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The Rage Decision, Backstab and A Woman Of Depth

     Hey, everyone. Today is the 24th of September. The new, full version of the game Rage goes on sale on October 4th. Therefore a decision is looming for this gamer. People have been pre-ordering this title for months. It is likely that it is going to be, perhaps, the greatest video game in history. I play my I-Pad version of this game almost daily and it is the best game for I-Pad there is, in my humble opinion. The I-Pad version is only a small piece of the game depth that is going to be featured in the full game. Unfortunately, the full game will be available for X-Box, PC, PSN and PS3. There is no telling when or if the full version will come to I-Pad.
    I have never played a video game on PC and I have no idea if it would be lame or not. I am one of only 3 people on Earth who doesn't own an X-Box. I do have a Wii, which I never play.
     I really don't want to get involved in another system of game playing. You just keep piling money into them, it seems. The initial outlay is not so bad, but the darn games cost a fortune and I am admittedly a casual(?) player. That is probably a lie. Let's say that I am not a fanatical, hardcore gamer. Uh, let's just say that I don't want to change my gaming system or branch out to another one. True, I hunger for this one game so much I am tempted to try it on PC. Here's the deal. I'd pay about $59 for it on Amazon. On I-Pad, if I watch the sales, I can buy around 50 good games for that. Only 10 of them would be in Rage's league but there you go.
    For instance, one of the games I'm playing right now is Backstab. This swashbuckler normally costs $6.99. I bought it on sale for 99 cents. I have played it for two weeks and I'm nowhere close to finishing it. There is a good storyline, great graphics and it is a ton of fun. Most of all it is not so difficult that I cannot make progress, which is huge for the older crowd. You play as a dude named Henry Blake. Your buddy is a traitor to England. He sold out to the invading Spaniards (in the days of the great sailing ships) and then blamed it on you. He murdered your wife, also. So you are on a revenge trip. You sword fight, shoot people with a cap and ball pistol, ride horses, get propositioned by ladies, man a cannon against beautifully rendered ships, blow up kegs of explosives and more. I rate this game as borderline 5 stars out of 5 and I don't throw that out there very often.
    My point in that impromptu review is this: I think that I-Pad gaming is, overall, the best system when you start talking money with good gaming. I have no doubt that X-Box is superior in many ways. I have no doubt that Rage and some other X-Box games are worth $59. I know that a large team of professional, dedicated people have worked for a couple of years to bring us this game. Rage is a huge game. They say to have 2-4 Gigs of space available. It comes with 3 discs. And if you want to check out some of it, go to your right and down and click on the Rage.com link. There are several cool trailers.
    My worst problem in this is as follows. I hate to be the little kid standing on the outskirts watching everybody else eat an ice cream. That, my friend, is what 'early adopters' are made of. Yes, the early adopters are those folks who have to have the next big thing as soon as it comes out. They are beloved by marketing people all over the world. Sometimes I rise above this and sometimes I don't, like when I waited in line for an I-Pad 2.
    Enough of this B.S. Hey, I wanted to mention that I have added a few chapters to my short story called A Lady Of Depth. It turned out quite well. It is now about 5500 words and it's a good read. The premise is that a guy has seen a red haired lady who can breath under water. He saw her when he was skin diving and she saved his life, but his shrink thinks that she may be a threat to him. I have to say that the story gave me a few chills while I was typing it. It carries a 'G' rating. You'll see it at Amazon and all the other places in the next day or so.
    It is about time for me to return my focus to my books so I will bid you a good evening from the author's green retreat.
    I'm CE Wills.
PS. By the way, the picture above is of twin trees on the back part of my land. I find it odd that two trees would look so similar and be side by side. Like twin kids who were subjected to the same parents and environment but of course have subtle differences. These trees really lean and it feels spooky to stand in front of them as they lean over you in a tiny bit of a menacing way.
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