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Jul. 14th, 2006 06:45 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Sorry I haven't posted for a while. Life is continuing much as it has this past age.
Last week I finally bought Sims 2. I got it home, got it installed, and was told that I didn't have a good enough video card to actually play it. So, with Tom's advice I picked out a new one from NewEgg.com and waited for it to show up. UPS got it to Albany fairly quickly, but they don't seem to have grasped that if you need a signature from the person who the package is addressed to, and they aren't home at 1:00 in the afternoon the first time you try, maybe you should try delivering it in the evening.
I eventually went and picked it up at the UPS offices in Latham. Tuesday night I installed it under Tom's supervision (while he was trying to do about 5 other things at once, thanks love!). The actual object installed easily enough, but the software was a bit more challenging. We finally got it running, and I was able to play my new game.
Sims 2 is interesting. The play is much more dynamic than in Sims 1, and you need to pay closer attention to what your little people are doing.
I may do a more detailed review after I've been playing longer.
Last week I finally bought Sims 2. I got it home, got it installed, and was told that I didn't have a good enough video card to actually play it. So, with Tom's advice I picked out a new one from NewEgg.com and waited for it to show up. UPS got it to Albany fairly quickly, but they don't seem to have grasped that if you need a signature from the person who the package is addressed to, and they aren't home at 1:00 in the afternoon the first time you try, maybe you should try delivering it in the evening.
I eventually went and picked it up at the UPS offices in Latham. Tuesday night I installed it under Tom's supervision (while he was trying to do about 5 other things at once, thanks love!). The actual object installed easily enough, but the software was a bit more challenging. We finally got it running, and I was able to play my new game.
Sims 2 is interesting. The play is much more dynamic than in Sims 1, and you need to pay closer attention to what your little people are doing.
I may do a more detailed review after I've been playing longer.
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Date: 2006-07-14 10:58 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2006-07-15 10:19 am (UTC)I'm glad you got to *play* your game, then ;)
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Date: 2006-07-15 11:55 am (UTC)How is the little distraction doing, anyway? I never seem to remember to friend your baby journal.
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Date: 2006-07-15 12:35 pm (UTC)We're getting by, though, taking it an hour at a time!
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Date: 2006-07-14 11:20 am (UTC)Things that make you go "ggrrr!"
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Date: 2006-07-14 08:59 pm (UTC)It would be nice if the companies could somehow let you know in advance when you'll need to sign for something.
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Date: 2006-07-14 02:02 pm (UTC)Tom
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Date: 2006-07-14 09:04 pm (UTC)My computer was working fine with both of them on it, but I wanted more space on my hard drive and ended up un-installing Sims 1.
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Date: 2006-07-14 09:06 pm (UTC)That sounds like a good way to relieve stress. Do you make new Sims that look as much like the real person as possible?