Above: Didn't look like this on my computer, that's for sure.My review of Demigod is up at thephoenix.com. I'm linking to it here, because that's just a thing that I do, but honestly it's among the worst work I've ever done. I don't recommend reading it. It's not that I don't know better than to review PC games with heavy strategic elements, it's that sometimes there's no other choice. And when that choice gives me minimal time to play a game on a PC that's not up to the task, with multiplayer servers that are fickle at best, well, this is what you get.
So, I'm sorry about that. Some things never change.
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Wait, was this a review of Demigod or treatise on much you think gaming on the PC sucks, I couldn't tell
And still 2.5 stars?!
I said don't read it
When the PC cries out in anguish, yearning for justice, I am there
Sorry to twist the knife, but "This would never happen on a console?" It totally does: http://insultswordfighting.blogspot.com/2009/03/using-sniper-rifle-in-killzone-2-photo.html
Maybe a closer analogue would be accidentally hitting R3 and zooming in when you just wanted to turn around, which is a problem lots of us had when clickable analog sticks were first introduced.
It's really kind of ridiculous to spend 2/3 of your review on the platform, rather than the game. Your points are valid, but that's not what you were supposed to be writing about.
For your specific problem - the difference between panning, zooming and rotating - this is not a Demigod design flaw, it's an HCI design flaw with PC games in general. It turns out the solution is actually to NEVER click the middle mouse button, and just zoom out / zoom in quickly to change your position. Just another one of those things (like where L3 and R3 are on a console) that nobody ever tells you.
Wow, Mitch, you weren't kidding. At the end I was looking for page two of the review . . .
I'm very impressed with this game. The graphics are excellent, runs great on my PC, and the art direction is amazing. Alot of attention to detail was put into this game. I'm excited to see how GPG and Stardock expand on this game in both MP and SP respects. Anyway, if you have time, take a visit at my Download Games website.
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