Diablo III: Standard Edition

This review is from: Diablo III: Standard Edition (Computer Game)

Diablo 1 and 2 was a great Action-RPG game. Sadly, Diablo 3 is just an action game. Everything is done for you. Strength/Dexterity? They increase those automatically with each level. Character skills? They give them to you when you level (need need to choose what skills you want). The difference between my level 40 Barbarian and your level 30 Barbarian? NOTHING. Well, you may have better armor, but that's all -- our skills and attributes are identical.

Hey, look, I found a cool armor I can't wear yet. Why? Because it's just a level limit. That's all. If I want my Wizard to wear a super heavy plate armor, I no longer need to increase strength to wear it -- I either need to be high enough level or Blizzard simply makes in "unusable" by my class.

It's as if they took all the stuff from World of Warcraft and threw a Diablo Interface on it. Seriously -- I have to spend gold to increase my Stash-size? Really? I need to dis-enchant magic weapons and use the raw materials to create new enchanted items? Really? They simply took the Enchanter class from World of Warcraft and turned it into a shop keeper. Heck, did the Diablo 3 programmers ever actually PLAY Diablo before?

The answer is yes, because so Act 1 is an exact clone of the other games. Seriously, why am I still fighting bats, goat men, skeletons, and zombies 13 years after Diablo 2 came out? And you brought back King Leoric (with a terrible voice over) too? Really? I have to spend 2 hours fighting in the Tristan woods, Cemetery, Cathedral, and Den of Evil. Sound familiar? Yup, because that's what I had to do Diablo 1 and 2. Is there no creativity left at Blizzard? You guys really can't figure out how to create new world? It seems Blizzard literally took the monsters and areas of Diablo 1 and 2, and gave it a 3d-graphical-upgrade. It's like playing the original Pac-Man, but with newer graphics -- no real innovations at all.

Take a look at the Diablo 3 gameplay closely. Deep down inside, it's shallow.

ArmA 2: Combined Operations

This review is from: Arma 2 - Combined Operations (DVD-ROM)

THIS IS NOT a first person shooter! IF you run around like the kids do in first person shooter games,,,,,,, YOU WILL DIE! This is a simulator that needs one to think tactically. The only thing missing in Armed Assault combines arms is the smells, the dust, the flora, gun powder etc, but this is as close as going out to real battle situations as one can get. See you on the battle field.

QuickBooks Pro 2012

QuickBooks Pro 2012 READ THIS FIRST, December 16, 2011

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Alchemist - See all my reviews

This review is from: QuickBooks Pro 2012 (Software)

Nightmare. Read this before you buy. The 2012 version has problems.
Crashed my pc twice just trying to get it runing and never got the issue solved.
Their customer service couldnt figure it out either. BIG HEAD ACHE for me...this biz owner.
My accountant is a QuickBooks expert 20yrs in the biz was on the phone with their support for 3 1/2 hrs and still couldn't get it to run right. She knew alot about the different versions and says some of the years (like 08) have alot of problems and 2012 is one of them. I did not consult her before I bought this one.
The Quickbooks customer service has super heavy accents and hard to understand but the big issue is that I got stuck with this purchase and can't get a refund or exchange.
Plaese beware and read all of the negatives here. I didnt do that and hopefully this may save someone else from getting stuck with junk like I did. I went in a different direction with my books and now have this useless software sitting on a self.
Peter

Adobe Photoshop Elements 10

If You Can't Afford Photoshop, Think of Elements, November 11, 2011

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Jana Greer (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Adobe Photoshop Elements 10 (Software)

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I have Photoshop CS5 on two desktops at home, one upstairs and one down and Adobe's license won't let me put it on a third, so I've got Elements 10 running on my laptop. And I have to admit that I thought I was going to feel cheated, not being able to have the full version of Photoshop with me when I'm on the road.

But I was pleasantly surprised. Ninety percent, maybe more, of what I do in Photoshop, I can do with Elements. In fact, I oftentimes find myself at Starbucks doing complete jobs with Elements, with no reason to go into Photoshop at all. I have to say, for those of you who don't want to shell out the big bucks for Photoshop, you just might find that Elements is all you'll ever need.

PAYDAY The Heist [Download]

Payday - A Simple Amoral Shooter that's a BLAST!, October 24, 2011 By Prez - See all my reviews This review is from: PAYDAY The Heist [Download] (Software Download) Do you like the "Left 4 Dead" games? Did you like the movie "Heat" with De Niro, Pacino, Sizemore, and Kilmer? Then you will like "Payday-The Heist". The game dispenses with any complex mechanics and focuses on immersing in you in movie heist-inspired scenarios and thrusting you in chaotic, intense shooting action. Those who feel squirmy about shooting police better stay away, as you'll rack up huge body counts of them in "Payday", but otherwise this game is a joy.