I saved myself from buying a Computer game

 Frostpunk

Tropico 5

Several months ago, I was enticed by the prospect of the computer game, Frostpunk. City building games such as the Tropico series are the games I enjoy the most, so I thought I would get Frostpunk as it is a city building/ survival game.

I didn't get to playing until a few months ago, as my year has been uprooted with the loss of my wife in January. A few weeks ago, I began playing the game, then decided, it was a good thing I did as I was planning to buy Frostpunk 2 soon; it is no use buying the sequel when I can't play the original.

I am getting on well with Tropico 5, I may get Tropico 6 in the near future if my finances improve.

Steam Games

This week, while checking through Steam Games, I came across an old favourite of mine, which has a new version, International Cricket Captain. I was about to buy it, then I recalled it is almost impossible to win a game in England while playing the County level. An example of this is in one game, I was 80 runs from winning, I had four wickets in hand with both batsmen in form, and the bowlers struggling. Then the game-rigging came in, one man went out to a ball that never rose, he was followed a few overs later by the other established man, when he was hit. From being at the point of a rare victory, I now had two new men at the crease, and bowlers back on form, I lost by 40 runs.

I also a new version of Road Rage, the original was brilliant, the best that can be said for version 2 is it can be used as a garden ornament to keep away birds. I was looking for a motorcycle racing game at the time. I did get on well with some of the races in one game, but found trying to progress, let alone win, against an ATV was impossible, I would get to 7th, then be hit back to 10th, rise to 8th, only to be kocked back to 11th, then rise to 8th, only to be knowcked back again. After that, I stopped playing.

I try to avoid playing games like F.E.A.R. with computer controlled characters, they zoom off, leaving you to wonder what to do? There is a game that is so bad, the best review said "If it had a center, I'd use it as an ashtray."