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  • Free Game: Wolfenstein New Order

    From Spalls Hurgenson@21:1/5 to All on Tue Dec 20 11:05:29 2022
    On the six day of EpicMas, Tim Sweeny gave to me
    A chance to shoot at evil Nazis

    Today we get:

    * Wolfenstein: The New Order https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/wolfenstein-the-new-order
    Well, we're out of the Indie doldrums now. "New Order" is probably
    well known enough that it doesn't need introduction; it's the (semi-)
    reboot of the Wolfenstein series, catapulting BJ Blaskovitz 30 years
    into a Nazi-controlled future. Very solid gameplay, nice visuals,
    interesting setting, a bit weak in the narrative (or perhaps too much
    narrative for such a weak story). Still, a very good game... probably
    why they're giving it away for the second time this year. Oh, Epic...
    so close, yet so far.

    Well, it was a nice try. If you didn't pick it up back in June this
    year, you have 24 hours to do so now.

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  • From Zaghadka@21:1/5 to Spalls Hurgenson on Tue Dec 20 10:21:34 2022
    On Tue, 20 Dec 2022 11:05:29 -0500, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
    Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

    On the six day of EpicMas, Tim Sweeny gave to me
    A chance to shoot at evil Nazis

    Today we get:

    * Wolfenstein: The New Order >https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/wolfenstein-the-new-order
    Well, we're out of the Indie doldrums now. "New Order" is probably
    well known enough that it doesn't need introduction; it's the (semi-)
    reboot of the Wolfenstein series, catapulting BJ Blaskovitz 30 years
    into a Nazi-controlled future. Very solid gameplay, nice visuals,
    interesting setting, a bit weak in the narrative (or perhaps too much >narrative for such a weak story). Still, a very good game... probably
    why they're giving it away for the second time this year. Oh, Epic...
    so close, yet so far.

    Well, it was a nice try. If you didn't pick it up back in June this
    year, you have 24 hours to do so now.

    I think *everyone* has this game. It's a total slut. Not that I usually
    go around slut-shaming games, but at this point we may as well call it a
    XXX game instead of a AAA game.

    --
    Zag

    No one ever said on their deathbed, 'Gee, I wish I had
    spent more time alone with my computer.' ~Dan(i) Bunten

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  • From Spalls Hurgenson@21:1/5 to All on Tue Dec 20 11:33:09 2022
    On Tue, 20 Dec 2022 10:21:34 -0600, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
    wrote:

    On Tue, 20 Dec 2022 11:05:29 -0500, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
    Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

    On the six day of EpicMas, Tim Sweeny gave to me
    A chance to shoot at evil Nazis

    Today we get:

    * Wolfenstein: The New Order >>https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/wolfenstein-the-new-order
    Well, we're out of the Indie doldrums now. "New Order" is probably
    well known enough that it doesn't need introduction; it's the (semi-) >>reboot of the Wolfenstein series, catapulting BJ Blaskovitz 30 years
    into a Nazi-controlled future. Very solid gameplay, nice visuals, >>interesting setting, a bit weak in the narrative (or perhaps too much >>narrative for such a weak story). Still, a very good game... probably
    why they're giving it away for the second time this year. Oh, Epic...
    so close, yet so far.

    Well, it was a nice try. If you didn't pick it up back in June this
    year, you have 24 hours to do so now.

    I think *everyone* has this game. It's a total slut. Not that I usually
    go around slut-shaming games, but at this point we may as well call it a
    XXX game instead of a AAA game.

    I'd have been more excited has we gotten 2009's "Wolfenstein" (the one
    where Blaskowicz goes to another dimension to fight ghosts. No,
    really), just because that game has never had a digital release as far
    as I'm aware. If I want to play it I have to use a.... disc <shudder>

    As for "New Order", I don't know if /everyone/ has it, just that most
    of our regulars who might be interested in the game probably do
    because, as I said, Epic offered it for free back on 2nd June 2022.
    But if they don't, might as well pick it up now.

    But if you do, hit ESC everytime it goes to cutscene, because the
    protagonist's melancholy brooding narrative /so/ does not fit with the
    "blood and gore is FUN!" gameplay.

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  • From Zaghadka@21:1/5 to Spalls Hurgenson on Tue Dec 20 10:45:51 2022
    On Tue, 20 Dec 2022 11:33:09 -0500, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
    Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

    On Tue, 20 Dec 2022 10:21:34 -0600, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
    wrote:

    On Tue, 20 Dec 2022 11:05:29 -0500, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
    Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

    On the six day of EpicMas, Tim Sweeny gave to me
    A chance to shoot at evil Nazis

    Today we get:

    * Wolfenstein: The New Order >>>https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/wolfenstein-the-new-order
    Well, we're out of the Indie doldrums now. "New Order" is probably
    well known enough that it doesn't need introduction; it's the (semi-) >>>reboot of the Wolfenstein series, catapulting BJ Blaskovitz 30 years
    into a Nazi-controlled future. Very solid gameplay, nice visuals, >>>interesting setting, a bit weak in the narrative (or perhaps too much >>>narrative for such a weak story). Still, a very good game... probably
    why they're giving it away for the second time this year. Oh, Epic...
    so close, yet so far.

    Well, it was a nice try. If you didn't pick it up back in June this
    year, you have 24 hours to do so now.

    I think *everyone* has this game. It's a total slut. Not that I usually
    go around slut-shaming games, but at this point we may as well call it a >>XXX game instead of a AAA game.

    I'd have been more excited has we gotten 2009's "Wolfenstein" (the one
    where Blaskowicz goes to another dimension to fight ghosts. No,
    really), just because that game has never had a digital release as far
    as I'm aware. If I want to play it I have to use a.... disc <shudder>

    As for "New Order", I don't know if /everyone/ has it, just that most
    of our regulars who might be interested in the game probably do
    because, as I said, Epic offered it for free back on 2nd June 2022.
    But if they don't, might as well pick it up now.

    But if you do, hit ESC everytime it goes to cutscene, because the >protagonist's melancholy brooding narrative /so/ does not fit with the
    "blood and gore is FUN!" gameplay.

    Played it to the finish. I remember, at the end of the game, I used
    almost all of my ammo on the giant robot thing before I figured out what
    to do - IIRC it was a trick boss with a specific solution - and had a bit
    of a problem shooting up the guys in the room past him because it saved
    when I beat him, and, you know, I was almost out of ammo.

    Hardest part of the game. Big room full of Nazis. Shoot guy in head with
    the 5 bullets I had left. Grab his ammo. Shoot other guys in head. Grab
    their ammo. All while avoiding being killed. Took several tries. The
    whole thing suddenly became a survival horror game for me.

    I enjoyed the gun play immensely, though. Good game.

    --
    Zag

    No one ever said on their deathbed, 'Gee, I wish I had
    spent more time alone with my computer.' ~Dan(i) Bunten

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  • From kyonshi@21:1/5 to Zaghadka on Tue Dec 20 18:03:59 2022
    On 20/12/2022 17:21, Zaghadka wrote:
    On Tue, 20 Dec 2022 11:05:29 -0500, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
    Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

    On the six day of EpicMas, Tim Sweeny gave to me
    A chance to shoot at evil Nazis

    Today we get:

    * Wolfenstein: The New Order
    https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/wolfenstein-the-new-order
    Well, we're out of the Indie doldrums now. "New Order" is probably
    well known enough that it doesn't need introduction; it's the (semi-)
    reboot of the Wolfenstein series, catapulting BJ Blaskovitz 30 years
    into a Nazi-controlled future. Very solid gameplay, nice visuals,
    interesting setting, a bit weak in the narrative (or perhaps too much
    narrative for such a weak story). Still, a very good game... probably
    why they're giving it away for the second time this year. Oh, Epic...
    so close, yet so far.

    Well, it was a nice try. If you didn't pick it up back in June this
    year, you have 24 hours to do so now.

    I think *everyone* has this game. It's a total slut. Not that I usually
    go around slut-shaming games, but at this point we may as well call it a
    XXX game instead of a AAA game.

    I didn't.

    well, now I have.

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  • From Ant@21:1/5 to Spalls Hurgenson on Tue Dec 20 09:56:24 2022
    "Sorry, you already own this item, or it's still being processed." I
    forgot I had this game. :P


    On 12/20/2022 8:05 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
    On the six day of EpicMas, Tim Sweeny gave to me
    A chance to shoot at evil Nazis

    Today we get:

    * Wolfenstein: The New Order https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/wolfenstein-the-new-order
    Well, we're out of the Indie doldrums now. "New Order" is probably
    well known enough that it doesn't need introduction; it's the (semi-)
    reboot of the Wolfenstein series, catapulting BJ Blaskovitz 30 years
    into a Nazi-controlled future. Very solid gameplay, nice visuals,
    interesting setting, a bit weak in the narrative (or perhaps too much narrative for such a weak story). Still, a very good game... probably
    why they're giving it away for the second time this year. Oh, Epic...
    so close, yet so far.

    Well, it was a nice try. If you didn't pick it up back in June this
    year, you have 24 hours to do so now.




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    taken of the entire Roman world. So Joseph went up from the town of
    Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went there to register with
    Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child."
    —Luke 2:1, 4-5. Slammy weeky like yesterday. Allergies, delays, and
    outages again. :(
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  • From Zaghadka@21:1/5 to All on Tue Dec 20 16:26:57 2022
    On Tue, 20 Dec 2022 09:56:24 -0800, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, Ant
    wrote:

    "Sorry, you already own this item, or it's still being processed." I
    forgot I had this game. :P


    You should get checked for the STD.

    --
    Zag

    No one ever said on their deathbed, 'Gee, I wish I had
    spent more time alone with my computer.' ~Dan(i) Bunten

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  • From Justisaur@21:1/5 to Zaghadka on Tue Dec 20 15:27:43 2022
    On Tuesday, December 20, 2022 at 8:45:53 AM UTC-8, Zaghadka wrote:
    On Tue, 20 Dec 2022 11:33:09 -0500, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
    Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

    On Tue, 20 Dec 2022 10:21:34 -0600, Zaghadka <zagh...@hotmail.com>
    wrote:

    On Tue, 20 Dec 2022 11:05:29 -0500, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, >>Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

    On the six day of EpicMas, Tim Sweeny gave to me
    A chance to shoot at evil Nazis

    Today we get:

    * Wolfenstein: The New Order >>>https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/wolfenstein-the-new-order
    Well, we're out of the Indie doldrums now. "New Order" is probably
    well known enough that it doesn't need introduction; it's the (semi-) >>>reboot of the Wolfenstein series, catapulting BJ Blaskovitz 30 years >>>into a Nazi-controlled future. Very solid gameplay, nice visuals, >>>interesting setting, a bit weak in the narrative (or perhaps too much >>>narrative for such a weak story). Still, a very good game... probably >>>why they're giving it away for the second time this year. Oh, Epic... >>>so close, yet so far.

    Well, it was a nice try. If you didn't pick it up back in June this >>>year, you have 24 hours to do so now.

    I think *everyone* has this game. It's a total slut. Not that I usually >>go around slut-shaming games, but at this point we may as well call it a >>XXX game instead of a AAA game.

    I'd have been more excited has we gotten 2009's "Wolfenstein" (the one >where Blaskowicz goes to another dimension to fight ghosts. No,
    really), just because that game has never had a digital release as far
    as I'm aware. If I want to play it I have to use a.... disc <shudder>

    As for "New Order", I don't know if /everyone/ has it, just that most
    of our regulars who might be interested in the game probably do
    because, as I said, Epic offered it for free back on 2nd June 2022.
    But if they don't, might as well pick it up now.

    But if you do, hit ESC everytime it goes to cutscene, because the >protagonist's melancholy brooding narrative /so/ does not fit with the >"blood and gore is FUN!" gameplay.

    Played it to the finish. I remember, at the end of the game, I used
    almost all of my ammo on the giant robot thing before I figured out what
    to do - IIRC it was a trick boss with a specific solution - and had a bit
    of a problem shooting up the guys in the room past him because it saved
    when I beat him, and, you know, I was almost out of ammo.

    Hardest part of the game. Big room full of Nazis. Shoot guy in head with
    the 5 bullets I had left. Grab his ammo. Shoot other guys in head. Grab
    their ammo. All while avoiding being killed. Took several tries. The
    whole thing suddenly became a survival horror game for me.

    I enjoyed the gun play immensely, though. Good game.

    I suppose I need to give it a try though I'm not as big a fan of the genre.
    I had it too of course.

    - Justisaur

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  • From Ant@21:1/5 to Zaghadka on Wed Dec 21 01:15:10 2022
    Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Tue, 20 Dec 2022 09:56:24 -0800, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, Ant wrote:

    "Sorry, you already own this item, or it's still being processed." I
    forgot I had this game. :P


    You should get checked for the STD.

    STD? Sexually Transmitted Diseases?
    --
    "In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. So Joseph went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David.
    He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child." ???Luke 2:1, 4-5. Slammy weeky like yesterday. Allergies, delays, governments, doctors, and outages again. :(
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  • From Zaghadka@21:1/5 to All on Tue Dec 20 20:49:50 2022
    On Wed, 21 Dec 2022 01:15:10 +0000, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, Ant
    wrote:

    Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Tue, 20 Dec 2022 09:56:24 -0800, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, Ant
    wrote:

    "Sorry, you already own this item, or it's still being processed." I
    forgot I had this game. :P


    You should get checked for the STD.

    STD? Sexually Transmitted Diseases?

    See previous posts about the game being a slut.

    Okay, I'm willing to give up the conceit now.

    Sorry.

    --
    Zag

    No one ever said on their deathbed, 'Gee, I wish I had
    spent more time alone with my computer.' ~Dan(i) Bunten

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  • From Ant@21:1/5 to Zaghadka on Wed Dec 21 08:00:32 2022
    On 12/20/2022 6:49 PM, Zaghadka wrote:
    On Wed, 21 Dec 2022 01:15:10 +0000, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, Ant wrote:

    Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Tue, 20 Dec 2022 09:56:24 -0800, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, Ant >>> wrote:

    "Sorry, you already own this item, or it's still being processed." I
    forgot I had this game. :P


    You should get checked for the STD.

    STD? Sexually Transmitted Diseases?

    See previous posts about the game being a slut.

    Okay, I'm willing to give up the conceit now.

    Sorry.

    LOL!
    --
    "While [Joseph and Mary] were [in Bethlehem], the time came for the baby
    to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him
    in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them
    in the inn." --Luke 2:6-7. Slammy times, allergies, delays, governments, doctors, and outages again. :(
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  • From PW@21:1/5 to All on Wed Dec 21 21:14:29 2022
    On Tue, 20 Dec 2022 10:21:34 -0600, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
    wrote:

    On Tue, 20 Dec 2022 11:05:29 -0500, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
    Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

    On the six day of EpicMas, Tim Sweeny gave to me
    A chance to shoot at evil Nazis

    Today we get:

    * Wolfenstein: The New Order >>https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/wolfenstein-the-new-order
    Well, we're out of the Indie doldrums now. "New Order" is probably
    well known enough that it doesn't need introduction; it's the (semi-) >>reboot of the Wolfenstein series, catapulting BJ Blaskovitz 30 years
    into a Nazi-controlled future. Very solid gameplay, nice visuals, >>interesting setting, a bit weak in the narrative (or perhaps too much >>narrative for such a weak story). Still, a very good game... probably
    why they're giving it away for the second time this year. Oh, Epic...
    so close, yet so far.

    Well, it was a nice try. If you didn't pick it up back in June this
    year, you have 24 hours to do so now.

    I think *everyone* has this game. It's a total slut. Not that I usually
    go around slut-shaming games, but at this point we may as well call it a
    XXX game instead of a AAA game.

    *--

    I got it through Steam. Don't know how long ago, and if I even
    started it up.

    -pw

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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to kyonshi on Thu Dec 22 13:07:51 2022
    On 20/12/2022 17:03, kyonshi wrote:

    I think *everyone* has this game. It's a total slut. Not that I usually
    go around slut-shaming games, but at this point we may as well call it a
    XXX game instead of a AAA game.

    I didn't.

    well, now I have.

    That makes two of us!

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