Another week, another chance to be greedy.
This week on Epic Game Store we get:

= Alba: A Wildlife Adventure = https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/alba-a-wildlife-adventure-93736a?lang=en-US

A "cute" (Steam calls it "wholesome") flat-shaded action/adventure
featuring a small child ('cause, Indie game) wandering about on a
quest to help the little fuzzy animals of her island. Essentially, you
go around picking up discarded bits of trash and taking pictures of
the wild beasts while solving some lite puzzles. Well reviewed, with a
good message and something for the whole family. Me? I'm less
enthralled; I'm too grumpy to enjoy anything so sacharrine and prefer
my polygons to have textures.

= Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun = https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/shadow-tactics
Steam gave us the sequel last week, Epic is giving us the original
this week. It's still "Commandos with Ninjas" though. Not that's a bad
thing, and I can appreciate a game that isn't trying to be twenty
genres all rolled up into one. You may already have this one, though,
as Epic put it up as a freebie back in December 2019. Still, if you
are interested in the series, start with the original since - as was
pointed out last week - the sequel assumes you've mastered the
necessary skills, so if you want anything close to a learning curve,
"Blades of the Shogun" is where you begin.



Not rush-out-and-grab games, but neither anything to avoid outright.
Free games is free, after all. I was a bit late with this post (I had
to give Ant a headstart for once) so you only have 165 hours to claim
'em, if you want 'em.

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Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:

Another week, another chance to be greedy.
This week on Epic Game Store we get:

= Alba: A Wildlife Adventure = https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/alba-a-wildlife-adventure-93736a?lang=en-US

A "cute" (Steam calls it "wholesome") flat-shaded action/adventure
featuring a small child ('cause, Indie game) wandering about on a
quest to help the little fuzzy animals of her island. Essentially, you
go around picking up discarded bits of trash and taking pictures of
the wild beasts while solving some lite puzzles. Well reviewed, with a
good message and something for the whole family. Me? I'm less
enthralled; I'm too grumpy to enjoy anything so sacharrine and prefer
my polygons to have textures.

I took it since it's free and has high ratings.

= Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun = https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/shadow-tactics
Steam gave us the sequel last week, Epic is giving us the original
this week. It's still "Commandos with Ninjas" though. Not that's a bad
thing, and I can appreciate a game that isn't trying to be twenty
genres all rolled up into one. You may already have this one, though,
as Epic put it up as a freebie back in December 2019. Still, if you
are interested in the series, start with the original since - as was
pointed out last week - the sequel assumes you've mastered the
necessary skills, so if you want anything close to a learning curve,
"Blades of the Shogun" is where you begin.

Epic Games said I have it already.

Not rush-out-and-grab games, but neither anything to avoid outright.
Free games is free, after all. I was a bit late with this post (I had
to give Ant a headstart for once) so you only have 165 hours to claim
'em, if you want 'em.

Ha, I was a bit later than you. I got BUSY! :(
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with an almost biweekly cleaning appointment, annual outdoor termite killings, etc. chases, Still achy, leaky, sneezy, etc. :(
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On Thu, 10 Nov 2022 20:28:35 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:

Ha, I was a bit later than you. I got BUSY! :(

You heard it here first: Ant's been 'gettin' busy', if you know what I
mean.

By the way, I've been meaning to ask: are you /this/ Ant? https://antsqualityforagedlinks.blogspot.com/

(Not stalking you. Not this time, at least.)

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Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:

On Thu, 10 Nov 2022 20:28:35 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:

Ha, I was a bit later than you. I got BUSY! :(

You heard it here first: Ant's been 'gettin' busy', if you know what I
mean.

Ha, well. It happens. Hey, you get busy too and someone beats you in
posting. ;)

By the way, I've been meaning to ask: are you /this/ Ant? https://antsqualityforagedlinks.blogspot.com/

(Not stalking you. Not this time, at least.)

Yes stalker [grin], http://aqfl.net directs to there. ;)
--
"God's voice thunders in marvelous ways; he does great things beyond our understanding. He says to the snow, 'Fall on the earth,' and to the rain shower, 'Be a mighty downpour.'" --Job 37:5-6. Finally voted, and I didn't win. Quiet hump day so far even
with an almost biweekly cleaning appointment, annual outdoor termite killings, etc. chases, Still achy, leaky, sneezy, etc. :(
Note: A fixed width font (Courier, Monospace, etc.) is required to see this signature correctly.
/\___/\ Ant(Dude) @ http://aqfl.net & http://antfarm.home.dhs.org.
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On Thu, 10 Nov 2022 11:52:16 -0500, Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:

Another week, another chance to be greedy.
This week on Epic Game Store we get:

= Alba: A Wildlife Adventure = >https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/alba-a-wildlife-adventure-93736a?lang=en-US

Ah, no. Some PC, leftist, brainwashing game.

= Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun = >https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/shadow-tactics

Got this one and enjoyed it for a while but liked Desperados 3 better.

Thanks!
-pw

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On Thursday, November 10, 2022 at 3:51:35 PM UTC-8, Ant wrote:

Spalls Hurgenson <spallsh...@gmail.com> wrote:

On Thu, 10 Nov 2022 20:28:35 +0000, a...@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:

Ha, I was a bit later than you. I got BUSY! :(

You heard it here first: Ant's been 'gettin' busy', if you know what I mean.

Ha, well. It happens. Hey, you get busy too and someone beats you in
posting. ;)

By the way, I've been meaning to ask: are you /this/ Ant? https://antsqualityforagedlinks.blogspot.com/

(Not stalking you. Not this time, at least.)

Yes stalker [grin], http://aqfl.net directs to there. ;)

Hmm color score of 2. How do you get -1,000,000 if 0 is perfect?!

- Justisaur

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