On 12/31/2023 5:06 PM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
Well, here we are: the last free game from Epic in 2023. It's been
quite a ride. Will we keep getting free games in 2024? In the
near-term, definitely yes. But it feels like Epic is scaling down
their free-games program (and, unlike previous years, they haven't
made a definitive statement saying about how it will continue through
2024). So grab the freebies when you can, because you may never get a
chance to do so in the future.
Anyway, today we get:
* Ghostrunner
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/ghostrunner
I mean, not the worst game they could have ended
the year on (I think "Saints Row" would have been
a better choice, if only because Ghostrunner has
frequently hit the 'free give-away' list on other
services). It's a pretty game and who doesn't want
to be a "cyber-ninja"? Some of the platforming
can be aggravatingly difficult at times, but then
you get to stylish slice people up with a big sword,
so it all evens out in the end. Great? No. Good?
Sure... and definitely worth the price of admission.
And that's it for this year's Epic give-aways. You have 24 hours to
claim this one before it's gone!
ah, another one I already have on Steam. and I felt no inclination of actually playing before.
whatever, on my Epic account it goes.
Well, here we are: the last free game from Epic in 2023. It's been
quite a ride. Will we keep getting free games in 2024? In the
near-term, definitely yes. But it feels like Epic is scaling down
their free-games program (and, unlike previous years, they haven't
made a definitive statement saying about how it will continue through
2024). So grab the freebies when you can, because you may never get a
chance to do so in the future.
Anyway, today we get:
* Ghostrunner
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/ghostrunner
I mean, not the worst game they could have ended
the year on (I think "Saints Row" would have been
a better choice, if only because Ghostrunner has
frequently hit the 'free give-away' list on other
services). It's a pretty game and who doesn't want
to be a "cyber-ninja"? Some of the platforming
can be aggravatingly difficult at times, but then
you get to stylish slice people up with a big sword,
so it all evens out in the end. Great? No. Good?
Sure... and definitely worth the price of admission.
And that's it for this year's Epic give-aways. You have 24 hours to
claim this one before it's gone!
On 12/31/2023 8:56 PM, Dimensional Traveler wrote:
Another True Believer in the Way of the Number! Blessings be upon
your hard drive Brother.
I mean, it goes into my account, it doesn't go onto my hard drive...
For a lot of these games the bragging rights for the amount of games I
have are the only thing I get out of them.
[Quick, look over there! Ha! Now that you're so distracted you won't
notice me slipping this announcement into the queue four hours early. Hopefully Epic won't change what the lineup just to screw me over!
;-)]
Free games. Free games never ending. An incomprehensible large library
of games, the doom of every PC gamer. This is the fate that awaits
you. Welcome to Epic games.
* Ghostrunner
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/ghostrunner
First, the obvious: yes, this is another duplicate.
Epic offered it as a freebie back in December 2023.
But hey, that's not so bad. There were so many games
being tossed out back then that maybe you missed it,
so here's another chance. "Ghostrunner" is a stylish
first-person hack-n-slasher, although it's as much
about the platforming as it is the combat. Think of
it as a bastard love-child of a Souls-like and
Mirror's Edge. It's a weird combo and imperfectly
realized, but fun and stylish. Who doesn't want
to play a coked-out cyber-ninja murdering anything
that wanders in his path?
Tick-tock, goes the clock. Free for seven days, then you gotta pays.
Don't wait, game's great.
[Quick, look over there! Ha! Now that you're so distracted you won't
notice me slipping this announcement into the queue four hours early. >Hopefully Epic won't change what the lineup just to screw me over!
;-)]
Free games. Free games never ending. An incomprehensible large library
of games, the doom of every PC gamer. This is the fate that awaits
you. Welcome to Epic games.
* Ghostrunner
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/ghostrunner
First, the obvious: yes, this is another duplicate.
Epic offered it as a freebie back in December 2023.
But hey, that's not so bad. There were so many games
being tossed out back then that maybe you missed it,
so here's another chance. "Ghostrunner" is a stylish
first-person hack-n-slasher, although it's as much
about the platforming as it is the combat. Think of
it as a bastard love-child of a Souls-like and
Mirror's Edge. It's a weird combo and imperfectly
realized, but fun and stylish. Who doesn't want
to play a coked-out cyber-ninja murdering anything
that wanders in his path?
Tick-tock, goes the clock. Free for seven days, then you gotta pays.
Don't wait, game's great.
Aaaaaand.... it's Wednesday, isn't it?
Fuuuuuuuuucccccccc...
Quick, look over there!
Now that you're distracted, I will make a quick getaway and we'll all
forget I just did something so stupid, okay?
On Wed, 10 Apr 2024 07:23:55 -0400, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
Aaaaaand.... it's Wednesday, isn't it?
Fuuuuuuuuucccccccc...
Quick, look over there!
Now that you're distracted, I will make a quick getaway and we'll all >forget I just did something so stupid, okay?
I just assumed you invented time travel, honestly. But mildly innacurate
time travel, because that's the only way to fly.
Also... check out "3 body problem" on Netflix. Good fun.
On Wed, 10 Apr 2024 07:23:55 -0400, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
Aaaaaand.... it's Wednesday, isn't it?I just assumed you invented time travel, honestly. But mildly innacurate
Fuuuuuuuuucccccccc...
Quick, look over there!
Now that you're distracted, I will make a quick getaway and we'll all >>forget I just did something so stupid, okay?
time travel, because that's the only way to fly.
Also... check out "3 body problem" on Netflix. Good fun.
* Ghostrunner
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/ghostrunner
First, the obvious: yes, this is another duplicate.
Epic offered it as a freebie back in December 2023.
But hey, that's not so bad. There were so many games
being tossed out back then that maybe you missed it,
so here's another chance. "Ghostrunner" is a stylish
first-person hack-n-slasher, although it's as much
about the platforming as it is the combat. Think of
it as a bastard love-child of a Souls-like and
Mirror's Edge. It's a weird combo and imperfectly
realized, but fun and stylish. Who doesn't want
to play a coked-out cyber-ninja murdering anything
that wanders in his path?
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