Can I
Play It?
Recently
I've been playing Dragon Age Origins and have found that game to be a
pleasantly enjoyable experience. I
played through the campaign included in the initial release and all of the DLC
that was released for Dragon Age Origins.
Since I enjoyed this game, I wanted to play it's sequel, Dragon Age 2.
I found
three different versions of Dragon Age 2 for sale on Amazon: 360, PS3 and
PC. Among them, the PC was the cheapest,
so I was interested in buying that version.
However, before I actually bought the game, a question came up that
often comes up when I consider purchasing a PC game. Can I run this on my laptop?
This is
not a question that I have to deal with when purchasing a Xbox 360 or
Playstation 3 game. I can just go to the
store buy a game for 360 or PS3, put it in, and play it no questions
asked. This is not something I can do
with a PC game. I always question
whether or not my laptop can play any piece of software that I buy. This is why I am not really a PC gamer.
Due to my
active pursuit of buying a house, I have become more conscious of what things
cost. If I can save a dollar or a couple
of cents, I do it. The PC version of
Dragon Age 2 was about two dollars cheaper than the PS3 version of the
game. However, if I buy a game on PC
that I cannot play, it's like throwing money down the drain. As I was looking that the retail listing for
Dragon Age 2, I was wishing that there was one button I could push on the
retail page that would do a check to see if I could run the software I wanted
to buy before I actually bought it.
Like many
other times in my life, I voiced this frustration on the internet bitch forum,
otherwise known as Twitter. Unlike most
times when I complain about things and no one responds, someone had an answer
for my problem.
TigerClaw,
pictured above, turned me on to a website called Can You Run It. This is a website that help you to know if
you can run a piece of software on your laptop.
You just choose which software you want to know if you can run, press
one button, and, after a quick check of your hardware, it tells you if you can
or cannot run the software and why or why not.
So I used
Can You Run It to see if I could run Dragon Age 2, and as it turns out I
can't. Yes, I cannot run the game I
wanted to buy on my laptop. While this
knowledge is slightly depressing, at least now I know. I know for a certainty whether or not I can
run Dragon Age 2 on my laptop, which I can't.
With one question answered, that leaves me with another.
Why isn't
this included in Steam or Origin? Why
can't I do a simple one button check of my hardware on Steam or Origin like I
can on Can I Run It to see if I can run a video game I want to buy? PC games would become a more enticing option
to me if there was a simple way to see if I can run the game or not, and what
is more simpler than a one button check on the retail page for the game? This seems, at least to me, to be a basic,
simple, consumer friendly thing to do.
Again,
thanks to TigerClaw for turning me on to Can You Run It. Now I know just how much my laptop sucks.
Red
Review: Amanda Palmer- Theater Is Evil
I'm
listening to the new Amanda Palmer album, Theater Is Evil, as I type this. I want to stop typing this and resume
dancing. Not kidding. Earlier today I got a snocone for free, and
as I was walking through a parking lot, listening to the delicate piano work
and peppy guitar riffs on this CD, I started to
Hold on, a piano solo just kicked in. Bliss.
Anyway,
as I was walking nearer to my car, I started dancing. Granted, it was just jumping up and down to
the beat, but it was dancing to me. Danc
Piano solo. Aaah.
Anyway, I
was dancing so loose and free in the way that I wanted. No one was directing me to. In fact, I'm pretty sure some guy
The hook to Massachusetts Avenue just kicked in. I don't know what that instrument is, but it
is so damn cool.
Anyway,
some guy gave me a dirty look because I was jumping around like an insane
person, but I don't care. I don't care
what other people thought of me, I was througlly enjoying myself, just as I am
now typing up this review. In fact, I
want to stop typ
The hook just kicked in again.
Anyway, I
want to stop typing and go back to being awash in the bliss that Theatre Is
Evil is providing me.
Amanda
Palmer- Theatre Is Evil: A+
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