The following could be considered a rant, so you don't have to read it if you don't want to:
Okay, so for those of you who don't know, Starhawk is the sci-fi sequel to the game Warhawk, a PS3 exclusive. Well, the beta for the new game has been "open" to Playstation Plus users for... I don't know, like nearly a month or more now? They finally have opened it up to regular users, and I thought "Great, now I can see third person shooting mixed with RTS management!". Oh wrong I was.
First, I download it. Then I start it up "sorry, you need to update". And I sigh, but ya know, this is becoming a common thing and it -is- a beta. Then there's a EULA. -Then- there's another fricking update, after I just spent about 15 minutes updating it before then! And after that, ANOTHER EULA! After that, I actually get to load the game. Not only is there no tutorial, but every time (and I easily tried about 5-7 times in a row) I connected to a game, either it would put me in at the very last second or "Connection Lost". Now I'm trying more these days to be patient with games, otherwise I never would have finished Uncharted 2 or be making progress in Heavenly Sword -- but COME ON SONY! WHAT DID I DO TO DESERVE THIS?! SERIOUSLY! YOU NEED TWO EULA FOR A BETA?! AND WHY ARE THERE TWO SEPARATE PATCHING SERVICES -- DO THEY WANT US TO HAVE REDUNDANT CODE?
So yeah, unless in the next day or so, when I dare to try again, the game actually PLAYS, don't expect me playing or buying or reviewing Starhawk. This is just silly, from the fact Sony seems to think "Open Beta" means "exclusive timed demo", to the ridiculousness of TWO EULA smacks to the face for doing -them- a service by testing a game. Bah.
The rant stops here. The latest story post should be coming up in the next few days, keep your eyes peeled.
