[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: video games

[zeff8]

----- Original Message -----
From: "dradamsapple" <dradamsapple at yahoo.com>

> --- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., "zeff8" <zeff8 at a...> wrote:
> > well, I dunno, but I know there are 2 HP games,, each one made for
> most of
> > the major platforms.. HP:SS and HP:COS.. all made for PC's, PS1,
> PS2,
> > Nintendo, Xbox, etc..
> > Both games put out by EA games..
> > So far, everyone is complaining about the PS version of the latest
> HP game,
> > HP:COS.
> >
> >
>
> zeff,
>
> may I ask,
> why is everyone "complaining about the PS version of the latest HP
> game, HP:COS" ??
>
> We were actually considering purchasing a PS for my son this
> christmas with the HP:COS game, but now I don't know.  We have the PC
> version of HP:SS and the kids love it.  It's just a battle to get on
> the computer sometimes, and since we *only* have Nintendo64, and it's
> impossible to find games nowadays, we figured we'd 'upgrade'.
> But, is it worth it?
> Thanks,

If you are getting him a PS1, forget it.. don't waste your money. Its the
PS1 game that is screwed up.. Every report I have seen on the PS1 game is
the same, the "controller interface" is screwy.. making the game difficult,
if not impossible, and definatly very frustrating to play.. I have beaten it
twice, and am now on my 9th try to get all the wizard cards so I can get
into the "founders duel tower".  So many glitches in the software, that it
really stinks.

For starters, lets see.. I get all A's in classes, (which is a pain), and at
the last one, Gildaroy tells me there is a card in my common room.. (which
there is).. I get there, and its not there.. I was before..

I am on the way to see aragogh, and there is a cave witha  spider in it, and
a caldron.. There is supposed to be a wizard card too, Dumbledores.. 3 times
it has not been there.

Sometimes in Herbology, I cannot even cast a spell on the "slugs" untill I
am practicaly standing on top of them and the target lock "falls off" the
target if I take more than 2 steps.

In the class room, learning the spells requires precice timing.. I had
nothing but "perfect's" from The herbology teacher, yet still got a 66 on a
lesson.. what gives with that?

And the Gnome toss at hagrids.. I have thrown the gome THRU the chest cavity
of the scare crow so many times I can't tell you the number.. And Ive gone
thru 3 controllers out of frustration - not the 9 dollar cheap ones, the 25
dollar PS1 ones.

I know one thing.. I will never again, buy a EA game for the PS1.

Every report I have on the other versions, the PS2, Game Cube, PC,  however,
have all been good reviews.  So if you are going to get your son a PS2,
(which is what I suggest) go for it..  I just might do it myself this week
out of frustration with the PS1 and ship this peice of garbage ps1 game back
to EA and tell them to stuff it.