Aaaargh.

[peacebone]

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[bardwnb]

The problem may be with your video card; there's a thing called a hardware accelerator that most 3d games made post-2005 or so need to run. And video cards with hardware accelerators aren't standard in laptops, even new ones, whereas they're more common in a desktop - something to do with heating. Nnot to mention that you can actually upgrade it in a desktop, whereas laptop video cards usually can't be taken out. That's why I haven't gotten any new games in a few years--I'd have to play them on my parents' desktop--which actually has a good video card.

[peacebone]

That does make sense. I've been able to run a lot of games on my laptop, but now that I think about it, the most recent one is probably Neverwinter Nights, and that could be several years old for all I know.

(I've always been very frustrated with not being able to upgrade anything in my laptop... they're so expensive, but they'll be practically obsolete in a few years, whereas my family has had both of its desktop computers for probably four or five years by now and they can practically run anything, though a little more RAM wouldn't hurt them. I'm absolutely getting a desktop when I get my own place...)

Anyway, thank you for that gem of important knowledge.

[nerfmaverick]

gamestop does not accept returns on the condition that the game is bad and I don't even think they do it if it doesn't work on your computer

but if you do try to return it, go with the "it doesn't work" excuse, because I know they changed their policy so you couldn't return bad games

[peacebone]

Yeah, I did assume the "it sucks" excuse wouldn't fly. I figure that if I can't return it, I'll try and sell it back, and if I don't like what they offer, fuck 'em, I'll give it to a random customer in the store out of spite.