Played a few more minutes. It went back to the beginning so I started it up and went and watched tv while it repeated the by now tedious opening cut scenes (no way to skip those apparently). Then, armed with a pistol and an atv I went off on the mission. So far no serious technical glitches despite two repeats of the out of memory warning (which I just clicked through). The graphics and action are remarkably similar to Call of Juarez, though I would put graphics a notch better here. The gunfights are relatively easy even when facing three opponents (I guess I'm on the default 'Normal' difficulty setting). The dudes who rush you with knives and clubs are trickier, and one got me in the end. The Mad Max comparison is holding up fairly well as the opponents are all mohawk-sporting maniacs and bandits in a dusty canyon.
Re: steam sale generally; there were good savings to be made in the VR collection. I bought Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes, Pierhead Arcade , Kodon & VR photo viewer. I have already created an uncanny simulacrum of my front room, viewable with the HTC Vive in my front room...
Thus reigniting the debate: are we just a computer simulation?
Does the VR front room also contain a Manthorp avatar, Vive strapped to his head, viewing another Manthorp analog in his VR front room?
I'm envisaging some weird Throb inspired virtual sexual shenanigans that could take place, and I'm also having trouble getting rid of that image from my mind. :/
An infinite regression of Throbs, each abusing the mesaThrob below. It's a lovely image.
I've not bought a single thing this sale - I just think of my backlog and decide meh. THATS never happened before. Maybe I really am Old :-&
That's brilliant. I might have to!
I have to delete games that I will never play to get space for new ones. That hurts.
As does paying full price for a game that I had to have, but never found time for, and now its 75% off. :(