December 27, 2006

Things That Make You Go "Hmmmm...."

Spent a large chunk of yesterday afternoon fiddling around with a new computer game given by Santa to the soon-to-be-seven year old. It's one of those Sims-type games, only in this one you run a veterinary clinic (something the gel says she wants to do when she grows up), starting out by diagnosing sick rabbits and gradually working your way up to other animals (no llamas, apparently).

Maybe I'm just overly paranoid and cynical, but there's something about the feel of this game - the graphics, the music and so on - that bugs me. I can't help wondering if there isn't some secret code that, when entered, causes bass guitar music to start thumping and the characters to start saying things like, "Is that a tongue-depressor in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?"

UPDATE: Here it is -

PetVet.jpg

And here's a screenshot of an "exam":

Pet Vet Exam.jpg

She ain't no James Herriot.

UPDATE DEUX: Of course, I may be biased by the fact that I can't find the controls for the trebuchet that would lay the vet's clinic to waste or the archers who would cut her down as she tries to rebuild it. I mean, where's the fun without that?


Posted by Robert at December 27, 2006 09:21 AM | TrackBack
Comments

So, basically you're expecting Leisure Suit Larry to appear sometime soon?

Posted by: Kathy at December 27, 2006 11:09 AM

The should not do video games for girls. It's just wrong.

Posted by: Gordon at December 27, 2006 08:51 PM

So, the other animals that get examined, do they include beavers?

Posted by: rbj at December 28, 2006 04:51 PM

Heyyoooooo!!

Posted by: Robbo the LB at December 28, 2006 05:11 PM

Can you do vivasections? That would be so cool.

Posted by: richj at December 28, 2006 07:01 PM

mmmmmmmmmmm........trebuchet.

Posted by: Russ from Winterset at December 28, 2006 09:19 PM