanity Check Here
Posted by Brad Adrian in "THOUGHT" @ 01:15 AM
I came across a demo for a Pocket PC game today that kind of threw me for a loop, and I need to know if I'm off base...
The game seemed interesting, with some slick graphics and sounds, so I installed the rather large demo. When I played it for the first time, the opening screen said somethig like, "This game will expire after 60 minutes." Cool, I figured. After an hour's worth of play I can easily decide if I want to buy the full version.
I played the game for about 5 minutes, then exited it and had dinner. About 90 minutes later, I thought I'd play the game some more, but when I tapped on its icon, the opening screen simply said, "Expired." Then, the game automatically closed.
So, the demo was set up to be playable for only 60 minutes from the time it was first played, whether you were playing it or even had your Pocket PC turned on during that time! I was so disappointed by that strange limitation that I vowed to never buy a game from that developer.
But now I'm wondering...Am I overreacting?
The game seemed interesting, with some slick graphics and sounds, so I installed the rather large demo. When I played it for the first time, the opening screen said somethig like, "This game will expire after 60 minutes." Cool, I figured. After an hour's worth of play I can easily decide if I want to buy the full version.
I played the game for about 5 minutes, then exited it and had dinner. About 90 minutes later, I thought I'd play the game some more, but when I tapped on its icon, the opening screen simply said, "Expired." Then, the game automatically closed.
So, the demo was set up to be playable for only 60 minutes from the time it was first played, whether you were playing it or even had your Pocket PC turned on during that time! I was so disappointed by that strange limitation that I vowed to never buy a game from that developer.
But now I'm wondering...Am I overreacting?
