I tried the Half Sword demo again, because I figured I was missing something obvious when I could not pick up anything, such as a weapon, or a nice pair of pants.
At first, I was again befuddled. But I did learn how to take fancy shots in camera mode. Observe me standing over the clothes I can’t put on:
This was progress, of a sort, but I persevered, because I was not going to spend an entire demo in my underwear, no matter how enticing it might seem.
It turns out when the onscreen instruction says Press E/Q to interact, what it really means is Tap E/Q to interact. If you press (and hold) either key, nothing happens. If you just tap the key instead, voilà! Pants will attach to your legs! Weapons will jump into your hands! Behold:
This was exciting! I was now partially dressed and confident I could pick up a weapon, as soon as I found one. But before I could, some mean guy showed up and pummelled me to death.
I restarted and this time I found no clothes, but did find a table with two weapons. Weapons are better than clothes. I would fight in my underwear, and I would win!
Luckily, I did find a jaunty cap and jacket shortly before another very mean person showed up, wielding a small sledgehammer. The lack of pants would make me swifter and more nimble, I was sure.
I flailed about to fend him off. It did not go well.
Strangely, he didn’t seem able to finish me off, leading to a curious stalemate where I could not get up, but he could not win.
I ended up having to Press G to give up. This was disappointing. But next time, I will find pants, and I will be unstoppable! Next time, the Very Dramatic music will be noting my victory!
