Hi Kelly, What are your system specs? The site calls for a 1.9 ghz processor with 1 gb of ram. I just played version 2 on a 2.3 GHZ computer with 4 gb of ram and noticed none of the issues you described with gameplay, except a little sapi sluggishness in the tutorial. Karl
Sent from my iPhone On Apr 29, 2013, at 14:05, Chris H <christopher...@gmail.com> wrote: > Well I can't see why you can't remove version 2 then reinstall version 1. I > also suggest you submit a ticket at Draconis's help desk and see what you get > back. I understand the cost and all that, but it's a temporary workaround > until all the bugs are squashed. I guess I'm not all that familiar with > Change Reaction as I couldn't see any bugs in the game.- > Hallsworth > E-mail and Facebook: > challswor...@sky.com > Skype: > chrishallsworth7266 > Twitter: > http://www.twitter.com/@christopherh40 > Find my blog at > challsworth2.wordpress.com > > On 29/04/2013 18:55, Kelly Sapergia wrote: >> Hi, >> >> Since I enjoy playing the original Change Reaction, I was very excited >> about this new version of the game, and immediately bought it upon >> reading the announcement on Draconis's Twitter feed. Actually, I first >> downloaded the file from their website and installed it after first >> removing version 1, and discovered, to my surprise, that there's no >> playable demo! I know there's an audio demo on the site, but I couldn't >> get it to play using their player, which I believe is Java-based. (I >> personally don't know why developers have to use these players on their >> sites. I think it's better to just link to an MP3 file so the visitor >> can listen to it in their favorite player.) >> >> Purchasing and registering the game was simple, but I noticed that the >> information displayed on the screen when you're presented with the >> registration dialog wasn't spoken automatically by JFW, or even a TTS >> engine like it was in the first version. I had to use the JAWS cursor to >> read it. >> >> After getting into the game, I listened to most of the tutorials for the >> various game types. I personally would've prefered a manual like the >> previous version had, but the Learn to Play option isn't bad, though I >> noticed that if you move back a page with the Left Arrow, for example, >> the speech tends to read something else, or at least doesn't seem to >> skip to that section right away. >> >> Now we come to gameplay, and this is where I'm really having problems. >> (I should mention that I'm playing this game using Windows XP.) So far, >> I've just played, or rather tried to play, the Classic mode. Either I'm >> so used to version 1's gameplay, or I'm not doing something right in >> version 2, but there are times things don't seem to work propperly. In >> particular, I've noticed that speech doesn't get interrupted when >> quickly pressing the Left and Right arrow keys, like in version 1. There >> are also times when I don't get any speech at all for awhile, or else >> I'll be on a coin, but the previous one isn't read out. As well, I might >> press Space when I'm on a Penny, for example, which may be the coin I >> have to match, and nothing appears to happen. No laughing noise or >> anything! The first time I started noticing all this behavior, I thought >> my keyboard was acting up, even though I had unloaded my screen reader >> completely. I've even noticed that the sound you hear when a lit bomb >> explodes doesn't play half the time. I might be on a bomb, and then I >> hear the scream, but no proceeding explosion. >> >> In conclusion, Change Reaction 2 might be a good game, but so far I'm >> beginning to think I should've stuck with version 1 until these bugs >> were squashed. >> >> Thanks. >> >> Yours Sincerely, >> Kelly John Sapergia >> Show Host and Production Director >> The Global Voice Internet Radio >> www.theglobalvoice.info >> >> Personal Website: www.ksapergia.net >> Business Website (KJS Productions): www.kjsproductions.com >> >> >> --- >> Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org >> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >> gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. >> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. >> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, >> please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. 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