Author: John Merlino
Date: 09:59:35 06/24/04
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On June 24, 2004 at 07:39:52, Tom Brake wrote: >On June 23, 2004 at 19:56:19, John Merlino wrote: > >>To respond to Geoff's request that I give my thoughts regarding the Chessmaster >>10th Edition demo, I have put together the following: >> >>I have played with the demo now for several hours, and here are my >>slightly-better-than-gut reactions (some of which are based on conjecture >>regarding features that are not in the demo but that I either know very well or >>am making assumptions about). >> >>Pros: >>-- The interface is much prettier, no doubt. It also LOOKS slicker. > >Definately looks slicker. :) > >The sub-options that appear when you click look a little small, though that may >be because I'm on a 17" @ 1280x1024. I hope you can change the color scheme in >the retail version. Grey on that bluegreen doesn't work for me. > >I also noticed an inconsistency in the keyboard shortcuts. In the regular game, >CTRL+T and CTRL+R worked as they always have (i.e. Previous move and Next move). > In the Classic Games window, it wanted to use CTRL+P and CTRL+N. > >None of these are going to keep me from buying it and overall I like it. I just noticed that inconsistency as well. I'm going to assume that it will be fixed after it goes through Beta testing. Makes no sense to me at all.... Also, CTRL+T and CTRL+R are easier to toggle between compared to CTRL+P and CTRL+N. But, yes, supposedly there will be four skins available for the interface, but the one in the demo looks like it is the easiest on the eyes. jm
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