Finder not responding/desktop items not visible

Help!! Two nights ago the power flickered off and back on while I was using my Mac; I was playing a trial version of a game downloaded from Big Fish Games (large file) when the power went off. There was a huge storm coming through, so as soon as the power came back on (and the mac) I forced shut down.
since then at startup I cannot get finder to work or my desktop items to display. I can access most programs that are in my dock (iPhoto, Safari, Pages, etc) but not some (such as Photoshop Elements).
I've safe booted, but no change.
All possible solutions I've read about online require accessing the applications folder. I'm far from Mac savvy, and the only way I know of getting to my apps folder is through Finder; since it's hung up I can't get there. Also all references I've seen to run Terminal also start through the finder.
I have everything backed up on an external hard drive which is currently disconnected from the Mac (I can't get the Mac to recognize it now when I reconnect the cable).
Any thoughts?? Could finder be hung up on that big game file? If so, any ideas how to access it to remove it (without using Finder)?
I really appreciate anyone's help with this!

To have used a utility such as AppZapper to remove the newer QuickTime version
and its new parts, including install package receipt, it may have been possible to
reinstall the earlier version of QuickTime that was not problematic.
When one knows where the exact parts reside in the system, reverting to an older
version of installed software is a little easier. As with iTunes, reverting does require
one to find several parts and sometimes odd bits, and remove them to do the task.
(In that instance, I save .dmg files of installers for use if needed, to reinstall offline
and this also is handy for when a specific version is no longer available online.)
But, given other possibilities, that may not have solved an issue which could have
been caused by some conflict in software including user-added third-party apps.
Sounds like you resolved the issue adequately, at least until the next system update.
When going from OS X 10.4.x to OS X 10.5, sometimes old system parts remain in
the active system folder and they can make things run amok and act odd. Same in
the older upgrade path from Panther to Tiger; a careful look through the resulting
upgraded system is recommended before running the software update & adding more.
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