BF1942

Battlefield 1942 is yet another example of why I hate buying video games.

My PC isn’t high-end, but an AMD 2600+ with 1GB RAM isn’t too shabby for most games.

Unfortunately, processor speed doesn’t mean so much for a game like BF1942.

Here’s how an average game goes:

“I think I’ll play BF1942.”

Time passes.

“Oh look, Here’s the game startup screen!”

Time passes.

“The unescapable intro movies are over. Now I get to choose a map!”

Time passes.

“The map is loading!”

Time passes.

“I’m joining the game!”

Time passes.

“Wow, I’m finally playing the game!”

BLAM! Sniper round in the head.

Time passes.

“Ok, I’ve respawned, and I’ve got my weapon of choice and I’m ready to …”

The game disappears. Crashes. Gone. Not even an error message.

“Screw this. I’m gonna go read a book.”