Finally, I was able to get my hands on Mass Effect PC version (don’t be surprised, it usually will take months for games to find its way to our town. At times it won’t even be available). But, to my annoyance I was not able to play the game on my pc due to my older graphic card (6600 LE), it was like watching a slide show. After much thought I bought myself a ATI Radeon 4850 for Rs10,000, which is Rs3000 more than my current salary (I am seriously considering about robbing a bank now). Again to my annoyance I found out that my PSU or SMPS lacks the 6 pin connector for the latest graphic card (argh, yif yaf, that’s me tearing my hair apart). So, I spent another Rs2700 (*@## %&&) on a new PSU (black diamond 500 watts).
It was worth the money, I was able to play the game in maximum settings with all the eye candy on. But then again, corner of my brain started asking me questions. Whether it was worth spending such huge amount on gizmos and luxuries, as there are so many out there who can’t afford for a decent meal.
As a wise gamer once said,
To play a game these days one has to
1) Be happy playing the game with low settings (in other words, you should be a saint)
2) Be a billionaire (no I am not exaggerating, an alienware ALX X 58Desktop Perfection starts from $3,949)
Better still; find a job as a game reviewer in a game magazine.
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