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- 9/24/2003 7:16:27 PM

BrubakerII

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Hi B

You are correct, when following the tutorials you are not hearing 'sounds' such as a voiceover etc. Who knows, with further iterations of the series maybe such a thing will develop.

I understand where you are coming from about the jewel case etc but you have to remember a couple of things.

Matrix is a (relatively) small company as compared to for example EA games etc. What seems like only a few cents spared might mean the difference between turning a profit and/or just being a garage company. I too think that for $80 dolars I would like a fully developed package but am willing to forgoe a few 'luxuries' in order to get a production on the road.

If we are here in 2 year time talking about TAO5 and why there is no jewel case then fine I am willing to stick the boot in but right now lets sit back and be proud that we are assisting a (future) company to its mutually beneficial success.

PS: Out of interest I renmember in 1991 staying with my folks in Sydney and beggin them to take me around the town to chae down this 'shareware' program called Wolf3D. Cmputers were way smaller then and it was something to get windows 3.1 working efficeintly let alone having a game other than mnesweeper work okay on it. Wolf3D was marketed in a cheap hangsell plastic package that belied its genius. I bought it, played it to death and then went out and bought the f ull version/expansion. Today I still play heaps of games built on the backbone of ID's original strengths. I am not suggesting that John Romero owe anything to me in particular but in a small way I am sort of proud I took a chance and laid out the dosh for that cheap shareware program.

I am not suggesting for a second that you should feel the same about Korsun. In my opinion it is a (expensive) work of art in its own right. But I think if that by purchasing it and sharing its genius, you may too be paving the way for some real software achievements to come.

Be part of the dream.

PS: In no way do I personally benefit from anybody buying the game. I simply think it is a great product and that by buying it you will be benefiting the community as a whole which is by definition where Matrix evolved from.

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